D2HalloweenandValentine'sDay.ppt
February 14L-O-V-Ev L - is for the way you look - at mev O - is for the only one - I seev V - is very, ve-ry - extra-ordinaryv E - is even more than an-y-one that you adore canL-O-V-Ev Love - is all that I can give - to youv Love - is more than just a game - for twov Two - in love can make itv Take my heart and please dont break itv Love - was made for me and youPast Knowledge What do you know about Valentines Day? (thoughts, symbols, or ideas) Discuss in groups of 3 or 4 what you think about Valentines! Do you celebrate in China?History As Legend Has It v Why celebrate Valentines Day? there are many different storiesv200 AD, Rome Emperor Claudius II thought the single men would make the best soldiersvLaw Ordered all young men in society NOT to get marriedvSt. Valentine Disagrees a priest, Valentine disagreed with this law and married young men in secret anyway vValentines Death Eventually he is found out, put into prison and executed History As Legend Has ItvSt. Valentines love While in prison, he fell in love with the jailors daughtervLove letters would send her love letters while he was imprisoned v“From your Valentine” He would always sign the letter like thisvToday - A day to remember St. Valentine for what he did; maybe that is why people sign cards “from your Valentine” Traditions vA day for romance - important for boyfriends and husbands to give cards and gifts to their girlfriends and wives; they may also take them out to dinner; sing them a song or write a poemvGifts - People give flowers, chocolate, jewelry and candyOther TraditionsvValentines - School children exchange “Valentines” cards during class and decorate their rooms vMessages - Be Mine;U R the 1; Cool Dude;I Like YouvEat sweet food Pink cookies, candies or cakes SymbolsCupid Heart Love Songs and PoemsValentines Dayv Create your own Valentines Card Message or Poemv Share with a partner and take home to your friend or loved one! Valentines Dayv Examples the loving messages/versus Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, Sugar is sweet and so are you!I love you more thanLove isWill you be mine? Valentines Dayv Examples Acrostic Poem PRESTON Patient and kind Rather musically inclined Easily my best friend So handsome Totally sweet and awesome On my side Nothing but happiness togetherQuestions ?HalloweenOctober 31Past Knowledge What do YOU know about Halloween? (thoughts, symbols, ideas)Discuss in groups of 3 or 4 what you think about Halloween or have read!History All Hallows Eve Halloween comes from this Celtic-European festival(2000 years ago)Was a festival to honor the dead Thought the dead or ghosts went around the streets on October 31(last day of Celtic calendar year) People would leave out food to make the dead happy and also for a good harvestHalloween SymbolsMaskJack O LanternVampireSkeletonWitchBatSpiderBlack CatGhostTraditions Costumes - People dress upin costumesTrick-or-treating - Children in costumes go around to different houses, or the local shopping mall and say “Trick-or-treat!,” and they get candy.Carved pumpkins “Jack-o-lanterns” have lighted candle inside and displayed on front porch of house all night Fall festivals - church and community groups have an indoor party for kids; they dress up, play games, get candy and win prizes for best costumeHaunted Houses People walk through places made to scare themHorror Movies or Scary Stories blood, knives, scary screamsTraditions Costumes and Masks Trick or Treating Candy applesTrick o treatersCommon candy container Candy Haunted Houses a place to get scared Monsters, ghosts and darknessDecorations Some Americans decorate the outside of their houses with spiders, webs, ghosts, skeletons and lightsWork Traditions Some people dress up in costumes, Compete for the best costume and win prizes Eat cookies, candy and cupcakes. Offices are decoratedOffice DecorationHalloween Mad-Lib (Story)On a piece of paper write:1. Proper Noun 7. Noun2. Noun 8. Adjective3. Verb 9. Verb4. Adjective 10. Verb5. Noun 11. Adjective6. Noun Halloween Mad-Lib Now add the words to the correct blank in the following slide. Find a partner or two then read your own scary Halloween story and listen to theirs too!Halloween CrazinessIt was a dark and stormy night when (1)_ and I went out for trick-or-treating. My friends and I were just knocking on doors, when all of a suddenI heard a long (2)_ from behind me. (3)_! It was a big (4)_, black cat. My friends and (5)_ ran down the street trying to escape the (6)_. But the (7)_ was not (8)_, just hungry and cold. So I (9)_ the cat up and (10)_ her home. After that, Halloween was just not (11)_.Other ActivitiesCreate: your own Scary story using the Halloween Vocabulary words we learned.Debate:There is only 1 soul-mate for every person.Love is the only reason why 2 people should get married.Children should obey their parents, if their parents dont approve of their boyfriend/girlfriend.结束结束
