1、 The Chinese Moon FestivalTerminal Objective （Goals）: 1. Students will develop a multicultural perspective through exploring harvest celebrations in different cultures. 2. Students will enhance their ESL literacy skills of reading, writing, listening, and speaking Instructional Objectives: 1. In thi
2、s lesson, students will be able to identify the true meanings of Chinese Moon festival through class discussion. 2. In this lesson, students will be able to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the cultural values and customs related to the Chinese Moon festival by creating and acting ou
3、t a role-play3. After this lesson, students will be able to write a short article introducing Chinese Moon Festival. Materials/Sources: A poster board Some posters of Chinese Moon Festival （See Appendix 1-5）. Copies of Worksheet 1: “Role-Play Evaluation Form” （one per person） Copies of Worksheet 2:
4、“Writing Assignment” （one per person）Procedures:A. Opening: （5 minutes） Write on the chalkboard: “American Thanksgiving” Pose a question to the class: “In the last lesson, we learned the American harvest holidayThanksgiving. What are the major things we learned about American Thanksgiving?” Encourag
5、e a class brainstorming and, based on student input, write on the board: date, theme, characteristics, origin, and celebrations. Tell the class: Today, we are going to learn another cultures harvest holiday. It is Chinese Moon Festival. （Show the class the poster board.） But instead of reading an ar
6、ticle, we will learn Chinese Moon Festival through creating and acting out a role-play. After this lesson, you will write a short article of introducing Chinese Moon Festival. B. Middle:1. Input: （5 minutes） Divide the class into small groups （the number of each group depends on the demands of the r
7、ole-play activity）. Let each group create and act out a role-play based on a topic. Provide posters and guidelines for each group to create and conduct the role-play. Hand out each person Worksheet 1: “Role-Play Evaluation Form” and explain to students as audience they will evaluate each role-play t
8、hey view by completing the form and, after that, they will answer questions based on their evaluation. The topics for students role plays include:o The Legend of the Moon Lady （3 students）o The fairy tale of Jade Rabbit （7 students）o The Legend of Moon Lady and Jade Rabbit （3 students）o The story of
9、 Wu Gang and the Cassia Tree （4 students）o The Moon Festival celebrations （3-6 students）2. Modeling and Guided practice （30 minutes） Designing and rehearsal: Assist each group to design and rehearse the role-play based on the topic they choose. Model appropriate dialogues in the role-play. Role-play
10、 presentation: Each group presents a 3-min role-play in class. Before the role-play, the group will give a brief introduction of the story. Role-play evaluation: The audience will fill in the “Role-Play Evaluation Form” as they view the peers role-play. C. Closure: （10 minutes） Have each group gener
11、ate the true meaning of the Chinese Moon Festival based on their group role-play. Lead a class brainstorming of summarizing the true meaning of Chinese Moon Festival. Encourage volunteers to write the summary on the board. Evaluation Student knowledge and understanding of the Chinese Moon Festival w
12、ill be evaluated through a role-play and a writing assignment. Student oral English and cooperative skills will be evaluated through observation of the role-play. Students writing assignment will be assessed with a writing rubric （View the attachment）. Extension Students will work in groups of four
13、and conduct a research project:“Comparing the Chinese Moon Festival and the American Thanksgiving” In this project, students should search the internet and other resources, and complete the following tasks:1. A 1000 word paper that compares the two harvest holidays in terms of: the origin, the true
14、meanings, and the celebrating activities. The paper should also include a reflection as the last part.2. A group PowerPoint presentation of the project Make sure that in the group project, each member in the group is responsible for certain tasks and all the members work collaboratively to reach the
15、 goal. Websites for the group research:1. 2. http:/www.plimoth.org/Library/Thanksgiving/thanksgi.htmAppendix #1 - Worksheets:Worksheet 1: Role-Play Evaluation FormName: _ Class: _ Date: _TopicThe main idea and the symbolic meaning of the role-play Comments on the performanceThe Teachers Version of W
16、orksheet 1:Role-Play Evaluation FormThe main idea and symbolic meaningComments on Role PlayThe legend of the Moon LadyMain idea: Chang E drank the elixir of life to save the people from her husbands tyrannical rule, floated and flew to the moon, separating from her husband permanently. Symbolic mean
17、ing: the spirit of self-sacrifice and the immortal loveThe Fairy Tale of Jade Rabbit the Rabbits self-sacrifice to offer its own flesh for the old beggars moved the gods that they named it the Jade Rabbit and let it become the Moon Ladys pet. the spirit of self-sacrifice The Legend of Moon Lady and
18、Jade Rabbit Moon Lady and Jade Rabbit met in the Moon Palace and became good friends the devotion of friendshipThe Story of Wu Gang and the Cassia Tree the shiftless man Wu Gang was sent by his master to chop a cassia tree that proved to be an impossible mission. Shiftlessness is a harmful manner. T
19、he Moon Festival Celebrations Main idea: Chinese Moon Festival is a harvest holiday, a family day, a day of worshiping unity and immortal love, and friendship, a day of enjoying peace, love, and fun unity, love, peace, friendship, and funWorksheet 2: Group Work SheetGroup 1: Role-Play of The Legend
20、of Moon LadyChang EGuidelines for the role-play:This role-play needs at least three people. A student will briefly introduce the story before the play. Characters in this role-play include the Moon Lady and her husband, Hou Yi. The role-play should be dramatized, based on the story, with a vivid dia
21、logue between the two characters. The time limit of the role-play is within 3 minutes. Group 2: Role-Play of The Fairy Tale of Jade RabbitThis role-play needs seven people. A student will briefly introduce the story before the play. Characters in the play include three gods who pretend to be old beg
22、gars, a rabbit, a fox, and a monkey. The role-play should be dramatized with a vivid conversation among the characters based on the story. The time limit of the role-play is within 3 minutes. Group 3: Role-Play of the Legend of Moon Lady and Jade RabbitThis role-play needs three people. A student wi
23、ll briefly introduce the story before the play. Characters in the play include the Moon Lady and the Jade Rabbit. The role-play should be dramatized with a vivid conversation between the two characters based on the story. The time limit of the role-play is within 3 minutes. Group 4: Role-Play of the
24、 Story of Wu Gang and the Cassia TreeThis role-play needs four people. A student will briefly introduce the story before the play. Characters in the play include Wu Gang, his last master, the immortal, and the Cassia Tree. The role-play should be dramatized with a vivid conversation among the charac
25、ters based on the story. The time limit of the role-play is within 3 minutes. Group 5: Role-Play of the Moon Festival celebrations This role-play needs 3-6 people. A student will briefly introduce the festival: the date, true meaning, customs, and celebration activities before the play. Characters i
26、n the play can be various and flexible. The role-plays can be about the family reunion activities, the dialogue between lovers, and the activities such as viewing the full moon, singing moon poems, and enjoying the moon cakes. The role-play should be dramatized with a vivid conversation among the ch
27、aracters. The time limit of the role-play is within 3 minutes. Worksheet 3: Writing Assignment _ Class:Directions: Suppose you are writing an article for a local newspaper. Write a short article introducing the Chinese Moon Festival based on what you have learned in this class, or on your search of the Internet. For more information of the Chinese Moon Festival, you can go to the website:In your article, you should include the following information:1. The date of the festival2. The true meaning 3. The origin4. The celebrations_
