The Amish of America

Have you ever heard about the Amish? No? After this course you will for certain know about this group of people, but furthermore you will discuss and perhaps also questioning the world and the way we live.
This course is divided into three parts. Part one is, in short, about getting input to part two. In part two, you are going to prepare yourself to write an essay. The third part is about grammar and improving texts. The course will be ended by a reading - and listening comprehension text.

Deadline: w 8

You are going to:

• discuss Att uttrycka sig muntligt 

• use information in your own text, Att använda källor i egen produktion

• listen and present your opinions, Att förstå tal, att uttrycka sig muntligt 

• read, summarize and express thoughts, Att förstås text, att uttrycka sig skriftligt, att redogöra och kommentera ett innehåll

• write an essay Att formulera sig i skrift

• work on and make simple improvements to your texts  Att bearbeta text

Purpose: 

You will get the opportunities to develop your ability to:

understand and interpret the content of spoken English and in different types of texts
express yourself and communicate in speech and writing,
use language strategies to understand and make yourselves understood,
adapt language for different purposes, recipients and context

 work on and make simple improvements to your texts

Examination: 

• Essay based on the theme of this course. In your essay you are to include 20 irregular verbs (E-A) and five expressions of passive form (C-A).

• Revising a text: work on and improve a given text

• Reading - and listening comprehension test

 

Starter: The film “Witness” 

 

Lesson 1-2 Discuss

Work with the questions to the film "Witness" and about the Amish.

Read the text (hand-out) about the Amish and answer the questions.  

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wO-bZog9-hcSaBbDjTaDEqH1DgeLAZAmhAwu7onS9mE/edit

 

Lesson 3-6 Read and listen to find more facts

Choose at least two more texts to read and two videos to watch to find more facts about the Amish. Later you will use your facts to write an essay, but now you are going to prepare yourself by writing a draft. There are two alternatives,  a text based on facts or a short story.

Texts:

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/15/amish-ten-things-you-need-to-know/14111249/

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Amish

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/amish-convicted-in-beard-cutting-attacks

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/04/opinion/health-secrets-of-the-amish.html?smid=pl-share

https://search.kidzsearch.com/kzwikisearch.php?q=amish&aff=1409465098&subid=&oq=amish&v=#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=amish&gsc.page=1 (light)

Videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eoFb_fBr54

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x00Tl7FxEf8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv1PYGxmppY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b0DBQMHvfI

Instructions for factual text: Factual texts inform, instruct or persuade by giving facts and information. You are supposed to describe the Amish people of America, using own words and sources. 

 

A factual text begins with a title, then an introductory statement. Then you describe various facts about the Amish people (fashion, religion, views on technology etc.) A factual text ends with a concluding statement (usually a summary of the most important parts). Remember to use paragraphs!

Instructions for short story: Short stories are usually written in past tense. I want you to write your short story in past tense! Describe places, characters! Use your five senses while describing (taste, sight, hearing, smell, touch). Use this webpage to help you: http://writershelpingwriters.net/2010/10/emotion-thesaurus-entry-collection-samples/

Also, use paragraphs. 

 

If you choose this assignment, then your story needs to have this premise. The rest is up to you!

David is traveling through America on his way to Pennsylvania for a vacation. His brother lives there. After being involved in an accident in which his car breaks down, he walks to a small isolated community nearby in need of help. The story centers on his encounters with the Amish people living in that community. What does he see? What does he learn? Who are the Amish people? 

 

Feedback will be given along the process on forming your draft. 

 

Lesson 7 working with grammar

 

Irregular verbs, the passive form

 

Lesson 8 Essay writing  

 

Lesson 9 Listening and reading comprehension test

Lesson 10 Revising a text

Uppgifter

The Amish of America

• Essay based on the theme of this course. In your essay you are to include 20 irregular verbs (E-A) and five expressions of passive form (C-A), w 5
• Reading - and listening comprehension test, w 6
• Revising a text: work on and improve a given text, w 7