Class Work
A Funny Thanksgiving Song ... to begin our day!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UODvu6As4Ug&list=RDZl5r76hVYF0
1. Have you posted your recipe? Please do so. An electronic booklet will be available for our class to vieand use. Thanksgiving is just around the corner!

2. What is your group serving? Share your menu with the class. Picture, too, if they are available. Then, share the history of no more than two food items. (Leave some stories for the other groups!)
Be sure your group work is posted and that the names of all participants appear on the first "page." Only one person in your group needs to post.

3. Honor's Project Presentation!

4. Songs!
"Over the River and Through the Woods
Lyrics:
 http://www.songsforteaching.com/folk/overtheriverandthroughthewoods.php
Pictures - Sing along!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkQS681AotU&list=RDZl5r76hVYF0

"Five Little Turkeys"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UODvu6As4Ug&list=RDZl5r76hVYF0


Ballads
 Here is what it is!
http://www.poetrysoup.com/definition/ballad
http://www.poeticterminology.net/05-ballad-poems.htm

Homework:
Find a ballad. Listen to the music and story. Share the link on CANVAS and explain why you like or do not like the ballad.
Consider these sources:
Here is a list of 100 Rock and Roll ballads. These are not all "traditional" ballads. Find one you recognize. http://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_balladsddd.html You might be able to find a performance of it on YouTube.

Here is a link to some traditional ballads. http://www.fresnostate.edu/folklore/BalladSearch.html
http://www.contemplator.com/folk.html

In addition,
Find a ballad from a culture of your choice. Tell the story in your own words. In a brief paragraph, share why you selected the ballad and explain how the ballad relates to the culture and/or historical event.
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If time permits . . . A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving . . . this is part of America's tradition.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Prz6FLIHkQw