Unit5 HowtoCelebrateHolidaysTextAWritingThreeThank youLettersTextBWhereIsHome TextAWritingThreeThank youLetters PartOnePre readingActivitiesA ReadingComprehensionNativeTraditionsofGivingThanksTheAmericancustomofgivingthanksdidnotbeginwiththearrivalofEuropeancolonists Spiritualitywas andis adeeplysacredandpersonalpartofWampanoag oneIndianTribeinAmerica life Everythingissacred andgivingthanksfortheCreator sgiftsisanintegralpartofdailylife Fromancienttimesuptothepresentday theNativepeopleofNorthAmericahaveheldceremoniestogivethanksforsuccessfulharvestsandothergoodfortune Accordingtotheoralinformationoftribalelders givingthankswastheprimaryreasonforceremoniesorfeasts Givingthankswasanimportantpartofthecelebrations calledNickommo whicharestillheldbytheWampanoag Give awayceremonies feasting dancingandsportsandgameswerecommonfeaturesoftheseoccasions Give awayceremoniesshowgratefulnesstotheCreatorwhoprovidesforthepeopleandmakespossibletheblessingscelebrated Theactofgivingawaymaterialthingsshowsrespectandcaringforothers whileremindingtheparticipantsthatmaterialobjectsareonlysecondarytoone sspirituallife ThankfulnesswaswovenintoeveryaspectofWampanoaglife Ifananimalwashuntedforfood specialthankswerealsogiventotheCreatorandtothespiritoftheanimal Ifaplantwasharvestedandusedforanypurpose orabirdorafish ifananthillwasdisrupted gratitudeandacknowledgementweregivenforthelittleones lives TothisdayitisthesamewithmostNativepeople Questions Whendidthecustomofgivingthanksbegin WhatisthekeyreasonforNativeAmericans ceremonies Exceptgivingthanks arethereanyotheractivitiesinthesefeasts Whydotheygiveawaythosematerialthings Whatkindsofthingsdotheygivethanksto B LearningQuotations Lifeisafestivalonlytothewise RalphWaldoEmersonTogivethanksinsolitudeisenough Thanksgivinghaswingsandgoeswhereitmustgo VictorHugoYourfriendisyourfieldwhichyousawwithloveandreapwiththanksgiving KahlilGibran PartTwo ABriefIntroductionofAlexHaley AlexHaley 1921 1992 Journalist NovelistTheauthorofthewidelyacclaimednovelRootswasborninIthaca NewYorkonAugust11 1921 andrearedinHenning Tennessee Theoldestofthreesonsofacollegeprofessorfatherandamotherwhotaughtgradeschool HaleygraduatedfromhighschoolatfifteenandattendedcollegefortwoyearsbeforeenlistingintheUnitedStatesCoastGuardasamessboyin1939 Heseveredtheretill1959 HisfirstmajorworkTheAutobiographyofMalcolmX 1965 wasanauthoritativeandwidelyreadnarrativebasedonHaley sinterviewswiththeBlackMuslimspokesman TheworkisrecognizedasaclassicofblackAmericanautobiography Haley sgreatestsuccesswasRoots TheSagaofanAmericanFamily 1976 Thiswell researchedgenealogy bornofthehistoryrecitedbyHaley smaternalgrandmother coverssevenAmericangenerations fromtheenslavementofHaley sAfricanancestorstohisowngenealogicalquest Theworkforcefullyshowsrelationshipsbetweengenerationsandbetweenraces PartThree ComprehensionQuestions PairWork 1 Whenandwheredidthewriterwritethethree thankyou letters 2 WhatmadethewriterextremelybusyontheThanksgivingDay 3 Whatwasthewriterthinkingaboutonthedeckaftertheday shardwork 4 Whatthendidhedecidetodo 5 Whydidthewriterfeelashamedwhenhethoughtaboutthepeoplethathewantedtoexpresshisgratitudeto 6 Whodidhefinallydecidetowriteto 7 Whatdidthewriterlearnfromthewritingofthethreeletters 8 WhatdidthewriterwishforallpeoplewhenanotherThanksgivingwasdrawingnear GroupWork 1 HowisThanksgivingcelebratedintheUnitedStates Doyouthinkthewaythewritercelebratedtheholidaymakessense 2 Whydoyouthinkthewriterprinted Findgood andpraiseit atthebottomofallhisstationery 3 Doyoupraiseothersmoreoftenthancriticizethemortheotherwayround PartFour CulturalNotes Thanksgiving ThanksgivingiscelebratedintheUSonthefourthThursdayinNovember FormanyAmericansitisthemostimportantholidayapartfromChristmas Schools officesandmostbusinesscloseforThanksgiving andmanypeoplemakethewholeweekendavacation ItisassociatedwiththetimewhenEuropeansfirstcametoNorthAmerica In1620theshiptheMayflowerarrived bringingabout150peoplewhotodayareusuallycalledPilgrims Mayflower CulturalNotes Thanksgiving TodaypeoplecelebrateThanksgivingtoremembertheseearlydays ThemostimportantpartofcelebrationisatraditionaldinnerwithfoodsthatcomefromNorthAmerica Themealincludesturkey sweetpotatoesandcranberriers Theturkeyisfilledwithstuffingordressing andmanyfamilieshavetheirownspecialrecipe Dessertispumpkinmadeintoapie OnThanksgivingtherearespecialtelevisionprogramsandsportsevents InNewYorkthereistheMacy sThanksgivingDayParade whenalonglineofpeoplewearingfancycostumesmarchthroughthestreetswithlargeballoonsinthe shapeofimaginarycharacters ThanksgivingisconsideredthebeginningoftheChristmasperiod andthenextdaymanypeoplegoouttoshopforChristmaspresents 2 Pilgrims Thetermisreferredtothe102EnglishpeoplewhosailedtoAmericaontheMayflowerin1620 Theirgroupincluded35PuritanswhoseaimwastocreateasafereligiouscommunityintheNewWorld ThePilgrimslandedatPlymouthRock andtheyestablishedthePlymouthcolony Theyarrivedatthebeginningofthehardwinterandcouldnotfindenoughtoeat somanyofthemdied InthenextsummerNativeAmericansshowedthemw