Projeto de aulas de Cultura Americana para nível avançado,
elaborado pela Language Expert Consultants
(www.lecschool.com.br)
THE USA
FROM THE LOST COLONY TO IMPERIALISM
Objective: to be able to talk, give opinions and write about
the American society, its culture and the reasons it has been
turned
into
such
an
agressive,
double
standard
and
contradictory society. It is obvious that discussions and
activities will be naturally led to the roles the USA has
been playing in the world.
Class 1
Video: Bowling for Columbine.
“Are we a nation of gun nuts or are we just nuts?”
Class 2
Video: “Bowling for Columbine – Michael Moore”
“Are we a nation of gun nuts or are we just nuts?”
Class 3
The Colonial Period
Grammar focus: Enough/Too
Class 4
Puritanism as a life style
Grammar focus: Reported Speech
Class 5
The Revolution
Grammar focus: Reported Speech
Class 6
Mission and Manifest Destiny
Grammar focus: Some/Any/No
Class 7
Slavery in America
Grammar focus: Phrasal Verbs
Class 8
Martin Luther King: “A have a dream...”
Grammar focus: Conjunctions
Projeto de aulas de Cultura Americana para nível avançado,
elaborado pela Language Expert Consultants
(www.lecschool.com.br)
Class 9
Cultural decadence during the economic boom
Grammar focus: Conjunctions
Class 10
The American Moral Cruzade
Grammar focus: Transitions
Class 11
The US and the World War II
Grammar focus: Transitions
Class 12
The 70`s: The “me” decade
Grammar focus: Relative Clauses
Class 13
What about the fall of the American Empire?
Grammar focus: Conjunctions x Transitions x Relative Clauses
PROJECT 3
“There are worms in warmth”
You are involved in a serial-making. Based on the title of
the project and on the thirteen classes you have been
through, follow the steps below. Assume that the masterpiece
is going to be aired in 10 episodes.
a) Develop the argument of the whole serial
b) Write a text to sell the project to a financial sponsor
c) Write the plot of the first episode
d) Describe the characters (1st episode)
e) Choose the wardrobe (1st episode)
f) Choose the locations (1st episode)
g) Make up the title