Afghan Wedding Celebration

Differentiated Instruction using the Backward Design

Method

Functional ObjectiveBy the end of lesson students will

be able to identify the names of different ceremonies and the customs followed in Afghan wedding, they will be able to use the learned vocabulary, and will invite their friends (via phone) to the wedding.

Stage 2Activity 1 & 2: Students will be presented

with pictures, and each student will be given a card to draw the event of wedding which they have participated.

Activity 3: Work with class fellow and know from each other their traditions and customs of "how they celebrate" what they like and dislike in it.

(Group Discussion) How do you celebrate wedding in your culture?

(Practice) How do you invite people in a wedding ceremony?

Standard Guiding IdeasStudents will view the Movie clip

of an Afghan wedding ceremony, communication standard 1.3:

Learning Vocabulary – Wedding

Guided PracticeInput

Standard: 1.3: Students will learn the vocabulary through picture cards and Flashcards and will present their understanding of ceremony via pictures.

Astabero (Role Play)Nikah (Youtube)Ayna Mesaf (Youtube)Attan Dance Performance (Knestitic and Musical

Intelligence) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-ju__sRyhI)

Rukhsatee

Activity (IPA and Differentiated Learning)Guided Practice: Students will be

given specific pictures of different wedding celebrations. And they will be given True/False question Integrated Performance Assessment. (IPA)

Using Wikispaces to upload via SlidShare the pictures of Wedding ceremony (Proposal, Nekah, Shab-e-Kheena)

Matching GameThe students will work with

partners and practice the matching game, and will use the cards to match different ceremonies with correct vocabulary.

Closing ActivityQuiz will be given to students. Search in internet, (

Afghan Wedding Ceremony Customs), and learn about the Wedding ceremony the stages (Proposal – Marriage – Happy Life) Wikispaces and use the Pictures to prepare a Slideshare.