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After the last post, I got a burst of nostalgia for Arlo Gutherie, so I googled a place where you can download the song Alice’s Restaurant for free.*
It’s an American classic for Thanksgiving, especially among long-hair liberal hippe types and probably the only Thanksgiving Day song we have. Can you think of any others? Alice’s Restaurant is a story-song and I won’t spoil it for you, but it’s really funny and very clever. And some radio stations make a point of playing it on Thanksgiving, so you might check that out wherever you are.
On the same note, I put up a lesson plan on food that goes perfectly with Thanksgiving Day, discussing the harvest ritual and the kinds of food we eat on that day. The lesson plans I have up are designed more for teachers than for students, but this one can be done by yourself or with some friends.
In any case, I hope that if you are in the States this Thanksgiving, you have a nice invitation to a Turkey Day dinner! It’s a nice little part of American culture.
* I don’t know if this site is legal or not so check with your lawyer and/or your conscience before downloading it. If in doubt, go to the iTunes store or something and buy it there!
My name is Walton. I'm an English teacher in New Haven. This site is mainly where I share my lesson plans and activity ideas to try to help other teachers and also to hopefully get some feedback. Feel free to use anything here, but just don't put them up on your site or pass them off as your own, please.