I really enjoyed this assignment of designing a lesson plan to teach others. The topic I have chosen is Jewish holidays and related vocabulary and cultural concepts that is designed to teach the non-Jewish Hebrew student some of the key vocabulary and ideas that are prevalent in Israeli society and the context of Hebrew linguistics. Just like I have had to do some contextual research in order to understand the background of political cartoons or opinion articles on recognized figures that I am not familiar with, there are many figures, foods, and concepts that pertain to Jewish holidays that occur in popular culture of television series, the arts, music, etc.
In honor of the recent celebration of Purim, I have outlined below how I would approach teaching about the holiday:
Using photos and a word bank of popular words can support telling the story that we commemorate in celebration of Purim. The story thus explains the shape of the hamantaschen and the reason for making tons of noise with groggers. Having a background knowledge on the holiday also explains the common history that Jews around the world had experienced for thousands of years.
Providing a video of the Purim story and an example of a masquerade party further supports this contextual learning.
Finally, having this background supports the student in learning the appropriate word bank that relates to the holiday themes, foods, and values.
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