Iranian Marriage

Target studentsHLs of Persian

1.5 & 2nd generation (Iranian or Afghans)

Intermediate-high at college level

I. Objectives cultural objectives:

gain deeper understanding of marriage customs in Iran

Language objectivesTo learn the topic specific vocabularyExpress their views on the topic of marriageTo read and understand a text on the topicTo interview their parents about their wedding To narrate in the past To compare and contrast

II. Assessment

Formative:HomeworkCheck for understandingText to self connection

Summative:Vocabulary quiz

III. Activities- Day 1Pre-activity (10 m)

• students receive 5-6 general questions about the upcoming topic and discuss it in pairs

• then the teacher asks the pairs to share their answers with the class

vocabulary building (10 m- sample list in the following slide)

teacher writes the related vocabularies the students use in their answers and the unknown vocabularies they ask on the board and the students take notes

Marriage related vocabulary

ازدواج مراسم

عقد سفرۀ

عقد

عروسی جشن

عسل ماه

پاتختی

حلقه

عروس

داماد

ازدواج

خواستگاری

برون بله

نامزدی

ک�شون جهاز

حنابندون

III. Activities- Day 1, Cont.• Watching a short clip about /sofreh aqd/ twice

(4:15-5:00)

Describe /sofreh aqd/ and list the items on it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mww87yB6sv8

Post viewing: teacher goes through the answers

and provides input (watch the clip again, if needed in order to finish the item listing task)

(10 m)

III. Day 1, Cont.Homework:

To find and add online magazine for /sofreh aqd/

III. Activities- Day 2Show and tell their homework to the class

Reading text: invitation for wedding (sample in the next slide)

Answering comprehension questions on the text

Mixed group activity: watching a short clip about ceremony twice (5:15-7:15) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mww87yB6sv8HL: Describe the ceremony and customs

L2: fill in the blanks with the proper verbs

Wedding Invitation

III. Day 2, Cont.to write 6 questions in the target language to

interview parents addressing the following topics:(15 m)

Courting

Wedding

Post-wedding

Homework: interview their parents using the questions worked on in class

III. Activities- Day 3Pair activity: Report the homework to each

other, then a few students report to the class

Draw points out of the homework to explain wedding customs such as: /xastegari/ asking for bride’s hand /bale borun/ bride family’s consent /namzadi/ engagement /aqd/ wedding ceremony /arusi/ wedding reception

III. Day 3, Cont. Listening activity: students listen to an audio of

a story of an Iranian grand-mother talking about her own traditional wedding customs

Fill in the blank using words from the word bank

Discussion: compare and contrast traditional vs. modern Iranian weddings

Homework: write a paragraph comparing and contrasting Iranian and American weddings