Vocabulary Part 1
make sense / nickname / immediate family / reaction / medieval / ancestors / knights

Map of Belgium

Flemish-speaking
Part of Belgium

Flag & Coat of Arms
of Flanders
Family Homeland
VanLanduyt Coat of Arms
Real Talk Chapter 1
Mingle Prep Assignment
Prepare pictures and details regarding your family and its background. 
The information that you gather will be used in a mingling activity in class.
Vocabulary Part 2
what's up / get started / be sick of / can't stand / a bunch of /
hassle / go through with it / have got to run

The Story of Jonah & the Whale
Jennifer Aniston

She was born on 2/11/69
as Jennifer Anastassakis.
Why do you think that she changed her name?
Why do you think she didn't change her name when she got married to Brad Pitt?
Name Change Form
for Fairfax County, VA
Mingle Prep Assignment
If you were going to change your name, what would you change it to and why?
Prepare a new name for yourself to share with your classmates while mingling.
Princess Consuela Banana Hammock
Vocabulary Part 3
address / titles / differentiate / linguist / explicit / prospective / in authority / unless / loosen up
Speaking with a Southern Accent
Titles
Ma'am / Mrs. * / Ms. * / Miss + / Sir / Mr. * /  Dr. * / Prof. *
* followed by surname  /  + alone or with surname
Welcoming the New Neighbors
Dialogue Prep Assignment
Get into groups of 3-5 students and prepare a dialogue entitled
Meeting the New Neighbors, which you will perform for the class.
Vocabulary Part 4
tendency / unconventional / statistics / likely /
studies / estimated / tend to V / reputation

Men Struggle with Changing Roles
Issue Discussion Point
Consider the roles of both women & men and how they are changing.
Make a list of how they are changing?  How do you feel about these changes?
Why do you think that Pheobe was changing her name to begin with?

Why did she choose the name Princess Consuela Banana Hammock?

How do you think that her husband, Mike, feels about her new name?
Why did Mike decide to change his name to Crap Bag?

Does Pheobe understand what Mike's intentions are?

What name does Pheobe finally settle on in the end?
Why was Jonah asked to go to Ninevah?

Why did he go to Tashish instead?

While Jonah was sailing to Tashish, what happened?

What did the sailors do with Jonah?  Why?  What happened next?

How long was Jonah inside the whale?
Why did Jonah obey?

What did he do in Ninevah?  What was his warning to the people?

Who forgave the people?  What did Jonah want?

What happened with the vine?

What did Jonah learn from these two lessons?
Why is this family moving in next door?

What does Chuck offer to his new neighbor?

What does he suggest they can do during that time?

Why do you think that the family is giving their father/husband looks of disgust?
According to the father, why haven't they been more sociable?

Why does the mother tell the kids to pack the boxes back in the truck?

The father never finished his sentence.  What was he starting to say?  And why was that a problem?
Hey y'all!  Sit down a spat and listen to Wendy Tippens.  She's fixen to learn yuns some southern talk.  If y'all can pick up some of this darlin southern speak, I'd be just tickled pink.  Have a good 'en!