"Labor Day is seen as a day of rest for many hard-working Americans."
-- James P. Hoffa
And in that spirit, I am going to keep this post short. I came across some quotations about labor that were thought-provoking and it occurred to me they would make good discussion starters for students.
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Quotes shown here are on the same page--grab your free copy HERE; source: The ESL Nexus |
Here is how I’d use this resource:
1) Divide the students into small groups of mixed ability.
2) Distribute the handout to each group.
3) Tell them to read the questions first, then the quotations.
4) If there are any words they don’t understand, they should ask other members of their group, look the words up in a dictionary or, lastly, ask the teacher to explain them.
5) All students should respond to the questions, taking turns in their group to do so.
6) If you wish, you can have the groups report out to the whole class about the results of their discussions.
7) As a follow up for either in-class work or homework, you could ask students to pick one of the quotations and write a paragraph about what it means to them, using the questions to help students focus their answers.
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Here's another thought-provoking quotation; source: The ESL Nexus |
For background information about Labor Day to share with students, check out my Labor Day holiday poster in acrostic poem format.