My culture class was on "Second Hand Shopping"
I used a powerpoint as my main visual aid. I explained that second-hand shopping used to be considered more embarrassing than it is today. Now it is done by people of all economic levels that love finding a good deal. It's a great way to recycle and it even benefits local charities. I explained the details three kinds of second-hand shopping: garage sales, flea markets and thrift stores. I talked about all the local stores they can go to (such a plato's closet, refugee house and good will), and also the best times to go for discounts. A lot of people don't know that they even offer student discounts at thrift stores and even buy clothing from you that you don't wear anymore. I had my students read main points on the slides as I went through all the information. I answered questions throughout and then passed out a worksheet with comprehension question and a fill in the blank short story on what I had just taught. After that I showed them a quick 3 minute video of a few people shopping in a thrift store and giving advice on what to do. We talked about it before moving on to a reading exercise about the store in which they were shopping during the video. I called on students to read each part of the reading aloud and then we answered the questions together.
My last activity was showing a music video called thrift shop (I used a cover since it was a cleaner version) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ke-sS8dPKk
I told them how my whole outfit was from a thrift store and they were surprised. Nothing was priced over three or four dollars. I gave them the lyrics to the video with some slang terms highlighted and then afterwards I had them guess what they might mean before revealing the meaning. I passed out a list of the slang definitions ad well for them to take with them. It was definitely an interesting conversation, especially showing them an example of all the words in sentences. Fun stuff! ^_^
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