Brussels Lesson Plans - LessonCorner

1. Return to European Lesson Plans Table of Contents
.... Concluding the Lesson Day 2 6. Ask students to write a paper taking a stand for or against Flemish independence, based upon what they think will happen in the future. Regardless of their opinion, they must address the problems of different languages, different economic levels, and what to do with Brussels. Extending the Lesson 1. Students can investigate other countries in Europe and the world where supranationalistic and devolutionary processes are at work to learn why and predict what might happen. Assessing Student Learning 1. The position paper students write about the Flemings in Belgium is the...

2. Van Gogh's Sunflowers Bulletin Board
...ture dealers along with his brother Theo. He also taught in two English schools and in his twenties, became a missionary in the coal mining district of the Barniage in Belgium, where he lived among the miners and shared their hardships. During his life, Van Gogh lived in various locations including Brussels, The Hague, Antwerp and Drenthe and in his travels, taught himself to draw and paint, in addition to taking the occasional art lesson. He moved to Paris at age 33 to live with his brother Theo (who was working in a gallery), and it was there that he came into contact with the work of the Impressioni...

3. Football hooliganism
...-life examples of hooliganism The Heysel disaster The Heysel disaster of 29 May, 1985, led to the deaths of 39 fans and a five-year blanket ban on English clubs in European football. More than 60,000 supporters of Liverpool and Juventus had made their way into the ageing Heysel stadium in northwest Brussels, many having spent the day drinking before the European Weather Cup final. Fans had been chanting, waving flags and letting off fireworks, but the atmosphere became more violent and a thin line of police was unable to prevent a contingent of Liverpool followers from stampeding towards rival fans. Th...

4. What's your favourite film?
...o much. Ella, 12, Brighton I like High School Musical. JJ, 11, London I think the Harry Potter films are great. My favourite film so far is Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Grace, 8, Enniskillen I love Titanic it is sooo sad [ I love films that make me cry] and I LOVE Stormbreaker. Antonia, 12, Brussels I love High School Musical it's really enjoyable. Amelia, 10 My favourite films would have to be Pirates of the Caribbean, Harry Potter, The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe, and The Lord Of The Rings. Oh and Final Fantasy Vll:Advent Children. Basically I like the action/adventure and fantasy movies....

5. The Holocaust
...ligious and cultural traditions. 10. Materials: a. Overhead projector with appropriate overheads b. Graphic organizer (umbrella p.93) 11. References: a. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (http://www.ushmm.org/ index.html) b. Concentration Camp Dachau 1933-1945 (Comite International de Dachau, Brussels and Lipp GmbH, Munich, 1978, 15th edition) c. A teacher's Guide to the Holocaust, (http://qhes.pasco.k12.fl.us/ QHEIntranet/Curriculum/Holocaust/default.htm) d. Graphic Organizers & Planning Outlines (Imogene Forte and Sandra Schurr, Incentive Publications, Inc. Nashville, Tennessee, 1996) Google (...

6. The July Crisis: Can You Stop The Great War?
...y a huge military buildup. By the end of July all of Europe was poised on the edge of war. TELEGRAM RECEIVED: 30 JULY, 1914 THE NATIONS OF EUROPE ARE ON THE VERGE OF WAR WHICH WILL INVOLVE US ALL STOP THIS WAR CAN BE PREVENTED STOP WE URGE ALL DELEGATIONS TO ATTEND THE PEACE CONFERENCE CONVENING IN BRUSSELS STOP ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR YOUR DELEGATION TO MEET IN BRUSSELS ON JULY 31, 1914 STOP IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE THIS CONFERENCE, IT IS IMPERITIVE THAT YOU PREPARE THE FOLLOWING PRESENTATION FOR THE OTHER DELEGATES STOP 1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR COUNTRY INCLUDING A MAP, BRIEF HISTORY,...

7. CIBL--Tutti Frutti
...ome the point from another direction: Get a variety of cabbage related produce from the grocery store. Many of these are actually the same species that has been cultivated by humans to store food in different parts of the plant broccoli and cauliflower (flowers), kohlrabi (stems), cabbage (leaves), Brussels sprouts (small 'cabbage' heads, actually buds, which form in the larger leaf axils). Collards, kale, and mustard greens are all cultivated for their leaves; turnips, rutabagas, and radishes for their roots and for their leaves. So here is a closely related group of plants that look wildly different...

8. Integrating the Internet with the Literature Lesson
...______________ b) The Harvesters _______________ , ________________ c) Landscape with the Fall of Icarus ___________________, ___________ You are going on a virtual trip to the museum (see above 2 c) to see Landscape with the Fall of Icarus as well as another painting. URL: http://www.cineworld.com/Brussels/Custom/fine_arts/bruegel.html Click with your mouse on the picture fill in or answer the questions: 1. The farmer is moving _______ from the sea. 2. The shepherd is looking at _________________. 3. The ship is moving towards/ away from ________________. 4. Do you see the Fall of anyone?_____ Explain...

9. The New Jersey Historical Society
...dishes made for specific holidays or events. Discuss why specific food choices were made (birthday - the birthday person's favorite food, some religious-based meals include foods which carry specific meaning, in some meals foods are determined by availability of the product (tomatoes in the summer, brussels sprouts in the winter, or from different countries). 2. Collect recipes which use different herbs and spices. Buy samples of the different spices and have the students guess what they are from the smells. Discuss which ones are familiar or not and why. Compare recipes to see what spices are used in...

10. The Euro Or The European Monetary Unit
..._______________________ EURO WORKSHEET 1. What is the euro? 2. What does EMU stand for? Match the European Union country with its main languages, largest city, and today s currency. Country Main languages Largest City Currency 3. Austria a) German Vienna Shilling 4. Belgium b) Dutch, French, German Brussels Franc 5. Finland c) Finnish, Swedish Helsinki Markka 6. France d) French Paris Franc 7. Germany e) German Berlin Mark 8. Ireland f) English, Gaelic Dublin Pound 9. Italy g) Italian Rome Lira 10. Luxembourgh h) French, German, Luxembourg Franc Luxembourgian 11. Netherlands i) Flemish, French Amsterda...