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What do you
know about the
following ítems?
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Languag Religion
e Social Food
facts
AMERICAN
CULTURE
Clothing Music
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The United States is the third

largest country in the world
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What U.S.
STATES and CITIES
do you know?
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A child is born
every 8
seconds

A person dies
every 12
seconds
U.S Census Bureau
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The United
States is one
of the most
culturally
diverse
countries in
the world.
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Melting pot =
Different cultures have
contributed their own
distinct "flavors" to
American culture.
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Culture is
something
that unites
people.
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Freedom of
religion is the
right of an
individual or
community, in
public or private
 1.AMERICAN
LITERATURE:
Authors of The United States
 Language
What is the
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Official
in the
U.S?
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Did you know that…

 There is no official language of the United States,
according to the U.S. government.

 Ninety percent of the U.S. population speaks and

understands English.

 Most official business is conducted in English.

 The Census Bureau estimates that more than 300

languages are spoken in the United States.
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ENGLISH!!!!
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Poetry
Drama
Fiction
Plays
Novels
Fabbles
Short stories
Native literature
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Who are some important

Authors of American
Literature?
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22 HERMAN MELVILLE
(1819-1891)

Herman Melville was an

American writer of novels, short
stories and poems. He is best
known for the novel Moby-Dick
is often spoken of as ‘the great
American novel’.
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EDGAR RICE BURROUGHTS
(1875-1950)

Edgar Rice Burroughs was an

American author, best known
for his creation of the jungle
hero Tarzan and the heroic
John Carter, although he
produced works in many
genres.
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22 ALICE WALKER (1819-

1891)

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize

and the National Book Award.
The Color Purple depicts the
lives of African American
women in early twentieth-
century rural Georgia. This book
broke the silence around
domestic and sexual abuse,
narrating the lives of women
through their pain and struggle
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22 MARIO PUZO (1920-

1999)

Mario Puzo was an American

author, screenwriter and
journalist. He is known for his
crime novels about the
Italian-American mafia, most
notably The Godfather (1969),
which he later co-adapted into
a three-part film saga directed
by Francis Ford Coppola.
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STEVEN KING (1947-)

Stephen King is a 'New York

Times'-bestselling novelist who
made his name in the horror
and fantasy genres with books
like 'Carrie,' 'The Shining' and
'IT.' Much of his work has been
adapted for film and TV.
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MARGARET MITCHELL (1875-
1950)

Margaret Mitchell was an

American novelist, and
journalist. She only wrote one
novel: Gone with the Wind for
which she won the
National Book Award for Most
Distinguished Novel of 1936[
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(1809-1849)

Edgar Allan Poe was an

American writer, editor, and
literary critic. He is best
known for his poetry and
short stories, particularly his
tales of mystery and
suspense. He is generally
considered the inventor of
detective fiction.
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Let’s use YOUTUBE

Channel
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the 14th)
• It is an individual task
• The activity contains 2 sections: Speaking
assessment + Written assessment
• Correct use of grammar tenses (Simple
Present + Simple Past)
• Vocabulary application
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-Book’s name
-American Author
-Year
-Main idea
-Personal opinion
-Modern adaptation
-Personal opinion (2 minutes per
student)
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You MUST
select 1 book
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Written Section

SABER PRO assessment – Multiple

Choice Questions (Reading
comprehension )

7 books - Movies
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