Module 1: Are Turkish kids like me? |
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Going to School
Students in grades 1-4 take study the following subjects: Turkish, Math, Life Skills, and Foreign Language (usually English). In 5th grade Social Studies or Science is replaces Life Skills class.
Students also have to wear uniforms if they are in public school. Look at the picture to the left and then write about what you think it'd be like if your school required uniforms? What would be positive and what would be negative? |
What's their religion?
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Music
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Tarkan is a very popular pop music star. Watch and listen to his song. Do you think you would like the song if it were in English based on the style of music? Why or why not?
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Games
Emenli Top from Çorum (Central Anatolia), the number of holes exceeds the number of players by one. The ball is thrown from a distance of four or five meters. If the ball enters the hole of another player, then the thrower mounts on his back. If the ball enters the extra hole called the hole of the Jinn (cin emeni) the others run, and the "it" throws the ball at the runners. If the thrower hits one, he becomes "it."
There is one interesting game called Çindilli from Konya (Central Anatolia) where the game played is like football, but instead of a ball a worn-out hat is used. In this game "it" tries to guard the hat with his feet and the others try to move it to a place further away. If "it" can get the ball which he has lost and hit one of the players with it, then the one who is hit becomes "it." Yüzük Oyunu (The Ring Game), which is a guessing game. On a tray there are usually eleven coffee cups, one of which covers a ring (or sometimes a seal). There are two teams. The first team hides the ring under one of the inverted cups. Their opponents try to guess the cup under which the ring is hidden. If the opposite team is right with their first guess, it is their game, and the functions are reversed. This is the most important moment of the game, and victories are celebrated with cheers. If they find the ring with the second guess, the hiding side gets eleven points, and the ring is hidden again. If it is not found the first or the second time for each cup upturned, the hiding side adds to its score by adding the number of cups upturned to the eleven points from the lifting of the second cup. This is done until three unopened cups are left. If it is found in the first or the second of these cups, the hiding reverts to the guessing team. If it is not found in these two of the remaining three cups, the hiding team continues the game. Whichever teams gets fifty points first is the winning side. |
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