LilyAnne's
Portfolio and Final Project
Activities
Halloween Presentation.
Halloween
This presentation highlights the ancient, Gaelic origins of Halloween, or Samhain, and how it has evolved to the commercialist holiday we know today. It also highlights how this holiday has spread to a majority of countries around the world.
Thanksgiving presentation, Native American word association video, and Jeopardy game.
Thanksgiving
This presentation highlights the historical inaccuracies of the telling of the first Thanksgiving and the false narrative of how Native Americans were treated by European colonizers. Moreover, it also highlights how much money is spent on these holidays, and the commercialization of the suffering of Native Americans. It also discusses Black Friday and the obvious commercialization of the biggest shopping event of the year.
Christmas presentation and jeopardy game.
Christmas
This Christmas presentation highlights typical U.S. Christmas traditions and comparing/contrasting these traditions to those of Spain. It also discusses the origins of how this holiday became commercialized, and how it has evolved over time around capitalism.