Brazilian Dance Capoeira

Before viewing the video, I asked the students to predict what the video would tell us about Capoeira asking them to write down five questions they think the video will answer.

We then watched this video:

The next step was to discuss our own cultures. I shared information about Australian Aboriginal Corroborrees. Although I don’t know a lot about it. I also showed them this video to understand it:

The final step was to talk about Japanese traditions

I used two resources from a local tourist information brochure and the following question list:

What is the name of the activity?

What is the history of the activity?

Why do people do the activity?

Are there any special clothing you need for the activity?