CHOIX DE DEVOIRS Madame Sola Français 2B 2018-2019

The purpose:  Expand your exposure to the French language in context  Increase your awareness of cultural differences and similarities  Use French beyond the classroom in a way that interests you  Develop your “WHY” behind your French studies

Three times a quarter, you must complete one of the following activities. This assignment is due on the Google Form here (also posted on my website). You can see the specific due dates on your syllabus and on my calendar. YOU MUST CHOOSE A DIFFERENT ACTIVITY EACH TIME DURING THE QUARTER!

After completing the activity you will write a brief paragraph in which you reflect upon the activity you chose. (You will be prompted to do this on the Google Form). Minimum 5 sentences in English: You can describe your thoughts on the activity before you completed it, or what you ultimately liked about it, what you disliked about it, the words in French that you understood from it, what you had difficulty with, what you learned from it, etc. I must see clear evidence that the task has been completed in order for you to get full points on the assignment.

*Note that this does not replace any homework I give to practice skills we learn in class. I will continue to give that kind of homework occasionally (see syllabus/calendar).

Activity options: *Activities that require you to send or show me something (a link, a poem, a drawing, etc.) have a star next to them. You can email me ([email protected]) or show me in class.

 Do people ask you why you chose French or why French is important to learn? Read this article from the University of Virginia and you can tell them lots of reasons!  Watch this interview of 17-year-old Abdoulaye from Sénégal. (Mostly in English, but v interesting!)  Follow this American student at his first day in a French Public School in the South of France. Maybe follow him on a trip to the market.  Use this cool site from Australia to practice grammar and vocabulary! Lots of basic French practice.  You have heard of Napoleon - but why is he still SO FAMOUS??  Do you know any celebrities who speak French? See how they are ranked in ability and watch them talk a little!  Watch a story in another language other than French or English. Could you follow any of it based on your cognates/ visual/context clues you use in class?  Learn how to make a phone call in French-is this something you know how to do in English???  How good are you at using context to guess meaning? I bet you can get pretty far in this game! Try any language you wish (you should be pretty good at French ;) )  If you have the opportunity to travel to France / speak to a French person, here are some tips to better understand social norms.  Need a way to remember accents marks? Watch this cheesy video to the tune of “Baby Shark.”  Watch a French cartoon! Make sure to tell me which one you watched in your reflection paragraph. (NOT SOMETHING WE WATCHED IN CLASS, PLEASE.)  Search YouTube for a French-language cover of a popular song.  Listen to some native speakers speaking English. Is their accent difficult to understand? Why could this activity be valuable to a person who might get frustrated while speaking a new language?  The French have some colorful expressions. Check out at least three of these illustrated versions of French idioms.  Watch a French TV show for 15+ minutes Netflix shows to watch in French (feel free to use subtitles) Make sure to tell me which one you watched in your reflection paragraph.  Haitian History! Watch this video about the Haitian Revolution. What happened? What did you find to be the most interesting?

Adapted from Ms. Teresa Floch  Watch auditions from the singing competition Nouvelle Star on YouTube. Try to catch the name, age, and song of three contestants. Did the judges like the performance? What did you think?  Are you interested in slang expressions (argot)? Read this article.  Watch this video about French gestures (gestes) and teach 3 of them to a friend or family member.  Look up ‘Comme une Française’ on YouTube and watch one of her videos about a topic that interests you.  Watch an episode of the animated series, Corneil & Bernie  Learn about different French accents! How does this compare to different accents where we live?  Read / Listen to a children’s story. Change the language to French on the top right.  Tricks for knowing a noun’s gender with 80% accuracy, for those of you who like nifty grammar shortcuts.  Read this article on Phrases the French love to use….. Do you recognize any? Can you add any to your vocabulary?  Watch one of these most watched French music videos on YouTube. Make sure to tell me which one you watched in your reflection paragraph.  Do you know someone going to Paris? Ask them to send you a picture of one of these souvenirs that are specifically French (or if they are really nice, to buy it for you!)  Use Google Maps Street View of a French speaking city to find 5 examples of signs written in French (street signs, billboards, etc.). What do they mean? Don’t just look it up – use your skills to figure it out. (Context, images, etc.)  Do you dream of living at Disney World or in a fairytale? Check out these real towns in France!  Choose a grammatical point to practice in French via songs on Dictaplay  Social grace and good manners are important. Find out how to act around French people to put them at ease.  Search Google for ‘Supernanny Français’ and choose an episode. Try to notice what city the family comes from and the name and age of each family member (to include in your reflection paragraph).  *Write an acrostic poem about yourself in French using your first and last name. Turn it in to me in addition to filling out the Google Form.  Watch a French YouTuber, such as Norman - More YOUTUBERS HERE! (make sure that they are school appropriate topics) Make sure to tell me which one you watched in your reflection paragraph.  Find a French language tutorial video on a grammar or vocabulary topic and take notes on what you learn. (You can search YouTube or just do a Google search.)  Explore the web for a theme park or regional festival in a Francophone country. Plan a schedule for spending a day there.  Complete a verb activity appropriate to your level of French on conjuguemos  Complete a vocabulary activity appropriate to your level of French on conjuguemos  Complete a grammar activity appropriate to your level of French on conjuguemos  *Record a 1-3 minute video making plans with a classmate to meet at a certain time and place outside of school, including how to get there from school. (This will count for both of you as homework for the week). Share the video with me via email ([email protected]) and put “video for homework by Name and Name” as the subject of the email.  MAQUILLAGE: Find a makeup tutorial in French. Write the title of the video and the name of the YouTuber’s account. Using this list of French makeup vocabulary, write down the words that you hear the speaker say. What does he/she do with each item mentioned?  What is la Francophonie? Learn about where French is spoken and what is being done to cultivate it.  Book a flight to a Francophone country using AirFrance or other airline’s French-language site (don’t actually buy it - just go up to the purchase page!).  *REALIA: Bring an object into class that you found written in French. It could be from an instruction manual, a box, etc. Make sure to also write your reflection paragraph telling me what it was, what new vocab you learned from it, etc.  Label 10 things in your classroom, bedroom, or other room in your house with their names and what you do with/in them in French.  Check the weather report in French. Review your vocab here, first, if you would like! Would you be able to understand the weather report even if you were a beginning French learner?  What is the deal with Louisiana and French? Does it still matter? Find out HERE!  Watch this short video about the French Revolution of 1789.  Explore the French-language section of a bookstore (Half Price Books usually has a small French section) or the French Ebooks section of manybooks.net. Look at 5 books and find two you would like to own.  Explore Google Trends (google.com/ trends) for the U.S. and a Francophone country and compare what you find.  Search a hashtag for one of your vocabulary words on Twitter or Instagram and read 10 entries. Report what you find.  Using post-it notes, post-it 5 items in your house that you don’t know the word for and leave it there for a week, then submit your form from memory what all the items were. Did this help you learn them?  *Make a Kahoot!, Quizlet set, or Quizizz on the French-related topic of your choice. Share it with me.

Adapted from Ms. Teresa Floch  Real Life: Describe a situation in which you might be able to use the information you have learned up to this point in French. (language or culture related)  On Spotify or another music streaming site, find a Francophone artist you like and either 1) listen to their top 5 songs or 2) listen to an album. Report what you listened to and what you thought.  *Random Verbs: Choose 3 French verbs at random from the dictionary. Conjugate them in the present tense. Can you conjugate them in the past tense?  *Research a player from the French national soccer team. Create a trading card with a picture and information about what position they play, interesting facts, etc.  Watch this video about how to sound cooler in French. Write down each tip they gave with a short explanation.  *Create a song, poem, poster or diagram to explain a grammar concept to your classmates. Expect it to be shared with the class.  Go to radio.garden and listen to at least five radio stations from French-speaking cities. Describe what you heard for each one. Who is the audience? What language was it in? What kind of music was it?  *Find a piece of clothing with French writing on it. Is it correct? Why or why not? Would you wear it? Send me a picture of the clothing item.  Make a food journal in French of the food you ate this week. Write it as your reflection paragraph.  Find a famous French-speaking sports team from somewhere other than France. Tell about them.  On 3 different days, look out your window and describe the day’s weather in French.  Sample some French, Belgian or Swiss chocolate. Make sure to tell me the brand/type.  Sample some French cheese. Make sure to tell me the brand/type.  *Draw/Make a flag of a Francophone country and list 5 facts about that country.  At a department store, find the names and makers of three French perfumes. Try a scent sample.  Change your game console (ex. Xbox, Playstation, Switch, etc.) to French language. Play on 2 occasions making note of the words you recognize. Try to communicate with at least one other person in French.  Practice this alternative dance to Stromae’s Papaoutai on YouTube.  Listen to 2 clips on audio-lingua.eu, Podcast Français Facile, Québécois French  *Complete a cloze activity (fill in the blank) for 2 songs on lyricstraining.com/fr and report your results  Quizlet Flashcards to practice vocabulary/expressions: choose 1 set of Quizlet flashcards & complete the various activities on the website. If you want to search for my sets, my username is madamesola.  Engage a classmate in Words With Friends in French for 30 minutes. You can download the app for free on your phone.  Download Duolingo and begin using it to practice/learn French at least 3 days out of the week.  Change your cell phone/tablet/laptop/other electronic device’s language to French for 2 days  Teach at least 5 French phrases or song to someone else (any age). In your paragraph, tell me who you taught, what you taught, and whether or not your lesson was a success.  Find 3 household products with French words on them (laundry detergent, Windex, etc) and read the instructions/warning labels found on the back aloud to a parent or sibling. Make sure to tell me the products.  Read about a famous French person of your choice (musician, actor, athlete, singer, artist, etc)  Watch a movie with the language set to French or watch a French movie (feel free to use subtitles)  On Youtube, look up 5 Francophone music artists [Stromae, Kendji Girac, Maitre Gims, TAL, Mika]. Watch 1 music video per artist and write about which songs you liked and disliked.  *Create a free 10 panelled cartoon in French. Can be hand drawn or digital using one of these websites: Comic Master, Make Beliefs Comix, Toondoo, Powtoon  *Draw something that represents at least 3 words or phrases from our current unit. Must be a neat and colorful full page illustration. Take a photo and email it to me.  Blog de Pierre a French exchange student living in Las Vegas in order to become bilingual (from 2011).  The website 20 minutes has a web segment called 24 heures en images. It shows pictures from around the world from a French perspective with a brief French caption. Pick a picture that speaks to you and explain why you chose it.  Explore the streets of Paris through Google’s Arts & Culture Curio-cité  Learn about the differences between French and American high schools from a French girl who studied in America. What did you learn? What was the biggest surprise for you?  Do you think you might be interested in doing a study abroad or immersion program? Look into these scholarships!  Talk to a younger scholar about why they should think about taking French (doesn’t have to be someone at UNHP)  Research local groups or businesses that have French language / cuisine connections. Describe what you find in your reflection paragraph.  Visit the Alliance Française website. What is the purpose of this organization? What kinds of activities and events do they host? What are some upcoming events here in Dallas?  Attend a local event promoting French (good place to start: Alliance Française)

Adapted from Ms. Teresa Floch  Visit a local French/Francophone or French-inspired restaurant. I have compiled a list here. (Keep in mind that I am new to Dallas so I have not visited every restaurant on the list) What did you have to eat? Did you speak French while you were there? Did you see French in the restaurant (the menu, decor, etc.)?  Choose a day and narrate it in French. Talk to yourself (in your thoughts) about everything you are doing in French and then make a “journal” entry of the things you did.  INSTAGRAM CITIES: Go to Instagram and do a search for three different cities where French is spoken. Describe the cities and the people based on the images that come up. Which city looks the most interesting to visit and why? What activities would you probably do in each city?  read beginner-friendly articles posted daily at 1jour1actu

Adapted from Ms. Teresa Floch