Le carnaval de Québec

1.1 Interpersonal Communication
1.2 Interpretive Communication
1.3 Presentational Communication

2.1 Practices of Culture

3.1 Making Connections
3.2 Acquiring information

4.1 Language Comparisons
4.2 Culture Comparisons

5.1 School and Community

1.1 Students use “Carnaval” vocabulary when answering questions about the event in French
1.2 Students read a prepared text and Internet sites about “Carnaval” in French
1.3 Students present a puppet show for their classmates

2.1 Students learn about the traditions associated with “Carnaval”

3.1 Students use appropriate art terms in French to describe their own floats, snowmen, and puppets
3.2 Using technology, students complete a worksheet in which they simulate booking a room in Québec

4.1 Students make comparisons between French and English while using cognates in order to simulate booking a room in Québec
4.2 Students compare “Carnaval” with winter celebrations in their own community

5.1 Students prepare their own mini carnival à la québécoise and videotape it to show to other classes and/or to their parents at an open house

This unit has been developed by the AATF Commission on Middle Schools. It is posted here for your comments. Please send any suggestions or comments you may have to the Commission Chair Janel Lafond-Paquin

Created: January 31, 2001
Last update: January 31, 2001