Le Petit Prince
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Opening Activity:
1.) powerpoint on author and book (see front of a la decouverte and see SAG info for info on book.)
2.) Before reading the book we also talked about how we in the US immortalize presidents and founding fathers on our money, but in France it's a completely different story. Or at least it was when they had the franc and not the euro, because French money immortalized writers, painters, and philosophers, including Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. The following link is to a page talking about the 50 franc note, on which one can see the author, the little prince, an airplane, and also a little secret. http://www.pjsymes.com.au/articles/LittlePrince.htm
3.) Put up pictures created by students on the overhead for students to look at. For two of the pictures explain what the students are looking at. Then put up four more pictures and have them discuss in pairs what the picture is about.
4.) Go over the “rules” for reading in a second language:
a.) It is not necessary to understand every word of what you read.
b.) Read straight through each paragraph as best you can without stopping.
c.) It is not necessary to look up the words that you do not know.
d.) When you come to a word that you do not know, keep reading. You do not need to go back to the word unless it seems that the entire rest of the page is somehow connected to it (in other words--unless you cannot seem to understand anything else on the page) OR, if the word keeps coming up over and over again. If either of these situations occur, take another look at your problem word. Does anything about it give you a clue as to what it might mean? Don't be afraid to use what you know about cognates, to dissect the word, or to guess. Also, check to see if the words around your "problem word" give you a clue about what it might mean and do not forget to consider
the word within the particular context of the topic about which you are reading. It will often be necessary to read to the end of the paragraph--or even through several paragraphs first before an effective guess can be made because words work together to form patterns and those relationships and patterns (just like a good dating relationship) take time to develop and therefore, may not be instantly visible in the same sentence in which the word initially appears.
e.) If you have determined that the word is truly critical and that you cannot figure it out without looking it up, THEN you may use the dictionary. (We also talk about the fact that using the dictionary is actually counterproductive in the long run because it precludes the development of the very skills that students need in order to read with ease in the target language in the sense that they truly need the practice with deducing unfamiliar words successfully in order to develop the skills.)
5.) hand out on characters, setting, etc. SEE BLACKLINE MASTERS EAL CURRICULUM)
INTERVIEW HOMEWORK : Interview a 6-year-old child about a picture he or she has drawn and come prepared to report back to the class in French. Extra credit if the interview is conducted in French. (Have students bring ome of their artwork from when they were little and bring it to class for the class to discuss in French.)
Chapter 1
Grammar Lesson:
Reminder of the “rules of reading in a second language”
Read Chapter One together
- highlight the important vocabulary and point out their will be a quiz on Friday with these words. Go through the book to find the words again and try to deduce their meaning from context.
Chapter 2 & 3
Quizzes: Vocabulary every Friday
Final Project:
Choice:
a.) Paperbag Novel
b.) Intervire
FRAQ: Le Petit Prince: Vocabulaire
http://languagelinks2006.wikispaces.com/file/view/Le+Petit+Prince.doc
Chapitre 1
Un chef-d’œuvreUn métier
Un tas
Améliorer / Masterpiece
Job, trade, profession
Heap, pile
To improve, make better
Chapitre 2
Une panneÉgarer
Un mouton
Un bélier
Oser / Breakdown
To lose, be lost
Sheep
Ram
To dare
Chapitre 3
PoserPar hasard
Éclat de rire
Entrevoir
Une rêverie / To ask
By chance
Burst of laughter
To catch a glimpse of
Daydream
Chapitre 4
AinsiEnvers
Se tromper
Peine de mort / Thus, therefore
Towards
To be mistaken
Death penalty
Chapitre 5
Les grainesDès que
S’astreindre
Frôler / Seeds
As soon as
To compel oneself
To pass very close to
Chapitre 6
ÉloignerTirer
Le crépuscule / To move away
To draw (move)
Twilight
Chapitre 7
Les épinesLa panne
La rancune
Anéantir
Maladroit / Thorns
Breakdown
Resentment
To destroy
Clumsy, awkward
Chapitre 8
Les coquelicotsCoquette
La toilette
Les griffes
Paravent / Poppies
Flirtatious, a tease
Grooming/ “getting ready” process
Claws
Folding screen
Chapitre 9
RamonerSotte
Tâcher
Les chenilles
Agaçant / To clean
Stupid, foolish
To try
Caterpillars
Irritating, annoying
Chapitre 10
BâillerRégner sur
Siéger
Debout
D’abord / To yawn
To rule over
To sit
Standing
First
Chapitre 11
SaluerFrapper
Les louanges / To greet
To hit/knock/clap
Praises
Chapitre 12
LugubrePlaindre (se plaindre)
La honte / Gloomy
To pity (to complain)
Shame
Chapitre 13
Les balivernesDéranger
Les abeilles / Nonsense
To disturb
Bees
Chapitre 14
Un réverbèreAllumer
La consigne / Street lamp
To light
Order, instruction
Chapitre 15
FlânerÉphémère
Songer à / To stroll
Ephemeral, fleeting, short-lived, transient
To think about, to consider
Chapitre 16
None / NoneChapitre 17
MentirMilliard
Afin que / To lie
Billion
So that
Chapitre 18
None / NoneChapitre 19
Un tabouretAiguilles
Salé / A stool
Needles
Salty
Chapitre 20
Le sableÉchapper
Soigner / Sand
To escape
To care for
Chapitre 21
Un renardApprivoiser
Les liens
Doré
Malentendus
Un rite
Puisque / Fox
To tame
Links, connections
Gilded
Misunderstandings
Ritual, tradition, custom
Since (because)
Chapitre 22
Un aiguilleurGronder
Le tonnerre / Traffic Controller
To scold
Thunder
Chapitre 23
Les pilulesApaiser
Avaler / Pills
To appease, to quench
To swallow
Chapitre 24
Un puitsÉclairer
Rayonner / Well
To light up
To radiate
Chapitre 25
Le seauUn chagrin
La chute / Bucket
Sorrow, sadness
Fall
Chapitre 26
Les grelotsSoucieux
La cheville / Bells
Worried
Ankle
Chapitre 27
None / None
Interview Homework:
Option A
Il faut que tout le monde choisis une étudiante en la maternelle ou la première année. Tout doit parler d’un dessin fait par l’enfant et puis fait une présentation devant la classe en Français. (Souviens que les maternelle viennent a l’école seulement jours 1,3, et 5.)
Option B
Trouvez chez toi une photo que vous avez dessine quand vous étiez jeune. Apportez le a l’école and fait une présentation devant le classe.
Due: