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| Title | Teaching about Acadia, Canada |
| Body | This being the 400th anniversary of French settlement in Canada, I made an educational tour for myself from l'Ile Ste Croix, where Champlain and de Mons spent that first terrible winter, to Grand Pre N. S., to Cheticamp, N.S. and to the reconstructed fortress at Louisbourg, N.S.. There were lots of other places I missed, mostly in New Brunswick, but maybe next time! I read the wonderful Pelagie-la-Charette by Antonine Maillet at our campsites, and listened to cassettes of Zachary Richard and Barrachois, from P.E.I. as we drove. A great trip, but on my return, I find myself wondering how I can interest middle schoolers in the Acadian story. I have an Acadian flag, and some postersand I though I might like to try a "Where is Acadia" lesson, somehow using them along with maps. There is one song on Z. Richard's Coeur Fidele album, "Contre Vents, Contre Marees" that is grammatically accessible, but I wonder if anyone has done any kind of a unit, or has ideas. I have pictures and realia, and pretty good understanding of the details, but what of all this is worth sharing with kids?? Noyes, J. 400th anniversary of Acadia. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (4 Aug. 2004). A reply to this message: There is a short unit on L'Acadie in En Voyage, the Glencoe French 3 book on pages 24-27. There is a history of Acadia (in French), some related vocabulary, some "exercices", a long reading passage on Acadian hospitality (in French), comprehension questions, and some pictures and activities. Steriadis, M. Re: 400th anniversary of Acadia. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (5 Aug. 2004). |
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