Culture Homework

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The idea of this assignment is to choose an aspect of the culture from the French Speaking world and dive in. Then report back by creating a post about what you did, saw, ate, heard, and felt.

To earn a 4: Write 1 Blog Post describing what you did, your reactions, recommendations, and YOUR NAME!! Include pictures if possible.

A blog post should be around 100 words or 8 eight sentences. Blog posts with clearly less than 100 words will receive a 2.

One exception : If you create something along with your post such as food, an audio recording, a painting, a dance,  etc. If you include proof of the thing you created, (pics or it didn’t happen) I won’t be picky on the 100 word limit. But please explain what you created.
Films and TV

You'd have to look around to find a way to stream them, but Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Google Play and Youtube all have ways to rent / stream these films.


La Belle et La Bête (Beauty and the Beast) 2014

Voyage à La Lune (Trip to the Moon)

Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince) 2015

Wakfu: The Animated Series

Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir



Many Netflix Original shows produced recently are produced in multiple languages.  Try changing the audio options to Stranger Things, Marvel's Daredevil, A Series of Unfortunate Events so they play with the French audio and subtitles.


***Research a film here and be sure to check with your parents before you randomly start watching French films. ***

Common Sense Media



Music

Listen to the top songs of an artists.  Look up their lyrics on line. Lyrics Translate

What is the song about?  What did you like? Dislike?  How does it compare to a similar genre in English?  

If you play an instrument, try to learn a song and play it.  Record yourself. Write about he experience. What was difficult?  Why did you choose this song?


Rap / Hip Hop / Dance

Mc Solaar

Stromae

Black M

Maitre Gims

Les Ogres de Barback

Tryo

Amadou & Mariam  (African musicians. Have grown in fame in the past decade.  Interesting history)


Singer / Songwriter

Coeur de Pirate

Zaz

Camille

Christine and the Queens

Noir Desir


Classics

Edith Piaf

Jacques Brel


Classical Composers (Opera and Classical)

Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869)

Bizet, Georges (1838 - 1875)

Boulanger, Lili (1893 - 1918)

Debussy, Claude (1862 - 1918)

Ravel, Maurice (1875 - 1937)

Food

Research a recipe of a French meal and cook it.  Take pictures. Write about the experience.

Go out to a French restaurant.  Take pictures. Write about the experience.

Art and Fashion

Eugène Delacroix

Edgar Degas

Paul Cezanne

Auguste Rodin

Pierre Auguste Renoir

Henri Matisse

Marcel Duchamp

Dada-ism

Impressionism

Research the life of a famous French artist.  What are they famous for ? Best works ? Which ones do you like ?

Re-create a famous French painting.    Find a work of art that interests you and recreate it on paper. Take a picture of your work.

Fashion

Jean-Paul Gaultier

Christian Dior

Coco Chanel


Research the life of a famous French designer.  What are they famous for ? Best works ? Which ones do you like ?

Sketch your own designs using the French designer as inspiration.


Sports

Soccer

French Ligue 1  - The national soccer league continues until May. Start to follow the season. What is the best soccer team in France? Research a team.  Where do they play ? Who are the best players ? What are the rivalries? How can you watch a match ?

Rugby

Top 14 - Plays each Saturday. Season ends in early May.  

Start to follow the season. What is the best team in France? Research a team.  Where do they play ? Who are the best players ? What are the rivalries? How can you watch a match ?

How do you play rugby?

Handball

What is it?    Where can you play?  What are the rules?