Mardi gras in French Cultural Reading Comprehension Printable & Google Forms™
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These 30 passages will spice up your reading resources repertoire for your intermediate & advanced French students. NO-PREP and ready to implement in print or digital forms, these readers cover grammar and cultural themes appropriate to the upper levels. Each of the texts include comprehensionPrice $53.60Original Price $67.00Save $13.40
These 5 unique ready-to-go reading resources increase French students' cultural awareness in the francophone world by learning about le Carnaval de Nice, Poisson d'avril, Mardi gras, la galette des rois, and le Carnaval de Québec all in French. Each reading comprehension resource includes multiple rPrice $14.40Original Price $18.00Save $3.60
Description
Cultural reading comprehension practice on Mardi gras en Louisiane in print or as a self-grading Google Form™ in comprehensible French! Mixing reading with the history, traditions, and culture of this world event can be great discussion starters and discovery of Mardi gras. Your intermediate and advanced French students will follow along with 5 conversations between a boy from Martinique a boy from New Orleans as they discuss exactly what Mardi gras in Louisiana entails in a clear and organized format. The digital Google Form™ and TpT Easel Assessment grade ALL 22 questions for you!
How the text and questions are presented:
There are 5 conversations, each clearly organized for students to differentiate between who is speaking.
After EACH passage, there are comprehension questions to help guide students in understanding. The questions include multiple choice with words, multiple choice with images, and vrai/faux. There is a total of 22 questions.
All conversations and questions are presented as images to help reduce the use of automatic translators in the digital formats.
How much prep is needed?
Google Form™/Easel: share link with students
PDF: print and distribute
Which kind of grammar and vocabulary can I expect?
➯Grammar wise, students will see mostly the present tense but a couple past tense verbs. This is applicable to advanced intermediates and advanced learners.
➯As for vocabulary, students will see the following words associated with Mardi gras:
gratuit, les défilés, les chars, attraper, les colliers, les krewes, la foi, le pouvoir, jeter, chaque, la Carême chrétien, le Moyen-Âge, oublier, les colons, les flambeaux
➯Other cognates/familiar vocabulary includes:
le carnaval, la fête, les concerts, le monde, un masque, les perles, organiser, l’histoire, les spectateurs, les couleurs, la justice, mars, un explorateur, le gâteau
More examples
You can see some visual examples of the resource in the TpT preview and video preview above.
Three ways to implement:
➯➯1. PRINT
PDF printable. Just print and implement into class! Answer keys are provided.
➯➯2. Google Form™
This is an editable activity designed in Google Forms™. You can add questions of your own to the activity or delete any questions you do not want to use. You can also change the answer type if desired (short answer, multiple-choice, etc.) or switch the order of the questions.
You will receive instructions on how to download this file to your Google Drive and how to share with students. You and your students must have a free Google account in order to access the activity.
This activity can be shared with students through email, Google Classroom, Moodle, etc.
➯➯3. TPT's Easel Tool
This resource is also available via TpT's Easel Activity Tool. However, due to the limitations of Easel, the reading passages are viewed as questions, so the points are skewed. Plus, there is only multiple choice and vrai/faux as answers. There are no fill-in or long answer options. This resource still grades for you.
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ATTENTION!
This EXACT same reading comprehension resource is also in the form of a self-checking deck of digital task cards from Boom Learning™.
10 ways to use this resource with your French students:
1. Use as introductory material before instruction (What can students figure out?)
2. Independent work and practice (Self-pacing and instant feedback)
3. Whole class interactive discussion and practice (do it together)
4. Distance & remote learning (virtual engagement)
5. Homework and at-home practice (more engaging than worksheets)
6. Skill review and individual practice (check for understanding as formative assessment)
7. Assessments (as summative assessment)
8. Fast finishers (use as review of past materials)
9. Sub plans (sub shares a link and off they go!)
10. Cultural discussion for wider global perspectives
**Which option will you choose today to make your lesson planning less stressful and your students’ learning more engaging?
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