Mardi Gras
Laissez les bons temps rouler!
Culture Awareness Also Called:
Fat TuesdayShrove Tuesday Carnival
Carnival Season Final day before Lent (Lent is the 40
day period of self denial; a
Christian/Catholicconcept)Starts 12th day after Christmas January 6: Feast of the
Magi/EpiphanyThree Kings (wise men of the
East) arrived to give gifts to Christ Child
February 21, 2012
Mardi Gras is the Tuesday that comes
47 days preceding Easter.Lent consists of 40 days of
Lent plus 7 Sundays.
Events
parades (featuring floats) pageants costume balls/masked balls dancing in the street
The ProjectResearch a French topicWrite an informative essay on the
topicInclude a one page Works Cited
(Bibliography) in MLA formCreate a Float to represent this
topicPresent to class
DUE DATES:
A DAY February 21, 2012
B DAY February 22, 2012
TopicsSomething FrenchArt, FashionMusicLiteratureHistoryEntertainmentSportsFoodPoliticsTechnology (cars, businesses,…)
Materials NeededSources!!!!Tissue Box (Leave tissues in the box.
We’ll use the tissues!)Construction paper, wrapping paperPaint/markers/crayonsScissorsGlue/tapePensGlitter, ribbon, buttons, silk flowers,…Stickers, colored noodles, clay, craft
stuff…3-D stuff (dolls, toys, dishes,..)
Float CriteriaEntire box must be covered (An
opening for the tissues is a good idea.)
Title of topic/theme must be typed: neatly and clearly displayed
Your name must be on the floatAll words on float must be in FrenchMust be 3 dimensionalOriginal, creative, clever
Written Criteria
Written essayAt least one page typed
(12 font; double spaced)Works Cited (Bibliography) Page
3 sources minimum in MLA form NO ENCYCLOPEDIA! No Wikipedia!
MLA ExampleLast, First Author. “Title of
Article.” Title of Magazine, Book, or Newspaper. Date of the source. Pages. Date of online access. <URL address http://www.>
Skip lineNext Source
MLA NotesSources have to be in alphabetical
orderEach source has a backward indent: Last, First Author. “Title of
Article.” Title of Magazine, Book, or Newspaper. Date of the source. Pages. Date of online access. <URL address http://www.>
TURN IN ON DUE DATE
Decorated Box of TissueEssay in French (Minimum one
page double spaced)Works Cited page (MLA Format)
Be Prepared to Present a 2 minute oral about your topic.
Extra CreditMaskBeads to throwDoubloons to throw
Note: Student holidays on Friday and Monday allow time for research and creativity.