Lesson Plan: A Sentimental Journey

Areas of interaction: Health and Society ; Approaches to Learning ; Homo Faber

Subject : Language A French

Grade: 9th Language A French

Estimate of time required: 4-5 periods

Sources:

La Carte du Tendre de Mlle de Scudery

Objectives:

Vocabulary acquisition ; Work on the idea of metaphor in literature

Outline:

1 - Students discover La Carte du Tendre de Mlle de Scudery, a map designed in the XVIIth century. It depicts the whole range of feelings between Love and Hate as if they were actually the different parts of a country. (Approaches to Learning - mapping - Geography)

2 - They look for the words they don't know in a language dictionary : what is "Le lac d'Indifference ", what means "La montagne d'Orgueil" or Le bourg de Billet doux for instance.

3 - We practice this new vocabulary in various sentences and contexts in order to complete a vocabulary list : given a name traced on the map, for example, what is the verb/the adjective/the adverb related to it. We also review the following topics in French : moves, travel, locations, means of transportation... (Approaches to Learning ; Geography)

4 - The students can now practice by mapping and telling their own "journey through feelings". The result is both a graphic and a creative writing.. The possible combinations are almost unlimited. (Homo Faber)

5 - We discuss the notion of metaphor in literature in relation with this last task.
We also discuss the importance for everyone to be able to express feelings in a proper way. We understand that feelings are complex and hard to define. We try to point out the necessity for the members of a community to exchange feelings ( Health and Society)

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