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.