Curriculum:
Essential Questions for French

GRADE 10: What happens when two cultures meet?

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How does geography define the Francophone people in the Americas ?

•  How do the people interact with other groups? (Physical characteristics: size, government, history, location, transportation, climate)
•  How does geography and interaction with other groups affect the culinary habits of the people?
•  How did cities develop combining various cultural elements?

How do institutions mold the attitudes of the new world cultures?

•  How does the new environment merge with the traditional educational philosophy to create a new system?
•  What is the role of religion in this new culture?
•  How did the life styles develop from the merging of cultures? (Economy, family, leisure, sports, clothing, haute couture)

How would my life be different if I lived in Quebec , Louisiana , Haiti , Martinique, and Guadeloupe , Guyana ?

•  What unique music emerged from the blending of cultures?
•  What literature and literary trends developed in the new world?
•  How have the visual arts developed in the new world and how are they different from those of Europe ?
•  How have the performing arts developed in this environment and how do they relate to other countries?

Curricular Units and Lesson Plans

New World Geography

New World Arts

New World Literature

New World Lifestyles

New World Education (Quebec)