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Charles Aznavour
Contributor: Steven Fawkes
Language of text: French
Type of text: Historical document
Author or source: www.gala.fr
Intended age of students: Key Stage 3/4
Source reference: https://www.gala.fr/stars_et_gotha/charles_aznavour
- in the week of his passing
Attached files:
This is rather a busy webpage, and I have extracted two texts, attached.
Card is just a few lines of biographical detail, like an ID card
Text is a longer biography.
There are many video clips online of his performances
| File name | File type | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Aznavour card.docx | No description | 12.71 kB | Info |
| Charles Aznavour text.docx | No description | 14.47 kB | Info |
Approaches:
The Card is an example of putting down key information in bullet point form. Students can look for details they understand and ask questions about words they don't know.
For the longer text students could consider:
why are some words in bold?
what cognates jump out?
From the whole page which are the 10 key words?
Why is genocide mentioned?
What would they include in 5 bullet points in French to mark Aznavour's achievements?r
What questions would you include in an an Aznavour quiz in Fench?
Rationale:
Non-fiction texts interest some readers.
The Card and Text activities can be recycled it writing about other famous people.
Pupils could use them as templates / writing frames for making their own texts about a famous person.
Outcomes:
Reading, writing, language development, culture
Topics or themes:
Grammar:
Variety of verb forms
Strategies:
How much time required:
flexible