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Mon chapeau
Contributor: Steven Fawkes
Language of text: French
Type of text: Poem
Author or source: Henri Des
Intended age of students: Key Stage 2/3
Source reference: http://beaumont-les-nonains.ee.ac-amiens.fr/cp%20ce1/annee201011/poesie/poesie2.htm
Extract:
Quand je mets mon chapeau gris
C'est pour aller sous la pluie.
Quand je mets mon chapeau vert
C'est que je suis en colère.
http://groupepergaudpontarlier.fr/mon-chapeau.htm
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Approaches:
The link to
http://groupepergaudpontarlier.fr/mon-chapeau.htm
illustrates how children have used the poem as a writing frame to create their own text.
British pupils would need guidance or modelling of course in seeking rhymes, such as
http://www.alcor.com.au/french_rhyming_dictionary.asp
or
http://drime.a3nm.net/
among others
Rationale:
The poem/song is useful
1. for exploring French phonemes,
2. for prediction activities:
Quand je mets mon chapeau vert
C'est que je .....
C'est que je suis ....
etc.
3. for editing - what would need to change if 'chapeau' became 'chemise' ? i.e. 'Mon' would become 'ma' and 'gris' - 'grise', and so we would need a new rhyme ...
4. for observation - why is the last couplet inverted?
Outcomes:
Speaking / recitation
Grammatical observation
Creative writing
Translation
Topics or themes:
Grammar:
Position of colour adjectives
Agreement of adjectives - what would change if it is was written by a girl?
Possessive articles
Verb: Mettre
Strategies:
How much time required:
within a lesson