Djeli Moussa Condé: le quartier et l’inspiration
Lesson plan created by Jen Bouchard
French language lesson (adv. beg.)
Content Learning Objectives
- Students will be able to describe the relationship between Djeli Moussa Condé’s neighborhood and his creative production.
Language Learning Objectives
- Students will write descriptively in French using new vocabulary and content related to the experiences of West Africans in Paris.
- Students will be able to use present tense irregular and regular verbs to describe Djeli Moussa Condé’s neighborhood and sources of inspiration.
Multimodal Learning Obectives
- Students will be able to communicate Djeli Moussa Condé’s sources of inspiration using images and alphabetic writing using Padlet.
Reading
Sealy, Amanda, “African flavor at the heart of Paris,” CNN, November 8th, 2012
Video
“Multicultural Paris Inspires Musician Djeli Moussa Condé,” CNN, 2012
Useful Vocabulary
un/une africain(e) – African person
la connaissance – knowledge
une culture – culture
un defi – challenge
un étranger – foreigner
la faim – hunger
la Guinée – Guinea
une identité – identity
immigré(e) – immigrant
l’inspiration – inspiration
une kora – a West African stringed instrument
un lieu – place
le Maghreb – Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia
un mélange – mix
Ménilmontant – multicultural neighborhood in northeastern Paris
multiculturel(le) – multicultural
la musique – music
la nationalité – nationality
un pays – country
un quartier- neighborhood
sans papiers – undocumented
la soif – thirst
la souffrance – suffering
Discussion
Small group discussion questions (in French):
- D’où viennent des immigrés africains qui habitant à Paris?
- Quels sont quelques défis des immigrés à Paris?
- Où habite Djeli Moussa Condé? Décrivez son quartier.
Come together and discuss student responses/address questions in large group.
Assessment
Writing assignment – 6-8 sentences in French
L’Inspiration: D’où vient l’inspiration pour la musique de Djeli Moussa Condé?
Il est inspiré par… Il chante à propos de… Il voit ___ dans son quartier. Etc.
Students will create a collage to represent Djeli Moussa Condé’s inspiration. They will post their written assignment and collage together on Padlet.
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