Alike showed us some of her units and I was amazed at how knowledgeable she is about French culture! She turned an Asterix comic book into a HUGE lesson complete with history, geography, realia, authentic resources, and a food tasting!
I don't have complete notes because I was so busy being wowed and trying to imagine how I could replicate this... So, she found a local specialty called the Betises of Cambau and started researching. She was able to talk to her kids about where Cambau is, what type of town it is (farm?, industrial?, university?), the history of the name (a cool story about a poor little boy with a mean mom who yells at him for screwing up the candy, which ends up being a best seller), and a virtual tour of the factory via the website. She also found cartoons referencing the odd name (the mistakes of cambau) and found fans of the candy online with pictures.
It was great stuff...so if you know of any interesting product stories of a francophone product...share here!
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