Monday, July 5, 2010

Treasure Hunt



Old Cajun English Accent.

INTRODUCTION

Did you know that "Cajun" and "Acadian" are the same? If you want to learn more, I'll help you.

QUESTIONS

1.Who were the Cajuns?
2.Are French and Cajun exactly the same?
3.What can you say about Acadiana?
4.Who wrote "The Cajuns: Americanization of a People" ?
5.Can you mention some of the ingredients used in Cajun Cuisine?
6.What do Lisa Kudrow and Madonna have in common?
7.Which are the three typical musical instruments in the Cajun music?
8.Who helped the Cajuns to build their houses?

LINKS

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cajun
http://www.cajuncrawfishpie.com/cajun-language.html
http://www.cajuncrawfishpie.com/what-is-acadiana.html
http://www.cajunculture.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cajun_cuisine
http://www.acadian-cajun.com/ellen.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cajun_music
http://www.cajuncrawfishpie.com/cajun-houses.html

The BIG QUESTION

Were the Cajuns accepted by the rest of the US citizens ?

EVALUATION

You need to gather all the information and create a powerpoint presentation to introduce the topic to the rest of the class.

2 comments:

  1. I really like your tresure hunt! I think T. hunts give us the opportunity lo learn interesting things in a real communicative way. And in a more joyful way than traditions methods. Very interesting!

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