TIME

ACTIVITY

OUTPUT

9:00 to 9:30

Overview of entire trip; expectations for student participation and behaviour

9:30 to 10:15

Presentation of classical to gothic art and literary movements

10:15 to 10:30

Break

10:30 to 12:00

Student PowerPoints and/or movies about major artists and authors of classical and gothic time periods (including what major pieces we will be seeing on the trip)

Time to create travel brochures (to be presented final day of week)

Travel video (30 min) of Paris

Student PowerPoints and/or movies

12:00 to 12:45

Lunch

12:45 to 1:15

Discussion of The Hunchback of Notre Dame Victor Hugo

1:15 to 3:00

Cultural Studies

Movie An American Werewolf in Paris and discussion

TIME

ACTIVITY

OUTPUT

9:00 to 9:30

Discussion of writing and illustration techniques for travel journals

9:30 to 10:15

Overview of Renaissance

10:15 to 10:30

Break

10:30 to 12:00

Student PowerPoints and/or movies about major artists and authors of the early and high Renaissance time periods (including what major pieces we will be seeing on the trip)

Time to create travel brochures (to be presented final day of week)

Travel video (30 min) of France

Student PowerPoints and/or movies

12:00 to 12:45

Lunch

12:45 to 1:15

Discussion of The da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

1:15 to 3:00

Cultural Studies

Movie Amelie and discussion

TIME

ACTIVITY

OUTPUT

9:00 to 9:30

Presentation and discussion of modern French culture and lifestyle

9:30 to 10:15

Overview of the Romantic period.

10:15 to 10:30

Break

10:30 to 12:00

Student PowerPoints and/or movies about major artists and authors of Romantic time period (including what major pieces we will be seeing on the trip)

Time to create travel brochures (to be presented final day of week)

Travel video (30 min) of Provence area

Student PowerPoints and/or movies

12:00 to 12:45

Lunch

12:45 to 1:15

Discussion of literary style of time period—brief writing exercise. (Byron)

1:15 to 3:00

Movie Vincent and discussion

TIME

ACTIVITY

OUTPUT

9:00 to 9:30

Overview and discussion of useful French phrases

9:30 to 10:15

Overview of Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, and Cubism

10:15 to 10:30

Break

10:30 to 12:00

Student PowerPoints and/or movies about major artists and authors of classical and gothic time periods (including what major pieces we will be seeing on the trip)

Time to create travel brochures (to be presented final day of week)

Culinary video (30 min)

Student PowerPoints and/or movies

12:00 to 12:45

Lunch

12:45 to 1:15

Discussion of literary style of time period—brief writing exercise.

1:15 to 3:00

Movie Moulin Rouge and discussion

TIME

ACTIVITY

OUTPUT

9:00 to 9:30

Overview and discussion of safety issues on trip.

9:30 to 10:15

Overview of modernism and post-modernism and the Lost Generation.

10:15 to 10:30

Break

10:30 to 12:00

Student PowerPoints and/or movies about major artists and authors of modernism, post-modernism and The Lost Generation time periods (including what major pieces we will be seeing on the trip)

Travel video (30 min) of Avignon area

Student PowerPoints and/or movies

12:00 to 12:45

Lunch

12:45 to 1:15

Discussion of literary style of time period—brief writing exercise.

1:15 to 3:00

Sharing of travel brochures and final discussion of Paris and Provence.

Travel Brochures