Did you know that one-third of all English words are derived from French words.If you speak English, you already know about 15,000 French words! Walt Whitman French Students decided that it was time to bring this, as well as much more, to share with their pals at Silas Wood’s 6th-Grade Center.
The purpose of the trip to Silas was to teach the sixth-graders about the French language and culture. The students from Walt Whitman put together a presentation that touched upon the various aspects of the French language and culture.
As you can see in the slides of their linked presentation, one of the key elements was how French vocabulary can help in preparing for the SAT. They stressed the fact that 33% of English words derived from French. They also pointed out the benefits of taking a language such as French, which is spoken in five continents.
The high school students also spoke about French Cuisine, Geography, Art and Fashion, Science, Business, Sports, History, Cinema/Music, and of course Traveling to France. After the slide show, the six-graders learned a French song and competed for the best performance. They voted for a winner who received a mixed-CD of French songs made by Whitman student Jonathan Mozoon.
The sixth-graders had a marvelous time learning about the French language and culture from the high school students who were once at Silas Wood themselves not knowing what language to choose. Most of the sixth-graders left the room empowered, singing "tête, épaules, genoux, pieds. Hopefully, few years from now it will be their turn to expose other sixth-graders to the French language and culture.
Thank you Walt Whitman students: seniors: Jonathan Mozoon and Ellen Tricomi; juniors: Verdelle Saint Jean; and sophomores: Ophelia Banatte-Schuster, Christina Bogdani, Esteban Lopez, and Epiphanie Ramirez.
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