1. Stromae Papaoutai or learning French via a song project

2. OBJECTIVES  Communication: understanding a French song and giving your point of view  Language: understanding the adjectives ending with – able.  Culture: discovering a French song  Being able to sing it and to recompose it via fill in the blank exercise, and e-game.  Making your own song using family members

3. Qui est Stromae ?  Stomae signifie “maestro” en verlan. Stromae est un chanteur belge. Sa mère est de Belgique et son père est du Rwanda, en Afrique. Son père est assassiné lors du génocide de 1994.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stromae https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stromae Verlan means slang

4. Papaoutai  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G41 Tg4Xq5AM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G41 Tg4Xq5AM  Song with translation in English  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm Dd-KgnXGg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm Dd-KgnXGg  Official clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiKj0Z_ Xnjc

5. Discussion  Why do you like or do you not like the song?  What kind of novelty did Stromae bring in the song with his African heritage?  What is the theme of the song?

6. PAROLES DE LA CHANSON  Teacher will provide the song lyrics in French with the translation in English  Student will learn to sing the song now that he/she understands the meaning.

7. EXERCICES  1. Fill in the blanks and understanding the scope of the song (exercice 1). Teacher will provide text.  2. Working on cognates with the text on the biography of the singer.  Biographie http://www.tv5monde.com/cms/chaine- francophone/Musique/p-14237- Stromae.htm?artiste=1071 http://www.tv5monde.com/cms/chaine- francophone/Musique/p-14237- Stromae.htm?artiste=1071

8. Exercices http://carmenvera.eoidehellin.es/hotpot/stromae_p apaoutaib.htm Instructions: 1. Click on the above link 2. Listen to the song, and then click on the letter A, B, or C to recompose the song “papaoutai” section, by section.

9. INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION  Now that you know “papaoutai”, make a similar song with a member of your family and sing it to you parents for extra credit  Ex: make a song with “maman ou t’es”.