Festival+2013

AFLTA District 4 Festival 2013  You're Connected- Now Communicate!

**February 1 is the last day to sign up! ** On **Saturday, March 2nd**, the other foreign language teachers and I plan on attending the AFLTA (Arkansas Foreign Language Teachers Association) District IV Foreign Language Festival.

This is an annual festival designed for French, Spanish, and German students in our area to compete and show off their language and artistic skills. Each of us may bring up to 20 students with us. So, you may want to begin thinking about whether or not you would like to participate in the Festival. There are various activities in which you may want to participate, which are listed below.

Also, each year has a different theme, and this year’s theme is “You're Connected- Now Communicate.” This is the theme that you would use for your art entries.

Individual Events include:

> > > Here are the speaking prompts that have been released for the District IV festival: > Level 1 at park / at school > Level 2 getting ready / doing chores > Level 3 camping trip / medical emergency Level 4 recycling / staying healthy > Heritage holidays and fairy tales / a trip > > mastery of general level-appropriate vocabulary > > determine students’ level of knowledge about a variety of cultural topics relevant to the language being studied > format is much like that of Quiz Bowl > > generate visual artworks that illustrate the theme of each year’s festival > (Please note that I may only submit five pieces, and entries may not be larger than 28x22 inches. Entries using paint, markers, pen, pencil, chalk, pastels, or crayons are accepted.)
 * **Extemporaneous Reading-** read aloud a short passage in  French
 * **Extemporaneous Speaking- **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">talk about a picture or series of pictures
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Poetry Recitation- **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">This competition will judge students on their ability to interpret the poem that corresponds to their particular level. They will be critiqued on **memorization/preparedness**, pace/fluency, confidence/poise, pronunciation/accuracy, and intonation/expression.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Vocabulary Bee **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Culture Contest **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Art **

<span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Group Events include:

> <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">A creative and fun student-centered activity is the skit. Skits are to be performed in the target language and should not exceed 5 minutes. Skits are limited to one (1) entry per teacher and do NOT have to be written by the students. Skits (including costumes & props) should be appropriate for ALL audiences and therefore should be in good taste. > > <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Students will perform a vocal, instrumental, and/or dance number individually or in groups. Talent entries are limited to one (1) entry per teacher.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Drama entry **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Talent entry **

<span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 16px;">If you think you definitely would like to participate, I encourage you to check out the materials below. <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 16px;">I am very excited about this event, and I hope that you will consider participating!

Mme Luer


 * All levels**

http://quizlet.com/9001009/french-culture-questions-flash-cards/
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 * **Level 1** || **Level 2** || **Level 3 +** ||
 * [[file:French Level One Vocabulary for Festivals 2012 online version.pdf]]

http://quizlet.com/9000529/level-1-vocab-2012-flash-cards/ ||
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http://quizlet.com/9000600/level-2-vocab-flash-cards/ ||
 * Quizlet**

http://quizlet.com/9000663/level-3-vocab-flash-cards/ ||
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