L'environnement+et+la+santé


 * A unit on the environment, health, and organic foods, using a reading, a video clip, a song and the words to the song. The full video can be rented from NetFlix and is much more interesting than the clip.**

Here are links for additional readings from different perspectives if you wanted to have the students complete the Jigsaw activity with more than one text.

[] (A discussion of Alice Waters and her idea of eating "slow" and "local".

[] (A document which supports the use of pesticides in food production)

Other ideas that could be done based on the full video: 1. have students grow an organic garden throughout the year and have a "Journée de Gout" at the end of the year with all the students' families. 2. after the students have written their persuasive essays, have them add their comments on the Aux Arbres, Citoyens video website on YouTube. 3. Make a comparison of the lyrics to Aux Arbre, Citoyens with the Marseillaise, comparing the idea of revolution called for in each case. 4. The video could be used for the lower levels to show the difference of how children eat in the schools in France compared to here in the U.S., as well as a discussion of the importance of food/meals in French society compared to eating habits here in the U.S. 5. Discuss idea of "traceabilité" and how the French know exactly from their food comes from....and how in the US we really don't.

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Timotha Rainey: timotha.rainey@lcps.org Martine Berg: martine.berg@lcps.org Valerie Gloger: valerie.gloger@lcps.org