Once your novel study is complete...
Why not take your class on a trip to Paris?!


Class activity to conclude the novel study:

1. Plan a trip to Paris:
Have students take part in the preparation needed to "travel" to Paris
  • "Make your own passports"
  • Decorate class in monuments, flags, and Parisian culture
  • Plane tickets and seating arrangements
  • Assign students to make a slide show of Paris (including famous landmarks in novel)
  • Dine like a Parisian; Grape juice (wine) in wine glass, Baguette, and cheese, for example

2. Decorate classroom with Parisian decor (ex. flags and pictures)
  • Organize tables and chairs as if airplane (two rows with an aisle in between)
  • Have the food and wine ready

3. Welcome students into "France Air"
  • Students will enter classroom/ "airplane" and hand passports and plane tickets to the teachers ("flight attendants")
  • They will be given their plane tickets, wine, and baguette
  • They will find their assigned seats and prepare to "take off"
  • A slideshow (that was prepared by students) will be played while in "air"

4. Discuss the novel
  • what the students liked, disliked, and the message taken away from the story.