QUEL CADEAU! YOU HAVE BEEN OF GREAT SERVICE TO FRANCE. PRESIDENT HOLLANDE IS VERY GRATEFUL TO YOU! KNOWING OF YOUR INTEREST IN EGYPTOLOGY, THE DIRECTOR OF THE LOUVRE MUSEUM IS PREPARED TO GIVE YOU A VERY SPECIAL GIFT IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR SERVICE TO FRANCE: A PRICELESS OBJECT FROM THE EGYPTOLOGY COLLECTION! PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS TO EXPLORE THE COLLECTION AND WRITE A LETTER TO PRESIDENT HOLLANDE IN ORDER TO CLAIM YOUR GIFT!

YOUR ASSIGNMENT: ALLEZ À CLIQUEZ SUR “VISITES ET ACTIVITÉS” CLIQUEZ SUR “PARCOURS À IMPRIMER” RECHERCHEZ UN PARCOURS – LE THEME EST “ANTIQUITÉS ÉGYPTIENNES”- POUR TOUTES LES DURÉES, TOUS LES JOURS ET TOUS LES PUBLICS DES 4 PARCOURS TROUVÉS, CHOISISSEZ “AU TEMPS DES PHARAONS”, ET CLIQUEZ SUR L’IMAGE DU BATEAU CHOISISSEZ UN DES OBJETS COMME CADEAU!! ECRIVEZ LA LETTRE, EXPLIQUEZ L’OBJET ET EXPLIQUEZ POURQUOI VOUS L’AVEZ CHOISI

YOUR LETTER OF EXPLANATION IN FRENCH MUST INCLUDE: 1. LE TITRE DE L’OEUVRE D’ART 2. LA TECHNIQUE (PEINTURE, SCULPTURE) ET LES MATERIAUX (EN PIERRE, EN BOIS, EN OR, EN METAL, ETC.) 3. UNE DESCRIPTION DE L’OBJET: LES COULEURS, LES IMAGES 4. UNE EXPLICATION DE COMMENT CET OBJET REPRESENTE LA VIE QUOTIDIENNE EN EGYPTE 5. UNE EXPLICATION DE POURQUOI TU AS CHOISI CET OBJET: POURQUOI TU VEUX RECEVOIR L’OBJET EN CADEAU? POURQUOI EST-CE QUE TU L’AIMES?

METHODOLOGY: FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS, OPEN THE LOUVRE SITE, GO TO THE “DAILY LIFE IN EGYPT” VISITOR TRAIL AT THE TOP RIGHT CORNER OF THE WEB PAGE, YOU CAN CLICK ON A RED TAB TO GO BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN ENGLISH AND FRENCH IN ORDER TO COLLECT AND VERIFY THE INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED TO COMPLETE THE LETTER FROM THE 18 OBJECTS DESCRIBED ON THE PAGE, SELECT THE ONE THAT YOU WANT TO RECEIVE AS A GIFT FROM THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT. YOU WILL WANT TO LOOK THROUGH A FEW OF THEM BEFORE YOU MAKE YOUR SELECTION. MAKE SURE YOU INCLUDE ALL FIVE PARTS IN YOUR LETTER!! I NEED TO KNOW EXACTLY 1. WHAT OBJECT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT, 2. WHAT IT IS MADE OF, 3. WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, 4. WHAT IT REPRESENTS ABOUT LIFE IN ANCIENT EGYPT, AND 5. WHY YOU LIKE IT. FOR THIS LAST PART, YOU SHOULD SHARE SOME PERSONAL INFORMATION. “I LIKE IT” IS NOT ENOUGH. WHY DO YOU LIKE IT? HOW IS IT SIMILAR TO YOUR LIFE? HOW WOULD YOU USE IT? WHEN WOULD YOU USE IT? WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH IT? WHAT WOULD YOUR CAT DO WITH IT? THE POINT OF THE ASSIGNMENT IS TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT LIFE IN EGYPT, AND TO PRACTICE READING AND WRITING IN FRENCH. YOU DO NOT HAVE A LOT OF TIME TO COMPLETE THIS ASSIGNMENT, SO USE YOUR TIME WELL. TURN YOUR LETTER IN TO THE SUBSTITUTE AT THE END OF CLASS, OR IT IS DUE IN CLASS TOMORROW. YOU CAN START YOUR LETTER: “BONJOUR MONSIEUR LE PRESIDENT! MERCI POUR LE CADEAU. J’AI CHOISI …”