Students prepare excerpts from French stories, poems, and plays to read during an all-day marathon. Donations can be solicited for charity. Students can also participate in a bilingual reading event. Pairs of students prepare French stories, poems, fables, or fairy tales in French and English. Students Promoting French Have students write letters to the editors of the local newspapers with information about National French Week, the importance of French, and local NFW activities that are planned for the public.
Students can also write letters to mayors and the governor to ask for a proclamation.
My student who wrote to the mayor was invited to the city countil meeting to accept the proclamation. If you obtain a proclamation, be sure to share it with your colleagues. Video Interviews Students in the intermediate class interviewed five French-speaking faculty at the college and asked about the usefulness of French in their particular field. The interviews were videotaped and aired on the campus cable channel.