A Study Guide
Each STUDY GUIDE contains the playlist, French lyrics, and vocabulary list for the show along with the historical context of each song, questions for students to explore, suggested pre- and post-performance activities, a brief history of the period, and further references. Claudia Hommel’s recording of Paris/Paree is also a recommended teaching tool.SOUVENIRS OF PARIS, 1950
A Study Guide prepared for High School Students and Teachers
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
| About the show and the artists | Page 2 |
| The story of this show | |
| Artist on campus | |
| Discovering Paris 1950 | Page 3 |
| Using this Study Guide | |
| Sharing your Discovery | |
| The Playlist | Page 4 |
| The Lyrics, Translation and Commentary | Page 5 |
| Le Vocabulaire | Page 20 |
| Notes for the Teachers | Page 22 |
| Using French songs to teach French | |
| Suggestions for pre- and post-performance activities | Page 23 |
| The publicity crew, the set-up crew | |
| The journalists | |
| The postcard project | Page 24 |
| The cabaret project | |
| Song circles | Page 25 |
| Guidelines for a Master Class | Page 27 |
| A brief social history of France | Page 28 |
| Pieces of a bibliography, filmography | Page 29 |
| The cabaret album: Paris/Paree | Page 30 |
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