BEGINNERS BOOK CLUB
Club de livre pour les étudiants débutant en français.
Tout le monde est le bienvenu!
New and returning members are always welcome to join us
Wednesday, March 3, 2010, from 6-8 pm
in the Alliance Française Grande Salle
SELECTION FOR MARCH 3, 2010
We will review what we read in January and then continue take turns reading a page, beginning on page 54 <<Une passion dans le désert>> by Honoré de Balzac in our dual language anthology Selected Short Stories/Contes Choisis by Honoré de Balzac, Edited and Translated by Stanley Appelbaum.
PURCHASE A COPY OF THE ANTHOLOGY ON THE INTERNET
http://www.amazon.com/Selected-Stories-Dual-Language-Honor%C3%A9-Balzac/dp/0486408957
READ ON THE INTERNET:
FRENCH: http://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Un_%C3%A9pisode_sous_la_Terreur
FRENCH: http://www.scribd.com/doc/6197070/Honore-de-Balzac-Un-episode-sous-la-Terreur
ENGLISH: http://www.classic-literature.co.uk/french-authors/19th-century/honore-de-balzac/an-episode-under-the-terror/
ENGLISH: http://www.knowledgerush.com/paginated_txt/aeutt10/aeutt10_s1_p11_pages.html
RELATED WEBSITES
<<Une épisode sous la Terreur>>.
1. http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Un_%C3%A9pisode_sous_la_Terreur
2. http://www.classic-literature.co.uk/french-authors/19th-century/honore-de-balzac/
3. http://www.knowledgerush.com/kr/biography/88/Honore_de_Balzac/
French Revolution and Reign of Terror
1. http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook13.html
2. http://www.fsmitha.com/h3/h33-fr.html
3. http://www.google.com/search?q=French+Revolution&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IESearchBox&rlz=1I7GGLL_en&tbs=tl:1&tbo=u&ei=VXmmSv2WJ5OhnQfF5si9Bw&sa=X&oi=timeline_result&ct=title&resnum=15
4. http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9volution_fran%C3%A7aise
5. http://www.linternaute.com/histoire/magazine/dossier/06/portraits-revolution/robespierre.shtml
6. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrygian_cap
7. http://www.antique-horology.org/_Editorial/RepublicanCalendar/default.htm
8. http://www.languedoc-france.info/06141204_libertycap.htm
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ABOUT THE BEGINNERS BOOK CLUB
Club de livre pour les étudiants débutant en français
WHO MAY JOIN?
Our Beginners French Book welcomes new and returning members...even in
the middle of a story! We are a friendly group reading and discussing real
French literature in a relaxed atmosphere. While many of us are
students at AFMSP in the second, third, and fourth years, everyone is
welcome to try it!
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
It is FREE! You can purchase copy of the current book at a local bookstore,
or order it online. Sometimes the stories are available on
the internet, or you might be able to borrow it from a library.
WHERE DO WE MEET?
Normally, we meet every first Wednesday of the month from 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
at the Alliance Française; however, when AFMSP does not have classes
in session, we meet in an alternate location.
WHAT DO WE READ?
Stories, novels, plays, essays, and poems are chosen by the members.
Members sometimes bring pictures, photos, maps, or articles to share more
information about the current selection.
WHAT HAPPENS AT THE MEETING?
We take turns reading one page at a time. If there is a lot of dialogue, we
might read a selection by taking the parts of different characters. Before
going on to the next page, we make sure everyone has a grasp of the meaning.
Our discussion is in French as much as possible!
CURIOUS?
If you have any questions and/or would like to be on the email
"reminder" list, please write to me, Maggie Catambay, at <m-cata@umn.edu>.
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MORE FRENCH!
1. Learn French With the French!
Register for classes at Alliance Française de Minneapolis/St Paul!
http://www.afmsp.org/School/tabid/103/Default.aspx
2. AFMSP CALENDAR OF EVENTS:
http://www.afmsp.org/Events/tabid/116/Default.aspx
3. CERCLE DU LIVRE:
For information, please visit this website
http://www.afmsp.org/. Click on "Events."
4. FRENCH CONVERSATION GROUPS:
French Conversation Groups
http://www.afmsp.org/Resources/ConversationGroups/tabid/297/Default.aspx
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We will review what we read in January and then continue take turns reading a page, beginning on page 54 <<Une passion dans le désert>> by Honoré de Balzac in our dual language anthology Selected Short Stories/Contes Choisis by Honoré de Balzac, Edited and Translated by Stanley Appelbaum.