Well, I’ve been trying to post my new hybrid and virtual ideas related to holidays before the holiday actually occurs so that readers have an opportunity to use any resources they like in their own lessons, but in this case, I’m a little late to the game with this post on Chandeleur, which occurred on February 2. I figured that many of these ideas could be of use to readers next year or at any time for any type of virtual taste test, so I’ll share it now.
In this post, I shared how we did our first virtual taste test of the year for National French Week. Whenever asking students to buy or prepare a dish at home, it is important to have an alternative for students who may not be able to obtain the dish or ingredients. For the National French Week taste test, I offered to provide students with a treat if they asked me. For the Chandeleur taste test, I asked students to prepare a batch of sweet or savory crêpes at home. For the students who weren’t able to make crêpes, I couldn’t very easily provide them with ingredients, so I devised a non-food alternative (and any student was technically free to choose this, they didn’t have to have “extenuating circumstances”). The alternative option was to either draw/design an ideal crêpe and list what would be in it, or find a photo of an ideal crêpe, but they must be prepared to describe what’s in it (in other words, don’t just save the first image you find on Google without learning about what’s in the crêpe). I provided students with a document laying out these options, as well as a description of the difference between sweet and savory crêpes, links to batter recipes, and ideas for fillings. See the document below, or click here to view it full size.
