Reader Response 5

Assignment: In Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong, read the chapters assigned below. Write a response, following the Reader Response Guidelines (above). React to and comment upon at least 2 of your classmates responses.

Chapter 5: Compare and contrast France’s emphasis on rhetorical skill with your own education and culture.

Reader Response 4

Assignment: In Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong, read the chapters assigned below. Write a response, following the Reader Response Guidelines. React to and comment upon your classmates responses.

Chapter 4: Describe the concept of “grandeur” and France’s thirst for it, giving specific examples.  Why do you think it is the case?

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What is the cumul and how does it relate to the concept of grandeur?

Reader Response 3

Assignment: In Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong, read the chapters assigned below. Write a response, following the Reader Response Guidelines. React to and comment upon at least 2 of your classmates responses. 

 

Tip:  If you are short on inspiration (or simply stuck!), the following questions will help guide your critical reflections.

Chapter 3:  Using specific examples from the chapter, describe the French notion of privacy and compare and contrast it with your own cultural norms.

Reader Response 2

Assignment: In Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong, read the chapters assigned below. Write a response, following the Reader Response Instructions (see previous post). React to and comment upon at least 2 of your classmates responses.

Chapter 2: How has geography contributed to the French national character?