UNIT 3
ON THE BAYOU • SESSION 2
SESSION 2
Detective
Mission
#2

PANIC AT THE KREWE OF BOO!

Read the clues... what really happened?
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Krewe of Boo parade
NEW ORLEANS • NIGHT PARADE
BREAKING NEWS!
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4 MINACTIVITY 1

Previously in Louisiana...

1

Where is Louisiana?

Give one precise location clue.

2

What is New Orleans famous for?

Name one cultural element.

3

What do you remember from last lesson?

One fact only. No long explanation.

We are reopening the case.

3 answers maximum.
Then move on.
5 MINACTIVITY 2

Breaking News!

Krewe of Boo parade
?
20 seconds.
Just observe.
What can you see? Don't explain yet.
WHERE?
Where could this be?
WHEN?
What time / period could it be?
WHAT KIND OF EVENT?
Festival? Parade? Concert?
WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED?
Make one hypothesis.
13 MINACTIVITY 3

Case File - Reading

Louisiana School Gazette

OCTOBER 26, 2024SPECIAL HALLOWEEN EDITIONPRICE: FREE

PANIC AT THE KREWE OF BOO FESTIVAL!

Krewe of Boo parade

By Louisiana School Gazette

Last night, the Krewe of Boo parade filled the streets of New Orleans with zombies, witches, skeletons and music. During the celebration, a high-school student named Marcel suddenly collapsed for a few minutes and frightened the crowd. His friend Rose stayed with him and tried to help. Just before the incident, Marcel had accepted a strange gris-gris from an unknown man in the parade. Many people are now wondering if this mysterious object is linked to what happened.

Read twice: first globally, then look for the 4 clues.

1 • WHERE?

New Orleans.

2 • WHEN?

Halloween period / October 26, 2024 on the adapted worksheet.

3 • WHO?

Marcel, Rose, an unknown man and the parade crowd.

4 • WHAT HAPPENED?

Marcel collapsed. Rose tried to help. Just before, Marcel had accepted a strange gris-gris.
5 MINACTIVITY 4

Witness Report

Reconstruct the event in 3 or 4 simple sentences.
1

PLACE

Where did the event take place?
The parade took place in New Orleans.
2

INCIDENT

What happened to Marcel?
Marcel suddenly collapsed.
3

ROSE

What did Rose do?
Rose stayed with him and tried to help.
4

CLUE

What happened just before?
Marcel had accepted a strange gris-gris.
WITNESS REPORT • MODEL
The parade took place in New Orleans. Marcel suddenly collapsed. Rose stayed with him and tried to help. Before the incident, he had accepted a strange gris-gris.
17 MINACTIVITY 5

Inside Seraphina's Shop

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VIDEO 04

Seraphina's Voodoo Shop

Play Video 04 from your textbook resources.

Don't write everything.
Focus on how they look, move and sound.
Marcel • Rose • Seraphina
Marcel

MARCEL

Body language / How he sounds • What I learn
Body language / sound: completely quiet; says nothing; looks strange.

What I learn: he had some sort of seizure during the festival; he is pale and acting weird.
Rose

ROSE

Body language / How she sounds • What I learn
Body language / sound: panicking / freaking out; out of breath.

What I learn: Marcel's girlfriend; she is worried and has brought him to her grandmother for help.
Seraphina

SERAPHINA

Body language / How she sounds • What I learn
Body language / sound: very calm; ready to help; closes the shop.

What I learn: Rose's grandmother; a Voodoo Queen; she can use her “Mama Phina Mojo”.
Oral conclusion
Rose is worried about Marcel. Marcel is not well. Seraphina is Rose's grandmother and a Voodoo Queen who agrees to help.
7 MINACTIVITY 6

The Mystery So Far...

1 • WHAT WE KNOW

2 • QUESTIONS WE HAVE

3 • CLUES TO REMEMBER

CASE UPDATE
During the Krewe of Boo parade in New Orleans, Marcel suddenly collapsed. Rose took him to her grandmother Seraphina. Marcel is pale and acting strangely. Seraphina is a Voodoo Queen and she agrees to help. We still do not know what is happening to Marcel.
CASE UPDATE

SOMETHING IS WRONG
WITH MARCEL...

but what?