LA CULTURE FRANCAISE
BY MARIE ANDERSON, ARCHBISHOP RUMMEL HIGH SCHOOL
SUMMARY|OBJECTIVES|INTRODUCTION|STUDENT ACTIVITY|CRITERIA|EVALUATION|
REFERENCES|EXTENDED ACTIVITIES|LOUISIANA CONTENT
STANDARDS|FRONT PAGE EXPRESS
LESSON DESIGNED FOR HIGH SCHOOL FRENCH III
TIME REQUIRED: ABOUT 5 HOURS
SUMMARY: STUDENTS WILL CREATE A WEB PAGE ABOUT A PARTICULAR FACET OF FRENCH CULTURE. THEY WILL WRITE ABOUT IT AND PROVIDE LINKS FOR THE READER TO VIEW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
OBJECTIVES: STUDENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT A FACET OF FRENCH CULTURE AND TO IMPROVE THEIR WRITING AND SPEAKING SKILLS
INTRODUCTION: THIS CAN BE A GROUP OR INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY. EACH STUDENT OR GROUP WILL CHOOSE A FACET OF FRENCH CULTURE TO RESEARCH, WRITE ABOUT, AND PRESENT TO THE CLASS.
STUDENT ACTIVITY:
THE STUDENTS CHOOSE FROM A LIST OF CULTURAL SUBJECTS PROVIDED BY
THE TEACHER.
EXAMPLES OF THE TOPICS ARE: CATHEDRALES, CHATEAUX, CITIES,
PARISIAN MONUMENTS, FRENCH ART AND HISTORICAL MUSEUMS OF FRANCE,
FRANCOPHONE COUNTRIES, FRENCH RESTAURANTS, FRENCH BUSINESSES,
FRENCH PRODUCTS. ETC THEY MAY ALSO SUGGEST THEIR OWN TOPIC BUT IT
MUST BE APPROVED BY THE TEACHER. THE PRESENTATION WILL BE
COMPOSED ON "FRONT PAGE EXPRESS" (INSTRUCTION FOLLOW AT
THE END.
CRITERIA: STUDENTS MUST
1) AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE WRITE THEIR NAMES AND THE NAME OF THEIR PROJECT. THEY WILL WRITE AT LEAST 50 WORDS ABOUT THE TOPIC, IN FRENCH, GIVING RELEVANT INFORMATION, DETERMINED BY THE TEACHER AND DEPENDING ON THE SUBLECT. THE TEACHER SHOULD PROOF-READ THE CONTENT OF THE COMPOSITION PRIOR TO IT BEING WRITTEN ON THE WEB PAGE.
2)
INSERT AT LEAST THREE PICTURES ON THEIR WEB PAGE RELATED TO THEIR
SUBJECT . THE WEB ADDRESS
THE IMAGE IS TAKEN FROM MUST INCLUDED BY IT.
3) HAVE AT LEAST THREE LINKS TO THE SUBJECT.
EVALUATION
60 % OF GRADE IS CONTENT OF COMPOSITION
30 % OF GRADE IS LINKS
10 % OF GRADE IS IMAGES ON FRONT WEB PAGE
1) THE
STUDENTS CAN CREATE A QUIZ ON HIS PRESENTATION
2) STUDENTS CAN ADD TO THEIR LINKS
TECHNOLOGY:
Refine knowledge and enhance skills in keyboarding, word processing, desktop publishing, spreadsheets, databases, multimedia, and telecommunications in preparing and presenting classroom projects. (3,6)
Use appropriate technology to locate, retrieve, organize, analyze, evaluate, and communicate information for problem solving and decision making. (1,2,4)
.FOREIGN LANGUAGE STANDARDS AND BENCHMARKS
a.. Communication:
Interpretive Mode: Students interpret and understand
written language.
(CM-1-E1 and CM-1-E5)
b. Communication:Presentation Mode: Students present
information through written communication.
(CM-3-E2)
c. Connections: Reinforcement: Students reinforce their
knowledge of social studies and art.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING "FRONT PAGE EXPRESS"
1. Open a start menu,
programs, Internet Explorer, FrontPage Express.
2.Once program is open, go to Files, Save
As and select As File. Save in A.(3 1/2 floppy A) Give it a name
and click on Save. The file will be saved as first.htm.
3. Once you have saved the file, go to Format on the Tool Bar.
Select Background and set background and text to correct colors.
4. To type in program you type just like in a regular
word processing progam. You select the font selection box in the
Tool Bar and, to enlarge text, you highlight the text and use the
enlarger button (A) next to the font selection. In order to save
image on floppy from Internet, right click on desired image.
Select Save Picture As... Select Floppy A, type in name, and
click save. The image is now saved on your floppy.
5. To insert picture, click Insert Image. Browse, select location
of the image (usually A), select image (from disk or hard) and
click open. Position image with justificaton buttons on the Tool
Bar. (The 3 buttons with horizontal lines). You can choose left,
center or right)
6. You can re-size the picture by clicking on it. You will see
small boxes surrounding the image. At a corner, place your
pointer at a position so that you et a double-headed arros. Drag
it out to make image larger or smaller or pull it in to make the
image smaller.
7. To insert a link to an Internet site, type the words that you
want to use as the link and highlight the text. Click on insert
and select Hyperlink and select http as Hyperlink Type. Type
address in URL box. The address in the box should be the entire
Web site address.
8. At this point it would be wise to save on floppy into the File
that you created in step one. Go to File, scroll down to Save,
click on Save.
9. To check to see how the page is working, go to File, Open,
Browse to A, choose your file, open, click on Open As Web Folder,
click Yes. You will get the browsing hand and you can click on
the link to see how it is working..