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http://goo.gl/forms/WVr2nZcQyH – Voting for 6th Period students.

Film Project

Students will create a 2-3 minute long video.

Your topics:

• animals
• extreme sports
• news / media
• environment

You can create some sort of show related to your topics.

Students will be divided in groups of four-five students.

Students will write scripts, create props, film and edit their movie.

Requirements:

• Following the schedule/completing steps on time
• Film will be 2-3 minutes in length (minimum)
• EVERY STUDENT IS FULLY ENGAGED
• Using the vocabulary of Chapters 5-8 (at least 4 phrases per student of the group + other vocab words for effort/higher grade)
• Following the rubric to make sure you receive the best grade possible

 

Script:

Step 1: Write in English (GoogleDocs)

Step 2: Translate into French (writing in class)

 

Props:

1. Create with paper/pencils/scissors
2. Bring things from home
3. Borrow
4. Be creative!

Filming:

1. Decide which scenes to shoot where (outside, gym, classroom, etc)
2. Use your electronic devices or check out the flip-camera from Ms. Nelson.
3. Ensure quality audio (we have to be able to hear you!)
4. Practice your lines! Remember! Your pronunciation is very important for this grade (as well as memorization of lines).

Editing:

1. We will work in the lab.
2. Julie Nelson is available for assistance.
3. Product must be ready May 6^th at the end of the class. NO LATER.

You will receive two grades: group grade and personal grade. It is important that everyone is included in group work. I will keep the track of the work you do by recording your daily input.

Rubrics and project info is posted on my website under the tab “Français 4 – Projets”.

Schedule as follows:

Le 16 mars, lundi – Discuss the project / get into your groups

Le 30 mars, lundi – Your idea is due.

 

Le 24 avril, vendredi – ENGLISH VERSION IS DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS / Work on translating

 

WEEKEND: Work with your partners via GoogleDocs/ remember to share with Madame

 

Le 27 avril, lundi – Working on French script

Le 28 avril, mardi – No classes / ACT testing at LSE

Le 29 avril, mercredi – Filming/Props

Le 30 avril, jeudi – Filming ( At this time I have your French script submitted)

Le 1ier mai, vendredi – Filming

 

WEEKEND – Filming

 

Le 4 mai, lundi – Editing

Le 5 mai, mardi – Housekeeping

Le 6 mai, mercredi – Editing

Le 7 mai, jeudi – Editting

Le 8 mai, vendredi – Watching the videos / voting

Le 11 mai, lundi – Awards!

 

Note: Three things will be due:

1. Your idea
2. English version of script
3. French version of script
4. Video

 

GROUP RUBRIC

Category	Excellent10 pts	Good8 pts	Fair6 pts	Needs Work4 pts
Structure	Excellent 9-10The film follows the proposed structure, and there is a clear beginning, middle, and end.   The length of the film is 5 minutes or more.	Good 8-7The film follows the proposed structure, and there is a beginning, middle, and end.   The length of the film is 3-5 minutes.	Fair 6-5The film hardly follows the proposed structure, and the beginning, middle, and end are somewhat unclear.   The length of the film is less than 3 minutes.	4 or less pointsThe film does not have a clear beginning, middle, and ending.   The length of the film is 1-2 minutes.
Dialogue	Excellent 9-10Each member of the group is fully involved in dialogue.	Good 8-7 One or two members of the group have a short participation in the dialogue.	Fair 6-5There is only one student who takes on the dialogue. Most members of the group have very few phrases.	4 or less pointsThere is too little dialogue for members of the group to participate in. This makes the movie silent.
Props	Excellent 9-10Students used 5 or more props and all contributed to the performance making the skit very entertaining!	Good 8-7Students used 3-4 props and most contributed to the understanding of the performance.	Fair 6-5Students used 2 props and most contributed to the understanding of the performance.	4 or less pointsStudents used 0-1 props in their skit and/or props did not contribute to the performance.
Creativity	Excellent 9-10The student’s work was very creative and unique!	Good 8-7The student’s presentation was creative and unique, however had room for improvement. Students worked together with little or no problems, video was on time, and/or organization was lacking but acceptable.	Fair 6-5The student’s presentation was a little creative, room for improvement. Students worked together, video was on time, preparation was unorganized, and/or took away from the overall quality of the work.	4 or less pointsThe students presented little creativity in their skit. Students worked together poorly, video was late, preparation was unorganized, and/or took away from the overall quality of the work.
Script	Excellent 9-10 The script is neatly written, easy to read. The dialogue is clear (it is easy to understand which character says what). No grammatical mistakes. Cover page has title of the film, students’ names and date.	Good 8-7The script is neatly written and easy to read. The dialogue is clear and has a couple of grammatical mistakes. Cover page has title of the film, students’ names and date.	Fair 6-5The script is not neatly written. The dialogue is unclear and contains several grammatical mistakes and/or 1-2 pieces of the required data on the cover page (name, date, and/or title) are missing.	4 or less pointsScript is sloppy, difficult to understand. Many grammatical errors. Cover page is missing a lot of data or no cover page at all.

PERSONAL RUBRIC

Category	Excellent10-9 pts	Good8-7 pts	Fair6-5 pts	Needs work4 or less points
Pronunciation	Students pronounced 0-2 words incorrectly, with great effort for correction	Student pronounced 3-4 words incorrectly, with some effort for correction	Students pronounced 5-6 words incorrectly, with some effort for correction	Student pronounced 7 or more words incorrectly, with little effort for correction
Fluency	Student presented an above average performance. Student had few to no issues with fluency.	Student presented an average demonstration of French fluency. Student stumbled over the words at times and confused the lines two or three times. Student’s intonation indicates an understanding of what he/she is saying.	Student presented an average demonstration of French fluency. Students stumbled and confused lines three or more times. Student’s intonation/expression was often inappropriate.	Student presented a below average demonstration of French fluency. Stumbled over the words, missed and confused lines multiple times. Student’s use of note-cards was obvious. It appeared student did not understand what he/she was saying.
Use of the vocabulary	Student used more than 4 vocabulary expressions from chapters 5-8 and additional vocabulary from the chapters studied.	Student used 4 vocabulary phrases/expressions from chapters 5-8.	Student used 3 vocabulary phrases/expressions from chapters 5-8.	Student used 2 or less vocabulary phrases/expressions from chapters 5-8.
Efforts and Attitude	The student was excited and ready to present with a smile! The student seemed to have fun during the video preparation (costume, animation, maturity, interest)	The student could have done more to contribute, however was showing the enthusiasm (costume, animation, maturity, interest)	The student could have done more to contribute and/or was showing the enthusiasm (costume, animation, maturity, interest)	The student put little to no effort into the project and the group grade suffered because of his/her attitude (costume, animation, maturity, interest)

 

 

To deepen your knowledge of the environment, you are going to do a research on one of the subjects that interest you. Please, choose one subject.

Voici quelques sujets à considérer :

1. l’énergie nucléaire, solaire, éolienne

2. le réchauffement climatique

3. la sécheresse

4. les tremblements de terre

5. l’effet de serre

• http://www.questionsur.ch/videos?video=questsur-serre

6. la surpopulation

7. le gaspillage de l’eau

8. la conservation de l’eau

9. les ouragans

10. les cyclones

• http://www.rfi.fr/francais/languefr/questionnaires/090/questionnaire_226.asp

11. les espèces en voie d’extinction

12. les marées noires

13. la pollution atmosphérique, de l’eau

14. le trou dans la couche d’ozone

15. les volcans

• http://www.rfi.fr/francais/languefr/questionnaires/082/questionnaire_146.asp

16. les crises nucléaires

• http://www.francesoir.fr/actualite/international/j-ai-vecu-l-enfer-fukushima-99900.html

Quel sujet vous intéresse le plus ?  Choose your subject by the end of class on Monday, February 16th.

 

Travail à faire pour ce projet:

PARTIE A : Conduct your research and find two articles in French press. French press means a newspaper, a journal, an article on the website of a French news channel, a report published on the French academic webiste, etc.

Où pouvez-vous trouver des articles ?

Vous pouvez visiter le site suivant pour trouver de bons articles sur des sujets variés liés à l’écologie :

https://sites.google.com/site/programmedefledubilangueb/9-l-environnement-et-l-ecologie/l-ecologie

Vous pouvez visiter le site suivant pour trouver de bons articles sur l’énergie :

https://sites.google.com/site/programmedefledubilangueb/9-l-environnement-et-l-ecologie/l-energie

Vous pouvez visiter les sites suivants pour trouver des articles et vidéos sur les sujets de l’actualité :

http://1jour1actu.com/ (Type your search topic in the box “Recherchez sur ce site”)

http://www.rfi.fr/lffr/statiques/accueil_apprendre.asp

http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/enseigner-apprendre-francais/accueil_apprendre.php

Vous pouvez trouver des liens aux journaux français ici :

http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~chouette/links.htm

Vous pouvez trouver des liens aux journaux français et francophones ici :

http://csllab.blogs.rice.edu/links/french-resources/

 

PARTIE B : Etudiez les articles.

1. Read your two articles, take notes and look for the words you do not know. Find the definition of those words in the dictionary (wordreference.com) and write down those words and definitions in the Google Doc (named Articles/Your Name). Share this document with Madame. You must have at least 5 words with definitions for EACH article (so, 10 words all together!).
2. Write down a summary of each article IN FRENCH in your own words. The summary must mention key ideas of the article and must have at least 5 sentences.  (Please put your summaries on the same Google Doc as your vocab words). You also must have a copy of your article (most likely you will share a link to the article on your Google Doc). Do not “get burned” on using Google Translator.
3. Submit the final version of this Google Doc by the end of the day (11:59 pm) on Tuesday, February 17th. Again it will have three things: a) 10 vocab words, b) two summaries, c) two links to your articles.

PARTIE C : Créez un poster et un slogan pour promouvoir un aspect de votre cause écologique.

1. After your research and the study of the two articles, you are going to create a poster to promote the awareness of your subject. For example, you are going to create an advertisement for an awareness day of your cause (i.e. Journée mondiale de l’eau). You can also create a poster to educate general francophone public on your subject (les faits importants, par exemple).
2. You must create a creative, original slogan in French on your poster. This slogan must be connected to your subject (of course!).
3. You must bring your poster to the class on Thursday, February 19th. You may draw, paint, use photos, or the combination of all, it is up to you. Be creative!

 

PARTIE D: You will present your poster on Monday, February 23. You must submit your presentation script on Thursday, February 19.

Your presentation:

1. Must be in FRENCH.

2. Must be at least 2 minutes in length, and you must address the following questions:

Pourquoi est-ce que tu as choisi ce sujet?

Pourquoi ton sujet est important? (Quel est le problème et pourquoi il faut faire attention à ce problème?). Partage les faits très importants (minimum de 5 fait).

Qu’est-ce que chaque personne doit faire pour aider?

 

Schedule:

Monday, February 16th and Tuesday, February 17th – Research, work on 10 vocabulary words and summaries of two articles. Submit your Google Doc by the end of Tuesday.

Wednesday, February 18 – Work on poster, bring you poster to class.

Thursday, February 19 – Bring your poster and submit your script.

Monday, February 23 – Present your poster and your subject.

BE MINDFUL of your time, and know that you must work at home as well in order to get things done on time.

 

I am posting a few examples to give you an idea, but please feel free to make it your own:

       

 

RUBRIQUE:

 

2 articles and 10 new vocabulary words     _______/15

Slogan on poster                                           _______/5

Facts on poster (minimum 5)                    _______/10

Presentation                                                  _______/20

TOTAL: 50 points.

 

 

Newspaper project – L’automne 2014, Français 4, Chapitre 6

 

 

1. You will choose your own partners. The groups will be the size of five students.
2. As a group, you will create a French name for your newspaper. The newspaper will be about school and/or community life. You may conduct interviews, observations, surveys, etc., then you will report your findings through the print.
3. Each student will write an article (summative writing). We will be writing in class to avoid the temptations of google translate.
4. Themes of the articles: each student will have a different theme (for example, one student can write about one person in our class (interview) and share why they are so wonderful, another student may write about any sport event, the third student – volunteer opportunities/events (for instance, the activities of student council), the fourth student – art activities (theatre, music, etc.). It is really up to you! It is free and creative writing.
5. So, possible topics are:

• Interview (student or teacher)
• sport event
• music/art/theatre event
• community event
• volunteer/service opportunity
• survey + share your findings
• entertainment article
• letters to the editor

6. Length: at least three paragraphs, 5 sentences per paragraph
7. Grammar: you will work with your teammates and Madame to help you edit your article.
8. Images: Wouldn’t that be wonderful if you put some images in your paper?! You may use your smart phones or other electronic devices to take a picture of your interviewee, event, etc. Place the image in your article, so that the newspaper in not solely dry print but is also appealing with some (appropriate) pictures. (We will print a color copy of your paper)
9. Your audience is your classmates. Make your articles relevant to your audience!
10. YOU MUST EMAIL ME YOUR NEWSPAPER AT THE END OF THE CLASS ON THURSDAY, DEC. 4th, SO I CAN PRINT IT OUT AND GET IT READY FOR TUESDAY!!!!!

 

This is summative grade based on writing/grammar, effort, and teamwork.

 

AMUSEZ-VOUS!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rubrique:

 

__________ Three paragraphs/5 sentences each – 30 pts (appropriate functions & vocabulary)

__________ Grammar / Accuracy / Level – 10 points

__________ Image – 5 points

__________ Effort / Thought /Teamwork – 10 points

__________ Draft submitted – 10 points

__________ On time – 5 points

 

TOTAL – 70 points

 

Dates:

 

Today – think of your ideas, come up with the newspaper name

This weekend – make a plan: Do you need to interview someone? Do you need to take some pictures? Etc.

 

Monday, November 24 – start writing in class, yes, just you, paper, pencil and the dictionary!

 

Tuesday, November 25 – keep writing

 

Monday, December 1^st – peer editing

 

Tuesday, December 2^nd – student/teacher editing

 

Wednesday, December 3^rd – LAB – typing up your work

 

Thursday, December 4^th – Publishing/ Sending your work to Madame

 

Friday, December 5^th – Reading / Discussion / Feedback

 

You have the deadlines, please do not lose your points on late work.

 

 

Project: An incredible trip!

You are an owner of the resort. You will choose any place that you would like other people (tourists) to visit. You may choose place in the United States or elsewhere in the world.

For your project, you must create a brochure that will include the following information:

1. Pictures of the specific places that the participants will visit during the tour (5 point)
2. Explanation of where to go and how you get there (5 points)
3. What animals you can find in those places (5 points)
4. What types of extreme sports you can try your hand in (5 points)
5. And, what things the visitors need to bring with them to your resort (5 points)

 

TOTALE: 25 points

Soyez créatifs et amusez-vous!!!

I will grade your brochures based on following the requirements: the use of the vocabulary, grammar, effort and neatness (summative grade), and your presentations will be a formative grade.

Merci!