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French I is a course designed to develop knowledge and confidence toward the target language. In order to reach this ultimate goal, working on French stories is one of the tools we use. This work is organized in a socio-cultural perspective. The students practice the four skills of the foreign language learning: speaking, reading, writing, and listening.



** The presentational mode ** is a 3-D e-book, using ZooBurst. After working on writing skills, the students have to write short stories. The students have: - to choose different characters, - to write their adventures in a logical manner, - to tell part of their story orally, - to work on them in order to reach fluency and confidence. The ultimate goal is to be as natural as possible. - to realize a 3-D interactive e-book.

Finally, the students post their work on their blog and this wikispace.



 **Paragraph Grading Rubric (20 points)**    <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">** “Oral “Grading Rubric (80 points) ** || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">Used voice <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">(Volume, pitch, rate) effectively  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">Ideas are clearly exposed and all questions are answered  ||  <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">Paragraph makes appropriate and accurate use of grammar   ||  <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">Paragraph makes appropriate and accurate use of vocabulary   ||  <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">Paragraph is well organized.   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">weak strong || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">weak strong || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">weak strong || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">weak strong ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">Clearly answered to the subject.  ||  <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">Clearly answered to all the requirements   ||  <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">Made appropriate and accurate use of grammar, vocabulary, and discourse structure
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">weak strong || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">weak strong || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">weak strong || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">weak strong ||

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">The students use the target language in a different structure, using an interactive tool. They enjoy exploring the options offered by ZooBurst. They practice the four language skills in cultural orientation, expanding their confidence in French.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This project designed and implemented by Carole Deshagette, French teacher for [|Mount Saint Joseph Academy]. Wikispace design and technical assistance furnished byCarol Siwinski, Instructional Technology Coordinator.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">March, 2012