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 * Honors French 4 ** seeks to develop language skills that are useful in various activities. In addition, through the reading of literary extracts and the studying of history, they are required to write and/or give oral presentations on daily aspects of the target language culture. They develop confidence toward the target language. In order to reach this ultimate goal, working on French oral projects in an authentic setting is one of the tools we use. This work is organized in a socio-cultural perspective.

The students have: - to choose 4 different periods of time they will travel in, - to write their adventures while meeting famous people of their time, - 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
 * The presentational mode ** is a 3-D e-book, using ZooBurst. After working on a unit about relationship between France and the United States throughout History, the students write a log book as “Time Travellers”.

**Paragraph Grading Rubric (20 points)**


 * Ideas are clearly exposed and all questions are answered  ||   Paragraph makes appropriate and accurate use of grammar   ||   Paragraph makes appropriate and accurate use of vocabulary   ||   Paragraph is well organized.   ||
 * weak strong || weak strong || weak strong || weak strong ||

** “Oral “Grading Rubric (80 points) **

||  Used voice (Volume, pitch, rate) effectively  ||
 * Clearly answered to the subject.  ||   Clearly answered to all the requirements   ||   Made appropriate and accurate use of grammar, vocabulary, and discourse structure
 * weak strong || weak strong || weak strong || weak strong ||

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. 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.

March, 2012