http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT learning exercises Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:47:46 PDT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:47:46 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewAssignment.htm?id=344433 Students will look at the same news story in several newspapers and comment on the point of view, differences and similarities of opinions. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewAssignment.htm?id=295226 "Portfolio assessment is the systematic, longitudinal collection of student work created in response to specific, known instructional objectives and evaluated in relation to the same criteria. Assessment is done by measuring the individual works as well as the portfolio as a whole against specified http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewAssignment.htm?id=260786 Students will identify common pitfalls with Powerpoint. This assignment is an effective preliminary exercise in any course where students will be using Powerpoint to do class presentations. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewAssignment.htm?id=91634 The Atlas is a great source of information, but how about using it for vocabulary and the study of adjectives? The names for the inhabitants of Francophone countries are featured in this exercise which has two parts. Part one stresses information getting, where learners simply use the Atlas to f http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewAssignment.htm?id=91595 Louis XIV was a creature of habit. The official web site of the Chateau de Versailles presents his daily routine on the Education page of the site. Students of French history, civilization and language can learn from this "Day in the Life" vignette by absorbing the information and recounting it in http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewAssignment.htm?id=91594 Do you wonder what it must have been like to spend days at court in the Versailles of Louis XIV? The Education page of the official Versailles web site provides several "Day in the life" lessons. The assignment here invites the student to absorb the cultural information and then to share it by narr http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewAssignment.htm?id=91578 This assignment makes use of the Galeries de portraits of La Bibliotheque Nationale de France's web module on Le Portrait. After reading the comprehensive background on the art of portraiture in painting, photography and literature, the student will invent a story for one of the portraits in the G http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewAssignment.htm?id=91501 Who is this woman with the red Phrygian bonnet who has come to be the symbol of France? Supermodels and actresses have posed for sculptures in her likeness. What is it about this woman that makes her a cultural icon? This exercise introduces the student to the figure of Marianne and reflects on her http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewAssignment.htm?id=91497 This exercise introduces the student to the French national anthem, its themes and its historical significance. Part one is a simple question and answer exercise on the Marseillaise using the Symboles de la Republique site. This part provides the historical background. Part two consists of a deepe http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewAssignment.htm?id=92314 The assignment requires students to write in the imperfect tense, as they discover the way things used to be in France. The task requires the gathering and processing of information on an old French tradition, custom or profession. Students will process the information and recount their findings