http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Wed, 22 May 2013 13:10:52 PDT Wed, 22 May 2013 13:10:52 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=78669 A PowerPoint session designed to assist faculty in the development of online course assignments using MERLOT learning objects. The presenters will share a process for designing and evaluating assignments incorporating the MERLOT evaluation standards. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=407784 In this longer activity, students will first read a biographical photo essay from Civilisation Francaise, a website in French about the way things used to be in France. They will observe the use of the imperfect indicative tense to talk about habitual past actions and descriptive passages in the past. Students will reflect on the passage and then write their own photo essay, using the imperfect appropriately. They will also learn about French culture in the process.Activity authored by Laura Franklin, Professor of French at Northern Virginia Community College, to be used in conjunction with the original website Civilisation Francaise by Marie Ponterio, SUNY, Cortland. The site is a MERLOT Classics winner. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=407780 In this jigsaw activity, a group of 20 students will read a French language short story entitled "Le Génie du Manguier." Students will then split up into four smaller groups of five students each and do a classic jigsaw activity. Each group will receive its own task to do for homework. Group one will re-read the text to study the role of women; group two will study the role of men; group three will study the active role of spirits; and group four will examine the role of nature. Back in the classroom, new groups will form jigsaw-style, with one member of each of the previous groups at each of the four tables. The new groups then have a discussion in which they weave together all the major themes of the story including all the varying perspectives.Activity authored by Laura Franklin, Professor of French at Northern Virginia Community College, to be used in conjunction with the original website Le Génie du Manguier by Marie-Josée Kinkingnehun http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=407768 In this just-in-time activity, students will examine the changing role of Francophone women in various countries by watching a video online. The sub-titled video will provide students with information about education, health care, family life and entrepreneurship in Benin, Cameroon, Mauritius, Romania and Canada. For homework, students will answer questions based on the video on an instructor provided worksheet. This worksheet will prepare them for a substantive in-class discussion.Activity authored by Laura Franklin, Professor of French at Northern Virginia Community College, to be used in conjunction with the original website tv-francophonie.com http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=407763 In this Just in Time Teaching activity, students will watch a video outside class on the marketing and culinary arts in a Francophone country. From the TV5 Monde video, shot in Papeete Tahiti, students will learn about local market customs, typical ingredients in the Tahitian diet and method of preparation of typical Tahitian dishes. They will review vocabulary for common foods and learn about more exotic ones. The students will complete exercises on the TV5 Monde website and ultimately discuss the video in class at the next meeting.Activity authored by Laura Franklin, Professor of French at Northern Virginia Community College, to be used in conjunction with the original website Apprendre.TV from TV5monde. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=486105 In this lab experience, students work in teams of two or more to test their knowledge of sustainable development. They take an online quiz from a French-language environmental website named Agir 21. Each time the students answer a question correctly, they gain a point and one brick for their pyramid. If they miss two consecutive questions, they lose the game. If they get through the test, they get to see the percentage of questions they needed to complete their pyramid. The pair that constructs their pyramid with the fewest number of questions wins the game. By taking the test, students enlarge their French vocabulary on the topic of sustainable development. This lesson plan is part of the SERC Pedagogic Collection. It contains lesson plans on science topics in a variety of disciplines, including World Languages. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=407765 In this Just in Time Teaching activity, students will search the Today's Front Pages website for readable .pdf s of the front pages of newspapers of their target languages, the languages they are studying. Ideally, the students will be able to find two different accounts of the same headline story. The students will bring these to class for an interactive exercise during which they will report their news in the target language. Activity authored by Laura Franklin, Professor of French at Northern Virginia Community College, to be used in conjunction with the original website Today's Front Pages by The Newseum http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=407776 In this just-in-time activity, students will take a virtual tour of a Francophone city by visiting the TV5 Monde Cités du monde website and gathering information for a virtual postcard. Students will write five original sentences, each of which will describe one of the most unique attractions of the city. This activity will give the student an introduction to the city and the cultural riches of the Francophone world.Activity authored by Laura Franklin, Professor of French at Northern Virginia Community College, to be used in conjunction with the original website by TV5 Monde. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=623229 This is a guideline to help someone understand the Peer Review Process. It is used in the MERLOT 101 course. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=407766 In this jigsaw activity, students will explore the cultural and geographic diversity of Francophone music by listening to excerpts and reading about recording artists on the Hall de la Chanson African music website. The site will provide students with photographs, explanatory text and music samples. Students will use these to compare and contrast styles in a music appreciation exercise that also focuses on language. Activity authored by Laura Franklin, Professor of French at Northern Virginia Community College, to be used in conjunction with the original website Les Africains de la Chanson Francophone by Le Hall de la Chanson.