Les Téléjournaux (2)

Les Thèmes

Milton Alan Turner
Saint Ignatius High School Cleveland, Ohio

Grades	11^th Grade through 12^th Grade
Subjects	Main Subject	Foreign Language	AP French IV, French IV
	Secondary Subject	Foreign Language	French III
	Other	Foreign Language	Spanish I

Overview

The students will produce a three to five-minute television new show and a one or two-page newspaper. The shows will be videotaped and converted to the RealVideo format for streaming over the Internet and the newspapers will be converted into Adobe Acrobat PDF format for viewing over the World Wide Web.

Time Frame
One day

Objectives

In this lesson, students will:

· access French (or Spanish)-language media sites

· read and/or listen to current, authentic news artilces.

identify a theme or topic of interest to them

Materials

Computer lab (with Multimedia capable computers and Internet access)

A configuration of at least fifteen Pentium MMX 233 MHz or faster with color monitor, printer and 28.8 modem or faster is preferred. The Saint Ignatius High School third floor computer lab is equipped with fifteen networked Pentium II 266 MHz student computers with T1 Internet access, two printers, and one similar faculty computer connected to an LCD overhead projection unit.

· Microsoft® Software Used in this Lesson

Microsoft® Office 97 Microsoft® Internet Explorer 4.01

Microsoft® Word Microsoft® Works 4.0

Other Software Used in this Lesson

RealNetworks RealPlayer 5.0, Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0, FrontPage Express (or comparable HTML editor)

Procedure

The students will be brought into the Computer Lab to access the teacher-selected web sites using the techniques demonstrated by the teacher in Lesson 1. If available, the teacher may also direct students to models of previous student video projects (such as http://www.ignatius.edu/turner/ or http://www.ignatius.edu/modlang/video.htm).

The students will then view or read current and culturally authentic information on a variety of topics appropriate for a television news show. They will identify which topics or news items recur on different sites and then to select a topic of personal interest. This topic will be the focus of their individual presentation the video newscasts. The students are encouraged to collaborate in gathering this information, as they will later produce their newscasts in groups of three or four. The students must use at least three sources (of which one would preferably be audio or video) as the base of their reports.

National Standards Addressed by this Lesson

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Standards for Foreign Language Learning

Standard 1.2 Written and Spoken Communication

Students work cooperatively in groups to produce the newscasts.

Standard 2.1 Practices of Culture

Students present news stories following the conventions of the culture studied.

Standard 2.2 Products of Culture

Students discuss institutions (e.g. government, educational system) of culture studied (depending on the topic selected).

Standard 3.1 Furthering Connections

Students study news items on a variety of topics.

Standard 3.2 Distinctive Viewpoints

Students study news and topics given from the focus of the culture studied.

Standard 4.1 Linguistic Comparisons

Students compare and contrast language styles in broadcasts and articles.

Standard 4.2 Cultural Comparisons

Students note cultural similarities and differences in broadcasts and articles.

Standard 5.1 School and Community

Students use the language in the classroom.

Standard 5.2 Life-long Learning

Students develop techniques necessary for information retrieval and for media literacy.

For additional relevant information, visit the following Web sites:

Modern Languages Web Page- Mr. Turner's Links

http://www.ignatius.edu/modlang/

Listing of newspaper, magazine, television, and radio links in French and Spanish

Milton Alan Turner's Interesting Links

http://members.aol.com/mat/page4.html

Links to French and Spanish language radio and television sites.

Saint Ignatius High School- Les Téléjournaux

http://www.ignatius.edu/turner/

Student television news videos (in RealVideo format) and newspapers (in Adobe Acrobat format).

Saint Ignatius High School- Annual Foreign Language Week Video Contest Winners

http://www.ignatius.edu/modlang/video.htm

Student videos in Spanish and French (in RealVideo format).

Author Contact Information

Name Milton Alan Turner

Mailing Address Saint Ignatius High School

Street 1911 West 30th Street

City, State/Province Postal Code or Zip Cleveland, Ohio 44113-3495

Telephone 216-651-0222

Fax 216-651-6313

E-Mail Address Mturner@ignatius.edu or MAT@aol.com

School Home Page URL http://www.ignatius.edu/