Les Téléjournaux (6)  

Le Téléjournal

Milton Alan Turner                  
Saint Ignatius High School                      Cleveland,         Ohio

Grades

11th Grade through 12th 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:

*       produce television news shows in French

*       listen to student produced television news shows in French

Materials

*      VHS video camera

*      VHS VCR and television monitor (optional)

*      Microsoft® Software Used in this Lesson

none

·        Other Software Used in this Lesson

none

Procedure

Note:  This activity should be scheduled for a Monday or after a long weekend to allow students sufficient time to incorporate final rewrites (or reshot footage if filming at home).

The students will present their television news shows.  The students should have access to a desk or chairs, tables, or studio (if available).  The teacher (or a selected students will tape the shows.  These can all be placed on a single videocassette for convenience, or on individual tapes if video editing facilities are available.  The students will be reminded of the five minute time limit and the teacher will time the presentations ensure that the students adhere to this limit.  The students will not be allowed to use scripts, text, cue cards, etc., but appropriate props are encouraged.

All students are required to watch and listen to each group as they perform and are not allowed to work on their own presentations while another group is “on the air.”

If the students have a video camera at home and filmed a presentation on their own, the teacher can preview it and show it after the other presentations have been filmed.

National Standards Addressed by this Lesson

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

*       Standard 1.1 Interpersonal Communication

*       Students work cooperatively in groups to produce newscasts

*       Standard 1.2 Written and Spoken Communication

*       Students speak, listen, read, write, and edit presentations in the language

*       Standard 1.3 Presentational Communication

*       Students perform presentations in the language

*       Standard 2.1 Practices of Culture

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

*       Standard 2.2 Products of Culture

*       Students analyze and mimic newscasts and newspapers

*       Standard 3.1 Furthering Connections

*       Students discuss news items on a variety of topics.

*       Standard 4.1 Linguistic Comparisons

*       Students compare and contrast language styles.

*       Standard 5.1 School and Community

*       Students use the language in and out of the classroom

*       Standard 5.2 Life-long Learning

*       Students develop insights necessary for media literacy

 

For additional relevant information, visit the following Web 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).

 

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/