Termonia,+Corine

My name is Corine Termonia. I teach French at BHS. I enjoy teaching a language.


 * __STEP 1: The Relative Advantage__**

Part 1: Brainstorm

Students received a newspaper copy of the weather report for the country they had to report on. __OR__ Students researched the weather on the Internet for the particular country. Students must present the research to the class and offer suggestions for the best time of the year to travel. Students will present the monument to the class, share their opinion on the touristic value of this monument. Power point presentation is used for the class presentation each monument.
 * In pair, tell/describe the weather in a French speaking country for a planned vacation.
 * In pair, reasearch a monument in Paris: History, touristic value: what to eat, what to see nearby.

Students convert their back to school budget in Euros. Students make a list of their back to school needs. Students receive a few pages from a order catalog: Clothes, school items. Students shop from the copied pages, but cannot go over budget. They will have to prioritize their list. Class presentation of what they have bought for the year with their Euros. Who got the most for their money?
 * Back to school:

This project could be improved with a wiki by having students shop online at different stores, comparing and sharing prices.

Part 2: Identify One Lesson Students get to use to target language when exchanging information on the wiki. Students use online authentic material, instead of copied stale information. Students have a wide choice of shopping and may choose the stores according to their taste. Students will group themselves by taste, or wealth. Students will need a computer lab for the research, an LCD projector for the Power Point presentation.


 * __STEP 2: Objectives / Assessment__**

__Narrative__ Students will establish a list of their needs for the upcoming school year. They will receive a certain amount of money in dollars at random. Everyone will receive a different amount of money to shop for clothes and school supplies. After converting their budget in Euros, they will research the desired items online. If their budget is too tight, they will have to prioritize, and make some decisions. According to the grouping (taste or wealth) decisions might differ from a student to the next. When the shopping is completed, each group presents (Power Point) the clothes and supplies purechased, including the variations due to monetary problems.

__Objectives:__ Students will learn clothing and school supplies vocabulary Students will convert Dollars to Euros and vice-versa Students will read prices in Euros Students will share and write in the target language Students will read in the target language authentic material Students will speak in the target language to present to the class Students will use critical thinking for chosing their grouping, prioritize their selections, and making purchasing Students will use technology to complete the research and using Power Point for their presentation. Students will use cooperative learning while researching and preparing for the presentation

__Assessment__
 * 1) Conversion
 * 2) __Share information on the wiki 3 times (at least 2 lines)__
 * 3) __Oral Presentation__
 * 4) __PP presentation__

__**Step 3: The integration Strategies**__

BACK TO SCHOOL
Contexte In //L'achat des vêtements,// you learned about clothing and about the fact that French young people like to be in style. You also learned how to describe clothing and to count up to one thousand. Exploration As you explore the following clothing store websites, keep the following questions in mind:

[|**JM Wermille Collection**] [|**http://www.jmw-vpc.com**] [|**Mephisto**] [|**http://www.mephisto.com**] [|**Made in Sport**] [|**http://www.madeinsport.com/ fr/**]
 * How would you describe the clothes that are for sale?
 * Do you find clothes that appeal to you or not?
 * Do French styles seem to be similar to what is popular in the States? How are they similar or different?

Application Imagine that you are living in a francophone country and trying to buy clothes online. Choose at least five items you would like to buy. Write a description of each item and include the price.

After you've made your choices, you can work with a partner. Show your list to him/her. Your partner will ask you how much each one costs. Show the items to your partner, and ask him/her what he/she thinks of each item. Your partner will describe the items to you. You can then switch roles.