Submitted by Pam Wesely
Time Frame:
Teacher grade compilation time only - no class time needed.
Materials Needed:
Gargie Final Evaluation Form (see Attachments)
Description of Task:
The students are evaluated throughout this unit on their successful completion of the "feuilles," or worksheets. The teacher should collect each lesson's worksheets when the students have completed the lesson, and they should then grade them according to the rubric of that lesson. The lesson worksheets and rubric should then be attached together and put into a folder that will be kept by, and added to, by the teacher after the student has seen the grades. The teacher should also sign off on the "Gargie Feuille Checkoff" sheet.
The scores from these rubrics, at the end of the unit, should be compiled on the "Gargie Final Evaluation" rubric (See "Attachments"). Please note on this final evaluation rubric that students cannot receive an "A" unless they complete all of the required lessons (1-3), as well as a completed extra-credit assignment from Lesson 4.
This unit could not effectively be used with Novice-Low or complete beginners in French. However, it could be easily adapted to older and more advanced students. The dialogue and writing tasks could stay the same, and the websleuthing tasks could be elaborated based on my worksheets. The only thing that might be too easy for more advanced students would be the web-based vocabulary games which are written into the website. Those parts of the website could be easily skipped or breezed through for easy review.
For more advanced students they could be encouraged to write letters to the websites linked to Gargie's site. Students could practice their letter writing skills in order to ask the French webmasters how they programmed their site, or why they featured certain details, or even if they would be interested in taking suggestions.
Assessment Opportunities
Lesson 4 is essentially a large-scale "extension" and can be manipulated in many ways, it can be referenced for some foundation ideas as to how to extend the range of this unit. However, since Lesson 4 is not necessarily an outgrowth of Lessons 1-3, teachers could also consider a completely different test or project to provide a summation for this unit. Test ideas include:
- an identification test of the monuments of Paris based on Gargie's pictures
- a vocabulary test based on some of the new words from the website and the sheets
- a short-answer test based on the material on the worksheets
- a map test of Paris (would require more information than is on the website)
- a skills test reflecting money changing, navigating the metro, making reservations, etc.
Some project/portfolio ideas include:
- required completion of Lesson 4 and the inclusion of specific elements from the unit
- reports on some of the French websites linked to Gargie's site
- collective work on a companion/complementary website to Gargie
- Powerpoint/HyperStudio presentations which introduce or summarize Gargie's trip
Attachments:
NOTE: some attachments are in PDF form (get Acrobat Reader)Gargie Feuille Checkoff - a way for students and their teacher to keep track of their progress
Gargie Final Evaluation - an evaluation form which combines all lesson grades for a final grade