Instructions
You would like your French mates to discover your country in contemplation of the trip that they will have in May. You would like to show them some English landscapes. You can take one or several pictures of various English towns and counties that you like in order to offer them a panorama of English landscapes. You can take pictures of city scapes or countryside.
In an article (about 300 words), you will discribe them and where they were taken and explain why you chose that particular place. You will also do some research on this region and, thanks to the information you have gathered, you will explain what makes it unique.To write your article, you can go and see the example which is given on this website.
Steps
In order to reach your final goal, you will have several steps to follow :
Step 1
First you will have to choose a region that you like or that you find interesting for its history, its landscapes, its wildlife, its plants... Then you will have to take several pictures of various place of this region, places that you find are special or representative of the region you have chosen. Once you have done that, you will select one or several pictures (maximum 3) and you will show it/thm to your French partners at the videoconference that will take place during class on the 15th of November.
To take your pictures, you can use a digital camera, your phone or a tablet but be careful ! the quality has to be good enough, that is to say the photo cannot be blurred or the light has to be niether too bright nor too dark. On the day of the videoconference
Step 2
You have to start writting your article. It will have to be around 300 words long and will describe the photo(s) that you have chosen. You will also talk about the place they have been taken and explain why you have chosen this place by giving information on the region you would have gathered during your research. You will have to hand in this draft printed to your teacher so that it can be corrected. You can check out the example to understand better what is expected of you.
To help you, you will have to get in touch with your French partners so that they can assist you in writing your article in French. You can use the following tools :
-Framapad
-Click on the link above to get on framapad. You will then be able to write a texte together on different computers.
-Then click on "créer un pad".
-Once you have created your pad, select its URL.
-At last you will send your pad adress to your partners and you will receive you French mates' pad address as well.
You can exchange your facebook profile in order to contact your French mates. You will therefore be able to use the instant messaging on facebook when working in groups if, for instance, you do not want to use the one on framapad. exemple.
-Skype
https://www.skype.com/fr/download-skype/skype-for-computer/
If your partners and you have a computer with a webcam, you can create a skype account by clicking on the link above. You will then be able to communicate orally with your partners and see them.
Step 3
This is the penultimate step to your work. It will consist in rewriting and posting your articles on the website. First you will have to read your draft again and take into account your teacher's corrections. If you do not understand one or more comments writen on your draft, do ask the teacher for precisions or more explanations. Once this is done, you can correct your article and publish it on the website, following this procedure :
Connect on the webnode website with the ID and password given in class. Click on your group's page and then, click on the small wrench on the right of the article entitled "Français". You will be able to change the title of your article later.
Do not forget to save your articles on your computer not to lose your work entirely. Plus, think of saving them, not only on your computer, but also on your partner's.
Step 4
You have reach your goal and created your article. It is time to take a look at what your French mates have produced ! Individually, go and take a look to the articles in English (writen by the French) and choose the one you like most (you cannot vote for the group you were working with) as well as the on you like the least (same thin, you cannot vote for the groupe you were working with). Then, write a text in French explaining your choices and give it to the teacher. The article getting the more positive texts will be put up on the front page of the website ! The result will be announced on the videoconference of the 25th of April during which you will be able to disccuss the photos that have been chosen and the one you have preferred.
Deadlines
For each task that you have to do, you will have to respect the dates on which you will have to return your work. Go and see those dates on the deadlines page.