Famous French People

A WebQuestfor French 2

Designed by Katie Murry

KatieEMurry@hotmail.com

Introduction | Task | Process | Scoring Guide | Conclusion| Credits | TeacherPage

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Introduction

Who was the painter that cut off his ear?  Who was it that created the Eiffel Tower?  Who painted the world famous "Water-lilies?"  Through this project, we shall find the answers to these questions and find out a lot more information on other famous French people that you never knew existed.  

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Task

You are currently in your second year of French, so you should know a thing or two about the famous people that are from France.  Several of the world's most famous painters are from France, as well as writers, and designers.  

You will be choosing a Famous French Person to research. You will be writing a biography on that person and presenting itto the class including the famous works done by that person.  The type-written biography should include:

• date of birth;
• place of birth;
• family (spouse, children and names if possible);
• all famous works (books, paintings, designs, songs, or movies);
• interesting life details;
• schooling (if possible);
• date of death (if applicable);
• place of death (if applicable)

The presentation can be done as a Power Point Slideshow or with a poster for added creativity.  The presentation should include:

• the most important facts from the biography
• the most interesting facts from the biography
• a picture or portrait of your person
• copies of the works for which your person in remembered

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Process

  We will be spending two days in the library and computer lab to get all the needed information and to organizeyour presentation.  To research your famous French person,you will be using this Web Quest to find all the biographical information through links and through the resources in the library.  Follow these steps to begin your project:

1.  First, you need to pick a person.  You can pick someone you already know something about, or you can pick an area below that interests you.  No one can do the same person and remember that you need to show the person's works during your presentation (make sure you can do that!)  When you have decided on a person, tell me immediately so I can assign him/her to you and no one else can have him/her!

Painters	Writers	Singers	Designers
Inventors	Actors/Actresses	Athletes

2.  Second, use the links under these different areas to go to sites that have some biographical information about your person. If the sites do not have enough information, or if you need pictures ofworks or of your person, you will need to go into the library and look for specialized books on your person.

3.  Third, write your paper.  Remember that it needs to be typed and to include the information listed under the task.  If you leave out any parts, you will lose points.  See the task and the scoring guide.  Also, don't forget about plagiarism!  This is your paper, not just information from a web site.

4.  Fourth, organize your presentation.  You can use your paper or flash cards, but do not read!  The presentation is supposed to relay important and interesting information about your person, so that they are remembered.  You don't want to be so boring that the class falls asleep!  Remember the presentation needs to include all information listed under the task.  Again, if any parts are left out, points will bededucted.  Again, see scoring guide.

Your paper and presentation are due on the date said in class.  This project is worth 60 points total (see scoring guide.)  5points are taken off each day that you are not prepared topresent.  The paper can be turned in on time, but 5 points will still be taken off without a presentation each day late.

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Scoring Guide

This scoring guide includes the points given for each part ofthe paper and the presentation.  All the parts were outlinedin the task.

						Score 60pts total
Paper (biography)	Date/Place of birth and death (if applicable) 5	Family (spouse,kids and names, if possible) 5	List of all famous works 5	Interesting life details 10	Typed paper 5	30pts total
Presentation	Most interesting facts from biography 5	Most important facts from biography 5	Selection of famous works shown 5	Picture or portrait of person 5	Creativity 10	30pts total

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Conclusion

You should now have knowledge of the background of a famousFrench person, and after the class presentations, you should have pieces of information about several other famous French people as well.  Keep in mind that you have only heard a little bit about around 30 people.  There are hundreds more famous French people out there.  For example, did you know a French person invented the camera?  It's amazing all the things today that came around from a French-speaking person.  If you are curious about other people in the same category, look them up!  There are a lot of French people out there that deserve some credit!  

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Credits & References

Resources:

Images were found mostly on gifsnow.com and various images from google image searches.  

This idea was taught through the Ed555 Technology-Enchanced Learning Environment class taught by Mike Charles at Pacific University.  This page idea is from The WebQuest Page and the Design Patterns page.  You will find all information about WebQuests at these sites as well as the latest version of this template and training materials.

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Last updated on July 23, 2003. Based on a template from TheWebQuest Page