French in the Media

Introduction

In this wequest you will research different forms of text en francais. You will find out what they mean and what message  they are trying to share. You will show your understading of each text form that you find by answering a few questions.

                                               

Task

On the next page, Process, you will find lists of websites and further instructions. Make sure that you answer the following questions for each instruction.

1. What does the text form say in English?

2. What is the message of the text form?

3. Which elements were used to draw the reader in/make the reader want to have the product or go to the place?

Remember these things we already talked about in class:


in the hope you’ll transfer your good 
feelings about the image to the product. 
Call to action: Telling you what to do— 
“Buy today!” or “Vote now”—removes 
all doubt about next steps. 
Claim: Informing you about how the 
product works or helps you.
Games and activities: Putting a 
commercial into the form of a game 
can be a fun way for you to get to know 
more about a product and spend more 
time with it.
Humor: Using ads that make you 
laugh can catch your attention and be 
memorable. 
Hype: Using words like amazing and 
incredible make products seem really 
exciting.
Must-have: Suggesting that you must have 
the product to be happy, popular, or satisfied. 
Fear: Using a product to solve something 
you worry about, like bad breath.
Prizes, sweepstakes, and gifts: Using a 
chance to win a prize to attract attention.
Repetition: Repeating a message or idea 
so you remember it.
Sales and price: Showing or announcing 
a discounted price can make a product 
look better.
Sense appeal: Using sights and sounds 
to appeal to your senses: sight, touch, 
taste, etc. 
Special ingredients: Promoting a 
special ingredient may make you think 
the product works better than others. 
Testimonials and endorsements: 
Featuring someone, like a celebrity, 
saying how the product worked for them 
can be convincing.

Process

Choose one brochure from this page and answer the questions:

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=french+brochures&FORM=HDRSC2#a

Choose one advertisement from one of the following websites and answer the questions:

http://www.ebay.fr/

http://www.befr.ebay.be/

Choose a poster from the following site and answer the questions:

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=advertising+posters+in+french&qpvt=a...

Check out this site and answer the questions

http://fslactivities.ca/kidsplayground/index.html

Evaluation

You will have a Word document in whiich you answered the questions from the Process section and you will forward to the teacher. For the second part of your assignment, you will create an xqmple of a text form of your choice: a poster, an advertisement, a sign, the front page of a website, or a brochure. Your assignment will be in French, will cover some elements of advertising, and will have a clear message/intention for the reader.

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Comprehension

meanings of written words and sentences

the meanings of written words ans sentences are hard to understand

the meanings of written words and sentences are fairly clear

the meanings of written words and sentences are clear

the meanings of written words and sentences are clear and accurate

Organization of Information

includes required elements (variety of objects, title, subtitles, pictures, credits, write-ups, et al.)

Includes minimal required elements

includes some of the required elements

(2-3)

includes most of the required elements

(3-4)

includes the reequired elements (may include some new elements as well)

Illustrations

pictures relate to sentences and writing is neatly presented

work may be incomplete and is not clearly presented

some of the work has related pictures

most of the work has related pictures

all of the work has related pictures

Application of language

sentences structures (composition and variety), spelling, grammar and verb use

writes a few short sentences which are constructed properly

 

makes major errors in spelling, grammar and verb use

writes some short sentences which are constructed properly

 

makes frequent errors in spelling, grammar, and verb use

most sentences are constructed properly

 

 

a few (3-4) errors in spelling, grammar, and verb use

all sentences are constructed properly

 

 

 few to no errors (1-2) in spelling, grammar, and verb use

Conclusion

Now that you have finished your final product, you will evaluate the work of two of your classmates. Be sure to answer the same questions that you answered for the work in the process section:

1. What does the text form say in English?

2. What is the message of the text form?

3. Which elements were used to draw the reader in/make the reader want to have the product or go to the place?

You are also expected to give 2 stars and a wish for the two projects that you evaluate. 

Congratulations! You are done!!!

Teacher Page

This webquest has been created for the students so they don't have to search through tons of sites looking for what they need-I have done that for them. This is an easy, paperfree way for the students to study a topic. 

For out special needs students, this is all laid out easily for them, so there is not much of a need to change it. The only ting that I would suggest is perhaps allow those who are modified to focus on only one or two evaluations on the site and to provide help to them to do their final assessment. They can also ve allowed to evaluate only one of their peers' final projects.