Château
d’If
Webquest, French Level 2
Lee-Scott Academy
Introduction
You have read watched the film and
read exceprts from the novel Le Comte de
Monte-Cristo.
Coincidentally, you have just found out that you will be spending one
night on the island as part of a ghost hunter tour. You will act
as the experts of the group to provide information to the group in case
you have any "encounters" that need to be explained. Complete
this webquest to learn more about the historical location you will be
visiting.
The Task
Here is a summary of
your activities in the webquest:
- Answer a series
of questions related to your assigned topic and create a summary
- Give an historical
explanation for certain "spirits" that your group will encounter
- Create a tri-fold
poster to summarize your findings
- Answer further
questions by previewing your classmates' posters
Resources
The following
resources are available for you to use in your research. You may
also use other sources (internet or hard-copy) that you find during
your research, but please remember
to use appropriate citations.
You need more information than what is included on Wikipedia, so please
browse all of the sites below. The film will be available for you
in the classroom if needed.
The
Process
To accomplish the
task, follow these steps.
- Conduct
research on a specific topic (assigned to you by your teacher)
- Answer the questions on
your "fact sheet" provided to you by the teacher
- Don't
forget to tell where you got your information (citations!)
- Summarize
your "fact sheet" into a paragraph-style report
- Find out what historical
people or events could be haunting the island. You will research
a famous person or event (located on your fact sheet) in order to
explain some of the hauntings on the island.
- Look at the example of the tri-fold poster
and read the assessment rubric
- Create your poster and come to class
prepared to talk about your research topic and hauntings related to it
Learning
Advice
For the class topic list and "fact
sheets" click here
See an example and some instructions for the layout for the tri-fold
poster here
Assessment /Grading
Rubric
The expectations
for completion of the webquest are detailed concisely. Following
this rubric will allow you to successfully complete the project.
Click here
for grading rubric.
Conclusion
After completing the webquest, you
will know more about the people, place and historical events that
inspired the novel Le Comte de
Monte-Cristo. You will
also learn the truth behind the many mysterious visions and hauntings
associated with this infamous prison. You have met the following
national standards in foreign language learning:
- Cultures
- Gain Knowledge
and Understanding of Other Cultures
- Standard 2.1: Students
demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices
and perspectives of the culture studied
- Standard 2.2: Students
demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products
and perspectives of the culture studied
- Connections
- Connect with
Other Disciplines and Acquire Information
- Standard 3.1: Students
reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the
foreign language
- Standard 3.2: Students
acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are
only available through the foreign language and its cultures
- Communities
- Participate in
Multilingual Communities at Home & Around the World
- Standard 5.1: Students use
the language both within and beyond the school setting
- Standard 5.2: Students show evidence of becoming
life-long learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and
enrichment.
This page written by Cindy
Lepore clepore@lee-scott.org
, Instructor of French Courses, Lee-Scott Academy
Last updated April 21, 2009.
