Internet Searching and Learning & Teaching

Grade 6 FLA Famous Influences Research Project

URLs:
(2009, June 6). Open Directory - Kids and Teens: International: Français: Société: Biographies. Retrieved from http://www.dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/International/Fran%c3%a7ais/Soci%c3%a9t%c3%a9/Biographies/

(n.d.). KartOO. Retrieved from http://s2.kartoo.com/flash04.php3?q=

Ressources naturelles Canada, . (2007, May 22). L'Atlas du Canada. Retrieved from http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/francais/index.html

This activity would be the first of many in which the students would pick a prominent figure as their role model and research them. This time, they would search, using previously explored links (listed below), for the biographies of famous people who have influenced their lives. After students have all decided and checked with the teacher to ensure they have picked an appropriate influence, they will be formed into groups of 4-6 to share who they picked and why they picked them. Students will also provide feedback after each of their peers has shared (things such as little anecdotes that they might already know or a question that they might want answered by their peer’s research).

GLOs and SLOs
COMPRÉHENSION ÉCRITE - L’élève sera capable de comprendre des textes écrits et de décoder des messages visuels dans des produits médiatiques pour répondre à un besoin d’information.
Pour répondre à un besoin d’information à l’écrit, l’élève devra réagir au texte en faisant part de ses goûts et de ses opinions.

WRITTEN COMPREHENSION – The student will be capable of understanding written texts and to decode visual messages in media products to respond to a need for information.
To respond to an information need in written, the student will have to react to the text by telling of his/her tastes and opinions.


PRODUCTION ORALE - L’élève sera capable de parler pour transmettre de l’information selon son intention de communication et pour répondre à un besoin d’interaction sociale.
Pour COMMUNIQUER ses différents besoins, l’élève pourra participer à une discussion de groupe pour réaliser un projet ou pour accomplir une tâche

ORAL PRODUCTION – The student will be capable of speaking to transmit information according to his/her intention of communication and to respond to a need for social interaction.
To communicate these different needs, the student will participate in a group discussion to realize a project or to accomplish a task.

COMMUNICATING, INQUIRING, DECISION MAKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING - Students will access, use and communicate information from a variety of technologies.
2.1Access and retrieve appropriate information from the Internet by using a specific search path or from given uniform resource locations (URLs)

While I don’t think that all the research for this project would be done online, I believe it would be a nice quick way for students to spark their interest in their various choices of topic. Perhaps a CD-rom encyclopedia or a physical one might be of use instead, but this way there is a smaller chance of students not being able to find their #1 choice.