FR 101 Final Project
Final Project (25%)
Description
At the end of the semester, you will be asked to perform. a short sketch (3-6 minutes) using a scenario related to communication topics that we will study throughout the semester (description of people, family description, daily and leisure activities, in the city, giving directions, etc.). For this final project, you will work in groups of 2 or 3 people. The final output should be a video :
Option 1: You can produce a video using Bongo;
Option 2: You can make a video by yourself (using a smartphone or a camera);
The most important part of the assignment is the use of the French language in context.
Step-by-Step Instructions
1. Group selection. Decide with whom you would like to work on the final project. Once you have decided, you need to enrol in the same group along with your partners.
Groups can be viewed by clicking Connect and then Groups on the course navigation bar above (see instructions(https://uwaterloo.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ISTKB/pages/1548779704/Groups+-+Students#Self-enrolling-in-a-Group) on how to self-enroll in a group | see the Course Schedule (/d2l/common/dialogs/quickLink/quickLink.d2l?ou=1162613&type=content&rcode=uWaterloo-461258) for due date).
Your instructor will assign the same groups in Final Project Bongo
(/d2l/common/dialogs/quickLink/quickLink.d2l?ou=1162613&type=lti&rcode=uWaterloo-2031728&srcou=155796) after the Group selection due date (during the week 9).
2. You should choose the topic of your sketch (see below for some topic ideas).
3. Write out your dialogue and distribute the roles among group members.
4. Recording your video. Once you have prepared the script. and you are ready to record your sketch, choose the option that you want to use to produce the video file:
Option 1: If you are working at a distance, you can each create video using Bongo (see below detailed Bongo instructions: steps 1-9)
Option 2: If you are all in the same area, you may want to meet to create yourself the recording (see below detailed Bongo instructions: steps 5-9).
5. Submit your video file to the Final Project Bongo(/d2l/common/dialogs/quickLink/quickLink.d2l?ou=1162613&type=lti&rcode=uWaterloo-2031728&srcou=155796) by the due date (see the Course Schedule(/d2l/common/dialogs/quickLink/quickLink.d2l?ou=1162613&type=content&rcode=uWaterloo-461258))
6. Watch the sketches by the other groups and comment on them. Be sure to reply to any questions or comments that your classmates make on your project.