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Lesson Plans

1. French - By Grade Level and Subject Lessons (British Columbia Ministry of Education)
   Includes lessons, called Integrated Resource Packages, in Fine Arts, English or Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Health, Technology, Languages, Physical Education, Social Studies and more. 2-01
2. French Lesson (AskERIC)
   Provides a lesson. 2-01
3. French Lessons and Culture (About.com - Lawless)
   Provides French lessons, grammar, punctuation, and more on the language. Also presents the French culture. 4-00
4. Hunger - Lessons on Ending World Hunger (Future Harvest)
   Provides lesson plans by grade level in French to help students understand what is needed to help end world hunger. 10-01

Lists

1. France - Culture (J'veux bien)
2. France - Le Monde (Newspaper)
3. French Resources (iLoveLanguages - Chambers)
   Provides lessons, dictionaries, translation guides, news, and literature. 1-02
4. French Search Engine (MSN)
   Provides Web searches in French. 6-00
5. Translations Search (Internet Oracle)
   Provides seven language translators, as well as additional translation dictionaries. The fourth listing provides the most complete word translations.

Materials

1. -Language Translator for Web Pages (Systransoft)
   Translates your Web page into another language, including German, French, Italian and Spanish. Limit of 10K in size of file.
2. Awesome Library in French
   Surf the Internet in French. Also provides a language translator for text and a search engine that works in French.
3. French-English Dictionary (Free Dictionary)
   Translates English words into French and translates French words into English. 6-00
4. PARIS.PARTICIPATE
5. Spelling Checker Online (Teragram Corp)
   Provides a spelling checker for Web pages or individual words, in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and Italian. 6-00
6. The Paris Pages
7. Translations for Your Web Pages (WordReference.com)
   Provides script to allow any word on your Web page to be translated into French, German, Italian, or Spanish by simply "double-clicking" on it. 6-00

Multimedia

1. Pronunciation of French (fonetiks.org)
   Provides the pronunciation of words, as well as a dictionary. Click on the dialect, sound, or language of interest and a box will open. On some browsers, you will hear the sound by just moving your mouse over the word. For other browsers, each sound will need to load before the program will begin and each sound must be approved (by clicking) before it will download. Watch for the "done" message at the bottom of the small box that opens to download the sounds. 4-01.

News

1. News in French (LanguageBox.com)
   Provides news in French. Includes Agence France Presse from France, Le Soir from Belgium, L'Express from France, Le Jour from the Ivory Coast, Le Monde from France, Tribune de Geneve from Switzerland, Liberation from France, Elle from France, Le Soleil from Senegal, Oh La! from France, Le Nouvel Observateur from France, La Tribune from Algeria, and Le Soleil from Canada. 8-00

Papers

1. Education in France (USADemocracy.com)
   Provides information on French education, language, and culture. 12-99
2. Fonts - How to Include Accent Marks (MySchoolOnline)
   Provides instructions for adding accent marks, necessary in French and other languages. 10-00
3. French Dictionaries (yourDictionary.com) 5-00
4. French Languages (Wharton Group and Mills)
   Provides a history of French languages. 12-99

Periodicals

1. Europe

Projects

1. Games (in French) (Boowa and Kwala)
   Provides interactive games. 11-99