POINTS:  50

Should be organized in sections and may include the following:

1.  Names and addresses of publishers of foreign language textbooks and

     materials for middle school and high school.

2.  Foreign Study, Travel, Scholarships, Summer Courses
3.  Lists of films, videos, multimedia programs and level of use
4.  Internet Sources
5.  Membership information for state, regional and national foreign language 

     associations

CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES, IDEAS, AND PREPARATIONS

6.  Communicative Activities (include instructions)
7.  Visual aids/special activities for vocabulary and grammar
8.  Question & Answer cards for small groups
9.  Newspapers; Magazines with activities
10.  Listening comprehension tapes
11.  Overhead transparencies
12.  Songs
13.  Games/Puzzles
14.  Jokes
15.  Holidays, Festivals
16.  Cultural Realia (maps, brochures, menus, currency, stamps, posters)
17.  Picture File
18.  Miscellaneous

EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR THIS PROJECT:

1.  Originality and creativity
2.  Quantity of material
3.  Diversity of material types
4.  Organization and clear explanation of materials and uses
5.  Appropriateness to grade level
6.  Neatness
7.  Inclusion of activities that require meaningful, communicative language use

     on the part of the students.

It will take you all semester to build a good file and will require a lot of searching.  The time and energy are well worth it, however, for it will serve as a future teaching and interview resource.

Class Syllabus  *  Project Packet