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Research a Cultural Question with Evidence

Learners carry out a complete small research project in French on one question: how do young Acadians in New Brunswick keep French alive in a mostly English-speaking region? They turn a broad interest into a researchable causal question with sub-questions and French search keywords, weigh primary and secondary sources (including an interview conducted ethically and a deliberately one-sided tourism page), take structured notes that separate quotation, paraphrase and summary, cite consistently to avoid plagiarism, and write a research report that compares perspectives respectfully and states its limits.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 145 minutes
  • Research with evidence: 10 questions
  • Ways to answer: fill in the blanks, choose an answer, highlight a text, match pairs, put in order and sort into groups
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What learners will discover

  • Formulate a researchable comparative or causal question about a francophone cultural context, with sub-questions, French search keywords and the types of sources needed.
  • Evaluate primary and secondary sources for authority, purpose, currency, evidence and perspective, design open, non-leading interview questions with consent, and corroborate claims across independent sources.
  • Take structured notes, distinguish quotation (« … »), paraphrase and summary, and cite sources consistently in the text and in a bibliography to avoid plagiarism.
  • Write a research report that answers the question with evidence, compares perspectives respectfully and acknowledges the limits of the inquiry.

Lessons

  1. Plan the inquiry 6 steps3 practiceabout 33 min
  2. Evaluate and corroborate 7 steps4 practiceabout 36 min
  3. Notes, paraphrase and citation 5 steps3 practiceabout 36 min
  4. Write the research report 5 steps3 practiceabout 40 min
  5. Research with evidence 10 questions at the end

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