Chapitre en 5

At a glance

Context: Broward College · 2016
Role: Writer · Designer · Animator
Audience: Beginning French learners
Format: Five animated chapter reviews

Need

Give students a quick, approachable way to review each chapter’s essential language.

Solution

Five animated videos created entirely in PowerPoint, each distilling a textbook chapter into a concise review.

Outcome

A reusable media series covering the first five chapters of the required beginning French textbook.

Why it matters

The series reflects an early drive to push everyday tools beyond their expected limits in service of learning.

Methods & tools: PowerPoint · Animation · Scriptwriting · Visual explanation

Five chapters in five minutes

Created entirely with PowerPoint in the summer of 2016, these animated videos quickly review content from McGraw-Hill’s Vis-à-Vis: Beginning French, sixth edition.

Chapitre 1

Greetings, numbers, dates, school vocabulary, and the alphabet.

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Chapitre 2

Campus, nationalities, school subjects, verbs, and preferences.

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Chapitre 3

Adjectives, clothing, colors, descriptions, and questions.

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Chapitre 4

Rooms, furniture, place, verbs, and question words.

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Chapitre 5

Family, home, weather, verbs, and possessive adjectives.

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