ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Futurism
Describes exactly how the Futurist artistic movement was initiated. Discusses the celebration of change in art during the 20th century. Includes a brief French translation.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Classicism
This site gives an overview of classicism, then proceeds to compare it with neoclassicism. The article then explores the roots of the term "classicism" and its inherent meaning to the Greeks and Romans. Contains a French translation.
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: Natural History Notebooks
This site from the Canadian Museum of Nature, a natural history museum, provides short information blurbs and fun facts on over 240 different common animals categorized by type (mammals, fish, reptiles, invertebrates, amphibians,...
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Jean Baptiste Poquelin De Moliere
Short article on Moliere with a color illustration. Links to a page about Freyda Thomas, a modern translator of Moliere's works.
ArtQuizz
Art Quizz: Vigee Le Brun
A quiz on the life of Vigee LeBrun, translated into English from the original French. Proof the answers before using this for the first time, as the translation isn't the best. The ArtQuizz homepage uses several different languages.
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Berkeley Digital Library: The Song of Roland
Full-text English language translation of the 11th-century French epic poem. Translated by C.K. Scott Moncrieff. With an intro. by G.K. Chesterton, and a note on technique by George Saintsbury.
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
Loon Lake Elementary School: Jacques Marquette
A biography of Jacques Marquette (1637-1675), a French explorer and Roman Catholic missionary who was one of the earliest European explorers in North America. He joined the French explorer Louis Jolliet on a trip down the Mississippi...
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
Loon Lake Elementary School: Samuel De Champlain
A biography of Samuel de Champlain (1570-1635), a French explorer who founded the Canadian city of Quebec. He helped colonize French North America, once known as New France, and is often called the Father of New France. This site has a...
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Eustache Deschamps
This site from Bibliomania.com provies the reader with several examples from the original French poetry of Eustache deschamps. Site is worth checking out on the subject, and contains notes to the translation.
ArtQuizz
Art Quizz: Prehistoric Art (1)
A quiz on Prehistoric art. This is a great tool for assessment or review and an even greater way in incorporate technology in the artroom. This site is translated from the original French version. Proof the answers before using for the...
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Nezar: Stories, Articles, and News in Arabic
Though most of the short stories here are incomplete (to be completed at a later date), the articles are complete. The author has also included some links to Arabic-language news sites, as well as his own lessons on learning French....
EL Education
El Education: Ever Wonder Why?
Students from the Greece Central School District in New York created this bilingual Pourquoi storybook. This collaborative project was written by students in third grade, then translated into Spanish, illustrated and marketed by high...
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Le Monde Diplomatique: Homepage
A partial translation of the French title, this magazine about politics from the Le Monde diplomatique has a post-colonial/multicultural ideological slant but remains the priviledged vehicle for analysts of international politics.
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The Official Peanuts Website: Foreign Language Strips
This section of the official Peanuts Web site contains classic Peanuts comic strips in German, French, Russian, Spanish, Japanese, Portuguese and other languages. The strips can also be translated into English.
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
Loon Lake Elementary School: Jacques Cartier
A biography of Jacques Cartier (1491-1557), a French navigator. His explorations established the basis for France's claims to territory in what is now Canada. In 1535, he led the first European expedition up the St. Lawrence River. This...
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
Loon Lake Elementary School: Giovanni Da Verrazzano
A biography of Giovannni da Verrazzano (1485-1528), an Italian navigator in the service of France, who sailed to North America in 1524. This site has a Google widget that will translate the page into many languages.
University of Groningen
American History: Documents: Thomas Paine's "The Rights of Man"
The complete text of "The Rights of Man," a document Thomas Paine wrote to defend the French Revolution. Contains personal prefaces written to George Washington and to English and French readers; text of French preface has been...
George Mason University
George Mason University: Interpreting the Declaration of Independence
Read multicultural translations of the Declaration of Independence, including interpretation of the document by translation in languages like French, Spanish, German, and Italian. Also includes topics on individual cultures views of the...
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Watching America: What the World Thinks About America
A collection of articles from foreign newspapers about America and American policies, translated into English from their languages of origin. These articles give readers a view of America from abroad. Site includes both English...
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University: Letters of Philip Ii 1592 1597
View original and translations of primary source documents signed by the Spanish king Philip II written during Spain's struggle with its English, French and Dutch enemies in the waters of Western Europe with this resource. These letters...
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Gilead: Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne: Ebook
This resource offer the full text English translation of the this novel by French wrtier Jules Verne.
Curated OER
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This article speaks of the development of impressionism. This article discusses the founders of impressionism, how the 1870 war had an effect on art, as well as public opinion about the movement. Includes French translation.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Johnny Nut and the Golden Goose by Charles Deulin
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Johnny Nut and the Golden Goose by Charles Deulin, an illustrated children's novel translated from French to English by Andrew Lang (1887).
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Erudit: Meta Article on Richard Wilbur
This site from Erudit is Albert Waldinger from the Defense Language Institute discussing the career of Richard Wilbur, not only as a poet, but as a translator of French poetry.