French-Speaking Country Project
Hello!
As part of our French studies, students will do a mini poster on a French-speaking country of their choice.
First Step: Research
In their journals, students need to find out:
- Where is the country?
- How big is the country and how many people live there?
- What is the country like? What is the topography or land like? Major rivers, mountains, forests, deserts? Are they next to any major bodies of water?
- Which countries border this country?
- How did this country come to speak French? (history)
- What kinds of foods does this country eat? Any French ones?
- What kinds of resources does this country produce or sell?
- Are there any traditions this country is known for? Festivals?
- What are some of the major cities in the country?
- Any other interesting facts about this country you could share?
Step Two: Find the French
You will label what you can for your poster in French. Find them online.
- Names of oceans and bordering countries? Do in French.
- Name of your country and its cities. Do in French.
- Names of mountain ranges and bodies of water in the country, in French.
- Items the country is known for – food, festivals, etc. find what you can in French.
- Single vocabulary words are fine. No sentences needed.
Step Three: Plan the Poster
Using their drawing books, students need to make a sketch of what the poster will be like.
- The poster needs to be filled with a map outline of the country, surrounded by any oceans or other countries that border it.
- The countries and oceans bordering the country can be labeled with a single name in French and coloured.
- The country for the poster needs to have more detail – so if my country is France, it will be in the middle of the poster with mountains, rivers, cities on it, coloured, and labeled in French.
- Around the map will be blank space left for facts, words, and mini pictures that represent the research the student found, and they will be labeled in French and coloured.
- Labels need to be fine lined.
Criteria:
- Show research in journal for the project, and include information in all the categories given above.
- Labeled correctly in French as per directions.
- Coloured, neat, and easy to read. Aesthetic and well-planned. Spaced out nicely so we can read everything. Use a ruler.
- Fine line words.
Due Date: End of January