What is the project

The project

Presentation

       1. Each student will receive a folder to remain in the classroom. Throught the semester, the completed parts of the project will be added
             to the folder.
       2. Each student will be choosing a different French speaking country to research during the semester.
       3. At the beginning of the semester, students will gather general information about their country (maps, temerature, economy, politics,
             education, the reason  why they speak French, other language spoken).
       4. During the semester, students will use their country to research and present different sections of a newspaper on the topic of each
             of the six Units of the textbook.
       5. At the end of the semester, students will present their research in the form of a newspaper.They will also prepare a short questionnaire
             based on their newspaper. These newspapers can then be used as readers for French students enrolled in lower grades.
       6. The research project will also be presented to the rest of the class.
       7. The project will be written and presented in French.
       8. Each section of the newspaper must:
                   a. Be typed (font 14)
                   b. Look realistic and be representative of the country
                   c. Include pictures and ads on each pages

Timeline

       1. The parts of the project prepared and presented for each Unit of the textbook will be completed before the end of each Unit and
             mark at that time.
       2. The final project will be prepared during the semester. It will be presented and marked by the last week of the semester.

Evaluation

       1. The parts of the project prepared and presented for each Unit of the textbook will be recorded as part of the Unit mark.
       2. The final project and presentation will be recorded as a final project mark.
       3. Marks will be determined according to the appropriate Rubric (Oral or Written).