LES ACTUALITÉS (Current Events)
Direction: Each month you will read an article on news about a Francophone country and then create a current events
presentation in the form of a PowerPoint.
Article:
 Current article (2016)
 French 2-2PIB, 3-3PIB, H4, IB and AP your article must be in French.
 Read your article! Read your article!
 Answer the questions in complete sentences. Do not use a translator. Use the starter sentences.
1.
De quoi parle ton article? / What is your article about?
Mon article parle de…
2. Qu’est-ce que tu as appris? / What did you learn?
J’ai appris que…
3. Comment est-ce que ce qui s’est passé similaire ou différente à ce qui se passe aux États Unis?
How is what you learned in the article different or similar than what has happened in the US?
A. Ce qui s’est passé est (Ce qui s’est passé n’est pas) similaire…
B. Ce qui s’est passé est (Ce qui s’est passé n’est pas) différente…
4. Quel impact est-ce que les évènements dans l’article ont sur le pays?
What status does this article paint of the country?
L’impact de cette article est négatif (ou positif) parce que…
5. Quels sont cinq nouveaux vocabulaires que tu as appris ? Listez-les avec les définitions.
What are five new vocabulary words that you learned?
J’ai appris ces vocabulaires suivants …
PowerPoint:
 Slides should include (10 slides maximum):
- Slide 1: Name, Course, Country
- Hyperlink of article
- Map and location of country
- Question one
- Question two
- Question three
- Question four
- Question five
- Reference page
- Solicit questions or comments slide from class
 Animations and designs are optional; however make it creative, interesting and appropriate to the subject and article.
 Practice your presentation beforehand.
Resources:
Countries:
French Newspapers:
1. France
24. Central Africa
2. Belgium
25. Rwanda
www.lemonde.fr
3. Luxemburg
26. Burundi
www.lefigaro.fr
4. Switzerland
27. Djibouti
5. Monaco
28. Seychelles
www.latribune.fr
6. Andorra
29. Comoros
www.nouvelobs.com
7. Tunisia
30. Madagascar
French Embassy:
8. Algeria
31. Reunion
9. Morocco
32. Mayotte
www.ambafrance.org
10. Mauritania
33. Maurice
French Radio:
11. Sénégal
34. Quebec
12. Guinea
35. St. Pierre & Miquelon
www.radiofrance.fr
13. Mali
36. Haiti
www.rfi.fr
14. Burkina Faso
37. St. Martin
15. Côte d’Ivoire
38. St. Barthelemy
French Television:
16. Benin
39. Guadeloupe
www.tv5.org
17. Togo
40. Martinique
18. Niger
41. Guyane Française
General News:
19. Chad
42. Nouvelle Caledonia
www.reuters.com
20. Cameroon
43. Wallis and Futuna
21. Democratic Republic of Congo
44. Vanuatu
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice
22. Gabon
45. French Polynesia
http://news.bbc.co.uk
23. Congo
Nom: __________________________________________
Cours: _________________________________ Date: ______________________
Rubric:
Starter Page
Map & Location of country
Hyperlink of article
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Reference page
Question & answer page
Comprehensibility
Fluency
Pronunciation
Vocabulary
Language Control
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Comprehensibility:
1- Barely comprehensible
2- Mostly comprehensible, requiring interpretation on the part of the listener
3- Comprehensible, requiring minimal interpretation on the part of the listener
4- Readily comprehensible, requiring no interpretation on the part of the listener
Fluency:
1- Speech halting and uneven with long pauses and/or incomplete thoughts
2- Speech choppy and/or slow with frequent pauses; few or no incomplete thoughts
3- Some hesitation but manages to continue and complete thoughts
4- Speech continuous and few pauses or stumbling
Pronunciation:
1- Frequently interferes with communication
2- Occasionally interferes with communication
3- Does not interfere with communication
4- Enhances communication
Vocabulary:
1- Inadequate and/or inaccurate use of vocabulary
2- Somewhat inadequate and/or inaccurate use of vocabulary
3- Adequate and accurate use of vocabulary
4- Rich use of vocabulary
Language Control:
1- Inadequate and/or inaccurate use of basic language structures
2- Emerging use of basic language structures
3- Emerging control of basic language structures
4- Control of basic language structures
Comments:
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Nom: __________________________________________
Cours: _________________________________ Date: ______________________
Rubric:
Starter Slide
Map & Location of country
Hyperlink of article
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Reference page
Question & answer page
Comprehensibility
Fluency
Pronunciation
Vocabulary
Language Control
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Comprehensibility:
5- Barely comprehensible
6- Mostly comprehensible, requiring interpretation on the part of the listener
7- Comprehensible, requiring minimal interpretation on the part of the listener
8- Readily comprehensible, requiring no interpretation on the part of the listener
Fluency:
5- Speech halting and uneven with long pauses and/or incomplete thoughts
6- Speech choppy and/or slow with frequent pauses; few or no incomplete thoughts
7- Some hesitation but manages to continue and complete thoughts
8- Speech continuous and few pauses or stumbling
Pronunciation:
5- Frequently interferes with communication
6- Occasionally interferes with communication
7- Does not interfere with communication
8- Enhances communication
Vocabulary:
5- Inadequate and/or inaccurate use of vocabulary
6- Somewhat inadequate and/or inaccurate use of vocabulary
7- Adequate and accurate use of vocabulary
8- Rich use of vocabulary
Language Control:
5- Inadequate and/or inaccurate use of basic language structures
6- Emerging use of basic language structures
7- Emerging control of basic language structures
8- Control of basic language structures
Comments:
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