Projet sur Les Régions de la France
You work for an American travel agency that specializes in organizing trips to Europe for
high school student groups. The regional councils (les conseils régionaux) of the
_______________________ geographic area have got together to market their geographic
area. They have asked your company to develop a presentation that will market the area to
high schools, and attract clients. This presentation will be used as a marketing tool. Your
company will give you a big bonus if schools select your area to visit.
You may work alone, or with one or two other students. Each person must research one
region in your assigned geographic area.
You must include the following:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Name of region/s
Capital city and other major cities
Location in France
Physical description (major rivers, mountain ranges etc., temperatures in
Celsius/Fahrenheit)
5. At least one account of a historical event
6. Famous people (if any)
7. Culture (food, festivals, etc.)
8. Tourist attractions that would appeal to high school students (sports and activity
parks, museums etc.)
9. List 5 reasons why someone would want to visit your area.
10. Bibliography. Please use at least five sources and NO WIKIPEDIA.
You must provide photographs, diagrams, etc. to make your presentation easy to follow and
engaging. You will narrate using “Explain Everything” app, so keep the writing to a
minimum – no more than 3 points on a slide.
You will use your presentation to teach your classmates about the French regions, and the
final exam will have about 10 questions on the regions. Avoid giving information that is not
easy to remember, or too detailed. Consider:
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What questions might your teacher ask?
What would people your age want to know about your area?
See attached rubric.
France is divided into 27 administrative regions. 22 are in France and the other five are
overseas: French Guiana (in S. America), the islands of Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte,
and Réunion. The mainland regions and Corsica are further subdivided into “departments”,
which range in number from 2 to 8. The other islands are each considered one department.
Geographic
Area:
North
Regions
West
Bretagne (Brittany), Pays-de-la-Loire (Western Loire Valley), Centre
(Central Loire Valley), Poitou-Charentes
Central
Limousine and Dordogne, Auvergne, Ile-de-France (Paris, Isle of
France).
South West
Aquitaine, Midi-Pyrénées
South
Languedoc-Roussillon, Rhône-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur,
Corse (Corsica).
East
Alsace, Lorraine, Champagne-Ardenne, Bourgogne, (Burgundy),
Franche-Comté.
Haute Normandie (Upper Normandy), Basse-Normandie (Lower
Normandy), Nord-Pas-de-Calais (North Calais), Picardie (Picardy).
Organization
and clarity
Information
organized in a
clear logical
way. Easy to
anticipate the
type of
information that
may be on the
next slide.
Most
information
organized in a
clear, logical
way. Some may
seem out of
place.
Some
information is
illogically
sequenced and
seems out of
place.
There is no clear
plan for the
organization of
information.
Preparation,
focus, and
professionalism
Followed
directions, met
all requirements
and went
beyond.
Followed
directions and
met
requirements.
Followed
directions
somewhat. Some
required
information is
missing.
Did not follow
directions.
Much of
required
information is
missing.
Communication,
Presentation
skills
Shows great
interest in topic.
Speaks with
enthusiasm.
Clearly
prepared. No
copied
information –
uses own voice.
At least 10 slides
with no more
than 3 bullet
points per slide.
All visuals
support the
content. Slides
clear. Content
relevant to topic.
Shows interest
in topic. Mostly
prepared. No
copied
information –
uses own voice.
Does not show
much interest in
topic.
Somewhat
prepared. Some
information
clearly copied.
Little interest
shown in topic.
Little evidence
of preparation.
Information
copied – does
not use own
voice.
Fewer than 10
slides. Too
much text on a
few slides.
Visuals mainly
support content.
Some slides not
clear.
Fewer than 10
slides. Too
much text on
some slides.
Visuals mainly
support content.
Some slides not
clear.
Fewer than 10
slides. Too
much text on
many slides.
Visuals mainly
do not support
content. Some
slides not clear.
Project included
all the necessary
information to
gain a
comfortable
grasp of the
topic. Highly
effective
teaching tool.
Adequate
teaching tool.
User can come
away with a
reasonable
understanding of
the topic.
Fairly adequate
teaching tool.
Large gaps in
information, or
information
unevenly
distributed.
User will be
somewhat
confused.
Not a good
teaching tool.
Not enough
relevant,
interesting
information
presented. User
comes away
with an uneven
understanding of
topic.
Content
Effectiveness of
presentation as a
teaching tool.