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Discovering French Châteaux: Castles of France Virtual Field Trip Video Project
By Churros and Croissants
The Loire Valley is famous for beautiful castles like Chambord and Chenonceau, but France is loaded with hundreds of other gorgeous historic castles! With this project, your students will research one of 25 famous French châteaux, create captivating travel videos, present their videos to the class, and vote to select the top 3 castles. This unique student-led virtual field trip combines research, creativity, presentation skills, and cultural understanding, offering an interactive and fun learning experience. It can be tied into units on French culture, history, geography, and architecture. Not only will you have busy students for a week while they develop individualized projects, but the grading is made easy too!
Depending on language level, projects can be completed in French or English. Get ready to ignite a passion for French language and culture in your classroom one country at a time!
Key Features of the Project:
Real-Life Application: This project taps into the real-life context of travel, allowing students to explore 25 châteaux across France and practice language skills in a meaningful way.
Research and Inquiry: Students conduct research on a specific châteaux enhancing their critical thinking and information-gathering abilities.
Cultural Awareness: The project fosters cultural understanding as students delve into the significance of each castle within the rich context of French culture and history.
Creative Expression: Students showcase their creativity by producing engaging travel videos, enhancing their communication and storytelling abilities.
Collaboration and Peer Learning: Students present their videos to the class, encouraging peer learning, active listening, and cross-cultural appreciation.
Competitive Element: The voting aspect adds an element of friendly competition, fueling excitement and motivation in the classroom.
Language Proficiency (Optional depending on level): Through script creation, video production, and oral presentations, students sharpen their language skills in writing, speaking, and listening.
Project Includes detailed notes to teacher with implementation schedule, list of 25 châteaux, project instruction sheet for students, storyboard templates, guided presentation notes with voting sheets for presentations and grading rubric.
Project works well for any level of upper school French (Foundations of French, French Exploratory, Middle School French, French 1, 2, 3, 4, and can even be modified for AP French),
Let's embark on this enriching virtual field trip around the world together!
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Famous Francophone Project: Research, Video Promo, and Classroom Competition!
By Churros and Croissants
Celebrate the Global Influence of Francophones with this Dynamic French Video Project!
From artists to activists, this engaging project invites your students to explore the remarkable contributions of Francophones from around the world. With a choice of 200 influential historical figures, students will create captivating video presentations, showcase their work in class, and participate in a voting process to select the top 3 most influential individuals.
This comprehensive project blends research, creativity, presentation skills, and cultural understanding all while providing an interactive and enjoyable learning experience. Your students will be fully engaged, working on individualized projects throughout the week.
Project can be completed in French or English depending on your students' language level. Spark a passion for discovering French language and Francophone culture, one influential figure at a time!
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This project is ideal for any level of upper school French, including Foundations of French, French Exploratory, Middle School French, French 1, 2, 3, 4, and can even be adapted for AP French.
Embark on this enriching journey through Francophone culture today!
Discover Paris Landmarks: French Virtual Field Trip & Travel Video Project!
By Churros and Croissants
Engage Your Students with an Interactive Paris Landmark Video Project
Tired of grading repetitive Eiffel Tower projects? With the "Discover Paris" project, students will research one of 24 iconic Paris landmarks, create captivating travel videos, present them to the class, and vote on the top 3 tourist destinations. This dynamic project combines research, creativity, and presentation skills with cultural understanding, making learning both interactive and fun.
Busy Students, Individualized Projects, and Easy Grading: Your students will stay engaged for a week with individualized projects, while you enjoy straightforward grading.
Flexible Language Options: Projects can be completed in either French or English, depending on your students' language level. Get ready to spark a passion for French language and culture in your classroom, one landmark at a time!
What’s Included:
Ideal for Upper School French Classes: Perfect for any level of upper school French, including Foundations of French, French Exploratory, Middle School French, French 1, 2, 3, 4, and adaptable for AP French.
Let's embark on this enriching virtual field trip to Paris today!
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