Students will create a PowerPoint presentation about the weather conditions in a region of France. The presentation must include the region's location in France, proximity to landmarks, typical weather per season, and 3 interesting facts. Students will complete a graphic organizer, write a rough draft in French, do research, and present their project to the class. The project will be graded based on the completion of various components and peer/self evaluations.

1. Nom: ___________________________ Date: ________________________
Google Earth Project
The Google Earth project will be based on your knowledge
of expressing weather conditions in French, along with our
ongoing studies of French Geography.
For this project, you are going to be creating an individual
PowerPoint presentation to present to the class about the
weather conditions for each season in a region of France.
Your PowerPoint Presentation should include thorough
research with a slide that has least three cited sources,
including at least one non-internet source.

2. Nom: ___________________________ Date: ________________________
Your projectshouldinclude 8th
grade writing in French on the
following topics:
-The directional location of your region in France (north, south, east,
west, central, etc.)
-Proximity to any major physical landmarks (rivers, mountains, capitol
cities, etc.)
-Typical weather conditions during each of the four seasons
-3 interesting facts in English about your French region
**Your projectshould also
includescreenshotsfrom
GoogleEarth and other
imagesof your region in
France to accompany your
writing.**
Your projectwill be graded based on the completion of…
 Graphic organizer for writing 10 points
 Rough draft of writing submitted 30 points
 Productive use of class time for research 10 points
 PowerPoint 50 points
 Oral Presentation 20 points
 Behavior during class presentations 10 points
 Peer Evaluation completed forclassmate 10 points
 Feedbackof Peer Evaluation from classmate 10 points
Total: 150 points

3. Nom: ___________________________ Date: ________________________
Graphic Organizer / 10 points
Use this space to plan for your writing. You may create a chart, a list, or a
diagram to display your ideas for different PowerPoint slides.
-The directional location of your region in France (north, south, east, west,
central, etc.)
-Proximity to any major physical landmarks (rivers, mountains, capitol cities, etc.)
-Typical weather conditions during each of the four seasons
-3 interesting facts in English about your French region

4. Nom: ___________________________ Date: ________________________
Rough Draft / 30 points
Use this space to write your French sentences for each slide.
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5. Nom: ___________________________ Date: ________________________
Google Earth Project Rubric
ProjectCriteria
 Graphic organizer for writing / 10 points
 Rough draft of writing submitted / 30 points
 Productive use of class time for research / 10 points
 PowerPoint / 50 points
 Oral Presentation / 20 points
 Behavior during class presentations / 10 points
 Peer Evaluation completed forclassmate / 10 points
 Feedbackof Peer Evaluation from classmate / 10 points
Total: / 150 points
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PowerPointComments:
Oral Presentation Comments:
Final ProjectGrade:

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Peer Evaluation / 10 points
Evaluator Name: ________________________
Presenter Name: ________________________
Presenter Region: _______________________
After listening to your classmate’spresentation,please answer
the following questions to the bestof your ability.
1. Where is this region located directionally in France?
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2. Is this region near any major physical landmarks? If so, what?
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3. What are the typical weather conditions for this region during each
season?
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4. What is one interesting fact you learned about this region?
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5. Based on your classmate’s presentation, please give them a score
from 1-10,10 being the highest, and explain why you gave this score.
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