The document provides directions for students to create a Google Presentation in French about Francophone Africa in groups of two. The presentation must include a minimum of 10 slides, with pictures, embedded videos, music, and text in a readable font size and color. Each slide should have no more than 3 bullets and be titled, with the students recording their voice to read each slide. The presentation should include interesting transitions and backgrounds, and answer driving questions. Possible presentation topics are provided to avoid repetition. The rubric criteria include creativity, communication, collaboration, critical thinking, state world language standards, common core connections, technology skills, ACTFL standards, and PBL elements.

1. Kirikououl’Afrique Noir
Google Presentation in French
Directions: create a Google Presentation to teach your classmate
about Francophone Africa.
Include: Minimum 10 slides per student
slides with pictures (at least 10)
embedded videos (at least 2)
Music (at least 1)
Text (big enough font for your classmate to read, use friendly color than everybody can read)
Not more than 3 bullets per slide (that’s the rule)Write the text in French.
Title each slide
Read the text in each slide and record your voice (read in French)You should be talking for each slide!
Add interesting transitions
Add interesting PowerPoint background for each slide (there are more background for slide than the
ones offered on google presentation. Just look up PowerPoint background, save them and add them to
your slides).
Answer your driving questions within your presentation
Last slides: your names with what tasks you were responsible for and a slide on
bibliographie/credits/Sources
Collaboration project: Pair up! Not more than 2 persons per group.
Due date: Wednesday, April 3rd
Possible themes:To avoid having 50 identical presentations, each group will choose a different topic
La magiedans le conteafricain (Fétiches, gris-gris, animism, marabout etc.)
La musiqueafricainedansKirikou (present different musical instruments and traditional music)
Kirikou (description) and children in African villages (What is it like to grow up in a traditional African
village)
Sénégal (facts, culture, geography, history, tradition, food, religion)
A comparison/ Parallel between African Folk tale and European fairy tale. (differences, similiraties, place
of the Griot)
The place of women in African countries (bring up a comparison with women in U.S traditional society)
Africa the fauna, flora, and climate and environmental issues (les animaux, les plantes et le climat de
l’Afrique)

2. Please see Rubrics:
1. The 4 C’s: you will be graded on creativity, communication, collaboration, Critical Thinking*
40 points
*Your driving questions:
1. Why is it so important to know about Africa? Pourquoiest-cesi important de connaitrel’Afrique?
2. What can we learn from a very different continent that can enrich us ?Quepouvons-nous apprendre
des pays Francophonesafricains?
3. How are the values, beliefsystem and identity in French-Speaking countries in Africa different from our
own? (culture, religion, literature, music etc.)
2. The State Standards for World Language: 40 points
You can use the 3 modes of communication (interpersonal, presentational and interpretive)
You can write, read and speak in French using a variety of vocabulary, use proper sentence structures
and verbs/tense and demonstrate that you are aware of cultural differences.
*Do not use online translator for the language in your slides. Use what you know.
3. Common Core: Interlink between Geography and World History, Art and Music and English
4. Technology: I can collaborate using the Cloud, I can share Google presentation with my teacher, I
can create slides, I can use different research tools (advanced search), I can open documents on
Edmodo in my Projects Folder when I misplace my handouts etc.
5. ACTFL Standards and National Standards (the 5 C’s)
6. PBL