This project involves students describing members of their family trees over 2 weeks to build French conversational skills. Students will learn family relationship terms, adjectives to describe physical traits and character, and possessive adjectives. They will create a Prezi incorporating a family tree with descriptions and media interviews. Presentations will be given to classmates and a French sister class. Formative assessments include quizzes, presentations, and a concept map family tree. Summative assessments are an individual Prezi and presentation, as well as a collaborative video presenting family projects.

1. PROJECT OVERVIEW
Name of Project: [Defining who you are through Family Tree – describing people] Duration: 2 weeks
Subject/Course: French 1A Teacher(s): Adomian Grade Level: 9-10
Other subject areas to Social Science
be included, if any:
Project Idea
Summary of the issue,
challenge, investigation, Build conversational skills & repertoire of ways to describe and talk about people.
scenario, or problem:
Driving Question How could I describe each member of my family to my classmates and to our counterparts in France?
Content and Skills Family relationship terms
Standards to be Adjectives: character traits and physical description of humans.
addressed:
T+A E T+A E
st
21 Century Skills Collaboration Other: Research (oral history)
to be explicitly taught and
assessed (T+A) or that
will be encouraged (E) by
Presentation x
project work, but not
taught or assessed: Critical Thinking:
Presentation Audience:
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2. Group: [Participation in process as students elaborate the pieces of their work. Eventually, x
Culminating collaborative video to be made presenting whole class, incorporating pieces of individual’s Class:
Products and stories from this family project, as well as other content areas such as activities, clothing,
Performances foods, cultures & countries.]
School:
x
Community:
Experts: x
Prezi to incorporate [imagined/real] family tree, character and physical
Individual: descriptions of those on the tree, and {media} oral interview or other video x
Web:
stories about persons on that tree.
Other: French sister
class
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Entry event to
launch inquiry,
engage students:
Assessments Quizzes/Tests x Practice Presentations X
Formative
Assessments Journal/Learning Log Notes X
(During
Project) Preliminary Plans/Outlines/Prototypes x Checklists X
Rough Drafts x Concept Maps – [family tree] X
Online Tests/Exams x Other:
Written Product(s), with rubric: Prezi x Other Product(s) or Performance(s), with rubric: E
Summative embedding various description pieces + Present to distant audiences via YouTube, Skype, Cisco etc.
Assessments media on a family tree structure
(End of Project) __________________________________________________
Oral Presentation, with rubric: Presentation to x Peer Evaluation X
class of Prezi
Multiple Choice/Short Answer Test Self-Evaluation X
Essay Test Other:
.
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3. Resources On-site people, facilities: Laptop carts or labs. Sound & video recording.
Needed
Equipment: Telecommunications create real opportunities to communicate across
distances to inspire and motivate quality of skills and repertoire students will
develop.
Materials: Access to computers, flash drives or skybox of some kind if doing as a Prezi.
Means of recording. Really big paper for trees + markers, colored paper for
sub-trees, cutouts/silhouettes, etc.
Community resources: Grants? Cisco? USC Center for Francophone Studies?
Reflection Journal/Learning Log f Focus Group F
Methods (Individual,
Group, and/or Whole-Class Discussion s Fishbowl Discussion
Whole Class)
F = formative Survey s Other:
S = Summative
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4. PROJECT TEACHING AND LEARNING GUIDE
Project: Family Tree Course/Semester: French 1B
Knowledge and Skills Needed By Students Scaffolding / Materials/ Lessons To Be Provided
to successfully complete culminating products and by the project teacher, other teachers, experts,
performances, and do well on summative assessments mentors, or community members
Repertoire of terms for family relationships Textbook, Powerpoints (Simpsons)
{adapt for Qwizdom}
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How to read or create a family tree structure Textbook, internet forms and mapping software
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Possessive adjectives Textbook, videos [Bien Dit – Standard Deviants – etc.],
matrix enactment, musical tones
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ADJECTIVES: Character traits [especially cognates] Cognate personality quiz
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ADJECTIVES: Physical traits Textbook, media survey
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5. MORE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NEEDED… HOW TO TEACH…
Family research Geneology and oral history websites, PBS project
Prezi skills Throw’em to the wolves
Video/audio skills Trial and error
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6. PROJECT CALENDAR
Project: Start Date:
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
Project Week One
Describing people: character traits, physical traits
Project Week Two
Possessive Adjectives, Talking to and about family
Project Week Three
Presentation pieces, critique and development, video storyboard or Prezi
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7. Project Week Four
Finalize project presentations, present and reflect
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8. Continuation: Ethnicity and nationality
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