Les Provinces de France

Mme Martin

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Les Provinces de France

• Brief History of the Regions in France

• The Task

• The Process

• The Resources

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A Brief History of the Regions of France

• Before the French Revolution of 1789, France was made up of about 30 provinces.

• During the Revolution, the département, was created. • The purpose of départements was to break up the power of the old

provinces and centralize authority. • There are currently 95 départements in France and 22

regions/provinces of France.• Each region has its own social & economic development plan and

addresses the national government with its developmental issues.

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Explorons la France!

You will each be exploring a province of France, creating a power point or prezi and presenting it and your findings to the class so that everyone will have a taste of each part of France.

Click here for due dates

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The Process1. Read about the history of French regions.

2. Label map #1 with France’s 22 regions and their respective capitals.

3. Label map #2 with France’s major rivers, mountain ranges, bordering seas and countries.

4. Begin your research and amusez-vous! Be sure to include: important cities with a description of interesting sites & festivals, regional foods, traditional costumes (if any), important cultural/historical facts, etc.

5. Create a power point or prezi and

prepare a presentation.

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The Resources• France magazine• Discovering the Regions of France book• Les Régions de France Binder• France Tour Guide Books• Links

Political map of France www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/europe/printpage/frregion.htmTopographic map of France www.discoverfrance.net/France/DF_topography.shtmlInteractive map of France www.france-pub.com/region/imap.htmwww.discoverfrance.net/France/Provinces/prov_intro2.shtmlwww.french-at-a-touch.com/Countries/france.htmwww.francetourism.com/practicalinfo/regions.htmwww.placesinfrance.com/index.htmlwww.france.com

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Can you match the capital to its region?1. Ajaccio

2. Amiens

3. Besançon

4. Bordeaux

5. Caen

6. Châlons-en-Champagne

7. Clermont-Ferrand

8. Dijon

9. Lille

10. Limoges

11. Lyon

12. Marseille

13. Metz

14. Montpellier

15. Nantes

16. Orléans

17. Paris

18. Poitiers

19. Rennes

20. Rouen

21. Strasbourg

22. Toulousehomenext

Major Rivers & Mountain Ranges

• Garonne River• Loire River• Rhin River• Rhône River• Seine River

• Alpes• Jura• Massif Central• Pyrénées• Vosges

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Coastal Waters & Bordering Countries

• English Channel

(La Manche)• Bay of Biscay• Mediterranean Sea• North Atlantic Ocean• North Sea• Golf of Lion

• Germany• Switzerland• Italy• Spain• Belgium• Luxembourg• England

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Due Dates• 4/22 Quiz: label rivers, coastal waters,

mountain ranges and bordering countries

• 4/22 Begin presentations

• 4/26 Quiz: match province names to regions on map

• 4/30 Quiz: match the provinces to their descriptions

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Name : ________________________ Province :____________________________

Province Project Rubrique

Supérieur 4

Très Bien 3

Bon 2

Pas Encore 1

Devoirs

Location on map Départements Regional flag Size, Population Weather, Topography Major cities &

sites/festivals/events they are known for

Food &/or drink specialties Historical/famous people

associated with region Traditional Costumes (if any)

Visuel

Very neat layout Legible Colorful CREATIVE***

Neat layout Legible Colorful

Neat layout Somewhat legible Poor use of color

Messy layout Often illegible Visually dull

Presentation

PROJECT: Reflects topic extremely well Audible Makes eye contact frequently

OPINION: ABOVE average pronunciation

PROJECT: Reflects topic well Audible Makes eye contact often OPINION: Average pronunciation

PROJECT: Reflects topic Not very audible Does not make eye contact

often OPINION: Pronunciation causes some

confusion

PROJECT: Does not reflect topic Not audible Does not make eye contact OPINION: Pronunciation causes

confusion

Written opinion (grammar & vocab) (à mon avis = in my opinion; je pense que = I think that; parce que = because). Minimum of 50 words. (in French, bien sûr!)

No spelling mistakes Correct grammar & structure ABOVE average level of

vocabulary Wide variety of vocab More than the required amount

1-5 spelling errors Average level of vocab Variety of vocab Required amount

6-10 spelling errors Average level of vocab Less than required amt

Over 10 spelling errors Below avg level of vocab

(mistakes cause confusion) Less than ½ of required amt

Research handout & use of class time Has all required items Utilized time in class as

expected by teacher

>90% complete Generally utilized time

wisely

>80% complete Poor use of class time

<80% complete Wasted most of class

time/was spoken to frequently

Total Points: ________/20

19-20=100 17-18=95 15-16=90 13-14=80 11-12=70 9-10=60 7-8=50 5-6=40 3-4=30 1-2=20