Introduction
Not only is Paris the capital of France, but it is also the largest francophone city in the world! Each year, millions flock to Paris to experience its unique culture, history, landmarks, and hear its beautiful language. You and your "family" have a wonderful opportunity to visit Paris this summer for 7 days and see all that it has to offer. Even though you all have different interests, you will plan a trip that suits the needs of all "family members". While in Paris, you will take photos and record journal entries of each of your destinations. Finally, you will share your experience with your classmates in a photo album or visual presentaion.
Task
Your task is to research various sites in Paris you would like to visit and ....
1.) Create a 5-day itinerary of your Paris vacation. Do not plan to visit more than two sites per day. Be sure to include the arrondissement and nearest metro stop of each location to make travel on the metro more efficient.
Upon arrival in Paris you will....
2.) Take photos of each destination and record a 3-5 sentence journal entry in French of where you went and what you did at each location.
When you return back home, you will....
3.) Assemble all photos and entries in a scrapbook or visual presentation to share with your classmates.
RESOURCES
Using the map on page 118 of your text of the Paris landmarks or the maps found on this link
You may wish to use your search engines to investigate the sites on this map. In addition, some other landmarks you may search are:
Eiffel Tower
Chateau de Versailles
Le Louvre
Musée d'Orsay
Centre Georges Pompidou
Disneyland Paris
Parc Astérix
Giverney
L'obélisque
La Sorbonne
Le Panthéon
Musée Rodin
Hôtel des Invalides
Ile St Louis
Jardin de Luxembourg
Cimitère Père Lachaise
Notre Dame de Paris
Sacré-Coeur
Quartier Latin
Arc-de Triomphe
Sainte Chapelle
You may also use the following links while researching places of interest in addition to websites you find through your own web searches. Be sure to document the websites you visit for information, maps, locations, and photos to create a bibliography attached to the end of your scrapbook or visual presentation.
- City Guides:
- Paris- Information on all sorts of topics. Includes history and pictures of many monuments and museums.
- Sightseeing in Paris- Here is a map of Paris which you can click on to get information about each district and its places of interest.
- Bonjour Paris- A useful jump site.
- Office du tourisme de Paris- The official tourism guide for the city of Paris.
- Mairie de Paris- The website for the Paris townhall.
- Paris Tours - Some of the lesser known Paris tours.
Process
-Select the family member you would like to be for this trip to Paris
Père - You love art and music. You are a Humanities professor at the university.
Mère - You love to read. Your favorite books are historical fiction and non-fiction. You have read about many famous politicians such as Napoleon and King Louis XIV.
Frère - Your brother likes parks and being outdoors. He wants to be a chef.
Soeur - You want to be an architect. You would love to see buildings or monuments that have interesting architectural details.
-Plan a 5-day itinerary listing site, arrondissement and metro stop. Plan no more than 2 stops per day and use the map to make your travels accross the city efficient
Jour 1 (Nous allons visiter __________________ dans l'arrondissement _____. L'arrêt du métro est _____________.)
Jour 2
Jour3
Jour 4
Jour 5
-Take photos of the sites you visit and write a 3-5 sentence journal entry in French of what you saw or did
-Arrange your photos and journals neatly and creatively in a photo album or visual presentation (Keynote or animated slide show)
-Present orally to your classmates.
Evaluation
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Task 1- 5-day Itinerary  |
Did not turn in | No real evidence of research. Information not organized or incomplete. Poor language and grammar. Off-task for most of class. | Evidence of some research. Information complete and somewhat organized. Language and grammar understandable with few errors. Mostly on task in class. | Evidence of good research. Information complete and well-organized. Good presentation with excellent language usage-an occasional grammar/spelling error. Engaged in the activity during the class time. |
| Task 2- Photo Album or Visual Presentation | Did not turn in | No real evidence of research. Information not organized or incomplete. Poor language and grammar. Off-task for most of class. | Evidence of some research. Information complete and somewhat organized. Language and grammar understandable with few errors. Mostly on task in class. | Evidence of good research. Information complete and well-organized. Good presentation with excellent language usage-an occasional grammar/spelling error. Engaged in the activity during the class time. |
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Task 3 - Oral Presentation  |
Did not turn in | No real evidence of research. Information not organized or incomplete. Poor language and grammar. Off-task for most of class. | Evidence of some research. Information complete and somewhat organized. Language and grammar understandable with few errors. Mostly on task in class. | Evidence of good research. Information complete and well-organized. Good presentation with excellent language usage-an occasional grammar/spelling error. Engaged in the activity during the class time. |
Conclusion
Congratulations! By completing this project, you have now become more familiar with the overall layout of the city of Paris and are able to locate where various famous landmarks are. You also have a greater knowledge of what Paris has to offer. You have seen historical and architectural sites, museums, cemetaries, parks, zoos, neighborhoods, universities, churches, cathedrals, etc. all around Paris. You are able to plan how to go from site to site. You can also share your research in simple French sentences accompanied by visual aides to your classmates.
Credits
I would like to credit Ashley DeAnna's French 2 Slideshare presentation for inspiration.
I would also like to credit Resources for French Teachers website for links and examples.
I would also like to credit CARLA (Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition) for links and webquest examples.