French 2 Theme Project

Lamar Louise Curry Middle School                                                  International Baccalaureate                                                   Middle Years Programme                                                      Theme Project Teachers:  Barbara S. Valdes Subject:    French 2 Grading Period: 2nd Theme:  Faisons les achats! Le shopping (Relationships). Instructional Focus: Shopping for clothing. Asking people to make choices. Counting and ranking items in a series. Describing clothes and accessories. Making comparisons. Learning where the French buy their clothes. Learning about French fashion. Benchmark Covered (FL.A.1.2.1), FL.A.2.2.2, FL.A.3.2.1, FL.A.3.2.2, FL.A.3.2.3, FL.B.1.2.3 and FL.C.1.2.2. Instructional Time: 3 weeks (1 week to complete the project). Due Date: November 15-19, 2010 Major topic, terms, and skills discovered: The students will learn where French people buy their clothes and how they dress. How to describe their clothes and others accessories: their color, design, fabric or material, size and fit. They learn also how to shop in a French department store and how to count, to rank items in a series, to make comparisons and to ask people to make a choice. Tangible Outcomes for students: At the end of this activity you will have browsed French clothing sites, filled out an order form, and learned how to tell someone else about the experience. You will also have seen the clothing styles French young people are wearing these days. Assessment:                          MYP Subject Area Assessment Criteria (Rubric) Introduction:  Imagine that you're an exchange student in France. Your host father's company is having a party, and you've been invited to attend along with the rest of the family. The only problem is, you don't have anything dressy enough to wear for an occasion like this! You're going to have to investigate French clothing stores and find an appropriate outfit. Task: Using the Internet, you will look at several different outfits, taking notes on the price, colors, sizes, etc., of each item. You will select the outfit you want to buy, and fill out an order form. Then you will write a letter to a friend back home, telling him or her about the outfit you bought, and about the experience of shopping on the Internet in France. Step 1: You're going to have to find something to wear for the party. You have about 600 euros that you can spend. Look at four or five outfits online and take notes about the color and price of each item. Use the chart below to organize the information you gather, or create a graphic organizer of your own. URL/Magasin/Boutique Produit Description Prix Notes Step 2: Now that you've had a chance to look at several items, choose what you're going to buy for the party. Print out and fill in an order form for the items you want to purchase, or create and fill out an order form of your own. Be sure to include your name, mailing address, a description of the item(s), the size, color, price, order number, and any other important information. Step 3: Write a letter to a friend back in the United States. Describe in detail the outfit you're going to purchase, and tell your friend about the experience of shopping using French Internet sites. | Evaluation | The students will present the project by writing a report and creating a poster (IB Power Point presentation) to illustrate their work. The whole project is worth 100 points. Step 1 (40 points) Full Credit: Evidence of good research Information well organized Good presentation Few or no mistakes in spelling Half Credit: Evidence of some research Information somewhat organized Not much effort on presentation Some mistakes in spelling No Credit: Chart not turned in or No real evidence of research No effort on presentation Numerous mistakes in spelling Step 2 (20 points) Full Credit: Evidence of good research Information well organized Good presentation Few or no mistakes in spelling Half Credit: Evidence of some research Information somewhat organized Not much effort on presentation Some mistakes in spelling No Credit: Order form not turned in or No real evidence of research Information not organized No effort on presentation Numerous mistakes in spelling Step 3 (40 points) Full Credit: Evidence of good research Letter well organized Good presentation Few or no mistakes in spelling and grammar Half Credit: Evidence of some research Letter somewhat organized Not much effort on presentation Some mistakes in spelling and grammar No Credit: Letter not turned in or No real evidence of research Letter not organized No effort on presentation Numerous mistakes in spelling and grammar MYP Language B (French) Rubrics: Criterion Assessed Assignment: A, B, C and D.| Resources | Le Shopping: http://www.promod.com/ odyssee/ src/ Home.asp?lg=FR Casual and work wear for her. Catalogue and shop on-line. http://www.cyrillus.com Catalogue and on-line store for women, men, and children's clothing