Key stage 3 Projects : Teacher’s checklist

Project 1
Present a French famous person/artist
Instructions

  • Students to choose from a list or make their own choices
  • Pass out a list of required/optional sections, the desired length, and any other guidelines
  • Students write up and turn in ppt presentations, posters
  • Students make a presentation on their famous French person

Assessment

  • Students to assess each other’s work through a written format or oral survey
  • Teacher’s assessment

Customization

This project can be done by individual students, pairs, or groups
French/Spanish celebs: teacher should write on the list names of people famous in history, art, everyday life…
Sections/Elements: personal information including name, DOB, family situation, job, physical description, personality, impact on the community …

Length: beginners level 1-2 / intermediate level 3-4 / advanced level 5 (add tenses) To be adapted by teachers
Levels:

Beginners: Pass out a worksheet with section titles and have students do research and fill in the blanks.
Intermediates (2nd year) and advanced (3rd year): NC Level 3 to 5 Students work independently. Advanced : add tenses (DOB, childhood, future ambitions…)

Key stage 3 French

Votre projet sur une célébrité française

(Intermediate)

Instructions : you need to do a project on a French celeb of your choice. You can work on your own or work in pairs.

Format : You can choose 2 forms of presenting your research : a powerpoint presentation or a poster. Remember, originality will get you more points!

Contents : Here are some ideas to help you in your research

-personal details : name, date of birth, family situation

-job and career

-physical description and personality

-why is this person famous / your opinion

Project-based skills (Intermediate)

Skills / What I did well / What I will do better next time / What my team members think
/ Locate relevant information from a variety of sources – Research / sources
Sort information and classify into categories
Compare and contrast
Plan what to do and where to locate information - organisation
Explain what you think – give reasons for your opinions and actions
/ Use your imagination
Working independently / in groups
Presentation for oral work : clarity, speed, voice projection…
Presentation for written work(page numbering, word count, formatting)

Assessment sheet (Intermediate)

Sources used / Y/N / Positive aspects / Negative aspects
Internet
Books / magazines
Class work
Verbal : interviews, TV/radio clips
Good points / Areas to improve / My targets

Teacher’s comments

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