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The purpose of this project is to facilitate student learning about travel to a French-speaking country. The student will pretend that he/she has a budget of $3500 to visit a minimum of 3 cities in 2 or more French-speaking countries (or French territories) for 2-5 days each and will make round trip travel arrangements to and from their chosen countries. To be prepared for the trip, the student will use technology to conduct internet research, books and travel brochures in order to be able to answer questions about their chosen countries' culture, government, religion, social events, recreational pastimes, history, economics, etc. After the student has gathered all of the research, s/he will synthesize the information and create a comprehensive itinerary in French (French III & IV) or in English (French I & II) for the trip. This itinerary will then be presented to the class. French I & II will need to memorize 5-10 basic French sentences for the presentation as well.

Students will choose a famous artist to present to the class. Each presentation will include a 1) biography of the artist, 2) the body of work by the artists, and 3) study of a work in detail and 4) a quote by or about the artist. Each student will create a using a 5 minute presentation using either PowerPoint, Keynote, or Prezi

You will be choose a famous french artist. You may choose a painter or a sculptor. Your artist can be from any period. You must research your artist and select a piece of particular interest to you.