French 1              Les Gens De La France

 

1.  You will be a famous French person for a day and come to class and tell us about yourself.

 

2.  From the list on the following page, choose one person about whom you would like to learn.  Research that person's life, works, accomplishments, influences...  You will then pretend that YOU ARE THAT PERSON, and you will come to class and tell us about yourself.

 

3.  Presentations are no longer than 20 minutes.

 

4.  This is not a report

     Do not read from papers.

     You may use notecards when you present, however DO NOT READ FROM THEM.  Know your facts.  Look at the audience.  Don't be silly and laugh.  Make sure you end your presentation properly.  Do not leave us hanging and do not say "I guess that's it".

 

5.  Your grade will be based on:

     1.  Presentaion (why famous, influences, etc..)

     2.  Creativity

     3.  Accuracy of facts

     4.  Was the class attentive?

     5.  Proper closure

 

6.  You will have to hand in to me a paper telling me where you got your information.  You will need a minimum of 3 different sources.  You will also hand in 3 questions you want the class to know.

 

7.  Due:  Tuesday April 21, 2009

     Grade:  1 Test

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LES GENS

                                                                             Claude Debussey

Vércingetorix                                                            Maurice Ravel

Clovis                                                                             Descartes

Charlemagne                                                         Matisse

Eleanor of Aquitaine                                                        Lavoisier

Jeanne D'Arc                                                                   Manet

Francois I                                                                       Pissaro

Henri IV                                                                          Seurat

Louis IX (St. Louis)                                               Catherine de Médici

Louis XIV                                                             Diane de Poitiers

Louis XVI                                                             Henri II

Marie Antoinette                                                    Margaret de Valois

Charles De Gaulle                                                  Madame de Pompadour

Madame Curie                                                       Charlotte Corday

Cardinal Richelieu                                                  Madame du Barri (Barry)

Le Marquis de Lafayette

Danton

Marat

Robespierre

Napoleon Bonaparte

Josephine Bonaparte

Jacques Cartier

Samuel de Champlain

Claude Monet

Eduard Degas

Victor Hugo

Renoir

Louis Pasteur

Louis Braille

Antoine de St-Exupery

Voltaire

Rousseau

Molière

Jean de la Fontaine

Jean-Paul Sartre

Louis David

Rodin

Gaugin