The following is one idea (more coming soon) for an interesting project for your students. While this project is best suited for a final project and can be used as the basis for an end-of-term presentation, it can also be adapted for less time - whatever fits your schedule.
Project
Create a themed magazine in French.
Instructions
- Choose a topic and create a name for the magazine.
- Find or write features related to the chosen topic.
- Select photographs or pictures from real magazines or internet and turn into ads.
- Create cover page and table of contents.
- Staple or bind into a magazine.
Customization
- Individual students, pairs, or groups
- Features: news, interviews, opinions, book/movie reviews, gossip, jokes, quiz, horoscope
- Length: four to ten features plus four to six ads
- Level: beginners find French articles, more advanced students write their own
- Theme: francophone countries and/or regions, sports, fashion, politics, culture, technology
- Topic: teacher can assign or students can choose
Notes and Credit
The results of this project tend to be exceptional because the students work very hard on the magazines to make them unique. The teacher ends up with great sample materials to display on school bulletin board and for back-to-school night the next fall, the principal loves the display of such polished work, and lower-level students get a chance to see how well they will be doing in years to come. During the 2 hour final time we share the projects with the class and discuss them. The students also get a chance to evaluate each other's work, and we pick the blue ribbon edition.
This project idea was shared on the Profs de français forum by SamanthaCarr. Merci beaucoup !
