la+Gastronomie+Régionale

This project will teach you about the diversity of the various regions of France and it will introduce you to some well known specialties and gastronomic delights that France is so famous for. It will also teach you how to read and follow a French recipe that uses metric measurements.

//As a bilingual chef, you have been selected to prepare a documentary for a cooking show that features foods from around the world. Imagine that you were recently sent to a region of France in order to learn about and pre-record information about the region. //

// Use the target language resources your instructor has provided for this project to prepare both a written (script) and an an oral presentation (pdf and mp4 files) the showcases your region on the Touregion channel (wiki) that is hosted by your sponsor. Select and then prepare a French recipe. List the required ingredients, measurements, and utensils. and describe in French how it is made. ////Include a Reference page giving credit to all your sponsors (sources). ////Translate your script to English and upload written comments onto your Voicethread slides after your taping session has been completed. //

As you are a bilingual journalist and a world famous chef, you are the host of your own gourmet cooking show. For your next show, you to will describe your visit to a French region where you learned to cook a typical French dish.

Before the taping of this show can be scheduled and aired, there is a lot of work to be done.

You will begin by using French language resources from the Internet to derive the information and multimedia resources you will need to complete this project. Start by creating a series of pdf and video files that will be used as a backdrop for your live presentation. Before we begin taping, your slides will be uploaded to a Voicethread presentation and you will narrate your experience experience by reading your script in front of the class. For  the final completion of the project, your final presentation will be video taped by your instructor.


 * 1) Describe what this region is particularly known for.
 * 2) Describe the places you visited there using the past tense.
 * 3) Make a comment about something that you liked seeing or doing.
 * 4) Compare this region to the place where you live now.
 * 5) Research recipes and select a typical dish or regional specialty.
 * 6) Write a shopping list of needed ingredients.
 * 7) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Convert from the metric to our system of measurement.
 * 8) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Describe in French how this dish is made using appropriate language and transitional expressions.
 * 9) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Don't forget to include pictures/video clips of your region and your dish
 * 10) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">You must use only French language resources for the completion of this project
 * 11) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">You must document (meticulously) each and every resource you use for the making of this project

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">This project is worth a total of **300 points** and must include each of the following:

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">You must prepare in advance and submit the following 6 components:

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">(1) Please download, complete, and submit the following
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">before midnight, March 10, 2013 (10 pts)
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">shopping list with needed quantities (10 pts)
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">metric conversion sheet (10 pts)
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">Gastronomy Project completion checklist (10 pts)
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">la Gastronomie Régionale (blank rubric with your information in heading) (10 pts)

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">(2) PDF slides for oral presentation saved uploaded to wiki (50 pts)
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">pdf slides
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">video clips
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">image and/or image/text files

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">(3) **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;"> Presentational Writing: **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">(50 pts) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">Written script to match slides in preparation for live taping of show.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">(4) **Presentational Speaking:** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 19px; line-height: 25px;">Exposé Oral Voicethread (50 pts) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">Student reads the script live while presenting information about the region and recipe

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">(5) **Cultural Awareness:** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;"> (products/practices/perceptions) (50 pts) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">The student will conduct research on a region of France and will upload specific information about the region to their assigned page on the wiki http://touregion.wikispaces.com

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">(6) The student will select and prepare a French recipe for a video taping session (50 pts)





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