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Meredith Domaleski

Education 403: Reading in the Content Area

Public Writing Task for Learning Segment

14 April 2019
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Public Writing Assignment

Nom____________________

La Date_________________

Le scénario: ​La mère de votre meilleur ami a reçu une offre d’emploi incroyable qui oblige sa

famille à déménager en France. En tant qu’ami de confiance, quelle information pourriez-vous

fournir à votre meilleur ami sur les différences et les similitudes de la culture entre les étudiants

de votre âge ici aux États-Unis et les étudiants du même âge qui sont à l’étranger en

France.Utilisez les découvertes que vous avez trouvées dans le courriel de votre correspondant

(école, famille, santé, technologie).

Faites une présentation. (8 slides). Vous pouvez utiliser Powerpoint, Prezi ou Google
Slides.C’est votre choix. Ce projet est 30 points.

(Your best friend's mother received an incredible job offer which requires their family to move to France. As a
supportive friend, what information could you provide to your best friend on the differences and similarities of the
culture between students your age here in the United States, and students the same age who are overseas in France.
Use the discoveries you have found from your pen pal's email, (school, family, health, technology).
Make a Presentation. You can use Powerpoint, Prezi, or Google Slides. It is your choice.) This project is worth 30
points.

What you Need to Include in your Presentation

Slide 1: Cover Slide ● Title: You can make your own title, as
long as it is relevant to the task.
An example: The differences between Culture
in the United States and Culture in France for
Students our Age
OR A Guide for My Best Friend Who is
Moving to France
● Your Name on the Bottom Right of
the Cover Slide.
● Include the Date as well.
(REMEMBER: In France this is the
order of how to write the
date-day/month/year)

Slide 2: Explaining the Scenario ● Provide a summary of the scenario.

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● Your best friends name (this can be

made up if you prefer to)
● The job title your friend’s mother is
pursuing in France (be creative!)
● Explain why making this guide for
your friend is important. How will this
help him/her?

Slide 3: Introduce your Pen Pal
● Since you are using your Pen Pal’s
culture as a reference for the guide
you are creating for your best friend, it
is important to introduce him/her.
● You MUST include the image your
pen pal provided in their email.
● Also you must tell us their name, age,
and the city they live in.
● Provide an image of a map that
displays which region of France they
are from, so we can understand their
environment a little more clearly.

Slide 4: School ● This was the first day of our unit

project. We discussed their testing
system in France for the students who
will be graduating (just like you).
● You MUST include:
○ The testing system in France
○ What a typical school day is
like for your pen pal
○ Are the
similarities/differences?
○ How?
You MUST provide at least 3 similarities and
differences. You can refer back to the Venn
Diagram we had created on this day.

Slide 5: Family ● What is the family setup like speaking

from your pen pal’s experience?
● Are they more modern/traditional?
● Why should your friend know this?
● Provide at least 3 details that answers
these questions.

Slide 6: Health ● What does your pen pal do for

physical activity?
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● Do they maintain a similar healthy

lifestyle as you?
● What are some
similarities/differences.
● Provide at least three
similarities/differences

Slide 7: Technology ● What sources of technology does your

pen pal use?
● How often do they use technology on
a daily basis?
● Are the sources of technology the
same or different?
● Provide at least 3 answers that covers
these questions.

Slide 8: Concluding Slide ● What are 3 pieces of advice you would

provide to your friend after
summarizing all of this information?
● This MUST be relevant to the
information provided in all of the
previous slides.

Presentation Scoring Rubric

Exceeds Expectations Meets Expectations Below Expectations

(8-10 points) (5-7 points) (1-4 points)

Content in the 8 ● Student ● Student ● Student

slides provided 3 or provided 3 provided only
more details shortly 1-3 barely
10 points that are highly descriptive descriptive
descriptive in details in details in
slides 4-7 slides 4-7. slides 4-7.
● I slides 1, 2, ● In slides 1, 2, ● In slides 1, 2,
and 3, student and 3, student and 3, student
provided all provided all provided most
of the content of the content of the content
that was that was that was
outlined in a outlined in a outlines in a
well-descripti moderately somewhat
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ve manner descriptive descriptive

● In the manner. manner.
concluding ● In the ● In the
slide, student concluding concluding
provided 3 slide, student slide, student
pieces of provided 3 provided 3
advice that is pieces of pieces of
highly moderately advice that
relevant to the relevant was somewhat
information in advice that relevant with
the previous agrees with the
slides. the previous information in
slides. the previous
slides.

Grammar and ● Throughout ● Throughout ● Throughout

Punctuation the entire the entire the entire
presentation, presentation, presentation,
student student student did
10 points followed the followed the not follow the
French French French
grammar and grammar and grammar and
punctuation punctuation punctuation
rules they can rules they can rules they can
identify up to identify up to identify up to
this point. this point. this point.
● This includes: There are 2-3 There are 3 or
-The correct verb errors that can more errors
tenses for the be found on that can be
information that is each slide found on each
being provided however. slide however.
(Present, Simple Past, ● This includes: ● This includes:
Simple Future, -The correct verb -The correct verb
Conditional, tenses for the tenses for the
Subjunctive, information that is information that is
Imperfect) being provided being provided
-The correct syntax (Present, Simple Past, (Present, Simple Past,
(order of words in a Simple Future, Simple Future,
sentence) that abides Conditional, Conditional,
to the rules of the Subjunctive, Subjunctive,
French language. Imperfect)There are a Imperfect)There are a
-Appropriate accent 3-5 errors on 5 or more errors on
marks on words that incorrect verb tense incorrect verb tense
require them. or incorrect or incorrect
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-Words that properly conjugation conjugation

agree with gender and throughout the throughout the
number presentation. presentation.
-It is evident that the -The correct syntax -The correct syntax
student did not use a (order of words in a (order of words in a
translator to list his sentence) that abides sentence) that abides
information. to the rules of the to the rules of the
French language. French language.
There are 3-5 errors There are 5 or more
found throughout the errors found
presentation. throughout the
-Appropriate accent presentation.
marks on words that -Appropriate accent
require them. There marks on words that
are 3-5 errors found require them. There
throughout the are 5 or more errors
presentation. found throughout the
-Words that properly presentation.
agree with gender -Words that properly
and number There are agree with gender and
3-5 errors found number There are 5
throughout the or more errors found
presentation. throughout the
-It is evident that the presentation.
student used a -It is evident that the
translator for partial student used a
of the information translator for majority
throughout the slides. of the information
throughout the slides.

Presentational Skills ● Student ● Student ● Student did

presented presented not present
their their their
10 points Presentation Presentation presentation
with highly with with smooth
smooth somewhat transitions.
transitions smooth ● Student
into the next transitions struggled to
slide. into the next maintain eye
● Student slide. contact with
maintained ● Student the audience.
great eye somewhat ● Student relied
contact with maintained on the
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the audience eye contact information in

throughout the with the the slides
presentation. audience throughout the
● Student did throughout whole
not have to the presentation.
rely on the presentation. ● Student did
information ● Student not speak
on the slides. somewhat confidently or
The student relied on the in a
was able to information conversational
talk about the on the slides. manner
information The student
without was able to
looking at the talk about the
slides. information
● Student spoke but needed to
confidently, use the slides
and as a reference.
maintained a ● Student spoke
conversational confidently,
tone. but seemed
nervous in
some parts,
and also
maintained a
conversationa
l tone for
majority of
the
presentation.