After assessing students' comfortability with various AP French contexts using a Google Form, I had students sign up for a topic that the class as a whole felt less confident about being able to compare.
I encouraged them to start their research by looking for current events that relate to their topic by exploring Francophone news websites such as France 24, Le Monde, TV5Monde, Jeune Afrique, Radio-Canada, etc.
After exploring and taking some notes, students had to choose a particular Franco