Student Page
French
(updated
7/17/10
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A/ Basic Vocabulary: Communicating
B/ Webquests: Understanding Cultural Influences
C/ Scenarios: Acquiring Information
D/ With a Twist
E/ Exploring Creative Works: Experiencing Creative Works
Overarching Learning Intentions:
- I use prior knowledge of a topic to predict meaning.
- I use formula phrases when speaking during French class.
- I actively seek help by asking for clarification and repetition.
- I connect new topics to personal experience.
- I use some English, if necessary, to maintain communication.
- I maintain a notebook/dictionary to record new vocabulary.
A/ Basic Vocabulary (teacher made pages, polyglot, digital dialects, Francais 1, online resources)
Learning Intention: I am developing skills that help me communicate in French. I can ask and respond to simple questions in French, identify basic French greetings and expressions of politeness, communicate basic likes, dislikes, wants and needs in French, and respond to some classroom French instructions.
Classroom Vocabulary
lesson #1 l’alphabet
a) vocabulary & practice sheets
b) other pages (online resources)
c) audio support (about)
d) flash cards (large, small)
lesson #2 les numéros
a) vocabulary & practice sheets
b) other pages (online resources)
c) audio support (about)
d) flash cards (large, small)
Special Halloween
a) vocabulary & practice sheets
b) other pages (online resources)
c) audio support
http://www.bcfrench.com/content/module_04/animations.php
lesson #3 les couleurs
a) vocabulary list
b) other pages
c) audio support (bbc) (french about) (digital dialects) (literacy centre)
d) flash cards (colours, words)
lesson #4 salut
a) vocabulary list
b) other pages
c) audio support (digital dialects)
d) flash cards (words)
lesson #5 instructions de salle de classe
a) vocabulary list
b) other pages
c) audio support
d) flash cards (words)
lesson #6 les objets de salle de classe
a) vocabulary list
b) other pages
c) audio support
d) flash cards (words)
lesson #7 le calendrier
a) vocabulary list
b) other pages (digital dialects) (seasons posters)
c) audio support
d) flash cards (words)
B) Webquests
Learning Intention: I can show that I can recognize and identify elements of Francophone culture in Canada.
#1 Research and Design a Travel Brochure for travelling in Quebec (assignment) #2 Create a Power Point or a voicethread about French Canadian Culture
a) as a ppt assignment or b) as a voicethread assignment (voicethread tuturial) (word document 'how to') * checklist for both assignments
C) Project Based Scenarios (Problem-based learning: using what you know to predict what you will need to know to complete the task)
Learning Intention: I am able to access information from French resources in order to complete and authentic task requiring both oral and visual forms.
#1 Volunteering in French Immersion Primary Classroom: You and a partner have been asked to volunteer in a primary French Immersion classroom. You have very little background in French so you must prepare for this job by predicting, developing, and practicing a selection of French vocabulary that you will likely need. You have exactly one week to prepare. (assignment)
#2 Designing a French Review Booklet: You have been hired to create a French Review Booklet. Your product may be either a paper version or a digital version. You must provide review material for a minimum of three French vocabulary sets from your grade five year. (assignment)
D) With a Twist
#1 Comic Strip: create a comic strip using our current French vocabulary #2 French Canadian Culture using Voice Thread (assignment)
E) Exploring Francophone Creative Works