turn your students into first time authors
TRANSCRIPT
Turn your students into first .me authors! You want your students to take risks, increase their fluency, perfect their wri6en skills and s8ll remain confident? This session will show you how to help your students write a book or ebook, using random pictures. Your students will love the freedom to incorporate their crea8vity with their language skills. Par8cipants will be given lesson plans and will be able to adapt this lesson to their students’ level. Great promo8onal tool for your program!
Presenter: Karine Boulle School: St. Anne’s-‐Belfield
French in my school
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20
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60
2010-‐2013
2002
Students/ grade +
Why spend the .me on projects?
They take a long 8me and don’t seem as efficient as a regular class!
No need to take class 8me! Build long las8ng memory!
Flexible! Adaptable! Great promo8onal tools!
PICTURE BOOK
Class 8me used: 2 (50 minute classes)
1 class to present the project (teacher) 1 class to PRESENT the project (student)
GOOD OLD PAPER BOOK POWER POINT / EBOOK / COMIC BOOK?
Everybody has access to paper and pen
Leaves room for more elaborate design
Reliable storage
Will s8ll be there in 10 years
Easily goes home
Can be seen as old fashioned!
Uses 21st century skills
Simple to use
Everybody’s work “looks” the same
Can add audio
Easy to share with others
Doesn’t always make it home!
Your choice or make it their choice!
APPS
Basic
Does the job
Simple therefore fast to use
FREE
Easy to use
Good selec.on of op.ons (color/format)
Professional look
Fun for kids
FREE
Basic
Does the job
Simple therefore fast to use
CANNOT SAVE PAGES!
FREE
$2.99?
Easy to use
Good selec.on of op.ons
(color/format)
Professional look
Fun for kids
You can save pages and edit later
Choosing the kind of book you want is fun!
Choosing your pictures well
is important!
TRICK: Choose pictures from the same book/series
Book cover Copy rights Dedica8on About the author paragraph Summary of the story on the back Promo8onal comments
Include elements in a real book: This is the fun part!
Students who struggle feel comfortable with this part, yet they are challenged by the paragraphs.
Include requirements regarding grammar: Make it fit your level!
Preposi8ons? Par88ve? Verbs? Past tense? Future? Condi8onal?
Differen8ate! Your strong students will love the
freedom they have!
RULES
1 MONTH
PARENTS
DATES
PROJECT
Take stress out
Avoid probl
ems
Weekend planning
Opportunity
to improve
Now they are ready to hear you!
DETAILS
Anybody can do this! (20 points)
CORRECTIONS! (25 points)
LISTE D’ERREURS 1. Use an ar8cle 2. Genre (masculin ou féminin) 3. Singulier/Pluriel 4. Orthographe (spelling) 5. Wrong word (check the defini8on in the dic8onary) 6. Infini8f 7. Conjugaison (wrong way of conjuga8ng the verb) 8. Présent 9. Imparfait 10. Passé-‐composé 11. Dr. Mrs. Vanddertrampp 12. Verbe réfléchi (reflexive) 13. Grammaire (check your grammar rules)
* à + le = au, à + la = à la, à + l’ = à l’, à + les = aux * de + le = du, de + la = de la, de + l’ = de l’, de + les = des * à + city (ex: À Paris...) * en + date (ex: En 1990...) * le + day of the week (ex: Le lundi...) * agreement of adjec8ve (ex: elle est grande) * 2 vowels in a row (je ai = j’ai) * Age: #ans (ex: j’ai 11 ans)
14. de/d’ 15. à 16. dans 17. qui/que/qu’ 18. Order of words (ex: my dad’s sister -‐-‐-‐ the sister of my dad -‐-‐-‐ la soeur de mon père)
Easy for you! Makes them think! Learning moment NO CLASS TIME!
NOW WHAT? Share the books in class:
* in partners * in front of the class * over Skype with another class/school
Read to others: * Younger classes to promote your program * Re8rement homes or hospital for community service
Choose a few books to turn into movies: * Use imovies or movie maker * Make skits
Give a copy to your boss!
SHOW THE REAL STORY!
“My Father’s Glory”
Conference slides available at:
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