Transcript Slide 1

Turn your students into first time authors!
You want your students to take risks, increase their
fluency, perfect their written skills and still 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
creativity with their language skills. Participants will be
given lesson plans and will be able to adapt this lesson to
their students’ level. Great promotional tool for your
program!
Presenter: Karine Boulle
School: St. Anne’s-Belfield
French in my school
2010-2013
Students/
grade
60
40
20
0
2002
+
Why spend the time on projects?
They take a long time and
don’t seem as efficient as a regular class!
No need to take class time!
Build long lasting memory!
Flexible! Adaptable!
Great promotional tools!
PICTURE
BOOK
Class time 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
Uses 21st century skills
Leaves room for more elaborate design
Simple to use
Reliable storage
Everybody’s work “looks” the same
Will still be there in 10 years
Can add audio
Easily goes home
Easy to share with others
Can be seen as old fashioned!
Doesn’t always make it home!
Your choice or make it their choice!
APPS
FREE
Basic
Does the job
Simple therefore
fast to use
Easy to use
Good selection of options
(color/format)
Professional look
FREE
Fun for kids
FREE
Basic
Does the job
Simple therefore
fast to use
CANNOT SAVE PAGES!
$2.99?
Easy to use
Good selection of
options
(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
Include elements in a real book: This is the fun part!
Book cover
Copy rights
Dedication
About the author paragraph
Summary of the story on the back
Promotional comments
Students who struggle feel
comfortable with this part, yet they
are challenged by the paragraphs.
Include requirements regarding grammar:
Make it fit your level!
Prepositions?
Partitive?
Verbs?
Past tense?
Future?
Conditional?
Differentiate!
Your strong students will love the
freedom they have!
1 MONTH
Take stress out
PARENTS
Weekend planning
PROJECT
Now they are ready
to hear you!
Anybody can do this!
(20 points)
CORRECTIONS!
(25 points)
LISTE D’ERREURS
1. Use an article
2. Genre (masculin ou féminin)
3. Singulier/Pluriel
4. Orthographe (spelling)
5. Wrong word (check the definition in the dictionary)
6. Infinitif
7. Conjugaison (wrong way of conjugating 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 adjective (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
Give a copy to
your boss!
Choose a few books to turn into movies:
* Use imovies or movie maker
* Make skits
Read to others:
* Younger classes to promote your program
* Retirement homes or hospital for community service
SHOW THE
REAL STORY!
“My Father’s Glory”
Conference slides available at:
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