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 BoulleSchool: St. Anne’s-Belfield

French in my school

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2010-2013

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Students/grade +

2003 2010 2013

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!

PICTUREBOOK

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

Leaves room for more elaborate design

Reliable storage

Will still 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 selection of options (color/format)

Professional look

Fun for kidsFREE

Basic

Does the job

Simple therefore fast to use

CANNOT SAVE PAGES!

FREE

$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

Book coverCopy rightsDedicationAbout the author paragraphSummary of the story on the backPromotional 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!

Prepositions?Partitive?Verbs?Past tense?Future?Conditional?

Differentiate!Your strong students will love the

freedom they have!

RULES1 MONTH

PARENTS

DATES

PROJECT

Take stress out

Avoid problems

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 article2. Genre (masculin ou féminin)3. Singulier/Pluriel4. Orthographe (spelling)5. Wrong word (check the definition in the dictionary)6. Infinitif7. Conjugaison (wrong way of conjugating the verb)8. Présent9. Imparfait10. Passé-composé11. Dr. Mrs. Vanddertrampp12. 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. à16. dans17. 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 momentNO 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* Retirement 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:

www.2lingua.com