Course Profile   Core French, Grade 9 applied, Public

 

Unit 1

 

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Acknowledgments

 

Lead Board:

Peel District School Board

Director: Harold Brathwaite

Superintendent of Program Services: Sandy Gray

 

Project Leader

Georgette Bolger

 

Course Profile Writing Team:

Georgette Bolger, Peel District School Board

Bonnie Carter, Simcoe District School Board (retired)

Rob Foster, Durham District School Board

Sara Garnick, York Region District School Board

Callie Mady, Peel District School Board

Shona McGregor, Peel District School Board

 

 

Unit 1:  Je m’entends bien: Relationships among me and my friends, family, and teachers

 

Activity 1 | Activity 2 | Activity 3 | Activity 4 | Activity 5 | Activity 6 | Activity 7

Time:  20 hours

Strand(s) and Expectations

Overall Expectations:

Oral Communication:  OCV.01, OCV.02, OCV.04, OCV.05.

Reading:  REV.01, REV.02 REV O3.

Writing:  WRV.01, WRV.02, WRV.03.

Specific Expectations:

Oral Communication:  OC1.01, OC1.02, OC2.01, OC2.02, OC2.03, OC2.04, OC2.05, OC3.01, OC3.02, OC3.03.

Reading:  RE1.01, RE2.01, RE2.02, RE2.07.

Writing:  WR1.01, WR1.02, WR1.04, WR2.01, WR2.03, WR2.04.

Unit Description

As a final task in this unit students write a letter to a prospective pen-pal outlining some past events, describing life in the present and expressing some plans and desires for the future.

During the unit, students review language elements from Grades 7 and 8 and use them in getting to know their classmates. They learn new vocabulary in discussing relationships with peers, teachers, and families. The teacher establishes classroom routines and assists students in setting goals for the Grade 9 school year.

Activity Titles (Time and Sequence)

Activity 1

Introduction: Faire connaissance

150 minutes

Activity 2

Moi et les autres

150 minutes

Activity 3

L’habit ne fait pas le moine

150 minutes

Activity 4

Un poème

150 minutes

Activity 5

Le coin des opinions

150 minutes

Activity 6

Les conseils du docteur Dimoitou

150 minutes

Activity 7

Je corrésponds: Une lettre à un(e) correspondant(e)

300 minutes

Prior Knowledge Required

·         Position of adjectives

·         Agreement of adjectives

·         Present tense of regular and irregular verbs

·         Regular verbs in the passé composé, futur proche

·         Subject pronoun substitution

·         Interrogative words: comment, où, pourquoi, quand, qui, etc.

Unit Planning Notes

·         Choose a video that demonstrates personal characteristics and prepare brief content questions.

·         Find pictures of people.

·         Find a survey that deals with personality traits.

·         Gather consolidation exercises on the passé composé.

·         Select a poem about relationships (e.g., Déjeuner du matin).

·         Select a listening activity about relationships.

·         Reserve video camera and VCR with monitor.

·         Select sample advice columns.

Teaching/Learning Strategies

·         Brainstorming to generate vocabulary

·         Reflection

·         Interviewing each other to become acquainted

·         Writing and presenting information about group members

·         Use of e-mail

·         Teacher-directed lessons

·         Group discussion

·         Use of French-English dictionaries

·         Use of writing process: writing a letter

Assessment/Evaluation

Formative:

Activity 1:         Observation of student participation in activities

Activity 2:         Observation of participation in the completion of pie charts

                        Teacher evaluation of e-mail message

Activity 3:         Written quiz on passé composé

                        Listening comprehension quiz based on information in video

                        The teacher creates questions to provide opportunity for structured responses.

                        Teacher evaluation of reading activities.

Activity 4:         Teacher evaluation of learning skills and participation in activity

                        Teacher evaluation of use of required elements in the poem

Activity 5:         Checklist for peer and teacher evaluation of performance on video

Activity 6:         Teacher evaluation of the letters based on the elements of the writing process

                        Reading comprehension test based on advice columns

Summative:

Activity 7:         This unit contains a final task (writing a letter) that will be assessed using a rubric. The criteria in the rubric are based on the categories in the achievement chart of the Core French curriculum

Resources

Specific references to the four current commercial resources are listed in each activity.
These resources are:

Destinations 3, Copp Clark Pitman Ltd., distributed by Addison-Wesley, ISBN 07730-5134-1

Entre amis 3, Prentice-Hall Canada Inc., ISBN 0-13-287988-3

Passages 3, Addison Wesley, ISBN 0-201-57377

Tous ensemble: Décollage, D.C.Heath, distributed by ITP Nelson, ISBN 0-669-95367-9

Web sites are listed in the activities.

 

Activity 1:  Faire connaissance

 

Time:  150 minutes

Description

Individually and in pairs, students get to know themselves and their classmates better. This process includes an interview, completion of a survey and reaction to its results.

Strand(s) and Expectations

Overall Expectations:

Oral Communication:  OCV.01, OCV.05.

Reading:  REV.02.

Writing:  WRV.01.

Specific Expectations

Oral Communication:  OC1.01, OC2.03, OC3.01.

Reading:  RE1.01, RE2.01, RE2.02.

Planning Notes

·         The teacher prepares a “trouvez quelqu’un qui” and arranges the sentences in a bingo format, with one item written in each square. (e.g., __________ a fait la grasse matinée ce matin. __________ aime le hockey.)

·         The teacher chooses a survey for the students to complete or creates his/her own (resources suggested).

·         Learning experiences used:  brainstorming, interviews, survey completion, and reflection

Prior Knowledge Required

·         interrogatives, position and agreement of adjectives

Teaching/Learning Strategies

1.       Using the bingo cards as reference, the teacher guides the students in formulating questions based on the suggested sentences (e.g., Est-ce que tu as fait la grasse matinée ce matin?).

2.       Students then circulate asking each other the simple questions prompted by the bingo card. The students record the names of their classmates who answer yes, trying to get five different names in a row.

3.       The teacher asks questions to confirm students' answers, using other interrogatives [e.g., Qui a fait la grasse matinée ce matin? (Christine) Qu’est-ce que Paul aime? (le hockey)].

4.       The teacher elicits question that students might ask a newcomer and records them on the board for use in student interviews.

5.       Students interview each other in pairs using the questions on the board and/or ones of their own. The partners then join another pair and present their partner to the group.

6.       The teacher encourages students to share their information by asking questions such as “ Qui a une réponse intéressante? Une réponse drôle? Une réponse surprenante? etc.

7.       Students complete a personality survey, previously chosen or created by the teacher. The students react to the survey results by making a T-chart. On the T-chart the students categorize what they think is true or false comparing the survey to their perception of themselves.

Vrai

Faux




 

8.       Students use the information in the Vrai column to write complete sentences about themselves

Assessment/Evaluation

·         Observation of participation in people bingo, students’ interviews, and completion of T-chart.

Accommodations

·         The teacher provides a list of questions and starter answers to assist students in developing their interviews.

·         To add challenge, students present to the class.

·         To add challenge, students create and conduct their own survey.

Resources

Destinations 4, Copp Clark Pitman, ISBN 0-7730-5201-1, p. 12

Destinations 4, Cahier d’activités, Copp Clark Pitman, ISBN0-7730-5202-X, p. 6

Passages 3 Cahier d’activités, Addison Wesley, ISBN 0-201-82282-2, p. 90

Tous ensemble, Décollage, D.C. Heath distributed by ITP Nelson, ISBN 0669-9537-9, p. 51

Tous ensemble, Décollage, Cahier d'activités, D.C. Heath distributed by ITP Nelson,
ISBN 0-669-95397-0

 

Activity 2:  Moi et les autres

 

Time:  225 minutes

Description

Students learn to introduce and describe themselves to others. Using positive adjectives students communicate their attributes.

Strand(s) and Expectations

Overall Expectations:

Oral Communication:  OCV.01, OCV.05.

Writing:  WRV.02, WRV.03.

Specific Expectations:

Oral Communication:  OC2.03, OC3.01.

Writing:  WR1.04, WR2.01.

Planning Notes

·         The teacher prepares pies on chart paper for use in groups.

·         Students use guided pie charts (circle graphs) which include teacher provided sentence starters.

·         The teacher prepares a list of adjectives for spider map activity.

·         The teacher prepares spider maps: Five circles (circle graphs) with the centres filled in: 1 Je suis, 2 Je veux être, 3 Un bon prof est, 4 Un bon ami est, 5 Une bonne famille est. Lines (spider legs) branch out from the circles for students to write on.

·         The teacher chooses consolidation activities for adjectives.

·         The teacher reviews acceptable use policy for e-mail and the Internet, arranges a practice lesson in the computer lab to set up e-mail addresses, and teaches how to use e-mail (connections with Information Technology Teacher).

·         The teacher arranges an e-mail agreement with another class, board, school, or country.

·         Learning experiences used: group sharing, teacher-directed lesson, e-mail.

Prior Knowledge Required

·         position and agreement of adjectives

·         use of e-mail

Teaching/Learning Strategies

1.       Students use sample pie charts which include sentence starters as a guide. Each group has one pie chart. Each member writes, in his/her own section of the pie, information about him/herself using teacher guided questions about the following:  number of siblings, description of themselves, possessions, and preferences. One at a time, students share the information they wrote with the rest of their group. Students star the items they have in common with the other group members and circle those which are unique to them. The group introduces itself to the class.

Extension:  Students introduce their group in a creative oral presentation to be assessed.

2.       Provide a list of adjectives. Working individually, the students complete the teacher-prepared spider maps by writing adjectives on the lines (spider legs) to complete the sentence starter (e.g., Je suis grand, intelligent.).

3.       The teacher asks the students to share their opinions as indicated on their spider maps. The teacher then uses the students' information to teach a lesson on irregular adjectives.

4.       Students complete consolidation activities on adjectives.

5.       Students compose an e-mail message introducing and describing themselves to another student (within the board, school, or country as arranged by the teacher). Before sending the messages the teacher checks, prints, and saves them for evaluation and checks for appropriate use. (As an option letters can be exchanged with another class or sent via courier to another school.) The teacher provides questions to be answered in the e-mail message.

Assessment/Evaluation

·         Observation of participation in the completion of pie charts

·         Teacher evaluation of e-mail message

·         Optional assessment of extension activity

Accommodations

·         The teacher prepares a list of adjectives, vocabulary, and questions to assist students in completing pie charts and spider maps.

·         Instead of the e-mail message, students create an “acrostiche”. The first letter of each line forms their name. They choose adjectives to describe themselves according to the letters.

·         The teacher provides a model e-mail message to guide students.

·         Students work in pairs or with a peer helper to complete e-mail message.

·         To add challenge, the students extend their message to include questions.

Resources

Destinations 3, Copp Clark Pitman, ISBN 0-7730-5134-1, p. 50

Destinations 4, Copp Clark Pitman, ISBN 0-7730-5201-1, p. 11

Destinations 4, Cahier d’activités, Copp Clark Pitman, distributed by Addison Wesley Longman,
ISBN 0-7730-5202-X, p. 4-5

Passages 3, Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0-201-57377-6, pp. 129, 132

Passages 3 Cahier d’activités, Addison Wesley, ISBN 0-201-82282-2, p. 94.

Tous ensemble, Décollage, D.C. Heath distributed by ITP Nelson,
ISBN 0-669-9537-9, p. 60

Tous ensemble, Décollage, Cahier d'activités, D.C. Heath distributed by ITP Nelson,
ISBN 0-669-95307-0, p. 72-74

 

Activity 3:  L'habit ne fait pas le moine

 

Time:  150 minutes

Description

Students identify and describe personal characteristics and share their perceptions of themselves and others. Using the vocabulary developed in the activity, students view and respond to a video by choosing adjectives that describe the characters with supporting details.

Strand(s) and Expectations

Overall Expectations:

Oral Communication:  OCV.02.

Reading:  REV.01.

Writing:  WRV.01.

Specific Expectations:

Oral Communication:  OC1.02.

Reading:  RE1.01.

Planning Notes

·         The teacher gathers pictures of people.

·         The teacher prepares a positive adjective list with blanks beside each adjective. (Activity 1)

·         The teacher arranges for a video/video clip that demonstrates personal characteristics through people's words or actions. (See Resources.)

·         The teacher prepares questions for video, asking students to describe the characters’ personalities and substantiate their opinion with evidence from the video.

·         The teacher chooses consolidation activities in order to review the passé composé.

·         The teacher provides reading selections on the theme of relationships. (See Resources.)

·         Learning experiences used: whole class group sharing, teacher lesson

Prior Learning Required

·         passé composé, adjectives

Teaching/Learning Strategies

1.       The teacher discusses social skills and acceptable behaviour with students to remind them to be sensitive to differences. Students write their names in large print at the top of the teacher-prepared adjective list (only positive adjectives) and place it on their desks. The students then circulate around to their classmates’ desks signing their names on their classmates’ sheets to indicate what adjective best describes their classmate. Having circulated to each desk, the students then return to their desk and review their classmates’ perceptions of them. They indicate which perceptions they agree or disagree with or find interesting.

2.       The teacher displays numbered pictures of people. Students circulate with paper and pen writing the picture number and an adjective for each picture on their paper. Once complete, the teacher lists adjectives used by students to describe each picture. The teacher states or elicits from students the common use of adjectives for each picture, thereby revealing common perceptions.

3.       Students participate in focussed viewing of a video. Comprehension can be assessed in a small quiz (e.g., who? what? where? when?).

4.       The teacher pauses the video. Students respond to teacher-prepared questions on the characters presented in the video. After viewing, the teacher notes characteristics with the supporting evidence (i.e., what the characters did or said and/or what people said about them) on the board (e.g., sportive: elle a joué au badminton, elle a fait du vélo; artistique: elle a chanté, elle a fait une peinture).

5.       The teacher asks students how to form the passé composé as demonstrated in Strategy 4.

6.       If using video resources such as "Un choix d'été" or "Haut les mains", listed in resources, the students identify vocabulary used in the video from Canada that may be different in other French-speaking regions.

7.       Students complete consolidation activities on the passé composé.

8.       Students read and respond to a short novel or excerpt on the topic of relationships. (See Resources.) Students read articles or passages about relationships and complete follow-up activities such as answering content questions and dramatizing a section of the reading.

Assessment/Evaluation

·         Listening comprehension quiz based on key information from video

·         Written quiz on the passé composé

·         The teacher creates questions to provide opportunity for structured responses

·         Teacher evaluation of reading activities

Accommodations

·         The teacher provides script of video.

·         Students use notes on adjectives from previous activities.

·         Students share why they chose the adjectives they did to describe the pictures in Strategy 2.

Resources

Destinations 3 Cahier d’activites, Copp Clark Pitman ISBN 0-7730-5139-2, p. 23

Paroles d’échanges 1, le choix d’ été, [video], TVOntario Publications, 350101-350104

Pour tout dire, Haut les mains,[video], Office national du film du Canada, C 0288 021

Tous ensemble, Décollage, D.C. Heath distributed by ITP Nelson,
ISBN 0-669-95367-9, pp. 84-85

Tribunal des jeunes, Copp Clark Pitman distributed by Addison Wesley Longman,
ISBN 0-7730-5321-2

Un blouson dans la peau, M. Hébert, ISBN 2-89021.0987

 

Activity 4:  Un poème

 

Time:  150 minutes

Description

Students read a poem about relationships to introduce the passé composé used with irregular past participles.

Strand(s) and Expectations

Overall Expectations:

Oral Communication:  OCV.01.

Reading:  REV.02, REV.03.

Writing:  WRV.02, WRV.03.

Specific Expectations:

Oral Communication:  OC2.03, OC3.01.

Reading:  RE1.01.

Writing:  WR.01, WR2.01, WR2.04

Planning Notes

·         The teacher selects a poem about relationships to teach the passé composé of irregular verbs with avoir.

·         The teacher chooses consolidation exercises on the passé composé with avoir.

·         The teacher prepares key questions about relationships to introduce the theme.

·         Learning experience used:  active listening, brainstorming, note-taking, teacher-directed lesson

Prior Knowledge Required

·         Position and agreement of adjectives.

·         Passé composé of regular verbs with avoir.

Teaching/Learning Strategies

1.       The teacher asks key questions related to relationships to introduce the theme.

2.       The teacher selects a well known poem such as “ Déjeuner du matin” by Jacques Prévert to introduce the passé composé of irregular past participles with avoir.

3.       The teacher reads the poem aloud using actions to clarify meaning.

4.       Students identify all the verbs in the poem. The teacher consolidates information by teaching a mini lesson on passé composé.

5.       Students read the poem aloud to the class and mime the actions.

6.       Students write a concrete poem (writing in a shape) using the passé composé.

7.       Extension:  Students write and perform a rap using the passé composé.

Assessment/Evaluation

·         Teacher evaluation of learning skills and student participation in activity. (Observation Checklist)

·         Teacher evaluation of use of required elements in the poem.

Accommodations

·         Pair students to assist in writing task.

·         Provide more time for some students to complete writing task.

·         Provide a model of a concrete poem or a cinquain.

·         To add challenge, the students search for another poem or song on relationships to present to the class.

Resources

Des mots pour rêver, Éditions Pierre Tisseyre, ISBN 2-89051-403-X

Entre amis 3, Prentice Hall Canada INC., ISBN 0-13-287996-4, cahier p. 129

Passages 3, Addison Wesley ISBN 0-201-57377, p. 139

Réflexions, D.C. Heath Canada Ltd. distributed by ITP Nelson,
ISBN 0-669-95368-7, p. 40

Rencontres, Copp Clark Pitman Ltd. distributed by Addison Wesley,
ISBN 0-669-95063-7, p. 40

Repères, quatrième dossier, Histoires de coeur, CEC Inc. ISBN 2-7617-0299-9

Tous ensemble, Décollage, D.C. Heath Canada LTD. distributed by ITP Nelson,
ISBN 0-669-95367-9, p. 99

 

Activity 5:  Le coin des opinions

 

Time:  150 minutes

Description

Students prepare and give an oral performance using a public forum (le coin des opinions) format expressing their opinions about relationships.

Strand(s) and Expectations

Overall Expectations:

Oral Communication:  OCV.02, OCV.03, OCV.05.

Writing:  WRV.01, WRV.02, WRV.03.

Specific Expectations:

Oral Communication:  OC2.02, OC2.03, OC2.05, OC3.01, OC3.02.

Writing:  WR2.01, WR2.04.

Planning Notes

·         The teacher prepares a model for the monologue.

·         The teacher prepares key questions on the following topics: les copains, les filles et les garçons, la famille, l’école et les profs, mon/mes héros.

·         The teacher books video recording equipment and provides videotapes for recording.

·         The teacher selects a listening activity about relationships.

·         Learning experiences used: group work

Prior Knowledge Required

·         Position and agreement of adjectives.

·         Knowledge of futur proche.

·         Vocabulary pertaining to relationships.

Teaching/Learning Strategies

1.       The teacher asks questions about the following topics: les copains, les filles et les garçons, la famille, l'école et les profs, mon/mes héros. The students share their opinions by answering the questions.

2.       Students complete the listening activity selected by the teacher about relationships that would generate differences of opinion. Students listen several times to complete task.

3.       The teacher introduces “le coin des opinions.” The students prepare a monologue stating an opinion on a topic dealing with relationships. These monologues are videotaped outside the classroom and are shown to the class later. The students write five sentences on one of the topics: “les copains, les filles et les garçons, la famille, l’école et les profs, mon/mes héros” using a teacher-prepared model. The teacher edits the monolgue before videotaping.

4.       The teacher shows videos to the class.

5.       Extension:  Students prepare a dialogue. Two friends discuss a situation; one has a problem and seeks advice from his/her friend. They must find a solution: “j’ai un problème, je ne suis pas un bébé, mes parents ne voient pas que je suis un adolescent… Tu vas dire…, tu vas proposer…”

Assessment/Evaluation

·         Checklist of the performance on video.

·         Peer and teacher evaluation of the performance on video.

Accommodations

·         Pair students to assist with task.

·         Teacher provides model to guide the monologue in “le coin des opinions”.

·         Give more time to complete task (writing and videotaping).

·         To add challenge, students respond in writing to one of the opinions given on tape, offering solutions if presented with a problem.

Resources

Avec Brio, Prentice Hall Ginn Canada, ISBN 0-13-5692458 p. 13

D’accord 2, Addison Wesley Publishers, ISBN 0-201-43940-9, p. 52

Entre amis 3, Prentice- Hall Canada Inc. distributed by Addison Wesley,
ISBN 0-13-287996-4, cahier p. 66.

Tous ensemble, Décollage, ITP Nelson, ISBN 0-669-95367-9, pp. 72,73

Tribunal des jeunes, Copp Clark Pitman, ISBN 0-7730-5321-2

Reading Resources

Tous ensemble, Réflexions volume 1, D.C. Heath distributed by ITP Nelson,
ISBN 0-669-95368-7, pp. 31-2, 36-7

Jeunesse Mag, Copp Clark Pitman Ltd., ISBN 0-7730-5322-0, pp. 20, 21

 

Activity 6:  Docteur Dimoitou

 

Time:  150 minutes

Description

Students write a short letter based on an advice column they have read. In this letter they describe the problem and request a solution. They then read letters from other students and provide possible solutions.

Strand(s) and Expectations

Overall Expectations:

Oral Communication:  OCV.04.

Reading:  REV.01.

Writing:  WRV.01, WRV.03.

Specific Expectations

Oral Communication:  OC2.01, OC2.03, OC3.01.

Reading:  RE1.02, RE2.01, RE2.02, RE2.07.

Writing:  WR1.01, WR2.01, WR2.03, WR2.04.

Planning Notes

·         The teacher selects sample advice columns and prepares comprehension questions.

·         Prepare introductory activity. (Appendix A - cut problems and solutions into strips to distribute to students)

·         Learning experience used:  use of French-English dictionary, process writing

Prior Knowledge Required

·         Passé composé of regular and irregular verbs with avoir

·         Position and agreement of adjectives

Teaching/Learning Strategies

1.       The teacher distributes the problem to half the class and solutions to the other half. (Appendix A) Students circulate to find their matching problem or solution. The pair reads the problem and solution aloud to the class to verify.

2.       Students read selected advice columns and answer oral comprehension questions.

3.       Students present one of the letters orally in the form of a counsellor/student interview, hot-line, etc. The students prepare a dialogue. Two friends discuss a situation, one has a problem and seeks advice from his/her friend. They must find a solution: “j'ai un problème, je ne suis pas un bébé, mes parents ne voient pas que je suis un adolescent. Tu vas dire…, tu vas proposer…”

Assessment/Evaluation

·         Teacher evaluates the letters based on elements of the writing process.

·         Prepare a reading comprehension quiz based on advice columns

Accommodations

·         Students follow a teacher-prepared model to assist in letter writing.

·         To add challenge, teachers may use only the problems (Appendix C) and ask students to provide solutions spontaneously

Resources

Entre amis 3, Prentice Hall Canada Inc., ISBN 0-13-288010-5, feuilles SVII-57, SVII-64

Reading Resources

Jeunesse Mag, Copp Clark Pitman Ltd., distributed by Addison Wesley Longman,
ISBN 0-7730-5322-0, p. 3.

Passages 3, Addison Wesley Longman, ISBN 0-201-57377-6, p. 139

 

Activity 7:  Je corresponds!

 

Time:  225 minutes

Description

Students describe themselves in a letter to a pen pal in order to form a new relationship. Students include descriptions of themselves, activities they have done and plans they have for the future.

Strand(s) and Expectations

Overall Expectations:

Writing:  WRV.01, WRV.02, WRV.03.

Specific Expectations:

Writing:  WR1.02.

Reading  RE2.05.

Planning Notes

·         The teacher prepares copies of model letter. (Appendix B)

·         Learning experiences used: writing process [e.g., generate ideas, choose a topic, develop a plan, write first draft, review and revise, edit and proof read and produce a final copy, (see The Ontario Curriculum, FSL Grades 4-8, p. 10)], Reflection Activities

·         Cross Curricular Connections:  English, Annual Education Plan

Prior Learning Required

·         Position and agreement of adjectives

·         Verbs in the présent, passé composé, and futur proche

Teaching/Learning Strategies

1.       The teacher asks personal questions of students to introduce pen pal writing, (e.g., Avez-vous des correspondants? Recevez-vous des lettres? de qui? d'où?).

2.       The teacher shares the model of a pen pal letter. (Appendix B)

3.       Students read the teacher-prepared model out loud.

4.       The teacher explains the required content for the letter, (e.g., use of verbs in the présent, passé composé and futur proche). The teacher asks students to identify examples of these verbs in the teacher-prepared letter. (Appendix B)

5.       The students write three sentences about themselves using each of the three verb tenses.

6.       The teacher discusses the evaluation rubric with the students. (Appendix C)

7.       Students gather and use information from previous activities (their survey from Activity 1, completed spider maps in Activity 2) to use in their letter.

8.       Students use the writing process to create their letter.

9.       Extension:  Students e-mail the letters to key pals and continue to correspond throughout the year. Students send letters to students in another school or board and continue correspondence. Students who have corresponded within the same region may wish to meet with their partners.

Assessment/Evaluation

·         Evaluation rubric (Appendix B)

Accommodations

·         The teacher provides starter sentences to assist students.

Resources

Avec Brio, Prentice Hall Ginn Canada, ISBN 0-13-5692458 p. 13

International Youth Service (Pen Pals)

Passages 3, Addiston Wesley Longman, ISBN 0-201-57377-6 pp. 132-133

Tous ensemble, Décollage, D.C. Heath, distributed by ITP Nelson, ISBN 0-669-95367-9

Reading Resources

Jeunesse Mag, Copp Clark Pitman distributed by Addison Wesley Longman, ISBN 0-77305322-0

Appendices

Appendix A – List of problems and solutions

Appendix B - Model pen pal letter

Appendix C - Evaluation rubric

Appendix A

List of Problems and Solutions

 

Les problèmes

Les solutions

J’ai eu besoin d’argent.

Je vais garder des enfants.

Mon frère est difficile.

Je dois parler à mes parents.

Ma soeur a pris mon chandail préféré.

Je vais cacher le chandail.

J’ai eu 40% à mon test de sciences.

Je dois étudier.

J’ai perdu mon argent.

Je vais téléphoner à la police.

Ma soeur est toujours au téléphone.

Mes parents doivent parler à ma soeur.

Je n’ai pas la permission de sortir le soir.

Je vais rentrer de bonne heure la prochaine fois.

Mon chien a mangé mes devoirs.

Je dois mettre mes devoirs dans mon sac.

Je suis rentré trop tard à la maison.

Je vais acheter une montre.

Mes amis n’ont pas compris mes opinions.

Je vais essayer d’expliquer mon point de vue.

J’ai eu une dispute avec ma meilleure amie.

Je vais  parler avec elle.

J’ai oublié de faire mes devoirs.

Je vais donner des excuses au prof.

J’ai cassé la cassette de mon grand frère.

Je vais acheter une autre.

Je ne veux pas sortir avec ce garçon.

Je vais dire que je suis malade.

 

Appendix B

Model Pen Pal Letter