Unit 5.1a

Unit 5.1a

Field of Experience:	École
Topic to be developed:	Getting to know your school
Experiential Goal:	Prepare an informatin booklet detailing people, activities, subjects taught etc. in your school.

Suggested Steps:

1.	Brainstorm the things the students know about their school.
2.	Discuss what type of information is included in an information booklet.
3.	Decide which information stemming from the discussion, is needed for the booklet. What questions will you ask in your interview?
4.	Divide students into small groups and have each group prepare a floor plan of a designated section of the school.
5.	Make a list of all the personnel working in the school. Students, working in pairs, will be assigned to interview a particular person.
6.	Optional - Conduct the interview. Interviews should be kept brief and simple.
7.	As a whole group, summarize the information. In pairs, students prepare a draft of their section. The teacher may want to provide a model for the student's write-ups. Pictures of the persons interviewed may be included in the information booklet.
8.	Design a cover for the booklet or use the school name and emblem on the cover.
9.	Assemble booklets. Copies can be made for each student.

Post - Activity

Resources

	Promenades 1, 2
	Le Français sans souci
	Carte Blanche
	Horizons 1 (cahier pp. 19-20)
	Aventures
	French Immersion Environmental Studies/Études du Milieu - La vie dans l'école
	"Viens", Jacquot, Oh là là!, plus activity sheets, pp. 24-28
	Bienvenue
	Trousse-A l'école
	"Qu-est-ce que c'est?", Jacquot, On chante et on bouge, and activity sheets, pp. 46-48
	Cinq petits singes", Jacquot, On chante et on bouge, plus activity sheets, p. 14

Teaching Notes:

	School activities such as tournaments, concerts etc. may also be included.
	Interviews will likely be done in English unless a particular staff member speaks French. To do otherwise would be artificial. However, Step 7 will privde an opportunity to bring it all together in the target language.
	This unit provides an excellent opportunity for cooperative work.

Unit 5.1

  Field of Experience:
  Topic to be developed:
  Experiential Goal:

L'École
Getting to know your school
Prepare an information booklet detailing people, activities, sunjects taught etc. in your school.

Steps

Actvities

Linguistic Content

1.	Brainstorm the things the students know about their school.

2.	Discuss what type of information is included in an information booklet for students.

3.	Decide which information stemming from the discussion, is needed for the booklet. What questions will you ask in your interview?

4.	Divide students into small groups and have each group prepare a floor plan of a designated section of the school.

5.	Make a list of all the personnel working in the school. Students, working in pairs, will be assigned to interview a particular person.

6.	Optional - Conduct the interview. Interviews should be kept brief and simple.

Evaluation

Resources

Pedagogical Notes

Unit 5.1 cont'd

  Field of Experience:
  Topic to be developed:
  Experiential Goal:

L'École
Getting to know your school
Prepare an information booklet detailing people, activities, sunjects taught etc. in your school.

Steps

Actvities

Linguistic Content

7.	As a whole group, summarize the information. In pairs, students prepare a draft of their section. The teacher may want to provide a model for the students' write-ups. Pictures of the persons interviewed may be included in the information booklet.

8.	Design a cover for the booklet or use the school name and emblem on the cover.

9.	Assemble booklets. Copies can be made for each student.

Evaluation

Resources

Pedagogical Notes