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Lesson: The Power of Art in  Roaring Twenties (AbEd focus) 

11/8/2016

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Power of Art
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Backwards History - Socials 9 Unit Power Points 

11/8/2016

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CLassroom community
the blanket Activity
Being aboriginal in Canada
"BackwarDS" History Student Booklet
"Backwards" History Project
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French Culture Unit! 

8/1/2016

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French Movies to Watch With Your Class!

7/29/2016

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The following list was originally printed here: http://babybilingual.blogspot.ca/2008/08/french-films-that-arent-freaky.html ​

Comédies:
Amélie (a whimsical and touching people-pleaser)
Mon meilleur ami (genuinely funny and touching, restrained instead of over-the-top)
Le dîner des cons (funny and farcical with a touch of cruelty)
Le placard (funny and farcical, a little sad, a little predictable)
Paris, je t'aime (twenty short films, one set in each arrondissement, by twenty different filmmakers, including some American directors and actors)
Trois hommes et un couffin (the inspiration for Three Men and a Baby)
Les visiteurs (broad comedy about a medieval knight and his servant who arrive in the 20th century)
L'auberge espagnole (mildy funny comedy about a group of foreign students sharing an apartment in Spain; very popular among the college students I knew, but I didn't think it was that great)
Les poupées russes (the sequel to L'auberge espagnole; it takes place quite a few years later; I liked it better than the first film)

Classiques:
La gloire de mon père (beautiful depiction of Marcel Pagnol's Provence in the early 20th century and the people who live there)
Le château de ma mère (sequel to La gloire de mon père--almost as good)
Jean de Florette (also set in Pagnol's Provence, but less idealized when it comes to human nature--a great story)
Manon des sources (sequel to Jean de Florette--just as good)
La belle et la bête (1946 black and white version of Beauty and the Beast)
Argent de poche (story of children in 1976)

Drames:
Train de vie (a feel-good--until the end--movie about an entire eastern European Jewish village escaping deportation to a WWII concentration camp; surprisingly funny)
Les choristes (people-pleasing story about the music teacher at a boys' school)
Au revoir, les enfants (beautiful autobiographical story about friendship and growth at a Catholic boys' boarding school during WWII. I taught the script of this movie in my second-year French classes for a couple of years; despite reading it and watching the film repeatedly, I still love it and cry at the ending. It's that good.)
La môme (English title: La vie en rose--the recent biopic about Edith Piaf; fascinating in a depressing way)
Le festin de Babette (tale of a brilliant French chef in a dour small Danish town)
Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran (story of an unusual friendship in Paris; very good despite a disappointing ending)
Le gone du chaaba (based on the autobiographical novel by Azouz Begag, now a minister in the French government; it's about growing up in the immigrant slums in the 1960s)

Films historiques:
Cyrano de Bergerac (1990 version with Gerard Depardieu--well acted and swashbuckling)
Camille Claudel (based on the life of artist Rodin's long-time lover who was a sculptor in her own right)
La veuve de St. Pierre (love story set on a French-speaking island off Canada about a prisoner condemned to the guillotine)
Le hussard sur le toit (very swashbuckling)

Documentaires:
Les glaneurs et la glaneuse (about gleaners, people who scavenge in fields after the harvest, those who go dumpster diving, etc., with very interesting narration)
Entre les murs (be a fly on the wall in a middle school French classroom with scenes improvised by students and inspired by a young teacher's autobiography)
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Canadian French Folk & Modern Music 

7/29/2016

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​Folk

As a student, I remember going to Festival du Bois and having the best time! Not only was the food delicious. but I mainly remember people dancing, jumping and singing to live French music and I was immediately hooked.  In celebrating French culture in Canada, which can be incorporated in any class, I've attatched a live musical performance of Traditional French Fiddle as well as a the Family Lavallee

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​Modern 
I personally have a love for some modern indie-rock, and so do I think many of our students! Below are two of my top current favorites! Print of the lyrics and encourage students to make meaning out of them. 

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Favorite French Music 

7/27/2016

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Exciting French-Themed Field Trips!

7/26/2016

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Getting the students out of the classroom and out into the world is one great way to encourage language learning.  Seeing, hearing, experiencing the world of French, and immersing them within that world, is a strategy that can help them develop meaningful learning experiences and connections to their studies.

Below are a list of french-focused field trips teachers can take their students on throughout the year! 

Alliance Francais - 49th & Cambie - http://www.alliancefrancaise.ca/ (Links to an external site.) 

Children Festival (English/French days!) 
- http://www.childrensfestival.ca/calendar/ (Links to an external site.) 

Le Centre Culturel Francophone de Vancouver - 7th & granville 
- http://www.lecentreculturel.com/en (Links to an external site.) 


Festival Du Bois - http://www.festivaldubois.ca/

Vancouver Film Fest (more than 50 youth - request a movie!)  - http://www.viff.org/ (Links to an external site.) 


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Film - Monsieur Lazhar 

7/26/2016

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I recently re-watched this film, and I was once again amazed. Directed by Philippe Falardeau, and  released in 2011, the films plot lines focus on immigration, child development, grief, loss, and love, themes that remain all the more relevant in todays world. It was the winner of multiple awards including: winner of  Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Screenplay. I often think that this would be a great resource to share with teens, as not only does the film have powerful message about the relationships we loose and create throughout our lives, but the cinematic style and quality of acting really makes the film all the more engaging.  

Age level: 12+ 
Class: French, English, Social Studies 


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Grade 5 Lesson: Je Suis In Pizza! 

7/12/2016

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​Below is a lesson plan that was designed to engage grade five students in a fun and interactive way. We recommend completing this lesson with a pizza party (get the students to make their own!) to make it all the more memorable.  Video clip of the song - with lyrics - is at the bottom of the article.
 


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Target Student Group: Grade 5 Core French Class
Title of Lesson: Je suis un pizza !
 
PLOs: (Connection to IRP)
  • Seek clarification of meaning with very simple statements and questions
  • Describe themselves and their interests in simple statements orally and in writing

Lesson Objectives/Student Understandings:
Students will be able to...
  • Describe themselves and their interests with basic French
  • Both verbal and non-verbal cues contribute meaning in language
Assessment:
  • Participation
  • Writing activity (3 statements related to likes/dislikes for their pizza as well as their partner’s preferences)

Activities:
  • Introductions “Nous sommes les chefs extraordinaire”
  • Survey students’ knowledge (pizza preferences) and how to express them
  • Visuals with vocabulary specific to pizza toppings (ie. des tomates)
  • Simple partner exchange of likes and dislikes in French
  • Introduce “Je suis un pizza” song and action activity
  • Writing activity: 3 statements that express their likes on their pizza, their dislikes on their pizza and something their partner likes on their pizza

 Materials/Resources:
  • Imaginary chef hats and aprons
  • Projector and laptop
  • Youtube video of Charlotte Diamond’s “Je suis un pizza” (below) 
  • Markers/pens
  • Whiteboard
  • Vocab visuals
 
Extensions:
  • Connect activity to further develop vocabulary related to personal preferences and dislikes of food
  • Communicate and express preferences and dislikes using simple statements and actions orally and in writing

Adaptations:
  • Student’s come up with their own lyrics expressing their favourite pizza
 
 Song Lyrics:
Ô, je suis un pizza
Avec du fromage
Beaucoup de sauce
Des tomates
Des oignons, des champignons
Épices mélangees
Je suis une pizza, prête à manger

Je suis une pizza
Pepperoni
Pas d'anchois
Ou "Phoney Bologna"


Je suis une pizza
Tèlèphone-moi
Je suis une pizza, apporte-moi chez toi.


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