Posted: April 26, 2020
Monday
1. Begin by watching the Introduction video for this week! Follow the link- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMl0KKMZ3L0
2. Next, watch the video explaining today’s activities and choices. Follow the link- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx2F6dUjRBs
3. If your child or you has not inquired for login information for infos-jeunes or the new reading website, Je lis, then please send an email to nadia.arsenault@nbed.nb.ca so that they can receive it. Furthermore, this week students will continue reading at their level using the website. They are encouraged to send me an email if they cannot find their level.
Remember to only choose one from each category.
Oral/Listening Activities (10 minutes)
1. As stated in the introduction video, this week we are going to begin exploring expressing an opinion in French. Some of you may already be familiar with this and likely are and this is wonderful, however there is always room for improvement. One of the biggest and easiest ways to do this is by expanding our vocabulary and how we express our opinions. Please watch the following video from youtube to get some ideas by what type of vocabulary I am speaking about. Follow the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3Pgnbmx4i4. Then try calling a classmate on the phone or a relative who speaks French and using these different ways of expressing an opinion in a conversation!
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2. If you do not have access to the internet, then you can choose from the following list to explore expressing your opinion…which ones have you not used before? Try calling a classmate on the phone or a relative who speaks French and using these different ways of expressing an opinion in a conversation. À mon avis, Selon moi, Je dois/il doit, Il est important, Je suis convaincu(e), Je pense que, Personnellement, Il faut que, Il est essentiel, Je crois que…, Je suis d’avis, Il est nécessaire de, Quant à moi
Reading Activities (30 minutes)
1. Continue reading your old favourite from last week. Read for 30 minutes no matter which of the following options you choose.
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2. Continue reading your e-book from last week: If you do not have a French Book at home, then you can visit the NB Public Library site to reserve e-books for up to two weeks! You will need to have a library card, but if you do not, then no worries! There are steps on how to sign up for an account and card directly on the website. Follow the link to get started: https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/nbpl/electronic.html
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3. If you would rather read, several quick and short little articles, then follow the link to check out these awesome selections: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/jeunesse/scolaire/blogues/242/audrey-hepburn-actrice-hollywood-oscar/blogue
Read 6 of them to make up for the same amount of time reading as the other optionsJ Pick different ones from last week. Go Back into the archives if you have to.
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4. Sign up for the following website by following the link. It has free eBooks in French for all ages. https://cfa-espacem.com/ Click Devenir membre to become a member and follow the instructions.
Writing Activities (10 minutes)
1. For the last weeks you have been working on journals (3) in whatever format you like for a writing activity. This week, I am moving forward with some more specific writing goals in mind, though in a slightly different format than we would in the classroom of course. I would like to explore persuasive and opinion texts. So for today’s writing activity, I want you to come up with a list of subjects that you know are traditional opinion topics, or something that could be an opinion topic for a final writing piece. Keep in mind that the format, aka how you present your opinion piece will change in this new setting if you want it to.
Sharing
If there is anything that you did from the activities that you did today that you want to share, then please, with your parents’ permission, send it to my e-mail: nadia.arsenault@nbed.nb.ca and I will share it to my teacher page for others to see!