Writing and Representing Writing and Representing Français in Primary French Immersion : Kindergarten to Grade Three DRAFT/January 2005 247 Writing and Representing Students will be expected to write and represent to satisfy their communication needs appropriate to the situation. Outcomes Suggestions for Teaching and Learning KSCO: By the end of Grade 3, students will be expected to compose and create simple texts of different types to express their ideas feelings and opinions The classroom environment should be a language-rich one where interesting and enjoyable language activities are provided daily. Students need daily experiences with oral language, with reading and with writing. Teachers need to provide relevant examples of language, how it looks, how it works and how it is used. They need to model writing and other ways of representing for a variety of purposes. • Make writing and other forms of representation an integral part of the curriculum by providing time every day for activities where students are exposed to different types of texts and to representing and writing for different reasons. As well, provide daily opportunities for students to participate in activities where they are themselves engaged in writing/representing for a variety of purposes: • using art, drama and writing to express imaginative ideas • writing invitations to class events • recording observations (e.g., a class science activity) • recounting a class activity or field trip • Provide opportunities that encourage students to write for different purposes, both shared writing activities and individual writing activities. Create a supportive environment (modelling, demonstrations, feedback) that encourages students to take risks with writing/representing. • At this level, students will use pictures, letters, words (using temporary spelling) and repetitive structures in their writing. Provide opportunities for students to develop the understanding that texts have different styles and language features, and are planned and constructed differently. Set aside time each day for modelled writing, shared writing, and independent writing. Modelled writing: model the writing of letters, invitations, recounts, poems, greeting cards, journal entries, journal responses and other types of texts; use the “think aloud” technique to model the process. Model writing and other ways of representing in order to narrate, to record or express personal ideas and to express thoughts, feelings, opinions. Shared writing: provide children with the opportunity to see demonstrations, participate in a collective writing or representing activity, and practise writing behaviours in a group before being expected to write independently; jointly construct a variety of text forms. Individual writing: give students daily opportunities for independent writing: journals, recounts, poetry, letters, narratives. • After a shared reading session, have children illustrate a part of the story they enjoyed, their drawing accompanied by text (words or repetitive sentences) and their signature. • Have children write short repetitive texts independently, for example: J’aime mon père. Je n’aime pas les petits pois. J’aime ma mère. Je n’aime pas les serpents. J’aime mon frère. Je n’aime pas porter les bottes. J’aime ma famille. Je n’aime pas le golf. SCOs: By the end of Grade One, students will be expected to: 8.1.1 use writing and other forms of representing to express personal experiences and ideas 8.1.2 use writing and other forms of representing to record thoughts, feelings and opinions Continued... 248 Français in Primary French Immersion : Kindergarten to Grade Three DRAFT/January 2005 Writing and Representing Students will be expected to write and represent to satisfy their communication needs appropriate to the situation. Assessment and/or Instructional Strategies Suggested Resources 8.1.1 Observation Observe and note the ways students use writing and other forms of representing. Use checklists to note: • willingness to attempt writing tasks • comprehension of the writing task (to express ideas, thoughts or feelings) • presence of basic sentence structure • formation of letters (upper/lower case, non reversals) • attempts at correct spelling of modelled text • correlation of illustration /picture to text • attempts at creative spelling of unfamiliar text Les genres et types de texte, Appendix B Portfolio Keep dated samples of student writing and other ways of representing. 8.1.2 Observation/Anecdotal Records Note student attempts to express thoughts, feelings and opinions. Keep dated samples of students writing and other ways of representing. Conference Use conferences to question students about their writing/representations. The Six Forms of Writing, Appendix D Grilles d’observation pour l’écriture, Appendix D First Steps: Writing Resource Book (Heinemann) First Steps: Writing Developmental Continuum (Heinemann) Trousse d’appréciation de rendement en lecture : Immersion française, Maternelle - 3e année. Document d’appui 2002. Grilles 2 et 14 A collection of children’s literature and other age-appropriate texts as models for the different types of writing; the following are suggested: • Recueil de lecture, 1e, 2e, 3e (CFORP, ISBN 2-894429- 18- 5 www.cforp.ca) • Collection Alizé, Collection Maths et mots, Collection Zap sciences et Collection GB+ (Beauchemin) • Collection Alpha-monde, Collection Alphajeunes et Collection En avant (Scholastic) • Collection Domino (Chenelière) • Collection Je lis, tu lis (Duval Jeunesse) • Collection Porc-épic (Curriculum Plus) Students will be expected to write and represent to satisfy their communication needs appropriate to the situation. Outcomes to express their ideas feelings and opinions SCOs: By the end of Grade One, students will be expected to: KSCO: By the end of Grade 3, students will be expected to compose and create simple texts of different types 8.1.1 use writing and other forms of representing to express personal experiences and ideas Français in Primary French Immersion : Kindergarten to Grade Three DRAFT/January 2005 249 Writing and Representing 8.1.2 use writing and other forms of representing to record thoughts, feelings and opinions 8.1.3 convey meaning through a variety of visual representations Suggestions for Teaching and Learning (Continued) • Use a familiar story as the basis for independent writing. Have students change the characters, the setting and/or the events of the story. • Provide children with a template for writing, which they will personalize: e.g., Un jour ___ est allé _____ . ____ a trouvé un _____ . Plus tard, ______________ . Finalement, ______________ . • Have students place several pictures in correct sequence. Ask them to orally tell the story to a partner and then independently write the story. •- Ask students to write an independent ending to a collective story, after the activity has been modelled. • Read a story to the class, but stop before the ending. Have students write their own ending. During a sharing session, students could share their work with a small group or with the class. • In various reading contexts, draw attention to situations where thoughts, feelings and opinions are being expressed. Provide activities where students use art, drama and writing to express their own feelings, opinions and thoughts. Engage children in expressing opinions about texts in a response journal. Provide a safe and supportive environment where students feel secure in sharing thoughts, feelings and opinions which may not be shared by others. Engage students in activities where they convey meaning in a variety of different ways, through various visual representations (graphs, diagrams, pictures, tables, multi-media). Possible activities include: • labelling the parts of a penguin • making a diagram of the life cycle of a butterfly • having students make lists of theme words • creating a graph of families: How many people in your family? Who has a brother? Who has a sister? • representing sequences: how to make a snowman; the life cycle of a frog; the beginning, the middle, and the end of a story; the steps in a procedure • Provide students with a framework to be used in the assigned activity: 9÷9÷9÷9 e.g., or un schéma de récit. • Encourage students to combine print and visuals in their work: accompany a picture or diagram with a short text, or provide a labelled illustration or diagram. The visual and the print should complement each other. • Provide access to computers and encourage students to work in pairs or with an older student to create a visual to accompany or to illustrate a short text. Students can use drawing programs, clipart, and word processing programs to create their work. • Provide opportunities for students to share their work and respond to one another’s representations, in small groups or with the whole class. • Conference with students about their representing, asking questions and providing feedback. Students will be expected to write and represent to satisfy their communication needs appropriate to the situation. Assessment and/or Instructional Strategies 250 8.1.3 Observation Français in Primary French Immersion : Kindergarten to Grade Three DRAFT/January 2005 Writing and Representing Observe and note the confidence and degree of independence students display in conveying meaning through a variety of visual representations. Portfolio/Conference Collect completed graphs, diagrams, story sequences. Observe correct labelling, observe directionality (whether text is placed correctly as opposed to sideways or upside down) and conference with students to discuss interpretation of data. Suggested Resources Grilles d’observation pour l’écriture, Appendix D Trousse d’appréciation de rendement en lecture : Immersion française, Maternelle - 3e année. Document d’appui 2002. Annexe 6 First Steps: Writing Resource Book (Heinemann), Procedures A selection of children’s literature and a variety of texts which contain visual representations such as charts, graphs, diagrams, tables, labels, sequences. Français in Primary French Immersion : Kindergarten to Grade Three DRAFT/January 2005 251 Writing and Representing Students will be expected to write and represent to satisfy their communication needs appropriate to the situation. Outcomes Suggestions for Teaching and Learning KSCO: By the end of Grade 3, students will be expected to write and create simple texts in order to share information and engage the audience in a variety of contexts Demonstrate through modelled and shared activities, the connection between written and oral language. Introduce students to various forms and types of texts through read-alouds, shared reading, and guided reading. Model the various ways to use writing and other representations to inform, to report or to record. Model writing in all curriculum areas, including mathematics, social studies, science and health. SCOs: By the end of Grade One, students will be expected to: 8.2.1 use writing and other forms of representing to inform, to report, and to record Take every opportunity possible to discuss the ways in which different texts are structured and the type of language appropriate for that form. Teach students about the features of the various forms: letters, maps, invitations, simple advertisements, simple timetables, calendars, reports, instructions, procedures, letters. Provide time every day for students to engage in shared writing and individual writing for a variety of purposes: to explain, to inform, to report, to record, to instruct or direct someone to do something. Provide opportunities for students to use a variety of other media to enhance their writing: paint, drawings, collages, computer graphics, etc. Include activities such as the following: • Write collective letters, greeting cards, invitations, reports and explanations; follow up with having students use them as models for writing individual texts. • Have students write a message to someone in the class or in the school: un(e) ami(e) secret(e) or une classe jumelle. • Ask students to draw and label a map of the classroom, the school, the neighbourhood. • Have students work with a partner to write a simple report on an animal or some other topic of interest. • Have students record their observations of an activity in science such as growing crystals, the growth of seedlings, the weather during a particular week, or an experiment. 252 Français in Primary French Immersion : Kindergarten to Grade Three DRAFT/January 2005 Writing and Representing Students will be expected to write and represent to satisfy their communication needs appropriate to the situation. Assessment and/or Instructional Strategies Suggested Resources 8.2.1 Portfolio Collect dated samples of writing in order to note student progress. Grilles d’observation pour l’écriture, Appendix D Conference Use conferences to question students about their audience and the purpose for writing. Do they understand the ways in which different texts are structured and the type of language appropriate for that form? First Steps: Writing Resource Book (Heinemann) A selection of children’s literature and a variety of forms of texts, including environmental print such as charts, labels, calendars, lists, newsletters, collective writing; the following are suggested: Mélissa et ses amis (manuels et livre géant, Collection En tête, ERPI) Recueil de lecture, 1e, 2e, 3e (CFORP, ISBN 2894429185) Poésies, comptines et chansons pour tous les jours (Gallimard Jeunesse, ISBN 2-07-053548-7) 100 comptines (Éditions Fides, ISBN 2-7621-2082-9) Comptines à chanter Volume 2 (Éditions Milan, ISBN 2-7459 0737-9) Collection Alpha-monde, Collection Alpha-jeunes et Collection En avant (Scholastic) Collection Je lis, tu lis (Duval Jeunesse) Collection Alizé, Collection Maths et mots, Collection Zap sciences et Collection GB+ (Beauchemin) Collection Domino (Chenelière) Students will be expected to write and represent to satisfy their communication needs appropriate to the situation. Français in Primary French Immersion : Kindergarten to Grade Three DRAFT/January 2005 253 Writing and Representing Outcomes Suggestions for Teaching and Learning KSCO: By the end of Grade 3, students will be expected to write and create simple texts in order to share information and engage the audience in a variety of contexts Provide daily situations that encourage and inspire students to write for different authentic and meaningful purposes: to invite guests to the class, to send messages to parents or other students, to thank invited guests, to inform others of an event, to report on an activity or research findings, to explain a phenomenon, or to explain how to make or do something. SCOs: By the end of Grade One, students will be expected to: Introduce students to instructional/procedural text through oral sharing and through read-alouds and shared reading. Talk about the purposes of procedural texts and who might use them. Explore the idea of procedures in a discussion and then orally have students provide the directions for making or doing something. Introduce students to different types of procedural texts, such as recipes, simple science experiments, arts and crafts activities. Provide students with the language necessary for describing the sequence of steps: en premier ... ensuite ... après cela ... finalement / dernièrement ... . 8.2.2 write to instruct someone to act • In order to help students understand the purpose and form of written instructions, model procedures that are relevant to them. On chart paper, record the procedure necessary for making or doing a particular activity in class (e.g., simple recipes, science experiments, art projects). • Model the use of drawing and labelling the steps involved in a procedure. Use a series of frames to draw and label each step involved. • Provide a framework for students to use. Have students work with a partner to write/represent a procedural text, in which they describe how to make or do something. They could subsequently share their text with another group, who might even have to follow the directions to make or do the activity. • Provide students with the opportunities to develop simple individual procedures to try out with classmates or at home. 254 Français in Primary French Immersion : Kindergarten to Grade Three DRAFT/January 2005 Writing and Representing Students will be expected to write and represent to satisfy their communication needs appropriate to the situation. Assessment and/or Instructional Strategies Suggested Resources 8.2.2 Observation/Anecdotal Records Use observation, anecdotal records, checklists and student work samples to assess student writing of procedural text. First Steps: Writing Resource Book (Heinemann) Self Evaluation Develop with the students a self-evaluation checklist for students to use with procedural texts. A selection of children’s literature and a variety of texts which include procedures and instructions; the following are suggested: Sample Self Evaluation Recueil de lecture, 1e, 2e, 3e (CFORP, ISBN 2-894429-18-5 www.cforp.ca) Collection Alpha-monde, Collection Alpha-jeunes et Collection En avant (Scholastic) Collection Je lis, tu lis (Duval Jeunesse) Collection Alizé, Collection Maths et mots, Collection Zap sciences et Collection GB+ (Beauchemin) Collection Domino (Chenelière) Français in Primary French Immersion : Kindergarten to Grade Three DRAFT/January 2005 255 Writing and Representing Students will be expected to write and represent to satisfy their communication needs appropriate to the situation. Outcomes Suggestions for Teaching and Learning KSCO: By the end of Grade 3, students will be expected to use basic conventions and increasingly complex sentence structures in a variety of situations. At the Grade One level, students use some known words as well as some approximations in their writing. It is important to provide lots of language models such as le dictionnaire murale and un dictionnaire personnel for them to refer to when writing. It is also important that students continue to develop an understanding of the necessity to use basic conventions in their writing. In modelled reading and writing and in shared reading and writing sessions, draw students’ attention to basic conventions, structures and forms of the written language. Encourage students to use these conventions of written language in their own writing: • conventional spacing between words • an increasing number of letters to represent sounds (most vowel and consonant sounds represented) • an increasing number of words spelled conventionally • simple sentence structures and word placement • punctuation (periods, question marks, exclamation marks) • capital letters for proper names, and sentence beginnings. • Have students focus on the use of conventions in shared or guided reading texts (e.g., finding capital letters and generating their own rules for using capitals). • Encourage risk taking with temporary spelling, but expect students to take increasing responsibility for conventional spelling. • Teach students how to edit/proofread their writing for spelling, punctuation, and other conventions. • Set up a classroom vocabulaire mural, which is added to regularly and also help students develop personal word banks or dictionaries. • Provide time and opportunity for students to engage in writing and other forms of representation on a daily basis, choosing topics of interest to them and carrying some of them through to a finished product, which they share with an audience such as another class, parents, or students in another part of the country or world. • Through shared reading and read-alouds, teach and discuss basic elements of French syntax and grammar. Provide opportunities for students to experience and notice basic forms and structures in French which differ from those used in English: e.g., la pomme rouge ; je le vois ; c’est à moi ; il m’a donné ; il fait beau; elle a sept ans; ils ont trop froid. • Use the context of shared writing activities for mini-lessons on French syntax. Provide visual reminders of particular structures or forms by using mini-posters or bulletin board displays. As much as possible, provide a context for the elements addressed. • Have students use a simple familiar, repetitive text as the basis for their own writing. Have them keep the same structures but change the characters or events of the story. • Use poetry and comptines to reinforce French-language structures and as a framework for student writing. • Play guessing games which require students to write "clues" for others to read. Provide the structures for students to follow. e.g., Cet animal a des plumes. Cet animal a deux pattes. Cet animal a un bec. Cet animal peut voler. Cet animal peut nager. Cet animal peut marcher. Qui est-ce ? SCOs: By the end of Grade One, students will be expected to: 8.3.1 use some basic conventions, grammatical structures and forms appropriately Students will be expected to write and represent to satisfy their communication needs appropriate to the situation. 256 Français in Primary French Immersion : Kindergarten to Grade Three DRAFT/January 2005 Writing and Representing Assessment and/or Instructional Strategies Checklist/Portfolio Complete checklists and collect dated samples to observe and verify use of basic French structures and vocabulary and use of conventions such as spacing, capitals and punctuation. L’élève ______________ date ________________ s’exprime en français toujours, parfois, jamais utilise correctement des structures simples toujours, parfois, jamais écrit des phrases complètes toujours, parfois, jamais met une majuscule au début et un point à la fin toujours, parfois, jamais écrit certains mots sans fautes toujours, parfois, jamais forme bien des lettres toujours, parfois, jamais fait des espaces pour séparer les mots toujours, parfois, jamais Grilles d’observation pour l’écriture, Appendix D Table of Skills: Mechanics of Writing and Conventions of Print, Appendix D The Introduction and Development of Grammatical Structures, Appendix B La trousse d’appréciation de rendement en lecture : Immersion française, Maternelle - 3e année. Document d’appui 2002. Grilles 16, 18a, 18b, Fiche 21 Le sondage d’observation en lecture-écriture ( M. Clay, Chenelière, 2002, ISBN 289461-8-7-7) Classroom visual references such as word lists, charts, Conference personal dictionaries, and a Conference with individual students to verify concepts of print and to help vocabulaire murale; the following with correction/editing of written work. Checklists and questionnaires from are suggested: La trousse d’appréciation de rendement en lecture : Immersion française, Maternelle - 3e année may be used to guide conference questioning. Les clés du savoir : Cartes de sons (Guérin, ISBN 2-7601-6250-8) Self -Evaluation Provide students with a checklist to be used with written work. Les clés du savoir : Cartes de l'alphabet (Guérin, ISBN 2-760 1-6249-4) Nom U Je mets une majuscule au début de chaque phrase et un point à la fin. Collection En tête : Mélissa et ses amis - Mots étiquettes (ERPI) J’emploie des mots corrects. J’écris sans faute les mots qui sont affichés dans la classe. Je forme bien les lettres. Je fais des espaces pour séparer les mots. Suggested Resources Liste de mots de haute fréquence, Appendix A Français in Primary French Immersion : Kindergarten to Grade Three DRAFT/January 2005 257 Writing and Representing Students will be expected to plan and manage their productions by applying strategies in accordance with their needs and the communication situation. Outcomes Suggestions for Teaching and Learning KSCO: By the end of Grade 3, students will be expected to call upon their experiences, their knowledge and simple strategies to guide their writing and representing. At the beginning of each lesson, topic, and theme it is important to introduce, develop and review the related French vocabulary. Have students share words and information they already know, then provide the corresponding French-language vocabulary and structures. Copy these on to chart paper, using lists, webs and graphic organizers to organize the vocabulary items. • Create a web of words associated with themes being covered. • Make a list of information and facts the students already know and then develop a list of what they would like to know. Use a tableau SVA to help organize the brainstorming session : ce que je SAI S ; ce que je VE U X savoir ; et (plus tard) ce que j'ai AP P R I S . • Have children keep a list of theme-related vocabulary in un imagier, un dictionnaire personnel, or other booklet. • Display vocabulary lists in the classroom. Label charts, diagrams, and visuals. • Create a supportive environment that encourages students to take risks and to participate actively in brainstorming sessions. SCOs: By the end of Grade One, students will be expected to: 9.1.1 participate in brainstorming activities to explore theme related vocabulary, expressions and sub-topics 9.1.2 explain the purpose for writing and identify the target audience Use modelled reading and writing and shared reading and writing sessions to clarify students' understandings of texts being written for a specific purpose and target audience. It is important for students to realize that the purpose and audience dictate the form which the writing takes. • Use children’s literature and other resources to introduce students to the various forms of texts through read-alouds and guided and shared reading. • Discuss with students the purpose for writing: • letters, invitations, e-mail - to send a message • cards - for special occasions (Mother's Day, Father's Day, Birthday, Thank You, Christmas) • stories, reports - to entertain, to inform • procedural texts - to explain how to make or do something • lists - to enumerate a number of items • poetry - to entertain, to amuse • recount - to retell, to remember • Discuss the concept of intended audience and the importance of having an audience for a piece of writing. • Model writing and representing in a variety of forms and then have the class participate in creating a wide variety of types of collective texts. • Provide planning sheets or frameworks for students to use when they are learning new forms of writing. • Use a collective text or other short text as a text innovation activity. Have children maintain the structure but substitute words to modify and personalize the content. 258 Français in Primary French Immersion : Kindergarten to Grade Three DRAFT/January 2005 Writing and Representing Students will be expected to plan and manage their productions by applying strategies in accordance with their needs and the communication situation. Assessment and/or Instructional Strategies Suggested Resources 9.1.1 Observation Observe student participation in group brainstorming and vocabulary development and exploration activities. Représentations graphiques, Appendix B Performance Provide a worksheet on which students write words, sentences and questions pertaining to a theme. 9.1.2 Conference Discuss with students their purpose and the intended audience for specific writing activities. Performance Have students write a letter or card to a specific audience for a specific purpose. Check letters and cards to ensure they are properly addressed (e.g., Chère Classe de 2e année, Cher Papa, Cher M. Blanc, Chère Mme Rose) and that their purpose is clear. Genres et types de textes, Appendix B A selection of children’s literature and texts of different genres and types; the following are suggested: Mélissa et ses amis (manuels et livre géant, Collection En tête, ERPI) Recueil de textes, 1e, 2e, 3e (CFORP: www.cforp.ca) Une journée à la mer (Bouton d'or d'Acadie, ISBN 2-922203- 44-1) La grand-mère d'Aputik (Soleil de minuit, ISBN 2-922691-00- 4) Je veux mon œuf (Mijade, ISBN 2-87142-322-9) Le ver de terre ( Michel Quintin, ISBN 2-89435-042-2) Collection Alpha-monde, Collection Alpha-jeunes et Collection En avant (Scholastic) Collection Je lis, tu lis (Duval Jeunesse) Collection Alizé, Collection Maths et mots, Collection Zap sciences et Collection GB+ (Beauchemin) Collection Domino (Chenelière) Français in Primary French Immersion : Kindergarten to Grade Three DRAFT/January 2005 259 Writing and Representing Students will be expected to plan and manage their productions by applying strategies in accordance with their needs and the communication situation. Outcomes Suggestions for Teaching and Learning KSCO : By the end of Grade 3, students will be expected to call upon their experiences, their knowledge and simple strategies to guide their writing and representing. This outcome builds on SCO 4.3.1 and 7.1.6. Phonological awareness and letter recognition contribute not only to reading developm ent but also to writing development. Children's phonemic awareness, their understanding that spoken w ords can be divided into separate sounds, is one of the best predictors of their success in learning to read and is very important in developing w riting skills. SCO s: By the end of Grade One, students will be expected to: 9.1.3 use knowledge of sound symbol relationships to approximate conventional spelling 9.1.4 using an increasing number of words spelled conventionally Through modelled and shared reading and writing, and through focussed mini-lessons, help students develop concepts of sound symbol relationships. Teach frequent, highly regular sound-spelling relationships systematically: m, t, s, f, d, r, ch, g, l, h, c(k), b, n, k, v, p, w, j, y, z, ph, qu, sh and vowels and vowel combinations. Teach each sound-spelling correspondence explicitly. Explicit instruction m eans that a phoneme is isolated for the children. e.g., les lettres - eau - disent /o/. A brief practice of phonemes each day is recommended. Teachers need to demonstrate exactly how to sound out words. Children need opportunities to learn the relationships between the sounds of spoken language and the letters of written language. It is important to increase children's awareness of the sounds of spoken language and their familiarity with the letters of written language. Children need to learn how to divide spoken words into individual sounds and to blend spoken sounds into words. They need also to learn that sounds can be represented by letters, and to recognize the most useful sound-letter relationships. Emphasize selected letter/sound relationships while writing with, for, and in front of children, building on their current level of knowledge and skill. • Provide opportunities for students to engage in word and picture sorting activities (e.g., rhyming words; words with the same first, last or medial sound; words beginning with the same letter). • Play games that involve sound s, rhymes and rhythms. • Discu ss words and make lists, word banks, or books of words that share interesting spelling/sound patterns. • Discuss similar sounds and letter/sound patterns in children's names. • Demonstrate that certain letters can be combined to form different sounds [ch-aud] and syllables [cha-peau]. • Dem onstrate writing/spelling strategies such as sounding out w ords [b-at-eau] and breaking w ords into syllables [ba-teau]. • Display alphabet chart and strips on desks. At this level, students use a lot of spelling approxim ations but they need to develop a bank of words which they can spell correctly. It is important for teachers to provide visual reinforcement of high-frequency words and also to teach strategies for learning to spell new words. Children should be encouraged to focus on the way a new word looks and to look for letter patterns in words. • Create a “word wall” displaying high-frequency words. Label common objects around the class. Continued... Students will be expected to plan and manage their productions by applying strategies in accordance with their needs and the communication situation. 260 Français in Primary French Immersion : Kindergarten to Grade Three DRAFT/January 2005 Writing and Representing Assessment and/or Instructional Strategies Suggested Resources 9.1.3 Observation Observe and note student participation in various activities (groups, partners, individual activities) and ability to break words into syllables and to recombine syllables to form words: • clap syllables to sound out words • combine syllables to form words Liste de mots de haute fréquence, Appendix A Conference Conference with individual students to verify phonological awareness and knowledge of sound-symbol relationships. Checklists 17a and 17b from La trousse d’appréciation de rendement en lecture : Immersion française, Maternelle - 3e année may be used to guide conference questioning. Fiche 21 may be used for analysis of a dictated sentence. 9.1.4 Observation Observe student use of vocabulary references around the class such as labels, le dictionnaire mural, and vocabulary lists, to help with their writing. Note student recognition of words in the list or on labels. Portfolio Collect and date student writing samples. Observe the spelling and use the key indicators from First Steps to assist in determining the child’s level of spelling development and to identify appropriate classroom activities. Performance • Hold a weekly « dictée ». • Have students write in their journal de bord on a regular basis. • Have students revise and edit written work using word lists and a dictionary. Phonological Awareness and Phonemic Awareness, Appendix B Trousse d’appréciation de rendement en lecture : Immersion française, Maternelle - 3e année. Document d’appui 2002. Grilles 17a et 17b, Fiches19a et 21 First Steps: Writing Developmental Continuum (Heinemann) First Steps: Spelling Developmental Continuum (Heinemann) First Steps: Spelling Resource Book (Heinemann) Les clés du savoir : Cartes de sons (Guérin, ISBN 2-7601-6250-8) Collection En tête : Mélissa et ses amis - Mots étiquettes (ERPI) Lire en criant ciseaux (CFORP, ISBN 2-894423-87-X) Le manuel phonique (Collection Jolly Phonique, Jolly Learning, ISBN 1-870946-98-7) Lettres à un son (Mondia, ISBN 2-921084-52-X) Conscience phonologique (Chenelière, 2-89461-372-5) Sounds Abound: Listening, Rhyming, and Reading (LinguiSystems, ISBN 1-5599-9394-4) Students will be expected to plan and manage their productions by applying strategies in accordance with their needs and the communication situation. Outcomes and representing. KSCO : By the end of Grade 3, students will be expected to call upon their experiences, their knowledge and simple strategies to guide their writing SCOs: By the end of Grade One, students will be expected to: 9.1.4 use an increasing number of w ords spelled conventionally Français in Primary French Immersion : Kindergarten to Grade Three DRAFT/January 2005 261 Writing and Representing 9.1.5 use a variety of simple strategies to gu ide their writing and representing KSCO : By the end of Grade 3, students will be expected to organize information and ideas using simple strategies SCO s: By the end of Grade One, students will be expected to: 9.2.1 select and organize details, ideas and opinions relevant to a topic Suggestions for Teaching and Learning (Continued) • Help students build a personal word list or dictionary and expect them to gradually increase the number of w ords they can spell correctly. • Encourage students to make attempts at correct spelling. • Engage students in activities where they find words with the same sound but different spelling (e.g.,,, beau, chaud, allô !, Thibeault ; jouer, jouet, joué) or the same spelling but different sounds (e.g.,,, l’hiver, marcher). • Play games or organize activities which encourage children to focus on the sounds of words (rhyming activities) or on the sound-symbol relationships (word family or sorting and classifying activities). It is the responsibility of the classroom teacher to help children develop a method for learning to spell new w ords, including high-frequency words. Other w ords for students to study may come from their w riting (i.e.,, words they are using but are unable to spell), from theme studies, from student requests or from classroom word study. Parents should be informed early in the year of the spelling practices in their child's classroom and of the ways in which they can help their child and reinforce the spelling practices of the school. At this level, students should continue to develop awareness of the various strategies which are available to assist them in their writing and representing. Through modeling and “thinking aloud” when writing for or with students, it is possible to highlight some of the strategies appropriate for the various stages of the writing process and encourage students to use these strategies in independent writing. During shared writing and guided writing sessions, make time for discussion of the various strategies which students use or which are appropriate for use. Encourage students to continually increase their personal repertoire of strategies. Introduce students to the concept of selecting and organizing relevant details for writing activities. Talk about the purpose of the writing activity and model the process of determining the types of information to be included. Use shared reading sessions to show students the ways in which an informational text differs from a fictional story. Discuss the importance of knowing ahead of time the type of writing and the audience, as this will help determine the form and the content of the writing. Provide students with frameworks or graphic organizers to use. As a class, choose and organize information from a web or use a brainstorming activity in order to select and organize the information necessary for creating a story or preparing a report. • Use a framework or a graphic organizer to assist with organizing ideas. • Teach various note-taking strategies when processing information from a listening, viewing or reading situation. Model use of jot notes, webs, charts, story maps. • Have students select and organize ideas, using jot notes, webs, or other organizers (in groups, pairs and eventually independently). • Later in the year, encourage students to follow this process to write their own reports or stories. Provide support for those needing help. Students will be expected to plan and manage their productions by applying strategies in accordance with their needs and the communication situation. Assessment and/or Instructional Strategies 262 9.2.1 Observation Observe and note student Français in Primary French Immersion : Kindergarten to Grade Three DRAFT/January 2005 Writing and Representing participation in collective activities and in small group or partner activities. Suggested Resources Conference Have students organize information for a report (non-fiction: e.g.,,, Les papillons) or for a story (fiction: e.g.,,, Le papillon magique). Use conferences to observe and question students about the process of selecting and organizing information. Note responses to questions such as Si tu voulais ajouter cette information, où est-ce que tu la mettrais ? Représentations graphiques, Appendix B Portfolio Collect and evaluate copies of student work such as completed graphic organizers, webs, jot notes, reports, stories. Français in Primary French Immersion : Kindergarten to Grade Three DRAFT/January 2005 Feuilles de planification pour un texte écrit, Appendix D Trousse d’appréciation de rendement en lecture : Immersion française, Maternelle - 3e année. Document d’appui 2002. Représentations graphiques 263 Writing and Representing Students will be expected to plan and manage their productions by applying strategies in accordance with their needs and the communication situation. Outcomes Suggestions for Teaching and Learning KSCO : By the end of Grade 3, students will be expected to identify their own strategies for writing and representing Metacognition involves the ability to monitor one’s own learning and to manage and be aware of one’s own strategy use. If the writer is aware of the strategies which lead to effective w riting and understands when to apply these strategies, then s/he will be better able to communicate meaning through writing and representing. A t this level, students should begin to be able to call upon strategies to help with the writing process. It is important to model and verbalize these strategies for students and to allow time for talking about the strategies which they are beginning to use. SCO s: By the end of Grade One, students will be expected to: 9.3.1 explain how to choose a topic 9.3.2 explain how to find information/generate ideas 9.3.3 explain how to plan their writing and determine if they have enough knowledge/information 9.3.4 describe their own writing and representing strategies Use m odelled and shared w riting to help students realize that writers sometim es need to find their own topic or narrow down a w ide topic. In independent writing, give students the opportunity to choose their own topic or to narrow dow n a wider topic, according to their interests. • As a group, provid e for choice by encouraging students to generate their own topics, topics of interest to them. • Provide opportunities for journal writing where children write about and illustrate their ideas, impressions, feelings and preferred activities. Student at this level need lots of experiences with the generation of ideas and with information processing during shared writing activities. They need to understand clearly the difference between fictional and factual writing and the different processes by which information and ideas are generated. Teachers need to provide a variety of experiences for students: - exposure to informational and narrative texts as models for writing - using graphic organizers such as a schéma de récit for planning writing - learning centres with preselected resources and built-in support - information processing activities such as taking jot notes from a short factual text (collectively, with a group, with a partner). Demonstrate for students that factual texts can be used to find specific information, without reading the whole text. - use of le tableau SVA as a starting point for different forms of writing Teach students the reading, viewing and listening strategies needed to determine if information is useful in answering their questions: - interpreting pictures, simple charts - listening, viewing for relevant information - using text features such as bold headings, captions • Teach students how to record and organize their information. Model note-making and organizational strategies, and give students practice in using graphic organizers as a group, with a partner and individually. • Dem onstrate how to use information gathered to write sentences. • Provide opportunities for students to experience a variety of appropriate ways to share what they have learned, discovered, or created, as a group, with a partner and individually (i.e., reading a poem, sharing information in pictures or charts, presenting information orally, dramatizing ). At this level, students should begin to verbalize the different strategies which they use in their writing and representing. Keep a class list of strategies and add to it as new strategies are practised. Encourage students to talk about these strategies and to use them independently, as w ell as in group work. Students will be expected to plan and manage their productions by applying strategies in accordance with their needs and the communication situation. 264 Français in Primary French Immersion : Kindergarten to Grade Three DRAFT/January 2005 Writing and Representing Assessment and/or Instructional Strategies Observation 9.3.1 Observe student willingness to participate and to share ideas. 9.3.2 - 9.3.4 Use observation and anecdotal records to note student ability to: • verbalize strategies used • apply strategies année. Document d’appui 2002. Section 6 : Représentations graphiques First Steps: Writing Resource Book (Heinemann) Chercher, analyser, évaluer (Chenelière, ISBN 2-89461-68 8-0) Observe and note skills and strategies students use at various checkpoints during the writing process: • selecting information • recording and organizing information • creating a product • sharing information Conference In individual or small group conferences, discuss with students the strategies they use in the various stages of the writing process. Use this information to plan mini-lessons on strategies which need focus and attention. Suggested Resources Représentations graphiques, Appendix B Trousse d’appréciation de rendement en lecture : Immersion française, Maternelle - 3e Français in Primary French Immersion : Kindergarten to Grade Three DRAFT/January 2005 265 Writing and Representing Students will be expected to plan and manage their productions by applying strategies in accordance with their needs and the communication situation. Outcomes Suggestions for Teaching and Learning KSCO: By the end of Grade 3, students will be expected to use resources (print, non-print, technological and others) to help in the production of texts. The French Immersion classroom should provide an environment that encourages literacy development. Language learning must be fostered and nurtured in the classroom through provision of a print-rich environment and through daily opportunities for purposeful writing. Students must be immersed in oral and written language and have opportunities to hear, read and write French texts daily. SCOs: By the end of Grade One, students will be expected to: 9.4.1 refer to a range of texts as models for writing 9.4.2 with assistance experiment with technology in writing and other forms of representing 9.4.3 begin to collaborate with peers to clarify ideas during writing and representing Provide opportunities for students to refer to a range of texts as models for their own writing. These texts could include children’s literature, simple fiction and factual books, audio and video recordings, television programs, magazines, labels, French greeting cards, French posters, advertisements, electronic mail, menus, French plays, songs, rhymes, poems, and resource people. Reference to First Steps may be made for the frameworks of various forms of writing. At this level, teachers are encouraged to expose students to recounts, narratives, reports, procedures, explanations and exposition through modelled writing, shared writing and partner and individual writing. • Use children’s literature or other texts as models for student writing. Have children modify and personalize a simple text, keeping the main structures but changing the characters or the events. • Encourage students to refer to word walls, personal (home-made) dictionaries, word-banks, brainstorming lists, books, charts, other texts. • Display charts of comptines, songs, poems, stories (textes géants) which children have learned or done together. • Set up a writing center, with a variety of texts as models. At this level, students will continue to experiment with technology in their writing. A classroom centre de l’ordinateur can help children develop skills in the use of drawing or word processing programs. • Use computer-generated graphics and personal drawings to enhance writing. Have students prepare a cover page using the computer. • Demonstrate how to use a word-processor (computer) to compose simple text (one or two sentences), using temporary spelling. • Teach students some basic concepts and strategies: how to use a mouse, how to find lower-case and upper-case letters; how to erase using backspace key; how to use the space-bar; how to use the “enter” key; how to “save” work; how to use a drawing program. • Provide opportunities for older students to provide assistance to grade one students as they begin to use technology for writing and representing. • Allow time for students to share their writing with others and to receive feedback from others. • Provide students the opportunity to work in pairs or small groups during writing activities, encouraging them to ask questions and to share ideas. • Help students learn to be active participating members of a group, asking appropriate questions, giving positive comments. • Use mini-lessons/modelling to teach students how to give helpful feedback to others. • When modelling writing, invite students to respond with questions and comments; demonstrate how to use such feedback to revise writing. Students will be expected to plan and manage their productions by applying strategies in accordance with their needs and the communication situation. 266 Français in Primary French Immersion : Kindergarten to Grade Three DRAFT/January 2005 Writing and Representing Assessment and/or Instructional Strategies 9.4.1 Portfolio Collect dated samples of writing to evaluate student use of writing models and varied resources throughout the year. 9.4.2 Portfolio Collect dated samples of the work produced by students using technology. 9.4.2 Observation Use observation, checklists/anecdotal records to note: • student use of technology and the computer skills acquired • level of participation • degree of enthusiasm or frustration 9.4.3 Observation Choose 2-4 students at a time and observe how well these students: • work together • respond to suggestions of other students • follow directions • take risks • ask questions to clarify information 9.4.2 and 9.4.3 Performance Provide the opportunity for older students to work with younger students as mentors/assistants. 9.4.3 Allow students to work together in an effort to assist each other. 9.4.3 Auto-Evaluation Have students evaluate their ability to work in a group and to help others. Grille d’auto-évaluation: Travail en groupe, Appendix D Grilles d’observation pour l’écriture, Appendix D First Steps: Writing Resource Book (Heinemann) A selection of children’s literature and texts of different genres and types, including environmental print and visual references. The following are suggested: • Mélissa et ses amis (manuels et livre géant, Collection En tête, ERPI) • J'aime le francais et J'enrichis mes lectures (Collection Avec les yeux du coeur, Éd. La pensée) • Collection Alpha-jeunes, Collection Alpha-monde, Collection Premiers mots et Collection En avant (Scholastic) • Collection Je lis, tu lis (Duval) • Collection Alizé et Collection GB+ (Beauchemin) • Collection Domino (Chenelière) A word processing program for children (French-language version, if possible) and Frenchlanguage software such as the following: • Azimut à l'ordi 1 : La rentrée (Graficor, ISBN 2-89242-77 0-3) • Logimots (Scholastic) Suggested Resources Mots de haute fréquence, Appendix A Les genres et types de texte, Appendix B The Six Forms of Writing, Appendix D Français in Primary French Immersion : Kindergarten to Grade Three DRAFT/January 2005 267 Writing and Representing Students will be expected to plan and manage their productions by applying strategies in accordance with their needs and the communication situation. Outcomes Suggestions for Teaching and Learning KSCO: By the end of Grade 3, students will be expected to refer to the writing process to facilitate the production of texts. Early in the Grade One year, students and teacher work collectively through the writing process. The teacher should frequently model each step of the process. As the year progresses, students are encouraged to do increasing amounts of individual writing. At all times, and in all stages of the writing process, supports and assistance are available for students. SCOs: By the end of Grade One, students will be expected to: 9.5.1 begin to apply pre-writing techniques 9.5.2 write a first draft and get ideas down on paper 9.5.3 begin to revise for organization and content Early in the year, working as a group, teach pre-writing techniques and strategies by modelling such things as choosing a topic, viewing or reading on a topic, drawing, talking, brainstorming, webbing ideas, or completing a framework or graphic organiser. Later in the year, encourage students to use pre-writing techniques to generate ideas for their own work, following the writing process model. (e.g.,,,, a recount, a narrative, a short report on a topic of study). Early in the year, demonstrate through thinking aloud how to translate ideas from planning into writing. • During shared writing experiences, use the results of pre-writing activities such as brainstorming lists, completed graphic organizers, or jot notes to draft a text. Scribe the ideas of students, providing the correct structures and forms, as needed. Later in the year, encourage more individual writing and encourage students to take risks by using temporary spelling, focussing more on getting ideas on paper. • Provide support in the form of conferences, for students who have difficulty getting ideas on paper. Early in the year, teach students how to revise their writing through modelling, talking often about the process as you go, to make strategies explicit for students. • Use mini-lessons during shared writing to help students understand the revision process. • Teach students the importance of having a beginning, a middle and an end. • Demonstrate simple revision strategies such as adding on, crossing out, inserting information. • Develop questions which can be used to guide the revision process: Estce que le texte est clair ? Est-ce que j’ai oublié quelque chose ? L’ordre des phrases, est-il bon ? Y a-t-il des phrases qui ne sont pas nécessaires ? Later in the year, these questions can form the basis for a revision checklist for students. Later in the year, encourage students to revise their own work with the help of other students and/or the teacher, following strategies modelled. • Have students work with a partner to read their work and to receive/ give feedback. • Provide students with a short checklist to be used as the basis for revision. Students will be expected to plan and manage their productions by applying strategies in accordance with their needs and the communication situation. Assessment and/or Instructional Strategies 268 Français in Primary French Immersion : Kindergarten to Grade Three DRAFT/January 2005 Writing and Representing 9.5.1 Observation • Observe student participation in group pre-writing activities. • Observe how well students use and interpret pre-writing strategies in their own writing. 9.5.2 Observation • Observe and note student contributions to shared writing activities at the beginning of the year. • Later, observe and note strategies students are attempting to use in their own writing, in drafting a text. Grilles d’observation pour l’écriture, Appendix D Trousse d’appréciation de rendement en lecture : Immersion française, Maternelle - 3e année. Document d’appui 2002. Représentations graphiques First Steps: Writing Developmental Continuum (Heinemann) 9.5.1 and 9.5.2 Performance Later in the year, students should be provided the opportunity to work independently to produce individual stories or reports, using pre-writing techniques and strategies for the generation of ideas. 9.5.1, 9.5.2 and 9.5.3 Portfolio Keep and analyse dated writing samples including pre-writing, rough drafts and, later in the year, revised texts. 9.5.3 Observation Early in the year, observe the level of participation in group revision. Conference Later in the year, conference with students, asking questions such as: Pourquoi as-tu choisi ce titre ? Où vas-tu mettre cette phrase ? Est-ce qu’il y a un début, un milieu et une fin ? Qu’est-ce que tu pourrais ajouter ensuite ? Checklist/Conference Later in the year, provide students with a checklist to be used in the revision of a short text. Conference with students to determine their level of understanding of the checklist and their ability to make simple revisions to their work. Mes révisions Est-ce que le texte est clair ? Est-ce que j’ai oublié quelque chose ? L’ordre des phrases, est-il bon ? Y a-t-il des phrases qui ne sont pas nécessaires ? Suggested Resources Représentations graphiques, Appendix B Feuilles de planification pour un texte écrit, Appendix D Listes de vérification (pour la révision de textes), Appendix D Rubrics for Writing Evaluation, Appendix D Français in Primary French Immersion : Kindergarten to Grade Three DRAFT/January 2005 269 Writing and Representing Students will be expected to plan and manage their productions by applying strategies in accordance with their needs and the communication situation. Outcomes Suggestions for Teaching and Learning KSCO: By the end of Grade 3, students will be expected to refer to the writing process to facilitate the production of texts. Demonstrate and model simple editing strategies such as making simple changes in spelling and punctuation, circling and correcting a few misspelled words, using classroom word lists to check spelling. • Use mini-lessons and shared reading and writing to help students develop knowledge about spelling, punctuation and grammar. • Encourage students to use personal dictionaries, brainstorming lists, labels and word walls to edit writing. • With students, develop a short editing checklist which can be posted and referred to during shared writing sessions. The same checklist can be used later for individual editing. • Encourage students to work with a partner and to help each other edit their work. • Provide individual help in editing conferences. SCOs: By the end of Grade One, students will be expected to: 9.5.4 begin to edit written work for appropriate use of sentence structure and basic conventions 9.5.5 engage in the publishing process 270 Demonstrate for students the many different ways in which written work can be shared or published. While not all work will proceed to the publication stage, it is important for students to see and experience the final stage in the writing process. • Use a variety of techniques for publishing and presenting student work. Early in the year, writing may be shared with partners or small groups in the class or with invited guests; later in the year, students could share individual written work with the class or with other classes. • Individual work can be illustrated by students and compiled into a class book. • Student work can be published on-line, printed on the computer for display, or featured in a class or school newsletter. • Use student writing on a particular topic to make a big book for the classroom library or to share with another class. • Invite another class to listen to students share their writing. • Have children tape their writing for the classroom listening center. Français in Primary French Immersion : Kindergarten to Grade Three DRAFT/January 2005 Writing and Representing Students will be expected to plan and manage their productions by applying strategies in accordance with their needs and the communication situation. Assessment and/or Instructional Strategies Suggested Resources 9.5.4 Conference Use questioning techniques to encourage students to reflect on their written work and to develop basic editing strategies. Early in the year ask students in group situations, and later conference with individual students asking questions such as As-tu oublié quelque chose au début de la phrase ? Est-ce que ce mot est au singulier ou au pluriel ? Est-ce que c’est un mot féminin ou masculin ? Table of Skills: Mechanics of Writing and Conventions of Print, Appendix D 9.5.5 Portfolio Collect dated published work for inclusion in the portfolio. Focus on a few points for evaluation. Rubrics for Writing Evaluation, Appendix D Performance Allow students to present their work in a variety of ways. Observe their level of participation and enthusiasm. Checklist Develop a checklist for editing during shared writing sessions. Later in the year, have students use the checklist for their individual writing. la ponctuation Ai-je mis une lettre majuscule au début de chaque phrase ? Ai-je mis une lettre majuscule pour chaque nom de personne ? Ai-je mis un point à la fin de chaque phrase ? l’orthographe Ai-je bien copié les mots affichés ? les phrases Est-ce que j’ai écrit des phrases complètes ? Français in Primary French Immersion : Kindergarten to Grade Three DRAFT/January 2005 Listes de vérification (pour la révision de textes), Appendix D Grilles d’observation pour l’écriture, Appendix D The Introduction and Development of Grammatical Structures, Appendix B Classroom visual references such as word lists, charts, personal dictionaries, and vocabulaire murale; the following are suggested: Les clés du savoir : Cartes de sons (Guérin, ISBN 2-7601-6250-8) Les clés du savoir : Cartes de l'alphabet (Guérin, ISBN 2-7601-6249-4) Collection En tête : Mélissa et ses amis - Mots étiquettes (ERPI) 271 Writing and Representing 272 Français in Primary French Immersion : Kindergarten to Grade Three DRAFT/January 2005
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