Grade 6 - Experiencing Creative Works

PRESCRIBED LEARNING OUTCOMES

It is expected that students will:

• respond to creative works from the Francophone world
  

SUGGESTED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

By providing opportunities to experience creative works, teachers can encourage students at this level to enjoy the language in all its forms. Creative works might include a catchy song, a rhyming poem, or a big-book story. Students' comprehension of the work and their responses to it will rely heavily on visual and contextual support.

• Have students view an animated video and respond by recreating a favourite scene through role play.
• Have students view visual works such as French paintings and photos (originals, in a book, from a slide, or on the Internet). Students record the artist and title of the work and provide a personal comment.
• After hearing or viewing a simple story, have students select an event, image, or character to represent visually (e.g., in a drawing, collage, or computer graphic). Students present their illustrations and respond to questions from their classmates.
• While they listen to a contemporary song, ask students to find cognates and familiar words to predict the possible content or theme of the song. Point out key words to assist understanding of general meaning. Student groups could choreograph a dance to accompany the song, mime the meaning as the song plays, or lip-sync with it.
• Invite students to view and learn a French folk dance (e.g., la ronde).
• The teacher reads a picture storybook (e.g., Joséphine) or simple poem to the class. Students listen for familiar vocabulary and derive meaning from the visual and contextual clues. Students demonstrate their comprehension by recounting the story in English.
  

SUGGESTED ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES

Students demonstrate their interest and engagement in creative works through their participation, enthusiasm, and attentiveness. As they explore an increasing variety of genres, they begin to make generalizations about what they see and hear, and connect their experiences in French with those in other languages.

• In student role-play, look for evidence that they:
  • participate willingly
  • convey meaning
  • use familiar vocabulary and phrases
  • interpret the scenes correctly
• After students view visual works, consider how well they:
  • participate in the class and group process
  • recognize key themes
  • offer personal responses
  • correctly identify artists and titles
• When students present their illustrations and respond to questions, look for:
  • interest and engagement in the task
  • personal connection to the image selected
  • attempts to engage others in the selected scene, character, or idea
• When students perform their interpretation of a song, look for evidence that they:
  • participate willingly
  • understand the content
  • try to interpret the mood of the song
• When students learn folk songs and dances, look for evidence that they:
  • participate willingly
  • try to interpret the mood of the songs or dances
• While students are re-telling a story, look for evidence that they:
  • understand the story
  • recognize cognates
  • use visual aids to derive meaning
  • ask for clarification and repetition
  • are open to a variety of experiences
  • are willing to offer personal responses
  • are beginning to make generalizations
    
    

RECOMMENDED LEARNING RESOURCES

 Multimedia

• Acti-Vie 1, 2
• Savoir faire: Visages 2

Music CD

• Créer un monde de paix
• Loup du Nord

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