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Inter-School Novel StudyBeyond the Walls- Connecting and CollaboratingBy Rochelle Rugg and Scott Motlik
Introductions
Rochelle RuggTeacher Librarian, W.S. Hawrylak [email protected]@RochelleRugg
Scott MotlikTeacher, École Elsie [email protected]@nbedteacher
How the Journey Began
Connecting students EEMCS and EWSHS
Novel Study - Making it into something more collaborative
Two teachers - new to Grade 7/8 French Immersion
Curricular RequirementsGrade 7 ELA• CC7.9- Experiment with a variety of text forms (e.g.,
meeting, presentation to adults, descriptive poem, opinion piece, a review, front page of a newspaper, short script) and techniques (e.g., dialogue, figurative language).
• AR7.2 - Appraise own and others’ work for clarity and correctness.
• CR7.8 - Read Grade 7 appropriate texts to increase fluency (130-170 wcpm orally; 170-220 silently) and expression.
• CR7.5 - Listen critically to understand and analyze oral information and ideas from a wide range of texts (e.g., complex instructions, oral explanations and reports, opinions or viewpoints, messages presented in the media).
Curricular RequirementsGrade 7 FLA• 7.VC.1 - Prendre des risques dans sa communication orale et
écrite en français. • 7.VC.2 - Démontrer une appréciation* pour la littérature
d’expression française, y compris celle écrite par les Métis, pour adolescents (romans jeunesse, albums, pièces de théâtre).
• 7.VC.4 - Démontrer l’acceptation de la diversité (culture, ethnie, habiletés physiques et mentales, position sociale et financière) dans sa relation avec les autres.
• 7.PE.3 - Sélectionner le contenu et la présentation finale en tenant compte des intérêts et des besoins du public.
• 7.PE.4 - Choisir les structures textuelles appropriées à son intention de communication et prévoir les marqueurs de relation qui s’y rattachent.
• 7.PE.5 - Se servir du processus d’écriture pour écrire des textes variés clairement et avec fluidité et précision.
Curricular RequirementsGrade 8 ELA• CR8.1 - View, listen to, read, comprehend, and respond to a variety of texts
that address identity (e.g., Becoming Myself), social responsibility (e.g., In Search of Justice), and efficacy (e.g., Building a Better World).
• CR8.3 - Use pragmatic (e.g., intended audience and tone), textual (e.g., how author organized text to achieve unity and coherence), syntactic (e.g., variety of sentence structures), semantic/lexical/morphological (e.g., imagery), graphophonic (e.g., stress, pitch, and juncture of a word), and other cues (e.g., layout and accompanying graphics) to construct and to confirm meaning.
• CC8.6 - Use oral language to interact purposefully, confidently, and respectfully in a variety of situations including one-to-one, small group, and large group discussions (expressing feelings and viewpoints and contributing to group harmony).
• CC8.7 - Use oral language to effectively express information and ideas of complexity in formal and informal situations (e.g., to debate a point, to participate in a meeting, to give a dramatic reading of a poem or play excerpt).
• AR8.2 - Appraise own and others’ work for clarity, correctness, and variety.
Curricular RequirementsGrade 8 FLA• 8.PO.3 - Comprendre et utiliser le vocabulaire, les
structures linguistiques et les formes d’expression (techniques et idiomatiques) de divers genres et structures de discours vus dans les domaines d’étude obligatoires, y compris : le langage qu’utilisent les jeunes d’aujourd’hui;
• des calembours et des jeux de mots.• 8.PO.4 - S’exprimer clairement et avec fluidité et précision
(idées, sentiments et expériences) dans des situations différentes – avant, pendant et après.
• 8.PE.4 - Se servir du processus d’écriture pour écrire des textes variés clairement, et avec précision et variété (de style, de vocabulaire, de registre) – avant, pendant et après.
Curricular RequirementsGrade 9 ELA• CR9.1b - View, listen to, read, comprehend, and respond to a variety of texts
that address identity (e.g., Exploring Loyalty, Love, and Relationships), social responsibility (e.g., Equal Opportunity), and efficacy (e.g., Surviving and Conquering).
• CC9.6a - Use oral language to interact purposefully, confidently, and appropriately in a variety of situations including participating in one-to-one, small group, and large group discussions (e.g., prompting and supporting others, solving problems, resolving conflicts, building consensus, articulating and explaining personal viewpoint, discussing preferences, speaking to extend current understanding, and celebrating special events and accomplishments).
• CC9.7b - Use oral language intentionally to express a range of information and ideas in formal and informal situations including dramatic readings of poems, monologues, scenes from plays, and stories and presenting reasoned arguments of opposing viewpoints.
• AR9.2b - Assess own and others’ work for clarity, correctness, and impact.
Curricular RequirementsGrade 9 FLA• 9.VC.2 - Démontrer une appréciation* pour des
romans d’expression française pour adolescents et adolescentes, y compris ceux écrits par les Premières nations et les Métis.
• 9.PE.1 - Rédiger un texte présentant les caractéristiques suivantes :
- une expression cohérente de ses sentiments, de ses gouts, de ses opinions;
- une mise en relief des relations entre les différents aspects traités.
Collaboration
Engaging students discuss the book
outside of their « usual » posse
FreedomTeacher is free to use what they want in the class study – typical novel study,
Vocabulary review, Expressions, questions, projects, independent learning
Collaborative element: Twiducate question to engage opinions
Teachers SEE ALL! Teachers can opt to be the only people that can delete “tweets” and chats.
for classrooms
No student emails requiredStudents interact directly with only the people in their groups – no outside people
Chat feature
Connecting –
How could you use Twiducate in your classroom?
Who could you collaborate with?
