Is There a Nurse in the House?

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Attente(s)

Oral Communication:

• OE3. Prepare and deliver a variety of short independent and collaborative oral and oral-visual presentations, using a process approach and applying knowledge of the basic characteristics and techniques associated with each type of presentation.

Reading and Interpretation:

• OE1. Demonstrate an understanding of unfamiliar words and the important ideas, information, and messages in various forms of literary and informational texts, including media texts, using simple comprehension strategies to construct meaning.

Writing and Representation:

• OE1. Generate, gather, and organize ideas and information to write for an intended purpose and audience.
• OE2. Write simple texts in a variety of forms and for various media, applying their knowledge of the basic elements and techniques associated with each form.
• OE3. Revise and edit their texts, applying their knowledge of language conventions.
• OE4. Use their knowledge of publishing and production skills and strategies to enhance the presentation of their work.

Contenu(s) d’apprentissage

Oral Communication :

• SE3.1 Plan, develop, review, revise, and rehearse their independent or collaborative oral and oral-visual presentations.

Reading and Interpretation:

• SE1.5 Apply their knowledge of French vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure in a variety of ways, including the following, to help them understand texts:
  • recognize words that are similar in both languages (e.g., separate/séparer);
  • identify a variety of sentence structures.
• SE1.6 Use word-solving strategies, including the following, to decode and pronounce unfamiliar words:
  • identify common letter patterns (e.g., knight, knit, knot);
  • break words into syllables;
  • identify root words, prefixes, suffixes, and compound words;
  • consult a variety of print and electronic dictionaries.
• SE1.7 Use visualization strategies to help them understand ideas, information, and messages in texts (e.g., using a graphic organizer, create a time line to show the chronology of events in an adventure novel).
• SE1.8 Monitor and, where necessary, revise their comprehension of a text (e.g., by asking questions during and after reading, by slowly rereading sections where they encountered difficulty).
• SE1.9 Read texts that are appropriate for their reading level at a sufficient rate and with sufficient precision and expression to convey the sense of the text readily to the reader and to an audience.
• SE1.10 Identify the important ideas, information, and messages in literary and informational texts, restating them in their own words and providing interpretations, supported by illustrations and key words in the text.

Writing and Representation:

• SE1.2 Use a variety of pre-writing strategies independently and in groups to generate and develop ideas and to select an appropriate topic or form for their writing.
• SE2.3 Write an expository paragraph: with a topic sentence that introduces the main idea; with developing sentences that add facts, details, and examples in a logical order; with a concluding sentence that summarizes the main idea.
• SE3.1 Make simple revisions to improve the content, clarity, and interest of their written work, using feedback from the teacher and focusing on the following:
  • ensuring that all relevant ideas and information are included, and deleting unnecessary ideas and information;
  • ensuring that their ideas progress logically and that the text is coherent;
  • introducing new words from their reading into their writing; using synonyms (e.g., big/huge) and antonyms (e.g., long/short) ;
  • using prefixes (e.g., unfriendly) and suffixes (e.g., friendship) correctly.
• SE4.1 Produce a clean and legible final draft, using a variety of techniques and resources to format and enhance the presentation, with a focus on the following:
  • using headings and subheadings appropriately to help organize the text;
  • using underlining, colour, and/or a different style of lettering (e.g., printing, cursive writing, a different font) to emphasize certain elements of the text (e.g., use underlining or a bold font for titles and headings);
  • integrating clip art, photos, and/or diagrams to supplement and help clarify information and messages;
  • labelling diagrams accurately.

Déroulement et directives

L’entrevue peut être une forme de discours très intéressante. Tu pourras en apprendre davantage au sujet d’une personne dans ton entourage. Amuse-toi!

Activité(s) d’apprentissage

Étapes à suivre :

1. Rends-toi à la fiche Is There a Nurse in the House?.
2. Tente de faire quelques prédictions à partir du titre et de l’image.
3. Fais la lecture du texte.
4. Souligne les mots nouveaux. Tu peux faire vérifier les définitions des mots à l’aide d’un dictionnaire.
5. Note les éléments qui sont nécessaires pour réaliser une bonne entrevue.
6. Je t’encourage à écouter le podcast How to do Oral History Podcast Series afin d’approfondir tes connaissances sur les entrevues. Voici les liens pour la partie 3, la partie 4 et la partie 5 du podcast.
7. Pense à une personne à qui tu aimerais poser certaines questions.
8. Rédige une entrevue en suivant les étapes du processus d’écriture.
9. Prends rendez-vous avec la personne à qui tu aimerais poser les questions.
10. Transcris les réponses et assure-toi d’amener ton texte à l’étape de publication.

© Activité inspirée par Wild About Reading.