A PBL Unit in French modern Languages

1. PBL
FRENCH MODERN
LANGUAGE
GRADE 8 – GETTING PREPARED FOR THE FIELD TRIP

2. “
”
MAIS MADAME,
COMMENT ON VA
COMMUNIQUER EN FRANCE
?
BUT MISS, HOW ARE WE COMMUNICATE DURING OUR STAY IN FRANCE ?
OUR REAL LIFE ISSUE

3. STUDENT CHOICE
AND VOICE
• THE STUDENTS WILL ANSWER THE FOLLOWING
QUESTIONS IN A GOOGLE DOC IN THE CLASS
SHARED FOLDER:
• WHAT DO YOU WANT TO LEARN ?
• WHY DO YOU WANT TO LEARN IT ?
• HOW DO YOU WANT TO LEARN IT ?
• HOW WILL YOU KNOW YOU KNOW IT ?
• HOW WILL YOU SHOW YOU KNOW IT ?
THE STUDENTS TO CREATE
A LIST OF TOPICS
-
WHICH TOPICS DO THEY WANT TO BE
ABLE TO COMMUNICATE ABOUT?

4. Matching the
curriculum
The easiest part to do !
The students are willing to master some
exact part of the IGCSE curriculum
(topic area A, B and C)
I could also match their topic with
the US National STANDARDS FOR
FOREIGN
LANGUAGE LEARNING

5. Scaffolding - or
structured
collaboration
How to create your lesson
in order to be teaching your classmates about the topics you choose to get prepared for Crozon
1. Chose the topic you are going to teach them from the class list
1. Link it with one or more topics from our study book Tricolore Total
1. Create a google doc file named : YOUR NAME - YOUR TOPIC (ie, Jonas file should be titled :
JONAS - AT THE RESTAURANT
PLEASE ENSURE YOU KEPT IT IN YOUR PRIVATE FILE IN YOUR GRADE’S SHARED
FOLDER SO IT COULD BE ACCESSED AT ANY TIME BY THE TEACHER
1. Research, take notes, summarize, edit, select sources in order to get a solid lesson which
includes at least 4 of the following elements :
a. Informations and explanations
b. Vocabulary in context (used in key sentences)
c. Pictures
d. Relevant videos (in French when possible)
e. Games: ie domino's, Kahoot, Quizlet, Socrative…
1. A piece of text (minimum 60 words) choosing one of the following forms : dialogue, interview, a
video, a powtoon, narrative, postcard, letter, a newspaper article, a menu, a poster,... this written
piece should come with a recording of you saying it.
1. Update and increment the Google slides G8 Crozon Vocabulary presentation following the following
pattern: add a section title slide with your name and topic before adding the slides with relevant
French vocabulary and its English meaning.
1. Get prepared for your presentation : plan for the duration, the explanations and the activities.
REVIEW THIS LIST AND THE PRESENTATION CRITERIA
HAVE FUN, LEARN A LOT AND TEACH EVERYONE!
When answering the question how do
you want to learn it, the student s will
propose a number of options, from where
they will be able to choose to design their
lesson.
Here is an example of a lesson recipe
proposed to the students

6. The process
Structure and draft
periods 1 to 3
Peer review
period 4 reveiw 2 peers
Teacher review
Improvements
period 5
&
Presentation
Period 6 to 10

7. Assessments
Of the process (for
learning)
The lesson is created under Google
doc and the students insert in their
lesson the links to any online content.
The teacher does formative
assessment :
During class time reviewing students
work, collaboration, asking questions
Reviewing the online Lesson and the
related materials in the students
shared folder making comments and
providing feedback
Of the products (for
learning)
Self assessment / during the process,
the students are asked to evaluate
their use of class time, and the quality
of their work
Peer assessment
Teacher assessment
using the rubric
Of learning
After the students have taught their lesson,
the teacher propose to the whole class some
relevant exercises, by written and orally to
probe for learning.
Formative assessment : before the departure,
1. the student create a dialogue (two
friends are meeting in France and are
talking about what they do, where they
go…) using the content taught in the
lessons
2. the students will orally have to answer
questions related to the different topics

8. The rubric

9. Foreseeable
Opportunities and Challenges
Challenges
• Time management
• Ensuring “teachability” : correctness,
clarity, hands-on activities (avoid
lecturing)
• Very loose control
Opportunities
• Students engagement
• Learning how to teach = learning how
to learn
• Start an improvement cycle : with
ongoing assessment, the last lessons
should be higher quality
• Be surprised by the strategies and the
involvement