This document provides information and instructions for teachers to have students create their own books or ebooks. It discusses using random pictures to spark students' creativity and language skills. Teachers are given lesson plans and tips to adapt the project for different levels, including choosing the format (paper book, PowerPoint, ebook), incorporating book elements, and providing grammar guidelines tailored to each student. The project aims to build confidence and literacy skills while being engaging and memorable for students.

1. Turn
your
students
into
first
.me
authors!
You
want
your
students
to
take
risks,
increase
their
fluency,
perfect
their
wri6en
skills
and
s8ll
remain
confident?
This
session
will
show
you
how
to
help
your
students
write
a
book
or
ebook,
using
random
pictures.
Your
students
will
love
the
freedom
to
incorporate
their
crea8vity
with
their
language
skills.
Par8cipants
will
be
given
lesson
plans
and
will
be
able
to
adapt
this
lesson
to
their
students’
level.
Great
promo8onal
tool
for
your
program!
Presenter:
Karine
Boulle
School:
St.
Anne’s-­‐Belfield

2. French
in
my
school
0
20
40
60
2010-­‐2013
2002
Students/
grade
+

3. Why
spend
the
.me
on
projects?
They
take
a
long
8me
and
don’t
seem
as
efficient
as
a
regular
class!
No
need
to
take
class
8me!
Build
long
las8ng
memory!
Flexible!
Adaptable!
Great
promo8onal
tools!

4. PICTURE
BOOK
Class
8me
used:
2
(50
minute
classes)
1
class
to
present
the
project
(teacher)
1
class
to
PRESENT
the
project
(student)

5. GOOD
OLD
PAPER
BOOK
POWER
POINT
/
EBOOK
/
COMIC
BOOK?
Everybody
has
access
to
paper
and
pen
Leaves
room
for
more
elaborate
design
Reliable
storage
Will
s8ll
be
there
in
10
years
Easily
goes
home
Can
be
seen
as
old
fashioned!
Uses
21st
century
skills
Simple
to
use
Everybody’s
work
“looks”
the
same
Can
add
audio
Easy
to
share
with
others
Doesn’t
always
make
it
home!
Your
choice
or
make
it
their
choice!

6. APPS

7. Basic
Does
the
job
Simple
therefore
fast
to
use
FREE

8. Easy
to
use
Good
selec.on
of
op.ons
(color/format)
Professional
look
Fun
for
kids
FREE

9. Basic
Does
the
job
Simple
therefore
fast
to
use
CANNOT
SAVE
PAGES!
FREE

10. $2.99?
Easy
to
use
Good
selec.on
of
op.ons
(color/format)
Professional
look
Fun
for
kids
You
can
save
pages
and
edit
later

11. Choosing
the
kind
of
book
you
want
is
fun!
Choosing
your
pictures
well
is
important!

12. TRICK:
Choose
pictures
from
the
same
book/series

13. Book
cover
Copy
rights
Dedica8on
About
the
author
paragraph
Summary
of
the
story
on
the
back
Promo8onal
comments
Include
elements
in
a
real
book:
This
is
the
fun
part!
Students
who
struggle
feel
comfortable
with
this
part,
yet
they
are
challenged
by
the
paragraphs.
Include
requirements
regarding
grammar:
Make
it
fit
your
level!
Preposi8ons?
Par88ve?
Verbs?
Past
tense?
Future?
Condi8onal?
Differen8ate!
Your
strong
students
will
love
the
freedom
they
have!

14. RULES
1
MONTH
PARENTS
DATES
PROJECT
Take
stress
out
Avoid
problems
Weekend
planning
Opportunity
to
improve
Now
they
are
ready
to
hear
you!

15. DETAILS

16. Anybody
can
do
this!
(20
points)
CORRECTIONS!
(25
points)

17. LISTE
D’ERREURS
1.
Use
an
ar8cle
2.
Genre
(masculin
ou
féminin)
3.
Singulier/Pluriel
4.
Orthographe
(spelling)
5.
Wrong
word
(check
the
defini8on
in
the
dic8onary)
6.
Infini8f
7.
Conjugaison
(wrong
way
of
conjuga8ng
the
verb)
8.
Présent
9.
Imparfait
10.
Passé-­‐composé
11.
Dr.
Mrs.
Vanddertrampp
12.
Verbe
réfléchi
(reflexive)
13.
Grammaire
(check
your
grammar
rules)
*
à
+
le
=
au,
à
+
la
=
à
la,
à
+
l’
=
à
l’,
à
+
les
=
aux
*
de
+
le
=
du,
de
+
la
=
de
la,
de
+
l’
=
de
l’,
de
+
les
=
des
*
à
+
city
(ex:
À
Paris...)
*
en
+
date
(ex:
En
1990...)
*
le
+
day
of
the
week
(ex:
Le
lundi...)
*
agreement
of
adjec8ve
(ex:
elle
est
grande)
*
2
vowels
in
a
row
(je
ai
=
j’ai)
*
Age:
#ans
(ex:
j’ai
11
ans)
14. de/d’
15.
à
16.
dans
17.
qui/que/qu’
18.
Order
of
words
(ex:
my
dad’s
sister
-­‐-­‐-­‐
the
sister
of
my
dad
-­‐-­‐-­‐
la
soeur
de
mon
père)
Easy
for
you!
Makes
them
think!
Learning
moment
NO
CLASS
TIME!

21. NOW
WHAT?
Share
the
books
in
class:
*
in
partners
*
in
front
of
the
class
*
over
Skype
with
another
class/school
Read
to
others:
*
Younger
classes
to
promote
your
program
*
Re8rement
homes
or
hospital
for
community
service
Choose
a
few
books
to
turn
into
movies:
*
Use
imovies
or
movie
maker
*
Make
skits
Give
a
copy
to
your
boss!

22. SHOW
THE
REAL
STORY!
“My
Father’s
Glory”

23. Conference
slides
available
at:
www.2lingua.com