Olympics!

So, in keeping with my Greek theme, I plan on talking about the modern and ancient olympics and tying that specifically to my French winter sports unit.  To that end, I plan on having my students look at the sports coverage done on Radio-Canada and comparing it to coverage on CBC in English.  Because these are both web based resources, students can read articles, but also listen to and watch coverage (probably pre-recorded, although some live streaming will be possible) and if the timing is right maybe we will have the French version of an event streamed into the classroom.

The PLOs for French in Grade 7 include the acquiring information PLO: It is expected that students will extract and retrieve specific information from French-language resources to complete authentic tasks and the Communication PLO: It is expected that students will derive meaning in new language situations which I think fits with what I plan on doing with the Olympics and the broadcasting.  Even if they don't get many words, they will still be listening to and seeing authentic language usage.

I've also been trying to find a way to subscribe to a French daily newspaper (I think Dr. Cloutier told us this was possible), but so far it's been tough going.  We shall see how this goes.