Pour commencer…

1. Pour commencer… rouge vert orange jaune violet brun blond marron noir blanc bleu rose cheveux yeux jambes bras tête nez lunettes jean pull casquette baskets longs courts mi-longs raides frisés gris roux châtains rond petit grand

2. Maps from Memory Year 8

3. Introduction • Memorisation plays an important part in language learning. • You need to be aware of strategies to help memorisation. • Today’s activity is a strategy to help you “work on your memory”

4. Objectives • to emphasise the importance of spelling and accents when learning French • to copy accurately from memory familiar vocabulary including accents • to talk about the strategies you use to memorise an extended text

5. Instructions • You are going to become a human photocopier! • You need to use your memorisation skills to reproduce all of the information I have on my sheet onto your group’s sheet • Now get into groups of 4 or 5

6. Instructions • You will be given a piece of blank paper to reproduce the ‘map’ as accurately as possible • All the number 1s are to come to the front of the class and look at the ‘map’ (30 seconds) • Number 1s go back to their group and try and write down as much of the information as possible (1 minute) • Number 2s are to come the front of the class and look at the map etc until all group members have been up • No communication except to suggest strategies

7. Debriefing • What have you just done? • Did you enjoy the activity? • What were the common mistakes made? • How did you do the activity? • What skills did you need to work effectively as a team?