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Ysgol Clywedog Wrexham

Ysgol Clywedog Wrexham. 11 - 16 comprehensive mixed catchment; large proportion of pupils come from socially deprived areas y7 taught in mixed ability form groups y8 + y9 set according to ability. What do we do in y7?. Some pupils also manage…. “ j’aime” / “je déteste”

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Ysgol Clywedog Wrexham

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  1. Ysgol ClywedogWrexham • 11 - 16 comprehensive • mixed catchment; large proportion of pupils come from socially deprived areas • y7 taught in mixed ability form groups • y8 + y9 set according to ability

  2. What do we do in y7?

  3. Some pupils also manage… • “j’aime” / “je déteste” • relative pronoun “qui” • conjunctions “et” / “mais” • negative structures • “il n’y a pas de…” • “je n’ai pas de …”

  4. Where do we start?

  5. The verb is the key!! Bugs Bunny a carrot eats

  6. The verb is the key!! A carrot Bugs Bunny eats

  7. Working with texts Introduce texts as soon as possible • Give the pupils a chance to feel they are dealing with “real” language Don’t worry about giving them a challenge! • Pupils enjoy exploring new ideas

  8. used early in y7 • (as soon as they have learnt basic greetings) • pupils sort conversation into correct order • identify which words could be changed • pupils make up own conversation

  9. Bonjour! Je m'appelle Céline. J'ai quatorze ans et mon anniversaire est le douze mai. J'ai un frère qui s'appelle Marc. Il a neuf ans. Son anniversaire est le vingt-trois juillet. J'aime les animaux. À la maison j'ai un hamster, une tortue et deux chats. J'adore la nature: au collège mes matières préférées sont la géographie et les sciences. Used soon after October ½ term – ie after about 7-8 weeks of French Gap-fill task “Stick-in”: text analysis task Pupils annotate text on board + share ideas Discuss content + how to use text as a model Writing task

  10. Easter: extended writing assessment • In pairs: highlight features on R side which make it better than L side • Class discussion: • key elements in sentence • success criteria • Peer assessment: evaluate rough drafts (homework task) • Prepare redraft

  11. Games to promote literacy Good for developing oracy skills Remember: If you can say it, you can also write it!!

  12. Battleships: reinforces verb pattern and basic sentence structure. Pupils follow up with writing any 5 sentences from the grid, then challenged to extend each sentence by adding different bits of information…. Who can produce the longest sentence?!

  13. Mastermind encourages sentence-building Colour coding is good for helping pupils to identify phrases as “chunks” of meaning which can be used like jigsaw pieces to build up a sentence.

  14. Starters and Plenaries • Finish the sentence “J’ai…” / “Je suis…” / “J’habite…” How many different ways could you finish the sentence? • Unscramble the sentence Put words in an appropriate order so they make sense There may be more than 1 possibility! • Correct the mistakes Good as a timed challenge • Match-up Good for low ability or for introducing new vocabulary / structures • Dictionary: find (x) words to do with…

  15. Starters and Plenaries • How confident are you? Thumbs up / thumbs down (“good , bad or goofy?”) • What do you think you need to learn next/ revise for this to get easier? Especially good to use after a learning homework was set which pupils patently haven’t done! • “If you are feeling confident, then…; if you are still not very confident then…” Set minimum expectation but invite pupils to push themselves

  16. What about Grammar? • Pupils use investigation to understand rules • Thinking skills: “What do you notice / think about...?” “How could you explain these patterns?” • Pupils reflect on and explain ideas; use grammar note to recap / sum up what they have noticed • Note-taking becomes a plenary / mini-plenary at end of task, not the main focus of the lesson

  17. Some key things to remember • Give pupils time to explore and think • Ask open questions • Dictionary skills are essential • take time to teach them properly, so that pupils know how to use all the information available!! • Using English/Welsh is OK! • Start simple and grow: milk your resources!

  18. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me: Clare Temple Ysgol Clywedog, Wrexham LL13 7UB clare.temple@clywedog.wrexham.sch.uk

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