Book Appreciation Using Video Response

Understand a story and give appreciation through a video tool

Pedagogical Intention

After reading a novel in class as a group, students learn how to formulate their opinion and appreciation through various activities. In the final task, they answer questions from their teacher via a video response tool to share their opinion and appreciation of the book.

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Video in action

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ESL Teacher�

Anita Romano

Geneviève Goupil

Other collaborators

CSDM

Service national du RÉCIT, domaine des langues

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Équipe de 2-3

Video Response

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Sandra Laine

Individual

Reinvesting Understanding or Oral and Written Texts

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To Interact Orally

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Technology:

Computers or tablets with microphones

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Preparation

Carrying Out

Integration

• Before this final task: students read the novel “Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes” in class and did many activities in all three competencies.
• Review opinion-related functional language.
• Share different graphic organizers with students so they can use one to prepare for a discussion about the book.
• In teams of 2 or 3, students share their opinion about the novel. (Opportunity for C1 evaluation).

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Record an appreciation of a novel with a video response tool

Resources

Review opinion-related functional language

Share the productions

• Prepare devices with headphones.
• Explain how to use the video response tool and model with the class.
• Students prepare their answers to their teacher’s questions.
• Students individually record their video response and save it.

(c2 evaluation)

• While students are recording, others do individual work and create a movie poster that represents the story.

• Share the productions with the teacher.
• As a group, students give their appreciation of this activity.
• Explain that the preparation tools can be used in future activities.

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