Le livre

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Le livre

Contributor: Nathalie Paris

Language of text: French
Type of text: Other
Author or source: Stéphanie Ledu, Aurélie Grand, mes p'tits docs, Editions Milan
Intended age of students: Key Stage 2/3
Source reference: 9782408018719

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More about this book and many others at www.nattalingo.co.uk

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Approaches:
This book is part of a great series of non-fiction books aimed at 4-7 year olds in France, but I would only use it with KS2 and KS3 pupils. As it is not a story, it will appear less accessible... so below are some ideas on how you may use it!
There is so much content in it I would preferably use it over a few lessons and cover 1 or 2 double pages each time.
I would read each double page and ask the children to use the visual clues and their deduction skills to tell me what it is about; I would highlight the key words (in a different colour in the text) and write them on the board. The pupils could then in pairs try to work out what type of words they are and what they might mean, then how they fit in with what the double-page is about. If you have access to dictionaries, these could be used too.

Rationale:
I have been wanting to use more non-fiction books, especially as am aware that some children will be reluctant to read stories but would be quite happy to have a look through this type of book.
Even though this book was written for native children, the key words in it are highlighted (in white instead of black), and most of them are cognates (words that are either identical or very similar in 2 languages), so it is just perfect for our learners! Plus though most of them are nouns, there are also adjectives and verbs, and we know the latter in particular are key to structure sentences. This is the main thing, alongside the illustrations, that makes this book attractive to and usable by our learners.

Outcomes:
The children will be learning about the history of the book, and also how books are made, advertised, shared and used these days. It will therefore appeal to young historians as well as those with no interest in the history of the book.
They will use their inference skills along the way.
This will lead to conversations about books in general. For instance you can ask the children if they have ever had a "coup de cœur" as mentioned page 24, if they go to the library etc, and get them to write in French some simple facts about them and books, eg ma bibliothèque locale est...

Topics or themes:
Perfect for World Book Day as it is all about books!

Grammar:
present tense of -er verbs, there are lots in the 3rd person

Strategies:
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How much time required:
1 lesson or over up to 6 lessons / half a term

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