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The author lives in our Ontario school district, and actually used to teach in my board, although I don't know him; we are a large district. He started writing for his own relectant readers in class, and has become really quite prolific! I don't think he teaches currently. The beauty of Walters having so many books to offer is that if a student enjoys one novel, they are more likely to go on and read others. In fact, I already let my students know that Ed Spécial and A fond la planche! are also available in French, since a couple of students are already hooked on Walters and asked where they could find more.

own conclusions, which was what I had hoped!
What made this novel particularly attractive to me was the opportunity for practice in critical thinking and media literacy as well as social justice and digital citizenship connections. The opening line of the novel, which is also featured on the back cover:
makes for a great introduction, in my opinion. It served as a solid "point de départ" for personal and somewhat passionate discussions in my classroom.
The novel has a twist when the main character discovers that the uniforms were made in a sweatshop and considers whether to protest based on the ethical dilemma this poses for him, rather than just because he finds it "unfair" to introduce a uniform policy in the first place. I love this! I get so excited over the real life connections that can be made to the factory collapse tragedy about a month ago in Bangladesh, and the subsequent push for ethical labour practices globally, as well as the recent media attention given to some of Abercrombie & Fitch's policies.
Look for another pre-reading activity an anticipatory set survey which can be used in a variety of ways, not just this novel, in my TPT store for just a dollar. Also, I'll be posting the entire novel unit within the next week if you'd like to give this book a try with your own French class but are a little leery of starting without resources in place.
Nova Scotia (Mrs D herself)
Ontario
(There are a lot of us, being the province with the highest population!)
(There are a lot of us, being the province with the highest population!)
Manitoba
Sara Kerr
Dawn @ Apples, Owls, and Peppermint Mochas
Miss L @ Miss L's Whole Brain Teaching
Sara Kerr
Dawn @ Apples, Owls, and Peppermint Mochas
Miss L @ Miss L's Whole Brain Teaching
British Columbia (another popular teacher-blogger home, it seems)
This looks like a great novel!! I'll look into getting it for my daughter, she'd love it! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThe eBook version (through Google Play or Chapters/Indigo) is less expensive if you have a Reader. I also wanted to mention Renée, you may want to fix your blog URL with Mrs D, since she still has the old one linked!
ReplyDeleteHey Tammy! Nice to meet you :) Love doing Canadian stuff like this;)
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Isn't it funny how an American teacher who is a fan of your blog design side is the first one who brought you to my attention? Nice to meet you too! Great looking blog you have in Grade ONEderful! Thanks for stopping by!
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