We started this morning a project to go with our first French novel study, La Valise d’Hana.
Here’s a summary of La Valise d’Hana
In March 2000, a suitcase arrived at a children’s Holocaust education center in Tokyo, Japan. On the outside, in white paint, were these words: Hana Brady, May 16, 1931, and Waisenkind – the German word for orphan.
Children who saw the suitcase on display were full of questions. Who was Hana Brady? What happened to her? They wanted Fumiko Ishioka, the center’s curator, to find the answers.
In a suspenseful journey, Fumiko searches for clues across Europe and North America. The mystery of the suitcase takes her back through seventy years, to a young Hana and her family, whose happy life in a small Czech town was turned upside down by the invasion of the Nazis.
Each student was given a book in class, but here’s a link if you want to own your copy for home https://editionshurtubise.com/livre/la-valise-d-hana-1668/
We are going to read the novel together in class for the next 3 weeks as there are many importants topics that will bring up conversations and vocabulary words we will need to research or explain.
To support the novel study, you are assigned Le Projet Valise, as presented in class today. Here’s the PDF of the assignment so you can work on it at home:
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Schedule
You will be given 40 minutes in class daily for 6 days to complete the project. If you require more time, you will need to work on it a home. Here’s a suggestion of what you should do daily to make sure you are keeping track.
Wednesday, Sept 16: Go over the assignment again. Are you sure you understand everything? Read the rubric twice. Come prepared to come to class by September 17th with questions on the assignment prior to beginning the project. / Think about the 5 events in your life you will use for the project.
Sept 17-18: Brainstorm in class possible logos and motos. Make drafts, try things. Complete the chart about the words about yourself and do a first draft of your 30-word poem. Review it daily.
Weekend of Sept 19-20: Make your final decision on the events in your life you will be using. Ask questions to your family about events that have happened before you were born. Look for pictures or artefacts.
Monday, Sept 21, 2020: Write the draft for your 5 personal events. When done, work on your logo/moto
Tuesday, Sept 22nd: With a partner, edit your text on your 5 personal events. When done, draft the text for your collective event. Make the necessary research.
Wednesday, Sept 23rd, 2020: Do the necessary editing for your collective event and review your 5 personal events.
Thursday, September 24th, 2020: Organize your timeline using a ruler to respect proportions. Start organizing the good copy of your timeline by adding the edited paragraphs.
Friday Sept 25 (Pro-d) / Weekend / Monday Sept 28th: Assemble all the parts of your valise. Complete the art / logo / Moto . Start practicing your oral presentation.
AT HOME: Monday, Sept 28- Thursday October 2nd. At home, work more on your valise if you want/need to. Record yout 1-2 min presentation IN FRENCH and add it on myBluePrint
On Friday, October 2nd: Your video must be uploaded on MyBluePrint and your valise has to be handed in to Oli if you are learning at school. If you are learning from home, you must take pics of all the sides of your valise and add it to MyBluePrint.
Have a great first project! You can do this! I hope this is clear and this will help you! If you have any questions, let me know!
Oli 
