Introduction
Introductory video: news report on Franco-Ontarian celebration in Sudbury
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTaG4Qi76l4
Did you know that 1 in 12 Ontarians speak French? Get ready to learn about French culture that is alive and well in Ontario! The French language has been spoken in this area for over 400 years. Today, Ontario has the second most number of French-speaking Canadians behind Quebec. On September 25, 1975, the Franco-Ontarian flag was first introduced. That is why Franco-Ontarian Day is celebrated on September 25th each year. This day officially recognizes the contributions of the Francophone community of Ontario to the social, economic and political life of the Province and the community's importance in Ontario's society.
Bill 24, Franco-Ontarian Day Act, 2010 www.ontla.on.ca/web/bills/bills_detail.do?locale=en&Intranet=&BillD=2301
Task
As a class, we will celebrate Franco-Ontarian Day on September 25th. You and your group will decide how we will commemorate this day. Create a short slideshow presentation on Franco-Ontario culture, and persuade us what we should do to mark this occasion.
Process
Use the following sheet to keep track of your notes while you are answering the questions from this webquest.
1. Read the following information on the Franco-Ontarian flag.
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/franco-ontarian-flag/
Explain the significance of the symbols and colours of the Franco-Ontarian flag.
2. The theme song for the day is "Notre place" by Paul Demers. Watch the video of the song with the lyrics.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFGgdadQNC0
What line of the song do you find interesting or significant? Explain.
3. Choose one famous Franco-Ontarian. Below is a link to a list of Franco-Ontarians.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Franco-Ontarians
List two interesting facts about the person you have chosen.
4. On pages 4-11 of the following document, there are 6 different activities that can be used to commemorate Franco-Ontarian day.
https://fesfo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/guides/fiers.pdf
Choose one of the activities, or create one of your own, and convince your classmates why this is the best choice for our class to celebrate Franco-Ontarian day.
5. Create a brief slideshow presentation to share what you have learned about Franco-Ontarian day and how you think we should celebrate it. You will present the slideshow to the class. Be creative with your presentation! You should include pictures, videos and/or audio files to make your slide show engaging for your classmates.
Here is a brief tutorial on how to create a Google Slide show if you forget how to create one.
Evaluation
Rubric for slideshow presentation:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kv4NK0cZBc_nrHBauTbjgmtsgP6D3aW_r2Os5Xnv0oE/edit?usp=sharing
Conclusion
Félicitations! We will take a vote as a class to decide which recommendation was the most persuasive. Merci for all of your hard work!
Credits
Created by Corrie-Ann St. Pierre
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTaG4Qi76l4 Kelli Sheppard, Franco Ontarien, September 22, 2011
www.ontla.on.ca/web/bills/bills_detail.do?locale=en&Intranet=&BillD=2301 Bill 24, Franco-Ontarian Day Act, 2010
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/franco-ontarian-flag/ Canadian Encyclopedia, Franco-Ontarian Flag, nd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFGgdadQNC0 Dzakku, Franco-Ontarien--Notre place, November 10,2007
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Franco-Ontarians Wikipedia, List of Franco-Ontarians, April 29, 2017
https://fesfo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/guides/fiers.pdf FESFO, Fiers, 2001
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jZHlVh5vyc Amy Chittenden, Using Google Slides--for Elementary Children, March 10, 2016
Webquest group roles adapted from Nuts 4 Learning: Celebrations Webquest http://nuts4learningcelebrationwebquest.weebly.com/individual-roles.html
Teacher Page
This webquest is designed for a Grade 4 Core French class. For the purposes of this webquest, it is being done in English. It is designed to complement Outcome B3.1
Intercultural Awareness: By the end of Grade 4, students will communicate information orally about French-speaking communities in Ontario, including aspects of their cultures and their contributions to la francophonie and the world, and make connections to personal experiences and their own an other communities.
Show the YouTube video Franco Ontarien by Kelli Sheppard to introduce the topic to the class. Then, read the introduction together on the SmartBoard.
Students are to be placed in groups of 3. They must complete the Notes page to record the information they gather. This can be done on a printout of the page, or directly into the Google Doc. Parts 1, 2 and 3 of the Process should take approximately 25 minutes each. Question #4, learning about the activities, should take about an hour.
One person will be the Leader/Navigator, who keeps the group on task and is in charge of navigating the webquest pages by clicking on the links. One will be the Reader, who reads the instructions and the website information out loud to the group. One will be the Writer, who writes or types the group's answers to the questions and any other interesting information that they want to record.
When the group has decided which activity to recommend, they will cooperatively create a slide show using Google Slides, or another program with which they are familiar. The students have worked with Google Slides in the past. The creation of the slide show should take approximately 2 hours. The group members will take turns orally presenting their slide show to the class at the end of the webquest.
The rubric will be used to evaluate the slide shows. Then, the class will vote on which activity they would like to use to celebrate Franco-Ontarian Day.