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**Dec. 4 - Instructions for the oral evaluation on Monday December 9**
You will participate in a "hot seat" situation in which the fictitious worker you have created during this unit is asked questions by 2 to 3 people. (T/I, C, A) The questions are those from the worksheets that you have been practising in the «mini-rencontres» -- decide which of these questions would be appropriate to ask in a job interview -- plus the work-specific questions from the additional half-page, handed out on Dec. 5. The rubric is the same as for Unit 1. Keep the conversation going! 
 * //*ALL members of the group// **will be evaluated on the success of the Q & A session. These presentations will be recorded.

Instructions for the written evaluation on Friday December 13
Rubric for written evaluations: Choose ONE of the 2 images on the back of this page. Write an e-mail of 250 words to your aunt, with a message based on this image. Talk about your new job. Explain how other jobs you have had prepared you for this new work. For example, you could discuss... - how your job matches your personality traits - what activities you did in this job - what you liked or didn't like - your work environment - your satisfaction with your job - what you learned in this job and in past jobs - the demands of your employer Use the elements we have been practising in this unit: - vocabulary of the unit : professions and adjectives - present tense verbs and past tense (passé composé) - the verb devoir - linking words *help improve the flow of your writing and your style - verbs in the infinitive, where necessary //Après **à, comment, pour** ou **de**,// //**Doit, aime, veut** et aussi **peut**// //**sait, vont, va**, ou je **vais**// //c'est l'infinitif qu'ont doit utiliser!// Construct your e-mail with … - a salutation - paragraphs - a closing salutation

** Oct. 16 - Instructions for the written test practice, «Où les enfants dorment» **
The subject: When you look at the place where the child sleeps, what can you know about him or her. In other words, what does the room reveal about the child?

The work: Write an article of 250 words for the school newspaper Behind the Ivy, on the theme of dignity. You can write about one or two children. (There will be two photos of children and their rooms on the test.) Here are some elements to organize your text: 1. A description of the child (age, boy/girl, where he/she lives) 2. A description of the place where he/she sleeps 3. The activities he/she does in this place 4. What are the child's fields of interest? 5. What is NOT in the photo? 6. What questions would you like to ask the child?

- furniture - prepositions of place - fields of interest and activities - adjectives for personality and for the ambiance (atmosphere) - present and passé composé of verbs, or infinitives where necessary.
 * Use the structures we have been practising since September:
 * Distinguish between the present and the past, and use linking words to organize your ideas (mais, et, etc)
 * Write an original title for your article
 * Don't forget to write an introduction to present your ideas, and a conclusion to wrap up.

**Oct. 9 - Outline of the oral presentation for Unit 1 : //Ma chambre, ma vie!//**
1) Present the profile of your client. Tell about her likes, dislikes, personality, and her current room and if it has problems.

2) Display the design you have created for her room. It should be on 8,5 x 11 paper, either hand drawn or computer-generated. (SketchUp is one computer application available). Explain what you have created, changed, and chosen. Use the vocabulary of furniture and prepositions, as well as the past tense //(passé composé).//

3) Display and talk about your visual aid. It could be any type of visual support for your room design, e.g. a colour wheel, a swatch of fabric or wallpaper, a photo/image/drawing of one of the pieces of furniture you have chosen, etc.

You will present your design to a SMALL group of classmates (to two or 3 others). The idea is to have a conversation involving all members, and for your teacher to be "invisible". Think of questions you can ask the designer when she is finished presenting the new room.

This file is an English version of the oral communication rubric.