Your guide to an adventure in learning English

	Elementary	Cycle One	Cycle Two
		Cycle Three	Intensive
	Secondary	Cycle One Core	Enriched
		Cycle Two Core        1    2    3	Enriched       1    2    3

 

 

 

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Elementary Cycle One       

        

• Animal Detective is a SPEAQ-quest designed for elementary cycle 1 and 2 students. Young students might need teacher's explanations first. The idea of this quest is to introduce traditional songs and nursery rhymes. There are 3 levels of difficulty with different contents and evaluation criteria.  The teacher can decide which level is more suitable for his/her students.

  
   

   

Elementary Cycle Two

 

• Animal Detective  is a SPEAQ-quest designed for elementary cycle 1 and 2 students. Young students might need teacher's explanations first. The idea of this quest is to introduce traditional songs and nursery rhymes. There are 3 levels of difficulty with different contents and evaluation criteria.  The teacher can decide which level is more suitable for his/her students.

 

Elementary Cycle Three

 

• Pirates Ahoy! is a SPEAQ-quest adventure where you navigate through the world of pirates as you collect treasure after treasure until you find the jackpot. You will learn, you will play and you will discover Treasure Island, a great pirate story.

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Intensive

• I want a pet! A quest for the right pet for the right person and circumstances.

• Do You Believe In Lake Monsters? An ESL WebQuest exploring the world of "Memphré" Lake Memphremagog's underwater creature.

• Will Robots Replace Humans In The Future? Students answer the question after several activities and research that lead them to explore the topic, form an opinion and write a paragraph where they give their opinion and arguments in support . 

• Ahoy! Pirates is a SPEAQ-quest adventure where you navigate through the world of pirates as you collect treasure after treasure until you find the jackpot. You will learn, you will play and you will discover Treasure Island, a great pirate story.

• Stepping lightly through Nature (jr)  explore the concept of Carbon Footprint by doing an Internet quiz using strategies and taking note of elements that would minimize footprints and help the environment. Present a personal list and illustrate with a poster.  

 

 

Secondary Cycle One Core

 

• I want a pet! A quest for the right pet for the right person and circumstances.

• Will Robots Replace Humans In The Future? Students answer the question after several activities and research that lead them to explore the topic, form an opinion and write a paragraph where they give their opinion and arguments in support .

• Ahoy! Pirates is a SPEAQ-quest adventure where you navigate through the world of pirates as you collect treasure after treasure until you find the jackpot. You will learn, you will play and you will discover Treasure Island, a great pirate story.

• Stepping lightly through Nature (jr)  explore the concept of Carbon Footprint by doing an Internet quiz using strategies and taking note of elements that would minimize footprints and help the environment. Present a personal list and illustrate with a poster.

• Stranger than Fiction Your task will be to investigate strange and interesting facts, and use them to create a Stranger than Fiction game that you can share with classmates.

• Mother of all inventions You will take an already invented item and improve it. You will interview people and observe how the invention is being used to make it better and fit the psychological, physical and environmental needs of people in the 21st century! You will present your invention at an invention exhibition and persuade people that you have the winning invention!

 

Secondary Cycle One Enriched

• Will Robots Replace Humans In The Future? Students answer the question  after several activities and research that lead them to explore the topic, form an opinion and write a paragraph where they give their opinion and arguments in support .

• Ahoy! Pirates is a SPEAQ-quest adventure where you navigate through the world of pirates as you collect treasure after treasure until you find the jackpot. You will learn, you will play and you will discover Treasure Island, a great pirate story.

• Stepping lightly through Nature (jr)  explore the concept of Carbon Footprint by doing an Internet quiz using strategies and taking note of elements that would minimize footprints and help the environment. Present a personal list and illustrate with a poster.  

• Love that Song! Music for the soul, party music, dance music, background music, romantic music and so on are often very important ingredients of our lives. We spend money and we spend time listening, discussing, maybe even playing music. What music do you like and would like to tell us about?

• Stranger than Fiction Your task will be to investigate strange and interesting facts, and use them to create a Stranger than Fiction game that you can share with classmates.

• Mother of all inventions You will take an already invented item and improve it. You will interview people and observe how the invention is being used to make it better and fit the psychological, physical and environmental needs of people in the 21st century! You will present your invention at an invention exhibition and persuade people that you have the winning invention!

 

Secondary Cycle Two Core  1

 

• Don't Bet on it!  An ESL quest from the MELS (2004)

• Stepping lightly through Nature (Sr) explore the concept of Carbon Footprint by responding to videos on the subject and calculating your footprint in order to better understand the concept and possible solutions. Present a resume of your actual footprint and a plan to minimize it in the future.

• Love that Song! Music for the soul, party music, dance music, background music, romantic music and so on are often very important ingredients of our lives. We spend money and we spend time listening, discussing, maybe even playing music. What music do you like and would like to tell us about?

• English Resources develop a collection of English learning resources for yourself and fellow students.

• Stranger than Fiction Your task will be to investigate strange and interesting facts, and use them to create a Stranger than Fiction game that you can share with classmates.

 

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Secondary Cycle Two Core  2

• Stepping lightly through Nature (Sr) explore the concept of Carbon Footprint by responding to videos on the subject and calculating your footprint in order to better understand the concept and possible solutions. Present a resume of your actual footprint and a plan to minimize it in the future.

• Seven Wonders of the World: become experts of the Seven Wonders of the World, you are travel agents, tour guides, geographers and historians who are specialized in one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Your job is to learn about your wonder, then educate others on your wonder.

• English around Canada: where would you go if you had a chance to travel across Canada to a place where you would improve your English and be immersed in that culture.

• Love that Song! Music for the soul, party music, dance music, background music, romantic music and so on are often very important ingredients of our lives. We spend money and we spend time listening, discussing, maybe even playing music. What music do you like and would like to tell us about?

• English Resources develop a collection of English learning resources for yourself and fellow students.

• The Best of the Best: In this SPEAQ-quest, you will work with a team of co-workers from the class to develop "the best of the best" vehicle according to you - the fastest car, the toughest truck or trail bike, the most environmentally friendly vehicle, etc. your imagination and research can bring you to create.

   

Secondary Cycle Two Core  3

• Reality Theatre Presenting your voice! - write and present a play that sets out your views.

• Seven Wonders of the World:become experts of the Seven Wonders of the World, you are travel agents, tour guides, geographers and historians who are specialized in one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Your job is to learn about your wonder, then educate others on your wonder.

• English around Canada: where would you go if you had a chance to travel across Canada to a place where you would improve your English and be immersed in that culture.

 

Secondary Cycle Two Enriched  1

 

• Don't Bet on it!  An ESL quest from the MELS (2004)

• Seven Wonders of the World: become experts of the Seven Wonders of the World, you are travel agents, tour guides, geographers and historians who are specialized in one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Your job is to learn about your wonder, then educate others on your wonder.

• English around Canada: where would you go if you had a chance to travel across Canada to a place where you would improve your English and be immersed in that culture.

• English Resources develop a collection of English learning resources for yourself and fellow students.

• The Best of the Best: In this SPEAQ-quest, you will work with a team of co-workers from the class to develop "the best of the best" vehicle according to you - the fastest car, the toughest truck or trail bike, the most environmentally friendly vehicle, etc. your imagination and research can bring you to create.

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Secondary Cycle Two Enriched  2

 

• Reality Theatre Presenting your voice! - write and present a play that sets out your views.

• English Resources develop a collection of English learning resources for yourself and fellow students.

• The Best of the Best: In this SPEAQ-quest, you will work with a team of co-workers from the class to develop "the best of the best" vehicle according to you - the fastest car, the toughest truck or trail bike, the most environmentally friendly vehicle, etc. your imagination and research can bring you to create.

 

Secondary Cycle Two Enriched  3

 

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