Instruction Hub
RCtv Livestream: Diverse Francophone Voices
Welcome. This Instruction Hub is your one-stop shop for all the links, resources, and instructions your class will need to participate in the livestream.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at [email protected] or at 1‑888‑508‑0881 ext. 228
We hope you enjoy the programme.
Ce Centre d’instructions est également disponible en français. Il suffit de cliquer sur la langue désirée dans le menu supérieur.
If you need to share information about the livestream with parents, feel free to use this template letter.
1. Prepare Your Class
Our livestream lesson plan was designed by educators like you to enrich your students’ learning experience before, during, and after the event. Feel free to use any or all of these included activities:
- Pre- and post-viewing activities
- Guiding discussion questions
- Suggested additional activities
- Student handouts
- Comprehension and discussion questions for the film
To provide a supported and safe learning environment during the film and livestream viewings, please use these guides, developed in collaboration with a diverse set of educators, including those who identify as Indigenous, Black and/or persons of colour. The package includes best practices for teachers, a handout for students, and information about external support and counselling services for youth.
We’ll have lots of opportunities for engagement in the livestream itself through our interactive platform, but your students can also get involved with hands-on activities leading up to the livestream.
Here are just a few ideas:
- Print out some posters to put in your classroom or school to build excitement for the event. We have a French version and an English version.
- Design your own event posters
- Build a creative activity around the film, like a visual art or music prompt
- Students can help set up the big screen and sound equipment for your group to watch. You can even use the school auditorium or theatre.
- Share any student work based on our lesson plans with the email below
If your students do get involved, we’d love to hear about it – or even see photos. Write to us at [email protected].
2. Show the Film
Our livestream centres on Ru, so be sure to watch that first. We recommend screening the film and the livestream close together to ensure the content is still fresh in students’ minds.
Ru is 120 minutes long.
NOTE: You can watch the film and a recording of the livestream any time you’d like, up to the end of the school year, but only questions and comments submitted by November 28 can be included in the show. Our interactive platform will still be live all year for students to add their insights, and read through comments from their peers.
A personal link to stream the film has been sent to your email inbox – look for the subject line “RCtv Instructions #02: Your Link for Ru“. The link will be active for 18 days, from the very first time you hit play.
For those of you teaching remotely, you may share the film link directly with your students, but please make sure to communicate that it is a private link.
If you ordered a DVD, you will receive that in advance of the date you requested.
*Please note: if you’ve requested to preview the film, we will send it to your inbox shortly after you register.
- We highly recommend you test the system beforehand using the same computer, projector, and speakers you’ll be using on the screening day. You can test using this short preshow video.
- Connect your device to the projector or monitor using an HDMI cable or similar setup. This is much more reliable than connecting wirelessly through an application like Chromecast or AirPlay.
- How’s the aspect ratio? If the picture seems distorted, stretched, or squashed, try adjusting the aspect ratio settings on your projector.
- Project the film on the largest screen you can.
- Show the film in the darkest room you can. Draw the blinds or curtains, if possible.
- Be sure to make the video full-screen by double-clicking the centre of the video, or clicking the square full-screen button in the bottom-right corner.
- For detailed instructions and FAQ, please see our Streaming Platform Guide.
Want to extend the discussion after the livestream? These curated films provide additional opportunities for conversation in the classroom, either before or after viewing of the livestream. As completely optional viewing, these films won’t be addressed as part of the livestream, but can provide further entry points into the subject matter. To order a copy, just fill out the form below.
Note: For a personalised form prefilled with your information, please click on the “Order Films” button in any of our monthly newsletters, or write to [email protected].
Film list:
Comme un fleuve (Flowing Home) (15 Min) – in French with optional English subtitles
Over the course of 20 years, two sisters try to remain connected through a series of letters after their family is pulled apart by the Vietnam War.
Content note: Depictions of war and violence (in animation)
Boat People (9 Min) – in English with optional French subtitles
Watching the resilience and determination of ants, Thao Lam sees parallels with the story of her own perilous journey from Vietnam to Canada.
3. Participate in the Livestream
We’ve created an engaging and easy-to-use platform for students across the country to interact with one another, and with our special guest Kim Thúy.
Whether you’re joining live or watching a recording of the livestream, this is an important way to get your students participating through discussion boards, quiz questions, chat, and of course, asking questions.
It’s really easy – your students simply go to this link to participate: www.reelcanada.ca/Conversation2024
If you’re watching the livestream on November 28:
Use Meeting Pulse during the livestream to engage, share, and interact in real time.
If you’re watching the recording after November 28:
There are two opportunities to participate:
- For a chance to have your students’ comments included in the livestream, make sure to watch the film and engage on Meeting Pulse BEFORE November 28. You can log on right after watching the film.
- Then, connect again on Meeting Pulse for new activities while you’re watching the livestream recording.
Students can use Meeting Pulse individually at their seats or as a class on one screen at the front.
And don’t worry, everything on Meeting Pulse is anonymous, and all discussions will be moderated by our team.
🔴 TIP: Be sure to test out the interactive platform beforehand using your school network. If Meeting Pulse is blocked by your school board, please put in a request with your board to have it unblocked for a few days.
Here are your links to participate:
A. Watch the Livestream:
www.reelcanada.ca/Diffusion2024
B. Use the Interactive Platform:
www.reelcanada.ca/Conversation2024
C. Livestream & Interactive Platform side-by-side on one screen:
www.reelcanada.ca/Combo2024
🔴 TIP: For the best experience, make sure students use our interactive platform while watching.
About Our Guests:
Kim Thúy, Author of Ru
At age 10, Kim Thúy left Vietnam along with a wave of refugees commonly referred to as ‘the boat people’. She settled with her family in Quebec, and went on to graduate in translation and law. Her award-winning books have been translated into 31 languages and distributed across 43 countries. Her debut novel, Ru, earned her the Governor General’s Literary Award in 2010.
Annick Sheedy McLellan, Host
Annick Sheedy McLellan is a filmmaker and facilitator. Born in Ottawa, she regularly hosts events for the National Arts Centre, National Canadian Film Day and many others. She co-founded Gambade Films with Taras Lesiuk, garnering industry attention for their first feature film We Come From Here. Their documentary Doors of War will have its world premiere in early 2025.
REEL CANADA’s livestreams are generously supported by funders like the Youth Take Charge Program, who want to hear what your students have to say about the event. Help keep this programme free by having each student complete a short feedback form right after watching the livestream.
You’ll receive a package of printed feedback forms in the mail, along with a pre-paid return envelope. If you need to print more forms, or forms in a different language, they’re available here in French and English.
In the package, you’ll also find a printed teacher feedback form for you, or you can complete an online version instead.
To return the completed forms, simply mail them back to this address using the pre-paid envelope provided. Postage will be covered by REEL CANADA.
REEL CANADA
720 Bathurst Street, suite 504
Toronto, ON
M5S 2R4
Update: Some shipments may be delayed or undelivered due to the Canada Post nationwide strike. It is normally our goal to provide everything required for the programme at no cost, and as hassle-free as possible for participating teachers. But for those of you whose package has not arrived by the time you watch the livestream, we would be enormously grateful if you are able to complete the steps below instead. REEL CANADA will still provide return postage.
These evaluation forms are extremely important – they are required by our funders, and not receiving enough completed forms may result in reduced programming in the future.
- Please print one student feedback form for each student – they’re available here in French or in English. The form is four pages, so please print double sided, resulting in two pages per student. Filling in the forms should not take more than 10 minutes.
- Please also print one Teacher Feedback Form for each teacher or administrator participating in the programme. If you’d prefer to complete this one online, you can do so here, or check your email for a personalized version.
- Please return them to us by one of these methods:
- Scan all the forms and email them to [email protected]
- If you registered by November 14, we have sent your package – you can wait until the strike is over and your pre-paid return envelope arrives. Simply put the completed forms into the envelope, seal it up, and drop it in your nearest mailbox or post office!
- If you received an email indicating that your feedback forms could not be shipped as the strike was already underway when you registered, then please email [email protected] to let us know approximately how many copies of each form have been completed. When postal services have resumed, we will send you a pre-addressed envelope with the required postage for the return of the forms. Simply put them in the envelope, seal it up, and drop it in your nearest mailbox or post office!
Finally, please accept our most sincere thanks! With your help, we can continue to deliver free, impactful programming to educators across Canada.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to write to [email protected]
Or give us a call toll-free at 1-888-508-0881 ext. 228