French 2 · Week 5 · Souvenirs récents et routines
Arrivée à Montréal
Students read the story of a teen who arrived in Montréal from Haïti and imagine what helped her feel at home.
- Students will
- Students use "être" verbs in a short story about arriving in a new place and use travel vocabulary to imagine what helps a newcomer feel at home.
- SEL skill
- Imagine a newcomer's point of view and name what helps
- What it looks like
- Students imagine how a newcomer feels and think of ways to welcome someone.
- Content focus
- "Passé composé" with "être" in a story; travel vocabulary
- Format
- Collaborative analysis
Social awareness
Social awareness means understanding how other people feel and see things, especially people whose experiences are different from yours. More social awareness activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- WL.CM1.N: Communication Standard 1, Interpretive Communication (Novice range)
- WL.CM5.N: Communication Standard 5, Receptive Structures in Service of Communication (Novice range)
- National (ACTFL World Readiness): Cultural Comparisons, Interpretive Communication
- Proficiency range: Novice
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More social awareness activities for French 2
- Les histoires de nos aînés Social awarenessStudents read a Cajun elder's memories of life in Louisiana and write "imparfait" questions to ask an older person they know or imagine.
- Je la vois Social awarenessStudents describe a new classmate with direct object pronouns, "je la vois seule, je" l'invite, and practice noticing who might feel left out.
- Les fêtes d'ici et d'ailleurs Social awarenessStudents read how teens in Sénégal celebrated Tabaski and in Belgique celebrated Saint-Nicolas and narrate a celebration of their own or an imagined one.
- Recettes et histoires Social awarenessStudents follow recipe steps for Haitian "soupe" joumou and Moroccan harira and learn the stories of freedom and family behind each dish.
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