French 2 · Week 30 · Saveurs et horizons francophones
Avant et maintenant
Students write "avant" and "maintenant" sentences that show how a fear or habit has changed and celebrate that growth.
- Students will
- Students contrast the "imparfait" with the present using "avant" and "maintenant" to describe how a fear or habit has changed.
- SEL skill
- Notice how a fear or habit has changed and name what helped
- What it looks like
- Students notice how they have grown and celebrate the change.
- Content focus
- "Imparfait" contrasted with the present ("avant je", "maintenant je")
- Format
- Partner exchange
Self-awareness
Self-awareness means recognizing your own emotions, thoughts, and strengths and how they change over time. More self-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.CM2.N: Communication Standard 2, Interpersonal Communication (Novice range)
- WL.CM3.N: Communication Standard 3, Presentational Communication (Novice range)
- WL.CM6.N: Communication Standard 6, Productive Structures in Service of Communication (Novice range)
- National (ACTFL World Readiness): Interpersonal Communication, Presentational Communication
- Proficiency range: Novice
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More self-awareness activities for French 2
- Me revoilà ! Self-awarenessStudents reintroduce themselves and use the "futur proche" to say what they are going to try this year.
- Mon été Self-awarenessStudents narrate their summer in the "passé composé" and highlight one moment they are grateful for.
- Je me sens Self-awarenessStudents learn "je me sens, je m'inquiète", and "je me calme" to name a feeling and the step that helps it pass.
- Quand j'étais petit Self-awarenessStudents describe themselves as children in the "imparfait" and notice which strengths they have carried with them.
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