French 2 · Week 19 · Conseils, fêtes et choix
Des vies qui inspirent
Students read short biographies of figures like "Aimé Césaire" and Simone Veil and name one quality they want to grow in themselves.
- Students will
- Students use the "passé composé" in short biographies of "Aimé Césaire" and Simone Veil and use "je l'admire parce que" to name a quality they want to grow.
- SEL skill
- Turn an admired quality into a small, doable goal
- What it looks like
- Students name one quality they admire in others and set a small goal to grow it in themselves.
- Content focus
- "Passé composé" in short biographies; "je l'admire parce que"
- Format
- Partner exchange
Self-management
Self-management means guiding your emotions, thoughts, and actions so you can work toward your goals. More self-management activities
What you get
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Standards
- WL.CM1.N: Communication Standard 1, Interpretive Communication (Novice range)
- WL.CL2.N: Cultures Standard 2, Cultural Products, Practices, and Perspectives (Novice range)
- WL.CN2.N: Connections Standard 2, Diverse Perspectives and Distinctive Viewpoints (Novice range)
- National (ACTFL World Readiness): Acquiring Information and Diverse Perspectives, Interpretive Communication, Relating Cultural Products and Practices to Perspectives
- Proficiency range: Novice
More self-management activities for French 2
- Une erreur, et après ? Self-managementStudents narrate a mistake they made in the "passé composé" and then write what they learned from it.
- Je me réveille Self-managementStudents describe their routine with reflexive verbs and add one habit, like "se coucher plus tôt", that helps them feel rested.
- Plus patient qu'avant Self-managementStudents compare themselves to their past selves instead of to others, as in "je suis plus patient qu'avant".
- Sois patient avec toi Self-managementStudents write kind commands to themselves, "respire", "sois" patient, "aie confiance", and use them as a calming script.
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