French 2 · Week 14 · Autrefois et les autres
Le meilleur, vraiment ?
Students analyze ads from France and Switzerland that claim to be "le meilleur" and decide which superlatives are facts and which are pressure.
- Students will
- Students use le plus, la plus, les plus, "le moins", "le meilleur", and "la meilleure" to read sample ads and sort claims into checkable facts and opinions.
- SEL skill
- Separate a checkable fact from a pressure claim before making a choice
- What it looks like
- Students notice how ads try to influence feelings and decide how to respond using facts.
- Content focus
- Superlatives (le plus, "le moins", "le meilleur") in advertising
- Format
- Collaborative analysis
Responsible decision-making
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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)
- WL.CN1.N: Connections Standard 1, Connections to Other Disciplines (Novice range)
- National (ACTFL World Readiness): Interpretive Communication, Making Connections
- Proficiency range: Novice
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