French 2 · Week 22 · Conseils, fêtes et choix
Les fêtes d'ici et d'ailleurs
Students read how teens in Sénégal celebrated Tabaski and in Belgique celebrated Saint-Nicolas and narrate a celebration of their own or an imagined one.
- Students will
- Students use the "passé composé" to narrate a celebration after reading how teens in Sénégal celebrated Tabaski and teens in Belgique celebrated Saint-Nicolas.
- SEL skill
- Show curiosity and respect for traditions that differ from your own
- What it looks like
- Students appreciate how celebrations bring people together in different places and share a celebration of their own.
- Content focus
- "Passé composé" to narrate a celebration (la Tabaski, la Saint-Nicolas, "le Nouvel" An)
- Format
- Collaborative analysis
Social awareness
Social awareness means understanding how other people see things and caring about them, including people from different backgrounds. More social awareness activities
What you get
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Standards
- WL.CM1.N: Communication Standard 1, Interpretive Communication (Novice range)
- WL.CL3.N: Cultures Standard 3, Cultural Comparisons (Novice range)
- WL.CL2.N: Cultures Standard 2, Cultural Products, Practices, and Perspectives (Novice range)
- National (ACTFL World Readiness): Cultural Comparisons, Interpretive Communication, Relating Cultural Practices to Perspectives
- Proficiency range: Novice
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More social awareness activities for French 2
- Arrivée à Montréal Social awarenessStudents read the story of a teen who arrived in Montréal from Haïti and imagine what helped her feel at home.
- 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.
- 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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