French 2 · Week 33 · Saveurs et horizons francophones
Voyage à Tahiti
Students read a Tahitian teen's account of protecting the lagoon and the Tahitian language and reflect on what it means to care for a homeland.
- Students will
- Students read a Tahitian teen's account in the "passé composé", use geography vocabulary ("l'île", "le lagon", "la montagne"), and reflect on caring for a homeland.
- SEL skill
- Imagine what a place and a language mean to someone who lives there
- What it looks like
- Students understand why a place and a language matter to the people who call it home.
- Content focus
- "Passé composé" travel narration; geography vocabulary ("l'île", "le lagon", "la montagne")
- Format
- Structured discussion
Social awareness
Social awareness means understanding other people's perspectives, including those from different places and cultures, and showing empathy for what matters to them. More social awareness 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.CL4.N: Cultures Standard 4, Intercultural Influences (Novice range)
- National (ACTFL World Readiness): Cultural Comparisons, Interpretive Communication, Relating Cultural Products and 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.
- 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.
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