French 3 · Week 24 · Les liens et les lieux
Le slam
Students study how a slam poet turns hardship into art and write a short slam with "qui", "que", and "où" about something that shaped them.
- Students will
- Students study how the French slam poet Grand Corps Malade uses imagery and rhythm, and write a short slam with "qui", "que", and "où" about something that shaped them.
- SEL skill
- Express a strength or influence in a creative form
- What it looks like
- Students recognize how experiences, places, and people shaped them and express this creatively and safely.
- Content focus
- Relative pronouns and imagery in slam poetry (Grand Corps Malade)
- Format
- Think write pair share
Self-awareness
Self-awareness means noticing your own feelings, thoughts, values, and strengths and seeing how they shape what you do. 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.CM1.I: Communication Standard 1, Interpretive Communication (Intermediate range)
- WL.CM3.I: Communication Standard 3, Presentational Communication (Intermediate range)
- WL.CL2.I: Cultures Standard 2, Cultural Products, Practices, and Perspectives (Intermediate range)
- National (ACTFL World Readiness): Interpretive Communication, Presentational Communication, Relating Cultural Products and Practices to Perspectives
- Proficiency range: Intermediate
More self-awareness activities for French 3
- Qui je suis devenu Self-awarenessStudents tell how they changed over the summer, contrasting background in the "imparfait" with turning points in the "passé composé".
- Les métiers de demain Self-awarenessStudents read about careers in Québec's green energy and video game sectors and identify which match their own strengths and interests.
- Bilan du semestre Self-awarenessStudents look back on the semester in the past tenses and use the "futur" simple to set a goal for the spring.
- L'endroit où je respire Self-awarenessStudents describe a place "où" they feel at peace and name the details dont they need to feel calm and safe.
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RoseThread Connect activities are drafted with the help of AI and shaped by educators. Students never have to share anything personal. Our five SEL skills are informed by CASEL's SEL Framework; RoseThread Learning is not affiliated with or endorsed by CASEL.