French · Grades 9 to 12

French 4 and AP SEL activities

36 ready to use activities that teach French 4 and AP content and build one Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) skill, about 20 minutes each.

Matched to textbook chapters: Thèmes (AP French Language and Culture).

Familles, communautés et identités

• Mes communautés, mon identité Self-awareness · Week 1Students map the communities they belong to and present which ones shape who they are, opening the year by naming their roots.
• Les familles d'aujourd'hui Social awareness · Week 2Students compare family structures in France, Sénégal, and California and honor the many shapes a family takes.
• Ce qu'ils avaient vécu Self-awareness · Week 3Students use the "plus-que-parfait" to recount what an older person they know or imagine had done or learned before they were born and reflect on what it reveals about themselves.
• Courriel à la mairie Relationship skills · Week 4Students answer an AP style email from a town hall in Québec about a youth project, adjusting register and tone to the reader.
• Le pouvoir des associations Responsible decision-making · Week 5Students read about youth associations in Dakar and Lyon and use the subjunctive to propose how teens in their own city could meet a local need.
• Comparaison culturelle : la communauté Relationship skills · Week 6Students deliver a two minute AP style cultural comparison on community life between their town and a Francophone region, practicing calm delivery.
• Plurilingue et fier Self-awareness · Week 7Students read testimonies of multilingual young people in Montréal, Bruxelles, and Abidjan and express how speaking several languages shapes their identity.
• Les étiquettes Social awareness · Week 8Students analyze labels like Québécois, Antillais, and Maghrébin and practice asking people how they identify themselves.
• Le créole à l'école Responsible decision-making · Week 9Students read about Kreyòl in schools in Haïti and Guadeloupe and argue whether students should learn in their home language, weighing evidence on both sides.

Identités, beauté et esthétique

• Si j'avais su Self-management · Week 10Students reflect on a past regret with "si j'avais su, j'aurais" and turn it into a takeaway for future choices rather than self-blame.
• Mon identité en ligne Responsible decision-making · Week 11Students judge which parts of their identity they choose to share online and defend that choice in an AP style persuasive paragraph.
• Des parcours qui inspirent Self-management · Week 12Students read about the paths of Kim Thúy and Léopold Sédar Senghor, write what they would have done in their place, and name a value they want to carry forward.
• La beauté, selon qui ? Responsible decision-making · Week 13Students analyze beauty standards in French and West African advertising and argue, with "je ne crois pas que", how media could represent everyone with respect.
• L'art qui guérit Self-management · Week 14Students study how Haitian painters and Congolese musicians use art to process hardship and create a small piece that expresses a feeling.
• Santé ! Social awareness · Week 15Students analyze Stromae's song Santé, which toasts the workers who serve others, and write lyrics honoring an unseen worker in their community.
• Le patrimoine qui parle Self-awareness · Week 16Students study Gorée and Old Québec as heritage sites that hold painful and proud memories and reflect on which memories a real or imagined family chooses to preserve.
• Écrire, réécrire Self-management · Week 17Students write a short story that ends with "si j'avais", "j'aurais" and practice persistence when a first draft does not work.
• Bilan du semestre Self-awareness · Week 18Students write an AP style reflection on the semester, using "si" clauses to name what they would have done differently and what they will keep.

Science, technologie et vie contemporaine

• Les écrans et moi Self-management · Week 19Students analyze a model survey in French on teen screen time and design a personal plan to protect their sleep and focus.
• L'intelligence artificielle à l'école Responsible decision-making · Week 20Students write an AP style argumentative essay on AI in schools, citing sources honestly and representing both sides fairly.
• La science face aux obstacles Self-management · Week 21Students read how Marie Curie and Cameroonian engineer Arthur Zang had overcome obstacles before their inventions and identify one obstacle they can work through.
• Parler de santé mentale Social awareness · Week 22Students read a Québec youth mental health campaign and write messages that encourage a friend to seek support when they need it.
• Inventions et éthique Responsible decision-making · Week 23Students debate an invention's benefits and harms with "si on n'avait pas inventé" and reach a reasoned position.
• Comparaison culturelle : la technologie Relationship skills · Week 24Students compare technology use in their community and in Sénégal, where mobile money is widespread, in a timed AP style presentation.
• Le bac et nous Self-management · Week 25Students compare the French "baccalauréat" with California graduation paths and plan how to manage stress before major exams.
• Travailler et étudier Responsible decision-making · Week 26Students analyze a chart on teen work hours in France and Canada and use "si" clauses to decide how they would balance work, rest, and study.
• Le temps libre Self-awareness · Week 27Students examine how teens in Montréal and Marseille spend free time and identify which activities truly restore them.

Vie contemporaine et défis mondiaux

• Le courriel professionnel Relationship skills · Week 28Students answer an AP style email about a summer job in Québec, using formal register to make requests clearly and respectfully.
• Grandir ici et ailleurs Social awareness · Week 29Students compare milestones like the "bal des finissants" in Québec and Tabaski family gatherings in Sénégal with their own and reflect on what growing up means.
• J'aurais dû Relationship skills · Week 30Students use "j'aurais dû" and "j'aurais pu" to own a mistake in a relationship and write a sincere repair message.
• Le climat et nous Responsible decision-making · Week 31Students read about the Great Green Wall in the Sahel and coastal land loss in Louisiana and propose realistic actions with "il est urgent que".
• L'accès à l'eau Social awareness · Week 32Students interpret data on access to clean water in several Francophone countries, learn about local engineers leading solutions, and reflect on a resource they take for granted.
• Partir, arriver, appartenir Social awareness · Week 33Students read first person accounts of people who moved between Algérie, Haïti, Québec, and France and discuss what helps a newcomer feel they belong.
• Débat : un monde plus juste Relationship skills · Week 34Students hold a structured debate on a global challenge, restating the other side's argument fairly before responding.
• L'essai argumentatif Self-management · Week 35Students write a timed AP argumentative essay on a global challenge and use a calm planning routine to manage test stress.
• Adieu ou au revoir ? Self-awareness · Week 36Students give a farewell presentation that tells the story of their French journey, honors those who helped, and states a hope with "je souhaite que".

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. AP and Advanced Placement are trademarks of the College Board, which was not involved in making and does not endorse RoseThread Connect.