French 4 and AP · Week 34 · Vie contemporaine et défis mondiaux
Débat : un monde plus juste
Students hold a structured debate on a global challenge, restating the other side's argument fairly before responding.
- Students will
- Students hold a structured debate on a global challenge using "il est vrai que" and "néanmoins", and restate the other side's argument fairly before responding.
- SEL skill
- Restate another person's argument fairly before responding
- What it looks like
- Students practice listening to an opposing view and restating it accurately before they respond.
- Content focus
- Argumentative speaking with concession and refutation ("il est vrai que, néanmoins")
- Format
- Role play
Relationship skills
Relationship skills mean building and keeping healthy relationships through communication, listening, cooperation, and working through disagreement. More relationship skills 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.CM2.I: Communication Standard 2, Interpersonal Communication (Intermediate range)
- WL.CM3.I: Communication Standard 3, Presentational Communication (Intermediate range)
- WL.CN2.I: Connections Standard 2, Diverse Perspectives and Distinctive Viewpoints (Intermediate range)
- National (ACTFL World Readiness): Acquiring Information and Diverse Perspectives, Interpersonal Communication, Presentational Communication
- Proficiency range: Intermediate
- AP French Language and Culture theme: Global Challenges
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More relationship skills activities for French 4 and AP
- Courriel à la mairie Relationship skillsStudents answer an AP style email from a town hall in Québec about a youth project, adjusting register and tone to the reader.
- Comparaison culturelle : la communauté Relationship skillsStudents deliver a two minute AP style cultural comparison on community life between their town and a Francophone region, practicing calm delivery.
- Comparaison culturelle : la technologie Relationship skillsStudents compare technology use in their community and in Sénégal, where mobile money is widespread, in a timed AP style presentation.
- Le courriel professionnel Relationship skillsStudents answer an AP style email about a summer job in Québec, using formal register to make requests clearly and respectfully.
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