French 4 and AP · Week 17 · Identités, beauté et esthétique
Écrire, réécrire
Students write a short story that ends with "si j'avais", "j'aurais" and practice persistence when a first draft does not work.
- Students will
- Students write a short story that ends with a "si" clause ("si j'avais ___, j'aurais ___") using the "plus-que-parfait" and the "conditionnel passé", and revise it after a first draft.
- SEL skill
- Keep working through a frustrating first draft by choosing one change and trying again
- What it looks like
- Students practice sticking with a task when a first draft does not work and using revision as a strategy.
- Content focus
- "Conditionnel passé" and "si" clauses in creative writing
- Format
- Partner exchange
Self-management
Self-management is guiding your thoughts, feelings, and actions so you can keep working toward a goal, even when it gets hard. More self-management activities
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Standards
- WL.CM3.I: Communication Standard 3, Presentational Communication (Intermediate range)
- WL.CM6.I: Communication Standard 6, Productive Structures in Service of Communication (Intermediate range)
- National (ACTFL World Readiness): Presentational Communication
- Proficiency range: Intermediate
- AP French Language and Culture theme: Beauty and Aesthetics
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More self-management activities for French 4 and AP
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- L'art qui guérit Self-managementStudents study how Haitian painters and Congolese musicians use art to process hardship and create a small piece that expresses a feeling.
- Les écrans et moi Self-managementStudents analyze a model survey in French on teen screen time and design a personal plan to protect their sleep and focus.
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