French 4 and AP · Week 29 · Vie contemporaine et défis mondiaux
Grandir ici et ailleurs
Students 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.
- Students will
- Students use the "plus-que-parfait" and the "subjonctif" to describe milestones such as the "bal des finissants" in Québec and the Tabaski in Sénégal and compare them with their own traditions.
- SEL skill
- Describe a tradition respectfully and name what it shares with another
- What it looks like
- Students appreciate how different traditions mark growing up without ranking them.
- Content focus
- "Plus-que-parfait" and "subjonctif" to describe traditions and milestones
- Format
- Collaborative analysis
Social awareness
Social awareness means understanding the perspectives of other people and empathizing with them, including people from different backgrounds and cultures. More social awareness activities
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Standards
- WL.CM1.I: Communication Standard 1, Interpretive Communication (Intermediate range)
- WL.CL3.I: Cultures Standard 3, Cultural Comparisons (Intermediate range)
- WL.CL2.I: Cultures Standard 2, Cultural Products, Practices, and Perspectives (Intermediate range)
- National (ACTFL World Readiness): Cultural Comparisons, Interpretive Communication, Relating Cultural Practices to Perspectives
- Proficiency range: Intermediate
- AP French Language and Culture theme: Contemporary Life
Fits these textbook chapters
- Thèmes (AP French Language and Culture), Thème 1: La famille et la communauté
- Thèmes (AP French Language and Culture), Thème 5: La vie contemporaine
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More social awareness activities for French 4 and AP
- Les familles d'aujourd'hui Social awarenessStudents compare family structures in France, Sénégal, and California and honor the many shapes a family takes.
- Les étiquettes Social awarenessStudents analyze labels like Québécois, Antillais, and Maghrébin and practice asking people how they identify themselves.
- Santé ! Social awarenessStudents analyze Stromae's song Santé, which toasts the workers who serve others, and write lyrics honoring an unseen worker in their community.
- Parler de santé mentale Social awarenessStudents read a Québec youth mental health campaign and write messages that encourage a friend to seek support when they need it.
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