French 4 and AP · Week 13 · Identités, beauté et esthétique
La beauté, selon qui ?
Students analyze beauty standards in French and West African advertising and argue, with "je ne crois pas que", how media could represent everyone with respect.
- Students will
- Students use the "subjonctif" after "je ne crois pas que, je doute que", and "il est important que" to question beauty standards in advertising and propose more respectful representation.
- SEL skill
- Evaluate a media message for fairness and propose a respectful alternative
- What it looks like
- Students notice how images shape ideas about beauty and choose respectful ways for media to include everyone.
- Content focus
- "Subjonctif" after doubt and opinion ("je ne crois pas que") about beauty standards
- Format
- Think write pair share
Responsible decision-making
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What you get
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Standards
- WL.CM1.I: Communication Standard 1, Interpretive Communication (Intermediate range)
- WL.CM5.I: Communication Standard 5, Receptive Structures in Service of Communication (Intermediate range)
- WL.CL4.I: Cultures Standard 4, Intercultural Influences (Intermediate range)
- National (ACTFL World Readiness): Cultural Comparisons, Interpretive Communication
- Proficiency range: Intermediate
- AP French Language and Culture theme: Beauty and Aesthetics
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