French 4 and AP · Week 25 · Science, technologie et vie contemporaine
Le bac et nous
Students compare the French "baccalauréat" with California graduation paths and plan how to manage stress before major exams.
- Students will
- Students use the "subjonctif" after "avant que" and "jusqu'à ce que" to compare the French "baccalauréat" with California graduation paths and plan how to manage exam stress.
- SEL skill
- Choose and sequence calming actions to prepare for a high pressure exam
- What it looks like
- Students build a realistic plan to stay calm before a major exam and name one habit they can control.
- Content focus
- "Subjonctif" after "avant que" and "jusqu'à ce que"; education vocabulary
- Format
- Partner exchange
Self-management
Self-management means handling your emotions, thoughts, and actions so you can reach your goals, even when you feel pressure. More self-management activities
What you get
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Standards
- WL.CM1.I: Communication Standard 1, Interpretive Communication (Intermediate range)
- WL.CN1.I: Connections Standard 1, Connections to Other Disciplines (Intermediate range)
- WL.CL3.I: Cultures Standard 3, Cultural Comparisons (Intermediate range)
- National (ACTFL World Readiness): Interpretive Communication, Making Connections, Relating Cultural Practices to Perspectives
- Proficiency range: Intermediate
- AP French Language and Culture theme: Contemporary Life
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More self-management activities for French 4 and AP
- Si j'avais su Self-managementStudents 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.
- Des parcours qui inspirent Self-managementStudents 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.
- 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.
- Écrire, réécrire Self-managementStudents write a short story that ends with "si j'avais", "j'aurais" and practice persistence when a first draft does not work.
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