French 4 and AP · Week 28 · Vie contemporaine et défis mondiaux
Le courriel professionnel
Students answer an AP style email about a summer job in Québec, using formal register to make requests clearly and respectfully.
- Students will
- Students write a formal AP style reply to an email about a summer job in Québec, using "veuillez" and "je vous serais reconnaissant(e) de" to make requests clearly and politely.
- SEL skill
- Adjust tone and word choice to respect the reader
- What it looks like
- Students practice communicating a request with respect and a tone that fits the reader.
- Content focus
- AP interpersonal writing: formal reply with requests ("veuillez, je vous serais reconnaissant")
- Format
- Role play
Relationship skills
Relationship skills mean building and keeping healthy relationships through clear communication, listening, and cooperation. 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.CM5.I: Communication Standard 5, Receptive Structures in Service of Communication (Intermediate range)
- WL.CL1.I: Cultures Standard 1, Culturally Appropriate Interaction (Intermediate range)
- National (ACTFL World Readiness): Interpersonal Communication, Interpretive Communication, Language Comparisons
- Proficiency range: Intermediate
- AP French Language and Culture theme: Contemporary Life
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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.
- J'aurais dû Relationship skillsStudents use "j'aurais dû" and "j'aurais pu" to own a mistake in a relationship and write a sincere repair message.
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