French 4 and AP · Week 8 · Familles, communautés et identités
Les étiquettes
Students analyze labels like Québécois, Antillais, and Maghrébin and practice asking people how they identify themselves.
- Students will
- Students use the "subjonctif" in relative clauses ("je cherche quelqu'un qui soit") and respectful questions to analyze labels such as Québécois, Antillais, and Maghrébin and ask how people identify themselves.
- SEL skill
- Ask respectful questions about how someone describes themselves
- What it looks like
- Students practice curiosity and respect for how other people name themselves, and learn that a label is not the whole person.
- Content focus
- Subjonctif in relative clauses (je cherche quelqu'un qui soit)
- Format
- Role play
Social awareness
Social awareness means understanding other people's perspectives and showing respect and empathy for people with different backgrounds and identities. More social awareness 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.CM1.I: Communication Standard 1, Interpretive 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)
- WL.CM2.I: Communication Standard 2, Interpersonal Communication (Intermediate range)
- National (ACTFL World Readiness): Cultural Comparisons, Interpretive Communication
- Proficiency range: Intermediate
- AP French Language and Culture theme: Personal and Public Identities
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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.
- 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.
- Grandir ici et ailleurs Social awarenessStudents 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.
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