French 4 and AP · Week 2 · Familles, communautés et identités
Les familles d'aujourd'hui
Students compare family structures in France, Sénégal, and California and honor the many shapes a family takes.
- Students will
- Students use the "subjonctif" after "pour que", "afin que", and "bien que" to describe how families in France, Sénégal, and California support their members.
- SEL skill
- Describe different family structures with respect
- What it looks like
- Students practice appreciating that families take many shapes and that each one can be a source of care.
- Content focus
- "Subjonctif" after conjunctions ("pour que", "afin que", "bien que") with family vocabulary
- Format
- Think write pair share
Social awareness
Social awareness means understanding and caring about how other people feel and live, including people from different backgrounds. 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: Families and Communities
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More social awareness activities for French 4 and AP
- 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.
- 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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