French 4 and AP · Week 1 · Familles, communautés et identités
Mes communautés, mon identité
Students map the communities they belong to and present which ones shape who they are, opening the year by naming their roots.
- Students will
- Students use the present tense and the "subjonctif" to present the communities they belong to and the roots that shape them.
- SEL skill
- Name how a community shapes my values and strengths
- What it looks like
- Students notice which communities shape their identity and name one strength each community gives them.
- Content focus
- Present and "subjonctif" review; vocabulary of belonging ("l'appartenance", "les racines")
- Format
- Partner exchange
Self-awareness
Self-awareness means noticing your own thoughts, values, and strengths and how they shape what you do. More self-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.CM2.I: Communication Standard 2, Interpersonal Communication (Intermediate range)
- WL.CM3.I: Communication Standard 3, Presentational Communication (Intermediate range)
- WL.CM6.I: Communication Standard 6, Productive Structures in Service of Communication (Intermediate range)
- National (ACTFL World Readiness): Interpersonal Communication, Presentational Communication
- Proficiency range: Intermediate
- AP French Language and Culture theme: Families and Communities
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More self-awareness activities for French 4 and AP
- Ce qu'ils avaient vécu Self-awarenessStudents use the "plus-que-parfait" to recount what an older person they know or imagine had done or learned before they were born and reflect on what it reveals about themselves.
- Plurilingue et fier Self-awarenessStudents read testimonies of multilingual young people in Montréal, Bruxelles, and Abidjan and express how speaking several languages shapes their identity.
- Le patrimoine qui parle Self-awarenessStudents study Gorée and Old Québec as heritage sites that hold painful and proud memories and reflect on which memories a real or imagined family chooses to preserve.
- Bilan du semestre Self-awarenessStudents write an AP style reflection on the semester, using "si" clauses to name what they would have done differently and what they will keep.
Next: Les familles d'aujourd'hui
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