French 4 and AP · Week 22 · Science, technologie et vie contemporaine
Parler de santé mentale
Students read a Québec youth mental health campaign and write messages that encourage a friend to seek support when they need it.
- Students will
- Students use "il est nécessaire que" and "il est important que" with the "subjonctif", and health and support vocabulary, to write kind messages encouraging a friend to seek support.
- SEL skill
- Respond to an imagined friend's needs with kind, non judgmental encouragement
- What it looks like
- Students practice empathy by imagining a friend's perspective and offering caring, respectful encouragement.
- Content focus
- "Subjonctif" after "il est nécessaire que"; health and support vocabulary
- Format
- Partner exchange
Social awareness
Social awareness is understanding what other people may feel and need, and responding with care and respect. 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.CN2.I: Connections Standard 2, Diverse Perspectives and Distinctive Viewpoints (Intermediate range)
- National (ACTFL World Readiness): Acquiring Information and Diverse Perspectives, Interpretive Communication
- Proficiency range: Intermediate
- AP French Language and Culture theme: Science and Technology
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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.
- 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.
- 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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