French 4 and AP · Week 15 · Identités, beauté et esthétique
Santé !
Students analyze Stromae's song Santé, which toasts the workers who serve others, and write lyrics honoring an unseen worker in their community.
- Students will
- Students listen to Stromae's song Santé for meaning and use the relative pronouns "qui", "que", dont, and "où" to write lyrics honoring an unseen worker.
- SEL skill
- Imagine a worker's perspective and express sincere gratitude
- What it looks like
- Students practice taking the perspective of workers whose effort often goes unnoticed and expressing gratitude.
- Content focus
- Interpretive listening: song lyrics with relative pronouns ("Stromae")
- Format
- Partner exchange
Social awareness
Social awareness is understanding how other people feel and see the world, and caring about them, especially people whose lives differ from yours. More social awareness activities
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Standards
- WL.CM1.I: Communication Standard 1, Interpretive Communication (Intermediate range)
- WL.CL2.I: Cultures Standard 2, Cultural Products, Practices, and Perspectives (Intermediate range)
- WL.CM3.I: Communication Standard 3, Presentational Communication (Intermediate range)
- National (ACTFL World Readiness): Cultural Comparisons, Interpretive Communication, Relating Cultural Products and Practices to Perspectives
- Proficiency range: Intermediate
- AP French Language and Culture theme: Beauty and Aesthetics
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- 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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