French 4 and AP · Week 10 · Identités, beauté et esthétique
Si j'avais su
Students reflect on a past regret with "si j'avais su, j'aurais" and turn it into a takeaway for future choices rather than self-blame.
- Students will
- Students use the "conditionnel passé" and "si" with the "plus-que-parfait" ("si j'avais su, j'aurais") to turn a small past regret into a takeaway for future choices.
- SEL skill
- Turn a regret into a takeaway with self-compassion
- What it looks like
- Students practice responding to a regret with learning and kindness toward themselves instead of self-blame.
- Content focus
- "Conditionnel passé" and "si" with "plus-que-parfait" ("si j'avais su, j'aurais")
- Format
- Partner exchange
Self-management
Self-management means handling your emotions, thoughts, and actions in healthy ways so you can reach your goals. More self-management 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: Personal and Public Identities
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More self-management activities for French 4 and AP
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- L'art qui guérit Self-managementStudents study how Haitian painters and Congolese musicians use art to process hardship and create a small piece that expresses a feeling.
- Écrire, réécrire Self-managementStudents write a short story that ends with "si j'avais", "j'aurais" and practice persistence when a first draft does not work.
- Les écrans et moi Self-managementStudents analyze a model survey in French on teen screen time and design a personal plan to protect their sleep and focus.
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