French 1 - Lesson Plan

What

French 1 - Lesson Plan

When

10/3/2023

Learning Target: I know that I have learned it when I can:

I can describe someone's nationality.

Success Criteria:
I 'still' know how to conjugate a regular verb.
I understand the difference and know how to conjugate our first 'irregular' verb: etre.
I know the how to say 10+ nationalities in French.
I know what/how to change the nationality if I'm talking about a female.

INTRODUCTION: We'll use the Nationalities Powerpoint below to play with celebrities + flags = nationalities

DIRECT INSTRUCTION:

Etre Quick Quiz

We'll review our new verb (etre) - how fast can you conjugate it??

We'll continue learning our 'nationalities' in French. We'll learn their meanings, spellings and pronunciations. We'll also learn that when we are talking about a female, the spelling and pronunciation may chance. See slides 20-22.

We'll put it all together to write sentences describing various people and where they're from.

We'll complete a practice - see "nationalities" doc below. It will see if you can: read, write, and understand these new words.

We'll begin our unit on Geography- we'll look at America's Demographics and try our hand at answering questions about France's demographics - see Geo Powerpoint slides 1- 17

We'll use a map to begin labeling all of France's external borders. We'll discuss how each influences(ed) France. - If you are at home, please use the Geography powerpoint below to try to keep up. See slide #19 for labels.