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February 21st - French 4/4AC

Objectives :
Students will be able to identify the “e” muet in poems and everyday language
and know when they are pronounced.

Rationale :
While I could spend a long while on the topic of maternal mortality, I think it is
starting to depress some students, although it is a reality of life. In addition, we
really need to keep working our way through the book, as much as I hate to say
that. After two snow days and three days lost to a film; we have lost a lot of time
and I am hoping to make a little more progress and try to put this chapter of the
book to an end. I think a phonetic lesson on the “silent e” is useful for a lesson on
poetry as those “e”s come into play in terms of the syllable count. I also want to
try doing a lesson around a text that isn’t merely for the sake of comprehension
at first, and spend some time focusing on the language and its sounds before we
get into comprehension. I also think I may have students work in threes and each
commit a stanza to memory and recite it later.

Standards :
1.2 Interpretive Communication
Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of
topics.

3.1 Knowledge
Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the
world language.

Materials and Setup :

Projector, Whiteboard, Markers, PowerPoint
Handouts Printed Out
Speaker System and Recording
Plickers Cards

Agenda (50 minutes) :

Échauffement (5 min.)
Leçon phonétique (20 min.)
Intro à la poésie (10 min.)
Lecture du poème (10 min.)
Conclusion (5 min.)
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Activity/Time French Speech / English Translation / Actions Teacher Thinking /

Focal Student /
Standards Addressed

Échauffement Bonjour ! S’il vous plaît, asseyez-vous et commencez I realized that having a
(5 min.) l’échauffement pour aujourd’hui. Prenez juste deux ou warm up every single day
trois minutes. might be a good routine to
Hello! Please, sit down and start the warm-up for today. Take get everyone settled down
just two or three minutes. and ready for class and
also address the issue of
I will stand by the door and greet any late arrival some of our chronic late
students at the door and let them know what they’re arrivals.
doing so they can get started right away and avoid any
distractions. Having students come up
to the bored is designed
J’ai besoin de trois volontaires. Qui va partager leurs for students like Anthony
réponses ? who may not be so eager
I need three volunteers. Who is going to share their to speak, but may be
responses? more willing to show off
their skills in silence.
I will assign each student two expressions to fill out.

Leçon Très bien ! Pourquoi est-ce qu’on parle des voyelles I want this to be different
phonétique nasales ? Parce qu’on va faire… une autre leçon enough so that I am not just
(20 min.) phonétique ! OUAIS ! Si vous voulez prendre des notes, reading at the kids, but I
sortez vos cahiers maintenant. don’t want to stray too far
Very good! Why do we talk about nasal vowels? Because we so that I don’t lose them. I
are going to do… another phonetic lesson! YEAH! If you want did this for kids like
to take notes, take out your notebooks now. Dawson who need that
support to be able to
I will advance through the slides of this lesson through participate so that they
the slide that says PAUSE. While I may add a little can stay engaged with
language or change the way I say certain things slightly, the class and not become
I will remain relatively true to what is up on the board. a distraction to others.

On va faire une petite pause là. Est-ce qu’il y a des I tried to include
questions ? Bon. On va faire un petit exercice. Vous allez moments in the
écouter un enregistrement. Pendant la première fois PowerPoint where they
qu’on l’écoute, vous allez écouter et répéter les phrases. tell me what the rule is, or
Pendant la deuxième fois, vous allez décider si le e muet they discuss something
est prononcé ou pas. S’il n’est pas prononcé, barrez-le. in pairs so that this part
D’accord ? Bon, maintenant, qu’est-ce qu’on fait pendant isn’t completely lecture,
la première fois ? Oui. Bon, c’est parti ! but engages students
We are going to take a little break here. Are there any such as Alyssa who need
questions? Okay. Let’s do a little activity. You will listen to a that extra push to stay
recording. During the first time we listen to it, you will listen attentive. The practice
and repeat the sentences. During the second time, you will exercises that are
decide if the silent e is pronounced or not. If it is not included were designed
pronounced, cross it out. Okay? Alright, now, what are we with student like Niharica
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doing during the first time. Yes, okay, here we go! in mind to get that extra
peace of mind that they
I will play the recording once. I will pause between have understood a new
sentences to let the students repeat them. Once we have concept.
finished I will play it again, and remind them to cross out
the silent e’s again. 1.2 Interpretive
Communication
Alors levez la main, c’est quoi la réponse pour numéro 1 Students are showing that
? Bravo, et deux ?
they have understood the
So, raise your hand, what is the right answer for number one.
Very good, and two? complexities of the spoken
language and
I will go over the remaining correct answers. demonstrating that skill.

Intro à la Bravo les élèves. Vous êtes trop intelligents ! Vous 3.1 Knowledge
poésie savez, les e muets sont très importants pour la poésie Poetry is often something
(8 min.) française. J’avoue, les règles pour la poésie ne sont pas students study in their
toutes les mêmes, mais elles sont très faciles.
English classes, but not
Well done students. You are too smart! You know, silent e’s
are very important for French poetry. I admit, the rules for quite like they do in French
poetry aren’t all the same, but they are very easy. class. While they are
learning new vocabulary
I will go through the rules for poetry dealing with silent that supports what they
e’s. already know, they are also
learning new concepts
Alors, maintenant on sait les règles, mais pourquoi est-
exclusive to French poetry,
ce que c’est si important de connaître ces règles ?
Oui, en fait, c’est parce qu’on compte les syllabes dans but expanding on their
chaque vers pour suivre le rythme. Bravo. foundation from their
So, now we know the rules, but why is it so important to know studies in English.
these rules ? Yes, in fact, it’s because we count the syllables
in each verse. Well done.

Lecture du Bon maintenant je vais lire le poème pour vous tous, I think the repetition of this
poème alors écoutez s’il vous plaît ! exercise might help them to
(12 min.) Okay, now I will read the poem for you all, so listen up begin understanding the
please! content of the poem without
them realizing it as I am
I will read the poem out loud. asking them to focus on
other things. We’re likely to
Qu’est-ce que vous pensez ? C’est joli non ? Bon, dive a little deeper into this
maintenant c’est votre tour. Vous allez lire le poème deux tomorrow, but for now I just
fois. La première fois, lisez-le tout ou toute seule. want them to get familiar
Soulignez les e muets qui sont prononcés et barrez ceux with it and focus on the
qui ne sont pas prononcés. D’accord ? language and the way the
What do you think? It’s pretty, isn’t it? Okay, now it’s your text was meant to sound.
turn. You will read the poem twice. The first time, read it all It’s from the 16th century,
on your own. Underline the ones that are pronounced and so I am making an attempt
cross out those that are not. Okay? to breathe a little life into it.
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I will take a quick pause here to check in and make sure

they’re still with me up until here.

Ensuite, comparez vos réponses avec un partenaire et

lisez le poème à haute voix. Essayez de distinguer entre
un e muet qu’on prononce et un e muet qu’on prononce
pas. D’accord ? Bon, allez-y. Tout seule cette fois!
Then, compare your answers with a partner and read the
poem out loud. Try to distinguish between a silent e that is
pronounced and one that is not pronounced. Okay? Alright,
get to it! All alone this time!

I will walk around as students work on this to listen in on

what they are saying and look at what they are marking
on their papers.

Bon, finissez vos lectures s’il vous plaît ! Maintenant, je

vous demande de compter les syllabes pour chaque vers
avec des partenaires. Comptez aussi les vers dans
chaque strophe et les strophes totales dans le poème.
Alright, finish up your readings please. Now, I ask you to
count the syllables for each verse with some partners. Also
count the verses in each stanza and the total stanzas in the
poem.

Conclusion (5 Allez, écoutez une dernière fois. Je veux vous remercier 1.2 Interpretive
min.) pour votre travail aujourd’hui, bravo ! Avant de partir, je Communication
vais vous poser quelques questions. Vous allez répondre Students are demonstrating
avec les cartes. D’accord?
their understanding of the
Okay, listen up one last time. I want to thank you for your
work today, well done. Before you leave, I am going to ask spoken and written
you some questions. You will answer with your cards, okay? language from the day’s
class.
I will ask the questions on the board and scan the
questions with my plickers app.

Donnez-moi les poèmes et les cartes s’il vous plaît. Merci

encore pour votre travail. Bonne journée et à demain !
Give me your poems and your cards, please. Thanks again
for your work. Have a good day and see you tomorrow!