TIME: Two
class periods: one to introduce French action verbs (definition and pronunciation);
and the second for the lesson below.
MATERIALS:
- Verb Flashcards
- Park Bench
INTRODUCTION/PREPARATION/ANTICIPATORY SET:
In Québec, we play a game called “improvisation”. There
are two teams. The referee reads a little card on which is written a title,
how many persons needed to do the sketch, how much time is allowed and
the style given to the little play. Teams have 30 seconds to think about
what they will do, then… the show must go on. Let’s do a little
exercise…
ACTIVITY:
Lesson Presentation
Teacher explains this: when you go in a park, you can often see people
seated on a bench. These people usually don’t care about what is
going on elsewhere. They have their lives are going on.
Guided Practice: Learners line up in 2 lines facing the couch/bench,
but at a certain distance back. The teacher gives flashcards to the
first two learners in each line, and they go and sit on the couch
and begin
to mime the action verb on their card while saying the French word
out loud. The next student in each line has to guess the action verb
being
mimicked by his/her team-mate. When the action verb is correctly identified,
that student receives a flashcard and takes his/her turn on the couch.
All is done with minimum directions from teacher.
Independent Practice: Allow students to create movement related to
verbs of their choice.
Review: On-going throughout day with different games or exercises.
EVALUATION/ASSESSMENT:
Teacher
observation of accuracy in language and movements.
GRADE
LEVEL EXPECTATIONS AND STANDARDS/BENCHMARKS:
Louisiana Foreign Language Standards/Benchmarks – Grades 4-5:
CM-1-B1: demonstrating comprehension of simple oral and written instructions
through appropriate physical response.
CM-1-B4: identifying familiar actions based on oral and simple written
descriptions.
CM-2-B1: following simple directions for participating in age-appropriate
classroom activity
CM-2-B7: using age-appropriate greetings, gestures and introductions
to exchange essential information
CT-2-B2: participating in age-appropriate sports and/or games from the
target cultures.
Louisiana Arts Content Standards Benchmarks:
TH-CE-E1: explore and express various emotions in interpersonal settings.
TH-CE-E2: interact in group situations and show differentiation of
roles through experimentation and role playing
TH-CE-E3: exhibit physical and emotional dimensions of characterization
through experimentation and role playing
TH-CE-E6: develop awareness of technical dimensions of the dramatic
form, such as theatrical space and scenery
TEACHER'S REFLECTION:
It is good if the class has an odd number of learners because couples
are forced to change partners with each new round of turns. If the teacher
wants learners to mime more than one action verb, either shuffle the
cards between rounds or have at least one flashcard more than the number
of students so students don’t repeat themselves. Learners did really
appreciate this little exercise. It is interesting to see kids moving
without props, because they really need to use their imaginations both
to do the action and to guess the action.
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Download the Lesson Plan Guide for this project ( in Microsoft Word Format
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