French Lesson Plans

Students compare the role of a marchand-mercier to that of a modern-day business counterpart and write a persuasive letter. For this French art lesson, students discuss the role of the marchand-mercier in French design and role-play his position to write a persuasive letter to sell the Lit à la Polonaiseto a client.

Students review body parts through a song and skit. For this French language lesson, students practice using vocabulary needed in a doctor's office setting. Students work in groups to produce a video of a skit in the French language.

Students practice a foreign language. In this foreign language lesson, students use Storybird.com or toondoo.com to make a storybook or comic strip in their target language. They share their creations with the class. 

Fifth graders describe the cultural patterns that are evident in North America today as they study the lasting effects of Spanish, French and English colonization as they read, inquire and explain their discoveries through a newspaper assignment.

Students examine the conditions in France and Spain during the Middle Ages and the Discovery of America. In groups, they compare and contrast the political situations in both countries and what effect they had on the New World. To end the lesson, they discuss the effects of the French Revolution and how certain people can have effect on the history of the world.

Young scholars are introduced to the French language. Individually, they are given an index card in which they fill out their information and then introduce themselves to their classmates using key phrases. They also identify their family members and what types of housing they reside in. In groups, they review the numbers and the alphabet.

Learners engage in an activity that exposes them to the process of learning a foreign language. The cognitive steps a learner goes through is taught. The basic word forms of the language are discussed.

Eighth graders study the enactment of the Quebec Act of 1774. They review the events that occurred prior to the Quebec Act between the French, British and native relations. They create a chart to identify the conditions of the Proclamation Act, suggest alternative actions and speculate on the consequences of the Act.

Learners develop vocabulary to identify members of a family and write a description. This is done in the language of German. Students work interchangeably between German and English.

Students practice reading and hearing French. They recognize a variety of poetic forms. They familiarize themselves with French poet Charles Baudelaire. They recognize Charles Baudelaire as a Decadent poet.