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\"christmas-1084884_960_720\"<\/a>It\u2019s hard to believe that this is the third year that I am posting a Christmas unit! This year\u2019s plan, based on my current French 2 students\u2019 needs, includes many resources that I have used in the past with either French 1 or French 2 classes. \u00a0However, I\u2019ve added some new resources (some of which were created by an awesome new colleague!), and linked each resource to the corresponding lesson on the agenda.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the <\/span>agenda<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(New link<\/a>: 6\/30\/18) and a quick summary.<\/span><\/p>\n

Day 1: I\u2019ll introduce some vocabulary by discussing pictures and then play a commercial Loto game. I\u2019ll pass out this <\/span>vocabulary packet<\/span><\/a> as a reference during the unit. <\/span><\/p>\n

Day 2: This lesson, which focuses on Saint Nicolas, includes an introductory video, short reading, Edpuzzle and pair activity in which students describe pictures in order to determine whether each one is the same or different.<\/span><\/p>\n

Day 3: This lesson, on the topic of Santa, includes a reading and pair matching activity. \u00a0I didn\u2019t have a great copy of the reading so it\u2019s kind of blurry. \u00a0If anyone has a better link, I\u2019d be very grateful for it! \u00a0After the pair matching activity, I\u2019ll orally describe a few of the pictures and have the students write either the number or letter (depending on which they have) for a formative assessment.<\/span><\/p>\n

Day 4: This lesson on Christmas traditions throughout the world includes a video from a family living in France, an infographic about international traditions, and an info gap activity in which students fill in an agenda of Christmas activities. \u00a0As a follow up assignment, the students will write a message describing their week\u2019s activities. (This lesson will take place on a day on which we have 90-minute classes.)<\/span><\/p>\n

Day 5: This lesson, which focuses on traditional Quebecois holiday activities, includes an introductory video and info gap activity. \u00a0I hope to add an Edpuzzle to this lesson, too!<\/span><\/p>\n

Day 6: In this lesson we will watch a video from a site about decorating Christmas trees as a class before the students complete a series of interpretive activities for the text from the same site. The students will then practice explaining the steps to decorating a tree using pictures they have drawn. \u00a0Although I\u2019ve included a pair matching activity here, it seems unlikely that we\u2019ll have time for it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Day 7: The students will interpret an infographic about Christmas eating habits in France, discuss their own eating habits, and then compare them by creating a Venn diagram.<\/span><\/p>\n

Day 8 & 9: The students will complete a series of learning stations designed to prepare them for the summative assessment on this unit. \u00a0Each station is designed to be completed in about 30 minutes. \u00a0Because Day 8 is a 90-minute class, the students will have one station remaining for Day 9. <\/span><\/p>\n