{"id":1728,"date":"2020-09-22T09:36:53","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T13:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madameshepard.com\/?p=1728"},"modified":"2020-09-28T20:10:18","modified_gmt":"2020-09-29T00:10:18","slug":"ready-made-mini-units-for-novices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madameshepard.com\/?p=1728","title":{"rendered":"Ready-Made Mini-Units for Novices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/madameshepard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Trotro_cropped-558x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1727\" width=\"187\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madameshepard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Trotro_cropped-558x1024.jpg 558w, https:\/\/madameshepard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Trotro_cropped-164x300.jpg 164w, https:\/\/madameshepard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Trotro_cropped-768x1409.jpg 768w, https:\/\/madameshepard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Trotro_cropped-837x1536.jpg 837w, https:\/\/madameshepard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Trotro_cropped-1116x2048.jpg 1116w, https:\/\/madameshepard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Trotro_cropped-624x1145.jpg 624w, https:\/\/madameshepard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Trotro_cropped-scaled.jpg 1395w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 187px) 100vw, 187px\" \/><figcaption>https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Trotro_(cropped).jpg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on the comments I&#8217;ve seen on the French Teachers in the US Facebook page, #langchat, etc. I know that the work of teaching via distance, hybrid, in-person-but- socially-distanced-learning has not gotten any easier since the school year began.  While I wish I could do more to help my colleagues that are doing the real work of teaching, I have spent some time creating a few more lessons that can be used regardless of the version of pandemic teaching that your school district has devised.  Since my previous work was geared toward the Intermediates, I&#8217;ve decided to focus on the Novices for a while. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each of the mini-units below incorporates a series of activities related to a Trotro video as well as additional activities using authentic texts on the same topic. A short lesson on a relevant grammatical concept is also included. The resources include a Google Slides presentation to which the activities are linked, keys, and rubrics.  Everything is editable so you can modify for your students. Here are the mini-units I&#8217;ve created so far: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/madameshepard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Faisons-un-gateau-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1731\" width=\"199\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madameshepard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Faisons-un-gateau-1.png 940w, https:\/\/madameshepard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Faisons-un-gateau-1-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/madameshepard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Faisons-un-gateau-1-768x644.png 768w, https:\/\/madameshepard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Faisons-un-gateau-1-624x523.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><figcaption>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Faisons-un-gateau-A-Proficiency-Based-Mini-Unit-for-Novice-French-Students-6022863\">here<\/a> for link.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/madameshepard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Les-Familles-Francophones.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1732\" width=\"189\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madameshepard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Les-Familles-Francophones.png 940w, https:\/\/madameshepard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Les-Familles-Francophones-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/madameshepard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Les-Familles-Francophones-768x644.png 768w, https:\/\/madameshepard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Les-Familles-Francophones-624x523.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 189px) 100vw, 189px\" \/><figcaption>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Les-Familles-Francophones-Proficiency-Based-Lessons-for-Novice-French-Students-6034451\">here<\/a> for link.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/madameshepard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Le-Gouter-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1734\" width=\"188\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madameshepard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Le-Gouter-1-1.png 940w, https:\/\/madameshepard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Le-Gouter-1-1-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/madameshepard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Le-Gouter-1-1-768x644.png 768w, https:\/\/madameshepard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Le-Gouter-1-1-624x523.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><figcaption>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Le-Gouter-A-Proficiency-Based-Mini-Unit-for-Novice-French-Students-6004592\">here <\/a>for link.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As always, I&#8217;m grateful for your feedback on these resources!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Based on the comments I&#8217;ve seen on the French Teachers in the US Facebook page, #langchat, etc. I know that the work of teaching via distance, hybrid, in-person-but- socially-distanced-learning has not gotten any easier since the school year began. 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