You are météorologues!

Grade/Subject: 4 FSL Time: Duration: 33 mins.

Overview of lesson:

Students will be introduced to, and then given class time to work on their final assessment
projects. Today they will begin by creating a plan (filling out a pre-made planning sheet) to
present a weather report for at least two days of the week. Then they will construct an
oversized calendar and use it as a background to give a weather report in the following
classes. They will spend this class practicing their weather vocabulary before their final
assessment.
My focus for this lesson is to clearly model the project (I do, we do, you do)

*This will be my first trial allowing these students to choose and to work independently in
partners - I will make sure they know that they will be separated if they can not work together
responsibly.

Program of studies (Goals and Objectives (Maximum 3 each) Be attentive to the terminology of the
Program of Study you are using.)

GLOs/GLEs SLOs/SLEs

Communication -Writing
Students will use their knowledge of French -Speaking
to understand and/or to express a message -Listening
effectively in various situations for a variety of -Reading (maps)
purposes.
Language -Demonstrate an understanding of vocabulary associated
Students will use, with accuracy, knowledge with -seasons -weather -Quel temps fait-il? – basic
of linguistic elements of the French language colours - an Alberta winter celebration – holiday greetings
to fulfill their communicative intents. and wishes – common holiday symbols

Culture -Identify reasons for learning a second language and more

Students will use their knowledge of different
Francophone cultures and their own culture to
be able to interact appropriately within these
cultures.
Language Learning Strategies
Students will use their knowledge of
strategies to enhance learning and to
communicate in French
specifically, French
– reflect on and articulate, in English, what they have
learned and can demonstrate in French
– develop a plan, in English, to complete a class project
(e.g., create a timeline for completing research or for the
preparation of a piece of writing or artwork)
– combine new learning of vocabulary with previously
learned vocabulary
– practice a word, an expression or a grammatical pattern
Critical and Lesson Guiding Questions
(These guide the lesson, can be used for formative assessment and are lead-ins for pedagogical
discussion with students) A lesson can have several guiding questions.
What will we learn today? One sentence objective that can be written on the board

How does one describe the weather in French?

What are the components of a weather report?

Learning objectives Teaching Strategies

Students will… -I do, we do, you do

-Collaborate with a partner -Independent work time
-Write out a plan -Choice of working independently or
-Practice reporting the weather in French collaborating with a partner

Differentiation Accommodation Modification

(Example an alternative way (Example: If a student has a hearing (Example: Student has
for a student to receive impediment) been identified with a
information or engage with a learning challenge
lesson.) such as dyslexia)

Choice to work alone or Some students will not be able to present

with partners the weather without a lot of prompting
and assistance. They will be made aware
I will be in the room to help that they will also receive marks for effort
and that the expectation is the same.

Assessment

Formative (Example: Observation/Anecdotal, Student/Teacher conferencing, check list etc..)

Students should fill out their planning template today

Summative

Final project will be completed next week

Preparation

Make models !

Material and equipment (Art supplies, manipulatives, smartboard, online whiteboard etc…)

Planning pages x90

Models of the assignment

Lesson Procedure

Introduction (10 min.) (Description of Hook/Attention Grabber; Expectations for Learning and
Behavior; Transition to Body, etc.)

Commencement routine
-“Bonjour tous le monde”
-“Bonjour Madame”
-ASL sign and name research
-Who’s turn is it to say the date?
-Song

Remember that European calendars start with monday

Look at examples

Body (5-10 min.)

(Descriptive and clearly organized steps/scaffolding and transitions in lesson. Indicate timing of each
section. Identify teaching strategies, organization of class etc. How and when are you using formative
assessment in your lesson?)

Show them my models

-Explain the project (I do, we do) before handing out planning sheets
-Go over each section

Planning (5 mins)
-Hand out planning sheets
-Direct attention to the seasons
-Discuss taglines

-Explain other sections

-Ask for examples of how to answer each section
-Models

Worktime (10-15 mins)

-I will be circulating to answer questions
Closure (2 min.)
(Consolidation Learning; Indicate clean up protocol, material management etc.
Transition to Next Lesson. How do you plan to prepare students for the next period?
Are they changing classes? Is another teacher coming in to the room.)

Denouement (3 mins.) : Moment de mindfulness

Respirez
Touchez le ciel avec les doigts
Regardez les doigts
Comptez les doigts lentement (1-10)
Respirez
Touchez le pieds
Regardez les pieds
Comptez les doigts de pied (1-10)

Reflection : How did it go? What should you change? What did you forget?

Good model, students were engaged and happy to see me without a mask. Many excited by
the idea of showing their learning to ‘the professor’. Students were happy to choose their
partners, however I should have been more prepared to make good connections for those
who struggled to find someone to work with on their own.

Teaching copy (5 important points, important transitions,

Commencement routine
 -“Bonjour tous le monde”
-“Bonjour Madame”
-ASL and name research
-Who’s turn is it to say the date?

Introduce assignment
-3 parts = at least 3 days
-Explain the project (I do, we do) before handing out planning sheets
-Go over each section
-Teach ‘C’est’
-Give time to choose partners or ask me for one (after everything has been explained)
-Hand out planning pages

Independent work time(10-15 mins.)

-Circulate to answer questions and help

Moment de mindfulness

Planning Page for Le Météo (first draft)

Greeting: ____________________________________________________________________
(hellos, how are you?)

Today’s date: _________________________________________________________________

(Aujourd’hui c’est le…)

Introductions: _________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________
(Who are you?)

Située au ___________________________________________________________________.
(Where are you located?)(Country for Map makers, City for Calendar makers. ex. France/ Paris)
(What is the French speaking country that you have decided to report about?)

Make up your weather report

5 Days of the 1 2 3 4 5
week or
5 Cities

Temperature

Weather
conditions

Activities?
Extra ideas?

You are Météorologues! (student copy-final draft)

-Bonjour
 -Je m’appelle _________________ Et je m'appelle _____________________

-Aujourd’hui est ________________________________________________

-C’est L’ Hiver / L’ Été / L’ Automne / Le Printemps

-Tagline* (title of your show?, your favorite French word?, de Grande Prairie, ?)

Le bulletin météo
1. If you are working with a partner, you both have to present at least three
days of the week. (Fill out 6 of the days below)
2. If you are working alone, you must present at least three days of the week.
(Fill out 3 of the days below)

* Use your ‘mon dictionnaire’ to help you *

lundi mardi mercredi jeudi vendredi samedi dimanche

Rubric: out of 16 points

1 2 3 4
Correct weather Attempts to mention Acceptable Affective Excellent
descriptions the weather for one or presentation of the presentation of presentation of the
(Vocabulary more days of the weather for 2 or 4 the weather for 2 weather for 2 or 4
comprehension week. Can answer days of the week. or 4 days of the days of the week.
and Production) questions with lots of Can answer week. Can Understands all
help from the teacher questions with answer questions questions asked
prompts and help with some help.
from the teacher

Introductions, Does not demonstrate Attempts to mention Demonstrates Demonstrates risk

today's date, the risk taking by including the date, season, risk taking by taking by saying the
season, sign off anything besides the into. or outro. mentioning one date, season, into.
(Flexibility of weather descriptions or two of the and outro.
language) extra elements (Might mention the
temperature and
other weather related
items)

Project Minimal effort Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates that

(Artistic demonstrated in acceptable effort good effort and students have put
representation of artistic representation. and cultural cultural their best effort and
understanding Shows understanding. understanding. care into this
that european miscomprehension of assignment.
calendars start days of the week. Days of the week are
with monday) in the order that
demonstrate cultural
understanding.

Pronunciation Said something, but is Comprehensible Speaks clearly Completely

unintelligible some of the time with purposeful comprehensible
pronunciation