Instructional Session 7
Objective: By the end of class, you will be able to… (NOTE: The example objectives and lesson are given in French; they can be used with any language. You can download materials in multiple languages from our Teachers Pay Teachers store (CI Liftoff), or use the examples to make your own materials.
Beginner: write words or phrases in French to describe the class's preferences about (topic) Intermediate: write two or more sentences in French write words or phrases in French to describe the class's preferences about (topic), using transition words to say more Advanced: write a paragraph in French to describe the class's preferences about (topic), using transition words to say more and organize your paragraph Preparation For the next lesson, in Session 8, which is another Card/Slide Talk, this time about preferences, you will probably want to tell the class to think about their favorite/least favorite example of the topic you want to address in the Card/Slide Talk about Preferences lesson, if you are planning to do Card Talk. If you are planning to do Slide Talk, you will most likely assign them the task of uploading their images to the class’s slideshow as homework, or set aside some time in class, either at the end of this lesson or the beginning of the Slide Talk lesson, for them to upload their images. The example lesson in Session 8 is “weird chores,” so if you plan to use that topic, you might want to check out Session 8 before assigning this task to students. To prepare the Class Survey, you can choose to use picture prompts, such as the ones in the example lesson, which you can download from our Teachers Pay Teachers store (CI Liftoff), or you can simply make a chart on the board or overhead projector (using pen and paper or a digital format like Google Docs) in which you can record students’ responses to your questions about their preferences. You can choose any topic about which to survey your class. The example from our TpT store is about the topic of shopping and restaurants. If you are going to make your own survey, you will first want to choose the topic. You might have topics that you need to cover, or that you and your students find interesting. Some possibilities are: foods (pizza, cookies, fruits, etc.), types of cuisine (Italian, Chinese, Thai, etc.), types of locations (the beach, the city, the mountain, etc.), sports/activities (theatre, baseball, soccer, etc.), or clothing (dresses, suits and ties, boots, etc.). Of course, there are an almost-unlimited number of possible topics. Basically, you want a category (e.g. sports/activities) and then specific examples within that category (e.g. soccer, debate, theatre, basketball). Generally, about eight specific examples is a good number to work with.
Page 190
