Andrew Lower Checkpoint A

Unit: 3A.1 50 min

Lesson: Les Adjectifs

Standards:

NYS LOTE
Standard 1: COMMUNICATION - Students will be able to use a language other than English to
communicate.
Standard 2: CULTURES - Students will develop cross-cultural skills and understandings.

ACTFL
Communication- Students will be able to communicate using the the three modes
Interpersonal: Students will be asking each other questions in french to illicit responses
Presentational: Students will present about themselves using simple adjectives
Interpretive:. Students are interpreting meaning through the use of comparative drawing
worksheets
Communities- Students are involved in group activities fostering communication and rapport
Comparisons-. Students will be able to identify how French differs in English in the functions of
descriptive adjectives
Connections- Students are able to describe and make simple observations about the people
and world they live in.
Essential Question: How do adjectives add to the complexities of language?

Instructional Objectives:
Be able to define roles and functions of adjectives in French

Be able to identify where adjectives go in a sentence in French

Be able to construct sentences which include common descriptive adjectives

Be able to identify irregular adjectival position and spelling of adjectives

Learning adjectives is fundamental to learning a languages. It allows students the ability

to further broaden their vocabulary. The specific challenge of the french adjective allows for
growth in the students Metalinguistic understanding and their own ZPD.

Formative Assessment: I will be using two activities to gauge the students understanding of
the material both in written word and spoken language. (Practice communication activities.3A.1
pg 44, Present a partner activity)

II. Lesson Body

Introduction: I will begin the class with displaying several photos of famous people and
ascribing adjectives which describe them. I.e. Leonardo is italian, etc. Next, I will briefly assess
the students in how well they can recall the gender of adjectives.
Andrew Lower Checkpoint A
Unit: 3A.1 50 min
Lesson: Les Adjectifs

Teaching Procedures: To begin the process of teaching adjectives, I will use the
powerpoint that I prepared to begin explaining the somewhat complex nature of french
adjectives. The powerpoint is meant to scaffold in a way that allows students to feel comfortable
with what they already know about adjectives without causing too much stress
(Vygotsky,Krashens Affective filter). Before the slide concerning BAGS adjectives, I will begin
the comparative photo exercise and let that run for about 5-7 minutes.
After I will begin the section concerning BAGS adjectives and other irregular forms. I
predict that at this point some students may be worried or concerned about memorizing the
rules. In this case, I will go as slow as possible to allow students time to absorb the material and
ask questions. If I am able to go over all of the BAGS info, I will have them start an activity
where they need to describe a partner. Ex. Je vous prsente Jean, Jean est grande, Jean est
italien, etc.
There is a lot of information to cover and I think their may be a chance that not all of it
will not be covered. In this case, I will stress the fact that is

Closure: I will end the class by assuring them they will be able to grasp the material, as
long as they review it and practice it.

III. Lesson Essentials

Differentiated Learning Activities: The various activities I chose are designed to help
meet the needs of the diverse students I am working with. My activities target multiple
intelligences such as audio,visual, social, and scientific.
This lesson is very grammatical in nature and may appeal to those who are bent toward
mathematical and scientific constructs. The group activities allow other more-abled students to
help those achieve what they may not be able to do on their own.
Instructional Resources, Materials and Technology

White Board
Markers
Projector w/screen
Powerpoint on adjectives
Worksheets