12th Grade French Subjonctive Lesson Plan

Topic: Greetings in French

Objectives & Outcomes

• Students will be able to use relevant greetings in French in different contexts, including formal and informal situations.

Materials

• French language materials (such as a textbook or a video with French language dialogues)
• French-English dictionary
• Writing materials (e.g. a pen and paper)

Warm-up

• Ask students to raise their hands if they can already greet people in French.
• Have a few students share their greetings in French with the class.
• Ask the rest of the students to look in their French-English dictionary for the translations of the following common French greetings: "Bonjour," "Salut," "Bonsoir," and "Au revoir."

Direct Instruction

• Introduce the concept of the French subjunctive.
• Explain that the subjunctive is a mood that is used in French to express uncertain or hypothetical situations.
• Give examples of how to use the subjunctive in different contexts, such as wishes, demands, and suggestions.
• Review the greetings in French, this time using the subjunctive where appropriate.

Guided Practice

• Give students a few examples of hypothetical situations in French and have them generate their own sentences using the subjunctive.
• Have students work in pairs to provide each other with feedback on their use of the subjunctive.

Independent Practice

• Provide students with a set of French greetings and have them translate the greetings into English.
• Have students create a set of flash cards with the French greetings on one side and the English translation on the other.
• Have students practice using the flash cards to greet one another in French.

Closure

• Review the different greetings that were learned during the lesson.
• Ask students to share a time when they used a French greeting in a real-life situation.

Assessment

• Observe students during the guided and independent practice activities to see if they are using the different greetings correctly.
• Collect and review the worksheets to assess students' understanding of the lesson.