Unité 8.8

Field of experience: Physical Well-Being

Topic to be developed: Caring for one's body

Experiential Goal: Students will write and produce a television advertisement describing a brand new body-care product on the market.

Suggested steps:

1. Become familiar with advertisements that pertain to body care.
2. Discuss the experiential goal and the possible steps to achieve that goal.
3. Study sample advertisements.
4. Discuss what makes an impressive ad.
5. Describe some of the body care products.
6. Discuss body care products that students are familiar with.
7. Become familiar with body care products that have retained their popularity. e.g. Dove soap.
8. Become familiar with various hair care products.
9. Determine the criteria used to choose a hair care or body care product.
10. Create advertisement.
11. Present advertisement to class.
12. Reflect on the unit. What did the students learn about ads, about body care products.

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Teaching Notes

Field: Physical well-being Topic: Caring for one's body Goal: Students will write and produce a television advertisement describing a brand-new body care product on the market.
Functions	Linguistic Content
	Suggested Structures	Possible Vocabulary
making a list describing stating preferences stating criteria gathering information	présent passé composé J'ai utilisé... J'ai choisi... futur proche Il va acheter... verbe + infinitif Elle aime utiliser... négation On n'utilise pas... impératif Achetez... Achète... adjectifs (masc. fem. sing. plur) le produit préféré le meilleur choix du monde adjectifs possessifs son choix est... adjectifs démonstratifs ordinaux adverbes Il aime beaucoup... On utilise souvent, toujours, jamais... articles (partitifs, contractions) J'ai du shampooing. prépositions pronoms interrogatif Aimes-tu le produit.....	utiliser acheter prendre se laver une annonce publicitaire le shampooing le déodorisant la dentifrice la brillantine la laque la lotion pour la peau un choix le meilleur choix souvent toujours jamais le prix C'est cher. Ce n'est pas cher. C'est populaire

Unité 8.9

Field of experience: Youth of today

Topic to be developed: Knowledge about smoking

Experiential goal: Students will produce a video that will convince others not to start smoking or to stop smoking.

Suggested steps:

1. Become familiar with the difficulties of stopping smoking.
2. Discuss the experiential goal and the possible steps to achieve the goal.
3. Calculate the cost of one package of cigarettes smoked daily for one year.
4. Discuss the many products that could be bought in exchange for one package of cigarettes per day.
5. Discuss the physical side effects of smoking on the individual.
6. Discuss the effects of smoking on individuals subjected to the smoke.
7. Identify the possible problems of babies born to smoking mothers.
8. Identify the places that will no longer allow people to smoke.
9. Study statistics to determine percentages of groups that smoke.
10. Identify the reasons that many people begin to smoke.
11. Identify the many ways that people try to quit smoking.
12. Discuss possible suggestions for those who wish to stop smoking.
13. Prepare and present the video.
14. Reflect on the unit.

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Teaching Notes

Field: Youth of today Topic: Knowledge about smoking Goal: Students will produce a video that will convince others not to start smoking or to quit smoking.
Functions	Linguistic Content
	Suggested Structures	Possible Vocabulary
doing a survey evaluating cost discussing one's health identifying places interpreting stating knowledge about something making comparisons suggesting a course of action warning others convincing by making suggestions	présent Il fume... Elle arrête de fumer. passé composé Ils ont fumé... futur proche Il va cesser... verbe + infinitif Elle veut cesser... négation Nous ne fumons pas... impératif Ne fume pas... Arrêtez de fumer. adjectifs (masc. fem. sing. plur) une mauvaise habitude adjectifs possessifs à mon avis... adjectifs démonstratifs ordinaux adverbes Il fume trop de cigarettes. articles (partitifs, contractions) prépositions pronoms interrogatif Combien de cigarettes fumes-tu? Ça coüte combien, un paquet de cigarettes?	fumer arrêter parler cesser une cigarette un paquet de cigarettes une addiction la fumée le poumon la gorge le visage des effets le fumeur le non-fumeur les statistiques les endroits

Unité 8.10

Field of experience: World of Work

Topic to be developed: Trades and Professions

Experiential goal: Students will create a "Yellow Pages" directory and describe the trades and professions in their area.

Suggested steps:

1. Survey students to determine if they know anyone who has an advertisement in the yellow pages of the phone directory.
2. Determine the purpose of the Yellow Pages.
3. Discuss the experiential goal and the possible steps to achieve the goal.
4. Discuss the contents of a Yellow Pages directory.
5. Identify the different types of trades and professions found in the directory.
6. Discuss and compare the format of some of the different advertisements.
7. Discuss the information required for an ad in the Yellow Pages.
8. Compare different advertisements to see which is most effective?
9. Determine the criteria for an effective advertisement.
10. Identify the professions that do not have advertisements.
11. Create the directory choosing from family members, acquaintances or recommendations of students in the class.
12. Present the directory to the class.
13. Compare the different directories to determine who may need what information.
14. Create a class directory (a compilation of allmaterial in all of the students' directories.)
15. Reflect on the unit. Are students more aware of the different trades and professions in their communities? Do the students know each other and their families better? Did the students learn the value of the Yellow Pages?

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Teaching Notes

Field: World of work Topic: Trades and professions Goal: Students will create a "Yellow Pages" directory and describe the trades and professions in their area.
Functions	Linguistic Content
	Suggested Structures	Possible Vocabulary
identifying people, places and things asking for information gathering information making comparisons interpreting stating criteria	présent Je connais... passé composé J'ai acheté... futur proche verbe + infinitif Il veut vendre... négation Elle ne vend pas... impératif Regarde cette annonce... adjectifs (masc. fem. sing. plur) des métiers différents adjectifs possessifs sa profession adjectifs démonstratifs ordinaux adverbes articles (partitifs, contractions) Elle vend des ordinateurs prépositions pronoms interrogatif	une annonce donner l'information vendre acheter connaître une profession un métier facile difficile une recommandation les renseignements

Unité 8.11

Field of experience: The Arts

Topic to be developed: Knowledge of local artists

Experiential Goal: Students will create an album depicting the local artists in the community.

Suggested steps:

1. Become familiar with local artists in the community.
2. Discuss the experiential goal and the possible steps to achieve the goal.
3. Identify the many different types of artists in the community.
   Musicians, singers, craftsman, painters, sculptors, writers, etc.
4. Discuss the types of questions that could be asked in an interview.
5. Become familar with the profile of a sample artist.
6. Invite the artists to visit the class and explain their talents.
7. Discuss the criteria involved in being a full-time and part-time artist.
8. Identify the places where the local artists and their works can be located.
9. Identify the ways that the talents and products of the artists are marketed.
10. Compare some of the different art pieces of the different artists.
11. Discuss the kinds of information that could be included on the album page.
12. Choose the local artist and prepare the album page.
13. Present the album page to the class.
14. Reflect on the unit. Are there more local artists than was previously thought?

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