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Week 7 Application - Daily Lesson GAME Plan/Digital Storytelling Lesson Title: Grammar Raps Related Lessons: Passé Composé/Imparfait Grade Level: 9-12 (Level 2 Foreign Language) Unit: French Past Tense

Content standards: • 1.01 Communicate present and past information by recombining basic vocabulary and structures orally and in writing. • 3.02 Dramatize songs, short plays and skits, or poetry on familiar topics. • 5.02 Compare and contrast structural patterns in the target language and his/her own language. • 7.02 Share knowledge of the target language and cultures with others.
 * GOALS**

ISTE NETS-S: • Creativity and innovation • Communication and collaboration • Critical thinking, problem solving, & decision-making • Digital citizenship • Technology operations and concepts

Instructional Objectives: Students create an original song (music and lyrics) to teach a grammar topic related to the past tense in French. Once students have created their songs, they will create music videos in which they perform. At the end of the creation, students will view other groups’ music videos to review for the Unit Test on the French past tense.

Before-Class Preparation: Teacher will develop a list of topics related to the past tense (passé compose, imparfait, rules of formation/usage, etc.). Students will be grouped into heterogeneous groups of four by the teacher. Teacher will also load a sample music video on the class Intranet to discuss. Teacher will prepare handouts and benchmark dates for project completion.
 * ACTION**

During Class:

Ongoing Assessments: Teacher will track benchmark steps for each group to ensure they are staying on task and schedule. Students will complete a daily status report of their progress and rate their group members daily. These will be turned in to use as part of the formal assessment process. Students will be evaluated using a rubric given at the beginning of the project. The rubric will incorporate technical skills, effectiveness at teaching the grammar point, use of creative thinking in the plot/story and video, peer ratings of the group’s videos, and peer ratings of contributions to the group effort.
 * MONITOR**

Accommodations and Extensions: All students should be able to participate in this task. Weaker students in language will have many opportunities to use their creative and organizational gifts.

Back-up Plan: Students complete the benchmark tasks on paper and perform live for their peers.

Lesson Reflections and Notes: Students will likely need reminders to be effective at managing their time. They also will need to be reminded of copyright issue. It is also key that the teacher checks the lyrics and songs to make sure students don’t teach incorrect material in their videos.
 * EVALUATION**