This Joan of Arc French comprehensible input lesson tells the story of Joan of Arc, a hero in French history. It uses repetition and simple language to share the information in a way that beginning/novice French learners can understand.
Comprehensible input is important in a world languages class – but you can’t always do stories. This is a French comprehensible input lesson that uses target structures in a comprehensible way to teach about a nonfiction topic – Joan of Arc. The text is simple enough for first semester French.
The target structures in the Joan of Arc French CI lesson are:
- doit
- a ____ ans
- la voix dit
This Joan of Arc French Comprehensible Inuput lesson item includes:
- A 38-slide PowerPoint with repetition of the target vocabulary
- a text version of the PowerPoint
- comprehension questions
- a grammar explanation and exercises for the verb devoir
- a story retell sheet with photos – one for writing, one for oral retell
- a list of associated videos
- a complete answer key
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