Napoleon French Comprehensible Input Lesson

This beginning French Napoleon French comprehensible input lesson uses target structures and simplified language to teach about a non-fiction topic – the life of Napoleon Bonaparte. The story includes both the passé composé and imparfait, so it is appropriate for second year and beyond.  Use the PowerPoint to tell the story of Napoleon’s life, then have students read the passage and answer the comprehension questions.  Finally, they can do the retell activities to get more practice using the past tense.

The target structures in the beginning French Napoleon French comprehensible input lesson are:

• a attaqué
• a perdu
• est devenu

This Napoleon French Comprehensible Input Lesson includes:

• a 39-slide PowerPoint with repetition of the target vocabulary
• a text version of the PowerPoint
• comprehension questions
• a grammar explanation on the Vandertramp verbs
• 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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