For Year/Grade 4 Students
Course Goal:
To help students understand the concept of gender in French and to be able to identify masculine and feminine words correctly.
Course Aims:
- Understand the concept of gender in French
- Learn rules to identify masculine and feminine words
- Identify masculine and feminine words in different contexts
- Practise using the correct gender of words in sentences
Lesson Plan:
Module 1: Introduction to Gender
- Lesson 1: Introduction to Gender in French
- Understanding the concept of gender
- Introduction to masculine and feminine words
- Examples of common masculine and feminine words
- Lesson 2: Rules to Identify Gender
- Masculine and feminine endings
- Noun endings
- Exceptions to the rules
Module 2: Nouns and Gender Agreement
- Lesson 3: Noun Gender Agreement
- Understanding the importance of gender agreement
- Examples of masculine and feminine endings and their corresponding nouns
- Lesson 4: Adjective Gender Agreement
- Understanding gender agreement with adjectives
- Correct use of “le” and “la”
- Examples of masculine and feminine adjectives
Module 3: Practice Sessions
- Lesson 5: Practice Session 1
- Identifying and labeling masculine and feminine words
- Activities to reinforce understanding of gender
- Lesson 6: Practice Session 2
- Identifying gender in sentences
- Activities to help practice using correct gender in sentences
- Lesson 7: Practice Session 3
- Gender agreement in sentences
- Using the correct gender in conjunction with articles and adjectives
Module 4: Advanced Concepts
- Lesson 8: Compound Nouns
- Understanding compound nouns and gender
- Examples and exercises for practice
- Lesson 9: Irregular Nouns
- Learning irregular gender patterns
- Examples and exercises for practice
Module 5: Final Review
- Lesson 10: Final Review
- Comprehensive review of the course material
- Interactive exercises and quizzes
- Clarification of any remaining questions or doubts
Course Delivery:
- Online lectures
- Interactive activities
- Reading materials
- Quizzes and tests
Course assessment:
- Tests
- Exercises
- Quizzes
- Final examination
Course duration:
- Total Duration: 30 lessons
- Course delivery: 3 lessons per week
- Course duration: 10 weeks (3 months)