À la une: A’ja Wilson, contrat historique | CI French (Nov–AP) 04.20.26

This turnkey CI French lesson brings your students into a real-world conversation about A’ja Wilson and her historic WNBA contract.

Built around an authentic article from bebasket.fr, this lesson highlights a powerful story of excellence, leadership, and progress in women’s sports while helping students build real communicative proficiency.

Perfect for French 1 through AP French, this resource is designed to meet students where they are with scaffolded, proficiency-driven activities.

Students will:

• Interpret an authentic French news article
• Engage in meaningful interpersonal discussions about equity and representation
• Present their ideas about the significance of this historic moment

What’s included:

• Intermediate running dictation (with real article clues)
• Novice parallel script for accessibility
• Interpretive vrai/faux assessment (main idea + key details)
• 4 corners interpersonal discussion rooted in interculturality
• Presentational writing/speaking task
• ACTFL-aligned single-point rubrics
• AP theme alignment
• Step-by-step teacher guidance

This lesson is part of the À la une series, a weekly CI French curriculum built around authentic media that centers joy and excellence among historically marginalized communities.

Designed to be low-prep, high-impact, this resource helps you teach across multiple levels while staying aligned to ACTFL and AP themes.

$3.00