1. Select a key word or grammar concept from the unit. 2. Brainstorm yourself what would go into each of the four quadrants. 3. Introduce the concept to students and guide them through whichever quadrant you feel would be most interesting/relevant first. 4. Guide students through other quadrants to model the procedure. Variations after you model once: Let students fill out on their own in groups. Use in a center as a mini-lesson on grammar – at your teacher table. Have students add to their Frayer Model as the week/unit goes on. Give students a filled-out Frayer Model and have them figure out the word that goes into the center. Frayer Four-Square Model

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adjective Definition in your own wordsCharacteristics in ___________________ ExamplesNon-Examples

adjective Definition in your own wordsCharacteristics in __Japanese_____ ExamplesNon-Examples A word that describes a person, place, or thing (a noun) Two types – “ii” and “na” adjectives Say before the noun For negative – change “ii” to “iku” OR Change “na” to “janai” あかい あおい オレンジの みどりの いぬねこ 行きます学校 早く

Definition in your own wordsCharacteristics in __French___________ ExamplesNon-Examples Expresses… an action completed in the past an action completed a number of times in the past a series of actions completed in the past As-tu étudié ce weekend ? Did you study this weekend? Oui, j'ai mangé cinq fois hier. Yes, I did eat five times yesterday. Samedi, il a vu sa mère, a parlé au médicin et a trouvé un chat. Saturday he saw his mother, talked to the doctor, and found a cat. Conjugate using.. the present tense of the auxiliary verb (either avoir or être) AND past participle of the main verb Also… with verbs that use "etre" to form it, past participles have to agree in number and gender with the subject (similar to the way adjectives agree). Je vais manger le déjeuner à midi. I am going to eat lunch at noon. C'est midi - je mange le déjeuner. It is noon - I am eating lunch [now]. Au jourd'hui, j'ai mangé le déjeuner à midi, mais normalement, je déjeune à une heure. Today I at lunch at noon, but normally I lunch at 1p.m. passé composé