Lesson Plan #: AELP-FRN0001


Concept Attainment Model

"Boulangerie (Bakery)"

An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan


Submitted by: Jocelyne Frazier
Email: suisselune@aol.com
School/University/Affiliation: Randolph Macon Woman's College
Endorsed by: Professor Nicholson
             Randolph Macon Woman's College

Date: April 27, 1999


Grade Level(s): Preschool education, Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Higher education

Subject(s):

Duration: 45 minutes

Description: Exercise on the concept attainment model, Boulangerie is the concept that the students are suppose to come up with.

Goals: New concept and vocabulary review, visual aid, computer usage.

Objectives:

Given data on "Boulangerie", students will be able to:

  1. differentiate between examples and non-examples of "food shops", "food service", and "food establishments".
  2. identify essential and non-essential attributes of "une boulangerie"(bakery).
  3. generate and analyze hypotheses about "une boulangerie".
  4. evaluate "une boulangerie".
Materials: Procedure:
  1. Present the 1st set of Examples gateau (cake) and tarte (pie)and Non-Example repas (meal).  Generate and test hypothesis.                                                                    When using a poster board for this two set be sure to label both columns with the appropriate name: examples and non-examples.
  1. Present the 2nd set of Examples biscuits (cookies) and Non-Examples fruits, legumes . Check for new hypotheses and elimination of older ones based on new information.

  2. When presenting the second set of examples and non-examples be sure to align the columns under examples and non-examples or to label again , if because of space the alignment is not a possibility.
  1. Present the 3rd set of Examples petit-pain (rolls) and Non-Examples poisson et crevettes (fish and shrimp).
  1. Present the 4th set of  Examples pain (bread))and Non-Example viande (meat).
  1. Present the 5th and last set of Examples Boulanger (baker)) and Non-Example boucher (butcher).
  1. Closure:

  2.  
Note: The visuals permit the addition of new words (the pictures of all the food places and the clues for the concept are labeled in French), and they are also defining a new concept which is the Boulangerie.

Assessment:

Vocabulary review before test.

Assess students on their ability to identify new words in French and familiarization with a new concept.