CURRICULUM MAP SUBJECT: French GRADE: 8+ MONTH ESSENTIAL QUESTION CONTENT (CHAPTER/UNIT DESCRIPTION/ACTIVITIES SKILLS (STANDARDS/LEARNING OUTCOMES) MATERIALS/ RESOURCES ASSESSMENT (Objective/Subjective) Sept. What have I learned in French so far? How do I go about recalling? Review using Bon Voyage, level 2, pp. R1-R57 review games and activities regular and irregular verb conjugation in the present tense, near future and passé composé (a past tense) Vocabulary including but not limited to home and family, sports and activities, school, travel by train and plane and the daily routine. Bon Voyage, level 2 and all accompanying materials, including online resources Frequent formal and informal assessments, including warm up activities, games and quizzes. A review test.
CURRICULUM MAP SUBJECT: French GRADE: 8+ MONTH ESSENTIAL QUESTION CONTENT (CHAPTER/UNIT DESCRIPTION/ACTIVITIES SKILLS (STANDARDS/LEARNING OUTCOMES) MATERIALS/ RESOURCES ASSESSMENT (Objective/Subjective) Sept./ Oct. How do I discuss Chapter I les loisirs cultures movies, plays and culturels museums? How do I express whom I know and what I know? Communication: talking about cultural events. Culture: learning about French cultural events. grammar: the verbs savoir and connaître direct object pronouns referring to people: me, te, nous, vous direct object pronouns referring to things: le, la, les In addition to the textbook, students will research an area of French cultural life (film, music or performing or visual art) that interests them. Frequent formal and informal assessments, including quizzes, daily warm up activities and homework. Performance based assessment: Students will present their findings about French culture to the class in the target language.
Oct./Nov. How do I explain Chapter 2 minor illnesses to la santé et la médecine a doctor? Get a prescription filled at a pharmacy? How do I talk about to whom something is being done and give commands? Communication: talking about being textbook, Formal and informal sick, going to the doctor and the pharmacy. worksheets, video, activities, possibly including a comic assessments, including but not limited to quizzes Culture: learning about French strip about a visit to medical services and natural sciences the doctor Chapter 2 test grammar: indirect object pronouns lui, leur verbs: souffrir and ouvrir commands (the imperative) pronoun: en Nov./Dec. Chapter 3 Les télécommunications Communication: talking about textbook, computers, e-mail, the internet, faxes worksheets, online and telephones activities, video Culture: discuss today s technology grammar: verbs: L imparfait Formal and informal assessments
late Dec. What do I know about war? Joyeux Noel film collaborative project with German class Communication and culture: using the construction se manquer de. Composing a friendly letter. Culture: Learning about Christmas in France; WWI spontaneous truce DVD: Joyeux Noel authentic transciption of a French soldier s letter home One-page firendly lettre des tranchées. Quiz on alliances of WWI Reflections about war and the film Multiple research sources, posted on mmefaria.wikispaces.com
Jan How do I talk Chapter 4 about a trip I took Des voyages intéressants by train or airplane? Communication: learning the textbook, difference between actions in the past worksheets, train that continued over time and those schedules and maps that had beginning and end. How to tell a story in the past. Culture: trains of yesterday and today. grammar: verb: venir prepositions with geographical places Formal and informal assessments Possible fictional composition Feb./Mar. April/May How do I communicate, using a bank and post office? Chapter 5 la banque et la poste How do I talk about foods and Chapter 6 food preparation La gastronomie and future events? Communication: learning how to communicate in a bank and at a post office. Culture: A week in the life of French young people. Communication: learning how to talk about foods and food preparation, future events adn refer to people and things already mentioned grammar: le futur simple f aire+infinitif two pronouns together textbook, worksheets, video textbook, authentic materials, video Formal and informal assessments Performance assessment Formal and informal assessments
CURRICULUM MAP MONTH ESSENTIAL QUESTION SUBJECT: French GRADE: 8+ CONTENT SKILLS MATERIALS/ (CHAPTER/UNIT (STANDARDS/LEARNING RESOURCES DESCRIPTION/ACTIVITIES OUTCOMES) ASSESSMENT (Objective/Subjective)
May/June How do I talk about cars and driving? How do I give and understand road directions? Chapter 7 la voiture et la route Communication: In addition to In addition to frequent Talking about cars and driving, textbook, road maps informal assessments, a giving directions on the road, talking and online activities performance based about what would happen under assessment certain circumstances. grammar: le conditionnel irregular verbs in the future and conditional propsitions introduced by si (if) more pronouns
CURRICULUM MAP SUBJECT: GRADE: MONTH ESSENTIAL QUESTION CONTENT (CHAPTER/UNIT DESCRIPTION/ACTIVITIES SKILLS (STANDARDS/LEARNING OUTCOMES) MATERIALS/ RESOURCES ASSESSMENT (Objective/Subjective)
May How do I check into a hotel? How do I ask for things while I m in a hotel? Chapter 9 l hôtel Communication: learning how to check into a hotel. Learning what should be in a hotel room and how to ask for what you need. Culture: L Hôtel de la Gare, what one French hotel is like; youth hostels textbook and all accompanying materials, authentic materials In addition to frequent informal assessments, a performance based assessment grammar: passé composé using both être and avoir the pronouns y and en formation of adverbs June Review of Chapters 1 through 9 Communication: demonstrating competence in a variety of real life situations learned this year. Textbook, additional review activities Final project Final exam