FRENCH 1 / Concept / Objectives/Benchmarks / Activities / Assessment
Semester 1
Week 1 / Introduction to French
Classroom procedures
Classroom Expressions
Indiana Standards:1, 2, 3, 4 / 1. Learn to understand and produce simple classroom requests in French
2. Familiarize with procedures and expectations / TPR
Setting up binders
Textbook exploration
Choose a French Name and make placard / Procedure quiz
Pretest
Week 2 / Bien Dit! level 1
Chapter 1:
Salut, les copains!
Vocabulary- greetings, numbers 0-30, Alphabet
Grammar- subjects and verbs, subject pronouns
Culture- L’Île de France,
Indiana Standards: 1,2,3,4,6 / 1. greet someone and say goodbye
2. ask how someone is
3. introduce someone
4. ask how old someone is
5. ask about things in a classroom
6. give classroom commands and ask the teacher something
7. ask how words are spelled
8. ask for and give phone numbers
9. Identify Ile de France on a map / TPR
Repetition and modeling
Partner interviews
Madame dit
Comment?
Alphabet song, bonjour song / textbook activities
workbook activities
summative quiz
Loto with numbers
Short recorded listening exercise
Week 3 / Bien Dit! level 1
Chapter 1:
Salut, les copains!
Vocabulary- classroom objects and expressions
Grammar- indefinite articles and plural of nouns, negation, avoir
Culture- L’Île de France
Indiana Standards: 1,2, 3, 4, 6 / 1. greet someone and say goodbye
2. ask how someone is
3. introduce someone
4. ask how old someone is
5. ask about things in a classroom
6. give classroom commands and ask the teacher something
7. ask how words are spelled
8. ask for and give telephone numbers / TPR
Repetition and modeling
Verb conjugation chart
Pronoun chart
Hot potato with numbers
and alphabet avoir song / textbook activities
workbook activities
quiz
Loto
Je suis CHEF!
Week 4 / Review alphabet, numbers, greetings, classroom objects, articles, avoir, negation, culture. / See above / TPR
Repetition and modeling
On rappe! video
Jeux de langue
Dictée
Téléroman
skits
Study guide Ch 1 / Computer self-test
Summative textbook activities
Chapter 1 Exam
Listening/Writing/
Speaking
Week 5 / Bien Dit! level 1
Chapter 2:
Qu’est-ce qui te plait?
Vocabulary- everyday likes and dislikes
Grammar- definite articles, -er verbs, irregular plurals
Culture- L’Île de France
Indiana Standards:1,2,3,4,5, 6, 7 / 1. ask about likes or dislikes
2. agree and disagree
3. ask how often you do an activity
4. ask how well you do an activity and talk about preferences
5. Explore sports and leisure activities popular in France compare with USA
6. Identify cities in Ile de France / TPR
Repetition and modeling
Verb conjugation chart
Flashcards
Partner Interviews
Mini Poster-Moi….j'aime, et je n'aime pas / Pose une question….
Repond au question
textbook activities
workbook activities
quiz
Week 6 / Bien Dit! level 1
Chapter 2:
Qu’est-ce qui te plait?
Vocabulary- leisure activities
Grammar- contractions with à, conjunctions, est-ce que
Culture- L’Île de France
Indiana Standards: Indiana Standards:1, 2, 3,4,6, 7 / 1. ask about likes or dislikes
2. agree and disagree
3. Compare a popular activity for teens in France and in the US / Charades
TPR
Repetition and modeling
Writing a student survey
Research a popular activity in France / textbook activities
workbook activities
quiz
Week 7 / Bien Dit! level 1
Chapter 2:
Qu’est-ce qui te plait?
Hobbies,
Indiana Standards: Indiana Standards:1, 2, 3,4,6 / 1. ask how often you do an activity
2. ask how well you do an activity and talk about preferences / Charades
TPR
Repetition and modeling
On rappe! video
Jeux de langue
Dictée
On rappe! video
Téléroman
Study Guide Ch2 / Computer self-test
textbook activities
Chapter2-Listening/Writing/
Speaking test
Partner Dialogue
Skype with French speakers
Week 8 / Chapter 2:
Qu’est-ce qui te plait?
Vocabulary- review
Grammar- review
Culture- review
Indiana Standards: Indiana Standards: 1, 2, 5, 6 /
- Describe your hobby
Repetition and modeling
Verb conjugation chart
MiniPoster /present
Flashcards / textbook activities
workbook activities
quiz
miniposter
CH 2 Exam
Week 9
End of nine weeks / Bien Dit! level 1
Chapter 3:
Comment est ta famille?
Vocabulary- physical descriptions and personality traits
Grammar- être, adjective agreement, irregular adjectives
Culture- La Province de Québec
IndianaStandards: 1, 2, 3,4,6 / 1. ask about and describe people
2. ask for and give opinions
3. answer questions about family / TPR
Repetition and modeling
Family
Tree project
Ma Famille presentation in French / textbook activities
workbook activities
quiz
Week 10 / Bien Dit! level 1
Chapter 3:
Comment est ta famille?
Vocabulary- family and pets
Grammar- possessive adjectives,
Culture- La Province de Québec
IndianaStandards: 1, 2, 3,4,6 / 1. identify family members
2. ask about someone’s family
3. Locate two French speaking cities in a map of Canada / TPR
Le Blason Familial
Repetition and modeling
On rappe! video
Jeux de langue
Dictée
Téléroman
Study guide Ch 3 / Computer self-test
textbook activities
quizlet
Week 11 / Bien Dit! level 1
Chapter 3:
Comment est ta famille?
Vocabulary- family and pets
Grammar- contractions with de, c’est vs. il/elle est
Culture- La Province de Québec
IndianaStandards: 1. 2. 3 / 1. ask about and describe people
2. ask for and give opinions
3. identify family members
4. ask about someone’s family / Create family poster
Write descriptions and captions for family poster / Written and oral presentation of family
CH 3 Listening/Writing/Speaking test
Week 12 / Bien Dit! level 1
Chapter 3:
Comment est ta famille?
Vocabulary- review
Grammar- review
Culture- review
Indiana Standards: 1,2,3 / 1. ask about classes
2. ask for and give an opinion
3. ask others what they need
4. inquire about and buy something
5. Name two popular foods eaten in Quebec
6. Name two products that Quebec produces/harvests / TPR
Repetition and modeling
Verb conjugation chart
L'horloge
Partner Interviews
Flashcards / textbook activities
workbook activities
Class schedule project
Ch 3 Exam
Week 13 / Bien Dit! level 1
Chapter 4:
Mon année scolaire
Vocabulary- School supplies, colors, numbers 31-201
Grammar- préférer and acheter, agreement w/ numbers
Culture- La Province de Québec
Indiana Standards: 1, 2, / 1. ask about classes
2. ask for and give an opinion
3. ask others what they need
4. inquire about and buy something / Halloween and
All Saints Day Activities
TPR
Repetition and modeling
Verb conjugation chart / textbook activities
workbook activities
Bookstore Ad project
quiz
Paragraph describing classes.
Bien Dit! level 1
Chapter 4:
Mon année scolaire
Vocabulary- review
Grammar- review
Culture- review
Indiana Standards: 1, 2, 3, 7 / 1. ask about classes
2. ask for and give an opinion
3. ask others what they need
4. inquire about and buy something
5. Explain 3 differences between French and American schools / TPR
Repetition and modeling
On rappe! video
Jeux de langue
Dictée
Téléroman
Study Guide CH. 4 / Computer self-test
Summative textbook activities
CH 4 Exam
Listening/Writing/Speaking test
Week 15 / Catch up week Review ch 1-4 / Integration of knowledge ch1-4 / White boards – blogs
Compréhensif
Week 16 / Semaine Culturelle
Regions of France / Describe a region of France
Locate on a map of France
Explain how this region differs from other areas of France / Make a research a region of France Create presentation in French, ask questions in French, discuss (in English) a French Film / Les Petits Projets
Interogation
Week 17 / Regions of France (continue)
Reading / ask questions- respond in French
memorize a short poem in French / Continue presentations Read aloud
Short passages / Check pronunciation and memorization of Poem
Week 18 / French Film
Joyeux Noel
Standards 4, 5, 6, 7 / Ask/answer questions about film critical thinking: How did WW I change France? / Watch film and answer questions / Discussion of Effect of WWI on France
Week 19 / End of Semester Assessment
Noel en France / Customs in France for Noel / Learn and sing French carols / Final
Timeline
Semester 2
Week 1 / Concept
Bien Dit! level 1
Chapter 5:
Le temps libre
Vocabulary- sports and activities
Grammar- faire, question words, adverbs
Culture- L’Ouest de la France
Indiana Standards:1, 2, 3, 4, 6 / Objectives/Benchmarks
1. ask about interests
2. ask how often someone does an activity
3. locate and identify France’s western provinces / Activities
TPR
Repetition and modeling
Verb conjugation chart
Mini posters
Flashcards / Assessment
Quiz: Faire
Ask and answer classmates questions in French with CH 5 vocabulary
Week 2 / Bien Dit! level 1
Chapter 5:
Le temps libre
Indiana Standards: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 / 1. extend, accept, and refuse and invitation
2. make plans / TPR
Repetition and modeling
On rappe! video
Jeux de langue
Dictée
Téléroman / Computer self-test
Summative textbook activities
Quiz
Paragraph: Ce que j'aime faire
Week 3 / Bien Dit! level 1
Chapter 5:
Le temps libre
Vocabulary- review
Grammar- review
Culture- review
Indiana Standards: 1, 2, 3, 4 / 1. discuss foods of Brittany
2. Learn to faire une crepe
3. Identify music and dances typical to La Bretagne / Create dialogues using CH 5 vocabulary
Make atraditional food of La Bretagne / Computer self-test
Summative textbook activities
Week 4 / Bien Dit! level 1
Chapter 5:
Le temps libre / Le Temps Libre
SHOW AND TELL
Write a paragraph about something I like to do and present to class / Study guide preparation in pairs
presentations / Comprehension and expression of presentations
CH 5 Exam
ListeningWritingSpeaking test
Week 5 / Bien Dit! level 1
Chapter 6:
Bon appétit!
Vocabulary- breakfast foods and drinks, place settings
Grammar- the partitive, -ir verbs, vouloir and pouvoir
Culture- L’Ouest de la France
Indiana Standards: 1, 2, 3, 4, / 1. offer, accept, and refuse food
2. ask for and give an opinion / Restaurant Skit
TPR
Repetition and modeling
Verb conjugation chart
Flashcards / Formative textbook activities
Formative workbook activities
Summative quiz
Week 6 / Bien Dit! level 1
Chapter 6:
Bon appétit!
Vocabulary- café foods
Grammar- prendre, imperative, boire
Culture- L’Ouest de la France
Indiana Standards: / 1. inquire about food and place an order
2. ask about prices and pay the check / TPR
Repetition and modeling
Verb conjugation chart
Give Advice / Formative textbook activities
Formative workbook activities
Menu project
Summative quiz
Week 7 / Bien Dit! level 1
Chapter 6: Bon appétit!
Typical French Dishes
French Table Manners and customs
Indiana Standards: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 / 1. offer, accept, and refuse food
2. ask for and give an opinion / Repetition and modeling
Project: La Cuisine Française / Summative textbook activities
Loto
Identify French Foods: Describe in French
Week 8 / Bien Dit! level 1
Chapter 6: Bon appétit
review / 1. ask about and give prices
2. make a decision / On rappe! video
Jeux de langue
Dictée
Téléroman
Study Guide Ch 6 / Computer self-test
CH 6
Listening/Writing/Speaking test
Preparez les plats
Week 9 / Bien Dit! level 1
Chapter 6: Bon appétit
Le repas francais /
- Consolidate knowledge by creating a French menu
- Cook a French dish on your menu
- Identify courses of a French meal
Describe la cuisine / workbook activities
quiz
sample menu items
Week 10 / Bien Dit! level 1
Chapter 7:
On fait les magasins?
Vocabulary- clothing and accessories
Grammar- demonstrative adjectives, interrogative adjectives, mettre
Culture- Le Sénégal / 1. offer and ask for help in a store
2. ask for and give opinions / Describe clothes, colors and styles / textbook activities
workbook activities
Fashion Show project
quiz
Week 11 / Bien Dit! level 1
Chapter 7:
On fait les magasins?
Vocabulary- review
Grammar- review
Culture- review
Indiana Standards: / 1. ask about color, size and prices
2. Choose something / Study Guide Ch 7
Slides discussion of French Colonies in West Africa / Computer self-test
Summative textbook activities
Listening/Writing test
Week 12 / Bien Dit! level 1
Chapter 7:
On fait les magasins? /
- Describe famous people
Week 13 / Bien Dit! level 1
Chapter 7:
On fait les magasins?
Culture- review / TPR
Repetition and modeling
On rappe! video
Jeux de langue
Dictée / Computer self-test
Summative textbook activities
Listening/Writing test
CH 7 Exam
Week 14 / CATCH UP WEEK
Week 15 / Review Chapter 1-7 Vocabulary and grammar concepts / Comprehensif
Week 16 / Student Projects (LIBRARY)
Paris Research week / Select and research a Paris Monument / Presenation notes
Week 17 / Student Presentations
Film: Midnight in Paris / Identify and give information about monuments in Paris / Jeopardy
Questions
Week 18 / Readings in French Pauvre Anne / Practice pronunciation and comprehension by reading a short novel / Discussion quiz
Week 19 / Readings in French Pauvre Anne / Discussion quiz
Week 20 / Final
Week 18 / Review / comprehensive
Week 19 / Finals / Final