WHITMAN-HANSON REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
FRENCH ONE PART A CURRICULUM
ACADEMIC YEAR 2008-2009
5 LEARNING STRANDS:
Curriculum Mapping by: Diane Tremitière Monaghan C1 –Communication
C2 – Cultures
C3 – Comparisons
C4 – Connections
C5 – Communities
WEEK / LS / CONTENT / SKILLS / ASSESSMENT / MATERIALS & RESOURCES1 / C1
C2
C3
C4 / Introductions
French names
Course Expectations
Books
Greetings
Alphabet
Accents
Numbers 0-10
Francophone Countries
Nationality Vocabulary / Greeting people
Asking somone’s name and telling your name
Using numbers to count and saying your phone number
Saying thank you and you’re welcome
Using the French alphabet to spell names
Using the French accents in spelling
Recognizing and locating some Francophone countries / Speaking Grade
Leçon 1 Quiz / Discovering French - bleu Textbook
Overhead transparencies
Practice Workbook
Writing Activities
Audio Activities & CDs
Video Activities
Communicative Activities
SmartBoard Activities
Teacher generated materials and activities
Maps
WEEK / LS / CONTENT / SKILLS / ASSESSMENT / MATERIALS & RESOURCES
2 / C1
C2
C3
C4 / Asking origins
Adjective agreement with nationalities
Numbers 11-20
Subject pronouns
The verb être / Asking where someone is from
Understanding concept of masculine and feminine in adjective agreement
Understanding the verb format of first person, second person, etc.
Singing the conjugation of être / Oral conjugation of être
Leçon 2 Quiz
Language Lab grade / Discovering French - bleu Textbook
Overhead transparencies
Practice Workbook
Writing Activities
Audio Activities & CDs
Video Activities
Communicative Activities
SmartBoard Activities
Teacher generated materials and activities
Maps
WEEK / LS / CONTENT / SKILLS / ASSESSMENT / MATERIALS & RESOURCES
3 / C1
C2
C3
C4 / Tu vs. Vous
Greetings
Ça va and Comment allez-vous?
Numbers 20-60
La Francophonie / Comparing the use of you in many languages
Inquiring about one’s health
Investigating and reporting on French-speaking countries around the world / Project – French-speaking country – oral report, locate, create travel poster
Leçon 3 Quiz
Paired dialogues
Dictée / Discovering French - bleu Textbook
Overhead transparencies
Practice Workbook
Writing Activities
Audio Activities & CDs
Video Activities
Communicative Activities
SmartBoard Activities
Teacher generated materials and activities
Maps
WEEK / LS / CONTENT / SKILLS / ASSESSMENT / MATERIALS & RESOURCES
4 / C1
C2
C3
C4 / Telling time
Giving the time of an event
Transportation schedules in France
Time of day / Asking the time
Telling time on analog and digital clock
Telling at what time an event takes place
Comparing transportation in Europe / Leçon 4 Quiz
Paired dialogues
Language Lab grade
Demonstration of understanding with clock poster
Unit Test 1 – includes listening, speaking, reading, writing, and culture / Discovering French - bleu Textbook
Overhead transparencies
Practice Workbook
Writing Activities
Audio Activities & CDs
Video Activities
Communicative Activities
SmartBoard Activities
Teacher generated materials and activities
WEEK / LS / CONTENT / SKILLS / ASSESSMENT / MATERIALS & RESOURCES
5 / C1
C2
C3
C4 / FRIENDSHIP
TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE
Voici /voilà
Inquiring about people
Vocabulary about people
Indefinite Articles
Numbers 60-79
Le Tour de France
Europe and France’s borders
The shape of France / Asking who someone is
Explaining relationships
Using indefinite articles correctly
Understanding the importance of le cyclisme in Europe
Counting to 79
Identifying the countries and bodies of water surrounding France
Recognizing l’Hexagone and drawing France freehand / Leçon 5 Quiz
Paired dialogues
Vocabulary Quiz
Borders Quiz / Discovering French - bleu Textbook
Overhead transparencies
Practice Workbook
Writing Activities
Audio Activities & CDs
Video Activities
Communicative Activities
SmartBoard Activities
Teacher generated materials and activities
Map of Europe
WEEK / LS / CONTENT / SKILLS / ASSESSMENT / MATERIALS & RESOURCES
6 / C1
C2
C3
C4 / CANADA - QUÉBEC
Tu connais . . . ?
Review of subject pronouns
Names of people and places
Definite articles
Numbers from 80 - 1000 / Talking about French-speaking Canada and the cities of Montréal & Québec
Asking about acquaintances
Asking and answering about names of people and places
Using definite articles correctly
Counting to 1000 / Quiz – recognizing numbers
Leçon 6 Quiz
Language Lab grade / Discovering French - bleu Textbook
Overhead transparencies
Practice Workbook
Writing Activities
Audio Activities & CDs
Video Activities
Communicative Activities
SmartBoard Activities
Teacher generated materials and activities
WEEK / LS / CONTENT / SKILLS / ASSESSMENT / MATERIALS & RESOURCES
7 / C1
C2
C3
C4 / THE FAMILY
Family-related vocabulary
The structure of the French family
Possessives mon, ma, ton, ta
Age
The verb avoir / Speaking about the French family and its dynamics
Explaining a family tree in French
Using possessives with masculine & feminine nouns
Asking and answering questions about your age, others’ ages
Using the verb “to have” with age and with family vocabulary / Leçon 7 Quiz
Project – poster of family tree
Fluency test – Language Lab
Impromptu speaking about a picture / Discovering French - bleu Textbook
Overhead transparencies
Practice Workbook
Writing Activities
Audio Activities & CDs
Video Activities
Communicative Activities
SmartBoard Activities
Teacher generated materials and activities
WEEK / LS / CONTENT / SKILLS / ASSESSMENT / MATERIALS & RESOURCES
8 / C1
C2
C3
C4 / Days of the Week
Months of the Year
The Date
Birthdays / Reciting and using the days of the week
Reciting and using the months
Understanding the format of the date in rest of world
Inquiring and answering about birthdays / Leçon 8 Quiz
Unit Test 2 – includes listening, speaking, reading, writing, and culture
Dictée / Discovering French - bleu Textbook
Overhead transparencies
Practice Workbook
Writing Activities
Audio Activities & CDs
Video Activities
Communicative Activities
SmartBoard Activities
Teacher generated materials and activities
WEEK / LS / CONTENT / SKILLS / ASSESSMENT / MATERIALS & RESOURCES
9 / C1
C2
C3
C4
C5 / THE CAFÉ – FOOD
Vocabulary on food, drinks
Hunger and thirst
Review of verb avoir
Making choices and requests
Masculine nouns, feminine nouns
Intonation / Speaking about the culture of the café in France
Using vocabulary pertaining to the café and food
Asking for what you want
Asking what others want
Understanding gender in nouns
Using proper intonation in French statements / Role-playing - waiter and customer
Leçon 9 Quiz
Vocabulary Quiz on foods
Vocabulary Quiz on drinks / Discovering French - bleu Textbook
Overhead transparencies
Practice Workbook
Writing Activities
Audio Activities & CDs
Video Activities
Communicative Activities
SmartBoard Activities
Teacher generated materials and activities
Field trip or send-out for authentic café cuisine
WEEK / LS / CONTENT / SKILLS / ASSESSMENT / MATERIALS & RESOURCES
10 / C1
C2
C3
C4
C5 / Summary of food & drinks
Paying at the café
The French euro
Adding menu prices
Parts of the body / Ordering a complete meal
Asking for, delivering, and paying the check
Using the euro in role-play
Recognizing the parts of the body
Singing “Alouette” / Leçon 10 Quiz
Role-playing - paying the bill
Paired dialogs
“Simon Says” / Discovering French - bleu Textbook
Overhead transparencies
Practice Workbook
Writing Activities
Audio Activities & CDs
Video Activities
Communicative Activities
SmartBoard Activities
Teacher generated materials and activities
Samples of French drinks
WEEK / LS / CONTENT / SKILLS / ASSESSMENT / MATERIALS & RESOURCES
11 / C1
C2
C3
C4 / Completion of Leçon 11 – paying for items
RÉVISION – review for mid-term exam / Leçon 11 Quiz
Mid-Term Exam - including listening, speaking, reading, writing, culture, and vocabulary / Discovering French - bleu Textbook
Writing Activities
Communicative Activities
SmartBoard Activities
Teacher generated materials and activities
· Cultural holiday celebrations will be included according to date
· Consideration will need to be given to interruptions of schedule such as MCAs testing, holidays, and vacations