ROSE TREE MEDIA SCHOOL DISTRICT COURSE CURRICULUM COURSE TITLE: French GRADE LEVEL: I CREATION DATE: June, 2004 Essential Question, Concept or Theme: A. Communication: Engaging in conversations, providing and obtaining information, expressing feelings and emotions, and exchanging opinions. Understanding and interpreting written and spoken language on a variety of topics. Presenting information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics. Approx. Time Allotment: PA Standards: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 Aligned Materials/ Resources/Technology Benchmark/Skills Assessment Vocabulary: Greetings, Alphabet, Courtesy expressions, Classroom Objects, Basic classroom expressions, Numbers 1-100 + year, Calendar, Time, Cafe foods, Food shopping, Daily activities, Places in the City, Immediate Family Members, Basic Personality and Physical Traits, Transportation, School terms Grammar Articles: Definite and Indefinite, partitive (lexical) Nouns: articles, regular plurals, gender, partitive as a (lexical item) Prepositions: (lexical item) in, to, from, at, on, under, in front of, behind Pronouns: subject, interrogatives (who), Verbs: present indicative and near future of regular “er”, “ re” and “ ir” verbs. Irregular verbs-avoir, aller, faire, etre, pouvoir, vouloir, vouloir, mettre, partir, sortir, dormir Adjectives: common regular forms, possessives, demonstratives Conjunctions: mais, et, parce que Adverbs: bien, mal, frequency Interrogatives: ou, comment, qui, qu'est-ce que, pourquoi, quand, quel, combien Syntax simple negative formation, Produce and perform brief guided conversations related to student's needs and interests Create brief conversations related to public place functions in simulation-restaurant, shopping, train station, airport, daily routines Prepare and respond to basic directions, instructions, commands, and requests in the classroom Describe state of being and feelings Propose and answer simple questions Generate conversations integrating basic routine social situations including greetings, leave takings, and simple introductions of self and family Describe daily environment related topics-weather, time, seasons in routine conversations and apply these concepts as appropriate Count and use numbers in other functionstemperature, time, money, to indicate quantity Devise simple narrative about a personal experience or event State preferences pertaining to every day life Demonstrate comprehension of short face to face and audio conversations on familiar topics Assess main idea of simple oral/written narratives and texts on familiar topic Distinguish words and phrases heard or seen in songs Utilize appropriate responses to oral and/or written requests, directions and other information Identify people and objects based on oral and written descriptions Demonstrate comprehension and use for contextualized understanding of isolated words or phrases in authentic but unfamiliar printed material or announcements from target culture Repeat unfamiliar words that recombine familiar French I Page 1 Text Bienvenue ( Glencoe, Macmillan/McGraw-Hill,1994) Student Edition Teacher’s wraparound edition Writing activities Workbook & Student tape manual, Student edition Writing activities Workbook, Teacher’s annotated edition Student tape manual, teacher’s edition ( tape script) Audio cassette program Overhead transparencies Video cassette program Computer software: Practice and test generator Communication Activities masters Bell ringer review black line masters Situation cards Chapter quizzes with answer key Testing program with answer key Other Scholastic Magazine- Bonjour Verb Sheets Internet -1- Instructional Strategies Oral Presentations Simulated activities through role playing Paired communicative activities Cooperative learning groups Drilling Memorization Dictation TPR activities Visual and verbal cues ( e.g. situation cards ) Modeling Realia Audio tape activities Videotape activities Overhead transparency activities Computer software activities Games, skits, songs and puzzles Speaking and writing activities ( e.g. Workbook exercises, taking notes, listing, categorizing, labeling, summarizing, comparing, contrasting) Activating prior knowledge June, 2004 Essential Question, Concept or Theme: A. Communication: Engaging in conversations, providing and obtaining information, expressing feelings and emotions, and exchanging opinions. Understanding and interpreting written and spoken language on a variety of topics. Presenting information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics. Approx. Time Allotment: PA Standards: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 Benchmark/Skills simple interrogative formation, subject/verb agreement: gender and number agreements, contractions with “a” and “de”, use of the pronoun “on” French I Assessment sound patterns and letter combinations Use knowledge of linguistic system (grammar, word patterns) to derive meaning from unfamiliar material Use cognates to facilitate comprehension Read aloud familiar stories, passages, dialogues etc. with appropriate intonation and comprehensible pronunciation Recite proverbs, nursery rhymes, short poems, and songs Compose and present simple guided texts on familiar topics Reproduce in written form most language that is used orally Use oral or written language to give messages, and complete short guided paragraphs, etc. Use oral or written language to produce and share illustrated stories or projects Interpret and use gestures germane to the language Practice skills using “Teacher of the Day” Evaluate communicative skills using discrete point quizzes and prochievement Chapter Tests Recite dialogues Create role plays Assess aural comprehension via dictation Describe a family member Introduce a new friend Select and order from a cafe menu Discuss daily activities Produce projects( e.g. calendars, daily logs, family trees) Develop oral Presentations using relevant vocabulary and grammatical concepts Construct reports Assess listening skills using TPR Page 2 Aligned Materials/ Resources/Technology Hardware CD Player Cassette tape recorder VCR player DVD player Computer -2- Instructional Strategies Interviewing Reading aloud- teacher Reading aloud- student Internet activities Brainstorming June, 2004 Essential Question, Concept or Theme: A. Communication: Engaging in conversations, providing and obtaining information, expressing feelings and emotions, and exchanging opinions. Understanding and interpreting written and spoken language on a variety of topics. Presenting information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics. Approx. Time Allotment: PA Standards: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 Adaptations/Inclusion Techniques Point out features of the program Review prior knowledge and skills Emphasize cognates as a learning strategy Model pronunciation Use organizers Employ TPR Extend or adapt written practice Allow extra time for practice and assessment Limit or modify activities, assignments and assessments Examine patterns Reinforce and review Clarify expectations and goals Explain unfamiliar concepts and terminology Use contextural clues Assist in developing possibilities Support with realia Color code or highlight Provide tutoring and peer mentoring Employ memory techniques Provide Individualized Instruction Give advance notice regarding future assignments Note taking by classmates for reproduction Consult IEP’s Engage in ongoing communication with Special Education case workers French I Enrichment Strategies World Language Departmental Initiatives Immersion trips to Canada Reciprocal Exchange program to France District World Language Contest and Fete (award program) Phyllis Kavanaugh Scholarship National Contests World Language Honor Society Fun Day Level I Opportunities Field trips Music Student designed activities Rank Level I projects Challenge for credit Independent study Bridge program Enhancement activities (e.g. provide extra reading material, extra listening and speaking opportunities) Guest speakers/ Visiting artists Out of class enhancement activities ( e.g. Movies, language luncheon groups) Page 3 Remediation Strategies Multicultural/Interdisciplinary Connection World Languages- French, German, Latin, Spanish( compare and contrast languages within the discipline) Mathematics ( currency exchange, measurement systems) Geography ( maps, demographics, climate) Language Arts ( etymology, linguistics, literature, writing, public speaking, grammar and syntax, theater and cinema) Social Studies ( culture, civics, history, humanities, economics, ethnicity, government) Music ( folk songs, dances, popular music, musical instruments) Art ( art history, crafts, student art projects, architecture) Science ( famous scientists, ecology, natural sciences) Consumer Sciences ( cuisine, etiquette, fashion, advertising) Physical Education ( sports, recreational activities, health and fitness) Technology Education ( student projects and research utilizing technology) -3- June, 2004 Essential Question, Concept or Theme: B. Connections: Reinforcing and furthering knowledge of other disciplines through the World Language. Acquiring information and recognizing the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the world language and its culture. Comparisons: Recognizing that different languages use different ways to communicate and can apply that knowledge to their own language. Community: Using the language both within and beyond the school setting. Using language for leisure and personal enrichment. Approx. Time Allotment: PA Standards: 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2 Aligned Materials/ Resources/Technology CONNECTIONS Vocabulary Text Use every day number skills to do simple math Greetings, Alphabet, Courtesy Bienvenue ( Glencoe, problems and to calculate currency equivalencies in expressions, Classroom Objects, the target language Macmillan/McGrawBasic classroom expressions, Hill,1994) Make, label and read maps using appropriate Numbers 1-100 + year, Calendar, geographical terms in the target language Student Edition Manipulate the applications of the metric system in Time, Cafe foods, Food Teacher’s wraparound talking about weather, height, weight, distance shopping, Daily activities, Places edition Recognize famous historical events, people, in the City, Immediate Family Writing activities landmarks, places, products from the target culture Members, Basic Personality and Examine American historical events, place names, Workbook & Student tape Physical Traits, Transportation, manual, Student edition famous people and events from the target culture perspective and influence School terms Writing activities Discuss and express preferences about sports, games Workbook, Teacher’s and equipment for these in the target language Grammar annotated edition Demonstrate knowledge of other forms of government Articles: Definite and Indefinite, Apply as appropriate language arts skills to the target Student tape manual, partitive (lexical) teacher’s edition ( tape language-punctuation, dictionary skills, reading and writing skills Nouns: articles, regular plurals, script) Demonstrate awareness of artistic and musical gender, partitive as a (lexical Audio cassette program contributions, and practices present in the target item) Overhead transparencies culture-famous works of art, special musical Prepositions: (lexical item) in, instruments, famous artists or composers, well known Video cassette program to, from, at, on, under, in front Computer software: songs Use computer, multimedia, traditional texts and of, behind Practice and test generator printed material to find information on familiar Pronouns: subject, Communication Activities themes to integrate in other target language activities interrogatives (who), disjunctive (menus, phone book ads, TV and movie listings) masters pronouns . Bell ringer review black Analyze form, presentation, layout of target culture line masters Verbs: products to examine culturally imbedded features present indicative and near future COMPARISONS Situation cards Recognize borrowed words from the target language of regular “er”, “ re” and “ ir” Chapter quizzes with Recognize Anglicisms present in the target language verbs. Irregular verbs-avoir, answer key Benchmark/Skills French I Assessment Page 4 Instructional Strategies Oral Presentations Simulated activities through role playing Paired communicative activities Cooperative learning groups Drilling Memorization Dictation TPR activities Visual and verbal cues ( e.g. situation cards ) Modeling Realia Audio tape activities Videotape activities Overhead transparency activities Computer software activities Games, skits, songs and puzzles Speaking and writing activities ( e.g. Workbook exercises, taking notes, listing, categorizing, labeling, summarizing, comparing, contrasting) Activating prior knowledge Interviewing Reading aloud- teacher Reading aloud- student Brainstorming -4- June, 2004 Essential Question, Concept or Theme: B. Connections: Reinforcing and furthering knowledge of other disciplines through the World Language. Acquiring information and recognizing the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the world language and its culture. Comparisons: Recognizing that different languages use different ways to communicate and can apply that knowledge to their own language. Community: Using the language both within and beyond the school setting. Using language for leisure and personal enrichment. Approx. Time Allotment: PA Standards: 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2 Benchmark/Skills Assessment aller, faire, etre, pouvoir, vouloir, vouloir, mettre, prendre, partir, sortir, dormir Adjectives: common regular forms, possessives, demonstratives Conjunctions: mais, et, parce que Adverbs: bien, mal, frequency Interrogatives: ou, comment, qui, qu'est-ce que, pourquoi, quand, quel, combien Syntax simple negative formation, simple interrogative formation, subject/verb agreement: gender and number agreements, contractions with “a” and “de”, use of the pronoun “on” Compare grammatical structures, pronunciation and writing systems between native and target languages Identify different social conventions( e.g. forms of address, idiomatic expressions, phone etiquette) Demonstrate understanding that vocabulary terms mean different things in different cultures Identify and understand cognates between languages Understand and use appropriate nonverbal communication of the target language Use the target language in a manner appropriate to the etiquette of the native speaker Compare and contrast basic conditions in the various target cultures( e.g. weather, seasons, food customs) Speculate and defend perceptions on why certain products are important in the target culture Compare target culture products toys, games, foods, with those in native culture Compare target culture daily practices (e.g. grocery shopping) with native culture Compare celebrations and holidays common to the cultures of the target language and the native culture (U.S.) (e.g. Thanksgiving only celebrated in U.S., why and where is Mardi Gras celebrated) COMMUNITY Identify the target language in the students' daily life ( e.g. restaurant menus, recipes, TV commercials, travel programs, movies) Find connections with the target culture through the use of technology, media and authentic sources Participate in structured curricular programs designed to extend learning beyond the classroom (e.g. visiting artists, field trips) Discover and utilize rich resources within the RTM community French I Page 5 Aligned Materials/ Resources/Technology Testing program with answer key Instructional Strategies Internet activities Other Scholastic MagazineBonjour Verb Sheets Internet Hardware CD Player Cassette tape recorder VCR player DVD player Computer -5- June, 2004 Essential Question, Concept or Theme: B. Connections: Reinforcing and furthering knowledge of other disciplines through the World Language. Acquiring information and recognizing the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the world language and its culture. Comparisons: Recognizing that different languages use different ways to communicate and can apply that knowledge to their own language. Community: Using the language both within and beyond the school setting. Using language for leisure and personal enrichment. Approx. Time Allotment: PA Standards: 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2 Benchmark/Skills Aligned Materials/ Resources/Technology Assessment Instructional Strategies Use target language to respond to basic target language situations encountered in the students' daily life (e.g. read a menu, write to a pen pal, give directions to a visitor, thank visiting artists) Listen to music, sing songs, and/or play instruments from target culture Participate in games and sports from target culture Read age-appropriate and linguistically appropriate materials from target culture Experience new foods from target culture View age-appropriate and linguistically appropriate films from target culture Appreciate target culture elements that are related to travel experiences Demonstrate survival skills in an immersion experience Evaluate communicative skills and cultural knowledge using discrete point quizzes and prochievement chapter tests Recite dialogues Create role plays Assess aural comprehension via dictation Select and order from a cafe menu Discuss daily activities and current events Produce projects( e.g. calendars, daily logs, family trees) Construct reports Develop oral presentations using relevant vocabulary, grammatical concepts and cultural knowledge. French I Page 6 -6- June, 2004 Essential Question, Concept or Theme: B. Connections: Reinforcing and furthering knowledge of other disciplines through the World Language. Acquiring information and recognizing the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the world language and its culture. Comparisons: Recognizing that different languages use different ways to communicate and can apply that knowledge to their own language. Community: Using the language both within and beyond the school setting. Using language for leisure and personal enrichment. Approx. Time Allotment: PA Standards: 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2 Adaptations/Inclusion Techniques Point out features of the program Review prior knowledge and skills Emphasize cognates as a learning strategy Model pronunciation Use organizers Employ TPR Extend or adapt written practice Allow extra time for practice and assessment Limit or modify activities, assignments and assessments Examine patterns Reinforce and review Clarify expectations and goals Explain unfamiliar concepts and terminology Use contextural clues Assist in developing possibilities Support with realia Color code or highlight Provide tutoring and peer mentoring Employ memory techniques Provide Individualized Instruction Give advance notice regarding future assignments Consult IEP’s Engage in ongoing communication with Special Education case workers Note taking by classmates for reproduction French I Enrichment Strategies World Language Departmental Initiatives Immersion trips to Canada Reciprocal Exchange program to France District World Language Contest and Fete (award program) Phyllis Kavanaugh Scholarship National Contests World Language Honor Society Fun Day Community concert series Level I Opportunities Field trips Rank Level I projects Challenge for credit Independent study Bridge program Enhancement activities (e.g. provide extra reading material, extra listening and speaking opportunities) Guest speakers/ Visiting artists Page 7 Remediation Strategies Multicultural/Interdisciplinary Connection World Languages- French, German, Latin, Spanish( compare and contrast languages within the discipline) Mathematics ( currency exchange, measurement systems) Geography ( maps, demographics, climate) Language Arts ( etymology, linguistics, literature, writing, public speaking, grammar and syntax, theater and cinema) Social Studies ( culture, civics, history, humanities, economics, ethnicity, government) Music ( folk songs, dances, popular music, musical instruments) Art ( art history, crafts, student art projects, architecture) -7- June, 2004 Essential Question, Concept or Theme: C. Culture: Demonstrating and understanding the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture. Demonstrating and understanding the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture. Approx. Time Allotment: PA Standards: 2.1, 2.2 Aligned Materials/ Resources/Technology Vocabulary: Identifying cultural differences in the Text Greetings, Alphabet, Courtesy areas of number formation, telling time, Bienvenue ( Glencoe, expressions, Classroom Objects, Basic calendar design, giving phone numbers Macmillan/McGrawclassroom expressions, Numbers 1Use appropriate courtesy and etiquette Hill,1994) 100 + year, Calendar, Time, Cafe behaviors in basic daily-life social Student Edition foods, Food shopping, Daily activities, situations (e.g. greeting, leave takings) Teacher’s wraparound edition Places in the City, Immediate Family Support oral language through culturally Writing activities Workbook & Members, Basic Personality and appropriate nonverbal cues in simple Student tape manual, Student Physical Traits, Transportation, School daily-life situations (e.g. counting from edition terms thumb, signaling waiter) Writing activities Workbook, Compare and identify cultural Teacher’s annotated edition Grammar similarities and differences in areas Student tape manual, teacher’s Articles: Definite and Indefinite, related to linguistic concepts studied edition ( tape script) partitive (lexical) (e.g. food, clothing, leisure time, school) Audio cassette program Nouns: articles, regular plurals, Discuss and dispel inappropriate Overhead transparencies gender, partitive as a (lexical item) stereotypical images associated with the Video cassette program Prepositions: (lexical item) in, to, target culture Computer software: Practice from, at, on, under, in front of, behind Demonstrate awareness of special and test generator Pronouns: subject, interrogatives customs of target culture as related to Communication Activities (who), disjunctive pronouns daily-life activities and special events masters (holidays, gift giving, social roles) Bell ringer review black line Verbs: present indicative and near future of Sing folk songs in target language masters regular “er”, “ re” and “ ir” verbs. Identify contributions of target culture Situation cards Irregular verbs-avoir, aller, faire, etre, to English language and American Chapter quizzes with answer pouvoir, vouloir, vouloir, mettre, society key prendre, partir, sortir, dormir Research and describe significant Testing program with answer Adjectives: common regular forms, locations and monuments of target key possessives, demonstratives culture Conjunctions: mais, et, parce que Demonstrate awareness of global impact Other Adverbs: bien, mal, frequency of target language. Scholastic Magazine- Bonjour Benchmark/Skills French I Assessment Page 8 -8- Instructional Strategies Oral Presentations Simulated activities through role playing Paired communicative activities Cooperative learning groups Drilling Memorization Dictation TPR activities Visual and verbal cues ( e.g. situation cards ) Modeling Realia Audio tape activities Videotape activities Overhead transparency activities Computer software activities Games, skits, songs and puzzles Speaking and writing activities ( e.g. Workbook exercises, taking notes, listing, categorizing, labeling, summarizing, comparing, contrasting) Activating prior knowledge Interviewing Reading aloud- teacher June, 2004 Essential Question, Concept or Theme: C. Culture: Demonstrating and understanding the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture. Demonstrating and understanding the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture. Approx. Time Allotment: PA Standards: 2.1, 2.2 Benchmark/Skills Assessment Interrogatives: ou, comment, qui, qu'est-ce que, pourquoi, quand, quel, combien Syntax simple negative formation, simple interrogative formation, subject/verb agreement: gender and number agreements, contractions with “a” and “de”, use of the pronoun “on” Demonstrate knowledge of geographical features, landmarks, seminal historical events, key institutions and some political structures of the target culture environments Demonstrate knowledge of selected major works of art, music, literature, if possible using the target language Interpret and use gestures germane to the language Evaluate cultural awareness using discrete point quizzes and prochievement Chapter Tests Recite dialogues Create role plays Assess aural comprehension via dictation Describe a family member Introduce a new friend in a cultural context Select and order from a cafe menu Discuss daily activities Produce projects( e.g. calendars, daily logs, family trees) Develop oral presentations within an appropriate cultural context Construct reports Assess cultural assimilation using TPR French I Page 9 Aligned Materials/ Resources/Technology Verb Sheets Internet Instructional Strategies Reading aloud- student Internet activities Brainstorming Hardware CD Player Cassette tape recorder VCR player DVD player Computer -9- June, 2004 Essential Question, Concept or Theme: C. Culture: Demonstrating and understanding the relationship between the Approx. Time Allotment: practices and perspectives of the culture. Demonstrating and understanding the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture. PA Standards: 2.1, 2.2 Adaptations/Inclusion Techniques Enrichment Strategies Point out features of the program Review prior knowledge and skills Emphasize cognates as a learning strategy Model pronunciation Use organizers Employ TPR Extend or adapt written practice Allow extra time for practice and assessment Limit or modify activities, assignments and assessments Examine patterns Reinforce and review Clarify expectations and goals Explain unfamiliar concepts and terminology Use contextural clues Assist in developing possibilities Support with realia Color code or highlight Provide tutoring and peer mentoring Employ memory techniques Provide Individualized Instruction Give advance notice regarding future assignments Consult IEP’s Engage in ongoing communication with Special Education case workers Note taking by classmates for reproduction World Language Departmental Initiatives French I Immersion trips to Canada Reciprocal Exchange program to France District World Language Contest and Fete (award program) Phyllis Kavanaugh Scholarship National Contests World Language Honor Society Fun Day Community concert series Level I Opportunities Field trips Rank Level I projects Challenge for credit Independent study Bridge program Enhancement activities (e.g. provide extra reading material, extra listening and speaking opportunities) Guest speakers/ Visiting artists Page 10 Remediation Strategies Multicultural/Interdisciplinary Connection World Languages- French, German, Latin, Spanish( compare and contrast languages within the discipline) Mathematics ( currency exchange, measurement systems) Geography ( maps, demographics, climate) Language Arts ( etymology, linguistics, literature, writing, public speaking, grammar and syntax, theater and cinema) Social Studies ( culture, civics, history, humanities, economics, ethnicity, government) Music ( folk songs, dances, popular music, musical instruments) Art ( art history, crafts, student art projects, architecture) - 10 - June, 2004