Mountain Range High School
12500 Huron Street  Westminster, CO 80234
Office: (720) 972-6300  Fax: (720) 972-6529
http://www.mountainrange.adams12.org
School Year
2015‐2016
Teacher name
Web page
Mme Jennifer Honka
Email address
Phone
Jennifer.Honka@adams12.org
720‐972‐6370
https://sites.google.com/a/adams12.
org/mrhs-french-2014-15/
Course Name
French 1
Course
Description
This course is an introduction to the French language and culture. Emphasis is on
developing proficient skills in listening comprehension, speaking, reading, writing,
grammar, and vocabulary. Basic grammar is introduced through conversation. This class
involves individual work, small group work, class participation, and leadership roles in order
to build these language skills. The culture is explored through a variety of activities such as
audio‐visual materials, individual and group projects and role‐playing.
Grade Level Expectations/Content Standards
Allez viens! Chapter 1: Getting to know you and an introduction to the
French speaking world
Cultural themes:
 Why study French?
 Geography of France and its neighboring countries and bodies of
Water
Francophone countries around the world
Cuisine
The Euro
La Rentrée
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Vocabulary Sets:
 Greetings
 French names
 Asking and telling how you are, your nationality and age
 Numbers 0-30
 Classroom expressions
 Alphabet and spelling
 Cognates
 Questions and answers introducing one’s self and related to
making friends
Approximate Timeframe of
Assessment
August – September
Mountain Range High School
12500 Huron Street  Westminster, CO 80234
Office: (720) 972-6300  Fax: (720) 972-6529
http://www.mountainrange.adams12.org
Grammatical structures:
 All subject pronouns
 Verbs: conjugation of the regular –er verb “aimer”
 How to make sentences negative
 Definite articles: How to say « the » with nouns: le, la, les
 Connect sentences with “mais” and “et”
 Accent marks
Phonetic sounds (pronunciation)
Silent letter “e” at the end of a French word
Phonetic sounds (pronunciation)
Standards addressed : 1, 2, 3, 4
Allez viens! Chapters 2 and 3: School
September - October
Cultural theme:
Comparison of French schools, North
American schools, and other francophone
country schools
Le Baccalauréat
The official 24 hour clock
Vocabulary Sets:
 Names of school courses
 School schedules and telling time
 Days, months
 School supplies and classroom objects
 Adjectives to describe things (introduction)
 Colors
 Numbers 31-60
 School supplies
 Quand? (When)
Grammatical structures:
 Verbs: avoir, préférer, and assister
 Indefinite articles « a, one and some » with nouns: un, une des
 How to say “this” and “that” with nouns: ce, cette, ces, cet
Phonetic sounds (pronunciation)
Standards addressed : 1,2, 3, 4
Mountain Range High School
12500 Huron Street  Westminster, CO 80234
Office: (720) 972-6300  Fax: (720) 972-6529
http://www.mountainrange.adams12.org
Allez viens! Chapter 4: Sports and free time activities
Cultural themes:
Québec francophone city in Canada
Cuisine of Quebec
Sports in Cote d’Ivoire, France, and Quebec
Vocabulary Sets:
 Sports and hobbies with “faire” and “jouer”
 Weather expressions
 Months (review)
 Seasons
 Time expressions (review)
 Telling how much you like or dislike something
 Making, accepting and turning down suggestions
 Questions and answers related to what you do and don’t do
 Avec qui?
Grammatical structures:
 Verbs: “ faire” and “jouer”
 Using “de” after a negation
 Using the subject pronoun “on” for making a suggestion
 Adverbs and their placement
Phonetic sounds (pronunciation)
Interrogatives (Question words)
Standards addressed : 1, 2, 3, 4
November –
December
Mountain Range High School
12500 Huron Street  Westminster, CO 80234
Office: (720) 972-6300  Fax: (720) 972-6529
http://www.mountainrange.adams12.org
January – February
Allez viens! Chapter 5: The French café
Cultural theme:
Paris and Parisian cafés
Cuisine of French and other francophone countries
Different regional foods in France
Informal vs. formal (colloquial)
Haute cuisine
Paying with the euro
Vocabulary Sets:
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Suggesting activities to do with friends
Making excuses or accepting invitations
Food and drink
Ordering food and beverages and café lingo
numbers 61-100
Grammatical structures:
 Verb: prendre to order food and to suggest what to order
 Verbs like prendre (comprendre, apprendre, reprendre)
Verb: Boire
Verbs: Préférer et manger (review)
The imperative (commands)
Pronunciation (nasal sounds)
Standards addressed : 1, 2, 3, 4
Mountain Range High School
12500 Huron Street  Westminster, CO 80234
Office: (720) 972-6300  Fax: (720) 972-6529
http://www.mountainrange.adams12.org
Mountain Range High School
12500 Huron Street  Westminster, CO 80234
Office: (720) 972-6300  Fax: (720) 972-6529
http://www.mountainrange.adams12.org
Allez viens! Chapter 6: Having fun with Friends
February - March
Cultural theme: Paris
Vocabulary Sets:
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How to tell time (review)
Places to go in your spare time
Things to do in those places
Making plans
Telling what you or someone else is going to do using “aller” +
Infinitive
Telling what is habitually done using “le + the day of the week”
Extend an invitation
Accept or refuse the invitation
Tell what someone wants or doesn’t want to do with vouloir
Preposition “Où?” (Where)
Review all information question words
Grammatical structures:
 Verbs: aller and “vouloir”
 Le futur proche (near future)
 Contractions with à + definite articles
Phonetic Pronunciation
Standards addressed : 1, 2, 3, 4
Allez viens! La Terre est Ronde: Diversity of family and friends
March - April
Cultural theme: Diversity of
French speakers
Vocabulary Sets:
 Family
 Adjectives to describe yourself and family members
 Possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her, its, our, their)
 Asking for, refusing and giving permission
 Chores
 Questions and answers related to who someone is and what they
are like
Grammatical structures:
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Using “c’est and ce sont” to identify people
Introducing people
Verb: être
Mountain Range High School
12500 Huron Street  Westminster, CO 80234
Office: (720) 972-6300  Fax: (720) 972-6529
http://www.mountainrange.adams12.org
 Making adjectives agree in gender and number
Adjective placement
 Possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her, its, our, their)
Pronunciation of nasal sounds
Standards addressed 1, 2, 3, 4
District Level In-common assessments
On-going in May
Speaking: Students will have a conversation with the teacher to
demonstrate ability to communicate verbally Standards: 1, 2, 3, 4
Reading: Students will read four samples and answer questions (twenty in total)
to demonstrate ability to understand through reading Standard:
1, 2, 3, 4
Writing: Students will write a short sample/essay to demonstrate ability
to express him/herself through writing Standard: 1, 2, 3, 4
Mountain Range High School
12500 Huron Street  Westminster, CO 80234
Office: (720) 972-6300  Fax: (720) 972-6529
http://www.mountainrange.adams12.org
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GRC 2
GRC 3
GRC 4
GRC 5
Proficiency Levels
Advanced Understanding of the Standard
Exceeds meeting the standard and shows exemplary advancement in the knowledge and application of
the standard.
Meets
the Standard
Partially proficient in the standard
Approaches the Standard
Shows growth toward meeting the standard
Does not Meet the Standard
Satisfactory (Practice Assignments)
Unsatisfactory (Practice Assignments)
Grade Reporting Criteria/Weights
Interpersonal Communication
Presentational Communication
Interpretive Communication
Grammar/Vocabulary Concepts
Practice
25%
25%
25%
15%
10%
Grades are based on achievement of Content Standards and Grade Level Expectations.
*Weekly progress grades are posted at https://ic.adasm12.org/campus/portal/adams12.isp
General Expectations
 Grades are based upon the demonstration of proficiency on units associated with a standard/essential outcome.
 Assessment: 100% Assessments are a means to determine a student’s mastery and understanding of information, skills, concepts, or processes.
 Practice: 0% Practice includes opportunities for students to receive clear, specific, and timely feedback as they are developing knowledge and
skills, prior to Assessments.
 Assessments will be graded based on teacher/district/state rubrics.
Class Expectations
Missing or incomplete assignments/assessments for this course: Superintendent Policies 6280 Homework and 6281 Make‐Up Work will be followed
for this course. They state that it is the student’s responsibility to request and obtain missing work. When a student has an excused absence, the
student has the same number of days they were absent plus one day to make up assignments. Students who are unexcused may not be able to
receive feedback from Practice prior to required Assessments.