Course Description
Open to: Grades 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 One Year Course
Prerequisite: None
Content: Students will learn a basic vocabulary, pronunciation and common expressions
as well as customs and culture of the French-speaking world. Listening and
speaking will be stressed along with reading and writing activities. Eighth
grade students taking this class will receive ninth grade credits.
Philosophy
French I is designed to enable students to experience
French in an enriched atmosphere, providing an opportunity
for repetition of comprehensible input. Emphasis is
placed on student success through proficiency. Through
use of a variety of presentations, the teacher will
create an arena in which students can hear, speak,
read and write the language as they would in real-life
situations. The study of culture is integral to the
study of French. French I lays the groundwork for a
life-long exploration into the study of French language
and culture in the global community.
Adopted Materials
Title: Allez, viens! Level 1
Authors: John DeMado, Emmanuel Rongiéras d’Usseau
Edition: 2003
Publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Use world language workbooks, audio/video tapes and other teacher resource
materials which accompany the adopted texts as appropriate.
Appendix -
Performance Objective Appendix in pdf format.
Vocabulary and structures for which students are responsible. The students
will be tested on the structures and vocabulary under the "For Proficiency" columns.
Grades
The grade that a student receives in this course will
be a reflection of how the student has performed in
two areas: the assimilation and acquisition of performance
skills. These performance skills are referenced in
the approved French I curriculum and its appendix.
The course grade will be calculated from scores obtained
on unit tests, projects and activities (reading, writing,
listening and oral language production), homework and
a semester final. Progress reports should provide the
student and parents with information (average grades
or percentages) in three main areas: unit tests, projects/activities,
and homework completed.
The final is also the End of Course Exam (EOC), which
will count as 10% of the student’s final grade
and determine whether or not the student has met the
State Standards in Humanities for this particular course.
It will consist of a portfolio which includes written
and verbal student responses and a written exam evaluating
listening, grammatical and reading proficiencies.
Copyright
Resources
Course Scope Semester
1
| Unit 1 |
La rentrée - Beginnings. School
and Socializing |
5 Weeks |
| Unit 2 |
Les Préférences |
5 Weeks |
| Unit 3 |
L’école |
5 Weeks |
| Unit 4 |
Célébrations - Celebrations |
2 Weeks |
Course Scope Semester
2
| Unit 5 |
La cuisine et la nourriture - Cooking
and Food |
4 Weeks |
| Unit 6 |
L'amitié - Friendship |
4 Weeks |
| Unit 7 |
La famille - The Family |
3 Weeks |
| Unit 8 |
La ville et les environs - City and Surroundings |
4 Weeks |
| Unit 9 |
Célébrations - Celebrations |
2 Weeks |
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Assessment
Correlation acronyms key
Note: Standard References with the letter N denote a
reference to the National Standards. Those without a
letter are references to the Idaho State Standards.
|
Unit
1 |
La rentrée -
Beginnings. School and Socializings |
5 weeks |
|
Instructional Objective
0411.01 Connaissances - Getting to know others. |
Standard Reference
N-1.1, N-1.2, 992, 993.01a, 993.01b, 993.01c, 993.01d, 993.01e, 993.02a |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Initiate and respond appropriately to salutations
introductions, and goodbyes to others. |
Allez, Viens (AV), pp 21-22, 24 & Appendix |
EOC, TMA, Txt MT |
|
02 |
Use appropriate expressions of courtesy. |
AV, p. 23 & Appendix |
|
03 |
Count in French from zero to one million. |
AV, pp. 9, 57, 88, 101, R30 |
|
04 |
Name the days of the week and the months of
the year. |
AV, pp. 56, 73 & Appendix |
|
05 |
Exchange information about age and birthdays. |
AV, pp. 25, 207 & Appendix |
|
06 |
Use ordinal numbers to arrange students in the
classroom in order of age. |
AV, p. R30 & Appendix |
EOC, TMA |
|
07 |
Recite and recognize the sounds of the French
alphabet. |
AV, pp. 6-8 |
|
08 |
Correctly pronounce accented letters in French
words. |
AV, p. 8 |
|
09 |
Spell out loud first and last names using the
French pronunciation of the alphabet. |
AV, pp. 6 - 8 |
|
Instructional Objective
0411.02 Identify French/English cognates |
Standard Reference
N-1.1, 991.02a, 992, 993.01b, N-1.2,N-1.3, N-3.1, 991.02b, N-3.2, 993.02a, N-4.1, 991.01b, N-4.2, 991.02b |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Identify cognates from written and oral French
and English. |
AV, p. 7 & Appendix |
EOC, TMA, Txt MT |
|
02 |
Investigate the concept of false cognates. |
Appendix |
EOC, TMT |
|
03 |
Discuss information about the invasion of William
the Conqueror of England and the resulting influence
of French on the English language. |
|
Instructional Objective
0411.03 Identify French-speaking areas of
the world. |
Standard Reference
N-1.1, 989.01a, 989.02a, 989.03a, 991.02a, 992 993.01b, N-1.2,N-1.3, N-2.1, N-2.2, N-3.1, 991.02b, N-3.2, 993.02a, 991.01b, N-4.2, 991.02b |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Locate well-known French place names in the
local and state community. |
Appendix |
EOC, TMA |
|
02 |
Recognize the prevalence of French in Africa
and Europe and use of French in other parts of
the world for business and industry. |
AV, pp. 1 - 4 |
|
03 |
Focus on the French culture in France, Quebec,
and Côte d’Ivoire. |
AV, pp 18–101, pp 136–226, pp 260–321, pp 102 –135,
pp 226-259 |
EOC, TMA, Txt MT
|
|
Instructional Objective
0411.04 Use vocabulary for common classroom
supplies and commands. |
Standard Reference
N-1.1, N-1.2, 992, 993.01a, 993.01b, 993.01c, 993.01d, 993.01e, 993.02a, N-4.1, N-4.2, 991.02a, 991.02b, 991.03a |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Identify and name common classroom objects and
supplies. |
AV, pp. 10, 79, 101, R12 & Appendix |
EOC, TMA, Txt MT |
|
02 |
Identify basic colors. |
AV, pp. 86, 101, Appendix |
|
03 |
Form the plural of common nouns. |
AV, p. R20 |
|
04 |
Use the appropriate definite and indefinite
article with nouns to express gender. |
AV, pp. 28, 81, R19 |
|
05 |
Use the appropriate form of demonstrative adjectives
with nouns. |
AV, p. 85, R17 |
|
06 |
Respond appropriately to common classroom commands. |
AV, p. 10 & Appendix |
|
07 |
Use appropriately common linking words. |
Appendix |
| 08 |
Identify common parts of the body. |
EOC, TMA |
| 09 |
Practice converting the dollar to
the current rate of the Euro. |
AV p 88-89, Appendix |
EOC, TMA, Txt MT |
|
Instructional Objective
0411.05 Talking about likes and dislikes. |
Standard Reference
N-1.1, N-1.2, 992, 993.01b, 993.01e, 993.02a, 993.02b, 993.03a, N-1.3, N-
3, N-4.1, N-4.2
|
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Use subject pronouns to explain who is doing
the action of a verb. |
AV, p. 24, 26, 33, 116, R22 & Appendix |
EOC, TMA, TxtMT |
|
02 |
Use the correct verb form with the impersonal
pronoun "on". |
AV, p.117 |
|
03 |
Use infinitive construction to describe likes,
dislikes and preferences. |
AV, pp. 26, 31-34 |
|
04 |
Conjugate -er verbs with all
subjects to describe activities. |
AV, pp. 26, 31-33, 113, 119, R24 & Appendix |
|
05 |
Use adverbs to describe frequency of activity. |
AV, p. 122 & Appendix |
|
06 |
Form the negative of regular –er verbs. |
AV, p. 26 |
|
07 |
Talk about personal preferences in sports and
activities including the verbs jouer and faire. |
AV, pp. 113-114, 116, 135 & Appendix |
|
08 |
Conjugate faire in all six
forms. |
AV, pp. 116 & Appendix |
|
09 |
Use the contractions of the preposition à with
the definite articles le/la/les. |
AV, pp. 113, R21 |
|
10 |
Use the contractions of the preposition de with
the definite articles le/la/les. |
AV, pp. 116, 369, R21 |
|
11 |
Accept and refuse invitations and suggestions. |
AV, pp. 122, 135, 145, 167, 173, 179, 197 |
|
12 |
Use interrogatives to ask others what people
do in their free time. |
AV, pp. 185, 197, R20 |
|
13 |
Describe the weather and seasons in French. |
AV, pp.118-120, 135, R13 & Appendix |
|
Instructional Objective
0411.06 Telling Time |
Standard Reference
N-1.1, N-1.2, 992, 993.01b, 993.02a, 993.02c, N-3.2, 989.02a, 989.03b, 989.03c, N-4.1, N-4.2, 991.02a, 991.02b, 991.03a |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Tell time in French using hours and times of
the day i.e., matin, après-midi,
soir. |
AV pp. 58, 183 Appendix |
EOC, TMA, Txt M |
|
02 |
Explain the use of the 24 hour clock as official
time in France. |
AV p. 58, 184 |
|
|
Instructional Objective
0411.07 Les cours – Class Subjects |
Standard Reference
N-1.1, N-1.2, 992, 993.01b, 993.02a, 993.02c, N-3.2, 989.02a, 989.03b, 989.03c, N-4.1, N-4.2, 991.02a, 991.02b, 991.03a |
|
01 |
Identify common classroom subjects. |
AV pp. 51, 73, R12 & Appendix |
EOC, TMA, Txt MT |
|
02 |
Conjugate the verb "avoir" in
all six forms. |
AV p. 55 |
|
03 |
Discuss personal class schedules with other
students. |
AV p. 55, 58, 61, 73 |
|
04 |
Compare and contrast the American and the French
educational systems. |
AV p. 53, 56, 61, 70 - 71 |
|
05 |
Create a French class schedule modeled on the
French school system. |
AV pp. 56, 67, & 70 |
|
Instructional Objective
0411.08 Students will explore the customs
and celebrations of common holidays in France. |
Standard Reference
N-1.1, N-1.2, 992, 993.01b, 993.02a, 993.02c, N-3.2, 989.02a, 989.03b, 989.03c, N-4.1, N-4.2, 991.02a, 991.02b, 991.03a |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Investigate a minimum of two cultural celebrations
at the appropriate time of the year during the
first semester.
- La Toussaint
- Jour de Sainte Nicolas
- Noël
- Le Jour de l’An
- Le Jour des Rois
|
Web Sites - Appendix |
EOC, TMA, Txt MT |
|
02 |
Contrast when possible the French holiday celebration
with the celebration of a similar holiday in
the United States. |
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Unit
5 |
La cuisine et la nourriture – Cooking
and Food |
4 weeks |
|
Instructional Objective
0411.09 Discuss basic food and drink. |
Standard Reference
N-1.1, N-1.2, N-1.3, 992, 993.01b, 993.01d, 993.01e 993.02a, 993.02b, 993.02c, N-2.1, 993.03a, N-2.2, 989.02a, 993.02c, N-3.2, 989.03b, 993.01d, N-4.1, N-4.2, 991.01a |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Identify and describe basic food and drink. |
AV, pp. 27, 45, 147, 167, 247, R11, Appendix |
EOC, TMA, Txt MT |
|
02 |
Offer, accept, and refuse food. |
AV, pp. 27, 45, 147, 167, 247, R11, Appendix |
|
03 |
Conjugate the verb prendre in
all 6 forms. |
AV, p. 149, R27 |
|
04 |
Form singular and plural commands using regular –er verbs, faire,
and prendre. |
AV, p. 152, R28, Appendix |
|
05 |
Use expressions dealing with hunger and thirst. |
AV, p. 147 |
|
06 |
Discuss likes and dislikes in food and drink. |
AV, p. 154, 167 |
|
07 |
Be able to name the three main meals of the
day. |
Appendix |
|
08 |
Create a menu listing foods and prices in Euros
for the three main meals of the day. |
AV, pp. 27, 45, 147, 167, 247, R11, Appendix |
|
09 |
Use the definite article in a general sense
i.e. J’aime le fromage. |
AV, p. 26, 236 |
|
10 |
Demonstrate the ability to order a simple meal. |
AV, p. 151, 167 |
|
11 |
Prepare and sample a typical French recipe. |
AV, pp. D15, 45, 73, 105, 139, 167, 197, 229,
263, 291, 321, 353 |
|
12 |
Compare and contrast French and American eating
customs. |
AV, pp. 153 |
|
13 |
Explain tipping customs in France. |
AV, p. 156 |
|
14 |
Create a skit in a French restaurant that includes
asking for a table, the menu, ordering food,
asking for costs, asking for the bill, and paying
the bill. |
AV, pp. 155. 167 |
| 15 |
Prepare and present to the rest
of the class a project about a monument, tourist
site, building, or cultural item or event found
in Paris. |
AV, pp. 136-139 |
EOC, TMA |
|
Instructional Objective
0411.10 Les gens - Describing people. |
Standard
Reference
N-1.1, 992, N-1.2, N-1.3, N-3.1, N-4.1, 993.01b, 993.01b, 993.01d, 993.01e, 993.02a, 993.02e |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Use adjectives to describe physical characteristics
and personality traits. |
AV, pp. 86, 101, 208-210, Appendix |
EOC, TMA, Txt MT |
|
02 |
Conjugate the verb être in
all six forms with the appropriate proper nouns
and pronouns. |
AV, pp. 211, R 26 |
|
03 |
Ask questions about people’s appearance and
their personality. |
AV, pp. 208-210, Appendix |
|
04 |
Use adjectives to describe scenes in well-known
French art. |
Appendix |
|
05 |
Interview another student using question words
about the appearance of a person or thing. |
AV pp 183, 185, R20, Appendix |
|
Instructional Objective
0411.11 Describe family members |
Standard Reference
N-1.1, N-1.2, N-1.3, 992, 993.01b, 993.01c, 993.01e, 993.02a, 993.01b, N-2.1, N-2.2, 989.02a, 989.03c, N-3.2, 989.03b, 993.01d, N-4.1, N-4.2, 991.01a |
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No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Identify relationships between family members. |
AV, pp. 204, 225, R10, R11, Appendix |
EOC, TMA, Txt MT |
|
02 |
Demonstrate correct use of possessive adjectives
to indicate relationship of family members. |
AV, pp. 205, 207, 225 |
|
03 |
Use the prepositions de and à to
show relationship or ownership. |
AV, pp. 204, 225 |
|
04 |
Describe physical characteristics, personality
traits, and ages of family members. |
AV, pp. 208-210 |
|
05 |
Use all present tense forms of avoir to
describe age and family. |
AV, pp. 55, R26, Appendix |
|
06 |
Discuss likes and dislikes of family members. |
AV, pp. 26-27, 31-33 |
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Unit
8 |
La ville et les environs
- City and Surroundings |
4 weeks |
|
Instructional Objective
0411.12 Describe a typical city, public buildings,
and places of interest. |
Standard Reference
N-1.1, N-1.2, N-1.3, 992, 993.01b, 993.01d 993.01e 993.02a, 993.02c, N-2.1, 993.03a, N-2.2, N-3.2, 989.03b, 989.03c, N-4.1, N-4.2, 991.01a |
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No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Identify buildings and places found in the community
or city. |
AV, pp. 176, R12, Appendix |
EOC, TMA, Txt MT
|
|
02 |
Talk about where people live and ask others
where they live. |
Appendix |
|
03 |
Give simple directions and respond to another
person’s simple directions. |
AV, p. 183, Appendix |
|
04 |
Identify common means of transportation. |
Appendix |
|
05 |
Conjugate aller in all 6 forms |
AV, pp. 174, R26 |
|
06 |
Form the immediate future using the verb aller
+ infinitive. |
AV, pp. 174, R27 |
|
07 |
Use the verb aller to describe
what people are going to do. |
AV, pp. 174, R27 |
|
08 |
Review contractions with the preposition à and de. |
AV, pp. R21 |
|
09 |
Use the verb aller to describe
how people go to school or work. |
Appendix |
|
10 |
Create a neighborhood or town and write or orally
give a description going from one location to
the other. |
AV, pp. 183, Appendix |
|
Instructional Objective
0411.13 Students will explore the customs
and celebrations of common holidays in France
that take place between February and August. |
Standard Reference
N-1.1, N-1.2, 992, 993.01b, 993.02a, 993.02c, N-3.2, 989.02a, 989.03b, 989.03c, N-4.1, N-4.2, 991.02a, 991.02b, 991.03a |
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No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Investigate a minimum
of two cultural celebration at the appropriate
time of the year during the first semester.
- Mardi Gras
- Poisson d’avril
- Pâques
- Le premier mai
- Le 14 juillet
|
Web Sites – Appendix |
EOC, TMA, Txt MT |
|
02 |
Contrast when possible the French holiday celebration
with the celebration of a similar holiday in
the United States. |
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