FR1 Curriculum Map
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August
Content and Essential Skills
Why learn a foreign language?
Why learn French?
Where is French spoken?
Does their alphabet look like ours?
Can I say something in French now?
Skills
Listening
The student will:
•hear the alphabet and sing along
•hear a song about names and sing along
Speaking
The students will:
•introduce themselves
•greet someone
•spell their names
•ask people how they feel
•say good-bye
•begin a picture-cued dialog
•memorize a poem Voici la maison
•present a weekly current event
Reading
The students will:
•browse through textbook
•note the table of contents
•note the dictionary
•note the maps
•note the verb charts
•note the National Geographic photo essay
Writing
The students will:
•record the word of the day
•write key words
•list French names for classmates
Cultural
The students will:
•locate France on a world map
•identify the Francophone world
Assessment
Oral presentations
Oral recitation in class
Chapter written exam
Chapter listening exam
Daily written assignments
Resources
Recorded vocabulary exercises
Maps
Videos
Paired activities
Word puzzles
Music
Optional
September
Content and Essential Skills
What else can I say?
Why is a book masculine and a sheet of paper feminine?
How do I pronounce this?
How do I ask a question?
What if I don't like cheese?
Can I count past 10?
Is the French calendar different?
Skills
Listening
The students will:
•respond to recorded exercises drilling numbers and letters
•follow oral instructions and complete a dot to dot puzzle
•play Bingo
•respond to recorded exercises drilling days, dates, and times
Speaking
The students will:
•converse about:days and dates
•tell time
•describe people
•introduce people
•count 0 to 1000
•ask and tell age
•develop a picture-cued dialog
•memorize a poem
•recite the word of the day
•present a weekly current event
•sing birthday songs
Reading
The students will:
•define liaison
•practice key sounds
Writing
The students will:
•identify accent marks
•define élision
Grammar
The students will:
•classify nouns by gender
•make nouns plural
•use definite and indefinite articles
•select proper form of adjectives
•list pronoun subjects
•select appropriate pronoun subject
•conjugate and use être
•learn how to form a question
•form negative statements
•conjugate and use forms of avoir
•list idiomatic expressions
Cultural
The students will:
•compare and contrast calendars
•identify geographical features of France
•identify regions of France
•identify stereotypes
•view a chapter video featuring Sacré-Coeur
Assessment
Oral presentations
Oral recitation in class
Chapter written exam
Chapter listening exam
Daily written assignments
Resources
Recorded vocabulary and grammar exercises
Chapter video
Maps
Paired activities
Word puzzles
Music
Optional
October
Content and Essential Skills
Are French schools really different from ours?
What school supplies do French students buy?
What do you do after school?
Are there Francophone communities in the US?
Skills
Listening
The students will:
•respond to recorded exercises drilling vocabulary and grammar
•answer simple questions
•play Loterie
Speaking
The students will:
•learn vocabulary for classroom
•identify school subjects
•identify areas of school building
•describe teachers and classes
•identify school supplies
•state activities they like and dislike
•develop a picture-cued dialog
•memorize a poem
•recite the word of the day
•present a weekly current event
Reading
The students will:
•read an essay on Jacqueline's school day
•read a conversation between two French students
Writing
The students will:
•complete cloze activities
•write and self-correct short paragraphs
Grammar
The students will:
•conjugate -ER infinitives
•select between formal and informal
•memorize and use verb aller
•structure le futur proche
Cultural
The students will:
•compare and contrast school systems
•discuss le Bac
•view video of Richard's day au lycée
•view chapter video featuring the lycée Louis-le-Grand
•view chapter video featuring two youth buying school supplies
Assessment
Oral presentations
Oral recitation in class
Chapter written exam
Chapter listening exam
Daily written assignments
Resources
Recorded vocabulary and grammar exercises
Chapter video
Videos
Paired activities
Word puzzles
Music
Optional
November
Content and Essential Skills
Are French families the same as ours?
Do all French people own villas?
Are French teens just like us?
Skills
Listening
The students will:
•respond to recorded exercises drilling vocabulary and grammar
•answer simple questions
•play Loterie
•take dictation
Speaking
The students will:
•describe their family members
•describe their homes
•practice weather expressions
•develop a picture-cued dialog
•memorize a poem
•recite the word of the day
•present a weekly current event
Reading
The students will:
•read a short essay about French homes
•present a short conversation
Writing
The students will:
•complete cloze activities
•draw a floor plan of their house
Grammar
The students will:
•copy list of possessive adjectives
•match the possessive adjective with the noun
•conjugate and use the verb faire
Cultural
The students will:
•identify and pronounce common last names
•discuss driving and drinking ages
•discuss the French religious scene
•discuss select social issues
•view chapter video featuring Giverny and the home of Claude Monet
Assessment
Oral presentations
Oral recitation in class
Chapter written exam
Chapter listening exam
Daily written assignments
Resources
Recorded vocabulary and grammar exercises
Chapter video
Maps
Paired activities
Word puzzles
Music
Optional
December
Content and Essential Skills
Should I eat at a café or a restaurant?
Do they really eat snails?
Will they serve me wine?
Skills
Listening
The students will:
•respond to recorded exercises drilling vocabulary and grammar
•answer simple questions
•play Loterie
•take dictation
Speaking
The students will:
•identify basic food items
•identify table ware
•role-play a cafe or restaurant scene
•develop a picture-cued dialog
•memorize a poem
•recite the word of the day
•present a weekly current event
Reading
The students will:
•read an essay called Au café
•read a conversation called Au restaurant
Writing
The students will:
•write questions
•answer questions
•complete cloze activities
Grammar
The students will:
•form contractions
•list common question words
•conjugate and use the verb prendre
•conjugate and use -IR infinitives
Cultural
•compare and contrast table etiquette
•discuss traditional French food items
•view chapter video featuring lunch at a Parisian café and a montage of foods sold on Parisian streets
Assessment
Oral presentations
Oral recitation in class
Chapter written exam
Chapter listening exam
Daily written assignments
Semester written exam
Semester oral exam
Recitation of poem
Resources
Recorded vocabulary and grammar exercises
Chapter video
Maps
Paired activities
Word puzzles
Music
Optional
January
Content and Essential Skills
Where can I buy food?
Do they have a Wal-Mart Supercenter in France?
Skills
Listening
The students will:
•respond to recorded exercises drilling vocabulary and grammar
•answer simple questions
•play Loterie
•take dictation
•sing a song of Martinique
Speaking
The students will:
•identify more foods
•discuss where and how to shop for food
•specify quantities
•memorize and recite Le corbeau et le renard
•recite the weekly proverb
•develop a picture-cued dialog
•present a weekly current event
Reading
The students will:
•read an essay about shopping for food
•compare and contrast the food shopping experience
•read about markets in the Francophone world
Writing
The students will:
•use idiomatic expressions with faire
•complete cloze activities
Grammar:
The students will:
•conjugate and use the verbs pouvoir,vouloir, acheter, and payer
•introduce significance of le partitif
Cultural
The students will:
•discuss the presence of supermarchés, marchés, specialty shops, and hypermarchés
•discuss fable of Jean de la Fontaine, Maitre Corbeau
•view chapter video featuring two youth shopping for food at small shops and at the Marché Poncelet
Assessment
Oral presentations
Oral recitation in class
Chapter written exam
Chapter listening exam
Daily written assignments
Resources
Recorded vocabulary and grammar exercises
Chapter video
Maps
Video on Jean de la Fontaine's fables
Paired activities
Word puzzles
Music Adieu foulard
Optional
February
Content and Essential Skills
Do all French ladies wear designer fashions?
Where can I find bargain priced clothing?
What should I wear?
Skills
Listening
The students will:
•respond to recorded exercises drilling vocabulary and grammar
•answer simple questions
•play Loterie
•take dictation
Speaking
The students will:
•identify clothing items
•describe colors and sizes
•compare people and things
•memorize Le corbeau et le renard
•recite the weekly proverb
•develop a picture-cued dialog
•present a weekly current event
Reading
The students will:
•read an essay about shopping in Paris
•read a related conversation
Writing
The students will:
•create a clothing poster
•create an illustration of le comparatif
•create a color collage
Grammar
The students will:
•examine the formation of le comparatif
•conjugate and use the verbs croire, voir, and mettre
•conjugate and use -RE infinitives
Cultural
•discuss the wide range of shopping experiences, from exclusive boutiques to flea markets
•compare and contrast dress in various Francophone regions
•compare and contrast sizes
•discuss Mardi Gras: history and traditions
•make masques, King's cake, crêpes
•view chapter video featuring shopping for clothes in Parisian boutiques and department stores
Assessment
Oral presentations
Oral recitation in class
Chapter written exam
Chapter listening exam
Daily written assignments
Resources
Recorded vocabulary and grammar exercises
Chapter video
Maps
Paired activities
Music
Optional
March
Content and Essential Skills
I'm flying to France this summer and all I can say is Bon voyage...Help!
Just how many more irregular verbs can there be?
How do I offer someone a choice?
Skills
Listening
The students will:
•respond to recorded exercises drilling vocabulary and grammar
•answer simple questions
•play Loterie
•take dictation
Speaking
The students will:
•discuss check in at the airport
•discuss going through security check
•role-play finding the gate
•identify items aboard the plane
•identify activities aboard the plane
•memorize Le corbeau et le renard
•recite the weekly proverb
•develop a picture-cued dialog
•present a weekly current event
Reading
The students will:
•read an essay about a class trip to France
•read a related conversation
•read an essay about Saint-Exupéry
•read an essay about le décalage horaire
Writing
The students will:
•conduct a survey of preferences (Quel chanteur aimes-tu?)
•unscramble les phrases melangees
•board drills
•original sentences with vocab
Grammar
The students will:
•review -ir verbs
•review -er verbs
•how to select and use proper form of quel
•how to select and use proper form of tout
•conjugate and use the verbs lire, ecrire, and dire
•explain use of direct object pronouns
Cultural
The student will:
•discuss Le petit prince
•view a portion of the video
•play la Bourse commodities game
•view chapter video featuring Charles-de-Gaulle airport
Assessment
Oral presentations
Oral recitation in class
Chapter written exam
Chapter listening exam
Daily written assignments
Resources
Recorded vocabulary and grammar exercises
Chapter video
Maps
Videos
Paired activities
Word puzzles
Music
Optional
April
Content and Essential Skills
Is it true that I can see Europe at a reasonable rate if I travel by train?
How do I purchase a train ticket?
I've never traveled by rail! What's it like?
Skills
Listening
The students will:
•respond to recorded exercises drilling vocabulary and grammar
•answer simple questions
•play Loterie
•take dictation
Speaking
The students will:
•discuss how to purchase a ticket
•discuss going through the train station
•role-play speaking with the conductor
•identify terms related to train travel
•memorize Le corbeau et le renard
•recite the weekly proverb
•develop a picture-cued dialog
•present a weekly current event
Reading
The students will:
•read an essay about a train trip in France
•read an essay about a train trip in Africa
•read a related conversation au guichet
•read about the SNCF
Writing
The students will:
•use new vocabulary to write about a train trip where everything goes wrong
•participate in board drills
•complete cloze activities
Grammar
The students will:
•review the present tense
•explain use of indirect object pronouns
•explain the use of y
•explain the use of en
•conjugate three more irregular verbs- boire, devoir, and recevoir
Cultural
The student will:
•view a video on West Africa
•view chapter video featuring a train trip to Lille
•discuss the 24 hour clock
•metric conversion
Assessment
Oral presentations
Oral recitation in class
Chapter written exam
Chapter listening exam
Daily written assignments
Resources
Recorded vocabulary and grammar exercises
Chapter video
Map
Videos
Paired activities
Word puzzles
Music
Optional
May
Content and Essential Skills
Do the French high-schoolers play sports?
Which are the most popular sports?
Skills
Listening
The students will:
•respond to recorded exercises drilling vocabulary and grammar
•answer simple questions
•play Loterie
•take dictation
Speaking
The students will:
•describe team sports
•describe individual sports
•recite Le corbeau et le renard
•recite the weekly proverb
•present the picture-cued dialog
•present a weekly current event
Reading
The students will:
•read an essay about popular sports in Canada and in Africa
•read about the Tour de France bike race
Writing
The students will:
•conduct a survey of sports preferences
•unscramble les phrases mélangées
•write original sentences with vocab
•write a paragraph about a physical activity in which you have engaged
Grammar
The students will:
•learn how to structure the passé composé
•review question words
Cultural
The student will:
•compare and contrast the role of sports in France and the US
•view chapter video featuring a basketball game at thelycée Louis-le-Grand
Assessment
Oral presentations
Oral recitation in class
Chapter written exam
Chapter listening exam
Daily written assignments
Semester written exam
Semester oral exam
Recitation of poem
Resources
Recorded vocabulary and grammar exercises
Chapter video
Maps
Paired activities
Word puzzles
Music
Optional
