FRIII Curriculum Map
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August
Content and Essential Skills
What verb tenses have we covered?
What have I forgotten over the summer?
Are we going to learn another poem?
Have you heard from Thomas?
Skills
Listening
The students will:
•respond to recorded exercises drilling vocabulary and grammar
•play vocab Loterie
•listen to songs and fill in missing words and phrases
•listen to recorded dialogue and take dictation
Speaking
The students will:
•recite poetry from former years
•participate in vocabulary games
•role-play situations
•perform dialogues
•recite the word of the day
•present a weekly current event
Reading
The students will:
•read conversations in order to review vocabulary
•read magazine and newspaper articles looking for cognates
Writing
The students will:
•complete cloze activities
•take a dictation
•enter essay in journal
Grammar
The students will:
•review of tenses
•maintain a verb chart
Cultural
•discuss US and France relations
•maintain contact with last year's foreign exchange student
Assessment
Oral presentations
Oral recitation in class
Daily written assignments
Written exam
Resources
Recorded exercises
Maps
Videos
Paired activities
Music
Optional
September
Content and Essential Skills
What leisure activities do French people of different ages enjoy?
How do they spend their time and money?
What is la Comédie Française?
Skills
Listening
The students will:
•respond to recorded exercises
•view video on French teens in Montréal
•listen to excerpt from Le bourgeois gentilhomme
Speaking
The students will:
•discuss some leisure activities
•discuss the theater
•provide a synopsis of 3 Molière plays
•discuss likes and dislikes
•introduce Paul Verlaine poem
•recite the word of the day
•present a weekly current event
Reading
The students will:
•read an essay about activities, time, and spending money
•read a conversation about the theater
Writing
The students will:
•compete cloze activities
•write a paragraph about an outing
Grammar
The students will:
•review passé composé
•review imparfait
•compare and contrast usage
Cultural
The students will:
•discuss some of Molière's plays
•compare and contrast theater attendance in the USA and in France
•compare and contrast an actor's life then and now
Assessment
Oral presentations
Oral recitation in class
Chapter written exam
Chapter listening exam
Daily written assignments
Resources
Recorded vocabulary and grammar exercises
Video
Paired activities
Music: Nuits de septembre
CD: recorded excerpt from Le bourgeois gentilhomme
Optional
October
Content and Essential Skills
Enough with the arts! What about physical activities?
Skills
Listening
The students will:
•listen to a song by Les Native
•respond to recorded exercises
Speaking
The students will:
•discuss the accomplishments of a music
•discuss the performances of two sports personalities
•drill Paul Verlaine poem
•recite the word of the day
•present a weekly current event
Reading
The students will:
•read a newspaper article about Les Native
•read a newspaper article about a world-class female surfer
•read a newspaper article about a male distance runner
Writing
The students will:
•take dictation
•write answers to text questions
•write an essay on role-models
•create a poster illustrating le comparatif
•create a poster illustrating le superlatif
Grammar
The students will:
•form the comparatif
•form the superlatif
•outline the use of the subjonctif with expressions of emotion
•use the subjonctif after the superlatif
Cultural
The students will:
•compare and contrast the power of the sports world in the US and France
Assessment
Oral recitation in class
Chapter quizzes
Chapter written exam
Chapter listening exam
Daily written assignments
Resources
Recorded vocabulary and grammar exercises
Video
Paired activities
Music
Word puzzles
Optional
November
Content and Essential Skills
What about music and song?
Are they enjoyed by the French?
Skills
Listening
The students will:
•listen and sing along with a recording of Les feuilles mortes by Yves Montand
•watch a video about the life and work of Édith Piaf
Speaking
The students will:
•discuss the history and tradition of la chanson française
•analyze the poetic song Les feuilles mortes
•drill Verlaine's poem
•recite the word of the day
•present a weekly current event
Reading
The students will:
•read and translate Les feuilles mortes
•read an essay on la chanson française
Writing
The students will:
•complete cloze activities
•write an interpretive essay
•respond to recorded exercises
Grammar
The students will:
•expand their list of expressions of emotion that requie the use of the subjonctif
•use the subjonctif for uncertainty
Cultural
The students will:
•discuss the contributions of two legends: Edith Piaf and Yves Montand
Assessment
Oral recitation in class
Chapter quizzes
Chapter written exam
Chapter listening exam
Daily written assignments
Resources
Recorded vocabulary and grammar exercises
Video: La vie en rose
Paired activities
CD: Les feuilles mortes
Optional
December
Content and Essential Skills
What is the European Union?
What's up with France?
Why are the French like that?
Do all French people see us as flag-waving Americans?
Who's more patriotic?
Can we make some generalizations about les Français and les Américains?
Skills
Listening
The students will:
•respond to recorded exercises
•do a dictation based on recordings of text
•do fill-in activities with Christmas carols
Speaking
The students will:
•discuss how the union came about
•analyze what effect it has on us
•compare and contrast character traits of Americans and the French
•recite the word of the day
•present a weekly current event
•recite Verlaine's poem
Reading
The students will:
•read about the history of the European Union
•read and discuss a conversation about les Américains et les Français
Writing
The students will:
•write an essay mon avenir
•write a reaction to Jean de Florette and its sequel
Grammar
The students will:
•review and expand use of prepositions with geographical names
•review placement of pronoun objects
•drill placement of y
•review le futur
•introduce irregular futur forms
Cultural
The students will:
•discuss US and French relations prior and post 9/11
•compare our economic situations
Assessment
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
Video: Jean de Florette and Manon
Paired activities
Word puzzles
Optional
January
Content and Essential Skills
Are there animal rights activists in France?
Are there tree huggers in France, too?
How do most French people feel about ecological issues?
Who are the Touaregs?
Why are they blue?
Skills
Listening
The students will:
•respond to recorded exercises
•do a dictation based on recordings of text
Speaking
The students will:
•discuss ecology
•state and defend opinions
•introduce poem by Victor Hugo communing with Nature
•recite the weekly proverb
•present a weekly current event
Reading
The students will:
•read newspaper article Pour comprendre écologie
•read newspaper article Ces animaux en danger de mort
•read newspaper article Les hommes bleus
Writing
The students will:
•complete cloze activities
•write an essay entitled À mon avis
Grammar
The students will:
•introduce futur antérieur
•analyze structure...quand il arrivera
Cultural
The students will:
•analyze the role of the global community in tackling the problems of pollution
•discuss world strategies for the protection and preservation of endangered species
•raise awareness about a nomadic tribe's desire to preserve its lifestyle
Assessment
Oral recitation in class
Chapter written exam
Chapter listening exam
Daily written assignments
Resources
Recorded vocabulary and grammar exercises
Chapter video
Paired activities
Word puzzles
Optional
February
Content and Essential Skills
What's up with French Canadians?
How does one cope when an invading army occupies the homeland?
Does the motto of the French Revolution still bear weight?
Skills
Listening
The students will:
•listen to Gens du pays
•watch video on Céline Dion
•hear excerpt from short story, La dernière classe
Speaking
The students will:
•express reactions to opinions of others
•define and defend your position on a subjective topic
•discuss the theme, plot, and characters in a short story
•share their definition of patriotism
•drill Hugo's poem
•recite weekly proverb
Reading
The students will:
•understand poetic song, Gens du pays
•read short story, La dernière classe
Writing
The students will:
•write character analysis of M. Hamel
•compare and contrast 1870's classroom
Grammar
The students will:
•analyze structure of depuis with the présent and the imparfait
•analyze use of quand with the futur and the futur antérieur
Cultural
The students will:
•understand the desire of many Europeans for unification
•understand the desire of many québécois for separation
•discuss Mardi Gras and Lent
•make a découpage votive candle holder
Assessment
Oral recitation in class
Chapter written exam
Chapter listening exam
Daily written assignments
Resources
Recorded vocabulary and grammar exercises
Video
Paired activities
CD Gens du pays
Optional
March
Content and Essential Skills
How do the French view their social problems?
What types of crimes are common?
What if my pocket is picked?
How do I report an incident?
Skills
Listening
The students will:
•respond to recorded exercises
•do a dictation based on recordings of text
Speaking
The students will:
•paraphrase points of view
•agree or disagree on how to deal with social problems
•discuss penalty for criminal actions
•drill Hugo's poem
•recite weekly proverb
Reading
The students will:
•an essay on accidents and delinquency
•a conversation between a victim and a policeman
•read a variety of headliners
Writing
The students will:
•create a police report of an incident
•write about social problems in our community
•create their own headlines
Grammar
The students will:
•review usage and placement of pronoun objects
•learn how to work with double object replacements
•analyze the placement of pronoun objects in a command
Cultural
The students will:
•look at French newspapers on-line
•search for three articles on social issues
•summarize point of view and state your opinion
Assessment
Oral recitation in class
Chapter written exam
Chapter listening exam
Daily written assignments
Resources
Recorded vocabulary and grammar exercises
Paired activities
Optional
April
Content and Essential Skills
We're going to read an unabridged chapter from a French classic! Are you sure?
Skills
Listening
The students will:
•respond to recorded exercises
•do a dictation based on recordings of text
Speaking
The students will:
•find and share information about Les misérables and Victor Hugo
•describe things in the past
•drill Hugo's poem
•recite weekly proverb
Reading
The students will:
•read newspaper headlines
•paraphrase articles
•read a literary excerpt
Writing
The students will:
•write a short character sketch describing Jean Valjean or the bishop
•write a poem based on the theme of injustice, indifference, or pardonning a fault
•create original headlines
Grammar
The students will:
•develop an awareness of the literary past tense
•review how to form the subjonctif
•list conjunctions requiring use of subjonctif
Cultural
The students will:
•view a film about the making of Les mises the musical
•view a dramatic video clip of the excerpt
•look at French newspapers on-line
Assessment
Oral presentations
Oral recitation in class
Chapter written exam
Chapter listening exam
Daily written assignments
Resources
Recorded vocabulary and grammar exercises
Paired activities
Video of the making of Les mises
Video of Les misérables the movie
Optional
May
Content and Essential Skills
What values are important to the French?
How do they feel about gender equality and sex roles?
Who does the household chores?
Do French newspapers have a society column?
Are there rules of etiquette for special events?
Skills
Listening
The students will:
•hear a song by Georges Brassens
•watch a short video on La Fontaine and his fables
•listen to a recording of fables by la Comdié-Française
Speaking
The students will:
•compare and contrast personal values
•compare and contrast societal values
•learn how to express congratulations, best wishes, and condolences
•prepare a toast for the newlyweds; share it with the class
•recite weekly proverb
Reading
The students will:
•read a magazine survey on values
•read a conversation about sex roles as they relate to household tasks
•read items found on a newspaper society page
•read random interviews of French highschoolers debating gender equality
Writing
The students will:
•pen an article for a courrier du coeur column
•create an invitation to a social affair
Grammar
The students will:
•analyze the use of another relative pronoun, dont
•list and select correct forms of auquel and duquel
•use the subjonctif with expressions of doubt
•review the structure and purpose of the plus-que parfait
Cultural
The students will:
•be introduced to Père-Lachaise cemetery in Paris
•read and discuss the poetic song La mauvaise réputation
•read and discuss the fable Le corbeau et le renard
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
Paired activities
CD La mauvaise réputation
Optional
