French 1 Course Title Course- wide 1. The concepts of language, culture and identity are inseparable. 2. The recognition of the vastness of the Francophone world leads students to an awareness of cultural diversity and promotes an appreciation and respect for cultural differences. 3. Learning French or any language leads students to understand the larger concept of language including one s own. 4. Through exposure to French, students develop a curiosity for how others live, communicate, think, feel, and relate. Course- wide 1. How are language, culture and identity related? 2. What are the many cultures of the francophone world like? 3. What can I learn about my own language(s) and culture(s) from studying the languages and cultures of the Francophone world? 4. How do I use language to communicate with others? 5. How do I use my knowledge of language and culture to enrich my own community and broaden my opportunities?
French 1 Course Title Unit 1 Faisons Connaissance (Getting Acquainted) Forms of greetings differ around the world. The Francophone world comprises over 250 million French speakers living in Africa, North America, Europe and Asia. Pronunciation of the alphabet, nasal letter combinations, accent marks and how they are related to pronunciation; Strategies for spelling Applying rules of pronunciation and intonation to reading Alphabet Numbers Greetings Pronunciation and Intonation Say hello and goodbye Introduce themselves and say where they re from Introduce friends and family Greet others using culturally appropriate structures and gestures Express their age Count up to 1000 Listening comprehension activities Speaking activity: introducing family & friends using photo album Role Play Written paragraph describing friend Francophone Countries Project
French 1 Course Title Unit 2 La vie courante (Everyday Life in France) Cafés are an integral part of Francophone culture Knowledge of the cultural and linguistic norms allows one to enter into the culture and not remain separate from it. Café culture Food differences across cultures Cultural norms when ordering food, eating, and paying Expressions of hunger and thirst Basis foods and drinks Forms of politeness Vocabulary related to telling time Days of the week Months of the year Leave- taking expressions Seasons and weather patterns Order in a café Pay for food in a culturally appropriate manner Negotiate Euros Tell time Talk about the calendar Talk about weather Listening comprehension Speaking: Role play in a café Reading menus on the internet Writing: Creating menus
French 1 Course Title Unit 3 Qu est- ce qu on fait? (Daily Activities) French & American teenagers enjoy similar activities Students will begin to understand the concept of conjugating verbs How French teenagers and families spend their leisure time Similarities & differences in the daily lives of American and French families ER verb forms Infinitive forms Forms of vouloir Interrogative forms & expressions Negation Irregular verbs être and faire Describe their daily activities & interests and converse with others about them (asking and responding to questions Express what activities they enjoy and do not enjoy Invite someone to do something and respond to invitations positively and negatively using a variety of responses and structures Listening comprehension Speaking: Interview exchange; Asking someone to do something (paired activity) Writing invitations Reading invitations Classroom Survey
French 1 Unit 4: Le Monde Personnel et Familier (People and Their Possessions) Describing oneself, one s family and friends is an essential component to communication The similarities and differences between American and Francophone cultures in the context of: -what people possess and consider to be important -varying definitions of privacy -items people use in everyday life Verb avoir Plural forms Uses of definite and indefinite articles Adjectives for describing people and things Rules of agreement: feminine, masculine, plural Where to place adjectives in the sentence (including exceptions) Use of il est vs. c est Descriptive structure of il y a (positive and negative) Talk about themselves: physical and personality traits Talk about others: family and friends Describe things that are in a classroom, in their backpacks, etc. Describe their bedroom Talk about things they use everyday Talk about things they possess Speaking quizzes demonstrating student ability to describe another person and their bedroom using recording app on ipad Creative paragraph descriptions of school places and bedroom
French 1 Unit 5: En Ville (City Life) Neighborhoods, villages, towns, and cities are windows into the culture of the people who live there The City of Paris its museums, monuments, unique neighborhoods Cultural similarities and differences between Americans and French as reflected by the cities and towns in which they live Verbs aller Future Tense Contractions with à and de Ordinal numbers Use of expression chez Use of stress pronouns Possession with de Possessive adjectives Vocabulary related to places in neighborhoods and towns Describe their city Ask, give and follow directions Describe their home its address and its rooms Make plans to do things in town Talk about what they do in town Invite people to do something with them Talk about what they are going to do in the future Tests Fortune Tellers (w/ prophecies of the future (listening and speaking) City/Town map: Listening, Speaking Reading and Writing activities using the map to assess students ability to -describe places to go in their town/city -describe what people do there and what they like to do -Give, receive and understand directions Video assignment with narration describing selected neighborhoods in America and Paris Oral presentations of Paris neighborhoods, museums, and monuments
French 1 Unit 6: Le Shopping (Clothing) French designers have played a large role in influencing the world of fashion Knowledge of the cultural and linguistic norms allows one to enter into the culture and not remain separate from it: how one shops, the practices of shopping, and the language around shopping varies across cultures The world of French fashion and design Clothing from around the francophone world Shopping practices in France Verbs acheter, porter, mettre, essayer, préférer, payer, and vendre Demonstrative pronoun ce Interrogative expression quel RE verb conjugation IR verb conjugation Uses of the subject pronoun on Expressions avoir besoin de and avoir envie de Clothing and Accessories Appropriate adjectives Irregular adjective forms: beau, nouveau and vieux Talk about the clothes they like to wear Describe the clothes that other people wear Discuss shopping plans Purchase clothes using appropriate language to ask for help, find out prices, compare items, talk about what they need and what they prefer Listening comprehension activities using video clips Fashion show Shopping Skits
Unit 7: Le Temps Libre (Leisure Time Activities) French 1 The concept of leisure time varies from culture to culture What one does during one s leisure is influenced/shaped by the culture in which one resides Ways in which people from various francophone countries spend their leisure time Biographies of important French figures (see interview) Expressions with avoir Le Passé Composé: with ER, IR and RE verbs Le Passé Composé with ETRE Negative formation with passé composé Discuss weekend activities Talk about sports activities Describe vacations they have taken Talk about travel plans Describe what they did and where they went yesterday, last week, last summer, etc. Narrate what happened in the past (listening and written) Post card: written post card with a description of a vacation they took recently Speaking: Oral interviews. Students conduct interviews and videotape themselves during the interview. Interview will be a final project in which present, past and future will be used to elicit information from interviewee. (Interviewees can be other francophone speakers in the school or can be students assigned the role of a famous French person)
French 1 Unit: Art/Impressionism (Can be in either Fall or Spring Semester depending on museum exhibits in S.F.) The questions related to art and beauty are universal and ever evolving over time: What is art? What is beauty? Who determines what is art? Is their a standard of beauty one must follow? Where do our perceptions of art and beauty come from? How does art and beauty impact our daily lives? What is means to be considered avantgarde The revolutionary aspects of French impressionist artists How to identify impressionist paintings and artists To identify impressionist elements of a painting To identify well known impressionist paintings and artists Discuss an impressionist painting using appropriate terminology Keynote Presentations on selected artists Impressionist photo replicating selected painting from their assigned artist