COURSE TITLE: 

  

FRENCH LEVEL 1b Grade 8 

  

LENGTH:  

ONE YEAR   

DEPARTMENT:  

WORLD LANGUAGE   

SCHOOLS: Union Middle School 

 RUTHERFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS 

Rutherford, New Jersey      

Revised: 2017  

    Approved: April 24, 2017  

French 1b - Grade 8 

I. Introduction The second year of Level 1 of the French program will provide a complete language program with materials and instructional strategies to stimulate students to work together towards continued language pro�ciency and cultural awareness.   II. Objectives The overall objectives of the level 1b course are to continue to develop, reinforce, and re�ne pro�ciency in listening, speaking, reading, writing and the interacting of cultures. Continued e�ective instructional strategies which incorporate meaningful and purposeful activities provide the students with opportunities to continue to use and master the French language in active communication and understand the interrelationship between language and culture. 

 New Jersey Student Learning Standards for World Languages (2014) 

http://www.nj.gov/education/cccs/2014/wl/    Standard 7.1  

World Languages: All students will be able to use a world language in addition to English to engage in meaningful conversation, to understand and interpret spoken and written language, and to present information, concepts, and ideas, while also gaining an understanding of the perspectives of other cultures. Through language study, they will make connections with other content areas, compare the language and culture studied with their own, and participate in home and global communities. 

  Skills The �rst level French course focuses on pro�ciency-based instruction on what the students can do with the language and involves meaningful use of the language for “real” communicative purposes. The learning process is gained through the integration of content and language. Culture becomes inseparable from the language learning process. The four language skills of speaking, reading, writing and culture are integrated into a student-centered classroom with the teacher as the facilitator. Authentic language will be used in instruction as much as possible and students will understand grammatical structures through context in content-based materials.   Speaking ● students are able to give and follow a series of oral directions, commands 

and requests for participating in classroom and cultural activities ● students are able to perfect sounds from teacher, taped activities, videos, 

songs and poems, plays, and culturally authentic selections ● students are able to describe pictures, cue cards, and objects and are able 

to demonstrate oral instructions connected to daily activities through 

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appropriate responses ● students are able to continue to ask and answer questions about topics as   

introduced in the classroom such as: weather, seasons, colors, family, foods, greetings, places, emotions 

● student are able to discuss people, places, objects, and daily activities based on oral or written descriptions   

● students are able to present student-created and/or authentic plays, skits, conversations, poems, songs, stories and reports 

● students are able to develop and engage in short conversations about personal experiences or events 

● students can compare and contrast the use of verbal and non-verbal etiquette in the target culture with their own culture in the use of gestures, intonations, and other visual and auditory clues 

● students are able to describe orally the main characters, settings, and important events from age-appropriate, culturally authentic selections 

● students are able to interact in social classroom settings  ● students will be able to engage in a variety of oral tasks using 

age-appropriate, culturally authentic selections   ● students will be able to use intonation and common idiomatic expressions 

of the target culture ● students will be able to interact and ask and respond to questions as part 

of a group ● students will be able to create a visual representation of a city, region, or 

other media ● students are able to ask and respond to questions, make requests, and 

express preferences in social situations.  

Writing ● students are able to write invitations, descriptive sentences of someone

they know, self-descriptions, paragraphs based on information introduced in the class, rewriting of stories introduced 

● students are able to answer questions based on taped activities, videos and culturally authentic selections 

● students are able to complete written workbook activities and comprehensive assessment activities. 

● students are able to write short essays on personal or school- related topics. ● students are able to write original skits and poems ● students are able to write a letter describing activities such as vacations, 

holidays and school activities ● students are able to write a descriptive paragraph based on culturally   

related topics. ● students are able to write a description of a trip to Paris and its 

monuments and museums ● students can describe the main characters, setting, and important events 

from age-appropriate, culturally authentic selections 

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● students will be able to develop organizational skills and research    

Listening ● students are able to demonstrate the comprehension of oral and written 

instructions connected to the daily activities in the classroom and in the school 

● students are able to answer questions based on taped activities, videos, computer activities, conversations, textbook presentations and assessment activities 

● students are able to answer questions based on culturally authentic �lms and videos 

● students are able to understand concepts through listening activities and answer questions and retell stories 

● students will react to other students in the class in interactive listening activities 

● students are able to understand native speakers in culturally authentic settings.  

 Reading  

● students will be able to read selections based on culturally authentic materials 

● students will be able to read short dialogs, descriptive paragraphs, poems, and short stories 

● students will be able to read articles from a student oriented magazine ● students will be able to read dialogues and descriptions from video ● students will be able to read and complete activity worksheets  ● students will be able to read short plays and discuss them ● students are able to discuss in the target language stories for 

comprehension ● students are able to read selections in a variety of styles from reading  

   Culture 

● students will understand the interaction of language and culture ● students will understand culture through the presentations of �lms, videos ● students will have an awareness of contemporary French culture with videos, 

pictures, magazine and newspaper articles ● students will have an insight to French culture with visits from native French 

speakers  ● students will know the geography of French-speaking countries and be able to 

locate important geographical sites, such as the major rivers, mountain chains, cities, and boundaries. They are able to discuss the climate and important facts about climate and travel in these areas. 

● students will be familiar with and be able to discuss in the target language important personalities and events in current a�airs in French-speaking countries 

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  Course Outline 

1. Topics for Communication a. greeting and meeting people 

b. time and weather  c. family & friends ; family relationships  d. food and restaurants   e. money and shopping  f. school and education  g. daily activities  h. getting around the city  i. describing oneself  j. home and furnishings  k. possessions and their descriptions  l. sports, �tness, and daily routine  m. medical and dental care  n. clothing and personal appearance  o. leisure activities, music , entertainment  p. vacation and travel  q. transportation  r. jobs and professions 

 2. Structure & Grammatical Topics All grammatical structures introduced in French Level 1a 

a. the use of “aller” + in�nitive  b. the preposition: “à”; “à” + the de�nite article c. the verb: “venir” d. the preposition: “de”; “de” + the de�nite article e. the construction: “nom + de + nom” f. the possessive adjectives: “mon,” “ton,” “son” g. the possessive adjectives: “notre,” “votre,” “leur” h. ordinal numbers i. how to question a statement or show doubt j. the verbs: “acheter,” “préférer” k. the demonstrative adjective: “ce” l. the demonstrative adjective: “quel” m. the verb: “mettre” n. the verb: “penser + de”; “penser + à”  o. verbs like: “acheter,” “préférer” p. regular verbs ending in “-i” like: “�nir” q. adjectives like: “vieux,” “nouveau”  r. comparison of adjectives s. expressions with “avoir” t. regular verbs ending in “-re” like: “vendre” 

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u. imperatives 

v. “le passé composé” with “avoir,” “être”   

   

3. Cultural Objectives: 

a. students will understand the interaction of language and culture  

b. students will understand culture through the presentations of �lms and 

videos 

c. students will have an awareness of contemporary French culture with 

videos, pictures, magazine and newspaper articles 

d. students will have an insight to French culture with visits from native 

French speakers 

e. students will understand the culture of French-speaking countries with 

visits from native speakers, videos, stories, and poems 

f. students will study holidays and special events  

g. students will understand the cultures of French-speaking countries with 

maps, Internet activities, and computer games and activities 

 

Cultural Topics: 

Students will understand and relate to culture with the use of real or simulated 

travel documents, data sheets, train and plane schedules, currency, authentic 

restaurant and café menus, labels, signs, newspapers, magazines, brochures, 

videotapes of authentic exchanges between native speakers in their countries, 

songs, poems, the World Wide Web, Internet, guest speakers. 

a. students continue to understand the culture of the French with travel 

videos, �lms, computer programs and games 

b. students continue to master the geography of France and understand the 

di�erences of the di�erent regions 

c. students are able to locate important cities in France: Nice, Lyon, Paris, 

Grenoble, Strasbourg, Lille, Bordeaux  

d. students know the major monuments and museums of Paris. They are 

able to commentate a visit to Paris and to be able in the target language to 

discuss how they could spend a vacation or visit a family in Paris. The 

students are able “to visit” Paris with websites on the Internet and are able 

to develop virtual reality trips to the city 

e. students understand the economy and currency of the country that they 

are studying  

f. students are able to shop and use the currency  

g. students can describe leisure and activities of the weekend 

h. students can discuss sports and activities  

i. students can talk about the “work place” 

j. students will be aware of the concept of style and the way that young 

French people earn and spend money  

k. students will study the di�erent areas of the French-speaking world and 

focus on the culture of those areas  

l. students will be able to read and understand poetry and short selections 

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from francophone literature  

m. students have knowledge of the holidays in French-speaking countries  

and the traditions, poems, and stories associated with the holidays 

n. students will be aware of current news from the French-speaking 

countries with newspapers, television and radio programs, and the 

Internet  

 

4. Workplace Readiness 

Since cross-content workplace readiness standards are important to the 

success of all students in all content areas, they have been identi�ed 

here for special emphasis. 

a. All students will develop career planning and workplace readiness skills. 

b. All students will use technology, information and other tools. 

c. All students will use critical thinking, decision-making and problem 

solving skills. 

d. All students will demonstrate self-management skills. 

e. All students will apply safety principles.

 

5. Career 

During the sequence of the French program, the importance of the language is 

discussed in terms of career opportunities. The students will become aware of 

careers in business, education, international political a�airs, translation and 

interpretation. Guest speakers will be invited to discuss career opportunities in 

French.  

 

III . Pro�ciency Level The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) has 

developed the following generic guidelines for language pro�ciency in speaking, 

listening, reading and writing. The descriptions are intended to be 

representative of the ranges of ability, not exhaustive and all-encompassing, and 

to apply to stages of pro�ciency, rather than to achievement within a speci�c 

curriculum. 

 

A. Speaking 

1. Novice 

The Novice level is characterized by an ability to communicate 

minimally with learned material. 

2. Novice-Low 

Oral production consists of isolated words and perhaps a few high- 

frequency phrases. Essentially no functional communicative ability. 

3. Novice-Mid 

Oral production continues to consist of isolated words and learned 

phrases within very predictable areas of need, although quantity is 

increased. Vocabulary is su�cient only for handling simple, 

elementary needs and expressing basic courtesies. Utterances rarely 

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consist of more than two or three words and show frequent long pauses 

and repetition of interlocutor’s words. Speaker may have some 

di�culty producing even the simplest utterances. Some Novice-Mid 

speakers will be understood only with great di�culty. 

4. Novice-High 

Able to satisfy partially the requirements of basic communicative 

exchanges by relying heavily on learned utterances but occasionally 

expanding these through simple recombinations of their elements. 

Can ask questions or make statements involving learned material. 

Shows signs of spontaneity, although this falls short of real autonomy 

of expression. Speech continues to consist of learned utterances rather 

than of personalized, situationally adapted ones. Vocabulary centers 

on areas such as basic objects, places, and most common kinship terms. 

Pronunciation may still be strongly in�uenced by �rst language. 

Errors are frequent and,in spite of repetition, some Novice-High 

speakers will have di�culty being understood even by sympathetic 

interlocutors. 

5. Intermediate 

The Intermediate level is characterized by an ability to create with the 

language by combining and recombining learned elements, though 

primarily a reactive mode; initiate, minimally sustain, and close in a 

simple way basic communicative tasks; and ask and answer questions. 

6. Intermediate-Low 

Able to handle successfully a limited number of interactive, 

task-oriented and social situations. Can ask and answer questions, 

initiate and respond to simple statements, and maintain face-to-face 

conversation, although in a highly restricted manner and with much 

linguistic inaccuracy. Within these limitations can perform such tasks 

as introducing self, ordering a meal, asking directions, and making 

purchases. Vocabulary is adequate to express only the most 

elementary needs. Strong interference from native language may 

occur. Misunderstandings frequently arise, but with repetition, the 

Intermediate-Low speaker can generally be understood by 

sympathetic interlocutors. 

7. Intermediate-Mid 

Able to handle successfully a variety of uncomplicated, basic and 

communicative task and social situations. Can talk simply about self 

and family members. Can ask and answer questions and participate in 

simple conversations on topics beyond the most immediate needs: e.g., 

personal history and leisure-time activities. Utterance length increases 

slightly, but speech may continue to be characterized by frequent long 

pauses, since the smooth incorporation of even basic conversational 

strategies is often hindered as the speaker struggles to create 

appropriate language forms. Pronunciation may continue to be 

strongly in�uenced by �rst language and �uency may still be strained. 

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Although misunderstandings still arise, the Intermediate-Mid speaker 

can generally be understood by sympathetic interlocutors. 

8. Intermediate-High 

Able to handle successfully most uncomplicated communicative tasks 

and social situations. Can initiate, sustain, and close a general 

conversation with a number of strategies appropriate to a range of 

circumstances and topics, but errors are evident. Limited vocabulary 

still necessitates hesitation and may bring about slightly unexpected 

circumlocution. There is emerging evidence of connected discourse, 

particularly for simple narrative and/or description. The 

Intermediate-High speaker can generally be understood even by 

interlocutors not accustomed to dealing with speaking at this level, but 

repetition may still be required. 

 

 

 

B. Listening 

These guidelines assume that all listening tasks take place in an 

authentic environment at a normal rate of speech using standard or 

near-standard norms. 

 

1. Novice-Low 

Understanding is limited to occasional isolated words, such as 

cognates, borrowed words, and high-frequency social conventions. 

Essentially no ability to comprehend even short utterances. 

2. Novice-Mid 

Able to understand some short, learned utterances, particularly where 

context strongly supports understanding and speech is clearly audible. 

Comprehends some words and phrases from simple questions, 

statements, high-frequency commands, and courtesy formulae about 

topics that refer to basic personal information or the immediate 

physical setting. The listener requires long pauses for assimilation 

and periodically requests repetition and/or a slower rate of speech. 

3. Novice-High 

Able to understand short, learned utterances and some sentence-length 

utterances, particularly where context strongly supports 

understanding and speech is clearly audible. Comprehends words and 

phrases from simple questions, statements, high-frequency commands, 

and courtesy formulae. May require repetition, rephrasing, and/or a 

slowed rate of speech for comprehension. 

4. Intermediate-Low 

Able to understand sentence-length utterances which consist of 

recombinations of learned elements in a limited number of content 

areas, particularly if strongly supported by the situational context. 

Content refers to basic personal background and needs, social 

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conventions, and routine tasks, such as getting meals and receiving 

simple instructions and directions. Listening tasks pertain primarily to 

spontaneous face-to-face conversations. Understanding is often 

uneven; repetition and rewording may be necessary. 

Misunderstandings in both main ideas and details arise frequently.

 

5. Intermediate-Mid 

Able to understand sentence-length utterances which consist of 

recombinations of learned utterances on a variety of topics. Content 

continues to refer primarily to basic personal background and needs, 

social conventions, and somewhat more complex tasks, such as 

lodging, transportation, and shopping. Additional content areas 

include some personal interests and activities, and a greater diversity 

of instructions and directions. Listening tasks not only pertain to 

spontaneous face-to-face conversations but also to short routine 

telephone conversations and some deliberate speech, such as simple 

announcements and reports over the media. Understanding continues 

to be uneven. 

6. Intermediate-High 

Able to sustain understanding over longer stretches of connected 

discourse on a number of topics pertaining to di�erent times and 

places; however, understanding is inconsistent due to failure to grasp 

main ideas and/or details. Thus, while topics do not di�er 

signi�cantly from those of an Advanced-level listener, comprehension 

is less in quantity and poorer in quality. 

 

C. Reading 

These guidelines assume all reading texts to be authentic and legible. 

1. Novice-Low 

Able occasionally to identify isolated words and/or major phrases 

when strongly supported by context. 

2. Novice-Mid 

Able to recognize the symbols of an alphabetic and/or syllabic writing 

system and/or a limited number of characters in a system that uses 

characters. The reader can identify an increasing number of highly 

contextualized words and/or phrases including cognates and 

borrowed words, where appropriate. Material understood rarely 

exceeds a single phrase at a time, and rereading may be required. 

3. Novice-High 

Has su�cient control of the writing system to interpret written 

language in areas of practical need. Where vocabulary has been 

learned, can read for instructional and directional purposes 

standardized messages, phrases, or expressions, such as some items on 

menus, schedules, timetables, maps, and signs. At times, but not on a 

consistent basis, the Novice-High-level reader may be 

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able to derive meaning from material at a slightly higher level where 

context and/or extra-linguistic background knowledge are 

supportive. 

4. Intermediate -Low 

Able to understand main ideas and/or some facts from the simplest 

connected texts dealing with basic personal and social needs. Such 

texts are linguistically noncomplex and have a clear underlying 

internal structure, for example, chronological sequencing. They impart 

basic information about which the reader has to make only minimal 

suppositions or to which the reader brings personal interest and/or 

knowledge. Examples include messages with social purposes or 

information for the widest possible audience, such as public 

announcements and short, straightforward instructions dealing with 

public life. Some misunderstandings will occur. 

 

5. Intermediate-Mid 

Able to read consistently with increased understanding simple 

connected texts dealing with a variety of basic and social needs. Such 

texts are still linguistically noncomplex and have a clear 

underlying internal structure. They impart basic information about 

which the reader has to make minimal suppositions and to which the 

reader brings personal interest and/or knowledge. Examples may 

include short, straightforward descriptions of persons, places, and 

things written for a wide audience.  

6. Intermediate-High 

Able to read consistently with full understanding simple connected 

texts dealing with basic personal and social needs about which the 

reader has personal interest and/or knowledge. Can get some main 

ideas and information from texts at the next higher level featuring 

description and narration. Structural complexity may interfere with 

comprehension; for example, basic grammatical relations may be 

misinterpreted and temporal references may rely primarily on lexical 

items. Has some di�culty with the cohesive factors in discourse, such 

as matching pronouns with referents. While texts do not di�er 

signi�cantly from those at the Advanced level, comprehension is less 

consistent. May have to read material several times for understanding. 

 

D. Writing 

1. Novice-Low 

Able to form some letters in an alphabetic system. In languages whose 

writing systems use syllabaries or characters, writer is able to copy and 

produce the basic strokes. Can produce romanization of isolated 

characters, where applicable.   

2. Novice-Mid 

Able to copy or transcribe familiar words or phrases and reproduce 

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some from memory. No practical communicative writing skills. 

3. Novice-High 

Able to write simple �xed expressions and limited memorized material 

and some recombinations thereof. Can supply information on simple 

forms and documents. Can write names, numbers, dates, own 

nationality, and other simple autobiographical information, as well as 

some short phrases and simple lists. Can write all the symbols in an 

alphabetic or syllabic system or 50-100 characters or compounds in a 

character writing system. Spelling and representation of symbols 

(letters, syllables, characters) may be partially correct. 

4. Intermediate-Low 

Able to meet limited practical writing needs. Can write short 

messages, postcards, and take down simple notes, such as telephone 

messages. Can create statements or questions within the scope of 

limited language experience. Material produced consists of 

recombinations of learned vocabulary and structures into simple 

sentences on very familiar topics. Language is inadequate to express 

in writing anything but elementary needs.   

Frequent errors in grammar, vocabulary, punctuation, spelling,  

and in formation of non-alphabetic symbols, but writing can be 

understood by natives used to the writing of non-natives. 

5. Intermediate-Mid 

Able to meet a number of practical writing needs. Can write short, 

simple letters. Content involves personal preferences, daily routing, 

everyday events, and other topics grounded in personal experience. 

Can express present time or at least one other time frame or aspect 

consistently, e.g., non-past, habitual, imperfective. Evidence of control 

of the syntax of noncomplex sentences and basic in�ectional 

morphology, such as declensions and conjugation. Writing tends to be 

a loose collection of sentences or sentence fragments on a given topic 

and provides little evidence of conscious organization. Can be 

understood by natives used to the writing of non-natives. 

6. Intermediate-High 

Able to meet most practical writing needs and limited social demands. 

Can take notes in some detail on familiar topics and respond in writing 

to personal questions. Can write simple letters, brief synopses and 

paraphrases, summaries of biographical data, work and school 

experience. In those languages relying primarily on content words and 

time expressions to express time, tense, or aspect, some precision is 

displayed; where tense and/or aspect is expressed through verbal 

in�ection, forms are produced rather consistently, but not always 

accurately. An ability to describe and narrate in paragraphs is 

emerging. Rarely uses basic cohesive elements, such as pronominal 

substitutions or synonyms in written discourse. Writing, though 

faulty, is generally comprehensible to natives used to the writing of 

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non-natives.  

IV . Method of Assessment  

Student Assessment Assessment in second-language learning needs to operate at a number of di�erent levels, because of the many layers of skills and pro�ciencies that are being acquired, and that thus need to be assessed and evaluated. The types of assessment fall into three major categories:  

1. Pro�ciency Assessment a. the emphasis is on performances, what students can do with the 

language and to what extent they can transfer the language into real-life settings.  

2. Achievement Assessment a. it requires students to demonstrate retention of previously learned 

content material, vocabulary and  structure, for example.  

3. Pro-achievement Assessment a. it is a combination of both pro�ciency and achievement testing. b. it asks students to demonstrate what they know in a meaningful context. 

 4. Assessment Strategies 

a. formal assessment b informal assessment c. one-on-one assessment d. group assessment e. portfolio assessment f. peer assessment g. self-assessment 

 Curriculum/Teacher Assessment Since curriculum development is an on-going process, the teachers will provide the World Language Department Supervisor with suggestions for changes and updates as this course requires.  

V. Grouping The students in this course are heterogeneously grouped according to their choice of selecting the French program.   

VI. Articulation/Scope and Sequence Time Frame This course is the second middle school level of the French program. The course is a full-year course that meets on a rotating block schedule.  

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 VII. Resources   

Speakers- Speakers may be invited to address the classes on cultural topics. ● guest speakers and performers ● guests from cultural services 

 References 

1. American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, (1996) Standards for Foreign Language Learning; Preparing for the 21st Century. Yonkers, NY: ACTFL  

2. Bonjour and En Avant , (split text). Valette and Valette, (2001)McDougal Littell, Evanston, Illinois. Discovering French Bleu , Valette and Valette. McDougal Little, Evanston, Illinois. 3. Additional materials include video cassettes, listening cassettes, written and listening activities and testing assessments, video scripts and video activities  4. New Jersey State Department of Education, (1999) World Language Curriculum Framework. Trenton, NJ. 

 VIII. Technology 

http://www.state.nj.us/education/cccs/2014/tech/   8.1 Educational Technology: All students will use digital tools to access, manage, evaluate, and synthesize information in order to solve problems individually and collaboratively and to create and communicate knowledge. A. Technology Operations and Concepts 8.1.8.A.1 B. Creativity and Innovation 8.1.12.B.1 C. Communication and Collaboration 8.1.8.C.1 D. Digital Citizenship 8.1.12.D.4 E. Research and Information Literacy 8.1.8.E.1 F. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision-Making 8.1.8.F.1  8.2 Technology Education, Engineering, and Design: All students will develop an understanding of the nature and impact of technology, engineering, technological design, and the designed world, as they relate to the individual, global society, and the environment. A. Nature of Technology: Creativity and Innovation 8.2.8.A.1  B. Design: Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision-Making 8.2.8.B.1 C. Technological Citizenship, Ethics, and Society 8.2.8.C.1 D. Research and Information Fluency 8.2.8.D.1 E. Communication and Collaboration 8.2.8.E.1 F. Resources for a Technological World 8.2.8.F.1 G . The Designed World 8.2.8.G.1 

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IX.  Methodologies Realizing that each student has a unique way of learning, it is important to 

vary teaching methods. Listed below are several di�erent methods, which 

may be used in combination. 

 

● Inductive Approach- A strategy that enables classroom instruction to be 

conducted in the target language, an inductive approach to grammar, 

teach concrete vocabulary through pictures and objects, while abstract 

vocabulary is taught by association of ideas. 

● Natural Approach- A strategy that promotes communicative pro�ciency 

by providing real-world, authentic experiences and language experiences 

within meaningful contexts. 

● Password/Language Ladders- A strategy in which students learn to speak 

sentences or phrases (“passwords”) that are associated with desired 

activities. 

● Gouin Series- A strategy in which students learn to use short sentences or 

phrases to describe a logical sequence of actions that take place in a 

speci�c context that is familiar to the student. 

● Dialogue Journals- A strategy in which students use journals as a way to 

hold conversations in the target language with the teacher. Dialogue 

journals are vehicles for sharing ideas and receiving feedback in the target 

language.   

● Total Physical Response (TPR)- A strategy in which students respond with 

physical activity to an increasingly complex set of commands. The 

students’ response of physical activity signals their comprehension of the 

command. This is ideally suited for beginning foreign language students, 

but can be adopted and made more complex for higher level students. 

● TPR Story Telling- Based on the Natural approach, TPR Storytelling 

combines the e�ectiveness of TPR with the power of story-telling. TPR 

Storytelling  teaches students to use the vocabulary they have learned in 

the context of entertaining, content-rich stories. Language production 

goes beyond the imperative into the narrative and descriptive modes. 

● Interviews- A strategy for gathering information and reporting. 

● Cloze- Open-ended strategy in which a selected word or phrase is 

eliminated from a written or oral sentence or paragraph. 

● Continuums- A strategy used to indicate the relationship among words or 

phrases. 

● Interactive Language Tasks- A strategy in which at least two students 

work together to accomplish a meaningful target language activity. 

● Cultural Presentations- A strategy for creating an exhibit that is focused 

on aspects of the target culture. 

● The Learning Cycle- A sequence of lessons designed to have students 

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engage in exploratory investigations, construct language and culture 

concepts to their own lives. 

● Read and Retell- An all-purpose strategy that involves students retelling a 

passage in the target language as they remember it.  

● Literature, History and Storytelling- A strategy in which the culture and 

history of another country is brought to life through literature, folktales, 

and folk songs. 

● Cooperative Learning- A strategy in which students work together in 

small groups to achieve a  common goal, while communicating in the 

target language. Cooperative learning involves more than simply putting 

students into work or study groups. Teachers promote individual 

responsibility and positive group interdependence by making sure that 

each group member is responsible for a given task. Cooperative learning 

can be enhanced when group members have diverse abilities and 

backgrounds. 

● Brainstorming- A strategy for eliciting ideas from a group and 

communicating them in the target language in oral or written form. 

● Problem Solving- A learning strategy in which students apply knowledge 

to solve problems. 

● Re�ective Thinking- A strategy in which students re�ect on what was 

learned after a lesson is �nished, either orally or in written form. 

● Field Experience- A planned learning experience for students to observe, 

study, and participate in expressions of the target culture(s) in a setting o� 

the school grounds, using the community as a laboratory. 

● Free Writing- A strategy for encouraging students to express ideas by 

writing in the target language. 

● Free Reading- A strategy for encouraging students to read in the target 

language. 

 

X. Suggested Activities    

Incorporating a variety of activities to accommodate the learning styles of all 

students is a necessary requirement. 

 

● Linguistic Activities 

● Logical-mathematical 

● Spatial 

● Bodily-Kinesthetic 

● Musical 

● Interpersonal 

● Intrapersonal 

● Naturalist - Physical World 

● Interpretive 

● Presentational 

 

 

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XI. Interdisciplinary Connections  The study of the French language connects with other disciplines in the school curriculum. The study of a language has more meaning and purpose when the language study is related to school life and content areas of other disciplines. The world language instruction can reinforce or enhance the  subject matter which is taught in the other curriculums. 

  Content-Based Topics 

1. Art 2. study the lives and work of French artists: Monet and Degas 3. complete projects related to world history, science and art curriculum 4. visits to museums and guest artists 5. videos and computer programs and Internet projects 

 Language Arts 

1. demonstrate characteristics of a good listener 2. follow a one-step oral direction 3. compare and contrast sounds 4. recall presented materials 5. identify a purpose for listening 6. listen for a variety of purposes 7. activate prior knowledge 8. listen to various forms of music 9. describe objects/pictures 10. communicate in complete sentences 11. obtain information by asking questions 12. participate in various forms of oral communication 13. interact verbally in informal situations 14. make introductions 15. listen to di�erent types of literature 16. state purpose for listening to a story 17. expand vocabulary 18. recall sequence of events 19. identify/restate details 20. respond to di�erent types of literature 21. demonstrate an active interest in reading 

 Mathematics  

1. sort objects in a variety of ways 2. recognize, develop patterns 3. reason, connect mathematical understandings 4. observe/compare by measurable attributes 5. count objects 6. represent quantities 7. model number composition 

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8. investigate number relationships 9. develop numeration concepts 

 Music 

1. integrate songs and music and dance from French-speaking countries and areas 

2. perform with school groups in a repertoire of songs 3. study the lives of French musicians such as Bizet, Debussy, Saint Saens 

 Reading 

1. identify the main character (s) 2. describe the main character (s) 3. the plot 4. the outcome of the story 5. correlate French writers and poets with English and reading curriculum 

 Science 

1. observe weather conditions 2. explore the e�ects of weather 3. observe the life cycle of animals 4. construct criteria for classifying animals 5. observe the interaction between living things/environment 6. infer that living things have changed over time 7. study the art of gardening and combine with studies in art and music 

 Social Studies 

1. identify self by name and birthday 2. recognize similarities between self and others 3. describe personal feelings 4. demonstrate the relationship of feelings to actions 5. demonstrate an understanding of the concept of rule   6. demonstrate courteous behavior when interacting  7. apply appropriate personal decision-making skills 8. recognize the importance of each individual to the group 9. evaluate the consequences of decisions 10. determine reasons why communities require laws 11. de�ne earth as being made up of land and water 12. be introduced to other people and places 13. recognize human needs 14. de�ne family in various ways 15. state how people are more alike than di�erent 16. evaluate the exchange of ideas between cultures 17. describe the relationship of the United States to other countries 18. identify features which make a culture unique 19. recognize the di�erent kinds of people in the United States 

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20. understand the historical relationship between   

21. French-speaking countries and the United States. 

 

 

XII. Di�erentiating Instruction for Students with Special Needs: Students with Disabilities, English Language Learners, and Gifted & Talented Students 

Di�erentiating instruction is a �exible process that includes the planning and 

design of instruction, how that instruction is delivered, and how student 

progress is measured. Teachers recognize that students can learn in multiple 

ways as they celebrate students’ prior knowledge. By providing appropriately 

challenging learning, teachers can maximize success for all students. 

 

Examples of Strategies and Practices that Support: 

 

Students with Disabilities 

• Use of visual and multi-sensory formats 

• Use of assisted technology 

• Use of prompts 

• Modi�cation of content and student products 

• Testing accommodations 

• Authentic assessments 

Gifted & Talented Students 

• Adjusting the pace of lessons 

• Curriculum compacting 

• Inquiry-based instruction 

• Independent study 

• Higher-order thinking skills 

• Interest-based content 

• Student-driven instruction 

• Real-world problems and scenarios 

English Language Learners 

• Pre-teaching of vocabulary and concepts 

• Visual learning, including graphic organizers 

• Use of cognates to increase comprehension 

• Teacher modeling 

• Pairing students with beginning English language skills with students 

who have more advanced English language skills 

• Sca�olding 

•word walls 

•sentence frames 

•think-pair-share 

•cooperative learning groups 

•teacher think- aloud 

  

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XIII. 21st CENTURY LIFE AND CAREERS  Career Ready Practices describe the career-ready skills that all educators in all content areas should seek to develop in their students. They are practices that have been linked to increase college, career, and life success. Career Ready Practices should be taught and reinforced in all career exploration and preparation programs with increasingly higher levels of complexity and expectation as a student advances through a program of study.  http://www.state.nj.us/education/cccs/2014/career/  9.1 PERSONAL FINANCIAL LITERACY B. MONEY MANAGEMENT 9.1.8.B.1, 9.1.8.B.2, 9.1.8.B.3, 9.1.8.B.4, 9.1.8.B.5 C. CREDIT AND DEBT MANAGEMENT 9.1.8.C.1, 9.1.8.C.2, 9.1.8.C.3, 9.1.8.C.4, 9.1.8.C.5, 9.1.8.C.6 D. PLANNING, SAVING, AND INVESTING 9.1.8.D.1, 9.1.8.D.2, 9.1.8.D.3 E. BECOMING A CRITICAL CONSUMER 9.1.8.E.1, 9.1.8.E.2 F. CIVIC FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 9.1.8.F.1, 9.1.8.F.2 9.2 CAREER AWARENESS, EXPLORATION, AND PREPARATION A: CAREER AWARENESS 9.2.8.A.1, 9.2.8.A.2, 9.2.8.A.3, 9.2.8.A.4  9.2 CAREER AWARENESS, EXPLORATION, AND PREPARATION B. CAREER EXPLORATION 9.2.8.B.1, 9.2.8.B.2, 9.2.8.B.3, 9.2.8.B.4, 9.2.8.B.5, 9.2.8.B.6, 9.2.8.B.7 

   

 XIV . Professional Development 

 As per the PDP/150 hours statement: the teacher will continue to improve expertise through participation in a variety of professional development opportunities. 

        

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Curriculum Map - French 1b - Grade 8 

Class 

 September  October  November  December 

 January 

Grade   8 French 1b   

Review   unit  Students   will   be able   to: ● Describe   self   and others 

● Talk   about possessions   and home 

● Ask   and   answer questions   about what   people   are doing 

● Express preferences 

● Extend   and accept   invitations 

● Order   in   a    café ● How   to   count ● How   to   give   the date   and   tell   the time 

● How   to   talk about   the weather 

 

Students   will   be able   to: ● Describe   a   city, its   public buildings   and places   of   interest 

● Ask   for   and   give directions 

● Discuss   future plans   and   say what   they   are going   to   do  

 

Students   will   be able   to: ● Talk   about   the various   places   to go   to   during   the week   and   on   the weekends 

● Describe   houses or   apartments 

 

Students   will   be able   to:  ● Discuss   future plans   and   say what   they   are going   to   do  

● Talk   about   their friends   and family 

 

Students   will be   able   to:  ● Name   and describe clothes   they wear 

● Discuss style 

● Shop   for clothes   and other   items 

  

  

February  March  April  May  June Students   will   be able   to: ● Talk   about money 

● Make comparisons 

● Point   out   certain people   or   objects to   friends 

 

Students   will   be able   to:  ● Discuss   weekend activities 

● Talk   about individual summer   and winter   sports 

● Describe vacation   and travel   plans 

 

Students   will   be able   to:  ● Describe   what they   did   and where   they went   yesterday, last   week   or last   summer 

● Narrate   what happened   at any   time   in   the past  

 

Students   will   be able   to:  ● Talk   about favorite   foods 

● Describe different meals   of   the day  

● Prepare   a shopping   list and   do   the grocery shopping 

 

Students   will be   able   to:  ● Order   a meal   in   a restaurant 

● Set   the table 

● Ask   people to   do   things for   you 

  

 

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