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RADNOR TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT Course Overview

Course Name 8th Grade French

General Information Credits: N/A Weighted: N/A Prerequisite: N/A

Length: Full Year Format: Meets Daily Grade: 8

Course Description Brief Course Narrative Description: The 8th grade French course is a course, which refines and expands the writing, listening, speaking and reading skills acquired in 7th grade. Vocabulary expansion includes, giving and following directions, weekend activities, animals/pets, places/geography, food and beverage expanded, shopping for clothes, food, entertainment, health and sports Grammar will focus on the conjugation in the following tenses: present, past. In addition, the following grammatical concepts will be introduced: stress pronouns, object pronouns, demonstrative adjectives, formation of more complex adjectives and adverbs. The students will: • Expand reading proficiency and listening skills, writing and speaking skills in Three Modes of

Communication: Interpersonal, Interpretive, Presentational • Obtain advanced and increased knowledge of the French speaking community ACTFL Performance Descriptor for Language Learners By the end of this course students should be at the Novice Low to Novice Mid level of language performance. Interpersonal: Expresses self in conversations on very familiar topics using a variety of words, phrases, simple sentences, and questions that have been highly practiced and memorized Interpretive: Understands words, phrases and formulaic language that have been practiced and memorized to get meaning of the main idea from simple, highly-predictable oral or written texts with strong visual support Presentational: Communicates information on very familiar topics using a variety of words, phrases, simple sentences, and questions that have been practiced and memorized

Course Objectives: Course Outcomes/Goals: The 8th grade French program offers an expansion and refinement of the French language and culture. The objective of the 8th grade French course is the continued development of the following basic skills necessary for active communication in the foreign language: 1. Listening: To understand spoken language in various situations. 2. Reading: To be able to read appropriate printed texts.

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3. Speaking: To perform functions using appropriate target language vocabulary with accurate pronunciation. 4. Writing: To express ideas on a number of topics utilizing the command of appropriate vocabulary and syntactical structure. Cultural Competency Goals: Students will appreciate and accept:

- The various francophone cultures throughout the world - The differences between their own culture and the francophone cultures - The differences between their own culture and their classmates’ cultures

Technology Goals: Students will be able to: Access information efficiently and Effectively Organize, apply, produce and communicate knowledge accurately and creatively Practice responsible use of technology systems, information and software. Examples: - Voice recordings and or pod casts – using garage band and Google voice - Web quests/virtual fieldtrips - Power Point presentations/I-movie - Online review activities using the following sites: Classzone.com, Quizlet, DuoLingo - Posters, brochures, menus using MS FrontPage or other multimedia - Online video clips and news reports - Flip cameras Common Assessments: 4 Common Assessments: “My Family Tree” = Students will complete a “Family Tree” project with a presentation component. “Oral Interview” = Prompts for students to respond with fluency to questions about daily activities, weather, school, and preferences “Le Grand Concours” = Exam and rubric provided by the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF) “Paris Project” = Cultural project that focuses on major landmarks of Paris and also includes French writing skills. Students work in groups to create a presentation in a multimedia format. Other Major Assessments: Unit assessments divided by Discovering French Nouveau 1a and 1b textbook Units 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 including components of listening comprehension as well as writing assessments Major Units of Study: 4. Le Monde Personnel et Familier (people and their possessions) 5. La Ville et La Maison (the city and home) 6. Le Shopping (shopping) 7. Le Temps Libre (free time) Materials & Texts

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Required Texts and Resources: Discovering French Nouveau Bleu 1a and 1b (student textbook and workbook, teacher CD and DVD) Supplemental Texts and Resources: easy reader “Pauvre Anne”, online authentic materials, online practice websites (DuoLingo, Classzone, Quizlet)

Summer Assignment n/a

RADNOR TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT Course Guide (Includes Course Overview) Course Name: ____8th Grade French_____

First Marking Period Unit 4: Le Monde Personnel et Familier (people and their possessions) approximately 9 weeks Common Core Standards and PA Academic Standards Standard 1.1: Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions. Standard 1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics. Standard 2.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied. Standard 4.1: Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own. Standard 5.2: Students show evidence of becoming life-long learners by using the language for personal

enjoyment and enrichment.

Keystone Connections: n/a

Student Objectives: KNOWLEDGE

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How do I tell others about myself? How do I describe friends? How do I give people’s ages? How do I describe a bedroom? How do I talk about and describe everyday objects? SKILLS Students will be able to converse at a low-novice to mid-novice level with another French speaker in a way that conforms to social expectations and is clearly understandable, using basic phrases and sentences that have been highly practiced and/or memorized. They will be able to ask questions and offer information on topics that are very familiar.

Assessments:

Required Assessments: Common Assessment: “My family tree” Students will complete a “family tree” project with a presentation component. Students may choose among formats of a poster, PowerPoint, Prezi, etc. All formats must be accompanied by a spoken description of the material being presented. This description may be partially read from note cards but should be well-practiced so that the cards are used only as prompts. This assessment checks for mastery of the basic phrases and sentences taught in Unit 4. Test: Unit 4 Exam (summative) which includes a listening component with multiple choice answers, fill-in-the blank and short answer for vocabulary knowledge assessment

Other Possible Assessments (may vary): Quiz: Unit 4 (summative) Vocabulary Quizzes (separate quizzes) on adjectives to describe people, classroom objects, personal belongings, basic room furniture, basic computer vocabulary, prepositions of location, and colors Activities and Assignments ACTIVITIES

• dialogue practice and working with a speaking partner • textbook activities as guided practice and partner dialog prompts • spelling vocabulary to review alphabet • workbook activities to practice using adjectives and prepositions of location • authentic materials to identify adjectives • pronunciation repetition and tips to gain more rules of pronunciation • role play to practice describing people and the locations of objects

ASSIGNMENTS

• group skit work to describe one another • textbook assignments to reinforce in-class learning • textbook readings for “flipped classroom” assignments • workbook assignments to supplement textbook and to provide guided practice • vocabulary practice (flashcards, Quizlet, DuoLingo) assigned as homework

Terminology

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• How to describe someone • How to identify something • How to say that you know or do not know • How to point out something • How to talk about things you have • How to ask if an object works • How to talk about what there is in a place • How to say where something or someone is located • How to name the basic parts of a computer • How to use “avoir” in common idiomatic expressions • How to contradict a negative statement or expression • How to introduce a conclusion • How to use the basic colors • How to get someone’s attention

Materials & Texts Required Texts and Resources: Discovering French Nouveau Bleu 1a (student textbook and workbook, teacher CD and DVD) Supplemental Texts and Resources (use may vary): online authentic materials, online software (DuoLingo, Classzone and Quizlet), supplemental grammar practice handouts Media, Technology, Web Resources

• Discovering French Nouveau Bleu 1a textbook and workbook CDs and DVD: Each Unit is accompanied by CD activities of “listen and repeat”. Each unit is also accompanied by a workbook CD that gives the required prompts for students to complete the workbook activity. The DVD presents all new vocabulary and grammar topics through the presentation of a skit of real-life simulation using the targeted material.

• Classzone.com offers additional workbook activities if/when students need more practice than is available in the workbook

• DuoLingo.com: This website offers students a free game-like experience while learning vocabulary and sentence structure. Students must “pass” one level before moving onto the next by translating phrases and sentences. They also hear how words are pronounced while progressing through the skill levels.

• www.languageguide.org/french/vocabulary/: This site lists French vocabulary by topic and gives viewers a picture to accompany each word. Each word is pronounced by a native French speaker. The option is also available to use a microphone and test one’s pronunciation.

• http://www.slideshare.net/marglema9/french-la-famille: PowerPoint presentations on family members, subject pronouns and greetings/good-byes

• http://authentic-resources.wikispaces.com/FRENCH: Links to a variety of authentic French reading, listening, video and art materials including news channels, music videos, advertisements,

• www.yabla.com: Although this is a paid subscription site, it offers many, many videos in French with subtitles in both French and English and gives options to viewers to slow down the video speech, repeat, glossary and even includes a “game” activity where the user must fill in the missing words when that sentence is spoken but the text is missing a word. Videos are searchable by topic as well as by level of difficulty.

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Second Marking Period Unit 5: La Ville et La Maison (the city and home) approximately 9 weeks Common Core Standards and PA Academic Standards Standard 1.1: Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions. Standard 1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics. Standard 2.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied. Standard 4.1: Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own. Standard 5.2: Students show evidence of becoming life-long learners by using the language for personal

enjoyment and enrichment.

Keystone Connections: n/a

Student Objectives: KNOWLEDGE

• How do I describe a city, public buildings and places of interest? • How do I ask for and give directions? • How do I talk about the places I go? • How do I describe a house or apartment? • How do I discuss future plans and say what I am going to do? • How do I talk about friends and their families?

SKILLS Students will be able to converse at a low-novice to mid-novice level with another French speaker in a way that conforms to social expectations and is clearly understandable, using basic phrases and sentences that have been highly practiced and/or memorized. They will be able to ask questions and offer information on topics that are very familiar.

Assessments:

Required Assessments: Common Assessment: “Oral Interview” consists of prompts for students to respond to questions about themselves, family, daily activities, how to get from one place to another, weather, school, and preferences. Students are engaged

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in one-on-one dialogue to see how well they can participate in a level-appropriate conversation. This assessment checks for mastery of the basic phrases and sentences taught in Units 1-5. Test: Unit 5 Exam (summative) which includes a listening component with multiple choice answers, fill-in-the blank and short answer for vocabulary knowledge assessment. This assessment checks for mastery of the basic phrases and sentences taught in Unit 5. Other Possible Assessments (may vary): Quiz: Unit 5 (summative) Vocabulary Quizzes (separate quizzes) on places in town, rooms in a house, directions, “stress pronouns”, “possessive adjectives”, “venir” and using “aller” to speak in the simple future tense Activities and Assignments ACTIVITIES

• dialogue practice and working with a speaking partner • textbook activities as guided practice and partner dialog prompts • workbook activities to practice asking for and giving directions • authentic materials to identify house/apartment characteristics • TPR activities with places in town • pronunciation repetition and tips to gain more rules of pronunciation • role play to practice discussing future plans

ASSIGNMENTS

• Group skit work to apply unit vocabulary and to use “connector” phrases to build new phrases that integrate into previously learned ones

• workbook assignments to supplement textbook and to provide guided practice • textbook assignments to reinforce in-class learning • textbook readings for “flipped classroom” assignments • vocabulary practice assigned as homework

Terminology

• How to talk about where one lives • How to talk about one’s hometown • How to ask for directions • How to describe one’s home • How to say where something is taking place • How to say which mode of transportation is being used • How to talk about types of sports, games and music • How to use stress pronouns • How to use the verb “venir” • How to express surprise • How to contradict someone • How to use possessive adjectives • How to use ordinal numbers

Materials & Texts

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Required Texts and Resources: Discovering French Nouveau Bleu 1b (student textbook and workbook, teacher CD and DVD) Supplemental Texts and Resources (use may vary): online authentic materials, online software (DuoLingo, Classzone and Quizlet), supplemental grammar practice handouts Media, Technology, Web Resources

• Discovering French Nouveau Bleu 1a textbook and workbook CDs and DVD: Each Unit is accompanied by CD activities of “listen and repeat”. Each unit is also accompanied by a workbook CD that gives the required prompts for students to complete the workbook activity. The DVD presents all new vocabulary and grammar topics through the presentation of a skit of real-life simulation using the targeted material.

• Classzone.com offers additional workbook activities if/when students need more practice than is available in the workbook

• DuoLingo.com: This website offers students a free game-like experience while learning vocabulary and sentence structure. Students must “pass” one level before moving onto the next by translating phrases and sentences. They also hear how words are pronounced while progressing through the skill levels.

• www.languageguide.org/french/vocabulary/: This site lists French vocabulary by topic and gives viewers a picture to accompany each word. Each word is pronounced by a native French speaker. The option is also available to use a microphone and test one’s pronunciation.

• http://www.slideshare.net/marglema9/french-la-famille: PowerPoint presentations on family members, subject pronouns and greetings/good-byes

• http://authentic-resources.wikispaces.com/FRENCH: Links to a variety of authentic French reading, listening, video and art materials including news channels, music videos, advertisements,

• www.yabla.com: Although this is a paid subscription site, it offers many, many videos in French with subtitles in both French and English and gives options to viewers to slow down the video speech, repeat, glossary and even includes a “game” activity where the user must fill in the missing words when that sentence is spoken but the text is missing a word. Videos are searchable by topic as well as by level of difficulty.

Third Marking Period Unit 6: Le Shopping (shopping) approximately 9 weeks Common Core Standards and PA Academic Standards Standard 1.1: Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions. Standard 1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics. Standard 2.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied. Standard 4.1: Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own. Standard 5.2: Students show evidence of becoming life-long learners by using the language for personal

enjoyment and enrichment.

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Keystone Connections: n/a