Texts/Instructional Materials:
· Bien Dit- text and corresponding workbook materials, supplemented by articles and other materials.
Syllabus:
Practical vocabulary and corresponding linguistic structures are introduced and practiced to develop the students’ oral and written communication skills in everyday situations.
1st Term: Introduction
Introduction
Students will learn general vocabulary and basic structure, including:
· Numbers, dates, weather
· Forming and posing simple questions
Project: Découvre Île de France, class presentations
Quiz: Day/date written quiz, alphabet & numbers oral quiz
Unité 1 – Salut, les copains!
Students will learn to greet and introduce people and talk about themselves and others by learning:
· Useful verb: avoir
· Forming negative sentences
· Vocabulary-classroom objects
Quizzes: Oral greetings quiz, listening comprehension, objective questions
Unité 1 Test: Listening comprehension, objective questions, reading comprehension, multiple-choice questions, short essay
Le corps:
Students will be able to name and write about the parts of the body as well as the colors
Project: Create a hands-on learning device for reviewing parts of the body
Quiz: Written quiz
Unité 2 – Qu’est-ce qui te plait?
Students will be able to describe their preferences and how often they do certain activities by learning:
· Useful verbs: aimer and other –er verbs
· The preposition à and the definite articles that form contractions with it
· Vocabulary of items and activities they enjoy
Project: Journal entry as a character in the painting Une baignade, Asinères
Quizzes: Listening comprehension, objective questions
Unité 2 Test: Listening comprehension, objective questions, reading comprehension, multiple-choice questions, short essay
2nd Term:
Unité 3- Comment est ta famille?
Students will be able to describe their families and friends by learning:
· Useful verb: être
· Possessive adjectives
· The preposition de and the definite articles that form contractions with it
· Adjective agreement and irregular adjectives beau, nouveau & vieux
· Vocabulary of the family
Project: Essay, poster and presentation about family
Project: Quiz game about classmates’ families
Quizzes: Listening comprehension, objective questions
Unité 3 Test: Listening comprehension, objective questions, reading comprehension, multiple-choice questions, short essay
Mid-Year Test: Listening comprehension, objective questions, speaking, essays, reading comprehension will be assessed in class
Unité 4 – Mon année scolaire
Students will be able to talk about what classes they have and when they meet and will be able to shop for school supplies at a stationery store by learning:
· Useful verbs: -re verbs and –ger & -cer verbs
· Using adjectives as nouns
· Vocabulary: classes and school supplies
Project: Stationery store advertisement
Quizzes: Listening comprehension, objective questions
Unité 4 Test: Listening comprehension, objective questions, reading comprehension, multiple-choice questions, short essay
3rd Term:
Unité 5 – Les sports et les passe-temps
Students will be able to discuss sports (both team and individual) as well as the names of the places they go to play;
Students will be able to talk about their future plans and what just happened by learning:
· Useful verbs: faire, aller & le futur proche, venir & le passé récent
· Vocabulary: sports, places, review of seasons and weather
· Interrogative expressions
· Idiomatic expressions with avoir
· Forming adverbs from feminine adjectives
Project: Create a visual representation of the expressions with avoir
Quizzes: Listening comprehension, objective questions
Unité 5 Test: Listening comprehension, objective questions, reading comprehension, multiple-choice questions, short essay
Unité 6 – Bon appétit!
Students will be able to talk about food and dining; they will be able to order a meal in a restaurant, ask and give opinions and pay a check;
Students will also practice expressing their likes and dislikes and giving commands or adviceby learning:
· Useful verbs: vouloir, prendre, boire, and –ir verbs
· The imperative
· Expressions of quantity (a pound of, a dozen, etc.)
· Partitive article (“some chicken” vs. “the whole chicken”)
· Vocabulary: mealtime foods and beverages, fruits / vegetables, place settings
Project: Restaurant skit
Project: Restaurant review
Quizzes: Listening comprehension, objective questions
Unité6 Test: Listening comprehension, objective questions, reading comprehension, multiple-choice questions, short essay
Final Test: listening comprehension, objective questions, speaking, essays, reading comprehension in an exam much like they will take next year in high school
Assessment Tools may be used throughout the year, both formally and informally:
Portfolios
Rubrics
Teacher observations
Oral presentation rubrics
Self-grading and evaluations
Projects
Oral exams
Interdisciplinary activities
Simulations / role-playing
Open ended questions
Co-operative learning projects
Multimedia presentations
Take home tests/writing assignments
Journal/diaries
Objective tests/quizzes
Essays
Presentations
Video tapings
Attendance
Class participation
Homework
* See IEP or 504 plan for modification where applicable
Grading Policy:
Homework 15%
Tests 20%
Quizzes 30%
Projects 15%
Class participation / conduct 10%
Notebook 10%