Français III Pacing Calendar 2013-2014
World Language Department at Northgate High
“The study of languages and cultures is for all students.”
Goals for the WL Department:
a. To develop high levels of proficiency in several of the world's languages and cultures.
b. To move beyond traditional approaches in which students learn about languages and cultures.
c. To provide opportunities for students to learn languages for real-world purposes in culturally-appropriate ways.
KNOWS AND DOS
Students in Spanish III, French III, and German III / School-Wide Goals1. Use and understand learned expressions, sentences, and strings of sentences, questions, and polite commands when speaking and listening; / Generalize and apply information.
2. Write letters and short guided compositions. / Find information and use it effectively.
3. Communicate effectively with some pattern of error, which may interfere slightly with full comprehension / Practice regularly for fluency and efficiency
Level 3 at Northgate High is the equivalent to Stage II in the 2009 “World Languages Content Standards for California Public School”. Based on those, the students can perform the know/do in the following content:
2.0 Students acquire information, recognize distinctive viewpoints, and further their knowledge of other disciplines.
2.1 Students address topics related to self and the immediate environment, including:
a. Social relationships
b. People in the community
c. Zoo and farm animals, fables
d. Care of the home, interacting with people in the community
e. Holiday customs and transition points in life
f. Climate
g. Cultural and leisure-time activities, outdoor, recreational activities, music
h. Transportation, lodging, itineraries, geographic features and landmarks
i. Curricular and extracurricular interests and events
j. Significant historical figures
k. Professions and the working world
l. Cuisine and recipes
m. Clothing and fashion
n. Health, medical care
o. Technological advances and innovation
2013
S / M / T / W / T / F / S / S / M / T / W / T / F / S / S / M / T / W / T / F / S / S / M / T / W / T / F / SMay / June / July / August
28 / 29 / 30 / 31
September / October / November / December
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 1 / 2
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7
8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14
15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21
22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28 / 27 / 28 / 29 / 39 / 31 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28 / 29 / 30 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28
29 / 30 / 29 / 30 / 31
2014
S / M / T / W / T / F / S / S / M / T / W / T / F / S / S / M / T / W / T / F / S / S / M / T / W / T / F / SJanuary / February / March / April
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12
12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19
19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26
26 / 27 / 28 / 29 / 30 / 31 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28 / 29 / 27 / 28 / 29 / 30
30 / 31
May / June / July / August
1 / 2 / 3
4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7
11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12
18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24
25 / 26 / 27 / 28 / 29 / 30 / 31
Non-teaching days Final exam days
Pacing Calendar for French III:
Discovering French Nouveau, ROUGE!
*Unit dates are only estimates. Students will be advised of all, if any, changes.
1st Semester:
August 28, 2013 – January 24 2014
Reprise (9/3/13 – 9/27/13)
Reprise A: Rappel 1: essential qualities
Reprise A: Rappel 2: regular and irregular present tense verbs
Reprise A: Rappel 3: definite, indefinite and partitive articles
Reprise B: Rappel 4: passé composé
Reprise B: Rappel 5: passé composé with être
Reprise B: Rappel 6: passé composé VS l’imparfait
Reprise C: Rappel 7: object pronouns, savoir VS connaître
Reprise C: Rappel 8: object pronouns
Lecture: Les trois bagues
Unité 1 (9/30/13 – 10/25/13)
Partie 1: physical description, expressions, reflexive verbs, toiletries, qui/quoi
Partie 2: reflexive verbs in passé composé, emotional condition and feelings, sentir
Lecture: reading: Conte pour enfants de moins de trois ans
Interlude culturel: La révolution impressionniste
Unité 2 (10/28/13 – 11/22/13)
Partie 1: chores, tools, subjunctive
Partie 2: getting help, asking, refusing, thanking, irregular subjunctive, describing an object: state, appearance, condition, material
Lecture: reading: La couverture
Interlude culturel: l’histoire de France, Astérix, Roland, Jeanne d’Arc
J Vacances: le 25 au 29 novembre, 2013J
Unité 3 (12/2/13 – 1/15/14)
Partie 1: pleasures and problems, review of passé composé, review of l’imparfait
Partie 2: what’s new, events, weather, more with past tense, passé simple
Lecture: reading: King
Interlude culturel: l’histoire de France, Cyrano de Bergerac, Le corbeau et le renard
La Bûche de Noël Project (Mardi, le 17 décembre, 2013)
J Vacances: le 23 décembre, 2013 au 3 janvier, 2014J
Review for Final Exam:
Jeudi et vendredi, le 16 et 17 janvier, 2014
Fall Semester Final Exams: 1/21, 1/22, 1/23, 1/24
2nd Semester:
January 28, 2014 – June 12, 2014
Unité 4 (1/28/14 – 2/21/14)
Partie 1: shopping, review pronouns y/en, expressions of quantity
Partie 2: hair salon, review pronouns (le,la,les,lui,leur), order of pronouns, services, faire+infinitive
Lecture: Une histoire de cheveux
Interlude culturel: Musique, histoire de la chanson française, les vedettes
Unité 5 (2/24/14 – 3/21/14)
Partie 1: les voyages, les expressions negatives
Partie 2: Partons en voyage, le future, le future avec si, le conditionnel
Lecture: Le mystérieux home en bleu
Interlude culturel: L’histoire de la France 1715-1870
Mardi Gras Project (Mardi, le 4 mars, 2014)
Unité 6 (3/24/14 – 4/18/14)
Partie 1: à l’hôtel, le comparatif, le superlative
Partie 2: Services à l’hôtel, lequel, celui, le mien
Lecture: Une étrange aventure
Interlude culturel: L’histoire de la France 1870—présent
J Vacances: le 21 au 25 avril, 2014J
Unité 7 (4/28/14 – 5/23/14)
Partie 1: Une visite médicale, subjonctif, croire, craindre
Partie 2: Accidents et soins dentaires, passé du subjonctif
Lecture: En voyage
Interlude culturel: Les français d’aujourd’hui
Présentations des Projets Finaux:
mardi, le 27 mai au mercredi, le 4 juin, 2014
Review for Final Exam:
Jeudi et vendredi, le 5 et 6 juin, 2014
Spring Semester Final Exam 6/9, 6/10, 6/11, 6/12