Course Descriptions for French 1A, French 1B, and World Language Intro
French 1A Course Description
In this class students learn the basics of French grammar, vocabulary, and culture. They practice reading aloud, translating aloud, and write down descriptions of images. There are quizzes on vocabulary and grammar. Students use the textbook Salut, Les Amis! by French for Mastery. In the book they answer exercises and translate dialogues. They memorize the poem/fable Le Corbeau et Le Renard by La Fontaine for a quiz grade. They take the National French Exam for the first time. By the end of the school year they are able to have a basic conversation, express descriptions, and speak about French customs and geography.
Week 10-18
Family Members
Conjugate IR and RE Verbs
Adjectives and Describe Yourself and Others
Possessive Adjectives
Etre – to be, introduction to irregular verbs
Aller and Avoir – to go and to have
Classroom Vocabulary
Faire – to do or make
Basic clothing vocabulary
Object Vocabulary
Project: Regions of France
Songs: Complainte de la Butte, Vive le Vent
Poetry Recitation: Sur le Pont Mirabeau
Semester Exams
Week 19-27
Review Être, Aller, Avoir
Read in class The Little Prince
The Little Prince Project
Expressions of time: mois, semaine, année, journée, demain
Common French Menu Items and Shopping Vocabulary (la boulangerie, la fromagerie)
Forming Questions
Ce, Cet, Cette, Ces, Quel, Quels, Quelle, Quelles
Countries that surround France
Common French names
Imperatives
ER/IR/RE Verb Meanings
Songs: Samba de Mon Coeur Qui Bat, Café de la Paix
Project: French Royalty
Weeks 28-36
Places Around Town
Transportation Vocabulary + Going to and Coming from
Maître Corbeau
Present, Past, and Immediate Future
Imparfait
Mardi Gras lessons and celebrations
Review for National French Exam
Take National French Exam
IR verbs plus adjectives in sentences
Describe pictures in French
Translations and dialogues from textbook
Basic recipes in French and Translating Menus
Teacher-guided Listening Comprehension
Project: French Fashion Designers
French 1B Course Description
In French 1B students go beyond the basics of the language. The class begins with a review of French 1A and then moves beyond basic verb tenses, general customs, and vocabulary TO describing daily life and the French-speaking world beyond it. Daily sight reading and sight pronunciation exercises become the norm. Students begin writing five-paragraph essays. The students take the National French Exam for the second year in a row. In class we use: maps, white board practice, culture projects, youtube videos, chants, songs, skits, listening comprehension practice, games, dancing, conversation and dialogues, complex text-translations, pronunciation guides, graphic organizers, pictures to describe/manipulatives, worksheets, charts, teaching stations, textbook pages, food and celebrations.
Weeks 1-9
Review of vocabulary from French 1A
What defines a cultural encounter? Discussion and Worksheet
Review of accents
Review of être, aller, avoir
Describe yourself and your house
Adjectives
Body and Face Vocabulary
Describe your family
Leisure and Sports Activities (Expressions with Faire)
Inversion
Forming Questions
Quantities
Improvisation Scenes/Creating Stories Using Target Vocabulary
Grammar Worksheets (review of basic grammar rules from 1A)
Research Project: French Artists
Weeks 10-18
School Subjects
Transportation
Professions
Expressions with Avoir
Present/Past/Immediate Future/Imparfait Sentences
Quel/Quels/Quelle/Quelles
Ce,Cet,Cette,Ces
Restaurant Menus
Paris Subway Map Review
Video Visits to The Louvre, The Musee d’Orsay, The Pompidou
Review of forming sentences with all negatives
Student-created conversations/stories
Household Vocabulary/Rooms of the House
The songs Alouette, La Complainte de la Butte
Research Project: French Musicians
Prepare for Semester Exams
Semester Exams
Second Semester
Weeks 19-27
Shopping Vocabulary
Health Vocabulary
Vouloir/Pouvoir/Devoir
Imperatives
Il est versus C’est
Negation
Household Chores
Mardi Gras history lessons and celebrations
3.5 Essay: I am uniquely myself.
Prepare for and take National French Exam
Research Project: French Philosophers or Innovators
Weeks 28-36
Imparfait
Reflexive Verbs
Describe your daily routine
DRMRSVANDERTRAMP verbs
Direct and Indirect Objects
All Verb Tenses
Research Project: French Food Project and Video
Prepare for Final Exams
Take Final Exams
World Language Intro
French-Latin-SpanishIn this class 6th grade students learn the basics of French, Latin, and Spanish. Each language is studied for about six weeks: French, then Latin, then Spanish. Students learn verb conjugations, pronouns, basic sentence structure, and culture topics (a culture project is written for each language). The class moves quickly. There are constant reminders to compare and contrast the three languages. By the end of the course students can choose the language they wish to continue based on the introductions in class. They understand the sounds and structure of the three languages well enough to make their decision: French, Latin, or Spanish.
Week One - French Greetings, Days, Months, Weather
Week Two – Numbers 1-100, Telling Time and Date in French, Quiz
Week Three - Definite and Indefinite Articles, Colors, Adjectives, Family Members
Week Four - ER Verbs and Forming Sentences, Quiz
Week Five - Irregular Verbs to be, to go, to have (être, aller, avoir)
Week Six - Paris Landmarks Project, the song Aux Champs-Elysees, Quiz
Week Seven - Welcome to Latin and Latin Verb Conjugation
Week Eight - What is a declension in Latin, Quiz
Week Nine - Forming Sentences in Latin
Week Ten - Forming Sentences in Latin, Quiz
Week Eleven - Latin Phrases for College Students
Week Twelve – Ancient and Modern Roman Landmarks Project, Introduction to Spanish
Week Thirteen - Spanish Greetings, Months, Days, Weather, Quiz
Week Fourteen - Numbers 1-100, Telling Time and Date in Spanish
Week Fifteen - Definite and Indefinite Articles, Colors, Adjectives, Family Members, Quiz
Week Sixteen - AR verbs + Irregular Verbs to be, to go, to have (ser, ir, tener), Quiz
Week Seventeen - States of Mexico Project and the song Dos Elefantes
Week Eighteen – Compare and Contrast French, Latin, and Spanish
French 1A Course Description
In this class students learn the basics of French grammar, vocabulary, and culture. They practice reading aloud, translating aloud, and write down descriptions of images. There are quizzes on vocabulary and grammar. Students use the textbook Salut, Les Amis! by French for Mastery. In the book they answer exercises and translate dialogues. They memorize the poem/fable Le Corbeau et Le Renard by La Fontaine for a quiz grade. They take the National French Exam for the first time. By the end of the school year they are able to have a basic conversation, express descriptions, and speak about French customs and geography.
Week 10-18
Family Members
Conjugate IR and RE Verbs
Adjectives and Describe Yourself and Others
Possessive Adjectives
Etre – to be, introduction to irregular verbs
Aller and Avoir – to go and to have
Classroom Vocabulary
Faire – to do or make
Basic clothing vocabulary
Object Vocabulary
Project: Regions of France
Songs: Complainte de la Butte, Vive le Vent
Poetry Recitation: Sur le Pont Mirabeau
Semester Exams
Week 19-27
Review Être, Aller, Avoir
Read in class The Little Prince
The Little Prince Project
Expressions of time: mois, semaine, année, journée, demain
Common French Menu Items and Shopping Vocabulary (la boulangerie, la fromagerie)
Forming Questions
Ce, Cet, Cette, Ces, Quel, Quels, Quelle, Quelles
Countries that surround France
Common French names
Imperatives
ER/IR/RE Verb Meanings
Songs: Samba de Mon Coeur Qui Bat, Café de la Paix
Project: French Royalty
Weeks 28-36
Places Around Town
Transportation Vocabulary + Going to and Coming from
Maître Corbeau
Present, Past, and Immediate Future
Imparfait
Mardi Gras lessons and celebrations
Review for National French Exam
Take National French Exam
IR verbs plus adjectives in sentences
Describe pictures in French
Translations and dialogues from textbook
Basic recipes in French and Translating Menus
Teacher-guided Listening Comprehension
Project: French Fashion Designers
French 1B Course Description
In French 1B students go beyond the basics of the language. The class begins with a review of French 1A and then moves beyond basic verb tenses, general customs, and vocabulary TO describing daily life and the French-speaking world beyond it. Daily sight reading and sight pronunciation exercises become the norm. Students begin writing five-paragraph essays. The students take the National French Exam for the second year in a row. In class we use: maps, white board practice, culture projects, youtube videos, chants, songs, skits, listening comprehension practice, games, dancing, conversation and dialogues, complex text-translations, pronunciation guides, graphic organizers, pictures to describe/manipulatives, worksheets, charts, teaching stations, textbook pages, food and celebrations.
Weeks 1-9
Review of vocabulary from French 1A
What defines a cultural encounter? Discussion and Worksheet
Review of accents
Review of être, aller, avoir
Describe yourself and your house
Adjectives
Body and Face Vocabulary
Describe your family
Leisure and Sports Activities (Expressions with Faire)
Inversion
Forming Questions
Quantities
Improvisation Scenes/Creating Stories Using Target Vocabulary
Grammar Worksheets (review of basic grammar rules from 1A)
Research Project: French Artists
Weeks 10-18
School Subjects
Transportation
Professions
Expressions with Avoir
Present/Past/Immediate Future/Imparfait Sentences
Quel/Quels/Quelle/Quelles
Ce,Cet,Cette,Ces
Restaurant Menus
Paris Subway Map Review
Video Visits to The Louvre, The Musee d’Orsay, The Pompidou
Review of forming sentences with all negatives
Student-created conversations/stories
Household Vocabulary/Rooms of the House
The songs Alouette, La Complainte de la Butte
Research Project: French Musicians
Prepare for Semester Exams
Semester Exams
Second Semester
Weeks 19-27
Shopping Vocabulary
Health Vocabulary
Vouloir/Pouvoir/Devoir
Imperatives
Il est versus C’est
Negation
Household Chores
Mardi Gras history lessons and celebrations
3.5 Essay: I am uniquely myself.
Prepare for and take National French Exam
Research Project: French Philosophers or Innovators
Weeks 28-36
Imparfait
Reflexive Verbs
Describe your daily routine
DRMRSVANDERTRAMP verbs
Direct and Indirect Objects
All Verb Tenses
Research Project: French Food Project and Video
Prepare for Final Exams
Take Final Exams
World Language Intro
French-Latin-SpanishIn this class 6th grade students learn the basics of French, Latin, and Spanish. Each language is studied for about six weeks: French, then Latin, then Spanish. Students learn verb conjugations, pronouns, basic sentence structure, and culture topics (a culture project is written for each language). The class moves quickly. There are constant reminders to compare and contrast the three languages. By the end of the course students can choose the language they wish to continue based on the introductions in class. They understand the sounds and structure of the three languages well enough to make their decision: French, Latin, or Spanish.
Week One - French Greetings, Days, Months, Weather
Week Two – Numbers 1-100, Telling Time and Date in French, Quiz
Week Three - Definite and Indefinite Articles, Colors, Adjectives, Family Members
Week Four - ER Verbs and Forming Sentences, Quiz
Week Five - Irregular Verbs to be, to go, to have (être, aller, avoir)
Week Six - Paris Landmarks Project, the song Aux Champs-Elysees, Quiz
Week Seven - Welcome to Latin and Latin Verb Conjugation
Week Eight - What is a declension in Latin, Quiz
Week Nine - Forming Sentences in Latin
Week Ten - Forming Sentences in Latin, Quiz
Week Eleven - Latin Phrases for College Students
Week Twelve – Ancient and Modern Roman Landmarks Project, Introduction to Spanish
Week Thirteen - Spanish Greetings, Months, Days, Weather, Quiz
Week Fourteen - Numbers 1-100, Telling Time and Date in Spanish
Week Fifteen - Definite and Indefinite Articles, Colors, Adjectives, Family Members, Quiz
Week Sixteen - AR verbs + Irregular Verbs to be, to go, to have (ser, ir, tener), Quiz
Week Seventeen - States of Mexico Project and the song Dos Elefantes
Week Eighteen – Compare and Contrast French, Latin, and Spanish