Intermediate French Unit 1
Unit 1: "The relationship between public schools and society."
- Standards
- Unit Essential Questions
- Understanding/Key Learning
- Know
- Do
- Lesson Essential Questions
- Vocabulary
- Materials/Resources
- Assessments
Standards
Listening/Speaking
- CYWLIV.FR.1.1 Engage in conversation and respond to target language.
- CYWLIV.FR.1.1.01 Ask/answer questions.
- CYWLIV.FR.1.1.02 Provide information using familiar vocabulary and cognates.
- CYWLIV.FR.1.1.03 Use memorized phrases.
- CYWLIV.FR.1.1.04 Express individual opinion and perspective.
- CYWLIV.FR.1.1.05 Use circumlocution.
- CYWLIV.FR.1.2 Use correct pronunciation.
- CYWLIV.FR.1.2.01 Attempt to approximate native pronunciation.
Reading
- CYWLIV.FR.2.1 Read longer texts from authentic materials and other sources.
- CYWLIV.FR.2.1.01 Identify main idea/topic.
- CYWLIV.FR.2.1.02 Identify supporting ideas/details.
- CYWLIV.FR.2.1.03 Paraphrase in target language.
Writing
- CYWLIV.FR.3.1 Communicate about self, others, culture, and literature.
- CYWLIV.FR.3.1.01 Write paragraphs.
- CYWLIV.FR.3.1.02 Write essays.
- CYWLIV.FR.3.1.03 Answer questions.
- CYWLIV.FR.3.2 Use correct mechanics.
- CYWLIV.FR.3.2.01 Use correct grammar.
- CYWLIV.FR.3.2.02 Spell correctly.
Culture
- CYWLIV.FR.4.2 Develop awareness of pertinent topics, customs, and traditions in countries where the target language is spoken.
- CYWLIV.FR.4.2.01 Identify similarities and differences between cultures.
- CYWLIV.FR.4.2.02 Identify main idea and supporting details.
- CYWLIV.FR.4.2.03 Share informed opinions.
Grammar
- CYWLIV.FR.5.1 Use nouns and pronouns correctly.
- CYWLIV.FR.5.1.01 Use various types of pronouns with increasing consistency and accuracy.
- CYWLIV.FR.5.2 Use adjectives/adverbs correctly.
- CYWLIV.FR.5.2.01 Use correct agreement and placement with an expanded repertoire of regular and irregular adjectives.
- CYWLIV.FR.5.3 Use verbs correctly.
- CYWLIV.FR.5.3.03 Form the present of regular and irregular verbs.
Vocabulary
- CYWLIV.FR.6.1 Build vocabulary in target language.
- CYWLIV.FR.6.1.01 Identify meaning.
- CYWLIV.FR.6.1.02 Use vocabulary in proper context.
Unit Essential Questions
Understanding/Key Learning
- Public education was created to improve societies by providing equal access to job opportunities.
- To reduce inequalities, the French government provides top-down funding and curriculum management for its public schools whereas the American government supports locally (district) managed funding and curriculums.
Know
- Basic history of American and French public education (19th century)
- Key differences in state involvement and funding in American and French public education
- The names of French equivalents for grades K-12
- Vocabulary: Intermediate vocabulary on schools, neighbors, and funding
- Grammar: Negation and interrogation
Do
- Describe personal experiences as an American high school student in short journal
- Skim and scan websites for French high schools and propose hypotheses about French education using question-asking strategies
- Apply vocabulary to describe the purpose of public education in France and the United States
- Read and respond to short French articles
Lesson Essential Questions
Vocabulary
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Materials/Resources
- Textbook & Audio: Controverses. Oukada, Didier Bertrand, and Janet Solberg (2016 – third edition) Cengage Learning Publishing.
- Workbook: Controverses, Cahier. Larbi Oukada, Didier Bertrand, and Janet Solberg (2016). Heinle Cengage Learning.
- Other Resources:
- www.quizlet.com
- www.wordreference.com
- www.larousse.fr
- https://georges-clemenceau.mon-ent-occitanie.fr/
- https://www.letudiant.fr/lycee/public-ou-prive-quel-lycee-pour-vous.html
- Teacher created powerpoints, worksheets, puzzles, and games