Curriculum Map 

Curriculum Map

Benz, Ruth / French 4 Honors / High School

Unit Title Short stories, Novel TBD Content Short stories of authentic French literature Novel (to be determined) Images Trois: Lectures Litteraires Avancees, Chaps. 9, 10; critical analysis paper Skills Read critically for short story elements Read a novel for understanding and literary analysis Grammar review as needed Compositions of 3-5 paragraphs Resources Connaissances et Reactions, Chaps. 1-6 Nouvelles Grammaire Communicative Amsco Workbook Selected short stories, poetry French full length films Internet--travel, museums Internet--travel, museums Instructional Strategies Interactive video dialogs Paired speaking activities Group speaking activities Memorization Cassette tapes, videocassettes Reading selections Guided and free writing Songs, games, and skits Internet Assessment Grammar, vocabulary quizzes Literature quizzes (content and analysis) Oral presentations Composition grades Outcomes Students will comprehend the instructor and native speakers at native speed even when some unknown vocabulary /structures are used Students will speak fluently and use circumlocutory tactics Students will develop skills for reading to apply to various styles of prose and deepening studies of extracts from literature Students will write multi-paragraph compositions and begin to develop a writing style Students will appreciate the culture of all French speaking cultures and assess their contributions to the global scene
Unit Title Unit 6, Unit 7, Unit 8 Content VOCABULARY: Hotels and places to stay Travel vocabulary Health and medical care Cities and city life LINGUISTIC STRUCTURES: Interrogative, demonstrative, and possessive pronouns Subjunctive, pluperfect, and conditional tenses CULTURE: France and her role in the 20th century LITERATURE: Images Trois: Lectures Journalistiques Skills Practice and master vocabulary and new linguistic structures listed under Content Grammar maintenance Resources Discovering French Rouge Text and Workbook Audio program Maupassant: "En Voyage" Overhead transparencies Cultural videos Film: Au Revoir Les Enfants Instructional Strategies Interactive video dialogs Paired speaking activities Group speaking activities Memorization Cassette tapes, videocassettes Reading selections Guided and free writing Songs, games, and skits Assessment Quizzes (Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing) Unit Tests (L,S,R,W) Oral Assessment Outcomes Students will comprehend the instructor and native speakers at native speed even when some unknown vocabulary /structures are used Students will speak fluently and use circumlocutory tactics Students will develop skills for reading to apply to various styles of prose and deepening studies of extracts from literature Students will write multi-paragraph compositions and begin to develop a writing style Students will appreciate the culture of all French speaking cultures and assess their contributions to the global scene
Unit Title Unit 9, Unit 10 Content VOCABULARY: Relationships, communication with others Social outreach University studies and careers LINGUISTIC STRUCTURES: Relative pronouns Infinitive constructions LITERATURE: Images Trois: Lectures Litteraires--six short stories Skills Practice and master vocabulary and new linguistic structures listed under Content Grammar maintenance Resources Discovering French Rouge Text and Workbook Audio program Maupassant: "En Voyage" Overhead transparencies Cultural videos Film: Rue Cases-negres Theuriet: "Les Peches" Cesaire: Pour Saluer le Tiers Monde Instructional Strategies Interactive video dialogs Paired speaking activities Group speaking activities Memorization Cassette tapes, videocassettes Reading selections Guided and free writing Songs, games, and skits Assessment Quizzes (Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing) Unit Tests (L,S,R,W) Oral Assessment Outcomes Students will comprehend the instructor and native speakers at native speed even when some unknown vocabulary /structures are used Students will speak fluently and use circumlocutory tactics Students will develop skills for reading to apply to various styles of prose and deepening studies of extracts from literature Students will write multi-paragraph compositions and begin to develop a writing style Students will appreciate the culture of all French speaking cultures and assess their contributions to the global scene
Unit Title Les Aventures du Petit Nicolas, Le Petit Prince, Content Short stories of authentic French literature Novel Le Petit Prince Images Trois: Lectures Litteraires Avancees, Chaps. 8,9 Skills Read critically for short story elements Read a novel for understanding and literary analysis Grammar review as needed Compositions of 3-5 paragraphs Resources "Le Bracelet": M. Maurois "Le Portrait": Theriault Les Aventures du Petit Nicolas Le Petit Prince Nouvelles Grammaire Communicative Amsco Workbook Selected short stories French full length films Internet--travel, museums Instructional Strategies Interactive video dialogs Paired speaking activities Group speaking activities Memorization Cassette tapes, videocassettes Reading selections Guided and free writing Songs, games, and skits Internet Assessment Grammar, vocabulary quizzes Literature quizzes (content and analysis) Oral presentations Composition grades Outcomes Students will comprehend the instructor and native speakers at native speed even when some unknown vocabulary /structures are used Students will speak fluently and use circumlocutory tactics Students will develop skills for reading to apply to various styles of prose and deepening studies of extracts from literature Students will write multi-paragraph compositions and begin to develop a writing style Students will appreciate the culture of all French speaking cultures and assess their contributions to the global scene