5. Fields of Knowledge - Arts, Language, and Literature
Non-Native Language: French
| NON-NATIVE LANGUAGE: FRENCH 5.19 SPEAKING AND LISTENING: UNDERSTANDING: |
Grades K-2, (5-8 year-olds) |
Grades 3-5, (8-11 year-olds) |
Grades 6-8, (11-14 year-olds) |
| Students listen, understand, interpret, and actively
respond to spoken (French) language on a variety of topics. This is evident
when students:
5.19 Understanding Cross Referenced to Vital Result Standards |
· Listen to simple conversations, questions, classroom directions, books, declarative statements, songs, video cassettes, etc. | · Listen to conversations, questions, classroom directions, teacher reading books, songs, film clips, etc. | · Listen to (French) dialogues, movies, classroom directions, questions, etc. |
| 5.19 SPEAKING AND LISTENING: SPEAKING: | Grades K-2, (5-8 year-olds) | Grades 3-5, (8-11 year-olds) | Grades 6-8, (11-14 year-olds) |
| Students speak, engage in conversations, provide and
obtain information, express feelings, emotions and exchange opinions on
a variety of topics. This is evident when students:
5.19 Speaking Cross Referenced to Vital Result Standards |
· Repeat words and expressions taught by teacher.
· Answer and ask simple questions. · Express some feelings. · Sing songs. · Express simple ideas. |
· Repeat vocabulary and expressions taught by
teacher.
· Answer and ask questions. · Express feelings and ideas · Sing songs. |
· Answer and ask questions related to the vocabulary
studied.
· Express feelings. · Give directions. · Describe themselves and others. |
| Examples of Classroom Activities for Standard
5.19. This may vary from team to team |
- Student exchange personal information with the teacher
and other students (name, town, feelings - happy, sad, tired; family) in
French.
- Students express the day, date, weather, and activities in French. - Students play games and sing songs, listen to books at their level of proficiency in French. - Respond to visual stimuli (pictures, objects, body language) using appropriate French words. - Students listen to teacher, tapes, and videos with students and other French speaking people. |
- Students exchange personal information with the teacher
and other students (name, age, town, feelings [happy, sad, tired, confused,
frustrated, etc.], family, clothes, preferences).
- Express the day, date, weather, activities, etc. in French. - Teacher reads books to students at (and slightly above) their level of proficiency in French. - Many lessons are conducted entirely in French. - Respond to visual stimuli (pictures, objects, body language) using appropriate French words. - Students listen to teacher, tapes, and videos with students and other French speaking people. - Students play games and sing songs at their level of proficiency in French. |
- Students exchange personal information with teacher
and each other.
- Students work with recorded tapes to practice pronunciation. - Describe likes, dislikes, house, family, town, etc. - Perform skits, dialogues and presentations. - Play games including charades, Pictionary, Milles Bournes, etc. - Student skits and presentations. - Videos relating to French text book. - Students listen to teacher, tapes, and videos with students and other French speaking people. |
| 5.20 READING: | Grades K-2, (5-8 year-olds) | Grades 3-5, (8-11 year-olds) | Grades 6-8, (11-14 year-olds) |
| Students read and understand written (French) language
on a variety of topics. This is evident when students:
Cross Referenced to Vital Result Standards |
· Listen and respond to the teacher reading books
and magazines.
· Recognize simple French words in print in the context of a story. |
· Listen and respond (in French) to the teacher
reading books and magazines.
· Read words and sentences for meaning. · Use a variety of strategies to help them read in French. |
· Read material in their text books.
· Read books and magazines at their level of proficiency. · Read what peers have written. · Have and sound recognition. · Read appropriate text for meaning. · Read appropriate text using thematic vocabulary. Recognize grammatical structure to determine meaning; use context, cognates, inflectional endings to determine meaning. |
| Examples of Classroom Activities for Standard
5.20. This may vary from team to team |
- Begin to match written words with pictures and the
sounds of that word.
- Students answer questions, discuss meaning or draw picture in response to the story. |
- Students listen to stories and follow along in the
book (e.g. children's books and magazines in French).
- Read and recognize words written on the board, papers, books. - Pronounce written words accurately. |
- Students read descriptions, directions, menus, advertising,
stories, magazines.
- Read directions in scavenger hunts and while on field trips. - Students work on various units such as clothing, weather, etc. |
| 5.21 WRITING: | Grades K-2, (5-8 year-olds) | Grades 3-5, (8-11 year-olds) | Grades 6-8, (11-14 year-olds) |
| Students will present information, concepts and ideas
in writing in French to a variety of audiences on a variety of topics.
This is evident when students:
5.21 Writing Cross Referenced to Vital Result Standards |
· Not Applicable | · Write words and simple sentences in French. | · Write, revise, and edit projects showing understanding of grammatical structures learned. |
| Examples of Classroom Activities for Standard
5.21. This may vary from team to team |
- Not Applicable | - Students will use knowledge of French sounds and words to begin to recognize and write words and phrases in French, based on topics and vocabulary studied including animals, family, house, days, month, year, clothing, weather, etc. | - Students will write in the French language based on
vocabulary themes and grammatical structure taught.
- Projects include: “Moi” self study, origins, etc. - On field trips they write daily logs in French. - Homework - Skits |
| 5. GRAMMAR: | Grades K-2, (5-8 year-olds) | Grades 3-5, (8-11 year-olds) | Grades 6-8, (11-14 year-olds) |
| Students recognize and correctly use grammatical constructions.
This is evident when students:
5 Grammar Cross Referenced to Vital Result Standards |
· Use correct grammar while speaking through teacher modeling. | · Use grammar through teacher modeling.
· Recognize some grammatical constructions while reading, writing and listening. |
· Use the following: Regular verbs
Aller - to go Avior - to have Être - to be Faire - to do, to make Boire - to drink Manger - to eat Prendre - to take S’appeler - to call yourself Connaître vs savoir - to know To play + instruments Alphabet Expressions of weather In + seasons Partitive Numbers, dates, time Imperative Indefinite/definite articles There is/there are Structure - Il est medicin He is a doctor Je voudrais - I would like Placement and agreement of adjectives. Regular and irregular adjectives Possessive adjectives Negatives and affirmatives Interrogatives Demonstratives Expressions related to past actions |
| Examples of Classroom Activities for Standard
5. This may vary from team to team |
- Describe alone and in groups weather, dates, actions and activities in French. | - Students use correct grammar based on teacher modeling,
repetition and revision of essential structures, self-correction and teacher
correction.
- The amount of grammar taught will increase during primary grades depending on student readiness. |
- Students will be taught grammar rules and learn by
listening and practicing (e.g. through movies, conversations on various
topics covered).
- Students learn and practice phrases (in grammatically correct French), example homework, written and verbal exercises on topics covered. - Skits. |
| 5. CULTURE: | Grades K-2, (5-8 year-olds) | Grades 3-5, (8-11 year-olds) | Grades 6-8, (11-14 year-olds) |
| Students understand the link between French language
and various French cultures. This is evident when students:
5. Culture Cross Referenced to Vital Result Standards |
· Understand that Francophone (French speaking) people have different customs and habits. | · Demonstrate understanding of the concept of
culture through comparisons of the cultures studied (French) and their
own.
· Demonstrate understanding of the concept of prejudice, and of its effects on various groups. |
· Respond to cultural information and rethink
any prejudices.
· Understand French culture in various times in their local community, in Vermont, in the United States, and in various French locations world wide. · Demonstrate an understanding of some important practices of the culture studied. |
| Examples of Classroom Activities for Standard
5. This may vary from team to team |
- Different Francophone holidays: la Bastelle, St. Jean
Bapteste, etc.
- French lunches |
- Celebration of various Francophone holidays.
- Various French lunches. - Classroom discussions comparing various French and U.S. habits. |
- French roots of Vermont history.
- French lunches - Comparisons between various French and U.S. habits through classroom discussions. - Student presentations - Video presentations relating to French text book. |
| 5. CONNECTIONS: | Grades K-2, (5-8 year-olds) | Grades 3-5, (8-11 year-olds) | Grades 6-8, (11-14 year-olds) |
| Students reinforce and further their knowledge of the
English language and other disciplines through the French language. This
is evident when students:
5. Connections Cross Referenced to Vital Result Standards |
· Recognize similarities between many French and English words. | · Recognize similarities between many French and
English words.
· Recognize similarities and differences between some French and English expressions. |
· Understand parts of a sentence.
· Recognize similarities and differences between English and French grammatical rules. · Recognize French (and Latin) roots of English words. |
| Students show evidence of becoming life long learners by using the French language for personal enjoyment and enrichment. This is evident when students: | |||
| · Choose to use French when playing or talking to the teacher in French outside of French class. | · Use the French language to communicate during times other than French class. | · Use French whenever possible (at home, in a French speaking area, etc.). |
| 5. CONNECTIONS: | Grades K-2, (5-8 year-olds) | Grades 3-5, (8-11 year-olds) | Grades 6-8, (11-14 year-olds) |
| Students reinforce and further their knowledge of the
English language and other disciplines through the French language.
Examples of Classroom Activities for Standard 5. This may vary from team to team |
- Teacher points out “loan” words in both directions
(French-English) when encountered.
- Use French games and activities during choice time. - French songs included in music program. |
- Various French lunches.
- Use of French songs, books, and other materials in the classroom. - Cultural presentations (e.g. art, music, dance). |
- Use technology to do research for World project.
- Students will participate in activities such as student exchanges, community nights, inter/ intra team presentation, etc. - Students will make connections through simulations of various possible situations. - Student use various prefixes, suffixes, vocabulary. - Various trips to Canada. |
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