Curriculum Map 2006-2007      

The Dwight School
French 7 / Grade 7 (Bentley House)  

Period  Content  Purpose/ Objectives  Activities & Resources  Areas of Interaction  Assessments 
September

PERSONAL GREETINGS. personal introduction
personal information
greetings others
dates
numbers 1-30
 

oral communication
formal / informal greetings
birthday......days, months, year
cultural awareness


 

students exchange
personal info
students create a calendar with important dates


 

How can we compare French and American greetings? A T L
What are important French dates ( social. ED)


 

FORMATIVE
creating dialogues
oral presentation

SUMMATIVE
evaluations of orals
Evaluate dialogues
Test .numbers/ dates
 


October

FAMILY family vocabulary
grammar: reflexive verbs
possessive adjectives
 

Description of oneself and personal opinions
family descriptions
age expression

 

posters
listening to French songs
family trees
students present and describe their families
 

How can we express a positive self -image in French? (Social Ed)
What is the French influence in and Canada? (Social Ed)
 

FORMATIVE
Dialogues
quizzes on verbs

SUMMATIVE
video tapes
dialogues
self-evaluation
 


November

CLOTHING - COLORS grammar: verbs in "er" (parler, porter, etc....)
verbs in "re" (attendre, etc...)
irregular verb "prendre"
articles
adjective agreement ( colors)
vocabulary clothes, school objects,colors.
 

conjugation in present tense
"prendre" and its usage
necessity of articles in French
 

Students create a list of school objects
students conjugate verbs
students describe colors of class objects, clothing, etc.....
 

How important is leisure in France ( Social Ed)
How is French / American schooling different (Social Ed)
 

FORMATIVE
quizzes on verbs
color quizzes

FORMATIVE
create an ideal schedule as a class project
 


December

FOOD -TIME interrogative words
telling time
food
 

Communication
Asking questions about time/food
 

group conversations
restaurant scenes
create ads and posters
 

How does food represent a country (social . Ed)
How does food affect Health ( HEALTH)
What is the value of introspection (ATL)
 

FORMATIVE
quizzes on time food
question drills

SUMMATIVE
create an ideal schedule as a class project.
 


January

SPORTS THE GILDED AGE sports as theme
grammar - jouer, savoir
"The Gilded Age"
 

To express leisure preferences
To learn about "The Gilded Age" in France, especially the buiding of the Statue of Liberty
 

Discuss soccer, baseball
compile list of sports
Discuss the buiding of the Statue of Liberty
Look at pictures of Paris during this era, especially "Art Nouveau" & the metro
 

Who are famous French sportsmen? (Homo Faber)
What sports are popular in France? (social .Ed)
Who designed the Statue of Liberty?(Homo Faber)
How did technolgical progress change the appearance of Paris? (Environment()
 

FORMATIVE
interview
list of favorite sports
vocabulary quizzes
"The Gided Age"trivia quizzes

SUMMATIVE
Test on personal sport preferences
 


February

WEATHER weather
seasons

 

Description of daily weather
 

Internet (choose a French city) -weather report
listen to radio broadcast
read weather reports
write weather reports
 

How can weather affect travel / tourism? (Environment)
 

FORMATIVE
vocabulary. quizzes /worksheets

SUMMATIVE
create weather report
 


March

CITIES -TRANSPORTATION Cities
Transportation
proposition of location
 

To identify places
To give correct directions
To request information


 

Internet -sites of France
listening to tapes
giving information for a specific localization - dialogues
poster creations
 

How does French transportation differ from that of U.S.A? (Social. ED)
What is the vocabulary of travel ? (ATL)
 

FORMATIVE
practice using idioms.
Listen to tapes and follow directions.

SUMMATIVE
vocabulary test
Oral identification

 


April

CLOTHING clothing
shopping
gifts
 

To communicate in the market place
 

Internet - shopping with limited funds
 

How can we shop within a budget (Social . Ed)
 

FORMATIVE
Shopping skits in class
Vocabulary quizzes

SUMMATIVE
Oral exam
identification test

 


May

VACATION Annual review
"les vacances"
 

Reinforce competency
ability to research vacations
 

Internet - Look for a summer camp in France
 

How does one plan a vacation ? (ATL)
 

FORMATIVE
create a vacation plan
write short paragraphs on travel plans

SUMMATIVE
write travel brochure

 


June

(No Unit Name)   Review
Introduce past tense
 

Competency
Describe past actions
 

Internet: news report
 

How can one discern different tenses ? (ATL)
 

FORMATIVE
Review exercises in class
verb quizzes

SUMMATIVE
Test on past and present
Final exam
 


Updated: Thursday, July 27, 2006
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