| Curriculum Map 2006-2007 | |||
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The Dwight School |
| Period | Content | Purpose/ Objectives | Activities & Resources | Areas of Interaction | Assessments | |
| Some grammar review/intro : | Grammar : Present & Imperative Reading : excerpt of "Eugenie Grandet" (Balzac) |
Learn to use tenses adequately Brief intro to H. Balzac |
Grammar : "Une fois pour toutes" Literature : "Cours supérieur" |
Homo Faber |
Homework : grammar & answers to questions related to "Eugenie Grandet" excerpt |
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| (No Unit Name) | Grammar : Subjunctive tense Literature : short story : "L'Hote" (Albert Camus) |
To write more fluently Intro to A. Camus Brief intro to French colonization in Algeria |
Grammar : same as in September Literature : collected works by A. Camus |
Homo Faber - History |
Written exercises related to above mentioned text |
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| La symponie pastorale - A. Gide : | Grammar : Passé composé vs. Imparfait & Passé simple Literature : "La Symphonie pastorale" André Gide |
Learn to distinguish the differences between the 2 above mentioned past tenses Class discussion based on novel read ("La Symphonie") |
as in previous month |
Homo Faber |
Grammar exercises Weekly written exercises related to "La Symphonie" Class discussion based on "La Symphonie" |
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| End of novel : | Grammar : Passé composé vs. Imparfait The negative form Literature : "La Symphonie" |
Literature : how to improve in-depth reading, for instance examining the role of religion in narrator |
Same as previous month |
Homo Faber - Religion |
Class discussion Test related to conclusion of "La Symphonie" |
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| The Middle - Ages - theater : | Grammar : review of tenses, etc....studied during 1st 2 months Middle-Ages literature (Theater) |
Reinforce correct usage of tenses studied Intro to "La Farce de Maitre Pathelin" |
Français 5 - Publisher Hatier Reading aloud in class Oral discussion |
Homo faber |
Study origins of theater Written exercices related to text read |
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| Maitre Pathelin (2 & 3) : | Grammar : adjectives Literature : part 2 & 3 of "Maitre Pathelin" |
Grammar : learn to make correct agreements Literature : Intro to text analysis |
Study of the comical character Answer questions related to play read |
Homo Faber |
Oral discussions Homework : write a short play in the genre studied |
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| Travels/ discoveries : | Grammar ; subjunctive Literature : Intro to great discoveries (Marco Polo, C. Columbus, etc..) |
Grammar : learn to use subjunctive Literature : intro to epistolary literature |
Homework : grammatical exercises Reading aloud & answering orally |
Homo Faber - Geography |
Oral expression Homework : write a letter from a foreign land |
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| Marco Polo's letters : | Grammar ; the comparative Literature : "Le Livre des merveilles " Marco Polo |
Grammar : learn to make effective comparisons Compare cultures |
Same as previous month |
Homo faber - Geography |
Oral discussion: Homework : identification of enunciation - descriptive speech - compare 2 authors |
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| Intro to detective stories : | Grammar : irregular adjectives Literature : short intro to detective stories (20th cent.) |
Grammar : written skills improvement Literature : how to recognize the detective story at first glance? |
Grammar : homework - related exercises Literature : definition & reading of 3 excerpts of "L'Echarpe rouge" (M. Leblanc) |
Homo Faber |
oral questions related to 3 chapters of "L'Echarpe rouge" Write a detective short story |
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| "L'Echarpe de soie rouge" : | Grammar : general review Literature : general review |
Grammar : reinforce material studied Literature : recognize types of literary genre |
Representative selections of final exam |
Homo Faber |
Final examination |
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