EXPLORATORY FRENCH
EXPLORATORY FRENCH CCO I:
Students will engage in conversations or correspondence in French to provide and obtain
information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions. (SFL 1.2; SM 2.1, 2.3;
CA 6)
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Facilitating Activities
Knowedge/Comprehension
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Students will make flashcards to learn vocabulary.
Students will listen and repeat for pronunciation purposes.
Students will acquire good listening skills.
Analysis/Application
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Students will initiate and participate in small dialogues and conversations.
Students will apply rote responses to high-frequency questions.
Students will incorporate appropriate gestures in response to everyday situations.
Students will give and follow simple instructions.
Synthesis/Evaluation
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Students will write captions for pictures that illustrate common scenes and basic
vocabulary.
Students will summarize in English a short written or aural passage.
Students will select appropriate answers to questions asked by the teacher.
EXPLORATORY FRENCH CCO II:
Students will understand and interpret spoken and written French on a variety of topics.
(SFL 1.2; SM 1.5, 2.1, 2.3; CA 2, CA 3, CA 5, CA 6)
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Facilitating Activities
Knowledge/Comprehension
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Students will make flashcards to learn vocabulary.
Students will listen and repeat for pronunciation purposes.
Students will listen to a short conversation in French and identify the topic.
Analysis/Application
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Students will initiate and participate in small dialogues and conversations.
Students will apply rote responses to high-frequency questions.
Students will follow simple instructions given in French.
Students will respond to simple requests in French.
Synthesis/Evaluation
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Students will write a skit or role-play to demonstrate familiar topics.
Students will create a song, jingle, poem, or mnemonic device to use to
demonstrate understanding a basic vocabulary.
Students will arrange the events in a story in the proper order after listening to the
story in French.
EXPLORATORY FRENCH CCO III:
Students will present information, concepts, and ideas in French on a variety of topics to an
audience of listeners or readers. (SFL 1.3; SM 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5)
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Facilitating Activities
Knowledge/Comprehension
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Students will make flashcards to learn vocabulary.
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Students will listen and repeat for pronunciation purposes.
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Students will explain something they have heard in French to another student.
Analysis/Application
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Students will label family members on a tree.
Students will demonstrate possession via pronouns and the use of “de.”
Students will answer simple questions about family members.
Synthesis/Evaluation
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Students will create a diagram of their family, labeling members.
Students will write a two or three sentence paragraph on one member of their
family.
EXPLORATORY FRENCH CCO IV:
Students will demonstrate an understanding of the interaction among the products, practices
and perspectives of Francophone cultures. (SFL 2.1, 2.2; SM 1.6, 1.9; FAS 1; SS 6, 7)
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Facilitating Activities
Knowledge/Comprehension
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Students will discuss American holiday traditions.
Students will sing popular Francophone folk songs, lullabyes, etc.
Students will read a simple children’s story in French.
Students will read about common French holidays.
Analysis/Application
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Students will compare/contrast American and French holiday traditions.
Students will use a webquest to research and discover aspects of French culture.
Students will discuss stereotypes and misconceptions held toward the French.
Students will describe cultural perspectives of Americans, their attitudes, values, and
beliefs.
Synthesis/Evaluation
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Students will summarize the key points and main ideas of a French cultural movie.
Students will evaluate French stereotypes and their possible validity.
Students will consider the pros and cons of celebrating holidays in the U.S. and
France.
EXPLORATORY FRENCH CCO V:
Students will use authentic materials in French to learn about content in other subject areas.
(SFL 3.1; SM 1.2, 1.5, 1.10, 2.4; FA 3; HP 6; SC 8; SS 6)
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Facilitating Activities
Knowledge/Comprehension
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Students will learn basic French numbers (0-1000).
Students will make flashcards to learn basic vocabulary.
Students will color and label a map of France or a Francophone area.
Students will list French-speaking countries.
Analysis/Application
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Students will play number games like bingo, plus ou moins, or Internet games on sites
like quia.com.
Students will research current weather and climate in Francophone areas.
Students will read and answer basic questions on classic French recipes.
Synthesis/Evaluation
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Students will plan for a trip to a Francophone area, preparing for currency exchange,
climate, etc.
Students will write a travel brochure for a Francophone area, convincing people to
visit.
EXPLORATORY FRENCH CCO VI:
Students will develop insights about their language and culture through the study of the
French language and Francophone culture. (SFL 4.1, 4.2; SM 1.2, 1.10, 2.3, 3.2; CA 1, CA
7; FA 5)
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Facilitating Activities
Knowledge/Comprehension
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Students will identify cognates/false cognates.
Students will identify French words used in English.
Analysis/Application
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Students will distinguish between cognates and false cognates.
Students will compare French and American expressions.
Students will demonstrate appropriate gestures.
Synthesis/Evaluation
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Students will create sentences using cognates.
Students will create simple role-play using appropriate gestures.
EXPLORATORY FRENCH CCO VII:
Students will use French both within and beyond the school setting. (SFL 5.1; SM 1.10, 2.1,
2.7, 4.8; CA 5)
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Facilitating Activities
Knowledge/Comprehension
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Students will discuss the importance of learning a foreign language.
Students will identify reasons to learn French.
Analysis/Application
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Students will identify samples of French language and culture in their everyday
life.
Students will locate examples of French used in their community (ies).
Synthesis/Evaluation
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Students will identify a French cultural event, research it on the Web, and write a
paragraph or two about the event.