HS French Instructional Guide

I can function at a survival level in an authentic cultural context.

I can identify some products and practices of cultures

I can identify some basic cultural beliefs and values.

END OF UNIT COMPETENCY WITH LANGUAGE EXPECTATIONS

Purposeful communication: Tell and ask questions using the following terms and language functions and features: ● Getting around: asking for and giving directions ● Making plans ● -oir verbs (voir, croire, recevoir, apercevoir) ● negatives expressions (ne…aucun, ne…jamais, ne…ni…ni, ne… personne, ne… plus, ne …que, ne...rien) ● Future (regular and irregular verbs ie: je mangerai, il ira )

https://wida.wisc.edu/sites/default/files/resource/WIDA-ELD-Standards-Framework-2020.pdf

SCAFFOLDING IN ACTION

Skill Building

● Use a variety of visuals with to define meaning of words and phrases (ie. pictures of different small shops, of “centre commercial” , etc.). ● Use a graphic organizer to differentiate vocabulary, phrases, & images for students to make associations between objects & vocabulary. ● Use Total Physical Response to review new vocabulary ● Pair with partners to practice conversation/group students to allow opportunity for them to practice speaking. Before assigning students a conversation, model the conversation, and provide sentence frames or sentence starters ( ie. Que font les gens dans cette image? Ils vont faire les courses ) ● Use gestures and oral repetition of key phrases and words in multiple contexts. ● Model conversation and sentence frames. ● Engage the student in more student-teacher conversation in French aside from regularly planned activities or group the student with other advanced learners who are ready for more challenging dialog.ie: role-play: Students are given errands to run, have them role play the situations at the locations Ex: go to the banks and withdraw 20 euros etc…) ● Students provide the commands during a Total Physical Response activity. ● Students ask questions about the topics covered in a lesson ( ie: avec un partenaire, posez vous des questions à tour de rôle using the -oir verbs ex: Reçois-tu souvent des emails? De qui?... Students create their own questions) . ● Have students provide extended responses/more details. ● Have students recognize and read the new vocabulary orally. ● Make a resource list to post online for fast finishers – YouTube links to songs, grammar resources, and stories

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