HS French Instructional Guide

FRENCH LEVEL 2

UNIT 1 VACATIONS

PACING

PROFICIENCY LEVEL RESOURCES

KEY LANGUAGE USE

5-6 weeks/unit

Novice-High

● HS DLI/WL PL Canvas Course ● USBE Standards ● World Readiness Standards for Languages

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LEARNING PROGRESSIONS FOR NOVICE - HIGH PROFICIENCY READING LISTENING When students exhibit Novice High reading ability in French, they can: 1. understand the main idea and some details in short, simple texts on familiar topics. 2. interpret basic information, forms, signs, schedules, directions, and instructions, especially when supported by visuals. 3. identify key information in age-appropriate informational and narrative texts.

When students exhibit Novice High listening ability in French, they can: 1. understand the main idea and some details in short, simple conversations about familiar topics and daily life. 2. understand short descriptions, messages, announcements, and simple stories supported by context or visuals. 3. follow one- or two-step directions and identify key information related to familiar school and everyday topics.

SPEAKING

WRITING

When students exhibit Novice High speaking ability in French, they can: 1. ask and answer questions to exchange information about people, places, daily routines, and familiar events. 2. discuss plans, activities, and meeting arrangements. 3. describe familiar events and explain simple processes or directions. 4. share information about themselves and topics learned at school or in the community.

When students exhibit Novice High writing ability in French, they can: 1. write short, simple texts about themselves, people, places, daily routines, and familiar events. 2. share information and ideas about topics learned at school or in the community. 3. ask questions and provide basic information to communicate with others.

END OF UNIT COMPETENCY WITH LANGUAGE EXPECTATIONS ● Describe people, places, vacation destinations, and travel experiences. ● Discuss everyday vacation activities and travel plans. ● Narrate completed events and describe past settings, routines, and ongoing actions. ● Distinguish between completed actions and background descriptions using the passé composé and imparfait. ● Exchange information using complete sentences and connected language. ● Vocabulary related to travel, transportation, vacations, destinations, lodging, sightseeing, and leisure activities. ● Present tense of être and avoir, expressions with avoir, adjective agreement and placement, and descriptive adjectives. ● Passé composé with être and avoir. ● Imparfait (regular and common irregular verbs) for descriptions, habitual actions, and ongoing events in the past. ● Appropriate use of the imparfait and passé composé to narrate past experiences. ● Sequencing and transition words (d'abord, ensuite, puis, en fi n, pendant que, tout à coup).