HS French Instructional Guide

FRENCH LEVEL 4/AP

UNITÉ 6 L’ESTHÉTIQUE ● Thèmes ● Entre Culture ● HS DLI/WL PL Canvas Course ● USBE Standards ● World Readiness Standards for Languages

PACING 4-6 Weeks

PROFICIENCY LEVEL RESOURCES

KEY LANGUAGE USE

INFORM EXPLAIN ARGUE NARRATE

Intermediate-Mid

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LEARNING PROGRESSIONS FOR INTERMEDIATE - MID PROFICIENCY READING LISTENING When students exhibit Intermediate Mid reading ability in French, they can understand:

When students exhibit Intermediate Mid listening ability in French, they understand: 1. introductions, such as before an event (ex. class play, guests) 2. a short speech or presentation on a familiar topic 3. discussions about age-appropriate matters of importance (ex. attendance, behavior, an upcoming event) 4. an interview with members of the community or with famous people (ex. actors, athletes, singers) 5. a web-based presentation, such as a virtual tour 6. video presentations (ex. commercials, news, educational programs) When students exhibit Intermediate Mid writing ability in French, they can: 1. write short, simple, loosely connected texts on familiar and personal topics 2. communicate information, ideas, preferences, and opinions 3. describe people, places, daily routines, and common events 4. write requests for and provide information 5. narrate and describe primarily in the present time frame with some references to the past and future 6. use basic sentence structures and common verb forms with emerging control 7. connect simple sentences to create organized paragraphs or short compositions WRITING

1. short, non-complex texts that convey simple information 2. deal with basic personal and social topics to which the reader brings personal interest or knowledge, although some misunderstandings may occur. 3. some meaning from short connected texts that feature description and narration and deal with familiar topics.

SPEAKING

When students exhibit Intermediate Mid speaking ability in French, they can: 1. have simple conversations on familiar topics. 2. exchange information, express opinions, reactions, and emotions. 3. ask and answer questions to gain information and sustain a conversation. 4. ask for and provide examples to clarify ideas. 5. communicate to meet everyday needs. 6. describe, summarize, and discuss events and experiences in present, past, and future time frames. 7. give a presentation on a familiar topic.

END OF UNIT COMPETENCY WITH LANGUAGE EXPECTATIONS ● Describe, analyze, compare, and evaluate works of art, theater, fashion, design, and personal style. ● Interpret authentic visual, literary, and performance-based texts to analyze artistic perspectives and cultural in fl uences. ● Exchange information, express opinions, and justify interpretations of artistic and aesthetic works. ● Present information to inform, compare, critique, and persuade using supporting details and cultural examples. ● Use vocabulary related to fi ne arts (les beaux-arts), theater (le théâtre), clothing (les vêtements), fashion (la mode), design (le design), style (le style), and artistic expression (l'expression artistique). ● Apply the imperfect to describe background, context, and ongoing past situations; the present subjunctive to express emotion, opinion, necessity, and judgment; relative pronouns (qui, que, dont, où) to connect ideas; past participles as adjectives; and in fi nitive constructions to communicate with greater precision. ● Organize ideas in paragraph-length speaking and writing using transition words and appropriate register for interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational communication.