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Rockwood Curriculum Rockwood Mission and Vision Curriculum Department Mission Statement: The Curriculum Department is dedicated to providing the district with a continuous, systematic process to enhance student learning. Our goal is to improve the education opportunities and increase the effectiveness of the educational programs and services provided to students throughout the district. Mission Statement: The Mission of the Curriculum Department is to provide leadership for development of research-driven, quality and effective curriculum for all members of the school community through a process of on-going support, professional development, student assessment and program evaluation. Rockwood Teaching and Learning Model Principles of Effective Character Education Differentiation/Acceleration Guidelines

World Languages Curriculum

Learning other languages and understanding the culture of the people who speak them is a 21st Century skill that is vital to success in the global environment in which our students will live and work. In a 2006 report entitled, Education for Global Leadership: The Importance of International Studies and Foreign Languages for U.S. Economic and National Security, the Committee for Economic Development (CED) stated “To confront the twenty-first century challenges to our economy and national security, our education system must be strengthened to increase the foreign language skills and cultural awareness of our students. America’s continued global leadership will depend on our students’ abilities to interact with the world community both inside and outside our borders.” For college and career readiness, our students need to be proficient in other languages, regardless of whether they choose to transition directly to the workforce or to post-secondary education. Language education not only contributes to students’ career and college readiness, it also helps develop the individual as language learners take on a new and more invigorating view of the world. They come to understand the world better because of their knowledge of speakers of another language – of people who share many of the same hopes and dreams for their future. While perspectives may differ among speakers of different languages, more similarities exist than we might imagine. However, it is only through knowing the language

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of others that we can truly understand how they view the world. (21st Century World Languages Skill Map)

Enduring Understandings • Effective communication requires knowing how when and why to say what to whom. • Global citizenship requires an ability to communicate in more than one language. • An ability to communicate in another language fosters a better understanding of my

own language and culture. • Proficiency in a foreign language is a vehicle to gaining knowledge that can only be

acquired through that language and its culture. • Learning other languages enables an individual to participate in multilingual

communities. • The purpose of language study is to communicate so I can understand others and they

can understand me. • The study of a foreign language develops insights into the nature of language and

culture. • Custom and tradition vary within a culture, as well as between cultures.

Essential Questions • What does it mean to communicate effectively? • How do I develop proficiency in a second language? • What is culture? How can I develop a multi-cultural perspective? • Why do I value the ability to communicate in a second language? • What self-knowledge am I acquiring as I study another language and its cultures?

Explanation of National Standards

The language teaching community has reached strong consensus regarding the goals of a language program: to develop students’ language proficiency around modes of communicative competence reflecting real life communication. This is reflected in the Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century in the opening statement, “Language and communication are at the heart of the human experience.” The national standards of five goals (the 5 Cs) that focus language learning on:

Communication: The ability to convey and receive messages based on the three modes of communication; interpersonal, or two-way interaction with someone else; interpretive, the ability to understand and interpret a one-way aural or written text; and presentational, the

ability to present information in either a written or oral format. These modes reflect how people communicate in real life.

Standard 1.1- Interpersonal Communication: Students engage in conversation, provide and obtain information, express feeling and emotion, and exchange opinions. Standard 1.2 – Interpretive Communication: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics. Standard 1.3 – Presentational Communication: Students present information, concepts and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety or topics.

Cultures: As the teaching of language and culture are inextricably intertwined, students learn to understand the culture of the people who speak the target language through learning about the products and practices of the culture and how those relate to the perspectives of the people of that culture.

Standard 2.1 – Practices and Perspective: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied. Standard 2.2 – Products and Perspectives: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture studied

Connections: Students are able to access knowledge in other disciplines through the target language and to reinforce concepts already learned in these disciplines in the language classroom.

Standard 3.1 – Knowledge of Other Disciplines: Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language. Standard 3.2 – Distinctive Viewpoints: Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures.

Comparisons: As students learn a new language and culture, they develop insight into their own language and culture, thus providing them with a deeper understanding of how language works and how cultures reflect the perspectives, practices, and products of the people who speak that language.

Standard 4.1 – Nature of Language: Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own. Standard 4.2 – Culture: Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.

Communities: Language learning becomes even more purposeful for students when they see the application beyond the classroom. With today’s communication technologies, language classrooms can bring the world to the students, as teachers provide opportunities for students to use the language beyond the confines of their classroom walls.

Standard 5.1 – Beyond the School Setting: Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting. Standard 5.2 – Life-long Learners: Students show evidence of becoming life-long learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment.

Explanation of Missouri World Language Standards Missouri World Languages Course-Level Expectations are correlated to the National Standards and define expectations across five levels for each of the 5Cs – Communication, Cultures, Connections, Comparisons and Communities. Other Standards that Impact Foreign Language Curriculum 21st Century Skills World Language Standards The language classroom in the U.S. has been transformed in the last 20 years to reflect an increasing emphasis on developing students’ communicative competence. Unlike the classroom that required students to know a great deal of information about the language but did not have an expectation of language use, today’s classroom is about teaching languages so that students use them to communicate with native speakers of the language. This is what prepares them to use their language learning as a 21st Century Skill. The 21st Century Skills stresses 4 key skills – Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving and Creativity and Innovation. The intersection between World Languages and the 21st Century Skills for these 4 key skills is explained in the table that appears below.

21st Century Skills World Language Classrooms

Communication Students as effective communicators use languages to engage in meaningful conversation, to understand and interpret spoken language and written text, and to present information, concepts, and ideas.

Collaboration Students as collaborators use their native and acquired languages to learn from and work cooperatively across cultures with global team members, sharing responsibility and making necessary compromises while working toward a common goal.

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

Students as inquirers frame, analyze, and synthesize information as well as negotiate meaning across language and culture in order to explore problems and issues from their own and different perspectives.

Creativity and Innovation

Students as creators and innovators respond to new and diverse perspectives. They use language in imaginative and original ways to make useful contributions.

The Complete World Languages Skill Map can be found at: http://www.p21.org/storage/documents/Skills%20Map/p21_worldlanguagesmap.pdf Correlation of World Language Standards to Common Core (ELA) Standards The Common Core strands of Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening are captured in the standards for learning languages’ goal area of Communication, by emphasizing the purpose behind the communication:

• Interpersonal (speaking + listening or writing +reading) • Interpretive (reading, listening, viewing) • Presentational (writing, speaking)

In addition, the standards of the other four goals areas for learning languages – Cultures, Connections, Comparisons, and Communities – also support and are aligned with the Common Core. The Common Core strand of Language is described for language learners through proficiency levels that outline three key benchmarks achieved in world language programs: novice, intermediate and advanced. The Common Core standards for Language and the benchmark proficiency descriptions both consider Conventions, Knowledge of Language and Vocabulary. Many factors influence the rate of progress through these proficiency levels and the level learners acquire by the end of a high school program. Chief among these factors are time and the degree of immersion in the foreign language. Both proficiency and performance descriptors for foreign languages also consider the key standards of reading found in the Common Core: Key Ideas and Details, Craft and Structure, Integration of Knowledge and Ideas and Range of Reading and Text Complexity. Both also support a balance of literary and informational text at all levels of instruction. Foreign Language descriptors for Writing also address the key standards identified by Common Core: Text Type and Purposes, Production and Distribution of Writing, Research to Build and Present Knowledge, and Range of Writing. Both standards support a balance of writing to explain, persuade, and to convey experience. Finally, both the Common Core and Foreign Language standards address the standards for Speaking and Listening: Comprehension and Collaboration, and Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas. The complete document Alignment of the National Standards for Learning Languages with the Common Core State Standards can be found at: http://www.actfl.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/Aligning_CCSS_Language_Standards_v6.pdf Explanation of Proficiency What does it mean to be proficient in a language? When we say that someone is proficient in a language, we generally mean that they are able to communicate in the language. Proficiency does not mean perfection. Proficiency is an ongoing target. Students are continuously in the process of learning to control aspects of language. For students to advance in proficiency, it’s important to make certain that the curriculum focuses on meaningful language, language that will be used in authentic ways. The actual proficiency level of a language speaker is dependent on:

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• the number of language functions or tasks in the control of the learner • the number of social contexts and specific content areas where the learner is

comfortable • the type of text or discourse that the speaker is able to use, and • the degree of accuracy and the comprehensibility of the text

ACTFL uses an inverted pyramid to explain how students advance toward greater proficiency. Instruction for proficiency requires consistent spiral to use, recycle and expand linguistic features over several levels of instruction. Detailed information on the proficiency guidelines can be found at: http://actflproficiencyguidelines2012.org

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By the end of 8th grade students will be able to:

1. Interpretive Communication

Students use language to understand and interpret authentic written and spoken language.

• demonstrate an understanding that is limited to the broadest description of the main idea; no accurate identification of supporting ideas exists

• Identify cultural background of target culture only if teacher calls attention to the concepts

2. Interpersonal Communication

Students use language to engage in meaningful, unrehearsed conversation and/or informal written exchanges. They ask and answer questions in order to provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.

• make good use of new vocabulary; variety of vocabulary in current group; complete task

• use words, phrases and memorized sentences • demonstrate level appropriate control of taught

structures • cause occasional misunderstandings with errors in

pronunciation and intonation that occasionally affect comprehension

• comprehend isolated phrases • respond to basic direct questions and ask questions to

maintain the conversation; hesitations occur • Imitate the use of culturally appropriate vocabulary,

idiomatic expressions and non-verbal behaviors modeled by the teacher

3. Presentational Communication

Students use language to present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.

• make good use of new vocabulary; use a variety of vocabulary from previous topics; complete task

• use lists of words and learned phrases; • demonstrate level appropriate control of taught

structures • cause occasional misunderstandings; errors

occasionally affect comprehension even for sympathetic readers/listeners

• use gestures or visuals to help audience understand message

Principles for Effective Language Instruction Adapted from NADSFL (National Association of Supervisors of Foreign Language) and NBPTS (National Board for Professional Teaching Standards) Curriculum

• The curriculum is standards-based, thematically organized and aligned with instruction and assessment.

• There is a clearly stated curriculum known by the teachers. • The curriculum is used when planning and implementing units and lessons. • The curriculum drives instruction. The textbook is only a tool. • The curriculum is aligned and articulated horizontally and vertically within the

program. • The language curriculum integrates language, culture and content in a thematic

context. • The teacher explicitly states objectives in terms of language functions so that

students will know what they are expected to learn and how they will use what they have learned by lesson’s end.

Instruction

• The target language is used for instruction at least 90% of the time, 100% of the time in an immersion setting.

• New vocabulary is presented in a meaningful context. Vocabulary is not taught or practiced through translation. Teachers avoid the use of translation by using a variety of verbal and non-verbal strategies such as circumlocution, body language, and visuals to enhance student comprehension.

• Teachers ensure meaningful interaction in the target language. There is clear evidence of opportunities for unrehearsed communication. In every class session, the teacher provides pair and/or small group activities that engage students in using the language for meaningful communication.

• The teacher teaches grammar as a tool for communication. It is not the focus or the goal of the course, unit, or lesson. Students engage in activities that go beyond memorization, drills and regurgitation of information.

• There is more student talk than teacher talk as appropriate to the level of instruction.

• Teachers differentiate instruction based on learner need. • The classroom is organized to facilitate learning and is free of clutter.

Assessment

• Teachers assess student learning using performance-based assessment. Students receive feedback on how to improve their performance.

• Teachers implement formative and summative assessments in all 3 communicative modes.

• Teachers design communicative tasks that have real world value outside of classroom.

• Teachers provide opportunities for self-assessment. • Teachers differentiate assessment based on learner need.

Professionalism

• Teachers show a willingness to engage in self-reflection and are open to new ideas. • Teachers are involved in a sustained program of professional development.

Teaching Strategies Interpretive The interpretive mode is characterized by the appropriate cultural interpretation of meaning that occurs in written and spoken form where there is no recourse to the active negotiation of meaning with the writer or speaker. When interpreting spoken and written texts, students synthesize information from a variety of authentic texts. Authentic texts are those texts that were created for speakers of the language. Students develop interpretive skills by:

• Recalling or reviewing what is known about the topic • Reading materials related to the topic • Reacting to visual cues such as pictures, maps, graphs or charts • Predicting content of text • Verifying predictions and checking that guesses are correct • Activating language structures or vocabulary • Brainstorming • Asking questions • Making connections – text-to-self, text-to-text, text-to-world • Identifying and explaining key words, sentences or concepts • Identifying main idea and supporting details • Creating visuals to represent text • Matching visuals to text • Ordering the sequence of information • Completing KWL charts • Creating or matching a title/headline to the text • Expanding headlines • Completing grids, graphs, charts, pictures or diagrams • Identifying inferences

• Stating opinions and defending those opinions using text evidence • Identifying author point of view • Identifying purpose of text • Identifying structure of text • Summarizing text • Paraphrasing text

Interpersonal The interpersonal mode is characterized by active negotiation of meaning among individuals. Participants observe and monitor one another to see how their meanings and intentions are being communicated. Adjustments and clarifications can be made accordingly. Students develop interpersonal skills by:

• Participating in pair or group work • Completing information gap activities • Role playing with peers • Debating • Asking questions • Practicing circumlocution • Paraphrasing • Exchanging information • Conducting interviews • Discussing images • Writing formal and informal emails/text messages • Stating and supporting opinions in interactions • Initiating and sustaining conversations • Eliciting information and clarifying meaning • Asking for clarification • Using culturally appropriate expressions and gestures

Presentational The presentational mode is characterized by the creation of written and spoken messages in a manner that facilitates interpretation by members of the other culture where no direct opportunity for the active negotiation of meaning exists. Students develop presentational skills by:

• Making simulated announcements • Describing a sequence of actions with or without visual support • Telling a short story • Giving a short speech • Speaking or writing about topics of personal interest

• Writing persuasive essays on academic topics • Comparing and contrasting people, places and things • Giving presentations with visual support • Creating original works (short stories, movies, personal narratives, poems, songs) • Writing for a specific audience • Responding in writing to prompts • Describing a picture • Retelling or summarizing in narrative form • Editing for content, organization and grammar • Using reference tools appropriately

The AP Course for World Language and Culture The AP Curriculum Framework for World Language and Culture does not require a prescribed curriculum or textbook. Instead the framework describes the modes of communication and names the course themes that constitute the organizing principles of AP world language and culture courses. The AP Curriculum stresses the importance of a curriculum that is vertical aligned from the first level of instruction. The six overarching themes are:

• global challenges • science and technology • contemporary life • personal and public identities • families and communities • beauty and aesthetics

Each of these themes includes a set of recommended contexts to provide flexibility in resource selection and instructional exploration. The teachers ensure that the themes and topics they select are developmentally appropriate and intellectually engaging, scaffolding the content in ways that make it accessible for students at all levels of the curriculum. Standards-Based Thematic Units The curriculum for each year of study is divided into (4) thematic units. Each unit is guided by one or more essential questions allowing students to use language skills to learn more about themselves and about the world. Students are encouraged to explore topics beyond the classroom and every effort is made to connect students to speakers of the language outside of the classroom. Students are assessed throughout the unit on their ability to use the language and each unit of study culminates in a series of performance tasks designed to showcase what the student knows and can do with the language. Overview by Course Cover Page Document

Sample Each thematic unit outline

Grade Level/Course: FRENCH

Content Area: World Language

Grade Level/Course Overview: French III is a continuation in the development of oral and written communication, as well as a more in-depth study of French-speaking cultures throughout the world. Strands/Domains

1. Interpersonal Communication 2. Interpretive Reading 3. Interpretive Listening 4. Presentational Speaking 5. Presentational Writing

Interdisciplinary Themes 1. Global Awareness 2. Cultural Literacy 3. Communication 4. Collaboration 5. Problem Solving 6. Media Literacy 7. Information Literacy

Program Understandings (pk-12) 1. Effective communication requires knowing how when and why to say what to whom. 2. Global citizenship requires an ability to communicate in more than one language. 3. An ability to communicate in another language fosters a better understanding of my own language

and culture. 4. Proficiency in a foreign language is a vehicle to gaining knowledge that can only be acquired through

that language and its culture. 5. Learning other languages enables an individual to participate in multilingual communities. 6. The purpose of language study is to communicate so I can understand others and they can

understand me. 7. The study of a foreign language develops insights into the nature of language and culture. 8. Custom and tradition vary within a culture, as well as between cultures.

Units of Study

1. Societal Roles 2. Exploration 3. Children’s Rights 4. What is my future going to be? 5. Environmental Issues 6. Art of Food

Strand/Domain* Interpersonal Communication 3

Cluster*

Comprehension and Collaboration

CROSSWALK TO STANDARDS:

Grade/Course Level Expectations ACT Readiness Standards

Common Core State Standards Missouri Show-Me Standards

National Standards

Standards (listed by organization of Strand/Domain and Cluster) Identified as Essential or not

CLE ACT CCSS MO ACTFL

1 Participate in conversations on a number of familiar topics using simple sentences in a variety of time frames.

1.1

ELA S &L 1-3

1.5, 2.2, 2.3

1.1

2 Participate in exchanges of information (e.g. business transactions or requesting information) using simple sentences in a variety of time frames.

1.1

1.5, 2.2, 2.3

Strand/Domain* INTERPRETIVE LISTENING

Cluster* CRAFT AND STRUCTURE




National Standards


CLE’s ACT CCSS MO National

1 Identify the distinguishing features of authentic aural texts delivered in present, past, and future time frames.

1.2

ELA R 4-6

1.2


Cluster* INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS




National Standards



1 Interpret French cultural content from authentic multimedia, audio, and audio-visual resources delivered using all time frames (present, past and future).

1.2

ELA R 7-9

1.2


Cluster* KEY IDEAS AND DETAILS




National Standards



1 Student can identify main idea in short, simple messages and presentations on familiar topics.

1.2

ELA R 1-3

1.2

2 Employ a number of strategies and techniques to understand aural and audio-visual content.

1.2 ELA R 1-3 1.2

Strand/Domain* INTERPRETIVE READING

Cluster* CRAFT AND STRUCTURE




National Standards


CLE’s ACT

CCSS MO

ACTFL

1 Identify the distinguishing features of authentic texts written in all time frames (past, present, and future).

1.2 ELA – R 4-6 1.2


Cluster* INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS




National Standards


CLE’s ACT

CCSS MO

ACTFL

1 Interpret French cultural content from authentic multimedia and digital/print resources written in all time frames.

1.2 ELA – R 7-9 1.2


Cluster* KEY IDEAS AND DETAILS




National Standards


CLE’s ACT

CCSS MO

ACTFL

1 Understand familiar words, phrases, and sentences within short and simple texts related to everyday life written in all time frames (past, present, future).

1.2 ELA – R 1-3 1.2

2 Understand the main idea of readings about studied topics written in all time frames (past, present, and future).

1.2 ELA –R 1-3 1.2

Strand/Domain* PRESENTATIONAL WRITING

Cluster* PRESENTATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS




National Standards


CLE’s ACT

CCSS MO

ACTFL

1 Presents information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of readers. 1.3 ELA – SL 4-6 1.3

Strand/Domain* PRESENTATIONAL SPEAKING 3

Cluster* PRESENTATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS




National Standards


CLE’s ACT

CCSS MO

ACTFL

1 Present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners. 1.3 ELA – SL 4-6 1.3

Strand/Domain* PRESENTATIONAL SPEAKING

Cluster* PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF

PRESENTATION




National Standards


CLE’s ACT

CCSS MO

ACTFL

1 Develop and strengthen presentation as needed by planning, revising, editing, rehearsing, and verifying facts. (Knowing how, when, and why to say what to whom).

1.3

ELA – W 4-6

1.3


Cluster* RESEARCH TO BUILD AND PRESENT KNOWLEDGE




National Standards


CLE’s ACT

CCSS MO

ACTFL

1 Research and present orally on topics studied in class. 1.3 ELA – W 7-9 1.3


Cluster* TEXT TYPES AND PURPOSES




National Standards


CLE’s ACT

CCSS MO

ACTFL

1 Participate in a variety of rehearsed speaking events (e.g., discussions, presentations, giving instructions).

1.3 ELA – W 4-6 1.3


Cluster* PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF

PRESENTATION




National Standards


CLE’s ACT

CCSS MO

ACTFL

1 Develop and strengthen a written presentation by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, and verifying facts.

1.3 ELA – W 4-6 1.3


Cluster* RESEARCH TO BUILD AND PRESENT KNOWLEDGE




National Standards


CLE’s ACT

CCSS MO

ACTFL

1 Research and present in writing on topics studied in class. 1.3 ELA – W 7-9 1.3


Cluster* TEXT TYPES AND PURPOSES




National Standards


CLE’s ACT

CCSS MO

ACTFL

1 Presents information on studied topics using simple sentences. 1.3 ELA – W 4-6 1.3

Strand/Domain: Interpersonal Communication

Cluster: Comprehension and Collaboration

Understand (Conceptual): Students will understand that…

Standard: Participate in conversations on a number of familiar topics using simple sentences.

Learning Targets DOK Know

(Factual) Do

(Reasoning/Performance/Product)

Students will know… Students will… Question words Question syntax Meaning encoded in verb morphology Subjunctive Constructions Indicative Constructions Conditional Constructions Family Vocabulary Household Vocabulary Leisure Vocabulary School Vocabulary Job-related Vocabulary Travel Vocabulary Clarification strategies Openings Rejoinders

Describe a past life-event using perfect and imperfect tenses.

Ask for and give opinions and make recommendations.

Give simple advice (devoir + inf or il vaut mieux)

Exchanging personal information.

Commence, participate in, and close casual conversations with familiar and unknown people.

Employ clarification strategies to follow up questions or extend conversations.

☐Level-1 Recall

☐Level-2 Skill/Concept

☐Level-3 Strategic-Thinking

☐Level-4 Extended Thinking

Strand/Domain: Interpersonal Communication

Cluster: Comprehension and Collaboration


Standard: Participate in exchanges of information (e.g. business transactions or requesting information) using simple sentences.


(Factual) Do


Students will know… Students will… Question words Question syntax Meaning encoded in verb morphology Subjunctive Constructions Indicative Constructions Conditional Constructions Transaction Vocabulary (dates, places, times, etc.) School Vocabulary Job-related Vocabulary Travel Vocabulary Shopping Vocabulary Clarification strategies Openings Rejoinders

Ask for and give directions to or from a location.

Make arrangements or appointments.

Make formal requests for information to a person or business.

Exchanging personal information needed to fill out forms (travel, medical, etc.)

Commence, participate in, and close casual conversations with familiar and unknown people.

Employ clarification strategies to follow up questions or extend conversations.

☐Level-1 Recall




Strand/Domain: Interpretive Listening

Cluster:

Key Ideas and Details Understand (Conceptual): Students will understand that…

1. Listening is a multi-step process involving many different skills and strategies.

2. Listening allows one to develop one’s own viewpoints by accessing viewpoints unique to the target language’s culture.

Standard: Student can identify main idea in short, simple messages and presentations on familiar topics.


(Factual) Do


Students will know… Students will… Main Idea Supporting Detail Inference Vocabulary related to topic Culture related to topic

Determine main idea of an announcement or advertisement.

Determine when or where an event will take place.

Comprehend announcements made by teacher.

Make predictions about content.

Make inferences about unknown words.

Draw conclusions about an announcement or statement.

Use context clues to help determine meaning of message.

☐Level-1 Recall





Cluster:

Key Ideas and Details Understand (Conceptual): Students will understand that…

1. Listening is a multi-step process involving many different skills and strategies.

2. Listening allows one to develop one’s own viewpoints by accessing viewpoints unique to the target language’s culture.

Standard: Employ a number of strategies and techniques to understand aural and audio-visual content.


(Factual) Do


Students will know… Students will… Unit Vocabulary New and Recycled Grammar

Pre-listening strategies (using visual clues, anticipating content and/or speakers, activating background knowledge)

Use graphic organizers to aid comprehension

Summarize main idea

Generate simple who, what, where, when, why type questions based upon a listening.

Make inferences

Draw Conclusions

☐Level-1 Recall





Cluster: Craft and Structure

Understand (Conceptual): Students will understand that… 1. Listening is a multi-step process involving many different skills and

strategies. 2. Listening allows one to develop one’s own viewpoints by

accessing viewpoints unique to the target language’s culture.

Standard: Identify the distinguishing features of authentic aural texts delivered in present, past, and future time frame.


(Factual) Do


Students will know… Students will… Types of audio and audio-visual resources (TV commercials, radio advertisements, You Tube videos, etc.) Setting Purpose Narrative Text Informational Text Previous and new grammar and syntactical structures. Previous and new vocabulary.

Identify the type of audio selection (monologue, dialogue, narrative, ad, etc.)

Identify speaker and addressee(s)

Recognize whether a statement is a question or statement.

Recognize compliments.

Recognize opinions and suggestions.

Recognize statements about likes and dislikes.

Determine meaning encoded by different noun and verb endings.

☐Level-1 Recall





Cluster: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Understand (Conceptual): Students will understand that… 1. Listening is a multi-step process involving many different

skills and strategies. 2. Listening allows one to develop one’s own viewpoints by

accessing viewpoints unique to the target language’s culture.

Standard: Interpret French cultural content from authentic multimedia, audio, and audio-visual resources delivered using all time frames (present, past and future).


(Factual) Do


Students will know… Students will… Francophone World Clothing and Fashion Regional Food Work habits and career Family relationships City vs. Country Life

Use own culture to derive meaning from texts that are heard or viewed.

Make connections between French and other curricular areas.

Evaluate similarities and differences in the perspectives of the French culture and one’s own.

Analyze the features of French culture communities (e.g. geographic, historical, artistic, social and/or political) appropriate to grade level.

☐Level-1 Recall




Strand/Domain: Interpretive Reading

Cluster: Key Ideas and Details

Understand (Conceptual): Students will understand that… 1. Reading is a multi-step process involving many different

skills and strategies in order to learn and communicate. 2. Reading allows one to understand unique viewpoints only

available through the target language and to further develop one’s own viewpoints.

Standard: Understand familiar words, phrases, and sentences within short and simple texts related to everyday life written in all time frames (past, present, future).


(Factual) Do


Students will know… Students will… Types of written texts (e.g. articles, blogs, letters, emails, PSA, ads, fiction, brochure) Author Source Title Graphics Caption Setting Purpose Cognates Proper Names Vocabulary related to topic Culture related to topic Quotations Capitalization Punctuation

Preview texts prior to reading

Use graphic organizers to aid comprehension as a during and post-reading strategy

Summarize main idea

Generate questions from reading

Comprehend writings about studied topics.

Identify the main idea of published materials

Infer meaning of unknown words.

Use context clues to aid comprehension.

Comprehend descriptions of people or places when aided by visuals.

Comprehend information presented in a simple format (weather map or job posting).

☐Level-1 Recall


☐Level-3

Strategic-Thinking



Cluster: Key Ideas and Details




Standard: Understand the main idea of readings about studied topics written in all time frames (past, present, and future).


(Factual) Do


Students will know… Students will… Products Practices Perspectives Learned and new vocabulary

Preview texts prior to reading

Use graphic organizers to aid comprehension as a during and post-reading strategy

Summarize main idea

Generate questions from reading

Determine the main themes and significant details of informational text.

Determine the main themes and significant details of narratives with an easily discerned storyline.

Identify if inferences about an authentic text are valid or invalid by citing supporting evidence.

Draw conclusions from authentic text by citing supporting evidence.

☐Level-1 Recall


☐Level-3

Strategic-Thinking



Cluster: Craft and Structure




Standard: Identify the distinguishing features of authentic texts written in all time frames (past, present, and future).


(Factual) Do


Students will know… Students will… Title Author Proper nouns Punctuation Nouns Verbs Adjectives Pronouns Possessive adjectives Graphs Pictures Charts Text Message Web Address Photo Advertisement Date conventions Infographic

Identify the type of written text (brochure, webpage, advertisement, etc.)

Determine meaning by using contextual clues.

Determine meaning by using vocabulary knowledge.

Determine meaning by using background knowledge.

Demonstrate an understanding of the meaning encoded in different parts of speech.

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Cluster: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas




Standard: Interpret French cultural content from authentic multimedia and digital/print resources written in either present or past time frames.


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Students will know… Students will… Francophone World Clothing and Fashion Regional Food Work habits and career Family relationships City vs. Country Life

Use own culture to derive meaning from texts that read.

Make connections between French and other curricular areas.

Compare and contrast values and perspectives between own cultural system and French cultural system.

Evaluate similarities and differences in the perspectives of the French culture and one’s own.

Analyze the features of French culture communities (e.g. geographic, historical, artistic, social and/or political) appropriate to grade level.

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Strand/Domain: Presentational Speaking

Cluster: Text Types and Purposes


Standard: Participate in a variety of rehearsed speaking events (e.g., discussions, presentations, giving instructions).


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Students will know… Students will… Text types Argument Informative/Explanatory Narrative Main Idea Discussion Debate Details Organization Analysis Reasoning Evidence Expression Gestures

Participate in a debate or discussion a studied or researched topic. (argument)

Create a presentation expressing preferences on a topic of interest (e.g. a television show, movie, book) (argument)

Present a description of a famous person, place, or event.(information/explanatory)

Retell or summarize a story or significant event (current or past). (narrative)

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Cluster: Production and Distribution of Presentation


Standard: Develop and strengthen an oral presentation by planning, revising, editing, rehearsing, and verifying facts. (knowing how, when, and why to say what to whom)


(Factual) Do


Students will know… Students will… Task Purpose Audience Development Organization Style Outline Graphic Organizer Planning Rehearsing Editing Revising Peer Editing Feedback Self-monitor delivery Self-edit content, structure, grammar, word choice, etc. Grammar Syntax Word Choice Language Control Mechanics Transitions Cultural Awareness

Read prompt and identify task (local or global practice, product or issue).

Identify audience and purpose of presentation.

Select and incorporate task-appropriate graphics, charts, and visuals.

Self-edit presentation for content, organization, word choice, language control, and cohesiveness.

Rehearse speech multiple times.

Develop and strengthen an oral presentation by planning, revising, editing, rehearsing, and verifying facts

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Cluster: Research to build and present knowledge


Standard: Research and present orally on topics studied in class.


(Factual) Do


Students will know… Students will… Research Culture products and practices. Personal and Target culture perspectives. Prompt Assessing Sources Accuracy Plagiarism Evidence Analysis Reflection



Utilize credible sources to learn information relevant to prompt.

Research, organize, and present topic orally or using multi-media, i.e. PowerPoint.

Demonstrate an understanding of features of target culture.

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Cluster: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas


Standard: Present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners.


(Factual) Do


Students will know… Students will… Audience Context Purpose Media Original Story Personal Narrative Persuasive Speech Directions Performance Description Summarize Retell

Create presentations that explain rules, instructions, or plans.

Describe needs for school or work.

Create a presentation on a famous person or place.

Retell a children’s story or song.

Present viewpoint on a current event that has been studied or researched.

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Strand/Domain: Presentational Writing

Cluster: Texts Types and Purposes


1. Writing in a second language is not simply translating from the first because all languages are unique.

2. Writing is an important way to provide others with information 3. Accurate grammar, syntax, and vocabulary make communication

more comprehensible. Standard: Presents information on studied topics using simple sentences.


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Students will know… Students will… Text types Argument writing Informative/Explanatory writing Narrative writing Details Organization Analysis Reasoning Evidence

Write explanations of products and/or practices on assigned topics.

Write a formal letter requesting information.

Writes about a familiar experience or event.

Compare and contrast a product or practice in writing.

Write a defense of a position or idea.

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Cluster: Production and Distribution of Presentation


Standard: Develop and strengthen a written presentation by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, and verifying facts. (knowing how, when, and why to say what to whom)


(Factual) Do


Students will know… Students will… Task Purpose Audience Development Organization Style Outline Graphic Organizer Planning Rehearsing Editing Revising Peer Editing Feedback Self-monitor delivery Self-edit content, structure, grammar, word choice, etc. Grammar Syntax Word Choice Language Control Mechanics Transitions Cultural Awareness



Plan and organize writing using graphic organizers, outlines, or other resources.

Self-edit grammar, mechanics, and syntax.

Self-edit presentation for content, organization, word choice, language control, and cohesiveness.

Make corrections and edit work based upon feedback from teacher or peers.

Develop and strengthen presentation by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, and verifying facts

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Cluster: Research to build and present knowledge


Standard: Research and present in writing on topics studied in class.


(Factual) Do


Students will know… Students will… Research Culture products and practices. Personal and Target culture perspectives. Prompt Assessing Sources Accuracy Plagiarism Evidence Analysis Reflection


Identify audience and purpose of writing.

Utilize credible sources to learn information relevant to prompt.

Research, organize, and write an essay on selected topic.

Demonstrate an understanding of features of target culture.

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Cluster: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas


Standard: Present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience readers.


(Factual) Do


Students will know… Students will… Audience Context Purpose Media Original Story Personal Narrative Persuasive Speech Directions Performance Description Summarize Retell

Create presentations that explain rules, instructions, or plans.

Describe in writing needs for school or work.

Write an essay on a famous person or place.

Retell or summarize in writing a children’s story or song.

Present in writing a viewpoint on a current event that has been studied or researched.

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