French DLI for parents period 2

French DLI for parents

7th & 8th grades

This page is designed for parents who wish to see what students do and what tasks are  expected.

Content: 

I - A year at a glance: Course structure

II - An instructional week at a glance: daily activities and weekly due assignments checklist

III - An Evaluation week at a glance: final assessments checklist

IV - AP Themes : what topics students will be working on.

 

I - A Year at a Glance

1 year 6 units

Units are tied to an AP Theme: scroll down for more details

1 unit = 5 instructional weeks

Instructional Week 1: text comprehension

Instructional Week 2: audio comprehension

Instructional Week 3: text comprehension

Instructional Week 4: cultural document comprehension

Week 5: unit evaluation (project or AP practice)

 

French immersion grades will remain on transcripts.

 

II - An Instructional Week at a Glance

Highlighted parts show what assignments are due on the same day.

Day 1:

- KWL chart: students fill in 1st column (what we Know)

- New vocabulary, students memorize and explain vocab

- Quick Writing Prompt : students write their opinion on KWL chart 

KWL chart = tableau SVA in French

Day 2:

- KWL chart Students fill in second column (what I Want to learn)

- Vocabulary Syllabification

- Students taking notes on Cornell Notes

- Genre introductory activity: teacher explains the genre

- Main resource activity: teacher reads / audio

- Students fill Genre Graphic Organizer 

Day 3: 

- Vocabulary structural analysis (how words are formed)

- Students creating questions on Cornell Notes

- Main resource activity: reading with teacher

- Academic conversation: students practice and present conversation

Day 4:

- Vocabulary: students create Frayer model

- Students summarize notes on Cornell Notes.

- Main resource activity: Students read to partner and give feedback

- Academic conversation: students practice and present conversation

Day 5:

- KWL chart: students fill in last column (L: what I have Learned)

- Fluency activity: students choose a passage from main resource to read in 2 minutes without any pause on Flipgrid (video).

- Genre review activity: students indepedently read a new resource and complete a new genre graphic organizer.

- Students reflect and write opinions on Cornell Notes.

- Final weekly activity; teacher chooses activity.

 

INSTRUCTIONAL WEEK CHECKLIST

By the end of a 5-day instructional week, students are expected to show that they have completed all the following activities:

- 1 KWL table (google doc)

- 1 Cornell Notes (google doc)

- 2 Genre Graphic Organizers (google docs)

- 1 Vocabulary Frayer Model (google doc)

- Flipgrid video recordings (through Canvas)

- Nearpod activities (through Canvas)

- 1 Unit bubbles : autoevaluation document

 

KWL chart, Cornell Notes, Frayer model, Genre graphic organizers are completed with partners and shared with the class.

Teacher also shows a model on the board that students can copy.

ANY MISSING MATERIAL must be redone.

 

III - An Evaluation Week at a Glance

The evaluation week comes after 4 instructional weeks. Instructional weeks and the evaluation week are tied to the same AP theme. Teacher may choose from 2 different options.

OPTION I: PROJECT  (7th grade or 8th grade)

Day 1: Portfolio review

Unit Bubbles review:

- Self-evaluation: student makes sure that her portfolio is complete: all tasks were completed.

- Peer review: partner makes sure the portfolio is complete

Cornell Notes review:

- Self-evaluation OR peer review

- Teacher checks

Day 2: Review activity

- Teacher chooses activity

Day 3-4: Unit Project

Project: students work by groups: they design and create a project that will be presented to the class : essay, presentation, collage with explanations... Students may start working on their project once they have the teacher's authorization.

 

OPTION II: AP PRACTICE (8th grade only)

Teacher guides students through a final evaluation task that is mirrored on the AP free response.

Day 1: Portfolio review

Unit Bubbles review: self-evaluation: student makes sure that her portfolio is complete: all tasks were completed.

- Peer review: partner makes sure the portfolio is complete

Cornell Notes review: self-evaluation OR peer review

- Teacher checks

Day 2: AP Essay

- Write an argumentative essay based on 3 sources, including an article, a table, graph, chart, or infographic, and a related audio source (played twice), that present different viewpoints on a topic (~55 minutes total: 15 minutes to review materials plus 40 minutes to write). Students will have access to the print sources and any notes they may take on the audio during the entire 40-minute writing period.

Because materials will have been studied in class during the 4 instructional weeks, students will have 40 minutes to complete their essay in the classroom.

Day 3: AP Email

- Read and reply to an email message (15 minutes)

Day 4: AP Comprehension

-  Multiple choice with print texts. This section consists of a variety of authentic print materials (e.g., journalistic and literary texts, announcements, advertisements, letters, charts, maps, and tables). Students will be asked to:

      • Identify the main ideas and supporting details
      • Determine the meaning of vocabulary words in context
      • Identify the author’s point of view or the target audience
      • Demonstrate knowledge of the cultural or interdisciplinary information contained in the text

OR

- Multiple Choice with Audio

      • This section consists of a variety of authentic audio materials, including interviews, podcasts, public service announcements, conversations, and brief presentations. It is divided into 2 subsections:
        • Interpretive Communication: Print and Audio Texts (combined). 2 sets of audio sources paired with print materials on the same topic with questions (articles and audio reports, charts and conversations).
        • Interpretive Communication: Audio Texts. 3 sets of audio sources with questions (interviews, instructions, presentations).
      • Students will respond to questions about main ideas and supporting details. Some questions will require students to demonstrate their understanding of cultural or interdisciplinary information.
      • Students will have time to read a preview of each selection and skim the questions before listening to the audio. All audio texts will be played twice.

Day 5: Feedback & Speaking

- Students review AP essay OR AP email

- Students review AP comprehension

- Students take either:

      • AP Conversation: participate in 5 exchanges in a simulated conversation (20 seconds for each response).

OR

      • AP Cultural Comparison: deliver a 2-minute presentation in response to a prompt in which students compare a cultural feature of a French-speaking community with which they are familiar to their own community or another community.

 

If you want to know more about the French AP exam: https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-french-language-and-culture/exam Links to an external site.

 

EVALUATION WEEK CHECKLIST

By the end of a 5-day evaluation week, students are expected to show that they have completed all the following activities:

- 1 Unit Bubbles reviewed

- 4 Cornell Notes reviewed

- 1 Project activity

OR (only for 8th graders)

- 1 Unit Bubbles reviewed

- 4 Cornell Notes reviewed

- 1 AP Writing: Essay

- 1 AP Writing: Email

- 1 AP Reading/Listening: Comprehension

- 1 AP Speaking: Conversation OR Cultural Comparison

 

IV - Units

Each unit corresponds to a AP theme. There are 6 AP themes.

 

Family bike ride

Unit 1

La famille et la communauté: Families in Different Societies

Students will learn language skills in the context of family life and values in French speaking societies and explore contemporary beliefs and challenges that families face.

 

CERN, Genéve

Unit 2

La science et la technologie: How Science and Technology Affect Our Lives

Students will examine how developments in science and technology affect daily life in French-speaking communities and use their growing language skills to interpret unfamiliar words and engage in more complicated texts.

 

Links to an external site.Château de Chambord Links to an external site.

Unit 3

L'esthétique: Influences of Beauty & Art

Students will explore how ideas of beauty and art influence and reflect culture in French-speaking communities.

 

Lyon (Rhône)

Unit 4

La vie contemporaine: Factors That Impact the Quality of Life

Students will learn more about contemporary life in French-speaking communities and how social status, cultural perspective, and access to jobs and resources can make an impact on the quality of life.

 

Senegal

Unit 5

Les défis mondiaux: Environmental, Political and Societal Challenges

Students will explore how complex global issues affect people's lives in French-speaking communities and engage in deeper discussions to suggest possible solutions.

 

Multiculturalisme

Unit 6

La quête de soi: The Influence of Language and Culture on Identity

Students will build their vocabulary and learn about how language and culture shape and reflect evolving ideas about identity in French-speaking societies.