Fall 1: Un beau souvenir

Comment discuter le passé dans un style rafiné?

Vocabulary and grammar:  Navigating the past.  Researching domain-specific vocabulary to express personal stories.

Review of passé composé, and imparfait

Introduction and practice of plus-que-parfait, conditionnel, and conditionnel passé and si-clauses.

Text & teacher-generated resources

Summer memory project:  Students capture a summer memory in a canning jar.  Students deliver oral presentation and essay.  Students are graded based on a rubric.

Fall 2: 

L’expression d’une opinion

Comment exprimer une opinion au niveau universitaire?

Opinion statements, researching domain-specific vocabulary for student topics of inquiry

“triggers” for the subjunctive

Grammar:  Introduction to the subjunctive- weekly assessments and unit test.

Formation of regular and irregular verbs.

Students research a current social debate and deliver a short presentation.  Students are graded on a rubric

Fall 3: Ma formation et profession

Comment est-ce nos décisions reflètent notre région d'origine?

Domain-specific vocabulary for university, student life, and career.  Students research and share information on their chosen education and career path using hypothetical, preference and opinion statements.  Students use business correspondence and complete listening, grammar, writing activities, and vocabulary exercises and take unit assessments. 

Domain-specific vocabulary for university, student life, and career.  Students research and share information on their chosen education and career path using hypothetical, preference and opinion statements.  Students use business correspondence and complete listening, grammar, writing activities, and vocabulary exercises and take unit assessments. 

Domain-specific vocabulary for university, student life, and career.  Students research and share information on their chosen education and career path using hypothetical, preference and opinion statements.  Students use business correspondence and complete listening, grammar, writing activities, and vocabulary exercises and take unit assessments. 

Students design a presentation to illustrate their actual college and career plans versus their training and career if they were born in a francophone region.

Spring 1:  La Cuisine Française

Comment nos habitudes alimentaires sont influencées par notre culture?

Domain-specific vocabulary for meals, kitchen, cooking, opinion statements and commands.

 Students write and present exposés on various French dishes, meals, foods, drinks.  Students complete vocabulary exercises and compositions, and complete  unit test.

Students compare and contrast cuisine, meals, and food shopping in France and the United States.  Students give a class presentation and complete a composition.

 Project: Students read and listen to descriptions of French cuisine and menus.  Students read and follow a recipe.  Students present their dish to the class and are graded on a rubric.  

Domain-specific vocabulary for meals, kitchen, cooking, opinion statements and commands.

 Students write and present exposés on various French dishes, meals, foods, drinks.  Students complete vocabulary exercises and compositions, and complete  unit test.

Students compare and contrast cuisine, meals, and food shopping in France and the United States.  Students give a class presentation and complete a composition.

 Project: Students read and listen to descriptions of French cuisine and menus.  Students read and follow a recipe.  Students present their dish to the class and are graded on a rubric.  

Domain-specific vocabulary for meals, kitchen, cooking, opinion statements and commands.

 Students write and present exposés on various French dishes, meals, foods, drinks.  Students complete vocabulary exercises and compositions, and complete  unit test.

Students compare and contrast cuisine, meals, and food shopping in France and the United States.  Students give a class presentation and complete a composition.

 Project: Students read and listen to descriptions of French cuisine and menus.  Students read and follow a recipe.  Students present their dish to the class and are graded on a rubric.  

Domain-specific vocabulary for meals, kitchen, cooking, opinion statements and commands.

 Students write and present exposés on various French dishes, meals, foods, drinks.  Students complete vocabulary exercises and compositions, and complete  unit test.

Students compare and contrast cuisine, meals, and food shopping in France and the United States.  Students give a class presentation and complete a composition.

 Project: Students read and listen to descriptions of French cuisine and menus.  Students read and follow a recipe.  Students present their dish to the class and are graded on a rubric.  

Spring 2:  Le Petit Prince

De quoi s'agit-il, cet oeuvre littéraire?

Domain-specific vocabulary for literature, fiction vs. nonfiction, as well as vocabulary specific to the story.

Students learn about a brief history of France, especially the changes to society brought about by World War II.  Students research Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and read excerpts from his other works.  Students read Le Petit Prince and complete listening, grammar, writing activities, and vocabulary exercises and take unit tests.

Domain-specific vocabulary for literature, fiction vs. nonfiction, as well as vocabulary specific to the story.

Students learn about a brief history of France, especially the changes to society brought about by World War II.  Students research Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and read excerpts from his other works.  Students read Le Petit Prince and complete listening, grammar, writing activities, and vocabulary exercises and take unit tests.

Domain-specific vocabulary for literature, fiction vs. nonfiction, as well as vocabulary specific to the story.

Students learn about a brief history of France, especially the changes to society brought about by World War II.  Students research Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and read excerpts from his other works.  Students read Le Petit Prince and complete listening, grammar, writing activities, and vocabulary exercises and take unit tests.

Domain-specific vocabulary for literature, fiction vs. nonfiction, as well as vocabulary specific to the story.

Students learn about a brief history of France, especially the changes to society brought about by World War II.  Students research Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and read excerpts from his other works.  Students read Le Petit Prince and complete listening, grammar, writing activities, and vocabulary exercises and take unit tests.

Spring 3:  Le Cinéma Francophone

Domain-specific vocabulary for film, genres, and production.  Students read and watch examples of various films in French.  Short unit test on vocabulary.Students complete listening, grammar, writing activities, and vocabulary exercises and a take unit exam. Project:  Students will present an exposé on a choice of themes using the films studied in this unit. Students are graded on a rubric.

Domain-specific vocabulary for film, genres, and production.  Students read and watch examples of various films in French.  Short unit test on vocabulary.Students complete listening, grammar, writing activities, and vocabulary exercises and a take unit exam. Project:  Students will present an exposé on a choice of themes using the films studied in this unit. Students are graded on a rubric.

Domain-specific vocabulary for film, genres, and production.  Students read and watch examples of various films in French.  Short unit test on vocabulary.Students complete listening, grammar, writing activities, and vocabulary exercises and a take unit exam. Project:  Students will present an exposé on a choice of themes using the films studied in this unit. Students are graded on a rubric.

Domain-specific vocabulary for film, genres, and production.  Students read and watch examples of various films in French.  Short unit test on vocabulary.Students complete listening, grammar, writing activities, and vocabulary exercises and a take unit exam. Project:  Students will present an exposé on a choice of themes using the films studied in this unit. Students are graded on a rubric.