Last updated: 6/11/2025

French III

10 weeks 

Unit 1: Ma Vie A La Maison

(2) WL.ML1-2.CO.1 Interpretive Communication: Learners understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, received (specific to American Sign Language), or viewed on a variety of topics, using a range of diverse texts, including authentic resources.
(2) WL.ML1-2.CO.2 Interpersonal Communication: Learners interact and negotiate meaning in spontaneous, spoken, visual (specific to American Sign Language), or written communication to exchange information and express feelings, preferences, and opinions.
(1) WL.ML1-2.CO.3 Presentational Communication: Learners present information and ideas on a variety of topics adapted to various audiences of listeners, readers, or viewers* to describe, inform, narrate, explain, or persuade.
(1) WL.ML1-2.CU.4 Relating Cultural Practices and Products to Perspectives: Learners use the target language to identify, describe, and explain the practices and products of the cultures studied as well as the cultural perspectives they suggest.
  • I can describe my physical appearance.
  • I can talk about my daily routine.
  • I can include objects that I use everyday to get myself prepared.
  • I can list which houselhold tasks they do.
  • I can talk about which family members do certain tasks around the house.
  • I can talk about what must/needs to be done around the house.
  • physical description and use of adjectives
  • reflexive verbs 
  • personal care items
  • se sentir + adjectives
  • Vocabulary for chores/describing things
  • Accepting/refusing to help
  • Sentence writing
  • Il faut + infinitive
  • Vocabulary for chores/describing things
  • Accepting/refusing to help
  • Sentence writing
  • Il faut + infinitive
  • physical description adjectives
  • relexive verbs
  • toiletry items
  • household tasks
  • items used to complete these tasks 
  • phrases to accept/refuse help

students will be able to:

  • describe themselves and others physically in detail
  • explain their daily routine 
  • speak about what they do to get themselves ready
  • talk about what they and other family member do around the house 
  • describe an object in detail 

Discovering French ancillary materials

teacher made materials

authentic materials 

video clips 

 

quizzes

daily oral summative assessments 

creative writing 

unit exam (Regents style) 

10 weeks 

Unit 2: Voyageons en Vacances! 

  • I can understand simple descriptions of vacation activities and travel plans in French.

  • I can identify main ideas from travel brochures, websites, or ads about destinations.

  • I can recognize details in a schedule, train/plane ticket, or hotel reservation.

  • I can follow short video clips or audio recordings about someone's trip.

 

 

 

2 weeks

Le film francais: Au Revoir Les Enfants

 

(1) 3R4 Determine the meaning of words, phrases, figurative language, and academic and content-specific words. (RI & RL)
(2) WL.ML1-2.CO.1 Interpretive Communication: Learners understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, received (specific to American Sign Language), or viewed on a variety of topics, using a range of diverse texts, including authentic resources.
(1) WL.ML1-2.CO.1.B.IM.2 Intermediate Mid: Identify the main idea and key information in short straightforward conversations.
(2) WL.ML1-2.CO.2 Interpersonal Communication: Learners interact and negotiate meaning in spontaneous, spoken, visual (specific to American Sign Language), or written communication to exchange information and express feelings, preferences, and opinions.
(1) WL.ML1-2.CO.2.B.IM.1 Intermediate Mid: Exchange information in conversations on familiar topics and some researched topics, creating sentences and series of sentences and asking a variety of follow-up questions.
  • I can ask and answer questions about the characters and their relationships in the film.

  • I can express my feelings and opinions about key moments in the story.

  • I can have a conversation with a classmate about how we would feel if we were in a similar situation.

  • I can compare my school life to the one shown in the film using simple sentences.

  • I can understand the main idea and some details from selected scenes of the film.

  • I can recognize how characters’ actions and words show their emotions or personalities.

  • I can identify important historical and cultural references (e.g., World War II, antisemitism) in the film with some support.

  • I can read short descriptions or biographies about the film or its director and understand the key information. 

  • I can describe how the film shows the values and challenges of French society during World War II.

  • I can explain how the characters’ choices reflect their cultural beliefs or historical context.

  • Understand the dynamics of society in WWII era France
  • Traditional & slang vocabulary in French
  • Understand spoken French for content, as well as interpretive meaning

vocabuary list 

 

-understand parts of authentic dialgoue between native speakers

-connect knowledge of Global History in Europe during the 1940s

-cultural connections between the landscape in France and the US

vocabulary list 

film

teacher made materials 

authentic resources 

 

daily summative assessments 

practice worksheets 

quiz

 

8 weeks

Unit 3:Ma vie au passé

  • I can talk about past experiences.
  • I can state the things I did with my free time.
  • I can write short paragraphs about past situations or experiences, such as vacations.

-verbs/vocabulary

-words of frequency in the past

 

 

10 weeks

Unit 4: La Sante et Joie de vivre! 

I can discuss current health issues 

I can discuss issues that used to be problematic 

-physical and mental health vocabulary 

-imparfait

• Vocabulary for health/wellness
• Reading on current events using authentic materials 
• Expressing emotion

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