Planned Course: French I Course Number: AH504
th th
Unit: Les Fetes (Celebrations) Grade Level: 8 – 12 grades
Estimated Time: 6 weeks Level/Track: 1
PA Academic Standards/ ACTFL Core Concepts (in question format)
Standards  Skills/Knowledge
PA Standards AP Themes:
12.1 A-F, 12.3 A, B, 12.5 A, C, D Contemporary Life, Personal
and Public Identities, Family
ACTFL Standards and Community
1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, Essential Questions:
5.1, 5.2
How do I describe
celebrations?
How do people celebrate
holidays in francophone
countries?
How do I talk about the
stages of life?
How do I tell what people
are wearing?
How do I describe and give
my opinions on clothing?
How is fashion similar and
different in my community and
francophone communities?
Activities/Strategies/Study Skills
(identify some activities as remedial or
enrichment activities)
MODES:
Interpretive (Audio, visual
and audio visual)
-Students watch short video
clips of French speakers telling
how they celebrate holidays.
-Students watch a short video
showing people discussing
preparations for a party.
Interpretive (Written Print)
-Students read an article and
corresponding graph about
fashion in France.
-Students read ads from French
fashion magazines and stores.
-Students read an article about
Coco Chanel and her lasting
impact on fashion.
Interpersonal (Spoken)
-Students use props in the
classroom to practice shopping,
alternating roles as the
salesperson and customer.
-Students interview each other
about what they wear in
different weather and situations.
Department: World Language
Date Approved: 08/22/2016
Assessments
(include types and topics)
MODES:
Interpretive (Audio, visual and
audio visual)
-Students listen to descriptions of
outfits and match them to
corresponding pictures.
-Students listen to speakers and
choose the logical next sentence.
Interpretive (Written Print)
-Students read a conversation
between two people who are
shopping to prepare for a party
and answer comprehension
questions about the conversation.
-Students match circumlocution
descriptions to their
corresponding vocabulary words.
Interpersonal (Spoken)
-Students record answers and
questions in a conversation on
Lingt Language.
Interpersonal (Written)
-Students write a response to a
party invitation, including
questions and telling what they
can do to help their friend plan
Planned Course: French I
Unit: Les Fetes (Celebrations)
Estimated Time: 6 weeks
PA Academic Standards/ ACTFL
Standards
Course Number: AH504 Department: World Language
th th
Grade Level: 8 – 12 grades
Level/Track: 1 Date Approved: 08/22/2016
Core Concepts (in question format) Activities/Strategies/Study Skills Assessments
 Skills/Knowledge
(identify some activities as remedial or (include types and topics)
enrichment activities)
-Students have a class the party.
discussion about what people Presentational (Spoken)
do and what is important to -Students create a Voice thread in
people at different stages of which they tell what celebrities in
their lives. pictures are wearing and give
Interpersonal (Written) their opinions.
-Students participate in an Presentational (Written)
online discussion on Schoology -Students write a story based on a
in which they choose a holiday picture of a party.
and tell how they and their
family celebrate that holiday.
Presentational (Spoken)
-Students practice describing
people’s outfits (in pictures and
in the classroom).
Presentational (Written)
-Students write descriptions of
what people in pictures are
wearing.
-Students practice using
circumlocution to write
descriptions of vocabulary
words.