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French I Std. 1.2 Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics.

Lesson Plans: Story Starter Given a story topic and list of sentence starters, students work together in teams to create a short story in French. Fluency in Foreign Language Using iMovie What better way to analyze one's fluency in a language than to create a movie speaking in that language and then view it? Á la Poste/ At the Post Office Students will perform a variety of tasks related to the post office and letter writing in French. By composing a letter and purchasing a stamp in French, students will be assessed in writing comprehension and oral production. Aller en Ville/ Getting Around the City Students will practice identifying the different places in the city and giving directions to these places. Au Café/ At the Café In this lesson plan, students will practice ordering food at a café and also practice French table manners. Tour de France In this unit, students learn about the provinces of France, thoroughly researching one of them. They write a persuasive argument to an imaginary committee who will be choosing the route for the next Tour de France. Au Cinema/ At the Movies Students will practice reading, writing, and saying vocabulary associated with going to the movies. In a small group presentation, students will be given a film genre from which they must write and perform a script for the class. Classroom Expressions This lesson is to be implemented during the first few weeks of French I and is designed to keep students in the target language as much as possible. Students will learn classroom commands, expressions to seek more information, and ask for permission. L'Impératif/ The Imperative Students will review giving instructions in French using the imperative. They will practice reading, writing, and listening to commands for groups by reviewing classroom commands. L'Heure/ Telling Time Students will practice using conversational time in French. In this lesson they will use all four skills of language learning: writing, reading, listening, and speaking. La Cuisine Française In this technology-connected lesson, students will create a one-page menu for a French restaurant with "Spécialités du Jour" from three different francophone (French-speaking) countries or cultures. Internet-connected computers and word processing software are necessary to implement this lesson.

Resources: Quel temps fait-il? Through this activity students will correctly used the French method of writing dates and demonstrate the ability to correctly identify weather expressions in French. ¡Conjuguemos!: Practice conjugating verbs in many tenses online in French, German, Spanish, and Latin.
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