Grove City Christian School Subject Consensus Map: K-‐12 French Draft 2011/12
Grove City Christian School Mission Statement “It The mission of Grove City Christian School to cultivate quality Christian leaders in a distinctively Christian atmosphere while providing a solid spiritual and academic foundation.”
Grove City Christian School K-‐12 Subject Consensus Map Foreign Language-‐French
French
Vision:
Through the study of Foreign Language, Grove City Christian students will develop a linguistic skill set that encourages meaningful and culturally appropriate communication with a global mindset and a compassionate heart, realizing that God’s people are connected in many ways regardless of their differences.
Philosophy and Guiding Biblical Principles: GCCS Foreign Language Department seeks to open students’ minds not only to language but to cultural studies as well through a Biblical worldview with a global perspective. We will introduce and equip students with beginning and advanced linguistic skills and cultural perspectives. Students will be challenged as they use critical thinking skills, integrate technology, make connections to other disciplines and are offered travel experiences (both local and abroad) to broaden their worldview and shift their focus away from self to others. Our desire is that GCCS students will develop a global mindset and a compassionate heart, realizing that God’s people are connected in many ways regardless of our differences.
Middle School and High School What a Grove City Christian School Student will know and be able to do in Foreign Language upon completion of at least three years of study… COMMUNICATION Communicate in Languages Other Than English • Engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions • Understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics • Present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics. CULTURES Gain Knowledge and Understanding of Other Cultures • Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied • Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture studied CONNECTIONS Connect with Other Disciplines and Acquire Information • Reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language • Acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures COMPARISONS Develop Insight into the Nature of Language and Culture • Demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own • Demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own. COMMUNITIES Participate in Multilingual Communities at Home & Around the World • Use the language both within and beyond the school setting • Show evidence of becoming life-‐long learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment.
Middle School French I:
Topic/Unit Statements: This course covers the basic knowledge of vocabulary, forms, structures, and concepts of the French language through thematic chapters or units. It also teaches the skills and tools to use that knowledge in aural comprehension and in reading, writing and speaking. Verb tenses related to the present and near future are learned at this level. Students will be exposed to French history, heritage, culture and geography in a historical and contemporary context. Students will also be presented with well-‐known literary and historical figures and will study their relationship to the formation of the current French society.
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Greetings, numbers, time Describing people School and class subjects The school day and school supplies Members of the family and the home (rooms of the house) Going to a cafe or restaurant, names of food, eating utensils, meals Types of food, shopping for food, open air markets and supermarkets Clothing, shopping for clothing and colors The airport, on board an airplane The French Revolution Statistics of France (population, government, religion, climate, etc.)
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Unit projects: Regions of France, family tree, home floorplan, French menu, French food commercial (video project), fashion show, WebQuest travel project Formative assessment, quizzes Summative assessment tests Midterm and Final exams
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Prayer and religion in French schools The French Revolution and the Christian perspective Compare and contrast cultural perspectives through cultural readings and discussions
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SmartBoard E-‐pals Skype PowerPoints Video projects: French food commercials DVDs: Ratatouille, The French Revolution, The Three Musketeers
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Biblical Integration:
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Year One High School (French I): Topic/Unit Statements:
This course covers the basic knowledge of vocabulary, forms, structures, and concepts of the French language through thematic chapters or units. It also teaches the skills and tools to use that knowledge in aural comprehension and in reading, writing and speaking. Verb tenses related to the present and near future are learned at this level. Students will be exposed to French history, heritage, culture and geography in a historical and contemporary context. Students will also be presented with well-‐known literary and historical figures and will study their relationship to the formation of the current French society.
Common Experiences: • • •
Greetings, numbers, time Describing people School and class subjects
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The school day and school supplies Members of the family and the home (rooms of the house) Going to a cafe or restaurant, names of food, eating utensils, meals Types of food, shopping for food, open air markets and supermarkets Clothing, shopping for clothing and colors The airport, on board an airplane The French Révolution Statistics of France (population, government, religion, climate, etc.) The present and near future tenses
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Unit projects: Regions of France, family tree, home floorplan, French menu, French food commercial (video project), fashion show, WebQuest travel project Formative assessment, ie, practice and quizzes Summative assessment, tests Midterm and Final exams
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Prayer and religion in French schools The French Revolution and the Christian perspective Compare and contrast cultural perspectives through cultural readings and discussions
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SmartBoard E-‐pals Skype PowerPoints Video projects: French food commercials DVDs: Ratatouille, The French Revolution, The Three Musketeers
Common Assessment:
Biblical Integration:
Technology Integration Ideas:
Year Two High School (French II): Topic/Unit Statements
This course continues to teach the development of listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. There will be a stronger emphasis on pronunciation and conversational skills. The passé composé and imperfect verb tenses are learned. The foundations of French history and culture will be built upon and expanded to include a more global outlook of the francophone world. Students will also read various condensed poems, short stories and novels written by famed French authors that reflect historical movements and societal issues.
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The train station and on the train Sports The weather and activities Daily routine The arts: going to the movies, theatre, museums Health: expressing how you feel, parts of the body, going to the doctor’s and to the pharmacy Computers and the telephone, making phone calls Impressionism and impressionists Paris and famous monuments The passé composé and imperfect tenses
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Unit projects: Sports and weather reports, Artist report, “At the doctor’s” skit, virtual Paris trip family scrapbook Composition: Artist report using the passé composé Formative assessments; ie. quizzes and practice Summative assessment tests Midterm and Final exams
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Christian perspective of justice through the summarized reading of Alexandre Dumas’ Le Comte de Monte-‐Cristo (The Count of Monte-‐Cristo) Study and memorization of the Lord’s Prayer in French Compare and contrast cultural perspectives through cultural readings and discussions
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SmartBoard E-‐pals Skype PowerPoints Virtual trip to Paris Video projects: Sports and weather reports, “At the doctor’s” skits DVDs: The Count of Monte-‐Cristo, Cyrano de Bergerac, (Au Revoir les enfants ; Good bye Children)
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Year Three High School (French III): Topic/Unit Statements:
This course continues to build upon listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Continual practice of pronunciation and conversational skills will be emphasized through projects often incorporating technological elements. The imperfect, conditional, and future tenses are learned as well as an introduction to the subjunctive verb tense. Students will also read various newspaper articles, condensed poems, and short stories written by famed French authors that reflect historical movements and societal issues.
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Travel (by plane and by train) The bank and the post office, managing money and mailing letters Gastronomy, recipes and preparing food Transportation: public transport, traveling by car, bus, truck, motorcycle or subway; the city, cardinal directions At the hotel, checking into and out of a hotel The arts: francophone music and playing musical instruments, movements of art and film Field trip to Columbus Museum of Art (French Connection Tour) and lunch at a local, authentic French restaurant The passé composé, imperfect, simple future and conditional tenses with an introduction to the subjunctive tense
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Unit projects: French cooking show, transportation game, hotel marketing, music video Formative assessment, ie, practice, quizzes Summative assessment tests Midterm and Final exams
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Christianity and the Dark Ages, First Crusade and/or Joan of Arc studied and discussed in an historical and modern context Compare and contrast cultural perspectives through cultural readings and discussions
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SmartBoard E-‐pals Skype PowerPoints Virtual trips to Quebec City, the Louvre and on the Paris metro Video projects: French cooking show, hotel marketing, music video DVDs: Les Choristes (The Chorus), (Au Revoir les enfants ; Good bye Children)
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Year Four High School (French IV): Topic/Unit Statements:
French IV is designed for students who are highly motivated and have a serious interest in continuing their French studies. Fluency and proficiency in reading, writing, listening and speaking the French language will be emphasized. Students will deepen their insight into the French language as well as Francophone literature, history and culture through exposure to complex grammar structures, compositional writing assignments, historical and literary readings, and cultural projects. This class will be taught almost entirely in French and most communication between students will be conducted in French.
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Le Bossu de Notre Dame and/or Le Petit Prince and/or Le Fantôme de l’Opéra and/or Les Trois Mousquetaires Contes et Légendes du Monde Francophone Contes et Légendes du Québec La France au Quotidien Holidays and celebrations Manners, emotions, introductions Professions, trades, finding a job, the workplace Everyday life of young people in France, slang Leisure activities in Francophone countries, cultural events in France North and West Africa (the Maghreb) French media, police and firefighters, social problems and crime Patrimony: French heritage
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Unit projects: Holidays, the Maghreb Compositions: monthly current event summary and reaction papers, analysis of themes and symbols in The Phantom of the Opera Formative assessment, ie. practice, quizzes Summative assessment, tests Midterm project: Comic book of first novel Final exam: Portfolio
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Le Maghreb and Islam Christian perspective of novel(s) Compare and contrast cultural perspectives through cultural readings and discussions
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SmartBoard E-‐pals Skype PowerPoints DVDs: The Phantom of the Opera, (Paris je t’aime), (La Haine), (Bienvenue Chez les Ch’tis)
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Mapping Goals for 2012/13 We will begin course mapping Resources : list text books, supplementals etc.. Updated 6/8/12