Subtasks/Timeline:
Week 1:
Introduction à la francophonie autour du monde
Clip : Les champions de la francophonie
Survey on French culture
Ice breakers : Association and memorization games, charades
Guided reading using the resources Rigodon
Understanding and analyzing passé composé regular and irregular verbs by reading short texts and simple materials and playing games like Serpent and ladder (adapted)
To watch Entre les murs with subtitles and answer questionnaires
Group discussion
Week 2:
Test on passé composé regular and irregular verbs
Ice breakers : Le Cercle, Pyramides, Are you smarter than a 5th Grader ? Guessing and memorization games
Tableaux to recreate a glorious aspect of a francophone country, state and province
Watching a video clip to analyze lyrics and to fill out the blanks exercises
Outlining plan for oral presentation on francophone celebrity personification
Introducing verbs (verbes d’états) with auxiliaire être
Week 3:
Ice breaker : Qui suis-je ? (on francophone celebrities from various fields), jigsaws
Resuming exercises on passé composé verbs with auxiliaire être.
Prepping for oral presentation on francophone celebrities
Selecting criteria with students
Exploring cultural facets of French countries, states and provinces through contextual dialogues
Reading short texts from Voyages francophones and Voyageons en français
Answering questionnaires
Reviewing oral presentation rubric
Week 4:
Oral presentation on francophone celebrities
Test on passé composé verbs with auxiliaire être
Watching a video clip, analyze lyrics and to fill out the blanks exercises
Outlining plan for research
Submitting review test study sheets
Assigning French country, state or province
Selecting research criteria with students
Week 5:
Working in computer lab to research facts about assigned French country, state and province
Creating brochures and posters
Use of checklist
Reviewing research project rubric
Completing script and practice
Group tutoring (to make groups are on the right path)
Week 6:
Research project submission
Practicing La francophonie autour du monde Activity Day
Practice tests for review test
Review test
Guided and independent readings, and literature circles using
short texts on Bienvenue à Paris!
To watch La langue de chez nous to analyze lyrics and have group discussions
Outlining plan for La semaine de la francophonie project
Tasks assignment
Making a list of required items with students
Showing exemplars
Week 7:
La semaine de la francophonie
in-class Carnaval de Québec
To watch: A vos marques, party!
Spelling Contest
Sing-a-long/mini concert in French
Virtual visit of Paris preparation
Week 8:
Virtual visit in Paris preparation
Education week: French segment
Virtual visit of Paris (day/evening assemblies)
Guests: Grade 6/7 French class students during the day
On Education week evening, parents and staff will be able to visit as well. Everything will be in the gym to ensure the event success.
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