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.”

 

 

 

   

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.      

 

Grove  City  Christian  School  K-­‐12  

Subject  Consensus  Map  Foreign  Language-­‐French  

 

 

 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.    Common  Experiences:    

• 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.)  

 Common  Assessment:  

• 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  •  

Biblical  Integration:    • Prayer  and  religion  in  French  schools  • The  French  Revolution  and  the  Christian  perspective  • Compare  and  contrast  cultural  perspectives  through  cultural  readings  and  discussions  

 Technology  Integration  Ideas:  

• SmartBoard  • E-­‐pals  • Skype  • PowerPoints  • Video  projects:  French  food  commercials  • DVDs:  Ratatouille,  The  French  Revolution,  The  Three  Musketeers  

 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  

 

 

• 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  

 Common  Assessment:  

• 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  

 Biblical  Integration:    

• Prayer  and  religion  in  French  schools  • The  French  Revolution  and  the  Christian  perspective  • Compare  and  contrast  cultural  perspectives  through  cultural  readings  and  discussions  

 Technology  Integration  Ideas:  

• SmartBoard  • E-­‐pals  • Skype  • PowerPoints  • Video  projects:  French  food  commercials  • DVDs:  Ratatouille,  The  French  Revolution,  The  Three  Musketeers  

 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.    Common  Experiences:    

• 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  •  

Common  Assessment:  • 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  

 

 

 Biblical  Integration:    

• 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  

 Technology  Integration  Ideas:  

• 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)  •  

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.    Common  Experiences:    

• 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  

 Common  Assessment:  

• Unit  projects:  French  cooking  show,  transportation  game,  hotel  marketing,  music  video  • Formative  assessment,  ie,  practice,  quizzes    • Summative  assessment  tests  • Midterm  and  Final  exams  

 Biblical  Integration:    

• 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    Technology  Integration  Idea:  

• 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)  

   

 

 

 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.    Common  Experiences:    

• 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  

 Common  Assessment:  

• 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  

 Biblical  Integration:    

• Le  Maghreb  and  Islam  • Christian  perspective  of  novel(s)  • Compare  and  contrast  cultural  perspectives  through  cultural  readings  and  discussions  

 Technology  Integration  Idea:  

• 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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