L'aperçu+du+cours+2010-11

=L'Aperçu du cours FRE7=

** FRE 7 – Grade 7 Core French **
** Teachers: **** Mme **** Jaspreet Dhingra, **** Mme Erika Friesen **

** D **** escription ** The Midde School French program uses //Jeunesse en action!// materials developed by the Accelerative Integrated Method (AIM). It uses stories, drama, music and gestures to help students develop oral and written fluency quickly, using high-frequency vocabulary. Students will develop oral skills with language structures first, and reinforce them with writing activities. Throughout the year, the program is enriched with the exploration of various themes, cultural experiences, and readings. Students will become increasingly functional in French by functioning only in French in the classroom.

** Understandings for Languages ** Learn a language. Encompass the world. Expand your mind!

** Understandings for FRE 7 ** I can function in my French head. Communicating in French is easy and fun when I use my French head. ** Essential Questions ** How does my French head work best? What helps me think, speak, write in French?

Program Content
__ September – January __ // Jeunesse en action 1: Salut, mon ami! (Friesen) // // Jeunesse en action 2: Veux-tu danser? //// (Dhingra) // Show and Tell Class Reading Circle Theme exploration: L’hiver __ February – May __ // Jeunesse en action 2: Veux-tu danser? // Group Reading Circle Theme exploration: La santé, Les habiletés différentes

__ Language structures __ : adjective agreement, double verb construction (les infinitifs), regular and irregular present tense verbs (singulier et pluriel), le négatif, __ Language activities and games __ : frappe les mots, Madame dit, mets les phrases en ordre, story re-telling (written and oral), story extension (written and oral), writing rhymes and raps, spontaneous communication, journal-writing, reading __ Language drills __ : les contraires, les mots qui vont ensemble, mets les mots en ordre, les mots qui riment

** Evaluation **

Evaluations throughout the year are of the following types, and are always announced at least one week in advance. Students should refer regularly to the online course page for details. Written Vocabulary and Grammar Tests (WK) Listening and Reading Comprehension (OC, WC) Pronunciation Tests (OK) Play presentation (OC, OK if pronunc) Improvised conversations (role-play, interview) (OC) Oral Grammar Tests (OK) Paragraph Writing (paragraph form, play form, poem form) (WC)

** O ** ral **K**nowledge: (T/I, K/U*) 30% (skills: pronunciation, listening, structural comprehension) ** O ** ral **C**ommunication (T/I, A, C)  20% (performance: speaking, listening comprehension, presentations, improvisations) ** W ** ritten **K**nowledge (T/I, K/U) 30% (skills: grammar and vocabulary knowledge) ** W ** ritten **C**ommunication (T/I, A, C)  20% (performance: compositions, reading comprehension) // *K/U= Knowledge/Understanding, T/I = Thinking/Inquiry, C = Communication, A = Application //
 * Term : 80% of year **

** Final : 20% of year ** listening comprehension, dictation, oral interview, written exam ** Expectations ** Students are expected to: * speak only French * learn the words introduced in class * participate enthusiastically in songs, dances, games and conversation * seek help when needed * make corrections on written work promptly * memorize the play * work cooperatively with peers in French * bring student book, binder, and writing materials to every class * refer to online course calendar on a regular basis and //especially when absent// * maintain an organized binder with the following sections: __ Mon travail en progrès __ : homework pages __ Mon travail fini __ : grammar notes, exercises, activities, and other practice __Mes Évaluations__: corrected tests/quizzes, other assignments __ Mes expériences culturelles __ : magazines, readings, songs, recipes, etc. __ Mes Références __ : reference pages, thematic lists, personal vocabulary journal

Student Resources
· // Jeunesse en action 1: Salut mon ami! // Student Book, Student DVD (seulement pour la classe de Mme Friesen) · // Jeunesse en action 2: Veux-tu danser? // Student Book, Student DVD (pour toutes les classes) · French/English Dictionary · // Julie // magazine (students share a subscription and each receives 4 issues, distributed in class) · www.quia.com/pages/fre7.html : games and drills for individual reinforcement, posted by teachers from our department.

// Bonne Rentrée! //