Dover Sherborn Middle School Curriculum Road Maps

Course Title: French Grade: 6

Unit: 5

Month Presented: May/June Unit Length: 8 weeks

Essential Question(s):

1. Do the things we own say anything about who we are?

Learning Objectives:

1. Talk about one’s self.
2. Describe friends and others.
3. Express opinions about what you see and hear.

Skills:

1. Proper use of adjectives.
2. Proper use of verb marcher.
3. Common descriptive vocabulary.
4. Proper use of verb avoir.
5. Use of definite articles to define abstract nouns.
6. Pronunciation: /lә/, /le/, /-/, /d/, /sh/.
7. Prepositions: dans, sur, sous, devant, derrière.
8. Adjective placement [article + noun + adjective]

Instructional Strategies and Activities:

1. Choral repetition.
2. Communication activities.
3. Songs/Poems
4. Language Lab activities.
5. Games.
6. Reading/Writing/Listening/Speaking Exercises

Materials Utilized:

1. Textbook and ancillary materials.
2. Teacher generated materials.
3. Student generated dialogues.
4. Teacher generated computer exercises.

Assessment Strategies:

1. Reading comprehension: multiple choice, true-false
2. Writing: spelling
3. Listening: multiple choice, true-false
4. Speaking: oral interviews

5. In-class participation.

6. Project: Design a car and advertise it for sale to French consumers.