French as a Second Language
Grade: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Level: I, II, III
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Grade 7 French as a Second Language
Developing Stage
Text used during 1997-2004: Discovering French Bleu - Première Partie

As students progress through the beginning stage of the second language learning continuum in Grade 7, they will demonstrate developing level proficiencies as described by the benchmarks for this stage by completing activities related to the following themes while using certain linguistic concepts as listed below. They will demonstrate progress between the novice-high and intermediate-low ranges of the ACTFL proficiency guidelines. Below are the Themes, Linguistic Concepts, Context, Text Type and Accuracy expectations of students for this grade level. (Scroll down or click on the highlighted topic in the previous sentence for details.)

Themes:
Topics of conversation in which instruction is presented, elaborated upon, or cultivated will include but are not limited to
Presentation
of new instruction
Elaboration
on instruction from previous levels
Cultivation
of instruction from previous levels
World of Work
careers
work skills
interviewing

Clothing
shopping
color 

Food
ordering food
cuisine
nutrition
etiquette

World Around Us
marine life
ecology
geography 

Activities
travel
vacation
sightseeing
festivals
sports

Body Parts
facial features 

World of Work
careers
work skills
interviewing

Clothing
shopping
color 

Food
ordering food
cuisine
nutrition
etiquette

World Around Us
marine life
ecology
geography 

Activities
travel
vacation
sightseeing
festivals
sports

Body Parts
facial features 

People Around Us
Communities
Clothing
Food
Activities
Home
World Around Us
Body Parts
School
Senses & Feelings

See 4th and 5th grade curricula for details.

Linguistic concepts:
Grammar structures and linguistic functions students will know by the end of this level include but are not limited to
Presentation
of new content
Elaboration
on instruction from previous levels
Cultivation
of instruction from previous levels
Pronouns, 
    Definite and indefinite articles, 
    Infinitive constructions, 
    Present tense of common regular & irregular verbs, 
    Adjective formation and position, 
    Possessive adjectives, 
    Prepositions, 
    Interrogatives, 
    Near future, 
    Affirmative and negative constructions.
Forms of questions,
Present tense of regular and irregular verbs,
Near future,
Jouer + à,
Faire + de,
Il faut,
Infinitive constructions,
Adjective placement and agreement.
Subject pronouns,
Tu vs vous,
Être,
Avoir,
Adjectives,
Interrogatives,
ER verbs in the present tense,
Imperative mood,
Prepositions,
Il y a / Il n'y a pas,
Possession.

See 4th and 5th grade curricula for details.

Context:
Students will be able to use French when
Speaking face-to-face with someone,
Listening to someone or to audio or video texts,
Viewing age-appropriate materials or reading brief written messages on familiar topics, and
Writing notes, lists, postcards, poems, short letters, and brief guided compositions.

Text Type:
Text type: Students will use French to
Use and understand learned expressions, sentences and strings of sentences, questions, and polite commands,
Write simple paragraphs, and
Read and understand important ideas and some details in authentic texts.

Accuracy:
Precision in the students' ability to communicate in French as related to grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary will reflect
Increasing fluency and control of vocabulary and
No significant pattern of error when performing beginning stage functions,
Effective communication with some pattern of error when performing developing stage functions,
Understanding of oral and written discourse with few errors in comprehension.

French as a Second Language
Grade: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Level: I, II, III
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Web site is based on the Calcasieu Parish Schools Articulated Second Language Curricula,
and it conforms to the Louisiana Foreign Language Content Standards.
Web site created and curricula formated by Éric LeGros, 1997 - 2001.
Date last modified: 21 May 2001.