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Grade 8 French as a Second Language
As students progress through the beginning stage
of the second language learning continuum in Grade 8, 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 intermediate-low
and intermediate-high
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.)
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| Topics of conversation in which instruction is presented, elaborated upon, or cultivated will include but are not limited to | ||
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of new instruction |
on instruction from previous levels |
of instruction from previous levels |
| Travel & Vacation
transportation activities places in cities directions sports games Food
Home
Shopping
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Senses & Feelings
opinions World Around Us
School
People
Activities
Possessions
Food
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People Around Us
Communities Clothing World of Work Activities Home World Around Us Body Parts School Senses & Feelings Food |
| Grammar structures and linguistic functions students will know by the end of this level include but are not limited to | ||
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of new content |
on instruction from previous levels |
of instruction from previous levels |
| Direct & indirect object pronouns,
Comparisons, Passé Composé with avoir, Adverbs, Partitive (de), Stress pronouns (moi, toi, lui, nous, etc.), Imperative mood, Verbs with spelling changes. |
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. |
| 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: 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. |
| 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. |