French as a Second Language
Grade: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Level: I, II, III
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French as a Second Language — High School Level II
Expanding Stage
Text used during 1997-2004: Discovering French Blanc

As students progress through the expanding stage of the second language learning continuum in French II, they will demonstrate expanding 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.)

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 and Cultivation of
of instruction from previous levels
Travel and Vacation
camping
planning trips
travel documents
banking
driving 

Activities
summer vacation
individual sports
daily routines
leisure
entertainment 

Clothes
fashion
fabrics
design
materials
accessories
sizes

Communities
professions
nationalities
geography 

Food
place settings
ordering
service
measurements

Social Issues
future challenges
hypothesizing
history

Health
physical well-being
hygiene
grooming
ailments

Places to Live
rooms
appliances
fixtures
styles

Senses and Feelings
Socializing
Home
People
Travel and Vacation
Shopping
Food
School
World of Work
Body Parts

See curricula for French I and grades 4-8 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 and Cultivation of
previously taught concepts
Common irregular verbs,
Pronouns y and en,
Reflexive verbs,
Passé Composé with être,
Relative pronouns,
Imperfect tense,
Venir de + infinitive,
Ordinal numbers,
Comparatives,
Superlatives,
Interrogative pronouns,
Future tense,
Connaître vs. savoir.
Subject, stress, direct, and indirect object pronouns,
Infinitive constructions,
Idioms with avoir & faire,
Definite and indefinite articles,
Present tense of regular and common irregular verbs,
Il y a / Il n'y a pas,
Adjective formation and position,
Possession,
Comparisons,
Prepositions,
Adverbs,
Interrogatives,
Near future,
Affirmative and negative constructions,
Verbs with spelling changes,
Imperative mood,
Passé composé with avoir,
Partitive (de),
Contractions,
Demonstratives.

See curricula for French I and grades 4-8 for more.

Context:  
Students will be able to use French when  
Speaking with someone face-to-face or on the telephone,
Listening to someone or to audio or video texts,
Reading short stories, poems, essays and articles, and
Writing journals, letters and short compositions.
 
Text Type:  
Text type: Students will use French to
Speak using strings of related sentences,
Listen and understand most messages carefully conveyed by a speaker accustomed to dealing with learners,
Write simple paragraphs, and
Read and acquire knowledge and new information from comprehensive, authentic texts.
Accuracy:
Precision in the students' ability to communicate in French as related to grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary will reflect
Tendency to become less accurate as the message becomes more complex,
Patterns of error which may occasionally interfere with meaning,
Appropriate vocabulary use for familiar topics,
Hesitation, groping for words, patterns of mispronunciation and intonation in complex situations, and
Understanding and retention of key ideas and some supporting detail when reading and listening.

Grade: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Level: I, II, III

Web page is based on the Calcasieu Parish Schools Articulated Second Language Curricula, and conforms to the Louisiana Foreign Language Content Standards
Web site created and curricula formated by Éric LeGros, 1997 - 1999.
Date last modified: 23 February 2001.