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 * __ FRENCH in the Middle School 2014 - 2015 __**

**//__ Bienvenus! __//**

__ French 7 & French 8 Duration: 1 year each __

This two- year French program prepares students to enter French 2 in the 9th grade and thus continue onto the IB program in high school. Emphasis is on creating and expanding students’ ability to communicate both verbally and in writing, with extra attention to the mechanics of formal language such as syntax and conjugation. Students read illustrated stories, websites and articles, sing French songs, write paragraphs and skits, and play games that stretch and reinforce their knowledge. Students will be using a new program this year (“D’accord 1” published by Vista Higher Learning) that incorporates a web-based textbook, so many assignments will be done online. This partial immersion class challenges the students to become competent communicators on a variety of themes such as greetings; physical and personality descriptions; restaurants and food; school life; leisure activities; family and friends; clothes and shopping, time and weather, travel. Student performance is assessed via written and oral work, quizzes and tests, projects, skits and ability to interact correctly in class.

By the end of the 7th and 8th grade French program, students are expected to:
 * Communicate about basic, daily needs.
 * Respond to basic questions in complete sentences with simple grammar.
 * Write short sentences (and later paragraphs) about their life.
 * Understand and answer questions on short texts.
 * Understand and decode auditory passages

I only have one rule: Use your common sense!

My gmail address is: cshaffer@aisdhaka.org

**//__ Amusez-vous bien! __//**

(revised Aug. 2014)