When I was a child

Submitted by Gol.... Last edit on 11/07/2014 - 08:00.
Unit Profile
Student Level 
High (9-12)
Target Language 
French
Teaching Context 
Hybrid / blended
Target Proficiency Level 
Intermediate
Unit Themes 
Social relationships,
Leisure-time and cultural activities,
School,
Work
Performance Descriptors 
  • Simple exchange of information on familiar matters
  • Speak and write in sentences in present time
  • Ask simple questions to obtain information
  • Handle a straightforward survival situation
  • Express simple opinions and explanations
  • Write simple letters or notes on familiar matters
  • Understand straightforward, familiar information
Unit Objectives and Standards
Objective 1 
I can name childhood objects.
Objective 2 
I can correctly use the imperfect tense.
Objective 3 
I can describe how life used to be during a period of my life.
Objective 4 
I can talk about how to take care of a baby or child.
Objective 5 
I can name the levels of education in France and other French-speaking countries
World-Readiness Standards
Communication 
1.1 Interpersonal: Learners interact and negotiate meaning in spoken, signed, or written conversations to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions.
Cultures 
2.2 Products: Learners use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the relationship between the products and perspectives of the cultures studied.
Connections 
3.1 Other disciplines: Learners build, reinforce, and expand their knowledge of other disciplines while using the language to develop critical thinking and to solve problems creatively.
Comparisons 
4.2 Cultures: Learners use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.
Communities 
5.2 Lifelong learning: Learners set goals and reflect on their progress in using languages for enjoyment, enrichment, and advancement.
California Standards
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Common Core Standards
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Performance Assessment (Final Project/Assessment)
Performance Task 1 - Interpretive 

Students will listen to descriptions of their classmates' childhoods.

Performance Task 2 - Presentational 

Students will prepare and present a speech on a period of time from their childhood.

Performance Task 3 - Interpersonal 

Students will participate in class conversation about childhood.

Functions, Structures, Vocabulary and Culture
Functions 

Telling a story

Structures 

imperfect tense

Vocabulary 

childhood objects

Rubrics
Task 1 - Interpretive
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Task 2 - Presentational
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Task 3 - Interpersonal
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