French IV

The following learning targets represent the major concepts studied and assessed in this course.

Year Long Course

Unit 1: Welcome

• Identify and use cognates to build vocabulary.
• Apply subject pronouns correctly in speaking and writing.
• Review and use nouns in context.

Unit 2: Review

• Review and use the French alphabet.
• Count and use numbers through 100.
• Use common greetings and goodbyes.
• Introduce oneself and others.
• Ask and answer common classroom questions.
• Use dates and calendar vocabulary.
• Review and apply the verbs être (to be), avoir (to have), aller (to go), and faire (to do/to make).
• Review and conjugate regular -ER verbs.
• Review and apply past tense structures.

Unit 3: Past Tense Review

• Review the past tense with avoir and être.
• Review and apply irregular past participles.
• Use past tense structures accurately in communication.

Unit 4: La Cuisine Francophone

• Identify and use cooking and recipe vocabulary.
• Review direct and indirect object pronouns.
• Review and apply partitive articles.
• Explore French culture through the film Ratatouille.
• Communicate about food, recipes, and culinary traditions in French.

Unit 5: New Year / Kings Day

• Set goals and make resolutions in French.
• Use holiday-related vocabulary.
• Strengthen verb conjugation and verb continuity skills.
• Explore New Year and Kings Day traditions in Francophone cultures.

Unit 6: Childhood

• Identify and use childhood vocabulary.
• Sequence events using appropriate transitional language.
• Conjugate and apply the imperfect tense.
• Compare and contrast past tense and imperfect tense usage.
• Explore fairy tales and children's literature from the Francophone world.

Unit 7: Manie Musicale

• Use comparative vocabulary to express opinions and preferences.
• Apply correct conjugation and article agreement.
• Express likes and dislikes using appropriate vocabulary and grammar.
• Participate in class discussions about music and culture.

Unit 8: La Famille Bélier / Les Intouchables

• Identify and use family and relationship vocabulary.
• Sequence events and ideas in French.
• Analyze themes of responsibility and relationships.
• Communicate opinions and interpretations through film discussions.

Unit 9: The Future

• Conjugate and apply the future tense.
• Explore vocabulary related to professions and careers.
• Strengthen sentence structure and organization.
• Apply verb conjugation and continuity in written and spoken communication.

Unit 10: Art

• Explore Impressionism and its impact on French culture.
• Examine Medieval Art and its historical significance.
• Review the use of past tense and imperfect tense structures.
• Analyze cultural readings related to French art and history.
• Communicate ideas about art using appropriate vocabulary and grammar.