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Course Outline

Introduction: Be sure to read the course introduction before beginning any lessons or assignments.

Module 1 | Le Temps et les Activités

1.1 Lesson Overview: Activities and Pastimes

   1.1.1 Activities, Months, & Seasons Vocabulary & Structure (Explore & Connect)
   1.1.2 Les mois, les saisons, et les activités (Engage with Concepts)
   1.1.3 Le verbe FAIRE (Engage with Concepts)
   1.1.4 What do People Do? (Think Aloud and Refect)
   1.1.5 Activities & Pastimes (Self Reflection)

1.2 Lesson Overview: Sports & Music

   1.2.1 Sports & Music Note-Taking (Explore & Connect)
   1.2.2 Qu'est-ce qu'on fait? Vocabulary Practice (Engage with Concepts)
   1.2.3 Listening-Sports et Musique (Think Aloud & Reflect:)
   1.2.4 Sports & Music (Self Reflection)

1.3 Lesson Overview: Weather Conditions

   1.3.1 Weather Vocabulary Note-Taking (Explore & Connect)
   1.3.2 Vocabulary Practice - Quel temps fait-il? (Engage with Concepts)
   1.3.3 Quel temps? Activities (Think Aloud and Reflect)
   1.3.4 Weather Conditions (Self Reflection)

1.4 Lesson Overview: Where do you do your activities?

   1.4.1 Going Places - Vocabulary & Structure Note-Taking (Explore & Connect)
   1.4.2 Activities & Locations Vocabulary Practice -Part 1 (Engage with Concepts)
   1.4.3 Activities & Locations Vocabulary Practice - Part 2 (Engage with Concepts)
   1.4.4 Activities & Locations Structure Practice - à + def art (Engage with Concepts)
   1.4.5 Activities & Locations Structure Practice - ALLER (Engage with Concepts)
   1.4.6 Places to go-Writing (Think Aloud & Reflect)
   1.4.7 Where do you do your activities? (Self Reflection)

1.5 Lesson Overview: Making Weekend Plans

   1.5.1 Making Weekend Plans Note-Taking (Explore & Connect)
   1.5.2 Le Futur Proche (Engage with Concepts)
   1.5.3 "Ce week-end..." Speaking/Writing Sentences in the Futur Proche (Think Aloud & Reflect)
   1.5.4 Making Weekend Plans (Self Reflection)

1.6 Lesson Overview: Games and Activities in France

   1.6.1 Pétanque (Engage with Concepts)
   1.6.2 Le Tour de France (Think Aloud and Reflect)
   1.6.3 Games and Activities in France (Self Reflection)

Module 1 Assessment (Part I) & Module 1 Assessment (Part 2)

Module 2 | La Vie Scolaire

2.1 Lesson Overview: Classroom Vocabulary and Supplies

   2.1.1 Classroom Objects Note-Taking (Explore & Connect)
   2.1.2 Classroom Vocabulary and Supplies (Engage With Concepts)
   2.1.3 Speaking and Writing Video Challenge - Dans mon sac à dos (Think Aloud & Reflect)
   2.1.4 Classroom Vocabulary and Supplies (Self Reflection)

2.2 Lesson Overview: Numbers 60-100

   2.2.1 Les numéros 60-100 Note-Taking (Explore & Connect)
   2.2.2 Numbers 60-100 Practice (Engage with Concepts)
   2.2.3 Numbers 60-100 Quiz (Engage with Concepts)
   2.2.4 Listen to and Write Phone Numbers (Engage with Concepts)
   2.2.5 Numbers 60-100 (Self Reflection)

2.3 Lesson Overview: What time is it?

   2.3.1 What time is it? Note-Taking (Explore & Connect)
   2.3.2 What time is it? (Engage With Concepts)
   2.3.3 What time is my train/plane? (Think Aloud and Reflect)
   2.3.4 What time is it? (Self Reflection)

2.4 Lesson Overview: Class Schedules

   2.4.1 School Schedule Note-Taking (Explore & Connect)
   2.4.2 Reading a French Middle School or High School Schedule (Engage With Concepts)
   2.4.3 French School Schedule (Engage with Concepts)
   2.4.4 Reflect on Differences Between School Schedules (Think Aloud & Reflect)
   2.4.5 Write a Letter (Share, Comment, & Critique)
   2.4.6 Class Schedules (Self Reflection)

2.5 Lesson Overview: Class Preferences

   2.5.1 Class Preferences Note-Taking (Engage with Concepts)
   2.5.2 Class Preferences (Engage with Concepts)
   2.5.3 Une Lettre de Bernadette (Think Aloud and Reflect)
   2.5.4 Class Preferences (Self Reflection)

2.6 Lesson Overview: French vs. American Schools

   2.6.1 French School Articles (Explore & Connect)
   2.6.2 The French School System/Grading (Engage With Concepts)
   2.6.3 Le Bac (Share, Comment, & Critique)
   2.6.4 French vs. American Schools (Self Reflection)

Module 2 Assessment (Part 1) & Module 2 Assessment (Part 2)

Module 3 | Bon Appétit!

3.1 Lesson Overview: What's for Breakfast?

   3.1.1 Food and Drink Vocabulary/Listening (Engage with Concepts)
   3.1.2 Food and Drink Vocabulary (Engage with Concepts)
   3.1.3 PRENDRE & BOIRE Practice (Engage with Concepts)
   3.1.4 Breakfast Food (Check for Understanding)
   3.1.5 What's for breakfast? (Self Reflection)

3.2 Lesson Overview: Time for lunch!

   3.2.1 Lunch Note-Taking (Explore & Connect)
   3.2.2 Lunch Vocabulary Practice (Engage With Concepts)
   3.2.3 Partitive and Indefinite Articles Practice (Engage With Concepts)
   3.2.4 Lunch Food (Engage with Concepts)
   3.2.5 Time for Lunch! (Self Reflection)

3.3 Lesson Overview: Let’s have dinner!

   3.3.1 Let's have dinner! Note-Taking (Explore & Connect)
   3.3.2 Dinner Vocabulary Practice (Engage with Concepts)
   3.3.3 More Dinner Vocabulary Practice (Engage with Concepts)
   3.3.4 À Table en France (Think Aloud & Reflect)
   3.3.5 Speaking-Describing Food in a Restaurant (Share, Comment, & Critique)
   3.3.6 Let's have dinner! (Self Reflection)

3.4 Lesson Overview: Going to the Market

   3.4.1 Going to the Market Note-Taking (Explore & Connect)
   3.4.2 Going to the Market Vocabulary Practice (Engage with Concepts)
   3.4.3 More Going to the Market Vocabulary Practice (Engage with Concepts)
   3.4.4 Regular -IR Verb Practice (Engage with Concepts)
   3.4.5 More Regular -RE Verb Practice (Engage with Concepts)
   3.4.6 Au marché Culture Comments (Share, Comment, & Critique)
   3.4.7 Going to the Market (Self Reflection)

3.5 Lesson Overview: Let’s Go Food Shopping

   3.5.1 Let's go food shopping Note-Taking (Explore & Connect)
   3.5.2 Let's go food shopping - Les petits commerçants article (Explore & Connect)
   3.5.3 Let's go food shopping - Les petits commerçants quiz (Explore & Connect)
   3.5.4 Food Merchants Vocabulary Practice (Engage with Concepts)
   3.5.5 French Specialty Food Shops (Share, Comment, & Critique)
   3.5.6 Let's go food shopping (Self Reflection)

3.6 Lesson Overview: Ordering Food

   3.6.1 How to order food in a café or restaurant Note-taking (Explore & Connect)
   3.6.2 Vouloir: to want (Engage with Concepts)
   3.6.3 Dining at a Café or Restaurant: Vocabulary Practice (Engage with Concepts)
   3.6.4 Dining at a Café or Restaurant: More Vocabulary Listening Practice (Engage with Concepts)
   3.6.5 Ordering in a Café or Restaurant Dialogue (Think Aloud & Reflect)
   3.6.6 Eating in a French Café or Restaurant (Share, Comment, & Critique)
   3.6.7 Ordering Food (Self Reflection)

Module 3 Assessment (Part 1) & Module 3 Assessment (Part 2)