The following charts provide a course overview of the units included in this curriculum guide. The units are intended to show the methodology involved in creating a communicative/experiential classroom.
The units are divided into two groups, compulsory and optional. The compulsory units are developed sample units that include the steps, the activities, the annexes and a chart with possible linguistic content, vocabulary and language functions. The optional units include only the steps and the linguistic chart.
It is recommended that the teachers do the compulsory units and develop two additional units from the optional section.
| Grade 6 | Grade 7 | Grade 8 | Grade 9 |
| 6.1
Field: The Calendar Topic: The school year calendar Goal: Create a school year calendar | 7.1
Field: Misc. activities Topic: Hobbies and pastimes Goal: Presentation of hobby, pastime, collection | 8.1
Field: The Arts Topic: Knowledge of music Goal: Critique favourite song | 9.1
Field: Arts and artistic creations Topic: Knowledge and attitudes toward film Goal: Critique of a film. |
| 6.2
Field: The media Topic: Knowledge of television Goal: TV guide of personal preferences | 7.2
Field: Food Topic: Preparing a menu Goal: Preparation of restaurant menu and skit | 8.2
Field: Trips and excursions Topic: Travel experiences Goal: Class travel album | 9.2
Field: Trades and Professions Topic: Part-time jobs Goal: Presentation of preferred part-time job |
| 6.3
Field: Clothing Topic: Consumer Practices Goal: Catalogue of favourite clothing | 7.3
Field: Daily experiences Topic: Using the phone in an emergency. Goal: Telephone conversation describing accident or emergency | 8.3
Field: Physical fitness Topic: Personal fitness Goal: Personal fitness plan | 9.3
Field: Daily Lives of adolescents Topic: Rights and Responsibilities Goal: Presentation of appropriate rights/resp. |
| 6.4
Field: Physical Surroundings Topic: Knowledge of the home Goal: Present floor plan | 7.4
Field: Daily Experiences Topic: Daily routines Goal: Description of a typical week. | 8.4
Field: Friends Topic: Knowledge about friends and classmates Goal: Biographical profile of a classmate. | 9.4
Field: The Young Consumer Topic: Consumer Behaviour Goal: Catalogue of goods and services for teens |
| Grade 6 | Grade 7 | Grade 8 | Grade 9 |
| 6.5
Field: Clothing Topic: Consumer practices Goal: Catalogue of adolescent clothing | 7.5a
Field: Clothing Topic: Attitudes toward trends and styles Goal: Advertisement of clothing preferences OR 7.5b Topic: Adapting clothing to seasons, activities,country Goal: Differences in uniforms for different sporting events
| 8.5a
Field: Trips and excursions Topic: Knowledge of places to visit Goal: Bulletin board depicting Quebec OR 8.5b Topic: Planning a trip Goal: Itinerary of one-week vacation OR 8.5c Topic: Local travel directory Goal: Travel directory of local community | 9.5a
Field: Self-protection Topic: Prevention of illness Goal: Illness prevention measures OR 9.5b Topic: Prevention of accidents Goal: Handbook of accident prevention OR 9.5c Topic: Protective behaviours during sports Goal: Protecting the body during sporting events OR 9.5d Topic: Behaviours and attitudes toward dangers in different milieux. Goal: Comparison,contrast chart of dangers in different milieux |
| 6.6
Field: Miscellaneous Activities Topic: Preferences and habits of activities Goal: Bulletin board of extra-curricular activities | 7.6
Field: Daily Habits of adolescents Topic: Daily habits Goal: Mural depicting good habits | 8.6
Field: Conservation Topic: Energy Conservation Goal: Poster to conserve energy | 9.6a
Field: Youth of today Topic: Problems of youth Goal: Skit describing youth's problems OR 9.6b Topic: Knowledge in regards to drugs Goal: Present case studies of drug users. |
| 6.7
Field: Miscellaneous Activities Topic: Knowledge of clubs and organizations Goal: Catalogue of clubs and associations in community | 7.7 Field: Miscellaneous
activities
Topic: Practices of certain activities Goal: Posters to demonstrate impact of activities | 8.7a
Field: Physical Exercise Topic: Participation in sporting activities Goal: Celebrity sports album OR 8.7b Topic: Participation in sporting activities Goal: Sportscast of recent sporting activities
| 9.7a
Field: Young consumer Topic: Responsibilities and rights of the consumer Goal: Written and oral advertisement of product OR 9.7b Topic: Planning a budget Goal: Develop a personal budget |
| 6.8
Field: Outdoor living Topic: Knowledge of outdoor activities Goal: Poster of outdoor activity | 7.8
Field: Physical activity Topic: Participating in sports Goal: Interviews to discover sports interests of the class | 8.8
Field: Physical well-being Topic: Caring for one's body Goal: Advertisement of body care products | 9.8
Field: Arts and artistic creations Topic: Knowledge of stars, painters, writers, etc. Goal: Biographies of celebrities |
| 6.9a
Field: Food Topic: Preparation of party snacks Goal: Create unusual party snacks | 7.9
Field: Miscellaneous Activities Topic: Different collections Goal: Presentation of collection | 8.9
Field: Youth of today Topic: Knowledge about smoking Goal: Video | 9.9
Field: Arts and Artistic Creation Topic: Knowledge of artistic creations Goal: Students will critique a work of art. |
| OR
6.9b Topic: Eating in restaurants Goal: Plan trip for class to restaurant | 7.10
Field: MiscellaneousActivities Topic: Organization of clubs Goal: Organization of a French club | 8.10
Field: World of work Topic: Local trades and professions Goal: "Yellow Pages" directory of local trades and professions. | 9.10
Field: Youth of today Topic: Voluntarism Goal: Plan of action for volunteering in the community |
| OR
6.9c Topic: Personal eating habits Goal: Pamphlet of healthy eating recommendations OR 6.9d Topic: Exploring traditional French cuisine Goal: Poster describing French dish | 7.11
Field: Outdoor Living Topic: Survival Skills Goal: Plan a one week camping trip | 8.11
Field: The Arts Topic: Knowledge of local artists Goal: Album of local artists | 9.11
Field: World of work Topic: Looking for a part-time job Goal: Curriculum vitae |
| 7.12a
Field: Food Topic: Exploring exotic foods Goal: Exposition of multi-cultural foods OR 7.12b Topic: Cooking Goal: Videotape of cooking OR 7.12c Topic: Personal eating habits Goal: Develop evaluation of eating habits and styles | 9.12
Field: Clothing Topic: Fashion Consciousness Goal: Fashion show of clothing styles OR Portfolio of clothing styles and trends throughout the ages. | ||