CambridgeRindgeandLatinSchool:

WorldLanguages
BonVoyage!

UNIT1Overview:
WherecanItravelinthefrancophoneworld?
COURSEPROFICIENCYTARGET:IntermediateMid

PERFORMANCECONTINUUM
IntermediateLow IntermediateMid(weak) IntermediateMid(strong)

BELOWEXPECTATIONS LOWESTACCEPTABLEPERFORMANCE TEACHTO...

.ApproachingExpectations MeetingExpectations ExceedingExpectations

Icanparticipateinconversationsona Icanparticipateinconversationsonfamiliar Icanparticipateinconversationsonfamiliar
numberoffamiliartopicsusingsimple topicsusingsentencesandseriesof topicsusingsentencesandseriesof
sentences.Icanhandleshortsocial sentences.Icanhandleshortsocial sentences.Icanhandleshortsocial
interactionsineverydaysituationsbyasking interactionsineverydaysituationsbyasking interactionsineverydaysituationsbyasking
andansweringsimplequestions. andansweringavarietyofquestions.Ican andansweringavarietyofquestions.Ican
usuallysaywhatIwanttosayaboutmyself usuallysaywhatIwanttosayaboutmyself
andmyeverydaylife. andmyeverydaylife.

PERFORMANCETARGET

ICANHAVEACONVERSATIONABOUTTRAVELINTHEFRANCOPHONEWORLD.

SUMMATIVEASSESSMENT
Nowthatyouhaverealizedtheendlesspossibilitiesfortravelinthefrancophoneworld,youhavedecidedtoputyourknowledgetouse.
Youwilltakeontheroleofatravelagentandtogetherwithacolleagueyouwillplananextendedstayinafrancophonecountryfora
high-profileclient.Yourtravelportfoliowillincludeacountry,specificdestinations,andanitineraryofactivitiesalongwithallofthe
importantlogisticalinformationsuchastransportationtickets,accommodations,traveldocuments,andnecessaryinformation.Youwill
haveseveralagencymeetingstodevelopyourtravelportfolio.First,youwillreadanarticletohelpyoustepintotheshoesofatravel
agentandplanyourvoyage.Then,youwillmeetwithyourcolleaguetonegotiatethedetailsofyouritinerary.Finally,youwillputyour
completedportfolioonlinetopresentittoyourclient.

Interpretive Interpersonal Presentational

Youwillwatchavideoabouttheglobal Youandyourpartnerwillmeettoagreeupon Youwillcreateanonlinetravelportfolio

contextoftheFrenchlanguage.Next,you thedetailsofyourtravelportfolio.To containingitineraries,tickets,andother
willreadanarticleaboutthejobofatravel accomplishthistaskyouwillhavetojustify importanttravelinformation.
agent.Youwillthenanswerquestionsabout thetraveldestinationsandotherchoicesthat
whatyouhavereadandlistenedto. youmadeforyouritineraries.

ADVANCEDPLACEMENTALIGNEDTHEMES
ContemporaryLife,PersonalandPublicIdentities,FamiliesandCommunities,BeautyandAesthetics

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CambridgeRindgeandLatinSchool:
WorldLanguages
BonVoyage!
Unit1:WherecanItravelinthefrancophoneworld?
PERFORMANCETARGET

ICANHAVEACONVERSATIONABOUTTRAVELINTHEFRANCOPHONEWORLD.
PERFORMANCEOBJECTIVE1.1:Icandiscussthefrancophoneworld.

PERFORMANCEINDICATOR1.1:
Icanexplainthedebatesurroundingthefrancophoneclassificationinsocialandpoliticalterms.

LearningTargets LanguageChunks&Vocabulary CheckforUnderstanding

Whatwilllearnersbeabletodo? Whatwilllearnersneedtoknowor Howwilllearnersdemonstratewhat
understand? theycandowithwhattheyknow?

Icanunderstandaconversation Frenchis Vocabulary Studentswillfilloutacomprehension

aboutthefrancophoneworld. recognizedas relatedto guideoutliningthemainargument.
theofficial politics(ex.
languageof Official/
thiscountry. unofficial),
Icanclassifydifferentdomainsof Frenchisthe domainsof Studentswillcompleteagraphic
languageusebasedonwhatI majorityuse languageuse organizertoclassifydomainsof
read. languageof (ex.Public/ languageuse.
thiscountry. private)
Frenchis However,on
spokenby theotherhand,
different atthesame
Icanexplaininwritingthe Studentswillbuildontheirprevious
populations time,
differentclassificationsofFrench graphicorganizertooutlinethe
clustersinthis alternatively,
languageusegloballyandtheir relationshipbetweenlanguageuseand
country. etc.
relevancetothefrancophone francophoneclassification.
debate.

Icanpresentorallyona Whatmakes AtaFrancophoneWorldLeadership

francophonecountryincluding thisa Summitstudentswillintroduce
linguisticmakeupand francophone themselvesandtheircountryincluding
geographicallocation. country? linguisticmakeupandgeographical
What location.
percentageof
Icandiscusswhetherornota thepopulation Inadebate,studentswillchoosea
countryispartofthe speaks countryanddefenditsclassificationas
francophoneworldanddefend French? afrancophonecountry.
mychoice. Inwhat
capacityis
French
spoken?

FORMATIVEPERFORMANCEASSESSMENTS

INTERPRETIVE INTERPERSONAL PRESENTATIONAL

Youwillfilloutacomprehensionguidedetailingthe Youwillhaveadebatewithapartnerin AsanOfficialRepresentativeata

mainargumentbehindfrancophone whichyouchooseacountryanddefendits FrancophoneWorldLeadership
classifications. classificationasafrancophonecountry. Summit,youwillintroduceyourselfand
yourcountryincludinglinguistic
makeupandgeographicallocation,

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BonVoyage!
Unit1:WherecanItravelinthefrancophoneworld?
PERFORMANCETARGET

ICANHAVEACONVERSATIONABOUTTRAVELINTHEFRANCOPHONEWORLD.
PERFORMANCEOBJECTIVE2.1:Icancomparefrancophonecultures.

PERFORMANCEINDICATOR2.1:
Icandiscusstheproducts,practices,andperspectivesofmultiplefrancophonecultures.

LearningTargets LanguageChunks&Vocabulary CheckforUnderstanding

Whatwilllearnersbeabletodo? Whatwilllearnersneedtoknowor Howwilllearnersdemonstratewhat
understand? theycandowithwhattheyknow?

Famous Vocabulary Studentswillwatchafilmandlist

Icanclassifyculturalproducts, Frenchartists relatedtotravel observedproducts,practices,and
practices,andperspectives include... andtourism perspectivesinseparatecategories.
basedonwhatIhear. Someofthe Slangand
differences culturally
between specific
American expressions
Icanidentifytherelationship cultureand Studentswillcompletea
betweenculturalproducts, Frenchculture comprehensionguideforanarticleon
practices,andperspectives are... Frenchpolitesse.
basedonwhatIread. Culture
manifestsina
varietyofways Studentswillparticipateinachoiceof
Icandiscusstheimportanceof including... onlinediscussionthreadscomparing
culturalsensitivityand AmericanculturewithaFrancophone
awareness. culture.

Icanorallydescribedifferent Whyexactlyis Studentswillcreateacollectionof

francophonecultures, culture? shorttravelvlogshighlightingcultural
Whymightit elementsfromfrancophonecountries
behelpfulto aroundtheworld.
havean
Icanhaveaconversation understanding Afterviewingeachotherstravelvlogs,
comparingdifferentfrancophone offoreign studentswillhaveagroupconversation
cultures, cultures? comparingthedifferentcultures.

FORMATIVEPERFORMANCEASSESSMENTS

INTERPRETIVE INTERPERSONAL PRESENTATIONAL

YouwillreadanarticleonFrenchpolitesseand Youwillparticipateinachoiceofonline Withapartnerortwo,youwill

completeacomprehensionguideabouttheculture discussionthreadswithtopicsrelatedto contributetoaclassYoutubechannel3
ofpoliteness. culturalsensitivityandawareness. fauxtravelvlogshighlightingcultural
elementsfromfrancophonecountries
aroundtheworld.

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CambridgeRindgeandLatinSchool:
WorldLanguages
BonVoyage!
Unit1:WherecanItravelinthefrancophoneworld?
PERFORMANCETARGET

ICANHAVEACONVERSATIONABOUTTRAVELINTHEFRANCOPHONEWORLD.
PERFORMANCEOBJECTIVE3.1:Icandiscussinternationaltravel.

PERFORMANCEINDICATOR3.1:
Icantalkabouttheplansforaninternationaltripincludingdestinations,activities,transportation,andimportant
travelinformation.

LearningTargets LanguageChunks&Vocabulary CheckforUnderstanding

Whatwilllearnersbeabletodo? Whatwilllearnersneedtoknowor Howwilllearnersdemonstratewhat
understand? theycandowithwhattheyknow?

Todays Vocabulary Studentswillcompletea

Icanunderstandthemainevents itinerary relatedtotravel comprehensionguideofquestions
ofafilmabouttravel. includes... andtourism: aboutthecultureandtravelelements
Thetotalcost transportation ofthefilm.
ofticketsfor schedules,
thistripis.... currency,event
Icanidentifythestepsnecessary Canyougive descriptions, Studentswillcompleteahandoutabout
toobtainametropass. medirections etc. thestepsnecessarytoobtainametro
Icannavigatedifferentmaps. to...? Writing passanddemonstratingtheirabilityto
Inorderto structureofa navigatepublictransitmaps.
obtain blogpost:title,
subtitles,
paragraphs, Studentswillwriteablogpost
Icandescribetheeventsofatrip. bulletpoints, describingtheeventsofadayoftravel.
etc.

Icanpresentorallytheplansfor Whereareyou Studentswillgiveanoralsalespitch

atripincludingdestinations, goingand foravacationpackage.
activities,andtransportation. when?
Howmuchwill
Icandiscussactivitiesand itcosttoget Studentswillworkwithapartnerto
transportationplansforatrip. there? developadetaileditineraryforaday
Howareyou trip.
gettingthere?

FORMATIVEPERFORMANCEASSESSMENTS

INTERPRETIVE INTERPERSONAL PRESENTATIONAL

Usingpublictransportationmaps,youwillfollow Youwillworkwithapartnertodevelopa Youwillgiveasalespitchfora

directionstoarriveatagivendestination. detaileditineraryforadaytripincluding vacationpackage.
specificactivitylocations,addresses,
directionsfortransportation,and
tickets/costs.