Topics:

Civic Responsibilities and Engagement

Diversity, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Historical and Present Conflict

Crime and Justice

Topic: Civic Responsibilities and Engagement

Communication

• Person-to-Person Communication
  

• Elicit an exchange and discussion on participation in community activities.
  

• Maintain a discussion related to topics, such as education, travel, and involvement in today's society.
  

• Discuss topics related to adulthood.
  

• Debate what makes one a responsible citizen.
  

• Discuss personal rights and responsibilities of young adults.
  

• Discuss a citizen's responsibility to vote and be informed politically.
  

• Listening and Reading for Understanding
  

• Understand written and oral materials on the role of the young adult in his or her community.
  

• Understand spoken or written information given by community organizations, schools and the media.
  

• Comprehend written and oral materials on young adults' involvement in politics.
  

• Comprehend literature pertaining to one's civic responsibility to be informed and aware of issues such as politics, the environment, and social issues.
  

• Oral and Written Presentation
  

• Communicate oral and written information pertaining to community involvement.
  

• Produce well-organized spoken and written presentations on civic responsibilities upon reaching adulthood.
  

• Produce and present original presentations highlighting one's community responsibilities and civic rights.
  

Cultures

• Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products
  

• Compare and contrast young adults' civic responsibilities in the U.S. and in francophone countries.
  

• Examine civic responsibility after age 18 in francophone countries.
  

Connections, Comparisons, and Communities

• Making Connections Through Language
  

• Recognize a connection to various school subjects such as civics, government, and social sciences.
  

• Make connections with one's civic responsibilities and community involvement.
  

• Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
  

• Compare and contrast the U.S. government to governments in francophone countries.
  

• Compare policies and practices regarding voting and civic and personal responsibilities in francophone countries and in the U.S.
  

• Compare and contrast business transactions in the U.S. and in francophone countries.
  

• Compare and contrast linguistic conventions in English and French when discussing an individual's personal and civic responsibilities.
  

• Communication Across Communities
  

• Investigate voting practices and civic responsibilities in francophone countries.
  

Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements

• Vocabulary related to community involvement and civic responsibilities
  

• Expressions of preference, agreement and disagreement
  

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Topic: Diversity, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Communication

• Person-to-Person Communication
  

• Maintain a discussion related to diversity.
  

• Discuss and/or debate prejudice and discrimination.
  

• Express and explain reactions to prejudice and discrimination.
  

• Express opinions and react to issues concerning human rights.
  

• Listening and Reading for Understanding
  

• Comprehend and analyze written and oral materials on diversity and discrimination.
  

• Read and comprehend materials on prejudice in all societies.
  

• Oral and Written Presentation
  

• Produce oral and written reports on prejudice and discrimination throughout history.
  

• Produce an activity showing prejudice and discrimination and discuss possible solutions.
  

• Produce an oral or written presentation reflecting current trends and/or attitudes in society related to diversity.
  

Cultures

• Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products
  

• Explore traditional attitudes when reacting to diversity and discrimination in the U.S. as well as in francophone countries.
  

• Explore bias in reporting current human rights issues.
  

Connections, Comparisons, and Communities

• Making Connections Through Language
  

• Recognize a connection to various school subjects including humanities, social sciences, history, and government.
  

• Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
  

• Compare and contrast attitudes of people in the U.S. and in francophone countries towards discrimination in the criminal justice system.
  

• Compare the French use of the subjunctive and conditional moods with English when discussing opinion.
  

• Communication Across Communities
  

• Locate and use authentic resources in French to broaden understanding of prejudice and discrimination.
  

Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements

• Vocabulary related to political and social systems
  

• Vocabulary related to geography and contemporary issues
  

• Expressions of conviction, opinions, and agreement or disagreement
  

• Use of conditional and subjunctive mood
  

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Topic: Historical and Present Conflict

Communication

• Person-to-Person Communication
  

• Discuss past and present conflicts including causes, resolutions, and impact on the world (e.g., WWI, WWII, war in Iraq, etc.).
  

• Listening and Reading for Understanding
  

• Understand current and historical texts relating to world conflict.
  

• Understand spoken presentations about world conflict, including news broadcasts, speeches, interviews.
  

• Oral and Written Presentation
  

• Express differing points of view and opinions about world conflict.
  

Cultures

• Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products
  

• Identify the sources of conflict within francophone cultures, such as language, religion, tradition, colonialism, etc.
  

Connections, Comparisons, and Communities

• Making Connections Through Language
  

• Relate knowledge of world conflict from social studies classes to knowledge gained in French class.
  

• Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
  

• Compare prevailing opinions in the United States regarding world conflicts with those in francophone countries.
  

• Communication Across Communities
  

• Locate information about world conflict in French-language resources.
  

Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements

• Vocabulary related to diplomacy, geography, and nationality
  

• Vocabulary related to opinions
  

• Past, present, and future tenses
  

• Subjunctive and conditional moods
  

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Topic: Crime and Justice

Communication

• Person-to-Person Communication
  

• Maintain a discussion related to a crime or mystery story.
  

• Discuss the judicial system in francophone countries.
  

• Express and explain reactions to crime and the judicial system.
  

• Debate criminal cases.
  

• Express opinions about the effectiveness of various laws.
  

• Listening and Reading for Understanding
  

• Identify relevant information or legal issues when listening to newscasts.
  

• Identify pertinent evidence when reading mystery stories.
  

• Oral and Written Presentation
  

• Write and present a report on the judicial system in francophone countries.
  

• Produce oral and/or written book report on a mystery.
  

• Produce and present an original mystery.
  

Cultures

• Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products
  

• Explore attitudes when reacting to today's criminal justice system in the U.S. as well as in francophone countries.
  

Connections, Comparisons, and Communities

• Making Connections Through Language
  

• Recognize a connection to various school subjects including social sciences, literature, biology, and government.
  

• Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
  

• Compare and contrast attitudes of people in the U.S. and in francophone countries towards the criminal justice system.
  

• Compare the French use of past tenses with English when reading literature and current events.
  

• Communication Across Communities
  

• Locate and use authentic resources to broaden understanding of the criminal justice system in francophone countries.
  

Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements

• Vocabulary related to political systems
  

• Vocabulary related to legal systems
  

• Expressions of conviction, opinions, and agreement or disagreement
  

• Use of past tenses and the passive voice
  

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