Framingham Public Schools

Sixth Grade Curriculum Outcomes

Language Arts | Math | Science | Social Studies | Art | Music, Choral & Instrumental
Physical & Health Education | World Languages | Technology & Engineering

World Languages: French and Spanish

FRENCH

Basic Text: Discovering French-Bleu Valette, Valette D.C. Heath, 1998

Lessons: Unites 1 & 2

Brief Statement of Subject Matter:

After completing grade 6, the student will be able to understand and speak, read and write a limited number of basic sentence patterns, based on a relatively small vocabulary. He/she will have been exposed to various aspects of French-speaking cultures.

General Objectives:

• Students will express himself/herself orally, in original sentences, within the limits of learned vocabulary and structure.
• Student will read, with correct pronunciation, material that has been introduced orally.
• Student will master the sounds of the French language.
• Student will write original sentences within the limits of learned vocabulary and structure.
• Student will discuss in English differences and similarities between his/her culture and that of French-speaking countries.

Methods: Proficiency-based curriculum using transparencies, tape recordings and other teacher-prepared materials.

Content:

• Phonetics Possession (de)
• Alphabet Disjunctive Pronouns
• Greetings Etre
• Toi/vous Possessive determiners
• Definite articles Days of week, month, date
• Numbers 1-1000 Regular ER verbs in present tense
• Subject Pronouns Avoir
• Aller Negative (ne…pas)
• Interrogative (est-ce que) Time
• Plural of Nouns Parts of body, clothes
• Agreement of adjectives Home
• School
• Sports
• Foods

SPANISH

Basic Text: Ven Conmigo! – Adelante Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2000

Lessons: Capitulos 1-3

Brief Statement of Subject Matter:

After completing grade 6, the student will be able to understand and speak, read and write a limited number of basic sentence patterns, based on a relatively small vocabulary. He/she will have been exposed to various aspects of Spanish-speaking cultures.

General Objectives:

• Students will express himself/herself orally, in original sentences, within the limits of learned vocabulary and structure.
• Student will read, with correct pronunciation, material that has been introduced orally.
• Student will master the sounds of the Spanish language.
• Student will write original sentences within the limits of learned vocabulary and structure.
• Student will discuss in English differences and similarities between his/her culture and that of Spanish-speaking countries.

Methods:

Proficiency-based curriculum using transparencies, tape recordings and other teacher-prepared materials.

Content:

• Phonetics Possession
• Alphabet Possessive determiners
• Greetings Days, months, seasons, dates
• Tu/Vd. Negative
• Definite/indefinite articles Time
• Numbers 1-1000 Parts of body, clothes
• Subject Pronouns Home
• Ir/Ser/Estar School
• Regular verbs in –AR Sports
• Plurals Foods
• Agreement of adjectives