Foreign Language News and Newspapers: French

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Subject Area

World Languages

Grade(s)

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Overview

This website offers direct links to over 30 French-language newspapers from around the globe. These authentic materials in the target language were published for French speakers and provide lots of interpretative reading practice for students as they explore current events from the French-speaking world. Resources are well organized and provided from Canada, France, Tunisia, and Switzerland

World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - World Languages

WL17.WL.L1.2
Interpret what is heard, read, or viewed on familiar topics using the present tense.

Knowledge

Students know:

how to recognize the difference between a question and a statement.
how to identify who is speaking.
how to identify who is being spoken to.
how to recognize the topic being discussed.
how to rely on pictures, graphs, or charts to aid in comprehension.

Skills

Students are able to:
Novice Mid Level

identify the key idea presented by a speaker or published work on a familiar topic.
differentiate between questions and statements.
gather basic information from graphs, charts and pictures.
rely on background knowledge to aid in comprehension of difficult or new words.
recognize characters and punctuation marks that are unique to the target language.

Novice High Level students are able to:

identify the key idea presented by a speaker or published work on a familiar topic.
differentiate between questions and statements.
gather basic information from graphs, charts and pictures.
rely on background knowledge to aid in comprehension of difficult or new words.
recognize characters and punctuation marks that are unique to the target language.
locate places on a map.
identify purpose of a brochure/advertisement.

Understanding

Students understand that:
Novice Mid Level

effective communication requires knowing how when and why to say what to whom.
the purpose of language study is to communicate so one can understand others and be understood.
other understandings will depend on the theme being taught.

Students understand that:
Novice High Level

effective communication requires knowing how when and why to say what to whom.
the purpose of language study is to communicate so one can understand others and be understood.
other understandings will depend on the theme being taught.

World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - World Languages

WL17.WL.L1.7
Interpret information related to diverse perspectives in the target culture.

Knowledge

Students know:

that a person's culture, background, and previous experiences affect the way they view and interpret information.

Skills

Students are able to:
Novice Mid Level

access and evaluate information available through the target language and its culture.
identify personal perspectives on various topics related to school.

Novice High Level
Students are able to:

access and evaluate information available through the target language and its culture.
identify personal perspectives on various topics related to school.
investigate other disciplines using the target language language.

Understanding

Students understand that:

proficiency in a foreign language is a vehicle to gaining knowledge that can only be acquired through that language and its culture.
world language learning offers opportunities to uncover big ideas in and about other disciplines.
strategies used to acquire a language are transferable to other areas of learning throughout life.
a second language facilitates the acquisition of information about the world outside our experiences.

World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - World Languages

WL17.WL.L1.9
Identify products, practices, and perspectives of the target culture and the native culture.

Knowledge

Student know:

how to identify important cultural products, practices, and perspectives that are important within their own personal lives.
how to use present tense verbs to describe what people do.
how to use adjectives to describe nouns.

Skills

Students are able to:
Novice Mid Level

identify the products, practices, and perspectives that are unique to native culture.
identify the products, practices, and perspectives that are unique to the target language culture including celebrations, music, games, and rhymes.

Novice High Level
Students are able to:

identify the products, practices, and perspectives that are unique to native culture.
identify the products, practices, and perspectives that are unique to the target language culture including celebrations, music, games, and rhymes.
compare and contrast native and target culture products, practices and perspectives.

Understanding

Students understand that:

there are similarities and differences in the characteristics of the target culture and their own.
custom and tradition vary within a culture, as well as between cultures.
by studying another culture, one can better understand and appreciate their own.
other understanding will depend on theme being taught.

World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - World Languages

WL17.WL.L2.2
Interpret what is heard, read, or viewed on familiar topics using the past tense.

Knowledge

Students know: how to:

interpret audio and visual documents in the target language
identify key information and details from the target language materials
explain how the target language is connected to other content areas through geography, history, etc.
recognize basic products of the target language culture.

Skills

Novice High Level
Students are able to:

identify the key idea presented by a speaker or published work on a familiar topic.
differentiate between questions and statements.
gather basic information from graphs, charts and pictures.
rely on background knowledge to aid in comprehension of difficult or new words.
recognize characters and punctuation marks that are unique to the target language.

Intermediate Low Level
Students are able to:

identify patterns in the contruction of past tense verbs and how this impacts meaning of texts.
how to recognize and use descriptors in basic conversations
restate key information.
use cognates to assist in comprehension of target language materials.

Understanding

Students understand that:
Novice High Level

effective communication requires knowing how when and why to say what to whom.
the purpose of language study is to communicate so one can understand others and be understood.
other understandings will depend on the theme being taught.

Students understand that:
Intermediate Low Level

effective communication requires knowing how when and why to say what to whom.
the purpose of language study is to communicate so one can understand others and be understood.
other understandings will depend on the theme being taught.

World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - World Languages

WL17.WL.L2.4
Identify perspectives through practices of the target cultures.

Knowledge

Students know:

how to appropriately greet and address a variety of people within the target culture.
how to explain why specific holidays, celebrations and events are important to the target language culture.

Skills

Novice High Level
Students are able to:

address others in a culturally appropriate manner.
identify practices associated with specific target language culture events such as celebrations and holidays.
identify practices associated with the student's own events, celebrations, and holidays.
investigate the relationship between cultural practices and perspectives.

Intermediate Low Level
Students are able to:

address others in a culturally appropriate manner.
dentify and explain practices associated with specific target language culture events, celebrations, and holidays.
identify and explain practices associated with the student's own events, celebrations, and holidays.
investigate the relationship between cultural practices and perspectives.

Understanding

Students understand that:

understanding of my own language and culture.
custom and tradition vary within a culture, as well as between cultures.
similarities and differences in the practices of another culture often stem from the perspective of that culture.
other understandings will vary according to theme taught.

World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - World Languages

WL17.WL.L2.5
Identify perspectives through products of the target cultures.

Knowledge

Students know:

a tangible or intangible product is influenced by the target language life and culture.
the perspective of a the target language culture is interconnected with the products of the culture.

Skills

Novice High Level
Students are able to:

list common target language cultural products such as paintings, songs, and foods.
watch video clips or music videos and identify cultural products.
describe basic craft products from target language countries.
investigate the relationship between cultural products and perspectives.

Intermediate Low Level
Students are able to:

utilize common target language cultural vocabulary to discuss paintings, songs, foods, etc.
investigate and explain the relationship bewtween cultural products and perspectives.
investigate and explain the realtion between cultural practices and perspectives.

Understanding

Students understand that:

similarities and differences in the products of another culture often stem from the perspective of that culture.
an ability to communicate in another language fosters a better.
understanding of my own language and culture.
custom and tradition vary within a culture, as well as between cultures.
other understandings will vary according to theme being taught.

World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - World Languages

WL17.WL.L2.6
Connect with other disciplines while using the target language, utilizing the past time frame.

Knowledge

Students know:

how their peers in the target language culture typically spend their freetime.
what a typical school day in the target language culture is like.
what kinds of media are popular among their peers in the target language culture.

Skills

Novice High Level
Students are able to:

use map skills to identify countries and geographical features around the world.
identify resources needed to calculate exchange rates and measurments.
investigate other disciplines using the target language language.

Intermediate Low Level
Students are able to:

interpret simple statistics on daily life activities of their peers in the target language culture, such as schooling, freetime activities, and social media usage.
identify and interpret basic information from authentic sources, such as news articles, event flyers, invitations, and advertisements.
identify a few target language news sources and stores.
use the target language to learn about other disciplines.
use information learned in the target language in other disciplines.

Understanding

Students understand that:

proficiency in a foreign language is a vehicle to gaining knowledge that can only be acquired through that language and its culture.
world language learning offers opportunities to uncover big ideas in and about other disciplines.
strategies used to acquire a language are transferable to other areas of learning throughout life.
a second language facilitates the acquisition of information about the world outside our experiences.

World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - World Languages

WL17.WL.L2.7
Describe information related to diverse perspectives in the target culture.

Knowledge

Students know:

how to ask simple questions about and describe audio and visual texts.
how to find and describe the main idea, theme, and topic of a text.
that a person's culture, background, and previous experiences affect the way they view and interpret information.
that media sources from the target language culture may show issues from a diverse perspective or mindset.

Skills

Novice High Level
Students are able to:

access and evaluate information available through the target language and its culture.
identify personal perspectives on various topics related to school.
investigate other disciplines using the target language language.

Intermediate Low Level
Students are able to:

describe photos, artwork, images, charts, and videos.
ask simple questions about photos, artwork, images, charts, and videos.
identify the main idea and topic of online articles, videos, advertisements, announcements, and social media posts.
recognize target language perspectives on basic cultural topics such as families, holidays, food.

Understanding

Students understand that:

proficiency in a foreign language is a vehicle to gaining knowledge that can only be acquired through that language and its culture.
world language learning offers opportunities to uncover big ideas in and about other disciplines.
strategies used to acquire a language are transferable to other areas of learning throughout life.
a second language facilitates the acquisition of information about the world outside our experiences.

World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - World Languages

WL17.WL.L2.9
Compare products, practices, and perspectives of the target culture and the native culture.

Knowledge

Students know:

how people in the target culture tend to spend their days.
what holidays are celebrated in the target culture and how they are celebrated.
a few games, fairy tales, songs, and rhymes in the target culture.

Skills

Novice High Level
Students are able to:

identify the products, practices, and perspectives that are unique to native culture.
identify the products, practices, and perspectives that are unique to the target language culture including celebrations, music, games, and rhymes.
compare and contrast native and target culture products, practices and perspectives.

Intermediate Low Level
Students are able to:

compare and contrast daily life activities in the target and native cultures, such as schooling, working, freetime activities, and daily routines.
compare and contrast holiday celebrations and traditions in the target and native cultures.
identify games, fairy tales, songs, and rhymes from the target culture and compare them with those of the native culture.

Understanding

Students understand that:

daily routines may differ between cultures as a result of several contributing factors.
different cultures may celebrate holidays in diverse ways.
different cultures may celebrate different holidays.
different cultures have original games, stories, songs, and rhymes.
custom and tradition vary within a culture, as well as between cultures.
by studying another culture, one can better understand and appreciate their own.
other understanding will depend on theme being taught.

World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - World Languages

WL17.WL.L3.2
Interpret what is heard, read, or viewed on familiar topics in a variety of time frames.

Knowledge

Students know:

the target language vocabulary for specific purposes including:
- question words.
- dates, times.
- schedules.
- travel (airport).
- accepting/rejecting an invitaiton.
- likes & dislikes.
- compliments.
- descriptive words.
- messages for greeting cards.
- services being offered on a variety of sitionations.
- interests and daily routines.
- sports.
- jobs.
- weather.
vocabulary related to travel, (customs forms, hotel registrations, information on ID.
and can use verbs in a variety of time frames.

Skills

Intermediate Low Level
Students are able to:

understand and determine types of listening sources
understand location and time of an event.
understand announcements (arrival/departure info, due dates, time and date of messages).
understand questions and statements about daily routines, interests, scheudles)
understand what is asked for on a form or application.
understand basic information in a variety of contexts (weather forcasts, job postings, biographical data).

Intermediate Mid Level
Students are able to:

understand the main idea and details of advertisements and announcements and messages.
understand the main idea and details of literary and non-literary texts.
understand questions asked for surveys questionaires and forms across a variety of contexts.
understand basic information given in ads, labels, brochures, erc across a variety of contexts
understand the who, what, where, when, why & how of literary & non-literary texts.

Understanding

Intermediate-Low Level Students understand that:

effective communication requires knowing how when and why to say what to whom.
the purpose of language study is to communicate so one can understand others and be understood.
other understandings will depend on the theme being taught.

World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - World Languages

WL17.WL.L3.5
Investigate perspectives through products of the target cultures.

Knowledge

Students know:

a variety of the target language specific vocabulary.
verb conjugations in a variety of time frames.
to incorporate background knowledge of cultural products studied in earlier levels.

Skills

Intermediate Low Level
Students are able to:

utilize common target language cultural vocabulary to discuss paintings, songs, foods, etc.
investigate and explain the relationship bewtween cultural products and perspectives.
investigate and explain the realtion between cultural practices and perspectives.

Intermediate Mid Level
Students are able to:

identify how a culture's beliefes and ideas are reflected in their products by describing the target culture's art, crafts, music, dance, etc..
analyze and clarify the purpose of the products from a target culture.
investigate and explain the relationship bewtween cultural products and perspectives.
investigate and explain the realtion between cultural practices and perspectives.

Understanding

Students understand that:

language and culture are inextricably linked together.
a culture's perspectives will be reflected in their pracitces and products.
an ability to communicate in another language fosters a better.
understanding of my own language and culture.
custom and tradition vary within a culture, as well as between cultures.
other understandings will vary according to theme being taught.

World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - World Languages

WL17.WL.L3.7
Acquire information related to diverse perspectives in the target culture.

Knowledge

Students know:

a variety of the target language specific vocabulary.
verb conjugations in a variety of time frames.
are familiar with current events and news across the world.
are familiar with the impact of marketing and how it reveals a target culture's perspectives.

Skills

Intermediate Low Level
Students are able to:

describe photos, artwork, images, charts, and videos.
ask simple questions about photos, artwork, images, charts, and videos.
identify the main idea and topic of online articles, videos, advertisements, announcements, and social media posts.
recognize target language perspectives on basic cultural topics such as families, holidays, food.

Intermediate Mid Level
Students are able to:

use the target language to find and analyze information on the diverse perspectives of the target culture and make comparisons with the diverse perspectives of their own culture.
use the target language to make comparison of current events and how they are reported.
use the target language to identify advertisements and compare them with target culture and students'own culture.

Understanding

Students understand that:

proficiency in a foreign language is a vehicle to gaining knowledge that can only be acquired through that language and its culture.
world language learning offers opportunities to uncover big ideas in and about other disciplines.
strategies used to acquire a language are transferable to other areas of learning throughout life.
a second language facilitates the acquisition of information about the world outside our experiences.

World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - World Languages

WL17.WL.L3.9
Compare products, practices and perspectives of the target culture and the native culture in a variety of time frames.

Knowledge

Students know:

the target language Vocabualry for specific purposes.
verb conjugations in a variety of tenses.
how to identify the products, practices and perspectives of target and native cultures.

Skills

Intermediate Low Level
Students are able to:

compare and contrast daily life activities in the target and native cultures, such as schooling, working, freetime activities, and daily routines.
compare and contrast holiday celebrations and traditions in the target and native cultures.
identify games, fairy tales, songs, and rhymes from the target culture and compare them with those of the native culture.

Intermediate Mid Level
Students are able to:

use the target langauge to identify and compare the products, practices and perspectives of the target culture.
use target langauge to compare activities and events of the target culture and native culture.
use target langauge to compare the practices of target and native culture.
identify games, fairy tales, songs, and rhymes from the target culture and compare them with those of the native culture.

Understanding

Students understand that:

custom and tradition vary within a culture, as well as between cultures.
by studying another culture, one can better understand and appreciate their own.
other understanding will depend on theme being taught.

World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - World Languages

WL17.WL.L3.11
Explore opportunities to use the target language beyond the classroom environment in a variety of time frames.

Knowledge

Students know:

the target language Vocabualry for specific purposes.
verb conjugations in a variety of tenses.
how to use the internet to find authentic resources.
how to analyze the target language in authentic resources.

Skills

Intermediate Low Level
Students are able to:

identify opportunities to connect with native speakers in the local community and through exchange, travel abroad, or online.
search for, identify, and navigate websites in the target langauge to explore their interests, such as news, blogs, music, and social media.

Intermediate Mid Level
Students are able to:

use the target language to find and analyze authentic materials and websites in a variety of tenses.
use the target language to find current events in the target culture.
use the target language to plan a school event to promote the target culture.

Understanding

Students understand that:

language connects people.
they can use the target langauge inside and outside of the classroom for a variety of purposes.
learning another language helps you to become a better global citizen.

World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - World Languages

WL17.WL.L4.2
Interpret, restate, and react to what is heard, read, or viewed on familiar and new topics.

Knowledge

Students know:

the target language vocabulary for specific topics.
how to communicate in a variety of tenses and moods.

Skills

Intermediate Mid Level
Students are able to:

understand basic information from advertisments and announcements, audio or print.
understand the main idea(s) of voice messages and videos
understand basic statements and questions in an interview.
understand questions in a survey or questionnaire.
understand information in a variety of print formats (ex: brochures, magazines, labels, etc.).
understand information in interpersonal communication.
understand main ideas, supporting details, themes, settings, characters and plot lines in literary texts.

Intermediate High Level
Students are able to:

understand basic information from advertisments and announcements, audio or print.
understand interpersonal exchanges, spoken or in print.
understand information in a variety of print formats (ex: brochures, magazines, labels, etc.).
understand main ideas, supporting details, themes, settings, characters and plot lines in literary texts.

Understanding

Students understand that:
Intermediate Mid Level

effective communication requires knowing how when and why to say what to whom.
the purpose of language study is to communicate so one can understand others and be understood.
other understandings will depend on the theme being taught.

Intermediate High:

effective communication requires knowing how when and why to say what to whom.
the purpose of language study is to communicate so one can understand others and be understood.
other understandings will depend on the theme being taught.

World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - World Languages

WL17.WL.L4.5
Investigate perspectives through products of the target cultures.

Knowledge

Students know:

how to communicate in a variety of tenses and moods.
the target language vocabulary for specific purposes.
background knowledge of the target culture.

Skills

Intermediate Mid Level
Students are able to:

identify how a culture's beliefes and ideas are reflected in their products by describing the target culture's art, crafts, music, dance, etc..
analyze and clarify the purpose of the products from a target culture.
investigate and explain the relationship bewtween cultural products and perspectives.
investigate and explain the realtion between cultural practices and perspectives.

Intermediate High Level
Students are able to:

investigate the products and perspetives of a target culture.
investigate the beliefs (perspectives) associated with the target culture's products in the contexts of arts, crafts, graphic representations, music, and short videos.
investigate and explain the relationship bewtween cultural products and perspectives.
investigate and explain the realtion between cultural practices and perspectives.

Understanding

Students understand that:

language and culture are inextricably linked.
an ability to communicate in another language fosters a better.
understanding of my own language and culture.
custom and tradition vary within a culture, as well as between cultures.
other understandings will vary according to theme being taught.

World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - World Languages

WL17.WL.L4.7
Acquire information related to diverse perspectives in the target culture in a variety of time frames and moods.

Knowledge

Students know:

how to communicate in a variety of tenses and moods.
the target language vocabulary for specific purposes.
how perspectives of a target culture are portrayed through media and advertising.

Skills

Intermediate Mid Level
Students are able to:

use the target language to find and analyze information on the diverse perspectives of the target culture and make comparisons with the diverse perspectives of their own culture.
use the target language to make comparison of current events and how they are reported.
use the target language to identify advertisements and compare them with target culture and students'own culture.

Intermediate High Level
Students are able to:

use the target language to investigate, compare, and contrast current events and advertisements from the target culture to a student's own culture.
identify and explain the diverse perspectives of the target culture through the lens of a culture's perspectives.
use the target language to make comparison of current events and how they are reported.
use the target language to identify advertisements and compare them with target culture and students'own culture.
research how a major figure from history, science, or the arts is described in the target language and use it to expand what they already know.
compare how products are marketed in the target culture versus the United States.
compare news articles on front pages of newspapers from countries where the target language is spoken.

Understanding

Students understand that:

proficiency in a foreign language is a vehicle to gaining knowledge that can only be acquired through that language and its culture.
world language learning offers opportunities to uncover big ideas in and about other disciplines.
strategies used to acquire a language are transferable to other areas of learning throughout life.
a second language facilitates the acquisition of information about the world outside our experiences.

World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - World Languages

WL17.WL.L4.9
Compare products, practices, and perspectives of the target culture and the native culture in a variety of time frames and moods.

Knowledge

Students know:

how to communicate in a variety of tenses and moods.
the target language vocabulary for specific purposes.
how to identify and distinguish between products, practices and perspectives of culture.

Skills

Intermediate Mid Level
Students are able to:

use the target langauge to identify and compare the products, practices and perspectives of the target culture.
use target langauge to compare activities and events of the target culture and native culture.
use target langauge to compare the practices of target and native culture.
identify games, fairy tales, songs, and rhymes from the target culture and compare them with those of the native culture.

Intermediate High Level
Students are able to:

compare and contrast the products, practices and perspectives of the target culture to their native culture in a variety of time frames and moods in the target language.
communicate in the target language in a variety of time frames and moods.
use target langauge to compare activities and events of the target culture and native culture.
use target langauge to compare the practices of target and native culture.
identify games, fairy tales, songs, and rhymes from the target culture and compare them with those of the native culture.
identify and use borrowed words and cognates in the language they are learning and their own, and hypothesize about their origins.
compare and analyze idiomatic expressions in the language they are learning and their own, and hypothesize about their origins.

Understanding

Students understand that:

the products, practices and perspectives of culture are intertwined.
a culture's perspectives are present in its products and practices.
custom and tradition vary within a culture, as well as between cultures.
by studying another culture, one can better understand and appreciate their own.
other understanding will depend on theme being taught.

World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - World Languages

WL17.WL.L4.11
Explore opportunities to use the target language beyond the classroom environment in a variety of time frames and moods.

Knowledge

Students know:

how to communicate in a variety of tenses and moods.
the target language vocabulary for specific purposes.
how to navigate digital resources in the target language.
cultural products, practices and perspectives related to events.

Skills

Intermediate Mid Level
Students are able to:

use the target language to find and analyze authentic materials and websites in a variety of tenses.
use the target language to find current events in the target culture.
use the target language to plan a school event to promote the target culture.

Intermediate High Level
Students are able to:

interpret authentic materials.
use digital tools in the target language to search for materials.
identify and plan authentic experiences involving the target language and culture.
consult various sources in the language to obtain information on topics of personal interest.
exchange information around topics of personal interest.
use various media from the language and culture for entertainment.
attend or use media to view cultural events and social activities.

Understanding

Students understand that:

there are a multitude of real-world implications for target language proficiency and cultural awareness.
the target language is used around the world every day in many different contexts.
the target language can help one better understand the world around them.
the study of world languages expands one's opportunities.
language is a tool to connect with the world.
other understandings will depend on theme being taught.

World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - World Languages

WL17.WL.L5.2
Understand the main idea and a few details in texts on a variety of topics related to everyday life and personal interests in various time frames and moods using varied vocabulary and more complex sentence structure.

Knowledge

Students know:

variety of time frames.
the target language vocabulary for specific topics.
the target language vocabulary for various types of documents (written or audio/video) (i.e., literary texts, newspapers, magazines, websites, radio/tv ads, announcements, or live presentations).

Skills

Intermediate Mid & High Level
Students are able to:

relate the main themes and significant details on topics from other subjects and products of the cultures as presented on TV, radio, video, or live presentations.
describe the main themes and significant details on topics from other subjects and products of the cultures as found in printed sources for target language audiences.
identify the principal characters and discuss the main ideas and themes in selected literary texts.
comprehend spoken and written messages in the target language.

Understanding

Students understand that:

effective communication requires knowing how when and why to say what to whom.
the purpose of language study is to communicate so one can understand others and be understood.
other understandings will depend on the theme being taught.

World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - World Languages

WL17.WL.L5.5
Analyze perspectives through products of the target cultures.

Knowledge

Students know:

how to communicate in a variety of tenses and moods.
the target language vocabulary for specific purposes.
background knowledge of the target culture.

Skills

Intermediate High Level
Students are able to:

nvestigate the products and perspetives of a target culture.
investigate the beliefs (perspectives) associated with the target culture's products in the contexts of arts, crafts, graphic representations, music, and short videos.
investigate and explain the relationship bewtween cultural products and perspectives.
investigate and explain the realtion between cultural practices and perspectives.
analyze the function of everyday objects produced in the culture.
discuss perspectives reflected in creative works of the culture.

Understanding

Students understand that:

language and culture are inextricably linked.
an ability to communicate in another language fosters a better.
understanding of my own language and culture.
custom and tradition vary within a culture, as well as between cultures.
other understandings will vary according to theme being taught.

World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - World Languages

WL17.WL.L5.7
Acquire information related to diverse perspectives in the target culture using varied vocabulary and more complex sentence structure.

Knowledge

Students know:

how to communicate in a variety of tenses and moods.
the target language vocabulary for specific purposes.
how perspectives of a target culture are portrayed through media and advertising.

Skills

Intermediate High Level
Students are able to:

use the target language to investigate, compare, and contrast current events and advertisements from the target culture to a student's own culture.
identify and explain the diverse perspectives of the target culture through the lens of a culture's perspectives.
communicate in the target language in a variety of time frames and moods.
use the target language to make comparison of current events and how they are reported.
use the target language to identify advertisements and compare them with target culture and students'own culture.
research how a major figure from history, science, or the arts is described in the target language and use it to expand what they already know.
compare how products are marketed in the target culture versus the United States.
compare news articles on front pages of newspapers from countries where the target language is spoken.

Understanding

Students understand that:

proficiency in a foreign language is a vehicle to gaining knowledge that can only be acquired through that language and its culture.
world language learning offers opportunities to uncover big ideas in and about other disciplines.
strategies used to acquire a language are transferable to other areas of learning throughout life.
a second language facilitates the acquisition of information about the world outside our experiences.

World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - World Languages

WL17.WL.L5.9
Compare products, practices, and perspectives of the target culture and the native culture using varied vocabulary and more complex sentence structure.

Knowledge

Students know:

how to communicate in a variety of tenses and moods.
the target language vocabulary for specific purposes.
how to identify and distinguish between products, practices and perspectives of culture.

Skills

Intermediate High Level
Students are able to:

differentiate between when to use formal and informal register.
ecognize and understand idiomatic expressions in listening and reading.
use idiomatic expressions appropriately in speaking and writing.
communicate in the target language in a variety of time frames and moods.
compare and contrast the role and importance of family in the target cultures to their own.
compare and contrast school schedules, course offerings, and attitudes toward school in the target cultures to their own.
compare and contrast entertainment and leisure options in the target cultures and their own.

Understanding

Students understand that:

custom and tradition vary within a culture, as well as between cultures.
by studying another culture, one can better understand and appreciate their own.
other understanding will depend on theme being taught.

World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - World Languages

WL17.WL.L5.11
Explore opportunities to use the target language beyond the classroom environment in a variety of contexts.

Knowledge

Students know:

how to communicate in a variety of tenses and moods.
the target language vocabulary for specific purposes.
how to navigate digital resources in the target language
cultural products, practices and perspectives related to events.

Skills

Intermediate High Level
Students are able to:

interpret authentic materials.
use digital tools in the target language to search for materials.
identify and plan authentic experiences involving the target language and culture.
consult various sources in the language to obtain information on topics of personal interest.
exchange information around topics of personal interest.
use various media from the language and culture for entertainment.
attend or use media to view cultural events and social activities.

Understanding

Students understand that:

language connects people.
they can use the target langauge inside and outside of the classroom for a variety of purposes.
learning another language helps you to become a better global citizen.
the target language is used around the world every day in many different contexts.
the target language can help one better understand the world around them.
the study of world languages expands one's opportunities.
language is a tool to connect with the world.
other understandings will depend on theme being taught.

CR Resource Type

Informational Material

Resource Provider

Other

License Type

Custom

Resource Provider other

MIT Libraries

https://libguides.mit.edu/flnewspapers/french

Custom License Type (URL)

https://libraries.mit.edu/about/policies/copyright-permissions-policy/

Comments or Notes

Other languages are available on this site including Spanish, Chinese, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, and Russian.

Approved Date

2021-04-06

Foreign Language News and Newspapers: French

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Subject Area

Grade(s)

Overview

WL17.WL.L1.2 Interpret what is heard, read, or viewed on familiar topics using the present tense.

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WL17.WL.L1.7 Interpret information related to diverse perspectives in the target culture.

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WL17.WL.L1.9 Identify products, practices, and perspectives of the target culture and the native culture.

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WL17.WL.L2.2 Interpret what is heard, read, or viewed on familiar topics using the past tense.

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WL17.WL.L2.4 Identify perspectives through practices of the target cultures.

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WL17.WL.L2.5 Identify perspectives through products of the target cultures.

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WL17.WL.L2.6 Connect with other disciplines while using the target language, utilizing the past time frame.

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WL17.WL.L2.7 Describe information related to diverse perspectives in the target culture.

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WL17.WL.L2.9 Compare products, practices, and perspectives of the target culture and the native culture.

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WL17.WL.L3.2 Interpret what is heard, read, or viewed on familiar topics in a variety of time frames.

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WL17.WL.L3.5 Investigate perspectives through products of the target cultures.

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WL17.WL.L3.7 Acquire information related to diverse perspectives in the target culture.

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WL17.WL.L3.9 Compare products, practices and perspectives of the target culture and the native culture in a variety of time frames.

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WL17.WL.L3.11 Explore opportunities to use the target language beyond the classroom environment in a variety of time frames.

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WL17.WL.L4.2 Interpret, restate, and react to what is heard, read, or viewed on familiar and new topics.

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WL17.WL.L4.5 Investigate perspectives through products of the target cultures.

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WL17.WL.L4.7 Acquire information related to diverse perspectives in the target culture in a variety of time frames and moods.

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WL17.WL.L4.9 Compare products, practices, and perspectives of the target culture and the native culture in a variety of time frames and moods.

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WL17.WL.L4.11 Explore opportunities to use the target language beyond the classroom environment in a variety of time frames and moods.

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WL17.WL.L1.2
Interpret what is heard, read, or viewed on familiar topics using the present tense.

WL17.WL.L1.7
Interpret information related to diverse perspectives in the target culture.

WL17.WL.L1.9
Identify products, practices, and perspectives of the target culture and the native culture.

WL17.WL.L2.2
Interpret what is heard, read, or viewed on familiar topics using the past tense.

WL17.WL.L2.4
Identify perspectives through practices of the target cultures.

WL17.WL.L2.5
Identify perspectives through products of the target cultures.

WL17.WL.L2.6
Connect with other disciplines while using the target language, utilizing the past time frame.

WL17.WL.L2.7
Describe information related to diverse perspectives in the target culture.

WL17.WL.L2.9
Compare products, practices, and perspectives of the target culture and the native culture.

WL17.WL.L3.2
Interpret what is heard, read, or viewed on familiar topics in a variety of time frames.

WL17.WL.L3.5
Investigate perspectives through products of the target cultures.

WL17.WL.L3.7
Acquire information related to diverse perspectives in the target culture.

WL17.WL.L3.9
Compare products, practices and perspectives of the target culture and the native culture in a variety of time frames.

WL17.WL.L3.11
Explore opportunities to use the target language beyond the classroom environment in a variety of time frames.

WL17.WL.L4.2
Interpret, restate, and react to what is heard, read, or viewed on familiar and new topics.

WL17.WL.L4.5
Investigate perspectives through products of the target cultures.

WL17.WL.L4.7
Acquire information related to diverse perspectives in the target culture in a variety of time frames and moods.

WL17.WL.L4.9
Compare products, practices, and perspectives of the target culture and the native culture in a variety of time frames and moods.

WL17.WL.L4.11
Explore opportunities to use the target language beyond the classroom environment in a variety of time frames and moods.

WL17.WL.L5.2
Understand the main idea and a few details in texts on a variety of topics related to everyday life and personal interests in various time frames and moods using varied vocabulary and more complex sentence structure.

WL17.WL.L5.5
Analyze perspectives through products of the target cultures.

WL17.WL.L5.7
Acquire information related to diverse perspectives in the target culture using varied vocabulary and more complex sentence structure.

WL17.WL.L5.9
Compare products, practices, and perspectives of the target culture and the native culture using varied vocabulary and more complex sentence structure.

WL17.WL.L5.11
Explore opportunities to use the target language beyond the classroom environment in a variety of contexts.