Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Jeopardy: French Novice Mid Review

Subject Area

World Languages

Grade(s)

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Overview

This novice-mid to novice-high French activity allows students to review material learned in lower-level French classes. This is an interactive Jeopardy board that can be played on the linked site or can be downloaded or embedded where needed. Students can select how many teams will play. The categories in this game include Vocabulary, Perfect Tense, Indirect Objects, Demonstrative Adjectives, and Cultural Facts. This would be useful in preparation for a semester exam or at the start of the following school year to review earlier vocabulary.

    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.

    Unpacked Content

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    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.L1.8

    Identify characteristics of the target language and the native language.

    Unpacked Content

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    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • how to recognize similarities among root words in order to aid comprehension in the target language.
    • that conjugations can effect the formality/tone of the provided information.
    • that word order varies across langauge and may differ from their native language.
    • that some expressions (ex.
    • idiomatic expressions) may not translate literally from language to language.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    Novice Mid Level
    • use the alphabet or writing system to express ideas.
    • identify appropriate situations in which to use formal and informal structures.
    • memorize common idomatic expressions.
    • match words from the target language to similarly structured words in the native language.
    Novice High Level
    Students are able to:
    • use the alphabet or writing system to express ideas.
    • use diacritical markings to clarify meaning when writing.
    • identify appropriate situations in which to use formal and informal structures.
    • memorize common idomatic expressions.
    • match words from the target language to similarly structured words in the native language.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • by learning another language one can better understand how the native language works.
    • other understandings will depend on theme 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.

    Unpacked Content

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    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.L2.8

    Compare characteristics of the target language and the native language.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:WL17.WL.L2.8

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • how to recognize similarities among root words in order to aid comprehension in the target language.
    • which pronouns and verb forms to use in formal and informal situations.
    • how to politely ask for assistance or information.
    • how to greet and thank someone formally and informally.
    • that word order varies across langauges and may differ from their native language.
    • that some expressions (ex.
    • idomatic expressions) may not translate literally from language to language.

    Skills

    Novice High Level
    Students are able to:
    • use the alphabet or writing system to express ideas.
    • use diacritical markings to clarify meaning when writing.
    • identify appropriate situations in which to use formal and informal structures.
    • memorize common idomatic expressions.
    • match words from the target language to similarly structured words in the native language.
    Intermediate Low Level
    Students are able to:
    • identify which situations would require formal or informal forms of language.
    • use correct word order when writing and speaking about dates and descriptions.
    • recognize and use very common idomatic expressions.
    • match words from the target language to similarly structured words in the native language.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • languages can show formality and informality in ways different from their native language.
    • cognates and false cognates exist between languages.
    • not every word or phrase has an equivalent translation in another language.
    • word order often differs between languages.
    • by learning another language one can better understand how the native language works.
    • other understandings will depend on theme taught.
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    Other

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