Glastonbury Foreign Language Program
Curricular Unit: Roman France (French)
Lesson Title: Power Point presentation on French Roman architecture
Grade: 7
Subject/Topic Area(s): French / Roman architecture
Key Words: La colonne, le mur, les égouts, la forteresse, l'amphithéâtre, l'aqueduc, le ciment, la rue, les Romains, le mausolée, la déesse, le dieu, le gladiateur, il se baigne, les arènes, les soldats, les esclaves, le maitre, les arches, il tue, le sable, les spectateurs, les maisons, le toit, les bains, les Gaulois, l'empereur, il meurt, la rivière, les ruines, les escaliers, défendre, faire une course de chars, il se bat, un citoyen, il gagne
Time Frame: 2 days
Designed by: Joanna Guinan/Cécile Perraud

Standards:

Major Standards -- 1.1; 2.1; 3.1; 4.2;
Supporting Standards -- 1.2; 2.2;

Materials:

Brief Summary of Lesson:

Students are presented with the key words to be able to understand Power Point presentation and answer oral questions about Roman architecture and activities. They will then write a paragraph describing where a Roman would go and what he would do on a typical day.

Activities:

Identify Desired Results

What do they already know that will help them learn new information? Where and when did they learn it?

They have some prior knowledge of building materials. They are studying Rome in Social Studies at the same time.

Students will understand...

the vocabulary introduced and use it in a written paragraph

Student will know...

that Southern France is rich with Roman architectural remains

Student will be able to...

talk about the Roman legacy in France . They will also be able to write about what a typical Roman would do and where he would go to in Roman France.

New vocabulary, structures acquired:

Vocabulary on people, places and architecture important in Roman France

Determining acceptable evidence

Performance Tasks: Quiz on Power Point: students will match some pictures from the Power Point and write in French what the structure is

Other evidence: answering questions orally; writing paragraph

Examples of Student Work: