A Spanish reading sequence where students act as detectives, using physical descriptions, prepositions of place, and temporal logic to solve mysteries and puzzles.
A Spanish I/II unit focused on Valentine's Day, covering vocabulary related to love, relationships, and emotions through interactive activities and communicative practice.
A comprehensive 9th-grade TELPAS preparation sequence focused on Advanced High ELPS proficiency through five rigorous listening, speaking, and writing stations. Students engage with academic content including policy debates, scientific briefs, and data analysis to refine their linguistic precision.
An immersive sequence where 8th-grade students master intermediate French professional vocabulary, formal communication strategies, and cultural workplace etiquette through simulated career scenarios.
This advanced Spanish sequence transitions 9th-grade students from intermediate proficiency to professional linguistic precision. It focuses on academic register, workplace vocabulary, logical connectors, and sociolinguistic etiquette through authentic simulations and analysis.
An immersive intermediate French sequence where students navigate travel scenarios in Paris, Dakar, and Montreal, mastering future, past, and conditional tenses through simulated real-world interactions.
A linguistic and sociological exploration of how English absorbs and adapts words from diverse global sources, focusing on etymology, cultural exchange, and the evolution of language.
Students act as linguistic anthropologists creating a specialized 'Field Guide to Foreign Expressions' for a chosen professional or cultural domain. They investigate the etymology, usage, and visual representation of foreign terminology to explain their chosen field's linguistic history to a lay audience.
This sequence explores the deep connection between language and culture by focusing on idiomatic expressions (Chengyu) and the unwritten rules of social interaction for intermediate-advanced Mandarin learners. Students investigate historical contexts, social networking (Guanxi), dining etiquette, modesty norms, and generational slang to build sophisticated communication skills.
A 9th-grade advanced Spanish sequence focused on the nuances of agency and voice. Students explore the True Passive, Passive Se, and Accidental Se to understand how syntax influences tone and objectivity in formal writing and journalism.
A simulation-based sequence where 9th-grade students act as community leaders to master the subjunctive mood in Spanish. Students move from identifying reality versus desire to persuading and debating in a mock town hall, focusing on influence, doubt, and emotion.
This project-based workshop guides advanced Spanish students through compound tenses by constructing a multi-layered narrative. Students master the present perfect, pluperfect, conditional perfect, and future perfect to articulate complex temporal relationships.
A comprehensive 10th-grade Spanish unit that moves students from basic subjunctive mechanics to advanced semantic nuances. Through simulation-based learning—including an advice column and a town hall debate—students explore how the subjunctive mood expresses influence, doubt, emotion, and uncertainty in high-stakes communication.
This advanced Spanish grammar unit empowers 10th-grade students to master compound tenses and the passive voice through a journalistic lens. Students assume the role of investigative reporters, learning to sequence complex events and shift narrative focus to achieve objectivity and precision in formal writing.
A comprehensive 8th-grade Spanish sequence introducing the subjunctive mood. Students progress from basic conjugation and verbs of influence to expressing emotions, doubt, and impersonal opinions, culminating in a persuasive 'Manifesto for Change'.
A comprehensive one-week introduction to Spanish for middle schoolers, focusing on greetings, introductions, and sharing personal interests through interactive role-play and collaborative activities.
A project-based sequence for beginner French students focused on decoding media through narrative structures, logical connectors, and 'gist' listening strategies. Students move from identifying chronological signposts to analyzing news segments, street interviews, and cultural advertisements, culminating in a media analysis project.
An inquiry-based French listening sequence for beginners focusing on functional navigation of public spaces in Francophone cities. Students learn to filter essential information from ambient noise in transport, weather, street directions, retail, and emergency contexts.
A project-based sequence for 8th-grade French students focused on listening skills for navigating a city, following directions, and conducting commercial transactions. Students progress from identifying places to synthesizing complex instructions in a final scavenger hunt.
A comprehensive 8th-grade French listening sequence focused on time-telling, school schedules, and daily routines using the 24-hour clock and school-themed vocabulary.
This sequence introduces 8th-grade students to the foundational auditory skills required for French proficiency. Students progress from isolating specific phonemes and nasals to recognizing cognates, distinguishing formal and informal registers, and finally comprehending full personal introductions.
This sequence transitions 11th-grade French students from transactional listening to understanding descriptive narratives. Students analyze audio profiles of diverse Francophone individuals to understand physical descriptions, personality traits, and daily routines, culminating in the synthesis of a complete personal narrative.
A high-stakes travel simulation building French listening proficiency in logistics: numbers, time, prices, and directions. Students navigate virtual 'survival' scenarios where accurate information processing is the key to a successful journey.
A foundational sequence for 11th-grade French students to master the phonetic nuances and social cues of spoken French, moving from vowel discrimination to full biographical synthesis.
This sequence guides 9th-grade French beginners through the art of listening for meaning rather than just words. Students learn to use cognates, context, social registers, and emotional tone to interpret narratives and dialogues, culminating in the ability to summarize global meaning.
An immersive 9th-grade French sequence focused on 'survival listening'. Students navigate real-world travel scenarios including transportation, dining, and shopping, learning to extract essential data from spoken French.
A foundational sequence for beginner French students focusing on phonetics, nasal sounds, liaisons, and intonation to improve listening comprehension and transcription skills.
A beginner French listening sequence for 10th graders focused on navigating real-world travel scenarios. Students develop auditory comprehension through simulated interactions in cafes, train stations, boutiques, and emergency situations.
A beginner French listening sequence where students act as social observers, analyzing registers, personal details, family structures, and preferences through auditory scripts.
This sequence builds foundational auditory skills for beginner French learners, focusing on phonetic discrimination, number recognition, and parsing sentence boundaries to develop comprehension.
A game-based French listening sequence for 7th graders where students act as detectives to decode physical descriptions, preferences, family ties, and food orders to solve a final mystery.
An immersive introductory sequence for 7th-grade French students focused on decoding the auditory landscape of the French language, from basic phonemes to complex social interactions.
A 5-lesson sequence for 6th Grade French beginners focusing on listening comprehension through TPR, commands, spatial descriptions, and directional movement. Students act as 'Language Agents' on various missions to decode and execute instructions in French.
A 5-lesson unit for 6th-grade French students focusing on auditory comprehension of greetings, alphabet, numbers, and personal identity using a 'Language Detectives' theme. Students progress from isolating sounds to synthesizing full personal profiles from audio input.
A project-based unit for 7th-grade Spanish students to explore identity. Students learn to describe themselves and others using 'ser' and 'gustar', building toward a personal identity presentation.