A 12th-grade Spanish sequence focused on refining narrative voice through synonym expansion, sensory details, and emotional nuance to move beyond basic functional communication.
A Spanish I/II unit focused on Valentine's Day, covering vocabulary related to love, relationships, and emotions through interactive activities and communicative practice.
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 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 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 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.
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.
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 comprehensive unit for beginner Spanish students to master the verb 'estar' and 'tener' idioms for expressing emotions, physical states, and needs. Through interactive games, role-plays, and data collection, students learn to articulate their internal feelings and conduct wellness checks on others.
This sequence establishes foundational auditory and oral skills for Spanish fluency, focusing on vowel sounds, difficult consonants like 'rr' and 'ñ', and rules of stress and accentuation. Students transition from sound production to reading syllables and full words with accuracy.
A five-day auditory immersion for high school seniors to master the essential listening skills required for navigating a French-speaking city, from airport announcements to social interactions and emergency responses.
A 5-lesson sequence for 7th-grade students to master Spanish greetings, introductions, and the cultural nuances of formal vs. informal address (tú vs. usted). Students move from basic vocabulary to complex social simulations.