Hangman can also be played in the target language. The curriculum for eighth grade French is a continuation of that begun in the seventh grade. Again, pertinent information from the text is isolated and transferred to sheets in a binder in order to simplify understanding. Conversations are created, memorized, and presented. Grammar continues to be introduced according to the dictates of the text.
Great emphasis is placed on the mastery of irregular verb conjugations.
Un Ete Pas Comme les Autres to help them understand the written language and also to encourage them to understand somewhat challenging work by using context clues. Again, as in seventh grade, there are additional cultural experiences such as films, food tasting, visitors from France, history and cultural trivia which are introduced to vary the daily routine and add a little zest to the course. The students are shown a picture and asked to write a paragraph or conversation about it. Students work in pairs to role play situations that might occur in a foreign country, and then asked to communicate with one another using French. A cheese-tasting class was a great success.