2011-2012 Syllabus - French V AP

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NAME OF COURSE: French V AP
GRADE(S): 10-12
LENGTH OF COURSE: Full year
CREDITS: 5
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The AP French Language course is designed to provide the advanced learner of French with the opportunity to strengthen oral
proficiency; reinforce written expression; and to highlight cultural competency. The course seeks to emphasize authentic language
learning by exposing the student to a wide variety of communicative activities such as:
• Reading – Students read modern day news articles, as well as excerpts of classic French and Francophone literature.
• Listening – Students listen to authentic French songs and passages narrated by native French speakers.
• Writing – Students express their opinion to various contemporary topics in a well-organized essay form.
• Speaking – Students create and perform in-class presentations and participate in meaningful classroom
discussions. The interpersonal and the presentational modes of communication are equally stressed.
TEXTBOOK:
Sturges, Hales, Linda Cregg Nielsen, and Henry Herbst. Une Fois Pour Toutes. Longman. Second Edition : 2004
Amiry, Laila. How to Prepare for the French AP French. Barron’s, Second Edition: 2004.
Blume, Eli. Cours Supérieur. Amsco School Publications : 1970.
Reading:
Politzer, Robert L. et al. La France : Une Tapisserie. McGraw-Hill. Second Edition : 1973.
Luce, Louise Fiber. Littérature en Contexte – Le Monde Francophone. Holt, Rinehart, and Winston. 1995.
Amiry, Laila. How to Prepare for the French AP French. Barron’s, Second Edition: 2004.
Ladd, Richard, and Colette Girard. AP French: Preparing for the Language Examination. Prentice Hall, Second Edition: 1998.
Boutégège, Régine and Susanna Longo. Qui file Cécile ? Cideb Editrice, 2004.
Schmitt, Conrad J. and Katia Brillié Lutz. En Voyage. Glencoe, 1995.
Voltaire. Candide
Jarry, Alfred. Ubu Roi
SUPPLEMENTARY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL:
Vocabulary :
Crocker, Mary E. Coffman. Schaum’s Outlines French Vocabulary. McGraw-Hill. 1998.
White, Renée. En d’Autres Termes. Wayside Publishing, Second Edition : 1995.
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Listening :
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Amiry, Laila. How to Prepare for the French AP French. Barron’s, Second Edition: 2004.
Boutégège, Régine and Susanna Longo. Qui file Cécile ? Cideb Editrice, 2004.
Luce, Louise Fiber. Littérature en Contexte – Le Monde Francophone. Holt, Rinehart, and Winston. 1995.
UNITS OF STUDY:
eptember
Grammar: Review of Present Tense (regular and irregular verbs), Futur Proche, and the gender of nouns. (Une fois pour
toutes)
Oral: Paired picture sequence prompt activity. (Advanced Placement French)
Aural: Listening exercises. (AP French)
Reading: Jarry – Ubu Roi – Le théâtre symboliste
Ionesco - L’Agence de voyage – extrait (Abord)
AP Exam – Selected passages from older tests.
Assessment: Rédaction – Les Traditions dans votre famille.
Le Répondeur – oral quiz over the phone.
Grammar test
Reading quiz
Listening quiz [
October
Grammar: Review of the Passé Composé (Avoir & Être), Direct Object Agreement in the Passé Composé, Review of the
Imparfait, the Interrogative and its pronouns, and idiomatic expressions relating to animals. (Une fois pour
toutes, En d’autres termes)
Oral: Students create skits using the selected vocabulary from the idiomatic vocabulary list.
Aural: Listening exercises. (AP French)
Reading: Jean-Paul Sartre – La Nausée – extrait (En Voyage)
Tahar Ben Jelloun – La Réclusion Solitaire – extrait (En Voyage)
Assessment: Rédaction – Les Voyages
Grammar test
Reading quiz
Presentation – Oral Grade and Writing Grade
Listening Quiz
Picture Prompt quiz
November
Grammar: Review of Passé Simple (Amsco Cours Supérieur)
Oral: In-class discussions on Candide – question and answer format.
Vocabulary Project – « Mot de Passe. »
Reading : Voltaire – Candide.
Assessment : Written test on Candide.
Oral Vocabulary Test on Candide – « Mot de Passe. »
December
Grammar: Review the Futur. (Une fois pour toutes)
Oral: Paired role play activity based on the reading’s scenarios.
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Aural: Listen to French songs. (Liane Foley – Rêve Orange and
Disney’s Sing-a-Long)
Reading: Voltaire – Candide.
Assessment: Written test on Candide.
Listening quiz on Candide
Presentation – Original Script based on Candide’s characters - both oral and written
grades.
Picture Prompt quiz
January
Grammar: Review the Conditional; all previously studied tenses for the Mid-Term, idiomatic expressions relating to the
body, and television / weather vocabulary. (Une fois pour toutes, Schaum’s French Vocabulary, En d’autres
termes)
Oral: Student led discussions on their favorite television shows and movies. Question and answer sessions on the
readings.
Aural: Listening activity – Chapter One - Qui file Cécile?
Reading: Sacha Guitry – La Dactylo (La France: Une Tapisserie)
Romain Rolland - L’Enfant Solitaire (La France: Une Tapisserie)
Assessment: Reading quiz
Listening quiz
Oral quiz – La Météo
Mid-Term – Written grammar component, reading component, and oral component.
February
Grammar: Continue with the Conditional and “Si” Clauses. (Une fois pour toutes)
Oral: In-class discussion on the reading and relate La Négritude to
the chapter on slavery in Candide – Le Code Noir.
Aural : Listening Activities – Chapter Two and Three – Qui file Cécile?
Poetry Narration: Michèle Lalonde - Speak White
Reading: La Francophonie – La Côte d’Ivoire – La Négritude
Bernard Dadié – La Cruche (La France: Une Tapisserie)
Michèle Lalonde – Speak White. (Littératures En Contextes)
Assessment : Rédaction – Le But de la Négritude
Written test on La Cruche.
Le Répondeur – Oral test over the phone.
March
Grammar : Review the Subjunctive ; its structure ; with expressions of volition; with impersonal expressions; with
negation; and with conjunctions. Do work on “Verb Fill-In” series. Vocabulary on Household Electronics,
Chores, and Proverbs. (Une fois pour toutes, Amsco Cours Supérieur, AP French, Schaum’s French
Vocabulary, and En d’autres termes.)
Oral: Paired picture sequence prompt activity. (Advanced Placement French)
Aural: Listening Activities – Chapter Four and Five – Qui file Cécile?
Reading: André Maurois – La Maison (La France: Une Tapisserie)
Romain Gary - La Promesse de l’aube – extrait (La France: Une Tapisserie)
AP reading strategies (AP French)
Assessment : Rédaction - Le rôle de la bibliothèque dans votre école.
Written test on Subjunctive.
Written quiz on Subjunctive.
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April
Reading Quiz
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Grammar: Review Prepositions. Work on “Function Words” series. Continue on Verb “Fill-In” series. Vocabulary work
on Nature and Environment. (Une fois pour toutes, Advanced French Placement, AP French)
Oral: Individual picture sequence work.
In-class discussion of the environment.
In-class discussion of film – Au revoir, les enfants
Aural: View the film – Au revoir, les enfants.
Reading: Jacques Prévert – Le Dromadaire Mécontent. (La France: Une Tapisserie)
Environmental Article
Assessment : Rédaction – L’Honnêteté
Listening quiz
Reading quiz
Picture Prompt quiz
Practice AP Exam
May
Grammar: Continued practice work of the AP Exam; verb fill-in
activities and function word activities. (AP French)
Oral: Individual picture sequence recordings.
Aural: Listening Activities – Chapters Six, Seven, and Eight – Qui file Cécile?
Reading: Ionesco – La leçon –
PROFICIENCIES:At the completion of the course, students will be able to:
1. Take the French Language Advanced Placement Exam
2. Confidently participate in a class conducted in French
3. Understand Francophone speakers through the use of audio tapes and CD’s , films, TV shows, songs, and guest speakers
4. Demonstrate oral communicative skills through activities such as: spontaneous skits, simulated conversations, formal oral
presentations which synthesize information from two sources – a reading and an audio
5. Analyze the themes and cultural significance of literary works from the various nations of the Francophone world
6. Speak and write French accurately using advanced grammar structures and idiomatic expressions
7. Make connections to other subject areas through reading selected passages
FIELD TRIPS & GUEST SPEAKERS: Field trips and speakers will be applicable to content and will be determined by the
instructor. The following are suggested field trips and speakers:
1. Metropolitan Museum
2. The Cloisters
3. French restaurants
EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT: Description and method of evaluation for each component noted below.
1. Essays: Essays will be assigned once per month. Each essay will be worth a test grade.
2. Class performance: Is an assessment of oral work and participation. Students must demonstrate understanding of the
literary works read and their themes. Oral works, such as current events, will be an integral part of the class performance
grade. Students must show a high proficiency of the Spanish Language through oral participation.
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3. Tests and Quizzes: Tests will be administered on specific material at the end of a thematic unit or chapter. They may be
written or oral. Quizzes are evaluations of short-term knowledge and understanding of the works. Quizzes usually are of
a oral, aural, or written format.
4. Homework: Allows students to implement and emphasize their understanding and knowledge of the content and skills
taught in class. Homework will be assigned on a daily basis. Also, long-term assignments will be given and students
should plan accordingly.
Marking Period Grade:
Class performance and homework: 35%
Quizzes: 35%
Tests: 30%
NEW JERSEY CORE CURRICULUM CONTENT STANDARD ALIGNMENT: 7.1 World Languages All students will be
able to use a world language in addition to English to engage in meaningful conversation, to understand and interpret spoken and
written language, and to present information, concepts, and ideas, while also gaining an understanding of the perspectives of other
cultures. Through language study, they will make connections with other content areas, compare the language and culture studied
with their own, and participate in home and global communities.
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