2011-2012 Syllabus - French V AP

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MONTCLAIR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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Course Syllabus
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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