MONTCLAIR PUBLIC SCHOOLS Department of Instruction. Course Syllabus

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1 NAME OF COURSE: French V AP GRADE(S): 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 Blume, Eli. Cours Supérieur. Amsco School Publications : Politzer, Robert L. et al. La France : Une Tapisserie. McGraw-Hill. Second Edition : Luce, Louise Fiber. Littérature en Contexte Le Monde Francophone. Holt, Rinehart, and Winston Ladd, Richard, and Colette Girard. AP French: Preparing for the Language Examination. Prentice Hall, Second Edition: Boutégège, Régine and Susanna Longo. Qui file Cécile? Cideb Editrice, Schmitt, Conrad J. and Katia Brillié Lutz. En Voyage. Glencoe, Voltaire. Candide Jarry, Alfred. Ubu Roi SUPPLEMENTARY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL: Vocabulary : Crocker, Mary E. Coffman. Schaum s Outlines French Vocabulary. McGraw-Hill White, Renée. En d Autres Termes. Wayside Publishing, Second Edition : of 2

2 Listening : Boutégège, Régine and Susanna Longo. Qui file Cécile? Cideb Editrice, Luce, Louise Fiber. Littérature en Contexte Le Monde Francophone. Holt, Rinehart, and Winston UNITS OF STUDY: eptember October November Reading : Review of Present Tense (regular and irregular verbs), Futur Proche, and the gender of nouns. (Une fois pour toutes) Paired picture sequence prompt activity. (Advanced Placement French) Listening exercises. (AP French) Jarry Ubu Roi Le théâtre symboliste Ionesco - L Agence de voyage extrait (Abord) AP Exam Selected passages from older tests. Rédaction Les Traditions dans votre famille. Le Répondeur oral quiz over the phone. Grammar test Listening quiz [ 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) Students create skits using the selected vocabulary from the idiomatic vocabulary list. Listening exercises. (AP French) Jean-Paul Sartre La Nausée extrait (En Voyage) Tahar Ben Jelloun La Réclusion Solitaire extrait (En Voyage) Rédaction Les Voyages Grammar test Presentation Oral Grade and Writing Grade Listening Quiz Review of Passé Simple (Amsco Cours Supérieur) In-class discussions on Candide question and answer format. Vocabulary Project «Mot de Passe.» Voltaire Candide. Written test on Candide. Oral Vocabulary Test on Candide «Mot de Passe.» December Review the Futur. (Une fois pour toutes) Paired role play activity based on the reading s scenarios. 2 of 2

3 Listen to French songs. (Liane Foley Rêve Orange and Disney s Sing-a-Long) Voltaire Candide. Written test on Candide. Listening quiz on Candide Presentation Original Script based on Candide s characters - both oral and written grades. January February 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) Student led discussions on their favorite television shows and movies. Question and answer sessions on the readings. Listening activity Chapter One - Qui file Cécile? Sacha Guitry La Dactylo (La France: Une Tapisserie) Romain Rolland - L Enfant Solitaire (La France: Une Tapisserie) Listening quiz Oral quiz La Météo Mid-Term Written grammar component, reading component, and oral component. Aural : Continue with the Conditional and Si Clauses. (Une fois pour toutes) In-class discussion on the reading and relate La Négritude to the chapter on slavery in Candide Le Code Noir. Listening Activities Chapter Two and Three Qui file Cécile? Poetry Narration: Michèle Lalonde - Speak White La Francophonie La Côte d Ivoire La Négritude Bernard Dadié La Cruche (La France: Une Tapisserie) Michèle Lalonde Speak White. (Littératures En Contextes) 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.) Paired picture sequence prompt activity. (Advanced Placement French) Listening Activities Chapter Four and Five Qui file Cécile? 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) Rédaction - Le rôle de la bibliothèque dans votre école. Written test on Subjunctive. Written quiz on Subjunctive. 3 of 2

4 Reading Quiz April 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) Individual picture sequence work. In-class discussion of the environment. In-class discussion of film Au revoir, les enfants View the film Au revoir, les enfants. Jacques Prévert Le Dromadaire Mécontent. (La France: Une Tapisserie) Environmental Article Rédaction L Honnêteté Listening quiz Practice AP Exam May Continued practice work of the AP Exam; verb fill-in activities and function word activities. (AP French) Individual picture sequence recordings. Listening Activities Chapters Six, Seven, and Eight Qui file Cécile? 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. 4 of 2

5 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. 5 of 2