Course Outlines The following points should be addressed when preparing course outlines. Name of the course: French IBSL, year 1 Course description: In two to three paragraphs, describe the course in terms of focus, purpose, aims and objectives, and the inclusion of internationalism. This should be a summary. This course provides students with continuous opportunity to improve their language skills: reading, writing, listening & speaking through the use of authentic material and /or authentic French Literature. French culture study will continue with a project on French history. Students will research a historical person or era. All grammar concepts in lessons 1 to 10 of Par Tout Le Monde Francophone, by Henry Lynn Herbst & Hale Sturges II are completed. Upon completion of the course, the student will master skills including, but not limited to: 1- a command of the basic skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing). 2- appreciation of the scope and variety of Francophone and World cultures. Topics: In narrative or outline form, list what you will cover in your course.
A. VOCABULARY 1. Everyday review and use of vocabulary learned in French 1, 2 and 3 through informal conversations about their weekends, jobs, family, holidays, future plans & other IB topics. 2. Study of additional vocabulary as found in the short stories in Par Tout le Monde Francophone &/ or Le Petit Prince as well as geographical terms. 3. Transition words and phrases. 4. Appropriate register for letter writing. 5. Useful expressions for describing a photograph. 6. IB specific themes will include but are not limited to: From Communication & Media: Censorship, Email and the Internet From Global Issues: Food & water supply, Drugs, the Environment, and Poverty & famine. From Social relations: Celebrations, Relationships (friends, family & work). From Customs & Traditions : Historical events and Current events. From Cultural Diversity: Concepts of Beauty From Leisure activities: Sports From Health: Drug abuse, Epidemics, Physical exercise, Illnesses, and Diet & Nutrition. Grammar: Regular & irregular verbs in the following tenses: Present, Passe Compose, Passe Immediat, Future Immediat, Impératif. Passé Composé with ETRE Reflexive verbs: present, Passé Composé, Future Immédiat, passé Immédiat & Impératif L imparfait, Le Futur Simple & le Conditionel Présent for all verbs. Adjective placement, agreement, comparatif & superlative Prépositions Negative Expressions Démonstrative & interrogative adjectives and pronouns Question words Possessive adjectives and pronouns Definite, indefinite & partitive articles Object Pronouns Prépositions after certain verbs If clauses: Si + Présent If clauses: Si + Imparfait Subjonctif Présent & Subjonctif Passé Plus que parfait & Conditionnel Passé Le Passé Simple
Assessment: List core assessments, as well as internal teacher assessments. 1. Blogs 2. Formal & informal letters 3. Written summaries & compositions 4. Oral presentations 5. IB Exam practice tests 6. IB Interactive Orals 7. IB Individual Orals 8. Written & Oral History report with a visual component. Additional assessment pieces include but are not limited to: Dictations, on-demand speaking situations, song vocabulary, web-based assessment pieces, vocabulary & grammar quizzes, oral quizzes. Maine Learning Results: List the MLRs that will be introduced or reinforced in this course. A Communication: Interpersonal: 1- Interpersonal 2- Interpretive 3- Presentational 4- Language comparison B. Cultures 1. Practices and Perspectives 2. Products and Perspectives 3. Comparison with own culture
C. Connections: 1. Knowledge of other Learning Results content areas. D. Communities Resources: List the books and other resource materials and software that will be used in the course. Information should include what is currently available as well as what is being ordered. Textbooks: Par Tout Le Monde Francophone IB Skills & Practice: French B by Ann Abrioux, Pascale Chretien & Nathalie Fayaud Older IB Exams Chez Nous Magazine TV 5 Monde Movies: Les Choristes & Bon Voyage Internet Resources as needed for research