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Bienvenue en français 3!

Welcome to the deeper waters of French 3! You have made it through the beginning and intermediate years! Now, that you are swimming wonderfully in the French ocean, you are ready for the third level of language instruction! In this course, we will explore some of the more complex notions of French grammar, all the while reviewing and building upon the vocabulary and grammar you have learned in previous years. You are really going to stretch your linguistic legs this year as you will be asked to develop more and more your ideas both orally and on written assignments. You will also listen to and read more authentic materials just like native speakers. The class will be taught in French. Students will be expected to converse with the teacher and with each other in French.(Don’t worry! When working on arduous points of grammar, we will use English!) It is a pleasure to accompany you in this pivotal year of your French studies!   

The materials 

  • Our textbook is Bien Dit- Français 3. Please bring it to class every day. You can expect to bring it home most evenings as well to complete your assignments. 

  • 3-ring binder with plenty of paper 

  • 5 dividers (Homeworks, Handouts, Vocabulary, Grammar/Culture, Notes) 

  • Writing utensils   

  • You will need a folder or some type of display book - you will be asked to keep all of your handouts, tests and assignments in this book. It will be an essential element of your cahier de vie- your year-long project to document your third year of French study. 

Homework (40% of the trimester grade)

  • You will have homework every night except on quiz days. 

  • Homework assignments will be written on the board in the classroom and posted on the class web site. 

  • If you are not sure of the assignment, please email me or one of your classmates.

  •  Homework could consist of revision of material, listening to a song or video, a writing assignment, grammar exercises or research. 

  • ALL HOMEWORK IS DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CLASS PERIOD ON THE DUE DATE OF THE ASSIGNMENT!!!!

  • Not all assignments will be submitted for grading. 

  • You will be graded on each assignment that you submit. The grade scale is as follows :  a ⇃+ (corresponds to 95),⇃(85) and ⇃- (75) system.  Any effort that warrants less than a 75 will receive a number grade such as 65 or 50. For outstanding work, you will receive a ⇃++ - the equivalent of 100 in the gradebook. 

  • Your effort on these assignments will be taken into consideration as well your creative approach. 

  • No late homework is accepted unless with valid excuse such as illness. 

  • If you are having trouble, please let me know. I am happy to work with you to clarify expectations and help you complete your assignments in a timely manner.

  • Any assignment you do not submit will be counted as a zero in the grade book.

Quizzes - (vocabulary quizzes are worth 25% and grammar/culture quizzes are worth 25% of the trimester grade)

  • You will have two types of quizzes in this course : vocabulary and grammar/culture

  • You will be given the dates of upcoming quizzes at least one week prior to the quiz. 

  • For all quizzes, there will be a period of revision the day before. 

  • Review all of your class notes, homework assignments and the pertinent chapter in the textbook to adequately prepare for quizzes. 

Course Sequence

 

Trimester 1

  • Back to school activities and classes, after school activities, summer activities

  • Le passé composé et l’imparfait

  • Polo

  • Professions, services, telephone and letter vocabulary

  • The future tense

  • The future perfect

  • French perfume

  • Job search

  • Legends, fairy tales, fables, historical accounts from Africa

  • Adjectives and placements

  • The past perfect 

  • The indirect discourse

  • The past infinitive

  • Maghrébins in France

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Trimester 2

  • Reciprocal actions and emotions, life events

  • Reciprocal verbs

  • The past conditional

  • Stress pronouns

  • Maroc - changes in the family

  • Nature and animals, extreme outdoor sports

  • apporter/ emporter, emmener, amener

  • À ou de after the infinitive

  • Outdoor sports

  • Newspapers, magazines, the news

  • Something, nothing

  • Interrogative pronouns

  • Negative expressions

  • Journalism, the media

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Trimester 3

  • Natural phenomena, environmental issues and solutions

  • Prepositions

  • The subjunctive after prepositions

  • pollution

  • Political campaigns, government services

  • Interrogative pronouns

  • The past subjunctive

  • Each and every one

  • Democracy in France

  • Fine arts, performing arts

  • Si and oui

  • Poetry and sculpture, museums

  • The airport, travel

  • Grammar review

  • Summer 

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Participation (10% of the trimester grade)

  • You control this part of your grade the most! 

  • Do you come to class on time each day?

  • Do you bring all of your materials each day?

  • Do you try hard on each activity?

  • Are you respectful of your classmates, the teacher and the classroom?

  • Do you try to speak French as much as possible? 

  • Do you add a positive attitude and vibe to the ambiance? 

  • Do you ever come to class with a new French website you have found, article or song that could benefit everyone?

  • Do you ever seek out extra ways to use French in the community such as going to screenings of French films, seeking French ingredients in foods?

  • If you do all of these things, you will earn 100% in your class participation for the trimester. 

Great websites 

USE AS YOUR DICTIONARY - WordReference : www.wordreference.com

 

GREAT GRAMMAR REVIEW - Tex’s French Grammar : https://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/

 

HELPFUL GRAMMAR SITE - About.com - French : http://french.about.com/od/grammar/

 

WANT TO KNOW FRENCH CULTURE WELL? - France.fr : http://france.fr

 

LEARN FRENCH AND ABOUT THE FRENCH-SPEAKING WORLD, WATCH VIDEOS - TV monde

http://apprendre.tv5monde.com   

 

LISTEN TO FRENCH NEWS - Radio France Internationale -  http://www.rfi.fr

How are year end grades determined?

  • Trimester 1 grade - 25%

  • Trimester 2 grade - 25% 

  • Midterm Exam - 10%

  • Trimester 3 - 25%

  • End of the Year Final Exam - 15%

How are we going to do it?

  • We are going to live the language as much as possible! 

  • We will speak French every day!

  • We will expose ourselves to a variety of exercises (written, oral, group, individual, grammatical, research, creative projects, etc.) and activities (films, videos, music, food, grammar and vocabulary) to immerse ourselves as much as possible into the French-speaking world. 

French is not just work in the classroom!

  • There will be plenty of opportunities to use French outside of the classroom this year! 

  • We will have ciné nights, French lunches, guest speakers and Skype calls with French friends all to practice our French.

  • Interested in the sports? We will play Pétanque - one of France’s most fun lawn games. 

  • Love to cook and eat? We will ample opportunities to eat some of France’s most delicious recipes! 

Extra help 

  • If you have any sort of question, please come see me for extra help! 

  • I am free before and after school and during periods 3 and 5. 

  • I also will answer your emails and telephone messages if you want to contact me that way.

Please don’t hesitate to contact me at any time about any aspect of the course. I welcome your questions, feedback and suggestions. Let’s make this a great year together! 

~Mme Derfeuil

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