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Bienvenue en Français 4/AP Langue et culture française!

C’est avec plaisir que je vous souhaite la bienvenue dans le cours de Français 4! Vous avez su montrer votre enthousiasme pour la langue de Molière pendant toutes ces années pour arriver à cette étape dans votre parcours linguistique! Cette année, vous allez approfondir vos connaissances grammaticales tout en étudiant des aspects divers de l’identité française et de l’histoire de France. D’ici quelques mois, des noms tels que Marie-Antoinette, Charlemagne et Victor Hugo deviendront de bons amis! En meme temps, vous allez développer vos compétences linguistiques de telle sorte que vous pourrez vous exprimer librement et longuement à l’écrit et à l’oral avec confiance d’ici le mois de juin. Apportez votre bonne volonté ainsi que le meilleur de vous-meme. Bonne route! 

C’est avec plaisir que je vous souhaite la bienvenue dans le cours d’AP Langue et culture française! Vous avez su montrer votre enthousiasme pour la langue de Molière pendant toutes ces années pour arriver à cette belle étape dans votre parcours linguistique! Cette année, vous allez peaufiner vos compétences linguistiques, approfondir vos connaissances culturelles et surtout vous familiariser avec le format de l’examen AP. D’ici quelques mois, vous serez prêt à composer un courriel en français, participer à une conversation simulée et rédiger un essai persuasif ! En même temps, vous allez connaître de mieux en mieux l’identité française, pas seulement ce que les Français font, mais surtout pourquoi. Apportez votre bonne volonté ainsi que le meilleur de vous-même. Bonne route!

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The materials - French 4

  • Our textbook is Trésors du temps. Please bring it to class every day. You can expect to bring it home most evenings as well to complete your assignments.

  • We will also read Le petit prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery.

  • 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 fourth year of French study.

The materials - AP Langue

  • Our textbook is Themes. Please bring it to class every day. You can expect to bring it home most evenings as well to complete your assignments.

  • We will also read Le petit prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery.

  • 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 fourth year of French study.

Course Sequence

​Trimester 1

  • What is culture?

  • What shapes our identities?

  • The Enlightenment

  • Voltaire, Rousseau

  • Reflexive verbs

  • Faire + infinitive

  • Ridicule

  • End of the 18th century

  • France on the way to the revolution

  • The storming of the Bastille

  • Adjectives

  • Negation

  • The present participle

  • The end of the Ancien régime

  • The French Revolution

  • The Reign of Terror

  • The Guillotine

  • Possessive pronouns

  • Relative pronouns

  • Interrogative pronouns

  • Demonstrative pronouns

  • The death penalty

  • Napoléon - the empire - the end of democracy

  • Victor Hugo

  • The direct and indirect discourse

  • Le petit prince - by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

  • Fables, childhood, values, perceptions, measuring success, friendship

Trimester 2

Families and Communities

  • Childhood and adolescence

  • Friendship and Love

  • Social dynamics

  • Customs, values and traditions

  • Citizenship

  • The family

Science and Technology

  • Technology’s effects on society

  • Discoveries and inventions

  • Moral choices

  • Copyright and communication

  • New hori

  • Beauty and Aesthetics

  • Beauty

  • Cultural heritage

  • Literary arts

  • Visual art

  • Architecture

  • Music and performing arts

  • zons

  • The future of technology

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Trimester 3

Contemporary Life

  • Education and work

  • Sports and leisure

  • Travel

  • Marketing and advertising

  • Housing

  • Celebrations, holidays

  • Rites of passage

Global Challenges

  • Economics

  • Ecology

  • Food and health

  • Tolerance

  • Human Rights

  • War and peace

  • Public and Private Identities

  • Alienation and assimilation

  • Linguistic identity

  • Nationalism and patriotism

  • Multiculturalism

  • Beliefs and values

  • Sexuality

  • Public and Private Identities

  • Alienation and assimilation

  • Linguistic identity

  • Nationalism and patriotism

  • Multiculturalism

  • Beliefs and values

  • Sexuality

Homework - Francais 4 et AP (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.

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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.

 

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.

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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!

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Great websites

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

http://apprendre.tv5monde.com   

 

 

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.

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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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