French III/IV Syllabus Thmas Cunty Central High Schl Ashley Olsn-Rm E9 2013-2014 Schl Phne #: 225-5050 Email: alsn@thmas.k12.ga.us aklsn85@gmail.cm Text: Bn Vyage! Level 3 Glence *By receiving this syllabus yu recgnize that a lst r damaged textbk will result in a charge f $72. Curse Objectives/Descriptin: Learning anther language takes time and a great deal f effrt fr mst students. French III adds t the student s understanding f the structure f the French language and als increases his/her vcabulary. The emphasis n fundamentals cntinues in this curse. Cultural awareness fcuses n the 35 French-speaking cuntries f the wrld. Althugh it is unrealistic t expect t be fluent in any language after nly ne r tw years f classrm study, there is much yu can achieve by the end f French III. The gals f this curse are t help yu: Develp sufficient understanding f the French language t cmmunicate effectively at a basic level in real-life situatins. This means that nt nly will yu learn the vcabulary and grammar f the French language and use them in reading, listening, writing, and speaking, but yu will als acquire cultural knwledge f France and ther Francphne cuntries. By the end f the year yu can expect t be able t handle a variety f functins in French: asking fr and btaining infrmatin, purchasing, rdering fd, expressin pinins and preferences, making excuses, describing activities and cnditins in the past, and making cmparisns. Yu will be able t talk abut different tpics, such as yur leisure activities, dining, travel, and yur state f health. Materials: ne 3-ring binder (with pckets) Adequate supply f paper Pens/pencils One Exp white bard marker (nt required) French/English dictinary (nt required but highly recmmended) Class Expectatins and Envirnment: Be punctual
Have all necessary materials Respect peers and teacher Have a gd attitude D nt speak ut f turn r interrupt anyne while they are speaking. Raise hands t speak r answer questins Be ready t practice speaking French during class activities All assigned wrk is t be handed in n time Failure is nt an ptin Grading Scale: Benchmark Exam: 10% Quizzes: 15% Tests: 25% Daily: 20% Prjects: 20% Hmewrk: 10% *LATE ASSIGNMENTS: If ANY assignment is turned in late, 10 pints will be deducted frm the final assignment grade per day the assignment is late, until the final grade results in a 0. Class Cntent Overview/Outline/Standards: Review Chapters 1-14 frm French I and II Chapitre 1 : Pages 3-50 -learn abut the travel habits f the French and turism in France -review hw t get the infrmatin yu need in different travel situatins -review hw t describe past events -read and discuss newspaper and magazine articles abut weather in France and travel t Tunisia -review hw t talk abut actins that may r may nt take place ; hw t express wishes, preferences, necessity, r pssibility Chapitre 2 : Pages 59-110 -read abut the everyday life f yung French peple -review hw t ask questins frmally and infrmally
-read abut shpping and hw marketing affects yung French adults -read articles abut verlan and the equality f men and wmen in France -review hw t make sentences negative and hw t describe things in the past -learn hw t express wishes, preferences, and demands and t express actins that may r may nt take place Chapitre 3 : Pages 119-162 -learn what leisure activities French peple f different ages enjy -learn abut sme leisure activities such as attending a play, including buying the ticket and discussing the play afterwards -review hw t talk abut actins in the past and hw t cmpare peple and things -read and discuss articles abut tw yung singers frm Guadelupe and abut helpful leisure activities -review hw t express emtinal reactins t thers, and t express uncertainty, uniqueness, and emtins r pinins abut past events Chapitre 4 : Pages 171-220 -read abut the culture and custms f the Nrth and West African cuntries -read and discuss articles abut Senghr and the Tuareg peple -review prepsitins with gegraphical names ; refer t things already mentined ; and say what yu and ther peple will d r might d -leran hw t express uncertainty and dubt abut hw t use certain time expressins Chapitre 5 : Pages 229-268 -learn abut scial prblems, petty crimes ; newspapers and ther media in France -review hw t tell what yu d fr thers and what thers d fr yu -review hw t refer t peple and things already mentined -learn hw t use the subjunctive after certain cnjunctins -read and discuss several newspaper headlines and articles frm lcal papers Chapitre 6 : Pages 277-322
-learn abut the rites f passage frm birth t death and the French custms that accmpany them -review hw t express sme and any, refer t things already mentined, and express wh, whm, which and that -learn hw t express f which and whse, t talk abut past actins that precede ther past actins, t express what wuld have happened if certain cnditins had prevailed, and t express cnditins -read an article abut a senir citizen center that dubles as a day carel read the scial and bituary pages f a French newspaper Chapitre 7 : Pages 331-374 -learn hw the French stay healthy -learn abut keeping in shape and eating well -read abut sund, nise pllutin, and prper ear prtectin ; and what time f the day is best fr which sprts -review hw t tell what peple d r did fr themselves and fr each ther -review hw t ask wh, whm and what -learn hw t express which ne, this ne, that ne, these, thse, and hw t tell what belngs t yu and thers Chapitre 8 : Pages383-424 -learn abut French heritage-french mnuments, museums, and imprtant achievements -learn abut mdern French mnuments like the Grande Arche -review hw t tell what yu and thers have peple d fr yu -review hw t express actins that ccurred prir t ther actins -learn hw t frm cmplex sentences -learn hw t tell what yu and thers will d befre a future event and hw t talk abut tw related actins -read abut the mystery surrunding Naplen s death and abut festivals in France
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