Rosedale Heights School of the Arts
Department of Humanities
FSF 4U - Grade 12 University Preparation French
Texts: Voyages 3, Addison Wesley.
Nouvelles Frontières 11ème: L’anthologie, Addison Wesley.
Littérature : Le petit Prince
This course draws on a variety of themes to promote extensive development of
French language skills. Students will consolidate their oral skills as they discuss
literature, culture, and current issues. They will read a variety of texts and will
write a formal essay. The use of correct grammar and appropriate language
conventions in both spoken and written French will be emphasized throughout
the course.
Units of Study:
Our work with grammar and language structures is organized into thematic units,
which are expanded and built upon based on student interest and current events.
Activities within each unit are designed to encourage creativity while promoting
real-world use of the French language.
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
Unit 5
Unit 6
Unit 7
Le monde francophone (Exploring the francophone world)
Optique : Carrières (Choosing a career; obstacles to employment in
modern society; importance of languages; expressing emotion)
Novel Study – Le petit Prince
On s’engage! (Issues of modern society)
Littérature/Lecture – short stories
À la française! (cultural stereotypes; French language and culture;
language and conversation)
Independent Study of an aspect of francophone culture (concurrent
with above)
Evaluation:
Oral Communication (includes dialogues,
presentations, oral tests and listening exercises)
Reading (includes comprehension exercises,
responses and summaries)
Writing (includes written homework assignments,
compositions, essays, and paragraphs as well as
grammar tests)
Independent Study Unit (Reading - 5%, Writing 5%)
June Exam (Reading - 5%, Writing - 5%)
Culminating Activity (Oral Communication - 10%,
Reading - 10%, Writing - 10%)
30%
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30%
Homework:
Students are regularly asked to complete homework to reinforce material
learned in class. These assignments can include compositions or
language exercises, and may require research or use of a computer.
Regular review of vocabulary and concepts learned in class is
encouraged.
Students will also be required to watch French language television or read
French magazine and newspaper articles, and complete corresponding
assignments.
Participation:
In a language class, participation is essential to success.
The
participation of individual students will be tracked on a regular basis and
feedback will be provided. This includes participation in class discussions
and activities, as well as contributions to group work.
Plagiarism Policy:
The Internet provides many useful resources for students, and proper use of
research is an important part of learning. However, tools such as on-line
translators are considered a form of plagiarism. Any attempt to submit work
produced in this way, in whole OR in part, will be assigned a mark of zero, and
appropriate follow-up will be pursued.
Students often want to use these programs to translate individual words when
they do not have a dictionary. In this situation, we encourage students to use
Word Reference (www.wordreference.com), an online dictionary.
Grade 12 University French: Evaluation Plan*
Task
Knowledge/
Thinking/
Understanding Inquiry
Unit One – Le Monde Francophone
Grammar tests
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research project
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Reading
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Unit Two – Optique : Carrières
Grammar tests
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Profil d’une
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Carrière (written)
L’Entreprise
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Originale (written
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Writing journal
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entry
Reading
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test
Oral test
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Unit Three – Novel Study
Vocabulary &
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content tests
Group research
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oral)
Writing journal
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entry
Essay
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Unit Four – On s’engage
Grammar tests
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Des Journalistes
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L’analyse d’une
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Writing journal
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Unit Five – Literature Study
Vocabulary &
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Writing journal
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entry
In-class debate
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Essay
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Unit Six – À la française
Grammar tests
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Reflection – Les
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culturelles
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Une leçon de
langue (oral)
Reading
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Writing journal
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entry
Oral test
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