INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGES
Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School
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FSF 4US
GR. 12 IB FRENCH (UNIVERSITY)
ENHANCED
V. CIAVARRA
1
120
Course Description:
This course provides extensive opportunities for students to speak and interact in French independently. Students will develop
their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, apply language learning strategies in a wide variety of real-life situations,
and develop their creative and critical thinking skills through responding to and interacting with a variety of oral and written
texts. They will also enrich their understanding and appreciation of diverse French-speaking communities, and will develop
skills necessary for lifelong language learning.
CATHOLIC GRADUATE EXPECTATIONS:
This course helps students to meet the Ontario Catholic School Graduate Expectations by enabling
each person to become an effective communicator who writes and speaks fluently one or both of
Canada’s official languages.
Specific Strands of Study and Expectations include:
A1. Listening to Understand: determine meaning in a variety of authentic and adapted oral French texts, using a range of listening strategies;
A2. Listening to Interact: interpret messages accurately while interacting in French for a variety of purposes and with diverse audiences;
A3. Intercultural Understanding: demonstrate an understanding of information in oral French texts about aspects of culture in diverse French-speaking
communities and other communities around the world, and of French sociolinguistic conventions used in a variety of situations and communities.
B1. Speaking to Communicate: communicate information and ideas orally in French, using a variety of speaking strategies, appropriate language
structures, and language appropriate to the purpose and audience;
B2. Speaking to Interact: participate in spoken interactions in French for a variety of purposes and with diverse audiences;
B3. Intercultural Understanding: in their spoken communications, demonstrate an awareness of aspects of culture in diverse French-speaking
communities and other communities around the world, and of the appropriate use of French sociolinguistic conventions in a variety of situations.
C1. Reading Comprehension: determine meaning in a variety of authentic and adapted French texts, using a range of reading comprehension
strategies;
C2. Purpose, Form, and Style: identify the purpose(s), characteristics, and aspects of style of a variety of authentic and adapted text forms in French,
including fictional, informational, graphic, and media forms;
C3. Intercultural Understanding: demonstrate an understanding of information in French texts about aspects of culture in diverse French-speaking
communities and other communities around the world, and of French sociolinguistic conventions used in a variety of situations and communities.
D1. Purpose, Audience, and Form: write French texts for different purposes and audiences, using a variety of forms and knowledge of language
structures and conventions of written French appropriate for this level;
D2. The Writing Process: use the stages of the writing process – including pre-writing, producing drafts, revising, editing, and publishing – to develop
and organize content, clarify ideas and expression, correct errors, and present their work effectively;
D3. Intercultural Understanding: in their written work, demonstrate an awareness of aspects of culture in diverse French-speaking communities and
other communities around the world, and of the appropriate use of French sociolinguistic conventions in a variety of situations.
Efforts will be made to meet the individual learning needs of students in order to ensure these expectations are being met.
Course Breakdown
Resources:
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The course will use a variety of resources including
video, Internet Applications and a variety of print
sources. The textbooks IB French B Course
Companion and French B IB Skills & Practice
will be studied. Teaching Point IB French will be
used as a resource.. The texts and all other
resources assigned to students are the responsibility
of the student. Any damage incurred will result in
payment for replacement. Replacement cost for
each of the texts is $95.00.
Evaluation Structure::
Knowledge/Understanding
Thinking/Inquiry
Communication
Application
25%
25%
25%
25%
The above is reflected both in the term work (worth
70% of the final mark) and the summative work
(worth 30% of the final mark). Summative work
consists of the Final Exam (20%) and a Culminating
Activity (10%).
Articles and grammar IB French B
Unite 4 I Communications et Medias French B C.C.
Unite 4I IB Communications et Medias French B C.C.
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Unite 5 I Communications et Medias French B C.C.
Evaluation
Policy
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Student marks will be determined by evaluating process & product according to 4 categories & 4 levels. Please see the
chart below for specific skills and key words used to determine student competency in the different categories.
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Communication
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Use of symbols & visuals
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apply
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Level 2:
60-69%
Level 3:
70-79%
Level 4:
80-100%
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ability to apply
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Applications in familiar contexts
Transfer of concepts to new contexts
Making logical conclusions and predictions
Use of technology
Making connections
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Feedback will also be provided for student learning skills. Skills like working independently, team work, organization,
work habits and homework, and initiative are assessed independently student achievement and will be conducted
through the use of a rubric indicating specific criteria to be achieved to receive each of the following letter grades:
E –Excellent
Other Evaluation Issues
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G – Good
S – Satisfactory
N - Needs Improvement
LATE ASSIGNMENTS. Assignments submitted after the Primary Due Date established by the teacher will be accepted with a
penalty of 5% off for the first day late and 2% for subsequent days to a maximum of 10%. This four day Penalty Zone is the
maximum time allowed for submissions. The fourth day after the assignment is due is considered the Closure Date upon which
no further assignments will be accepted. If the teacher returns the marked assignments within the four day penalty zone, the
date of return is considered the closure date. Repeated lateness in submissions indicates poor organization skills and will result
in parental contact and will be reflected in the learning skills section of the report card.
INCOMPLETE ASSSIGNMENTS Assignments will be graded according to the extent with which they meet the criteria
established in the rubric or evaluation structure.
MISSED TESTS Tests missed with a legitimate reason will be written within a few days of the student returning from the
absence. Student eligibility to write the test and the date of writing will be at the discretion of the teacher in consultation with
the department head.
CULMINATING ACTIVITIES These activities will be due toward the end of the course. They are valued 10 per cent of the
final mark and will reflect course material and competencies not otherwise reflected on the final exam.
Plagiarism in any form reflects academic dishonesty and will result in a mark of zero for the assignment in question