French 3 Course Syllabus
Mlle Hammett
2013-2014
School: Clayton Valley Charter High School
Instructor: Mlle Hammett
Course: French 3/français 3
Objectives:
The main goal of the course is to continue to build upon the knowledge of the French
language and culture acquired at the second year level, specifically to expand the
students’ oral and written communicative abilities. Advanced grammatical concepts will
also be covered. This course will prepare students to enter the fourth level of study (AP
French) as well as provide them with essential tools and building blocks to eventually
continue their language studies beyond the high school level. At the end of this course,
students should be prepared to enter the AP French course with ease.
Each unit covered in the course has specific goals and objectives (please see below) as
reflected in the textbook series Discovering French Nouveau!. These goals and
objectives also reflect the World Language Standards for the State of California.
Textbook:
Seven (7) units will be covered over the course of the school year in the 3rd book in the
Discovering French Nouveau! Rouge series by Valette & Valette.* This will be our
primary textbook, however, additional resources and authentic materials (media, print,
film, etc.) will be used in class to enhance students’ understanding of the language and
French-speaking world.
*N.B.: All dates are approximate and dates and assignments are subject to change
at the teacher's discretion (for example, if more time is deemed necessary for
students to fully understand a specific concept, etc.).
Course Planner
Reprise: Vive les vacances!
14 août – 2 septembre
Themes and unit objectives:
Students will be able to:
 Introduce and describe yourself
 Talk about your weekly activities
 Order something to eat and drink
 Describe past events
 Talk about things you used to do when you were younger
 Invite people, and accept (or refuse) their invitations
French 3 Course Syllabus
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2013-2014
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Ask people to help you
Describe what you do for others
Unité 1: Au jour le jour
3 septembre – 27 septembre
Themes and unit objectives:
Students will be able to:
 Describe people
 Talk about caring for one’s appearance
 Describe aspects of daily routine
 Expressing how one feels and inquiring about other people
 Describe people and their ailments
 Express feelings and changes of mood
 Describe what people do for themselves
 Explain one’s daily routines
Unité 2: Soyons utiles!
28 septembre – 30 octobre
Themes and unit objectives:
Students will be able to:
 Help around the house
 Ask for help and offer help
 Describing objects
 Explain what has to be done
 Tell people what you would like them to do
 Expressing opinions about situations and events
Mini-Unité sur Le Petit Nicolas ( extraits du livre et du film)
4 novembre – 15 novembre
Unité 3: Vive la nature!
18 novembre – 20 décembre
Themes and unit objectives:
Students will be able to:
French 3 Course Syllabus
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2013-2014
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Talk about outdoor activities
Describe the natural environment and how to protect it
Talk about weather, natural phenomena
Relate a sequence of past events
Describe habitual past actions
Talk about the past
Narrate past events
Read literary accounts of past events
Unité 4: Aspects de la vie quotidienne
13 janvier – 10 février
Themes and unit objectives:
Students will be able to:
 Shop in a stationary store, pharmacy, and convenience store
 Buy stamps/mail at the post office
 Have items fixed or clearned
 Have one’s hair cut
 Ask for services at photo and shoe repair shops, cleaners, etc.
 Answer questions using pronouns
 Talk about quantities
 Describe services done by others
Unité 5: Bon voyage!
11 février – 24 mars
Themes and unit objectives:
Students will be able to:
 Plan a trip abroad
 Go through customs
 Make travel arrangments
 Travel in France
 Make negative statements
 Describe future plans and events
 Hypothesize about what one would do
 Formulate polite requests
 Make wishes or suggestions
French 3 Course Syllabus
Mlle Hammett
2013-2014
Mini-Unité sur L’Afrique Francophone
25 mars – 11 avril
Themes and objectives:
Students will be able to:
 Identify French speaking countries in Africa
 Demonstrate knowledge of the French-speaking regions of Africa
 Compare people, things, places and situations
 Point out people or things
 Ask for an alternative
 Indicate possession
Unité 7: La forme et la santé
16 avril – 23 mai
Themes and unit objectives:
Students will be able to:
 Go to the doctor’s office
 Go to the dentist
 Go to the emergency room
 Express how they feel and how others feel
 Express fear, doubt, disbelief
 Express feelings or attitudes about past actions and events
 Narrate past actions in sequence
Examens Finaux
27 – 30 mai