INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGES
Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School
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FSF 3US
GRADE 11 CORE FRENCH
IB / Enhanced
V. CIAVARRA
120
Course Overview
This course offers students extended opportunities to speak and interact in real-life situations in French with greater
independence. Students will develop their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, as well as their creative and critical
thinking skills, through responding to and exploring a variety of oral and written texts. They will also broaden their
understanding and appreciation of diverse French-speaking communities and will develop skills necessary for lifelong language
learning.
N.B. In this course students will be performing IB preparatory activities and thus they may write the IB French
B Standard Level examination in their second year of IB studies.
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 Frenchspeaking 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.
Course Breakdown
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Novel Study
Resources:
The course will use a variety of resources. The
textbook Anthologie Nouvelles Frontieres 11e will be
distributed to students during the first week of the
course. As well, several Oxford IB French resources
will be used – replacement cost varies for these. These
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 the Anthologie text is $50.00 and $22.50 for
the cahier workbook.
Aux frontieres des emotions
Aux frontieres du quotidien
Aux frontieres de l’imaginaire
Aux frontieres de l’univers
Aux frontieres de l’insolite
Aux frontieres de soi
Le Petit Prince
Evaluation Structure::
Reading and writing assignments based on various French
language magazine and newspaper publications such as Chez
nous, L’Express, L’actualite etc.
Knowledge/Understanding
Thinking/Inquiry
Communication
Application
* Assignments completed using a computer translating program
will be assigned a 0%.
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%).
Evaluation Policy
Students will be assessed & evaluated according to the work produced & skills displayed. Methods of providing
feedback
will done
include
assessing
worktranslating
in processprogram
& evaluating
completed assignments, tests, co-operative learning
N.B. Tasks
using
a computer
will not
activities,
simulations
and
presentations.
Peer
&
self-evaluations
will also be utilized.
be evaluated since they are not student generated work.
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.
Level
Category
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Knowledge of facts & terms
Understanding of concepts & relationships

Thinking/Inquiry
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Critical thinking skills
Creative thinking skills
Inquiry Skills

Communication
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
Communication of ideas and information
Use of symbols & visuals
Oral & written communication

Application

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
Applications in familiar contexts
Transfer of concepts to new contexts
Making logical conclusions and predictions
Use of technology
Making connections

-Limited
display of
knowledge,
skills and
ability to
apply
concepts
Level 2:
60-69%
-Some success in displaying
knowledge, skills and
application of concepts
Knowledge/Understanding
Level 1:
50-59%
Level 3:
70-79%
Level 4:
80-100%
-Considerable
display of
knowledge
skills and
ability to apply
concepts
-Thorough
understanding
of concepts and
ability to
communicate,
think creatively
and apply
concepts
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