French III Syllabus
Mr. Abdelmoumen Moulay
School year 2013-2014
French 1, 2, 3 and 4 Language courses are designed to achieve the following objectives as aligned
with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Languages Other Than English (TEKS for
LOTE), The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (ACTFL), and the American
Association of Teachers of French (AATF):
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To satisfy the needs of the students who wish to pursue specific work to increase their
ability to listen, speak, read, and write the French language.
To provide the students with the opportunity to compare and contrast their language and
culture with those of French speaking countries and other parts of the world.
To provide students with the opportunity to relate the topics in their textbook to other
subject areas, making French relevant to the students’ overall academic experience.
To encourage the students to seek opportunities to practice French outside of the classroom
by interacting with family members and members of the community.
To encourage the students to understand that they are members of a global society and help
them develop “survival” skills in the language so they may function adequately in social
interactions and discussions.
The components of the courses are:
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READING -At the beginning the students are expected to read and to understand short,
simple dialogues. As progress becomes apparent, it will reflect on the reading skills of the
students.
SPEAKING -Communicative tasks will facilitate the new language acquisition. The tasks
can be prepared, personalized or an extemporaneous activity can be utilized.
WRITING –The tasks at the beginning are structured and guided. As the students become
more proficient, they will include brainstorming, drafts, and peer editing.
LISTENING –In this task the students receive information via audiocassette, CD, TV, etc.
and they demonstrate effort in understanding and processing what is being said.
Required Textbook:
Bon Voyage! 3
Glencoe/McGraw-Hill
Course Requirements:
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After the introduction of new vocabulary, there will be a required quiz.
Upon completion of grammatical units there will be major exams that will incorporate all
skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
In each unit the students are introduced to cultural and historical facts of the Frenchspeaking world. They will also be introduced to music and literary works, both prose
and poetry. Exams and quizzes will be given at the teacher’s discretion.
It is imperative for the students to attend class regularly. In case of an absence the
student must make up the work expeditiously
Truancies and tardiness will follow Campus Policy. Discipline referral and parental contact
will follow.
The grades follow the International Languages Policy. 40% comes from daily work,
homework, quizzes, workbook, etc. The other 60% comes from the major exams and
projects. Students must avoid cheating and plagiarism because those result in a 0
grade.
REQUIRED MATERIALS
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One notebook/spiral
Pens/pencils
French Dictionary (optional, but very useful for your language studies)
TEACHER CONTACT INFORMATION/TUTORING HOURS
Mr. Abdelmoumen Moulay
Email: mabdelmoumen@sheldon.k12.tx.us
Tel: (281) 727-3017 ext.3017
Tutoring: TBA
COURSE OUTLINE FOR LEVEL 3
The proposed outline is very general. Occasionally there will be changes due to special projects
assigned by individual instructors.
First Nine Weeks:
Revision:
Themes:
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Les courses (vocabularies)
Les copains et l’école (vocabularies)
Train et voyage (vocabularies)
Communication:
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How to identify more foods.
How to name the subjects you take in the school and express some opinion about them.
How to use expression related to train travel.
Structure:
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Present Tense : ER, IR, and RE Verbs
Verbs Avoir Vs Etre (Présent Tense)
Les adjectives.
Verbes Faire et Aller (Présent Tense)
Pouvoir Vs Vouloir (Présent Tense)
Aller + Faire (Présent Tense)
Culture:
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People habits, regarding food, school and travel in France.
o Speaking, listening, reading activities.
Assessment:
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Quizzes/dictations as needed per section
Revision Tests
Project Qu'est-ce que tu vas faire? Due Date: November 1st, 2013
Second Nine Weeks:
Chapitre 1: Les vacances
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Summer activities
Winter activities
Camping
Taking vacations
Travel by car, train, and airplane
Weather
1. Communication:
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How to get the information you need in different travel situations
How to describe past actions
How to read and discuss newspaper and magazine articles how to talk about actions that
may or may not take place
How to express wishes, preferences, necessity, or possibility.
1. Structure:
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The passé composé with avoir and regular verbs
The passé composé with avoir and irregular verbs
The passé composé with avoir versus être
1. Culture:
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Travel habits of the French
Modes of transportation in France
A weather report from a French newspaper
A magazine advertisement for a hotel in Tunisia
1. Music and Video Clips:
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At teacher discretion
1. Literature:
o Le petit prince d’Antoine de St. Exupéry – page 434
o La Seine de Flavien Monod et Guy Lafarge – page 440
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Speaking, listening, reading activities.
www.quia.com
1. Assessment:
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Quizzes/dictations as needed per section
Project: Personnages et Monuments Célébres Due Date: December 19th, 2013
First semester review
Final Exam
SEMESTER BREAK: 12/23/13 -------01/07/14
Third Nine Weeks:
Chapitre 2: Les jeunes
1. Themes
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Everyday life of young French people Leisure Time
Shopping
How to ask questions formally and informally
How to make sentences negative
How to describe things in the past
How to express wishes, preferences
How to express actions that may or may not take place
1. Communication:
1. Structure:
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Formal and informal questions
Negative sentences
The imperfect (Regular and Irregular)
Language used by young people in France
Equality between men and women in France
1. Culture:
1. Music and Video Clips:
o At teacher discretion
1. Literature:
o “La ronde autour du monde” de Paul Fort – page 443
o La Symphonie Pastorale d’André Gide – page448
1. Multi-media :
o Audio-lingual: speaking, listening, reading activities.
o www.quia.com
1. Assessment:
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Quizzes
Chapter 2 Exam
Chapitre 3: Les loisirs
1. Themes
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Leisure activities in French-speaking countries
Cultural events in France
Music
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How to talk about actions in the past
How to compare people and things
How to express emotional reactions to others, uncertainty and uniqueness
How to express emotions or opinions about past events
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The passé composé versus the imperfect
Comparative and superlative adjectives
1. Culture:
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Useful and inexpensive pastimes in French-speaking countries
1. Music and Video Clips:
o At teacher discretion
1. Literature:
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“Les feuilles mortes” de Jacques Prévert page 455
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Speaking, listening, reading activities.
www.quia.com
1. Assessment:
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Quizzes/dictations as needed per section
Chapter 3 Exam (Optional)
SPRING BREAK 03/10-----03/14
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Project: Votre Château Due Date: Mars 20th, 2014
Fourth Nine Weeks
Chapitre 4: Racines et Ethnies
1. Themes
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North and West Africa
How to use prepositions with geographical names
How to refer to things already mentioned
How to say what you and other people will do or might do
How to express uncertainty and doubt
How to use certain time expressions
1. Communication:
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Future (Regular and Irregular Verbs)
1. Culture:
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Léopold Senghor
The Touareg People
1. Literature:
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“A mon mari” de Yambo Ouologuem – page 460
“La réclusion solitaire de Tahar BenJelloun – page 466
1. Music and Video Clips:
o At teacher discretion
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Speaking, listening, reading activities.
www.quia.com
1. Assessment:
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Quizzes/dictations as needed per section
Chapter 4 Exam
Chapitre 5: Les faits divers et la presse
1. Themes:
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French media
The police and firefighters
Social problems and petty crime
1. Communication:
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How to tell what you do for others
How to tell what others do for you
How to refer to people and things already mentioned
How to use the subjunctive after certain conjunction
Direct and Indirect object pronouns
Using two object pronouns in a sentence
Object pronouns with commands
1. Structure:
Conditional (Regular and Irregular Verbs)
1. Culture:
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French newspapers
French magazine articles
1. Music and Video Clips:
o At teacher discretion
1. Literature :
o Les Misérables de Victor Hugo – page 474
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Speaking, listening, reading activities.
www.quia.com
1. Assessment:
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Quizzes/dictations as needed per section
Chapter 5 Exam
Chapitre 6: Passages de la vie
1. Themes
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French customs
1. Communication:
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How to express some and any
How to refer to things already mentioned
How to express who, whom, which and that
How to express of which and whose
How to talk about past actions that precede other past actions
How to express what would have happened if certain conditions had prevailed
How to express conditions
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The pronoun “en”
Relative pronouns “qui” and “que”
Relative pronouns “dont”
Expressing conditions with “si”
1. Culture:
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Day care for children in France
Public notices in a French newspaper
1. Music and Video Clips:
o At teacher discretion
1. Literature:
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“Mignonne, allons voir si la rose” – Pierre de Ronsard – page 485
La mare au diable de Georges Sand – page 489
1. Speaking, listening, reading activities.
o www.quia.com
1. Assessment:
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Quizzes/dictations as needed per section
Project: Le Voyant (The Fortune-Teller.) Due Date: May 23rd, 2014
Second Semester Review
Final Exam
CULTURAL PROJECTS:
Students prepare cultural projects to familiarize themselves and their classmates
with a cultural topic of their choice. Project sources can be books, the Internet,
or personal experiences, such as visiting a French restaurant, exhibit, or store,
interviewing a francophone person, etc. Every 9 weeks, students select a topic from
a given list, research it, and present their findings on an 8½ x 11 sheet of construction
paper. They must create a scrapbook-type page, with an even but busy
balance of images and original writing. They must prepare a 3- to 4-minute oral
presentation to accompany their project, which they perform in class on the day
the project is due.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO CHECK STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS
VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEB-SITES:
www.tea.state.tx.us
(Texas Education Agency)
www.tfla.com
(Texas Foreign Language Association)
www.ACTFL.org
(American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language)
http://www.frenchteachers.org/