HAZELWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT
FRENCH 4A and HONORS FRENCH 4A SYLLABUS
Course Description
In French 4A, students improve their existing French skills through conversations and
reading novels and other authentic materials. Students will develop deeper insights into
cultural values and contributions of French-speaking people. The students and teacher
will communicate primarily in French. The students will write a paper in French using
advanced French grammar and vocabulary.
To receive honors credit, students will be required to fulfill additional objectives and
comply with more stringent criteria of core objectives. Honors students will also
complete an extra performance activity per quarter which reflects independent research,
involves self-reflection activities, demonstrates a depth of knowledge and
understanding, utilizes higher order thinking skills, and includes more extensive uses of
technology than the non-honors curriculum. This course will prepare students to take
the Advanced Placement exam administered in the spring.
Approved Course Materials and Resources
Collage:
Collage:
Collage:
Collage:
Cahier d’excercises & CD – McGraw Hill $79.38
Lectures Littéraires – McGraw Hill
Révision de Grammaire – McGraw Hill
Variétes Culturelles – McGraw Hill
Videos
Chapters 1 "Life in Our Time"
Using two of the following videos will support the unit and the Communication, Cultures,
and Connections strands:
Le Théêtre
I.M. Pei
La Belle et La Bête
Chapter 2 "The Family and Friends"
Using two of the following videos will support the unit and the Communication, Cultures,
and Connections strands:
L'Art de Vivre
Impressionism
Germinale
Le Colonel Chabert
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Chapters 3 "La France D'Autrefois"
Using two of the following videos will support the unit and the Communication,
Connections, and Cultures strands:
Les Trois Mousquestaires
Le Conte de Monte Cristo
Cyrano de Bergerac
Joan D'Arc
Chapter 4 "The Individual and the Society"
Using the following video will support the unit and the Communication, Cultures, and
Connections strands:
Antigone
Chapter 5 "A Table"
Using two of the following videos will support the unit and the Communication,
Comparisons, and Cultures strands:
La Parure
Les Miserables
My Father's Glory
My Mother's Castle
Chapter 6 "Cities, Villages, and Provinces"
Using two of the following videos will support the unit and the Communication and
Cultures strands:
Mont-Saint-Michel
Paris
My Father's Glory
My Mother's Castle
Jean de Florette
Manon des Sourdes
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Course Expectations
Chapters 1-6
Grammar
Verbs--review of all tenses in the indicative, subjunctive, and conditional moods;
passé simple; passive voice
Review of pronouns and adjectives--subjects, direct and indirect objects, relative,
interrogative, demonstrative, possessive
Idiomatic usage--Faire causative, verbal idioms, use of preposition with verbs,
general idiomatic content
Culture
Historical perspective of France--general history and culture from Roman
Conquest through Renaissance; literary history of this time period; some famous
French personalities such as Vercingétorix, Clovis, Charlemagne, Louis IX,
Charles VII, Jeanne d'Arc, François I, Henri II, Catherine de Médicis, Diane de
Pointiers, Henri IV, etc.
Current events in the Francophone world
Field trips to places such as the Art Museum to look at French art or theaters to
see French theatrical presentations of films
Use of interactive media to communicate with French-speaking natives
Use of music and/or videos to discuss Francophone culture
Vocabulary
Appropriate vocabulary added as needed for writing or discussing culture topics
Sample Course Activities/Projects/Assessments
After reading an approved French text, students will respond to and/or critique the
material in verbal or written form in French.
Honors students will also identify and explain literary devices within the text in French.
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Course Outline and Course Curriculum Map
Chapitre 1 La Vie De Tous Les Jours (Life in Our Time)
Chapitre 2 La Famille Et Les Amis (The Family and Friends)
Chapitre 3 La France D’Autrefois
Chapitre 4 L’individu et la societe (The Individual and Society)
Chapitre 5 A Table
Chapitre 6 Villes. Villages et Provinces (Cities, Villages, and Provinces)
French 4 uses a college level text and many different authentic French texts. Students
will read many of the stories and essays in the textbook and will read a novel in French.
All of the materials used are “authentic texts,” the term used to denote printed materials
that native speakers read in daily life for information or for recreation.
The textbook includes texts and grammar reviews to strengthen the students’ reading,
writing, and speaking skills.
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Lesson Protocol
High School Foreign Language
Hazelwood Power Standard ___________________Grade: ________________
#1: Anticipatory Set—introduction of lesson and objective
5%
#2: Modeled Activity
25%
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#3: Vocabulary, Grammar, Culture
Cooperative Student work or Independent Practice
55%
#4: Sharing of product or new understandings
10%
#5: Summarization of Lessons Learned
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Power Vocabulary
The vocabulary and grammar terms for each foreign language course are outlined in the
chapters covered by the semester and are appropriate for the level of study.
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