HAZELWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT
FRENCH 4B and HONORS FRENCH 4B SYLLABUS
Course Description
Students will refine the use of idioms, vocabulary, and the nuances of grammar through
creative and spontaneous communication in French. The students will read more
challenging short stories and authentic French periodicals/publications. The students
will critique and analyze materials by writing a paper using their knowledge of French.
They will read at least one novel in French. The students and teacher will communicate
primarily in French.
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
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Cahier d’excercises & CD – McGraw Hill $79.38
Lectures Littéraires – McGraw Hill
Révision de Grammaire – McGraw Hill
Variétes Culturelles – McGraw Hill
Videos
Chapter 7 "The Medias and Technology"
Using the following videos will support the unit and the Communication and
Connections strands:
Picasso
Degas
Chapter 8 "The Theater"
Using two of the following videos will support the unit and the Communication,
Connections, and Cultures strands:
Molière
Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
L'Etranger
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Chapter 9 "Time for Living"
Using two of the following videos will support the unit and the Communication, Cultures,
and Comparisons strands:
L'Argent de Poche
La Fracture du Myocarde
La Boum
Chapter 10 "French in the World"
Using two of the following videos will support the Communication, Cultures, and
Communities strands:
La Rue Cases Negres
Le Canada
West African Documentaries
Chapter 11 "The Fine Arts"
Using the following videos will support the unit and the Communication, Connections,
and the Cultures strands:
Documentaries on Artistic Movements
Camille
Chapter 12 "France and North America"
Using the following two videos will support the unit and the Communities,
Communication, and Cultures strands:
Le Canada
Carte de Visite
Special Unit on WW2
The following videos will support the unit and the Communication and Cultures strands:
Le Chagrin et la Pitié
The Eye of Vichy
Hotel Terminus
Au Revoir Les Enfants
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Course Expectations
Chapters 7 - 12
Grammar
Verbs--review of all tenses in the indicative, subjunctive, and conditional moods
not covered in 4A; 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, Ccharlemagne, Louis IX,
Charles VII, Jeanee 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 of culture
topics
Sample Course Activities/Projects/Assessments
Students will look for shared elements in folklore, humor, and sayings, or repeated
themes in French stories, using approved written or online materials and will use them
in an original short story.
Honors students will compare and contrast their findings with elements of American
folklore, humor, superstition and will present their conclusions to the class in oral or
written form in French.
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Course Outline and Course Curriculum Map
Chapitre 7 Les Medias et la technologie (The Medias and Technology)
Chapitre 8 Les Spectacles (The Theater)
Chapitre 9 Le Temp De Vivre (Time for Living)
Chapitre 10 Le Français dans le Monde (French in the World)
Chapitre 11 Les Beaux-arts (The Fine Arts)
Chapitre 12 La France et L’Amerique du Nord (France and North America)
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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