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AP French LanguageSyllabus
Course OverviewFrom first year, students participate in French Club activities including art
museum trips (with research projects), cooking, guest speakers, and trips to plays and French industries in the area. Classes are taught in French after the first few weeks of French 1. I use a Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling model for this, which helps students develop strong writing, reading, listening, and speaking skills, including a rich working vocabulary.
All students take the National French Exam each year. I am the only French teacher at this school, and classes past level 2 are mixed, but
French is used exclusively unless absolutely necessary.My school district and principal have provided me with everything I ask to
provide these students with the materials they need. This wide variety allows me to personalize teaching as the class makeup varies so much from year to year.
The AP class has its own VCR/DVD player, CD player(s) with headphones, and cassette recorders. I have a laptop computer, desktop computer (both with Internet access), and an LCD projector. I borrow a video camera for students to review their class presentations.
Dictated verb exams are given on Mondays. Students were taught all tenses by the end of second year, and begin these exams in third year, which help them develop a larger vocabulary, an “ear” for the language, and reinforce context clues for verb tenses.
Students have a wide variety of review materials to help them in their essays and speaking, including Glencoe’s <<Bienvenue>> series, and the Holt <<Allez, Viens>> series. From first year, students are encouraged to check out films from my large library, and copies of <<ChampsElysees>> from several years past. Textbook
• <<Tresors du Temps>> (Glencoe): Textbook and WorkbookWorkbooks
• <<Cours Superieur>> (Aamsco)• <<Triangle>> (Wayside Publishing)• Advanced Placement French (Ladd and Girard)
Supplemental materials• Madame Nelson’s French Verb Book (Brigham Young University). These are
dictated oral exams, in sentence form. Corrected verb exams are copied over
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each week and returned. Three new verbs are added every week. All verb tenses are covered from the first verb exam.
• <<Dictionnaire scolaire du francais>> (Aamsco, 1985) • National French Exam Levels 4 and 5 from previous years.• Released AP Exams
Auxiliaries• ChampsElysees• Excerpts from TV5 Monde• Compact disc sets from <<Quant a moi>> and <<Dans le vent>> • Drawing Conversations in French (V&B Publications, LLC)
Objectives• To read, comprehend and discuss texts from a wide variety of sources, including
literary excerpts and current events. • To write on a variety of topics while developing one’s own “voice.” • To develop understanding of the Francophone culture and social issues of same,
to compare cultures, and express views orally and in writing. • To understand French native speakers representing many parts of the
Francophone World • To incorporate listening, speaking, reading and writing activities each week
Course PlannerAugustWeeks 1 and 2
1. Grammara. Review of etre, aller (plus future proche), avoir and faire in present tense
(including idiomatic usage)—Tresors, Ch. 1 p.1121 and WB p. 1, Act 1b. Review of pendant, depuis, omission of pendant with a number, and the
use of pour with the future.Assessment—teachermade fillinblank exam
c. Quick review of present, passe compose, and subjonctif (informal modeling and conjugations).
d. Selfstudy—French Verb Conjugation Guide (Teacher’s Discovery). Students make lists of verbs used on Mme Nelson’s exams 135 from French III. Assessment—Mme Nelson—Examen n. 36 (practice test Mondayweek 2)
2. Reading
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a. Very brief review of France, provinces, departments, history, writers, products, geography, climate, and economic regions.—Tresors, Ch 1, pages 68
3. Writinga. Essay—La grammaire en direct, TT p. 21; Assessment—(Correction with
AP Rubric) Concentration: working with the assessment tool. 4. Speaking
a. Review of circumlocution—model from Minnesota Regent’s exam—objects which can be found in both U.S. and target culture. Teacher selects common items. Students prepare to describe the item, using the item itself or a picture of it, without using the name of item. Students present to the class, videotaping. Personal and Peer Assessment—while viewing videotape.
5. Listeninga. Excerpt(s) from ChampsElysees to determine subjects interesting to
individuals/the group b. Excerpt(s) from TV5 Monde for determining same.c. Introduction—Triangle—p. 99100, questions 110, Listening Exercises
with tape.Friday—August Vocabulary Exam—students prepare dictionaries to practice over the month, using a fold or picture dictionary or flash cards to learn the vocabulary which they have used since French 1. Assessments can be translation, using a word in a complex sentence, and/or using a list of words in a freewrite essay. Grammatical errors are not graded (the exception to all other assignments). The requirement for this exam is knowledge of the vocabulary. The emphasis is on thinking in the language.September, Week 1
1. Grammara. Verb exam n. 38b. Le nom—Cours superieur (devoir) Assessment—Key and discussion of
problems (Thursday in class, in French)2. Reading—Tuesday in class
a. <<De bello gallico>>—TT 3233b. <<La vase de Soissons>>—TT 34 Assessment—p. 3536 A, C, D
3. Writing—draft begun Wed in class. a. Exprimezvous—TT p. 36—Concentration: Using the <<Dictionnaire
scolaire>>
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4. Listening—Thursa. Triangle, 1115Assessment—Keyb. Chosen excerpt(s) from TV5 Monde or ChampsElyseesAssessment—paragraphe et liste de vocabulaire
5. Speaking—Fridaya. Discussion—Tuesday’s readingsb. Discussion—TV5/CEConcentration—beginning and sustaining a conversation by questioning.Assessment—peer review on Friday.
Week 21. Grammar
a. Verb exam n. 40b. Le passe—TT WB p. 2324
2. ReadingLa Chanson de Roland—TT 6062 (Some English required to introduce Chansons de geste and romans courtois)—p. 64, Act A 17, D 16
3. Writinga. TT Act E p. 65b. Prepare questions to ask classmates about <<La chanson de Roland>>
4. ListeningTriangle—16205. SpeakingStudents take turns reading and explaining a few sentences at a time.
Students use prepared questions, preparing to tell the story without notes—Concentration: learning the AP Speaking Rubric.
Weeks 3 and 41. Grammar—Verb exam n. 42 and 43
a. Review—The passe simpleFrench Verb Conjugation Card and outline on 4849 in Cours Superieur
b. Grammar—change verbs to passe simple while reading aloudTT p. 80, Act 8
2. Readinga. <<Tristan et Yseut>>p. 63b. <<La chevrefeuille>>, Marie de France, p. 25, TT WB.
3. Writing—TT p. 65 E, n.1 ou 3. Concentration: Creating an outline.4. Listening—recording of <<La chevrefeuille>>5. Speaking
a. reading aloud <<Tristan et Yseut>>, correcting with Pronunciation Card.b. TT WB Act A, B—discussion (preparation at home)
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c. Class discussion including retelling of story, comparison with movie (if seen), explanation of poem, views on characters, alternative endings to story. Concentration: brainstorming and making an outline for discussions.
Week 51. Grammar
a. Examen de verbes n.44b. Review—L’accord du participe passe, TT p. 81, Act I c. L’adverbe—CS 8287d. La place de l’adverbeTT p. 81, Act J
2. Reading—a. <<L’art autour de l’An Mil>>TT 8283b. << La guerre de Cent Ans>> et <<Jeanne d’Arc>>, TT p. 8889
3. Writing—TT La grammaire en direct p. 814. Listening
a. <<Triangle>> 2125b. Selection from TV5 or ChampsElyseesAssessment—paragraphe/freewrite
5. Speaking—Discussion—La Guerre de Cent Ans with teachermade Power Point of highlights. As most students are also taking or have taken AP World History, the discussion can be rich in vocabulary connections and culture connections.
Preparation for individual presentations with slide shows using the LCD projector (such as Agincourt, Jeanne d’Arc, or another aspect of la Guerre de Cent Ans.)Vocabulary ExamSeptemberOctoberWeek 1
1. Grammara. Examen de verbes n. 45b. TT WB p. 3334—Diagnostic Test of direct and indirect pronouns, y and
en, usage and placement.c. Direct and indirect pronouns—TT p. 113 (as assessment)
2. Readinga. <<Les Bourgeois de Calais>>TT WB p. 35
3. Writinga. TT p. 91, Act E, n. 3 ou 4b. TT WB p. 3536
4. Listening—listening to presentations on La Guerre de Cent Ans 5. Speaking—presentations from Sept, Week 5. AP Speaking Rubric applied.
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6. Redaction (devoir)—students write summaries of the presentations given by others. Concentration: transition words (AP French 217218), introduction and conclusion.
Week 21. Grammar
a. Examen de verbes n. 46b. CS—Pronoms Personnels: Adjectifs et Pronoms possessifs, p. 2127
2. Reading<<Contre le colonialisme>>Montaigne3. Writing—Comment protegezvous vos droits? TT p. 1334. Listening—CE segment (s) on subject of rights of individuals or actualite from
Francophone news5. Speakingselections from <<Triangle>>retelling of 3 reading selections.
Students do these at home and record on cassette, then listen and discuss content, ask questions, develop political positions.
Week 3 (3day week)a. No verb examb. Tense indicators review—markers for passe compose and imparfait,
conditional markers si, quand, lorsque, des que, aussitot que.c. Review of futur and conditionnel—TT 137141d. Introduction—verb blanks—Triangle p. 15
All exercises above are done as a group, orally, with explanations in French. Week 4
1. Reading—CS, p. 228—Ronsard et Montaigne et Morceaux Choisis2. Writing—Sentences or notes to prepare for speaking—CS, p. 2311,2,33. Listening—Teachermade recording of <<A Helene>> et le passage des
<<Essais>>pronunciation practice4. Speaking—Discussion of questions in CS—Exercises and conversations.
October Vocabulary ExamNovember, Week 1 (Oct 30Nov 3—3 days of class)
1. Grammar—Verb exam n.472. Reading—<<Ode a Cassandre>>Ronsard3. Writing—Journal writing—<<L’amour>>4. Listening and singing<<Aimer>><<Romeo et Juliette>>, chanson choisie de
<<Notre Dame de Paris>> with video, or other love songs.5. Speaking—memoriser une strophe de <<Ode de Cassandre>> or another love
poem (pronunciation and voice register assessment)
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Week 21. Grammar
a. Verb Exam n. 48b. Le future et le conditionnel/devoir/p. 4849 TT WB as assessment (Wed)
2. Readinga. Introduction to Moliere—TT 158159b. Excerpt<<Tartuffe>> CS 237239.
3. Writing—CS p. 241, n. 8—Une historiette qui traite un des defauts humains4. Listening—CE—selections about Louis XIV, his time, the movie <<Vatel>>
(short film clipw/ sound off as it’s in English. Students narrate segment), Versailles
5. Speaking<<La Cigale et la Fourmi>> TT WB (pronunciation assessment)Week 3
1. Grammara. Verb exam n. 49b. Le subjonctif present et passe—Diagnostic Test TT WB p. 5354c. <<Triangle>>Le subjonctif—p. 610d. Repas—TT169177.
2. Readinga. CS—Descartes (232) et le morceau de <<Discours de la methode>> 234b. CS—Pascal (233) et le morceau des <<Pensees>> 235
3. WritingCS—Reponses aux exercices—2342354. Listening—Languageguide.org—Le subjonctif5. Speaking—Students prepare a fairy tale, an <<histoire Marseillaise>>, or other
short presentation (3 minutes) using the subjonctif. Week 4—2 day week, Thanksgiving
Introduction to Semester Project—MONTAGEInternet—Exploration of TV5 Monde website.
Students are encouraged to browse and make suggestions of clips they would like to see in future, and also use this site (and others including lemonde.fr and yahoo.fr) to review vocabulary (la meteo, etc.) and to find points of interest in actualite. Students will taperecord a montage of short descriptions of their exploration, summarizing their choices, detailing likes, dislikes, and preferences, comparing cultures (between areas of Francophone world and between those and United States culture), and making position statements with supporting data. This montage is to be continued and turned in with the semester exam as a Power Point production or videotape.
Students will practice in class using the cassette recording equipment similar to that which they will use on the AP Exam so they will be familiar with the process.
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Week 5 (Nov 27Dec 1)1. Grammar
a. Verb exam n. 50b. Le subjonctif—continueTT
2. Reading—Part of TT exercises p. 1781813. Writing—La grammaire en direct—TT 1814. Listening and Speaking—examples of montage—done as conversation starters at
the beginning of class each day. Each student is required to make a comment about his/her Internet exploration. Other students and the teacher help by asking questions and suggesting subjects, offering and sharing opinions, etc.
November Vocabulary Test—includes AP French—Le gouvernement 201December, Week 2
1. Grammara. Verb exam n.51b. <<Triangle>> Le subjonctif—p.610
2. Reading<< Les Confessions>> Rousseau—TT 1993. Writing—Exprimezvous—p. 201 TT4. Listening
a. <<La Fontaine et les arts>> ChampsElysees, serie 14, numero 7b. If time allows, LP Record of other La Fontaine fables or online readings
5. Speaking—Students use their new vocabulary to describe the listening and reading selections for the week.
Week 3
1. Grammara. Review of Verb exams from Semester 1.b. Verb game (this is a dice game which requires conjugation in all tenses
with many verbs. Students roll one die for the person, one for the tense, and pull a card with a verb).
c. Note: this preparation will include speaking and writing.2. Reading—preparation for montage—devoir3. Listening—excerpts from TV5 Monde—1 per day (no longer than 15”) on
political and social issues.4. Writing—Students select a topic for their semester essay. Practice of
brainstorming, outlines, transition terms, and creating opportunities for change of tense. Students will turn these prewrites in on semester exam day.
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SEMESTER EXAM• Selections from <<Triangle>>Formes verbales en contexte• Essay—written in class without notes on prearranged topic. AP Rubric applied.
SEMESTER PROJECT—RECORDED MONTAGE
Winter Break requirements: to watch movies in French, with French subtitles if necessary. Also, students check out ChampsElysees. I ask students to do online exercises of their choice—grammar, actualite, or histoire. Notes should be taken to present to class upon return to class.
SEMESTER 2In semester 2, the concentration is on
• expanding specialized vocabulary for listening and speaking• developing composition skills with use of idioms and transition words• developing reading skills for testtaking• the fillins (verbs and function words)• listening to a variety of native speakers
Sources are not limited to those named.
January, Week 1—2day weekReview of semester exam. Conversations about Winter Break activities, including individual study. Discussion of semester expectations and concentrations, with emphasis on looking at and experimenting with picture sequences from various sources.Week 2
1. Grammara. Verb exam n. 52b. CS—L’article (devoir)
2. Reading/verbs/speakinga. <<Triangle>> Formes verbales en Contexte—1, 2.b. <<Triangle>>Phrases et paragraphes a completer—pages 4749—
Introduction for the tiret section3. Listening and Speaking—Introduction to <<Dans le vent>> and <<Quant a
moi>> CD series. Students are encouraged to check out these sources for extra listening practice.
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4. Picture sequences—Overview and practice from a variety of sources. Situation practice—conversation or monologue. Students will be responsible for 2 or 3 picture sequences per week. AP Speaking Rubric explored.
Week 3 (4day week)1. Grammar
a. Verb exam n. 53b. CS—l’adjectif
2. Writing<<La grammaire en direct>> TT 251 (emphasis: l’adjectif and using a variety of tenses)
3. Listening—Selection(s) from <<Allez, viens>> series section <<Panorama culturel>>. These short segments are used to enhance understanding of native speakers from the Francophone world. Segments chosen correspond to thematic vocabulary for January vocab exam (AP French).
4. Reading—videoscripts of above after viewing5. Speaking
a. Responses to selected <<Panoramas culturels>>. Students answer questions I have recorded onto their own recorders.
b. Situations/picture sequences (house, garden, domestic situations). AP Speaking Rubric applied for practice.
Weeks 4 and 5—through Feb 21. Grammar
a. Verb exam n. 54b. Pronoms possessifs, relatifs, demonstratifs, relatifs composes TT 271285
2. Reading<<Les derniers heures de Louis XVI>> TT 2673. Writing—grammar exercises only4. Listening
a. excerpt(s) from ChampsElysees on topic of the Revolutionb. <<Panorama culturel>>Students from the Francophone World tell about
the history and historical people they study in school5. Speaking
a. Practice with picture selections on thematic vocabulary b. Choose 2 picture sequences from <<Triangle>> to perform as
conversations (free choice). AP Speaking Rubric applied.January Vocabulary Exam—Focus—Thematic vocabulary—AP French—la description des personnes, les emotions, la famille February Weeks 1 and 2
1. Grammar
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a. Verb exam n. 55b. TT WB 8384Diagnostic testpronoms (as assessment)c. Application de la grammaire TT 8791 (devoir)
2. Reading<<Triangle>> n. 112 (1 en classe, 26 devoir)3. Writing—Introduction au sujects de redaction<<Triangle>>, p. 61. Students
choose one subject, and then write in class a onepage essay. After teacher makes corrections, students expand the essay to a 23 page essay. AP Rubric applied
4. Listening—Rejoinders—AP French5. Speaking
a. Students videotape and perform <<Triangle>> situation and apply AP rubric to their own and their classmates’ performances.
b. Students choose a current event topic to perform in Week 3 (from CE or other source)
c. Picture sequences (vehicles, car problems, driving, drinking and driving)Week 3—(3day week)
1. Grammara. Verb exam n. 56b. Introduction—les tirets<<Triangle>>, p. 5051, partie 2.
2. Reading<<Triangle>> n. 13183. Listening—Rejoinders—AP French4. Speaking
a. Performance of current event topic—AP Rubric applied.b. Picture sequences (hospital, dormitory)
Week 41. Grammar
a. Verb exam n. 57 (last verb exam)b. <<Triangle>>tirets 13c. Introduction<<Triangle>>Formes verbales en contexte n.1
2. Reading<<Triangle>> n. 19243. Writing—Composition—in class—AP French, page 154, n. 1, 3, 6, ou 8. AP
Rubric applied. Peer review.4. Listening—Dialogues—AP French5. Speaking—picture sequences (telephone, leisure activities)
February Vocabulary Exam—Taken from list of National French Exam Specifications.February 29March 2 Week 1 National French Exams given each day from previous years.
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Week 2 (National French Exam)1. Grammar
a. <<Triangle>>tirets 46b. Formes verbales—2 et 3
2. Reading—AP French—Lectures n.143. Listening—<<Dans le vent>> selection—eating habits, meals4. Writing—response to listening segment—Position essay comparing American
and Francophone eating habits, shopping for food, etc. (in class)5. Speaking (les professions)—Game—Student chooses a profession from a stack of
cards. Game can be played two ways—20 questions or with the student listing words which the worker would use every day.
Week 3 (3day week)1. Grammar
a. Tirets 57b. Formes verbales 4, 5
2. Reading—AP French 593. Writing—Freewrite summary of readings4. Listening—AP FrenchDialogues5. Speaking—Bring actualite selection to class Mon. I will copy them and each
student prepares 56 questions based on it. Discussion Friday. Written reflection afterwards on each topic (devoir).
March vocabulary exam—AP French—les affaires, les fruits et les noix, les metiers, les outils.April Week 1
1. Grammara. Tirets 810b. Formes verbales 68
2. Reading—AP French 10133. Writing—Write a letter to a famous French person (view examples at
Dialogus.fr). Example from Reading n. 9—Le dîner du roi—Pourquoi manger autant?
4. Listening—AP FrenchDialogues5. Speaking—Situations (traveling, airplanes, vacations)
Week 21. Grammar
a. Tirets 1112b. Formes verbales 911
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2. Reading—AP French 14163. Writing—Composition, in class—AP French, page 155, n. 12, 15, 18, ou 22.
Students are given the topic in advance, but may bring no notes to class.4. Listening—AP French, Dialogues5. Speaking—(moving, traveling)
Week 3 (4day week—Prom)1. Grammar
a. Formes verbales 12152. Reading—Prevert<<Pour faire le portrait d’un oiseau>> TT 3563573. Writing—Exprimezvous—357 (une recette)4. Listening—online poems by Prevert5. Speaking—Prepare a detailed presentation with pictures about your prom.
Imagination and exaggeration required. April 30May 4 Week 1
AP Released Exam questions, sections
May 7—AP Exam After the AP Exam, students are still in class and use the remaining time watching
films, or perhaps watching favorite films again. They also review the songs we’ve learned over the four years.
Through the process of researching this AP Course Audit, I found two things which will improve my teaching: the Reciprocal Teaching Reading Strategy and using Word to aid in grammar help (also using Insert: Comment).
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