2010

COURSE SYLLABUS – FRENCH 321 (French 4 KAP)
REYNOLDSBURG HIGH SCHOOL
2010
SPRING 2010
MADAME MICHAEL
CLASS INSTRUCTOR: Mme Dawn Michael, M.A.
CLASSROOM: Room 304
EMAIL: [email protected] PHONE:
501-5397
CLASS TIME: 5th period, M-F
TEXTBOOKS:
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Bonne continuation, Furry and Jarausch, 2008 edition – SCHOOL TEXTBOOK
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Bonne continuation: Student Activities Manual – PHOTOCOPIED PACKETS
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Supplements from Cours Superieur
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Articles & texts in photocopy form
Nota bene: Students may wish to purchase their own copy of the textbook so that they might
mark in it. The ISBN-13 number is 978-0-13-159720-4. Students may order from the
publisher, or try any of the online booksellers.
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
Students should bring the following to class each day:
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Textbook & packets
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Binder (notebook) minimum 1.0”
o
Looseleaf notebook paper
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Folder to keep any non-punched handouts, flashcards, etc
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Pencil (#2) or pen (blue or black ONLY)
STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE A FRENCH-ENGLISH DICTIONARY TO USE AT HOME. A
FRENCH THESAURUS IS ALSO RECOMMENDED. THERE ARE DICTIONARIES IN THE
CLASSROOM FOR USE HERE.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Kenyon French 321 Course Description:
This course is designed to provide advanced students with the opportunity to strengthen their
abilities to write, read, and speak French. The conversation component of the course will
focus on the discussion of articles from the current French and Francophone press, selected
short fiction, films, and other media. These discussions will be complemented by activities
aimed at developing the fluency in French to perform linguistically and culturally appropriate
tasks. The composition component will improve the ability to write clearly and coherently in
French. In order to foster these goals, the course will also provide a review or advanced
grammatical structures. The course will be conducted in French.
GRADING
Your grade for the course will be calculated based on the work you do for the whole
semester. Therefore, please view the 3rd 9 weeks grade as a sort of interim grade.
Semester grade will be as follows:
Participation 10% (see rubric)
Devoirs 15%
Entretien 5%
Redactions (4) 20%
Interrogations (3) 15%
Examens partiels 15%
Examen final 20%
Please note that daily attendance is crucial to success in the language classroom. Further,
students are expected to participate daily in class, and should expect to speak French in class.
Speaking is one of the core skills developed in foreign language class, therefore all students
will be required to demonstrate speaking proficiency.
NOTA BENE
Please note the following. In order to provide the best education and most rigorous
preparation for the university or professional worlds, I have implemented the following rules
and procedures:
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NO LATE HOMEWORK. Assignments will be given in advance for each
chapter. Compositions will be submitted only once. Use BonPatron.com and your
spellcheck to help you.
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STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO FOLLOW RHS & SCHOOL RULES.
This is an elective course; no student is obligated to be in it. Therefore, I will assume
that each student in my class is there to learn. Should a student’s behavior require my
attention, that deprives the others of instruction time. Therefore, ZERO
TOLERANCE FOR VIOLATIONS OF SCHOOL OR CLASS RULES.
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STUDENTS MUST PROVIDE THEIR OWN CLASSROOM SUPPLIES.
STUDENTS MUST KEEP TRACK OF ALL PHOTOCOPIED PACKETS
THEY ARE GIVEN. Any student interested in purchasing the textbooks used from
an online vendor, please contact me. If it is financially possible, this may be very
helpful for you.
EXTRA HELP (TUTORING)
Students may make an appointment for tutoring if they feel they need it. I can be available
after school until 3:30 pm BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.
Please note: if you hire a tutor or seek help from a French speaker, please be advised that
you must do your own work. Work that is clearly at a higher level than a student’s
capabilities will be regarded as plagiarized and will receive a zero (0). USE OF ONLINE
TRANSLATORS IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN. SPELL-CHECK & GRAMMARCORRECT ARE ACCEPTABLE.
PROGRAM
Students ought to be prepared to write and speak spontaneously in class in French.
Participation in discussions and debates, as well as oral presentations, are part of the course.
All students are learning, and no one should fear speaking because they do not want to make
mistakes – this is part of the learning process.
DEVOIRS: In addition to the redactions (compositions), there will be nightly written and/or
reading assignments to prepare for the topics of the next day’s class. Students are expected to
spend 30-60 minutes preparing for each class. Homework may be checked orally, or by
collecting. There will be several assignments which will require internet/email access.
CONVERSATION: Several Fridays of the semester will be devoted entirely to
conversation.
The following are the materials to be covered on the indicated dates:
JANVIER
Le 20 au 22: Unite Preliminaire
Le 25 au 26: Unite 1: Champ Lexical
Le 27 au 28: La Cathedrale
Le 29 : Conversation
FEVRIER
Le 1er au 2 : Van Gogh
Le 3 et 4 : Internet Activity
Le 5 : Conversation
Le 8 : Interrogation 1 – present, negation, passé, adjectifs et vocabulaire Unite 1
Le 9 au 11/12 : Film : Camille Claudel
Le 16 : Redaction 1 ; Pour faire le portrait d’un oiseau
Le 17 : Pour faire…
Le 18 : Calligrammes
Le 19 : Conversation
Le 22 et 23 : Le portrait
Le 24 et 25 : Unite 2 Champ Lexical
Le 26 : Conversation
MARS
Le 1 et 2 : Le paysan et le diable
Le 3 : Revision
Le 4 & 5 : Examen 1
Le 8 au 11 : La Belle et La Bete
Le 12 : Conversation
Le 15 au 16 : Dis-moi, lune d’argent ; Listening Activity
Le 17-19 : L’enfant terrible
Le 22 : Redaction 2
Le 23 : Interro 2 –comparaison, futur, phrases de condition ‘si’, questions et vocabulaire de
Unite 2
Le 24 et 25 : Unite 3 Champ lexical
Le 26 : l’enfance
Le 29 mars au 5 avril : Vacances
AVRIL
Le 6 et 7 : Ma grand-mere toute puissante
Le 8 : Colloque sentimental
Le 9 Conversation
Le 12 & 13 : L’amour au Val-Fourré
Le 14 au 16 : Film - La Haine
Le 19 : Listening Activity
Le 20 : Redaction 3 ; Il gagne moins qu’elle
Le 23 : Interro 3 : pronoms, articles, subjonctif, adverbes et vocabulaire Unite 3
Le 26 au 29 : Jeanne d’Arc
Le 30 : Conversation
MAI
Le 3 et 4 : Examen II
Le 5 au 12 mai – Examens AP – Entretiens en classe, et lectures des articles, les actualités
Le 13 mai : Redaction 4 ; Unite 4 Champ Lexical
Le 17 et 18 : Les enfants sans papiers
Le 19 et 20 : La Marseillaise
Le 21 : Revision – Senior Last Day
Le 24 et 25 : Examen final – TWO DAYS !