School Administrative District #4
Unity of purpose
Department: Foreign Language
Course: French III Credit: 1
Grade-Level Appropriateness: 11-12
Prerequisite(s): French I and II
Course Overview:
This course is designed to broaden the students' abilities in the use and comprehension of the French language. Students are expected to learn and apply advanced levels of grammar and vocabulary to reading, speaking, listening, and writing activities. The French III program also provides an opportunity for students to reinforce their learning by teaching French to students in grades 1-5. A final project written in the target language is required.
Basic Outline of Course (By Units):
Semester 1:
Review:
á Culture (E1-4), (F1, F3-5)
á Preparation for teaching: learning to write objectives, developing materials for classes at the elementary schools (two weeks) (D1, D3, D5), (E1, E3)
From the French II book: Unit 6
á Review of verb tenses (A1-3), (B1-5), (C1-4), (D1-4)
á Expressions of time (D1, D4-5)
á Comparison with adjectives and nouns (D1, D4)
á Object pronouns (present and past) (D2, D4)
á Introduction to y and en (D1, D4)
á Review and extension of paritive articles (A1-2), (C1-2), (D1-4)
á Extension of adverbs of quantity (D1, D4)
á Position of adverbs (D4)
á Review of verbs (present, past, future, conditional) (A1-3), (B1-5), (C2-3), (D1-5)
á Instruction at elementary schools (one day per week) (D1, D3, D5), (E1, E3)
á Miscellaneous oral and written activities (A1-3),(C1-7),(D1-5),(E1-4), (F4-5)
Semester II:
From French II book: Unites 7-8:
á II est + adjective (extension) (D1-2, D4)
á Subjunctive (formation and use) (D1-2, D4)
á Expressions of emotion (D1, D3-5)
á Interrogative pronouns (lequel, etc.) (D4)
á Demonstrative pronouns (celle, etc.) (D4)
á Uses of inifintive (D2, D4)
á Verb + a (D1, D4)
á Verb + de (D1, D4)
á Present participle (D4)
á Instruction at the elementary schools (one day per week) (D1, D3, D5), (E1-3)
á Miscellaneous oral and written activities (A1-3), (C1-7),(D1-5),(E1-4),(F4-5)
Major Assignments:
á Instruction at the elementary schools (25% per quarter)
Evaluation Techniques:
á Quizzes and tests (oral and written)
á Planbooks
á Observations of teaching
á Writing assignments
á Projects
á Class participation
Textbooks:
á Discovering French: Blanc (McDougal Littell 1998)
Supplementary Materials:
á Discovering French: Blanc (Workbook) (McDougal Littell 1998)
á Teacher's resource binder (McDougal Littell 1998)
á CAMARADERIE EN FRANCAIS (teaching manuals - Leavitt, 1987)
á Planbooks and grade books
á BONJOUR (teacher's edition - D.C. Health, 1987)
á Miscellaneous videos for culture/holidays
á Cassette program (McDougal Littell 1998)
á Testing & Assessment Kit (McDougal Littell 1998)