AP French and French 5 - Peachtree Ridge High School

French V - AP French
French V and AP French are designed to build upon and improve reading, listening, speaking, and writing
skills learned in previous levels of French. The AP French course, specifically, is the equivalent of a third
year college course and is intended to prepare students for the Advanced Placement exam given in May
while promoting French fluency and advanced study skills.
These courses will be conducted exclusively in French and students are expected to speak solely in
French (including asking question, making comments, and chatting socially with friends). Students are
encouraged and required to improve their French fluency outside of the classroom by self-study and
exploration of French materials on a daily basis. Questions? Email Prof Hutsell at:
[email protected] or [email protected]. French V and AP French will cover the
following themes:
Theme 1: Contemporary Life/La vie contemporaine
Education/ L’education et l’enseignement
Housing and Shelter/ Le Logement
Leisure and Sports / Les loisirs et le sport
Travel/ Les voyages
Professions/ Le monde du travail
Holidays and Celebrations/ Les fetes
Advertising and Marketing/ La publicité et le marketing
Rites of passage/ Les rites de passage
Overarching essential questions :
How do societies and individuals define quality of life ?
How is contemporary life influenced by cultural products,
practices and perspectives?
What are the challenges of contemporary life
Theme 4: Science and Technology/La science et la technologie
Current Research Topics / La recherche et ses nouvelles
frontières
Discoveries and Inventions / Les découvertes et les inventions
Ethical Questions / Les choix moraux
Future Technologies / L’avenir de la technologie
Intellectual Property / La propriété intellectuelle
The New Media / Les nouveaux moyens de communication
Social Impact of Technology / La technologie et ses effets sur
la société
Overarching Essential Questions :
How do developments in science and technology affect our
lives?
What factors have driven innovation and discovery in the fields
of science and technology?
What role do ethics play in scientific advancement?
Theme 2: Families and Communities/La famille et la communauté
Childhood and Adolescence / L’enfance et l’adolescence
Family Structures/ La famille
Friendship and Love/ L’amitié et l’amour
Age and Class/ Les rapports sociaux
Citizenship / La citoyenneté
Overarching essential questions
What constitutes a family in different societies ?
How do individuals contribute to the well-being of
communities?
How do the roles that families and communities assume differ
in societies around the world?
Theme 5: Global Challenges / Les défis mondiaux
Diversity Issues / La tolérance
Economic Issues / L’économie
Environmental Issues / L’environnement
Health Issues / La santé
Human Rights / Les droits de l’être humain
Nutrition and Food safety / L’alimentation
Peace and War / La paix et la guerre
Overarching Essential Questions :
What environmental, political and social issues pose
challenges to societies throughout the world?
What are the origins of those issues?
What are possible solutions to those challenges?
Theme3 : Personal and Public Identities/ La quête de soi
Alientation and Assimiliation / l’alientation et l’assimilation
Beliefs and Values / Les croyances et les systemes de valeurs
Gender and Sexuality / Les sexes et la sexualité
Language and Identity / La langue et l’identité
Multiculturalism / Le pluriculturalisme
Nationalism and Patriotisme / Le nationalisme et le
patriotisme
Overarching Essential Questions :
How are aspects of identity expressed in various situations?
How do language and culture influence identity?
How does one’s identity develop over time?
Theme 6: Beauty and Aesthetics / L’esthétique
Architecture / L’architecture
Contributions to World Artistic Heritage / Le patrimoine
Ideals of Beauty / Le beau
Literature/ Les arts littéraires
Music / La musique
Performing Arts / Les arts du spectacle
Visual Arts / Les arts visuels
Overarching Essential Questions :
How are perceptions of beauty and creativity established ?
How do ideals of beauty and aesthetics influence daily life?
How do the arts both challenge and reflect cultural
perspectives?
Congratulations and thank you for choosing to take French 5 and AP French. As it is designed to be a
third year college level course for which you can receive up to 16 credits (depending on the university),
these classes will be demanding and rewarding. By May of 2015, you will be ready for the AP exam and
for college-level work in French. To prepare for the next year, you will be required to do the following.
You will be expected to hand in the required work on the first day of French 5. In total, it will be worth
two homework grades (one for the journal and one for the readings).
1. Listen to and speak as much French as possible. Rent movies, download music, follow French
people, news sites, etc. on Twitter. Netflix has a surprisingly large collection of French movies and you
can watch a good number of movies in entirety on youtube (Papillon, Cyrano de Bergerac are both
available on youtube). You can watch the French news on websites provided and their other web
based shows available to you. Speak to your family, friends, dog, cat, goldfish, in French. The more you
“think” in French the better you will become in speaking it. You must be ready to discuss yourself,
others, and ideas in French next year.
2. Buy a good French/English dictionary. I recommend Larousse, Collins/Robert, or Oxford/Hachette.
You could also use the wordreference app. Be curious and look up words that you don’t know. When
reading articles or books or even when thinking about your surroundings, try to think in French and
expand your French vocabulary. Keep a personal list of vocabulary in a little notebook.
3. Do the JOURNAL D’ETE. (see attached) (100pts…one homework grade). Please print out and write
on the pages provided. You may double side it to save paper.
4. Read Le Petit Nicolas The chapters for this book are available to you here online:
http://notrelecture1.canalblog.com/archives/2008/11/26/11521669.html As they are a series of
stories, you can read any of the stories you wish. Some stories even have audio. If you will be
somewhere on a desert island without Internet, ask me for a hard copy. You should read 5 chapters and
do the following:
a. write a summary (5-7 sentences) in your own words of each chapter.
b. write 4 new vocabulary words/expressions for each chapter.
Le Journal d’été
It is extremely important that you read and listen to as much French as possible over the summer. This is an
excellent way to improve your vocabulary, your accent, and your overall language skills. When former AP
students were asked, their main regret was that they did not actively read or write enough in French in their own
time. Because I do not want you to have the same regret (yes, you can thank me later ) you are going to be
responsible for the following list of activities. Try to pace yourself with one activity per week this summer. This
will help you to maintain your French and prepare you to be successful on the AP exam.
With these activities, you will create a 10 entry journal describing each activity. The details that you must include
are listed under each activity. This journal will be due on the first day of school! (no exceptions).
Apart from Journals 1 and 3, they do not have to be done in any particular order.
Entry 1 (start of summer)
Write about what you plan to do for the summer (3/4-1 page) in French. Try to use 5 new words/verbs and
elaborate with each sentence. You might start with what you hope to do and then go on to what you will probably
do realistically. (use the future tense)
Entry 2
Watch one French film. Tell me the following: the date you watched the movie, the title of the movie, TEN
French phrases that were used in the film (no gros mots please!), a paragraph describing the plot (en français), and
a paragraph describing your opinion (en français)!
Entry 3 (mid summer)
Write about what your daily routine is this summer. (be sure to try to use reflexive verbs). Try to give me a
glimpse of what a typical day is like for you mid-summer. (3/4-1page) (use present tense)
Entries 4-5
Read and watch TWO news stories that happen in France during this summer. Include the source of the story and
a summary of the story you watched en français. The summary must be a minimum of 10 sentences. You should
be able to watch the news broadcasts on France 2 and France 3. I recommend the France 2 broadcast at 20h.
Try these links:
http://www.france2.fr/ and http://www.france3.fr/
Entries 6-8
Watch 3 episodes of BBC MaFrance. Write a summary of each episode ( 5 sentences), write 5 vocabulary words
and do the quizzes and the games.
Entries 9-10
Watch and listen to 2 different podcasts from Radio France International (RFI.fr). Follow this link specifically:
http://www1.rfi.fr/lffr/pages/001/accueil_exercice_ecoute.asp (If the link fails, go to rfi.fr, click “apprendre le
francais,” on the gray bar at the top of the page and then click “exercices d’écoute” in the menu on the left. You
can choose any of your choice. Write a summary of the episode (5-10 sentences), write five vocabulary words,
and do the quizzes. (If RFI fails altogether please just watch two more news broadcasts)
A Noter: The following resources are just a starting point. You are not limited to them.
Useful News Resources
www.france2.fr
www.france3.fr
www.tf1.fr
www.france-ino.com
www.lemonde.fr
www.lefigaro.fr
www.20minutes.fr (aussi un appli)
www.france24.fr (aussi un appli)
www.rfi.fr
www.tv5.org
French films (look at filmarobics.com for more info and titles)
Les Intouchables
Ne Le Dis A Personne (Tell No One)
Cyrano de Bergerac (voir sur youtube !)
Joyeux Noel
La Vie en Rose
Look at Me
Monsieur Lazhar
Papillon (aussi sur youtube)
Paris Je T’Aime
Ponette (mais on va bcp pleurer)
Entre Les Murs
Le Hérisson
Les Triplettes de Belleville
Les Visiteurs
Le journal d’été : Entry 1 : Mes projets d’été
(complete at beginning of summer using future tense. write ¾-1 page) (underline new vocabulary you
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Entry 4 : Les infos françaises
Le titre de l’article/vidéo : _____________________________________ Date : ____________
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(be sure to site the source of your news story)
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Entry 5 : Les infos françaises
Le titre de l’article/vidéo : _____________________________________ Date : ____________
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