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AP French Language and Culture
2014-2015
Ms. Bishop
Mount Vernon High School
[email protected]
740-393-5900 x5657
Bienvenue!
AP French Language and Culture is a college-level course intended for students in their fourth
year of French. At this point, students have already learned the structures necessary to communicate in
French. In AP French, students review and refine those grammatical structures while learning new
vocabulary to communicate in French on a variety of topics. AP French emphasizes all aspects of
language: listening, speaking, reading, writing and culture. Students will be able to navigate the
interpersonal, interpretive and presentational characteristics of communication, both written and
spoken. This course is designed to prepare students for the AP French Language and Culture
examination in the Spring. All students taking this course are expected to take the AP French Language
and Culture examination. This year, the exam will be on Tuesday, May 12, 2015. AP French Language
and Culture is conducted exclusively in French
Primary texts:
French 3, Bien Dit! Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2008.
Ladd, Richard. Allons au delà! Pearson, 2012.
Ladd, Richard. AP French: Preparing for the Language and Culture Examination. Pearson, 2012.
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Novels:
Bishop, Morris. « Candide ou L'optimisme.» A Survey of French Literature. Revised ed. Vol. 1. New York:
Harcourt, Brace & World, 1965. 349-95. Print.
Molière. L’école des femmes. Pocket, 2005.
Orsenna, Erik. La grammaire est une chanson douce. Paris: Livre de Poche, 2003.
Supplementary Texts:
Hugo, Victor. Les Misérables. Larousse, 2007.
Trésors du temps. Glencoe, 2005.
Frenh online texts (news) for current events (France24, Le Figaro, Le Monde, etc.)
Other various excerpts from Francophone authors
Other Sources and Materials:
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Released AP exams and the AP French Language and Culture examination website
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Websites such as tv5.org, google.fr, youtube.com, bbc.co.uk/languages, litteratureaudio.com,
atilf.fr, etc.
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Music selections from classic and contemporary artists
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Movie and movie clips from movies such as Inch’Allah Dimanche, Molière, Entre les murs, etc.
Classroom materials
Students will need:

Blue or black ink pens for all work and also at least one different color pen or highlighter
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a 3-ring binder with divider sections
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a French/English English/French dictionary (not required, but highly recommended)
Classroom rules
1. Be respectful and responsible.
2. Be on time.
3. No gum during conversations!
*Students are expected to follow the Mount Vernon High School student code of conduct and the
school’s shared rules at all times.
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Grading
Students’ grades will be based on the following:
Participation / Current Events
Homework/AP Prep work
Quizzes / Tests
Oral presentations
Projects / Papers
10%
10%
30%
25%
25%
**Extra credit opportunities may be available to students, but they should not count on them
being given frequently. All extra credit points will be added into the homework grade.
Students are expected to do their own work and any academic dishonesty will result in a 0 for
the assignment, whether this is a homework sheet or a test. For more information, see student code of
conduct.
Grades will follow the scale for classes that is given in the student code of conduct (20-21).
100- 92.49- 89.99- 87.49- 82.49- 79.99- 77.49- 72.49- 69.99- 67.49- 62.4992.5
90
87.5
82.5
80
77.5
72.5
70
67.5
62.5
60
A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D+
D
D-
60-0
F
Participation / Current Events / Homework
Students are expected to participate in the class and will be working individually and with
partners or small groups. Each quarter, students will be asked to present at least one current event
article relating to French or Francophone culture. Presentations will be for a participation/presentation
grade of 25 points, but weekly written responses to classmates’ articles (and other classmates’
responses) on Moodle will count as a weekly participation grade of 10 points. Articles and three
discussion questions in French will be due to the teacher one week before a student presents and
students should be prepared to be the expert on the article and topic. The student leading the
discussion will be in charge of guiding the conversation. The teacher will only participate for clarification
reasons. Students will email the article link and the questions to the teacher. Students must use a visual
aid for their presentations. Guidelines will be passed out in class.
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Homework
Students may have nightly homework to review and reinforce what is presented in class. There
will also be a good deal of work done independently in class. Students will sometimes have independent
assignments from AP French: A Guide to the French Language and Culture Examination. Some
homework will be graded for completion while other work will be based on correct work. All work will
be checked at the beginning of each class. Students will be made aware of all due dates. They will
always be made aware of changes to due dates. Due dates will be posted daily in the classroom and at
least weekly on ProgressBook.
If a student has an excused absence, the student will be given the same number of days missed
to make up the work. Students are responsible for finding out what work has been missed. Students
should talk to their classmates about notes and assignments and also check the homework binder
before talking to the teacher. Please see the teacher before or after class with questions on what has
been missed!
To receive full credit for homework assignments, please follow these guidelines:
1. All homework must be labeled with the student’s name and class period.
2. If it is necessary for students to correct their homework, it must be done with a
different color (preferably pen) and corrections must be visible or a checkmark must
be made if no corrections are necessary.
3. If there are multiple pages to an assignment, students are asked to please staple or
paperclip their work.
4. Turn in assignments on the day that they are due.
-Assignments that are 1-day late will be taken for half credit
-Assignments that are 2-days late will receive a 0
Quizzes (Contrôles) / Tests (Examens)
Students will have quizzes and tests on the material that is covered in class. If a student misses a
quiz or test, the student needs to talk to the teacher about making it up. This should be done in a timely
manner. If a quiz or test has been scheduled and the student is absent the day before, and no new
material has been introduced, the student is still expected to take the assessment on the planned day.
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Oral Presentations
Students will have at least one oral presentation each quarter. Students will be given advance
notice and know what to prepare along with teacher expectations. Students will present for the entire
class. These oral presentations are in French and may focus on a time period or author or may be an
oral literary analysis (this may be connected to a paper or project).
Students may also have mini-oral exams during the quarter. For these exams, students will have
to listen to a poem recording and then record themselves reading the same recording. This will be done
on Moodle and students will be made aware of deadlines.
Students will also be expected to participate in daily class discussions. Students will be given a
topic by the teacher and will then converse on the topic with their classmates.
Projects / Papers
Students will have at least one project or one paper each quarter. The format for the projects
will vary and students will be given advance notice, time in class to work, and the teacher’s expectations
along with how the project will be graded. The project may be research-based or an analysis. From time
to time, students may also do personal or persuasive work.
Classroom approach
French will be used exclusively by the teacher and the students. The class will focus on the six
topical and culture themes of the AP French Language and Culture examination: Les Défis Mondiaux
(Global Challlenges), La Science et La Technologie (Scicene and Technology), La Vie Contemporaine
(Contemporary Life), La Quête de Soi (Personal and Public Identities), La Famille et La Communauté
(Families and Communities) and L’Esthétique (Beauty and Aesthetics). All skills (listening, speaking,
writing and reading) are covered during a typical week in the AP classroom. Students are encouraged to
seek additional resources that will enhance skills. Assessments will be used to gage student progress.
Students are asked to keep a list of common grammatical errors/discussions from the class. Students
will be tested on grammar and cultural and literary analysis. Students will also be asked to keep a
personal, reflective journal (that includes notes) of their thoughts and reactions to literature that is
studied in class.
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Sample activities
Listening comprehension -
Students are exposed to spoken French through classroom discussions
with the teacher and classmates. They are also exposed to native French speakers through the use of
sound clips, video clips, and exercises from their textbooks. Students will also watch clips of authentic
videos and online videos.
Reading comprehension - Students will improve their reading skills through some guided and
independent readings. Texts are drawn from a variety of authentic sources. Students will read short
literary texts and several novels during the year. Students will also read current event articles weekly.
Students will complete reading comprehension and analysis activities. Students will also be asked to
keep a personal, reflective journal (that includes notes) of their thoughts and reactions to all literature
that is studied in class.
Writing Skills - Classwork often includes notes and journal-type writing where students express their
thoughts and opinions. Grammar skills will be refined using the second half of the French 3, Bien Dit!
text. Students will review previously learned skills and perfect them while continuing on with their
grammar study. Students will have weekly written responses to current events and questions (provided
by a classmate) on Moodle and will also do written textual analysis based on the topics being studied.
Speaking Skills - The course will include interpersonal, interpretive and presentational speaking.
Speaking will be emphasized on a daily basis. In general, class discussions are open and non-graded to
help students perfect their language skills in a comfortable and non-threatening environment. Students
will participate in spontaneous discussions with their classmates on a variety of topics. Students will
participate in weekly current event discussions lead by a classmate along with discussions about the
literature being studied. Students will also do quarterly personal recordings based off recordings made
my native francophone speakers.
Culture - Francophone culture pervades all skills. The cultural aspect is brought specifically by studentled discussion during weekly current event time. Students will also have discussions comparing their
culture with the aspect of Francophone culture that is being studied.
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Course Planner Based on Thematic Units
General Weekly Schedule:
Monday – AP work from AP French: Preparing for the Language and Culture Examination
Tuesday & Wednesday– Grammar / Literature
Thursday – Literature / Independent Work
Friday – Current Events / Catch-up Day
Quarter 1
August/September: La Quête Pour Soi
Weeks 1-2 – Course Introduction/Explanation
 Review of AP test format
 Go over AP Test date (Tuesday, May 12, 2015)
 Go over digital recordings using Audacity
o Look at file formats, using the microphone and the headphones
 Take a previous AP French Language and Culture examination as practice
Week 3 – La Langue et L’Identité
Vocabulary: Grammar vocabulary (tenses, names)
Structure :
 Review of basic tenses (le présent, le passé composé, l’imparfait)
 Verbs followed by à/de and the infinitive (Bien Dit !, 204)
Interpersonal/Interpretive Communication:
 « Schizophrénie linguistique » (Allons au-delà, 258)
 « Faut-il simplifier l’orthographe ? » (Allons au-delà, 266)
 « L’Amérique Francophone » (Bien Dit !, 180-183)
 Classroom Discussions / Cultural comparisons
o Conversation on English language
o Comparison of languages (differences, how culture plays a part, etc.)
o Discussion of readings
Presentational :
 Current Events
 Classroom discussions
 Presentation of mini-lessons on basic tenses
Assessments :
 Grammar quizzes, discussions
 AP French activities
o Print - Sélection numéro 8 : « Ecrire » (18-19)
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Print – Sélection numéro 25: « Le français n’est que de l’imaginaire » (52-53)
Print & Audio – Sélection numéro 9: « Paper planes… » (102-103)
Audio – Sélection numéro 15 (142)
Courriel, essai, conversation
Weeks 4-6 – La grammaire est une chanson douce
Vocabulary : grammar/language, environment
Structure:
 Le subjonctif – review from Bien Dit ! Chapter 4
 Le subjonctif (Bien Dit !, 190)
 Craindre (Bien Dit !, 191)
 L’impératif (Bien Dit !, 192)
 La grammaire est une chanson douce
o How are the subjunctive and imperative used in French and English ?
o Vous/Tu in conversations and in the imperative
Presentational :
 Current Events
 Classroom Discussions
 Project for La grammaire est une chanson douce (classroom presentation)
Assessments :
o Print – Sélection numéro 10: la musique acadienne (22-23)
o Print – Sélection numéro 17 : « Psychanalyse des contes de fées » (36-37)
o Print & Audio – Sélection numéro 18: les jouets (120-121)
o Audio – Sélection numéro 8 (135)
o Courriel, essai, conversation
 Quiz on le subjonctif
 Written project for La grammaire est une chanson douce (to be finished by start of November)
 Exam on verb tenses
 Essay test on La grammaire est une chanson douce (analysis)
 Poem Recording: « La mort et le bucheron »
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September/October : La Vie Contemporaine
Weeks 7-10 – L’Environnement et La Santé
Vocabulary : environment terms (Bien Dit !, 276 et 288), health terms
Structure:
 Apporter/amener/emporter/emmener (Bien Dit !, 204)
 Idioms (Bien Dit !, 206)
 Continuation – Le subjonctif (Bien Bit !, 228-230)
 Eteindre (Bien Dit !, 296)
 Quand, lorsque, dès que (Bien Dit !, 292)
 Review : Le futur et le Conditionnel (Bien Dit !)
 Review : Les phrases conditionnelles (Bien Dit !)
 L’Environnement
o « Soyez Polis » (Allons au-delà, 22)
o « Le recyclage en France : on croule sous les déchets » (Allons au-delà, 27)
 La Santé
o « Le dernier espoir » (Allons au-delà, 23)
o « Mineurs et vaccinés » (Allons au-delà, 38)
o « Connaitre MSF » (Allons au-delà, 92)
o Idioms (discuss different idioms in French and English – culture)
o Research and discuss recycling in France
 Discuss stores and bags in France and the U.S.
o French health system
o Discussions of readings
Presentational :
 Current Events
 Presentation of mini-lessons on basic tenses
Assessments:
o Print – Sélection numéro 40: « Vélib’ : La ville est plus belle à vélo » (82-83)
o Print & Audio – Sélection numéro 5: « Le recyclage des déchets… » (94-95)
 Exam (grammar and vocabulary with essay question based on environment or health)
 Discussions
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Quarter 2
October/November : L’Esthétique
*La Semaine du Français – French Storytime at the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County
o Students will be leading story time using their big book project
o Students will watch Francophone films and research online videos/blogs
Weeks 1-5 – La Poésie
Vocabulary : poetry terms, art terms (Bien Dit!, 366), art terms continued (Bien Dit!, 378)
Structure:
 Inversion (Bien Dit !, 370)
 Present participles used as adjectives (Bien Dit !, 372)
 Le Comparatif/Le Superlatif (Bien Bit !, 302, 382)
 Les Pronoms Démonstratifs (Bien Dit !, 384)
 Savoir/Connaître (Bien Dit !, 386)
 La poésie (la versification) (Allons au-delà, 355)
o « Le Revenant » (Charles Baudelaire)
o « La Chasse Galerie » (Honoré Beaugrand)
 Song by Claude Dubois
 YouTube Video of song
o « La Ballade des Pendus » (Allons au-delà, 356)
o « Le Dormeur du Val » (Allons au-delà, 180)
o Mignonne, allons voir si la rose » (Allons au-delà, 359)
o « Le Corbeau et le Renard » (Allons au-delà, 361)
 Another fable by Jean de la Fontaine
o « Il pleure dans mon cœur » (Allons au-delà, 363)
o « La Réunion, perle de l’humanité » (Allons au-delà, 367)
 La Farce de Maître Pathelin (Allons au-delà, 400-418)
 La Madeleine (excerpt Du côté de chez Swann de Marcel Proust)
o How are translations done? How do ideas translate from one language to another?
o Discuss contemporary French music (similarities/differences with American music)
Presentational:
 Current Events
 Oral analysis of a poem by one of the authors studied
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Assessments:
o Print – Sélection numéro 5: Le griot (12-13)
o Print – Sélection numéro 26: « Partimoine mondial: Quelques belles réussites » (54-55)
o Print & Audio – Sélection numéro 3: un APP pour IPhone (90-91)
 Original poem written in the style of Baudelaire
 Poetry analysis quiz
 Original fable in the style of La Fontaine
 Paragraph/description in the style of Proust
 Exam (grammar and vocabulary with essay question based on environment or health)
 Discussions
 Poem Recording: « Ode à Cassandre »
December/January : La Famille et La Communauté
Weeks 6-7 – L’âge et l’enfance
Vocabulary: Travel terms (Bien Dit!, 404 et 416), review family terms
Structure:
 Compound Tenses (Bien Dit !)
 Review prepositions with places (Bien Dit !, 408)
 Review adverb placement (Bien Dit!, 412)
 The causative faire (Bien Dit !, 424)
 « Quand vous serez bien vieille, au soir, à la chandelle » (Allons au-delà, 267)
 « Le Gone du Chaâba » (Allons au-delà, 298)
 « Driss », tiré de Shérazade (Allons au-delà, 313)
 « Des enfants adoptés qui s’adaptent bien » (Allons au-delà, 339)
o Childhood activities in Francophone countries and in the U.S.
o Discussions of readings
Presentational :
 Current Events
Assessments:
o Print - Sélection numéro 18: L’amitié et l’amour (38-39)
o Print – Sélection numéro 6: lettre aux parents du proviseur (14-15)
o Print & Audio – Sélection numéro 12: Voyages SNCF (108-109)
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Exam (grammar and vocabulary with essay question based on family and community)
Discussions
Poem Recording: « Le Papillon »
Weeks 8-10 – La famille et la communauté
**Part of this unit will go through the beginning of the third quarter
Vocabulary: Travel terms (Bien Dit!, 404 et 416), review family terms
Structure:
 Review all tenses (Bien Dit !)
 Review indirect discourse (Bien Dit !)
 Candide
 « L’Ecole des Femmes »
o Film (Molière)
o Main themes in Candide and their historical significance/relationship
o Women’s rights in France and the history
o Discuss readings
Presentational :
 Current Events
 Student-led chapter analyses of Candide
 Reading the play aloud
Assessments:
o Print – Sélection numéro 12: La pétanque (26-27)
o Print – Sélection numéro 14: « Le deuxième sexe » (30-31)
o Print & Audio – Sélection numéro: « Mieux connaître la pratique… » (92-93)
 Exam (grammar and vocabulary with essay question based on family and community)
 Discussions
 Creating an additional scene or alternate ending to L’Ecole des Femmes
*One week of this quarter is set aside for midterm exams
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Quarter 3
February/March: Les défits mondiaux
Weeks 1-3 – Le racisme
Vocabulary: terms and terms related to: current event terms (Bien Dit!, 224 et 236), l’altérité, la
colonisation, l’immigration, la laïcité
Structure:
 Review and continuation of subjunctive (Bien Dit !, 228)
 Croire et paraître (Bien Dit!, 230)
 Subjunctive after a conjunction (Bien Dit !, 294)
 « Le vingtième siècle » (Trésor, 347-352 )
 La colonisation
 « Le racisme expliqué à ma fille » (Allons au-delà, 10)
 « SOS Racisme » (Allons au-delà, 17)
 « Le Serpent à Plumes » De sueur, de sucre et de sang (Suzanne Dracius)
o History of French colonization and its effects in the present
o La laïcité (how does this compare with the U.S.’s separtation of church and state ?)
Presentational :
 Current Events
Assessments:
o Print- Sélection numéro 21: « Le mois de Ramadan à Agadir » (44-45)
o Print – Sélection numéro 37: « Immigrés, assimilation, intégration, insertion… » (76-77)
o Print & Audio – Sélection numéro: la poste (100-101)
 Research: French colonies/Colonization
 Essay
 Discussions
Weeks 4-8 – Les droits
Vocabulary: rights terms, conflict terms, government and public service terms (Bien Dit!, 314 et 326)
Structure:
 Review forms of lequel
 Contractions with lequel (Bien Dit!, 318)
 Past subjunctive (Bien Dit !, 320)
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 Vaincre/Convaincre (Bien Dit !, 332)
 Chacun/Chacune (Bien Dit !, 334)
 La Révolution Française (Trésor, 221-226 et 255-261) )
 « Du contrat social ou les principes du droit politique » (Allons au-delà, 44)
 « La déclaration des droits de l’homme et du citoyen » (Allons au-delà, 50)
 Excerpts – Les Misérables (Victor Hugo)
o Research « Du contrat social… » or « La déclaration des … » in more detail. How does this
relate to French history? To American history? Similarities? Differences?
Presentational :
 Current Events
Assessments:
o Print- Sélection numéro 20: « Une fête nationale aux airs d’automne » (42-43)
o Print- Sélection numéro 22: « Les Américains cultivent leur patriotisme » (46-47)
o Print & Audio – Sélection numéro 15: « La citoyenneté canadienne » (114-115)
 Essay based on excerpts from Les Misérables
 Research: French Revolution and its consequences in the present
 Discussions
Week 9 – L’alimentation
Vocabulary : food terms
Structure:
 Review articles (definite, indefinite, partitive) (Bien Dit!)
 « Le ventre de Paris » (Allons au-delà, 63)
 « Rêves amers » (Allons au-delà, 67)
 « Une génération « élevée au fromage pasteurisé et au soda » (Allons au-delà, 74)
o Eating habits in France and in the U.S.
o French foods
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Presentational :
 Current Events
Assessments:
o Print – Sélection numéro 15: « Accras de morue… » (32-33)
o Print – Sélection numéro 7: « L’histoire d’amour et de la France et du pain » (16-17)
o Print & Audio – Sélection numéro 1: « Bien manger pour travailler » (86-87)
o Print & Audio – Sélection numéro 6: Carte d’un restaurant (96-97)
 Essay (Reflection after having read the selections)
 Discussions
*One week of this quarter is set aside for Le Grand Concours and for state testing
(the school runs on a 2-hour delay for the week)
Quarter 4
April/May: La Science et La Technologie
Weeks 1-5 – La technologie
Vocabulary: Review technology terms (Bien Dit!)
Structure:
 Review all tenses and their uses together
 Review useful expressions (Allons au-delà, 423-429)
 « Inventions et découvertes » (Bien Dit !, 88-89)
 « La fin des livres » (Allons au-delà, 112)
 « La mauvaise surprise Kindle » (Allons au-delà, 122)
 « Apple introduit le blocage des publicités dans Safari » (Allons au-delà, 146)
 « Tricher au bac comme un geek » (Allons au-delà, 133)
o Technology and censorship / Digital ownership
o BAC
Presentational :
 Current Events
 Classroom Discussions
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Assessments:
o Print – Sélection numéro 4: « Bye-bye la secrétaire, bonjour la technologie » (10-11)
o Print – Sélection numéro 23: « La domotique au jour le jour… » (48-49)
o Print & Audio – Sélection numéro 7: la technologie et le téléphone (98-99)
o Print & Audio – Sélection numéro 10: « Propriété intellectuelle… » (104-105)
 Exam
 Discussions
 Recording: « Demain, dès l’aube… »
Week 6 – Final AP Test Prep
Vocabulary: Review key vocabulary for the test, review useful expressions (AP French, 216-223)
Structure: Grammar review based on students’ needs and questions
 Review test format
 Review test strategies
o All tasks are worth the same weight
o Address the task in the beginning (answer all questions, prompts)
o Answer, cite, summarize, give opinions/experiences, give comparisons based on question
o Pay attention to register
o Write clearly in blue or black ink
 Meet with technology coordinator to make sure students are comfortable recording their
responses and saving files
Week 7 – AP Test
*AP French Language and Culture examination: Tuesday, May 12, 2015
**Students will debrief on the test at the end of this week.
**With the remaining time, the teacher and students will choose an author that has already been
studied and will study that author and his or her works in more detail.
***The last week to week and a half is not included. Seniors end a week early and final exams are the
last week of school.
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