Toronto District School Board LESTER B. PEARSON 2014-2015 Grade 9 Beginners’ French (Intro) FSF 1P2 Pre-requisite: Less than a year’s instruction in French Department: MODERN LANGUAGES Assistant Curriculum Leader: Mme MacAskill TEXT: Discovering French (Bleu) (D. C. Heath and Company) textbook and workbook; supplementary materials COURSE OVERVIEW: This is a course for students new to French. It emphasizes the development of oral communication, reading and writing skills. Students apply their knowledge of French while exploring French culture and everyday life. Learning expectations are available at http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/secondary/fsl910curr.pdf UNITS OF STUDY: (Themes and language structures) Unit 1: Bonjour ! L’alphabet Les nombres de 0 à 100 Les signes orthographiques L’heure Unit 2: Les Copains et la famille Jours de la semaine La date L’article défini Mois de l’année L’article indéfini Unit 3: Bon appétit ! Le temps L’accent final Les voyelles nasales Les saisons La liaison Unit 4: Qu’est-ce qu’on fait ? Le verbe « Être » et les pronoms sujets La négation La construction verbe + infinitif Les mots interrogatifs Les verbes en « -er » Le verbe « Faire » Unit 5: Le monde personnel et familier La description des personnes, objets et possessions personnelles Les prépositions : sur, sous, dans, derrière et devant Les noms et les articles : masculin, féminin, singulier et pluriel Les adjectifs réguliers Le verbe « Avoir » Unit 6 : En Ville La préposition à ; à+ l’article défini La préposition de; de+ l’article défini Les adjectifs possessifs Le verbe « Aller » Le futur proche : Aller + infinitif Les pronoms disjoints Unit 7 : Le shopping L’adjectif démonstratif « ce » Les adjectifs irréguliers Les verbes en « -re » Les verbes en « -ir » La comparaison « plus, moins, aussi » Unit 8 : Le temps libre Le passé composé des verbes reguliers en « –er, -ir et –re » Le passé composé des verbes irrégulier « être, avoir, faire, mettre et voir » Le passé composé avec « Être » 1 ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION : Students will earn a numerical grade at the end of the course. The mark will be calculated according to the following breakdown: 70% Term Summative Evaluation: Term Summative Evaluation is the assignment of a mark to the series of evaluation tasks based on the demonstration of a student’s knowledge of the overall expectations of the course. This evaluation will always be preceded by practice and by assessment activities to show students how to improve. Examples of evaluation tasks include but are not limited to tests and quizzes, dictations, presentations, interviews, oral Q & A, reading comprehension activities, listening activities, and authentic assessment tasks. 30% Final Summative Evaluation: Final Summative Evaluation is the assignment of a mark based on final evaluation tasks administered towards the end of the course. They are as follows: A) Oral interview B) Listening examination C) Written and Reading examination —in class (10%) —in class (5%) —during formal exam period (15%) Students MUST be present for ALL parts of these final evaluations. A doctor’s note or legal certificate is required for a change in date and/or exemption. Course evaluation tasks incorporate the skills of knowledge/understanding, thinking/inquiry, communication and application and are focused around the following strands: Strand Description French is used as the language of instruction so students develop their listening and speaking skills daily. A variety of listening comprehension activities Oral Communication are offered that afford students the opportunity to (Listening and Speaking) hear various native speakers and accents. Small group and whole class discussions and presentations are an essential part of students’ learning. Students are offered a broad range of readings including books, plays, magazines, newspapers, flyers, schedules, menus and other authentic language materials. Pearson’s literacy initiatives are supported with a focus on the reading of narratives, information selections and articles that comprise Reading and Writing graphics in the target language. Students write often and in a variety of forms including summaries, opinion and information pieces, and reports in the target language, supporting Pearson’s literacy initiatives. Formal writing activities follow the “process writing” method. 2 Weight 60% (Listening 30% Speaking 30%) 40% (Reading 20% Writing 20%)