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Mme Sandra Nelson (Mme Nelson utilise principalement Veracross, Student Portal pour communiquer avec ses élèves.)
 * Professeurs**
 * FSF 3U1**

Mme Erika Friesen
 * FSF 3U: Aujourd'hui, le 20 septembre, la classe m'a demandé de ne plus utiliser ce wiki comme calendrier. J'essaierai donc de m'organiser sur Veracross.**


 * FSF 3U/3U1 COURSE DESCRIPTION:**

Creativity is essential for expressing our humanity. This course is an exploration of how poetry, short stories, plays, and film open doors into francophone cultures. By trying to put ourselves into a character’s or author’s shoes, we can begin to understand another’s reality. By expressing ourselves in French, we participate in that reality.

//Learn a Language. Encompass the World. Expand your mind!//
 * Enduring Themes and Understandings for Languages**

//Speak art from your heart / In your image// //Imagine! Live language// //Imagine lively language / Language for a lifetime.//
 * Understandings for FSF 3U**

//What happens when I am creative in another language?// //Is it possible to walk in someone else’s shoes?//
 * Essential Questions**


 * COURSE PARTICULARS**
 * Program Content**

Students will explore creative use of language through a selection of literature and film. These works of art will provide food for our conversations, reflections, and creations in French.

Examples of language tasks include: - using language creatively - avoiding repetition - asking for and giving explanations - putting forward and defending one’s ideas - expressing feelings, desires and regrets - telling and retelling of events and their circumstances - inquiring and negotiating


 * YEAR AT A GLANCE**

- exploring poetry - an oral self-portrait: interview - introduction of listening journal - explorations of francophone Toronto (ongoing throughout the year)
 * September-October**

- novel study: //Une Bouteille dans la mer de Gaza// - film: //Neuilly sa mere!// - At the Improv!
 * November-December**

- independent novel: interview - francophone Toronto excursion
 * December-January**

- play study: //Florence// - Québec history: the Quiet Revolution - film: TBA - short stories from francophone countries
 * February-March**

- final written evaluations in class - a character study: final interview
 * April-May**

//Term Work: 70% of year:// Oral Knowledge 20 % (*T/I, K/U: pronunciation, listening discrimination, structuralcomprehension) Oral Communication 30 % (T/I, A, C: speaking, listening comprehension; interviews, improvisations) Written Knowledge 20 % (T/I, K/U: grammar and vocabulary) Written Communication 30 % (T/I, A, C: compositions, reading comprehension)
 * Evaluation**

//Final Evaluation: 30 % of year// (interview, listening and reading comprehension, written exam with grammar and composition)
 * K/U= Knowledge/Understanding, T/I = Thinking/Inquiry, C = Communication, A = Application

➢ speak French at all times ➢ be encouraging and supportive of student efforts ➢ provide specific and timely feedback on student work ➢ deviate from the course plan as necessary
 * Expectations**
 * Students may expect the teacher to:**

➢ speak French to teacher and to classmates at all times ➢ bring textbook, binder and dictionary to every class ➢ refer to electronic course calendar for information and materials, especially in case of absence; post and edit original work ➢ expose themselves to as much French as possible: radio, TV, newspapers/magazines, internet, friends (see Le français chez nous) ➢ have fun! ➢ maintain an organized binder; suggested divisions: • //Vocabulaire//: thematic lists, personal vocabulary list, context-specific vocabulary • //Lecture et culture//: novel study, readings, songs, recipes, articles • //Écriture//: code de correction, comment taper les accents, compositions, reflections, drafts, reading journal • //Oral//: pronunciation, listening exercises, speaking activities • //Grammaire & conjugaison//: notes, exercises, verbes du jour, practice pages • //Évaluations//: corrected tests and quizzes
 * Students are expected to:**

- //Grammaire progressive du français// (niveau intermédiaire): textbook and workbook in one volume - French dictionary (//Dictionnaire Micro-Robert de poche)// and //Bescherelle// verb conjugation reference; //Antidote// dictionaries and proofing tools are installed on every computer at Havergal - literature: poetry collections (distributed in class), //Une Bouteille dans la mer de Gaza//, //Florence// - audio files on Internet - a variety of films - electronic course calendar (Veracross)
 * Resources**

• What experiences with French have been fun/meaningful/helpful for you in the past? • By June 2010, what will you be proud of being able to do in French? How do you plan to go about getting to that point? • What strategies from previous French courses will you continue this year? • What new strategies might you try?
 * Thinking Ahead**