FIF 4U - Mme Abi-Khattar
Description
This course provides for extensive study of French literature and culture from the Middle Ages to the present. Students will study novels, plays, poems, films, and non-fiction works produced in various historical periods, and will write a formal research paper. The use of correct grammar and appropriate language conventions in both spoken and written French will be emphasized throughout the course.
Overall Course Expectations or Topics
Unit 1: La littérature à travers les âges
Unit 2: Lisons entre les lignes
Unit 3: Le pouvoir de la plume
Required Materials to meet with success in this course
Binder, pencil, pen, loose-leaf paper
Le chien jaune de Simenon
L'Anthologie de la littérature
Cahier pratique de grammaire et d'orthographe 3
Report Card Grade
The Report Card grade is based on evidence collected through observations, conversations, and student products (tests/exams, assignments for evaluation). Some evidence will carry greater weight than other evidence. Determining a report card grade will involve professional judgement and interpretation of evidence that reflects the student’s most consistent level of achievement, with special consideration given to more recent evidence.
Mark Breakdown
Term Work - 70 %
Term work is based on a variety of performance tasks over the course of the term that demonstrates:
knowledge, thinking, communication, and application.
The term mark is determined as follows:
Knowledge/Understanding(Connaissances et compréhension)...........15%
Communication(Communication) …......................................................25%
Thinking/Inquiry(Habiletés de la pensée) …......................…................15%
Application/Making Connections (Mise en application)........................15%
Total term mark …...................................................................................70%
Summative- 30%
The summative evaluation must take place completely in class and may take the form of a final exam, or a variety of summative performance tasks and/or student portfolios that demonstrate the comprehensive achievement of the overall course expectations and
the four areas of the achievement chart (knowledge, thinking, communication, and application). For this course, the final 30% is assessed as follows:
The Final Assessment Mark is a combination of:
Final Culminating Task (Tâche finale)------------------------ 15%
Exam (Examen) ------------------------------------------------------15%
Total final evaluation -----------------------------------------------30%
Final Course Mark
Total Term Mark (70%) + Total Final Assessment (30%) = 100%
Je vous souhaite un excellent semestre.
Description
This course provides for extensive study of French literature and culture from the Middle Ages to the present. Students will study novels, plays, poems, films, and non-fiction works produced in various historical periods, and will write a formal research paper. The use of correct grammar and appropriate language conventions in both spoken and written French will be emphasized throughout the course.
Overall Course Expectations or Topics
Unit 1: La littérature à travers les âges
Unit 2: Lisons entre les lignes
Unit 3: Le pouvoir de la plume
Required Materials to meet with success in this course
Binder, pencil, pen, loose-leaf paper
Le chien jaune de Simenon
L'Anthologie de la littérature
Cahier pratique de grammaire et d'orthographe 3
Report Card Grade
The Report Card grade is based on evidence collected through observations, conversations, and student products (tests/exams, assignments for evaluation). Some evidence will carry greater weight than other evidence. Determining a report card grade will involve professional judgement and interpretation of evidence that reflects the student’s most consistent level of achievement, with special consideration given to more recent evidence.
Mark Breakdown
Term Work - 70 %
Term work is based on a variety of performance tasks over the course of the term that demonstrates:
knowledge, thinking, communication, and application.
The term mark is determined as follows:
Knowledge/Understanding(Connaissances et compréhension)...........15%
Communication(Communication) …......................................................25%
Thinking/Inquiry(Habiletés de la pensée) …......................…................15%
Application/Making Connections (Mise en application)........................15%
Total term mark …...................................................................................70%
Summative- 30%
The summative evaluation must take place completely in class and may take the form of a final exam, or a variety of summative performance tasks and/or student portfolios that demonstrate the comprehensive achievement of the overall course expectations and
the four areas of the achievement chart (knowledge, thinking, communication, and application). For this course, the final 30% is assessed as follows:
The Final Assessment Mark is a combination of:
Final Culminating Task (Tâche finale)------------------------ 15%
Exam (Examen) ------------------------------------------------------15%
Total final evaluation -----------------------------------------------30%
Final Course Mark
Total Term Mark (70%) + Total Final Assessment (30%) = 100%
Je vous souhaite un excellent semestre.