RCS Transition Year Scheme of Work for French 2014/2015

TY Subject Plan for French

Teacher name: Ms K. Curtis-Jones (Ms S. Larkin Sep- end of Feb covering mat leave) Timetabled periods: 2 classes per week Monday period 4 and Thursday period 3 in computer room Occasional periods to be used for preparation for the E4U project

Mission Statement

TY French in RCS aims to increase the student’s ability to express himself/herself in French and to make students aware of the way of life in France. The following aims and objectives are informed by this statement.

 Encourage an interest in France and the Francophone world.  Increase awareness and knowledge of French not usually on the JC and LC curricula.  To give students an appreciation of the richness and diversity of the different regions of France.  Broaden range of vocabulary.  Improve reading and listening skills (either from 1st year level or develop skills for LC).

Objectives

Students will be able to:  Display awareness and knowledge of French and Francophone ways of life.  Develop French through listening to authentic French DVDs.  Read and listen to either an intermediate or beginner’s level text.  Explore French customs/traditions, particularly Halloween and Christmas.  Identify major tourist attractions and know the importance of these to French history and culture.  Recognise examples of French music.  Read and produce a French menu.  Prepare a French meal.

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Module Title: French Cultural Studies Duration: 13 weeks (+2 weeks’ work placement)

Term 1: Content Teaching & Learning Resources/ Links to other Link with School Assessment/Evaluation (& timing of same) Strategies Activities subjects/ Whole Initiatives (TL21, Methods/Certification School Activities Numeracy, literacy, etc) (see separate sheet for more details)  Conversion Completion of class of any test  Introduction to Worksheets, maps, Internet  Geography    scores into work I.T geography of internet research  percentages France (4 wks)  PPT presentations ( Group and in line with  Assessment of from teacher individual) numeracy research project  Pairwork  Lonely policy  Brainstorming Planet/Roug  Oral presentation of  Famous tourist h guides  Geography  Dictionary work  Population PPT sites in France  Virtual tours  History figures  Group work (2wks) of cities  Classroom wall  Worksheets using Google display for Maps Halloween and  YouTube Christmas Different worksheets  Explore French Δ clips  English for beginners and for LC traditions  History  Completion of surrounding students. More French booklet that Halloween and vocab required from LC  Religion accompanies film Christmas (4wks) students Powerpoints – LC students expected to produce a Δ Differentiated booklet  French film couple of slides in French. studies Part 1 – Beginners do slides just in  CSPE/SPHE Les Choristes (4 English as a research  English wks) project.  History

Module Title: French Cultural Studies (2) Duration: 11 weeks (+1 week work experience) Please ensure a copy of your TY Subject plan is placed in the PINK TY Programme Folder, YELLOW TY Subject Folder and emailed to PRINCIPAL for Website TY Subject Plan for French

Term 2: Content Teaching & Learning Resources/ Activities Links to other Link with School Assessment/Evaluation (& timing of Strategies subjects/ Whole Initiatives (TL21, Numeracy, Methods/Certification same) School Activities literacy, etc) (see separate sheet for more details)

 Write  Students type word doc of  Dictionary  English  Conversion of any  Autobiography autobiogra autobiography. Bring in test scores into printed and  Phrase sheets  I.T. phy photos. percentages in line corre cted (2wks) with numeracy Δ More detail required of LC Δ 2 sets of phrase sheets policy students

 Researching skills  Geography  Research project  Whole class PPT  Worksheets/maps/internet  History with PPT  Study of presentation made presentation /PPT given by  Music Francopho teacher/Google maps by student and ne  E4U presented to class. project – countries  Brainstorming (3wks) link with Biography of  Listening  our French  French  Making up own songs artist/musician  Gap fill exercises Belgian music (Mix partner written in English of Modern,  Online research into school older and French music classical)  Presentation of film  You Tube (3 wks)  Vocabulary learning  CDs  Whole class discussion  Booklet accompanying film  French  DVDs completed film  Booklet studies Part 2 – Δ differentiated Amélie or Jean de Florette/M anon des

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Module Title: French Cultural Studies Duration: 6 weeks

Term 3: Content Teaching & Learning Resources/ Activities Links to other Link with School Assessment/Evaluation (& timing of same) Strategies subjects/ Whole Initiatives (TL21, Methods/Certification School Activities Numeracy, literacy, etc) (see separate sheet for more details)

 Study of food and  PPT by teacher  Songs –You Tube drink in France  Internet (2wks) research  Comparisons  Group work  Pairwork  Roleplays  Plan and cook a  Reading and meal for  Home  Weights,  Assessment of designing menus teachers/TY Economics  Measurements written production of in French  Computerised grad/other  Quantities menus/invitations/po (2wks) production of students sters menus/invitatio ns/ posters  Study menus  Successful production  Write own menus of French meal  Write invitations  Make posters to advertise

 DVD  Booklet to accompany film  Booklet of activities  French film studies part 3 = Le dîner Δ differentiated des cons (2wks)

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