FRENCH 201 Time Line                      (2023-2024)  

*Timeline is approximate

Unit 1: L’enfance                                                   September 7- October 20

Speaking and Writing Focus for this unit will be the present indicative and present subjunctive tenses and adjective agreement.  

 

• Une abominable feuille d’érable sur la glace (Roch Carrier)
• Joachim a des ennuis (Sempé et Goscinny)
• Le Petit Nicolas- Story of choice (together read w/ a writing and speaking task added to end the unit)

 

Unit 2: L’épouvante et la magie                       October 23- November 21

Speaking and Writing focus for this unit will be on the passé composé and imperfect tenses and the past subjunctive.  All object pronouns and prepositional (disjunctive/stress) pronouns, y and en can also be highlighted in this unit.

 

• L’Allumette (Charles Louis-Phillipe) 
• Le Stylo (Gérard Sire)

 

Unit 3: La Guerre et la Paix                                 November 27 – December 22

 

Speaking and Writing focus for this unit will be on the faire causatif, comparative and superlative expressions, adverbs, and negatives. . Adverbs of time, place and manner should be introduced and used in speaking and in writing tasks for this unit.

 

• La Dernière Classe (Alphonse Daudet)
• Poème à analyser : Le Dormeur du val  (Arthur Rimbaud)   
• La Marseillaise : une étude des mots  
• Film: Entre Les Murs

 

 

REVIEW AND EXAM PREPARATION                  January 2 – January 19

Speaking and Writing focus for this unit will include a quick review of all perfect tenses, how to use the past participle as an adjectives. All object pronouns, y and en should be an added focus.

 

• La Déclaration de l’amour (Jean Fougère) or another story/stories

 

• FINAL EXAMINATION FRENCH 201