advanced exp

Year 1 and Year 2 curricula.

This course actually has a two-year sequence, alternating between curriculum forYear 1 and curriculum for Year 2. Typically, a Junior in Advanced I H will be starting with the curriculum for that year. The following year, that same Junior, now a Senior will be following the curriculum for the alternate year. It is therefore possible for a student to take Advanced I H as a Junior and Advanced II H as a Senior without repeating the same curriculum.

Emphasis is in the beginning of the year for the Advanced I H is to read and listen to a lot of French while as the year progresses, high quality French will be expected in both speaking and writing. French is spoken 95% of the time. For the Advanced II H, the requirements are much greater right from the beginning of the year. All students are prepared for the AP French language exam.

Year 1:
Texts read, all chosen for the level of French they require and for the discussions they generate.
- La Robe et le Couteau, collection of short stories; it is used as a transition from Intermediate II H and it is read fast. - Comme des Héros by L. Duroy. Story about a journalist and his son traveling to Bosnia. Good contemporary vocabulary; many dialogues. - La Neige en Deuil by H.Troyat. Adventure of two men from the Savoie region. Literary writing. - Le mois de Septembre by F. Hébrard. Love crisis.Woman as a main character. - La France et les Francais. From prehistoric times to 1950. - Sommets Littéraires. Selections from poetry. - Je Bouquine. Magazine for adolescents.	Savoie is a region of high summits, forests and pastures.
Movies seen. All are seen without subtitles, divided in sections that can be watched twice in class while the students complete sentences or answer comprehension questions.
- L'Argent de poche. Truffaut, 1976. - La Boum. Pinoteau, 1981. - La Vie est un long fleuve tranquille. Chatiliez, 1988 - Jean de Florette. Berri, 1987. - Manon des Sources (after the Seniors leave). Berri, 1987
Grammar workbooks:
-Triangle. - Amsco III
Songs and video segments from international channels. Both are used as learning tools and require to be listened several times.
Year 2
Texts read, all chosen for the level of French they require and for thediscussions they generate:
- Le Petit Prince by A. de Saint-Exupéry; used as a transition from Intermediate II H and it is read fast - Malataverne by B. Clavel; adolescent conflict between honesty and loyalty. Literary reading but with many dialogues. - Le sac de billes by J. Joffo. True story of a Jewish boy during WWII. Familiar French. - La cité des dogues by J. Failler. Mystery story set in Saint-Malo. Woman detective. - Sommets Littéraires. Selections. - Je Bouquine. Magazine for adolescents	The walls surroundings the old St-Malo
Movies seen. All are seen without subtitles, divided in sections that can be watched twice in class while the students complete sentences or answer comprehension questions.
- Au Revoir les enfants. Louis Malle,1987 - Rue cases-Nègres. Palcy, 1984 - Le Roi Lion. Disney. - Le Château des Oliviers. France 2, 1993
Grammar: same workbooks as Year 1 but different pages .
Songs and video segments from international channels. Different from Year 1. Both are used as learning tools and require to be listened several times.