Year at a Glance 3

Synopsis 2010-2011

French III Pre-AP

*Information provided on this synopsis is subject to change during the school year.*

Semester 1

Month	Week	Subjects Covered	Month	Week	Subjects Covered
August	23^rd-27^th	Introduction, procedures Tourism in France History- Vercingétorix	October	25^th-29^th	Asking questions French and American teens History- William the Conqueror
August September	30^th-3^rd	How to describe past actions Travel habits of the French	November	1^st-5^th	Review Shopping and marketing
September	7^th-10^th	Review Transportation in France	November	8^th-12^th	6 weeks test Making a sentence negative History- St. Louis
September	13^th-17^th	How to describe past actions (continued) History- Clovis	November	15^th-19^th	Narration in the past tense Review Expressing gratitude
September	20^th-24^th	Review The weather	November-December	29^th-3^rd	French slang History- Joan of Arc
September October	28^th-1^st	6 weeks test The weather	December	6^th-10^th	Wishes, preferences & demands History- Louis XI
October	4^th-7^th	Talking about what may or may not happen Literature: Le Petit Prince	December	13^th-17^th	Review Text messaging in France
October	11^th-15^th	Expressing necessity or possibility Literature: Le Petit Prince History- Charlemagne	January	4^th-7^th	6 weeks test Final Review
October	18^th-22^nd	Everyday life for French teens Literature: La Seine	January	10^th-14^th	Final Exams

Synopsis 2010-2011

French III Pre-AP

*Information provided on this synopsis is subject to change during the school year.*

Semester 2

Month	Week	Subjects Covered	Month	Week	Subjects Covered
January	19^th-21^st	Leisure activitiesof the French	March-April	28^th-1^st	Talking about cities, countries and continents Referring to things already mentioned
January	24^th-28^th	How to talk about things in the past History- François I and the Renaissance	April	4^th-8^th	6 weeks test French-speaking Africa
January February	31^st-4^th	Review Attending a play	April	11^th -15^th	History- The French Revolution
February	7^th-11^th	How to compare people and things Review	April	18^th-22^nd	Culture & customs of African countries Saying what you will or might do
February	14^th-18^th	Poetry History- Henry IV and the Crusades	April	25^th-29^th	TAKS
February	21^st-25^th	6 weeks test French singers	May	2^nd-6^th	Review History: Cinco de mayo
February March	28^th-4^th	Helpful leisure activities History- Louis XIII et Richelieu	May	9^th-13^th	Léopold Tenghor and the Touareg people
March	7^th-11^th	Mardi Gras	May	16^th-20^th	Review
March	21^st-25^th	Francophone cultural groups History- Louis XIV	May	23^rd-27th	6 weeks test Final Review
			May June	31^st-2^nd	Final Exams