French — Year 13

Students will sit a mock exam paper assessing on both units covered. Students will be examined on a reading, translation, listening, writing and vocab assessment.

• Spiritual
• Moral
• Social
• Cultural

Develop the individual:

Students have the opportunity to engage critically with an intellectually stimulating realia and other materials in the original language, developing an appreciation of sophisticated and creative uses of the language and understanding them within their cultural and social context.

Create a supportive community:

This unit will enhance their linguistic skills and promote and develop their capacity for critical thinking, which can be applied to the students' other chosen subjects, on the basis of their knowledge and understanding of the language, culture and society of the country or countries where the language is spoken.

Students will be assessed on course content covered in class work and by individual study. This will comprise of a reading, translation, listening, writing and vocab assessment.

• Spiritual
• Moral
• Social
• Cultural

Develop the individual:

Students have the opportunity to engage critically with an intellectually stimulating realia and other materials in the original language, developing an appreciation of sophisticated and creative uses of the language and understanding them within their cultural and social context.

Create a supportive community:

This unit will enhance their linguistic skills and promote and develop their capacity for critical thinking, which can be applied to the students' other chosen subjects, on the basis of their knowledge and understanding of the language, culture and society of the country or countries where the language is spoken.

Students will complete an essay on the chosen text and they will complete a vocab and translation assessment.

• Spiritual
• Moral
• Social
• Cultural

Develop the individual:

Students will develop knowledge about matters central to the society and culture, past and present, of Francophile countries. Students will also develop the ability to mediate between cultures and between speakers of the language and speakers of English.

Create a supportive community:

By studying this literature we are enabling students to equip themselves with transferable skills such as autonomy, resourcefulness, creativity, critical thinking, and linguistic, cultural and cognitive flexibility that will empower them to proceed to further study or employment.

End Topic test will be completed by each student and will comprise of a listening, translation and reading assessment based on the content covered. Students will also work with a FLA to complete a speaking booklet on possible questions based on Task one of the A Level exam.

• Spiritual
• Moral
• Social
• Cultural

Develop the individual:

Students will become more politically aware of current events, elections and their impact on public opinion and policy in France.

Create a supportive community:

Students will gain a greater understanding of the controversial political history of Spain. This will allow them to compare similar current political affairs.

Students will sit and end of unit test which will assess understanding of all content covered during this unit.This assessment will be in the format of the following:

-Video comprehension

- Listening comprehension

- Reading comprehension

- Translation

- Task 1 of speaking exam

• Spiritual
• Moral
• Social
• Cultural

Develop the individual:

Students will develop the following strategies: - Inferring information from interviews or reports which are covered during the course as realia. - Planning ongoing tasks to bring language up to A-Level standard - Preparing for the A-Level speaking exam

Create a supportive community:

Students will develop and further their understanding of a very dark and controversial period in French history. This sub-theme is especially well-suited to students who take an interest in modern French politics and history.

At the end of this unit students will sit an 'end of unit' assessment which will encompass all 4 language skills with a translation.

• Spiritual
• Moral
• Social
• Cultural

Develop the individual:

Students' language will begin to reflect the similes studied and their use of past historic should become more ingrained and fluent in oral presentations. Students will develop their understanding of using dependant and perfect infinitives.

Create a supportive community:

Through studying this topic students will acquire techniques for holding the audience's attention while giving an oral presentation. Students will also develop their ability to adapt their register according to the task.

Students will sit an End of Unit test in which they they will be assessed on reading, listening, translation, speaking and writing.

• Spiritual
• Moral
• Social
• Cultural

Develop the individual:

Students will develop the following strategies: - noting key facts from a listening passage - planning and carrying out revision - translating from English into authentic French

Create a supportive community:

Through studying about the French Resistance, and the importance of women in this period of history, students are tracking the impact that small political and social groups can have on a movement. They can then begin to make comparisons to other political happenings in contemporary society.

Assessment for this topic will be exam style questions covering:

- reading

- listening

- translation

- speaking

• Spiritual
• Moral
• Social
• Cultural

Develop the individual:

Students will develop the following strategies: - responding to different styles of spoken language - taking the lead in a conversation - managing time in an exam - using more sophisticated sentences in written work

Create a supportive community:

Students become more aware of social injustices in France and in the UK allowing them to become more compassionate people.

Students will be assessed through a mock A level exam encompassing all skills examined at A Level.

• Spiritual
• Moral
• Social
• Cultural

Develop the individual:

Students will develop the following strategies: - responding to different styles of spoken language - taking the lead in conversation - managing your time in an exam - using more sophisticated sentences in written work

Create a supportive community:

Students, through revising all themes covered in course content, consolidate strategies in their other subject areas, as well as making their English literacy more considered and focused.

Students will have regular essay-based assessments with a focus on previous exam paper questions.

• Spiritual
• Moral
• Social
• Cultural

Develop the individual:

Students will be prepared for paper 2 of their exam as well as revising topics not covered since year 12.

Create a supportive community:

Revising good essay writing technique will consolidate these skills in the students' other subjects.