how to prepare your students for the ap french language & culture persuasive essay
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How to Prepare Your Students for the AP French Language & Culture Persuasive Essay . Milton Alan Turner, NBCT Saint Ignatius High School [email protected] http:// faculty.Ignatius.edu/turner/. Overview. Introduction to AP French Language & Culture Exam AP Central Website - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
How to Prepare Your Students for the AP French Language & Culture Persuasive Essay Milton Alan Turner, NBCTSaint Ignatius High [email protected] http://faculty.Ignatius.edu/turner/
• Introduction to AP French Language & Culture Exam• AP Central Website• Free-Response Section Tasks
• 2012 French Persuasive Essay• Persuasive Essay Rubric• Authentic Resources
• French-language Media Web Sites• French-Language Media Apps for smartphones/tablets
• AP French Language & Culture Facebook Group• Student Activities- Les JT et les Causeries
Overview
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com •Course Description•Planning Guide•Teacher Community•Free-Response Questions•Scoring Samples and Commentary
AP Central
“The AP course provides students with opportunities to demonstrate their proficiency in each of the three modes in the Intermediate to Pre-Advanced range.”
Overarching Premise“When communicating, students in the AP French Language and Culture course demonstrate an understanding of the culture(s), incorporate interdisciplinary topics (Connections), make comparisons between the native language and the target language and between cultures (Comparisons), and use the target language in real-life settings (Communities).”
AP French Language & Culture Course and Exam Description Effective Fall 2011
AP French Language & Culture Exam
Les défis mondiau
x
La vie contempo
raine
La quête de soi
La famille et
la commun
auté
La science et
la technolog
ie
L’esthétique
AP Cultural Themes
Section# of
Questions
% of Final Score
Time
Section I: Multiple Choice 95 minute
sPart A Interpretive Communication:
Print Texts30
questions
50%
40 minute
s
Part B
Interpretative Communication: Print and Audio Texts (combined)
35 question
s
55 minute
sInterpretative Communication: Audio Texts
Section II: Free-Response 85 minute
sTask 1 Interpersonal Writing: E-mail
reply 1 prompt
50%
15 minute
sTask 2 Presentational Writing:
Persuasive Essay 1 prompt
55 minute
sTask 3 Interpersonal Speaking:
Conversation 5 prompts
5 minute
sTask 4 Presentational Speaking:
Cultural Comparison 1 prompt
7 minute
s
AP French Language & Culture Exam Format
• Students must write a persuasive essay on a given topic clearly indicating their own viewpoint and defending it thoroughly
• The essay topic is based on three sources1. Printed article2. Printed graph/chart/map3. Audio source (podcast/interview)
• Students have 6 minutes to read the print sources (article and graph) and 6 minutes to hear the audio source twice
• Students have 40 minutes to write the essay
Task 2: Persuasive Essay
• Holistic scoring (“Alan’s shoulders”)• Task oriented• Progressive
• integrates vs. summarizes information• Number of sources referenced• effective vs. suitable vs. unsuitable information
• Multiple ways to successfully use sources• 2012 Scoring samples and commentary available at http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/members/exam/exam_information/4559.html
Task 2: Persuasive Essay Scoring Rubric
• Regular exposure to authentic resources from Day 1 Level 1• Web sites• Podcasts• Apps• Social media
• Le Grand Concours• Practice Tests
•Course and Exam Description•Practice Test (AP Audit)
Preparation Suggestions
• My AP French Language & Culture Web Sitehttp://
faculty.ignatius.edu/turner/apfrenchlang.htm • Media Web Sites
• Le Monde www.lemonde.fr • Radio France Internationale www.rfi.fr • France 24 http://www.france24.com/fr/
• Smartphone Apps• Facebook Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/apfrenchlang/
Authentic Resources
•Les Journaux Télévisés
http://faculty.ignatius.edu/turner/tj.htm •Les Causerieshttp://faculty.ignatius.edu/turner/causeries.htm
Student Activities