Submitted by Adapted from POLIA Handbook by CoBaLTT Staff

Language: French Unit Cultural Theme or Academic Content Area: Education Target Audience: Traditional High School Year of Instruction: 3 Proficiency Level: Intermediate Low

Standards: Communication:    1.1, 1.2, 1.3 Cultures:    2.1, 2.2 Connections:    3.1, 3.2 Comparisons:    4.1, 4.2 Communities:

Unit Timeframe:

Eight to twelve 50-minute class sessions

Unit Overview:

Students participating in this unit will develop reading strategies and broaden their knowledge of vocabulary and information necessary to understand the French school system.

General Unit References and Resources:

Kagan, S. (1989). Cooperative learning: Resources for teachers. San Juan Capistrano, CA: Resources for Teachers.

The table entitled Le Système de Scolarité en France was adapted from a table in:
Mermet, G. (1991). Francoscopie. Paris: Librairie Larousse.

Text and tables summarizing options for French high school study were adpated from texts in:
Ministère de l'Education Nationale. (1994, Septembre). Tout sur la nouvelle école. Paris: ONISEP-CNDP.
Shrum, J.L. & Glisan, E.W. (1994). Teacher's handbook: Contextualized language instruction. Boston, MA: Heinle & Heinle. 149-151.

http://www.siec.education.fr/examens/BCG/Description.htm
General information about the history of the baccalauréat in France.

http://www.peep.asso.fr/flash92.htm
This website gives the statistics regarding information from the 2001 baccalauréat in France. Has links to other related, and full-text, documents.

http://www.chez.com/tamsite/bac/accueil.htm
A website that gives encouragement for students preparing for the baccalauréat and related links.

Links or files for unit content:     A new window will open for each lesson.

Lesson 1 - Le Système de Scolarité en France
Lesson 2 - Le Bulletin Trimestriel
Lesson 3 - Le Baccalauréat: What? How?
Unit Assessment