Year 13 – Curriculum Plan Subject French
Autumn Term GRAMMAR RUNS THROUGHOUT THE COURSE END OF UNIT LISTENING, READING AND TRANSLATION AFTER EACH UNIT UNIT 1 – POSITIVE ASPECTS OF A DIVERSE SOCIETY Consider the benefits of living in an ethnically diverse society; the need for tolerance and respect; how we can promote diversity UNIT 2 – THE LIFE OF THE MARGINALISED Examine different groups who are marginalised; discuss measures to help them; consider contrasting attitudes to people who are marginalised
English Language
English Literature
PAPER 3 Study of the novel “L’Etranger” UNIT 3 – HOW WE DEAL WITH CRIMINALS Examine different attitudes to crime; discuss prison, its merits and problems; alternative forms of punishment UNIT 4 – POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT Discuss arguments relating to the vote and the French political system…
COMPONENT 2 – CHILD LANGUAGE ACQUISITION Students will explore and critically evaluate the development of literacy skills in children between the ages of 0 and 8. Students They will focus on the spoken language acquisition of children and will explore how children learn to read and write. COMPONENT 3 – INVESTIGATING LANGUAGE Students will have the opportunity to develop their research and investigation skills. They will consolidate their knowledge of language frameworks and key language concepts gained from components 1, 2 and the non-examination assessment. Students will apply these skills to an area of language study that particularly interests them, selected from pre-released subtopics, in preparation for an externally assessed examination. COMPONENT 1 - DRAMA Students will study aspects of the form of drama via two plays. The central focus of the drama study is the literary text. Students will need to explore the use of literary and dramatic devices and the shaping of meanings in their chosen plays. Texts studied are: A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams and the Shakespeare play King Lear. COMPONENT 3 – POETRY Students will also develop depth of knowledge about poetic style by studying a selection from the work of a single named poet, or a selection from within a literary period or movement. Literary study of the chosen set poems should be enhanced by study of the contexts in which they were written and received.