Havergal's Uncalendar, 2021-22 Academic Year

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GRADE 12 FSF4U – Core French, Grade 12, University Preparation 1 CREDIT The famous French singer Edith Piaf sang Non, je ne regrette rien and, like her, you will not regret stretching your French skills further in the Grade 12 French course. This is a chance to master skills you have already learned and to add a few more nuances. A wide variety of texts and media will inform our conversations about the following themes: personal and public identities, beauty and aesthetics, contemporary life, global challenges, science and technology and families and communities. Throughout the year, you will maintain your own portfolio of Francophone resources inspired by these themes and share your discoveries with classmates. What is a French course without francophone culture and history? Participate in the Toronto French Theatre urban tales contest through an actor-led workshop, and submission of your own dramatic creation. Understand what it means to be an immigrant or a refugee in modern-day Québec through Kim Thuy’s novel Ru. Assist in an online conversation with Kim Thuy where she will answer your questions about her novel and creative process. Discover the history and track current events of a Francophone region just like a journalist. Prerequisite: FSF3U – Core French, Grade 11, University Preparation FSF4UP – Core French, Grade 12, University Preparation (Advanced Placement) 1 CREDIT This course includes the course content for FSF4U. In addition, students will be prepared to write the AP French Language exam. The AP French exam in May is a great opportunity to test your skills and understanding of French and Francophone culture. In preparation for the exam, you will have many opportunities to become familiar with the format of the exam and practise the different components, such as reading and responding to an email, writing a persuasive essay, carrying on a conversation with a native speaker and presenting a topic of cultural interest. Prerequisite: FSF3U – Core French, Grade 11, University Preparation

Latin Latin is not a dead language. Students find that studying Latin helps them develop skills that can be transferred to other areas of study: English, history, the arts, drama, philosophy, law, medicine and the sciences. Studying this ancient language encourages the mental processes of alertness, attention to detail, memory, logic and critical reasoning. It also helps students develop a college-level vocabulary, since 65% of all English words come from Latin, 90% if one counts words of more than two syllables. As well, Latin fulfills the foreign language requirement at almost all universities and provides an excellent point of departure for the study of other foreign languages. One cannot exaggerate the cultural richness of Latin. Its study will open the door to new cultures as varied as Republican Rome of the third Century BCE and early modern 17th Century France, and much in between. As the lingua franca of the Ancient Roman Empire, Latin united diverse peoples from all corners of the ancient world: Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and Asia Minor. As the living language of medieval Europe and the language of learning in Early Modern Europe, Latin continued to unite peoples of diverse languages and cultures. Today the Latin classroom is a port, with Latin its lingua franca, uniting students from all over the world in common study and allowing them to enter directly into conversations left by ancient, medieval and modern authors. It is this direct contact with a language so foreign in structure, culture, place and time that allows Latin students to transcend the barriers of place, time and culture while growing, expanding and adapting intellectually in ways unique to this discipline.

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