Gr.12+Paper+2+-+Writing

Here is exactly what's expected from you !

>>>>>>>> How to have good grades !
Guidelines on text types used on   language B paper 2 HL/SL I already tried to explain you how you must write a letter, an interview or a movie review...

But there are a few other things you need to know !! As I told you, these details represent a large part of the grade ! So read the document and I'll try to add some 'details' on this page.
Make briefing cards for every type of essay and stick them all over your room !

// And there are a few things you can guess ! For example, if you have to write an email, don't forget to say : // // __De :__ clement@frenchriss__**.fr**__ // // __A :__ grade12@students__**.nl**__ // // __Objet :__ Tips ! // // The content, an ending sentence and you sign. //

Try to make your essay as **genuine** as can be ! You probably don't write diaries or letters but you definitely know how to do that ! Don't be shy, you can write "//Mon cher journal, je suis triste aujourd'hui...//", no one will judge you because no one will see your essay or know your name, and a few thousands other students will do the same (btw, be original because after having read 60 essays in which everybody says //J'aime ce film parce que les acteurs jouent bien//, a teacher gets bored. Prefer // Ce film développe de manière très intéressante la thématique de la..... //). Or you can even change the date ! If you have to write about your coming holidays, change the date (DON'T FORGET THE DATE !) to 1730 and say that you will go to the castle of your cousin to spend a few days reading and knitting ! (Don't go too far though. If not asked, don't talk about robots from Pluto).

==== **When it comes to writing an essay of any kind there are rules you must obey. If you have to be formal, or colloquial, don't change to another register in the middle of your text ! You should be very careful about that. It is the same with the use of tu or vous. You decide : formal or not ! When you have finished your essay, read it again thinking of this advice. And then, read it one more time to check the agreements of all your articles / adjectives / nouns / verbs: the plural form, masculine or feminine. If you have to quote something, remember that the French //guillemets// are not ' ... ' but « ... ». This is not weird, this is French.** ====

====__Article de journal :__ if it is a school magazine article, choose a standard register. If it is a proper newspaper, be formal. You may have to relate facts or persuade people. You most certainly read (French) magazines and newspapers so remember : there are always a **title/headline** and the name of the writer at the end. Don't forget to cut your text into many **paragraphs**, one for each idea that has to be introduced, explained and concluded. Sometimes, between the paragraphs, you can see quotes from the coming paragraph in big letters; do that ! It will make your text look genuine !====

====__Discours :__ you have to persuade an audience, be formal and respectful. Start with //**Mesdames et Messieurs** / Mes chers collègues / Mes chers amis / ...// and go on with //Je voudrais vous parler de ...// and introduce your main point. Then develop it, argue it. Use rhetorical questions such as //Ne trouvez-vous pas inquiétant que ... ?// and avoid //Je pense que// as much as possible. Think about political speeches you may have heard ! Use //Comme chacun (= tout le monde) sait .... (as everyone knows...)// to introduce an idea, it is persuasive. And **justify** all of your ideas with examples.====

M. le Directeur, parents d'élèves intéressés par le IB à la RISS, chers professeurs de l'école, et amis, merci d'être venus si nombreux à cette journée portes ouvertes. Je m'appelle François Pignon et je suis élève en deuxième année. Il me reste donc quelques semaines avant de quitter la RISS après y avoir étudié le programme du Baccalauréat International. Je voudrais vous parler de mon expérience personnelle, et de tout ce qu’elle m’a apporté jusqu’à maintenant. CONTINUEZ AVEC UN PLAN DE VOS IDEES. Exemple de fin :

Quelqu’un dans la salle a-t-il une question à (me) poser ? Non ? Eh bien, je vous remercie de m’avoir écouté(e) et j’espère ne pas vous avoir trop ennuyés. Si vous avez besoin de renseignements supplémentaires, n’hésitez pas à venir me parler. Je vous souhaite à tous et à toutes une très bonne fin de soirée/journée.

====__Journal intime :__ You have to be informal and always say **//je//** because you have to say your feelings. You can however talk directly to your diary saying //**Mon cher journal,** tu me connais par coeur//,... Well, that's an example ! Anyway... always write the **date**, in French, before starting. You may even write two entries at two different dates (two following days). You also have to exagerate, use tons of //!!!// if you are happy or //...// if you are terribly sad.====

====__Lettre de candidature pour un emploi :__ you have to be very formal. Do not forget to write your address (left hand corner), place and date (right hand corner), a subtitle to explain the content of your letter : //__Objet :__ offre d'emploi//. You have to learn this exact sentence !! As in every formal letter, you start with //Madame, Monsieur,// and then //J'ai lu votre annonce et j'aimerais postuler pour ce travail // (it means 'I read your ad and I'd like to apply for the job'). You can't avoid it. Add details about your work experience and your different interests. It would be a good idea to say that you attach your ID (//ma carte d'identité//) and CV (//mon CV//) to the letter, it sounds genuine. End with the classic formula :====

//mes salutations distinguées.//
//Signature.// __Lettre pour vous plaindre de quelque chose:__ You know how to start and end a formal letter. In this kind of essay you have to explain exactly what is your complaint about and that you expect an answer (//En attendant votre réponse...//).



__Critique de film : __


 * Guide de recommandation **

__ Wriiting skills: __ organising points __ Grammaire: __ Imperatif, Infinitival construction Objectives: giving advices, explaining conditions and consequences

· U tilisez un registre adapte au public (standard ou semi familier) · Précisez l’objectif du guide · Utilisez des éléments permettant d’identifier un guide de recommandation: titre (utiliser celui de l’intitule), sous-titre, information présenté sous forme de liste. · Utilisez de manière cohérente le vouvoiement ou le tutoiement · Utilisez un style approprié qui visera a décrire, a recommander et éventuellement a encourager, décourager..

(prenez…, restez…, buvez…,choisissez…, assurez-vous…,limitez…, faites…,insistez sur… méfiez-vous de …) ||  || //il faut :…// // Vous devez :… // || ** Infinitif ** , Ne pas laisser… Ne pas aller… ||
 * On vous conseille || On vous deconseille ||
 * ** Impératif **
 * ** Infinitif **, si l’introduction finit par
 * Préférez …(+ nom ou + verb. inf.) || Evitez + nom ||
 * N’hesitez pas à …(+verb. inf.) || Evitez de + verbe infinitif ||
 * Il faut veillez à …. (+ nom ou + verb. inf.) || Il ne faut pas ||
 * Il faut veillez à …(+ nom ou + verb. inf.) || Ayez le reflexe de ne pas … ||
 * Il est necessaire de || Ne jamais+ inf (ne jamais laisser …) ||
 * Il faut ||  ||
 * Pensez à ||  ||
 * Ayez le reflexe de… ||  ||
 * Privilégiez… ||  ||

Condition:


 * condition || necessite || consequences || recommandation ||
 * si || Il faut || Peut entrainer || Veiller a ||
 * En cas de || …est necessaire || Aussi, ||  ||
 * || Il est necessaire || …peut avoir de grave consequences || … ||

Exemple de discours

Exemple de : lettre formelle, lettre amicale, journal intime

(to be continued...)