Planning on moving up levels in French?

Ok, so if you are planning on moving up into the 300 levels of French, there is a page in your book that is absolutely essential to getting a good grade in those classes. (It would most likely help you in this class, as well, ahem...)


Page 131, will be crucial to you when writing out papers in French. It shows you exactly how to plan out your paper, the correct way in French. So seriously, if you are thinking about selling back this book, I would find a way to copy down the information given in it before doing so.


The key to understanding how to organize your writing lies with this graphic

 

The first section represents the thesis (idée clé). The second section represents the area where you can discuss others ideas, or give examples. The last section is for the expansion of your idea. 

Also here is a website explaining the same thing. Personal Writing in French


I also found this website that is about how the French organize their writings on literature. Again, if you plan on moving up, bookmark this website! It will really save you in French Literature! (French 330 amd 331) Awesome Website on writing on Literature in French! ( They also have a special name for these types of writings Explication de texte and from my experience of taking French classes at VCU you can plan on having to write many of these in the upper levels! ;-) )




Does this help anyone about organization of writing? What would you like to hear about or have explained in the next post?