Aspects of French-speaking society: current trends: YEAR 12 a) Family and relationships (marriage, partnerships, what is a ‘perfect parent’?) b) New Technology (how does technology help your life? Could you survive without the internet? Risks and dangers of our ‘cyber society’) c) Volunteering (Why help out? What’s in it for the volunteer?’) Artistic culture in the French-speaking world: YEAR 12 a) France and its culture – a country proud of its heritage) b) Contemporary music in France (how can we protect authentic French music? Why listen to French rap, rock and pop, Rn’B, and dance?) c) Cinema – the ‘7th art’ (the importance of French cinema in the global world. What makes a great French film?) Aspects of French-speaking society: current trends: YEAR 13 a) The positive aspects of a diverse society. (How can we encourage tolerance and mutual respect in an ethnically diverse society?) b) Marginalised (who are the most marginalized in French society? The poor, the homeless, unemployed? How can we help them?) c) Law and Order (Is prison a success or failure? Treatment of criminals; other possible sanctions) Artistic culture in the French-speaking world: YEAR 13 a) Changing society through politics. (What can I do to change society? Should 16-year-olds have the right to vote and protest?) b) Demonstrations and the right to strike. (Who has the ‘real power’ in society? Do demonstrations and strikes work? Different attitudes towards political pressure groups) c) Immigration (Living in harmony with my neighbor; how can we overcome racism?)