Here is the subject of the French test at the end of Première which was held this Wednesday, June 7, 2023 for all high school students enrolled in French high schools abroad. Yesterday was held the test of Philo for high school students of Terminales also living abroad.
Reminder of the dates of the bac 2023: the early tests of the French baccalaureate for the metropolis will take place on June 15 for the written and from 19 to 30 for the oral test (personal convocation).
Duration of the test: 4 hours
Coefficient: 5
The use of the calculator and dictionary is not allowed.
Subject of the French baccalaureate 2023 - general baccalaureate - foreign
You will deal with either the comment or one of the essay topics:
1- Comment (20 points)
Object of study: The literature of ideas from the sixteenth century to the eighteenth century
Voltaire, Les Deux Consolés (1756)
The great philosopher Citophile once said to a desolate woman, and who just had subject to be: "Madame, the Queen of England, daughter of the great Henry IV, has been as unhappy as you: she was driven from her kingdoms; she was nearly to perish on the ocean by storms; She saw her royal husband die on the scaffold.
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2- Dissertation (20 points)
Object of study: Theatre from the seventeenth century to the twenty-first century
The candidate deals with the choice of one of the following three subjects, taking into account the work and the associated course studied during the year:
A. Work: Molière, The Imaginary Sick
Itinerary: Show and comedy
Referring to Molière's theatre, one critic asserts that "everything [is] appearance, everything seeks to please [it]." Does this seem to you to be able to characterize The Imaginary Patient?
You will respond in an organized development. Your reflection will be based on the work of Molière on the program, on the work carried out as part of the associated course and on your literary culture.
B. Work: Marivaux, false confidences
Background: Theatre and stratagem
Is the final victory of love the result of the stratagems put in place by the various characters, or, as one critic proposes, the result of a "favorable chance" to Dorante?
You will answer this question in an organized development. Your reflection will be based on Marivaux's work on the program, on the work carried out as part of the associated course and on your literary culture.
C. Work: Jean-Luc Lagarce, Just the End of the World
Path: Personal crisis, family crisis
Are the crises exposed in Just the End of the World related to the decisions made by the characters?
You will answer this question in an organized development. Your reflection will be based on the work of Jean-Luc Lagarce on the program, on the work carried out as part of the associated course and on your literary culture.
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Subject of the French baccalaureate 2023 - techno bac - foreign
You will deal with one of the following two topics:
1- Text commentary (20 points)
Object of study: Theatre from the seventeenth century to the twenty-first century.
Text: Alfred de Musset, Il faut qu'une porte est ouvert ou fermé, scène unique, 1845.
The Marchioness is a young woman who lives alone and is bored. She receives visits from the Count and mocks his attempts at seduction, while complaining that she has no romantic feelings.
THE MARQUISE. – [...] I swear to you that there are times when I would give large sums of money only to have a little grief. Look, I was like that while I was being styled, just now. I sighed in despair at not thinking of anything.
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2- Text contraction (10 points) and essay (10 points)
Object of study: The literature of ideas from the sixteenth century to the eighteenth century
The candidate deals, taking into account the work and the course studied during the year, one of the following three subjects:
A – Work: Rabelais, Gargantua, chapters XI to XXIV. Path: the right education.
Text: René Blanchet, « Connaissance de la Terre et éducation » in Le défi du XXIe siècle, Relier les savoirs, Journées thématiques, 1999.
We know nowadays that theories or approaches concerning the Earth have evolved considerably since the 1960s, that many once important books are now out of date. (...)
Contraction: You will make the contraction of this text in 194 words. A tolerance of plus or minus 10% is allowed: the limits are therefore set at least 174 words and at most 214 words. You will place a marker in your work every 50 words and you will indicate at the end of the contraction the number of words it contains.
Essay: How does observing the world contribute to a good education? You will develop your answer to this question in an organized way, based on Rabelais' Gargantua (chapters XI to XXIV), on the text of the contraction exercise (text by René Blanchet) and on those you have studied during the year as part of the object of study "The literature of ideas from the sixteenth century to the eighteenth century". You will also be able to use your readings and your personal culture.
B – Work: La Bruyère, Les Caractères, Book XI "De l'Homme". Course: painting people, examining human nature.
Text: Martial Guédron, L'art de la grimace, 2011.
As early as the Renaissance, civil treatises1 described how to behave in order to be pleasant in society. Assimilating the requirements of measure and discretion dear to the clergy (...)
Contraction: You will make the contraction of this text in 181 words. A tolerance of plus or minus 10% is allowed: the limits are therefore set at least 163 words and at most 199 words. You will place a marker in your work every 50 words and you will indicate at the end of the contraction the number of words it contains.
Test: To what extent is what is called human nature also a social and cultural construct? You will develop your answer to this question in an organized way, based on Book XI of La Bruyère's Characters, on the text of the contraction exercise (text by Martial Guédron) and on those you have studied during the year as part of the object of study "The literature of ideas from the sixteenth century to the eighteenth century". You will also be able to use your readings and your personal culture.
C – Work: Olympe de Gouges, Declaration of the Rights of Women and of the Citizen (from the "preamble" to the "postamble"). Journey: writing and fighting for equality.
Text: Lucie Azéma, Women also are travelling, 2021.
I love the unpredictability of travel, the thrill of a change of scenery, the adrenaline that invades us when we immerse ourselves in environments where we do not master the language, culture or climate. (...)
Contraction: You will make the contraction of this text in 195 words. A tolerance of plus or minus 10% is allowed: the limits are therefore set at least 175 words and at most 215 words. You will place a marker in your work every 50 words and you will indicate at the end of the contraction the number of words it contains.
Essay: "A room of one's own is also a window to elsewhere," writes Lucie Azéma. Do we need privacy and solitude to engage in a fight for equality?
You will develop your answer to this question in an organized way, based on the Declaration of the Rights of Women and the Citizen (from the "preamble" to the "postamble") by Olympe de Gouges, on the text of the exercise of contraction (text by Lucie Azéma) and on those you have studied during the year as part of the object of study "The literature of ideas from the sixteenth century to the eighteenth century". You will also be able to call on your readings and your personal culture
The subject with the full texts in pdf to download here
Methodical guide and advice:
- French baccalaureate: oral - guide and methodical
- French baccalaureate: oral - advice from a teacher to succeed in oral, pitfalls to avoid ...
- French baccalaureate: writing - guide and method to pass your 4-hour exam
- French baccalaureate: writing - tips for cardboard writing, pitfalls to avoid
- The works on the program for the French Baccalaureate.
Annals:
- Annals of the French baccalaureate 2022: the subjects and answers of the French baccalaureate
