French Ii-R Syllabus s1

FRENCH II-R Course

TEACHER NAME Mrs. Denise McCage TELEPHONE NUMBER 832-484-5401 WEB SITE http://classroom.kleinisd.net/webs/dmccage/home.htm E-MAIL ADDRESS [email protected] This is the preferred way to contact me CONTACT TIMES Conference period- 1st (7:31-8:19) TEKS FOR COURSE The link for the TEKS objectives for French II is located at: http://www.sedl.org/loteced/TEKS_about.html COURSE DESCRIPTION French II is designed for students with one year of study in the language. The basic objective of French II is to help each student continue to attain basic proficiency in the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. The focus is on learning the past tense, increasing vocabulary and learning more complex grammar concepts. This course is targeted to the development of novice-mid to novice-high proficiency.

GRADING MINIMUM of 3 major grades per 6 weeks MINIMUM of 6 daily grades per 6 weeks WEIGHT: MAJOR = 60% DAILY = 30% HOMEWORK = 10% Please see website for detailed grading guidelines. TEST DAYS Wednesdays & Fridays LATE WORK PROCEDURE For minor grades: Late one day is 50%, after that, it is a ZERO. For projects-10 points off each day late for 3 days, after that, it’s a ZERO. MAKE-UP WORK When absent, it is the student’s responsibility to look up the work owed on the chart posted on the day he/she returns. ALL TESTS AND QUIZZES MUST BE SCHEDULED WITH THE TEACHER. All other KISD policies regarding make-up work will be followed. A calendar will be available at the beginning of each six weeks. The same calendar, with any updates, will be maintained on the teacher’s website. All calendar information will be subject to change. RE-TEACH PROCEDURE Formal tutoring is available on Tuesdays at 6:45-7:25 a.m. Re-test time with me is Tuesday 6:45 a.m. or Thursday 6:45 a.m. or with another teacher after school. Once notified of failing written or oral test grade, students will have up to 5 days to schedule a re-test by appointment. SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR FRENCH 2R:

1. A WHITE 1” HARD-SIDED BINDER with a CLEAR POCKET on the cover

2. 5 Tabbed dividers with pockets: (Notes, Handouts, Workbook, APT, Quizzes/Tests)

3. 200 count white, wide paper-ruled paper

4. 2 red, 2 blue/black pens and 2 pencils (for scantron tests). (Optional: a ZIPPERED CASE to store them in. Use blue or black ink only in my class.

5. 500-600 WHITE 3 X 5 flashcards (lined or unlined) & labeled with your name. You will show me then take them home.

6. Have on hand for any projects: A flash drive

Optional items: Glue stick, white-out, dry erase pen, highlighters, your own French pocket dictionary (labeled), pencil/flashcard case.

YOU MUST BRING YOUR BINDER & BOOK TO CLASS EVERY DAY!

Your workbooks ONLY will be stored in the classroom. You will tear out the unit we are currently on and put it into your binder. Please label both workbooks with a sharpie. FRENCH II-R Syllabus FIRST SEMESTER WEEK # FIRST SIX WEEKS MATERIAL COVERED 1 Review of French I-reprise Numbers, dates, time, weather, definite/indefinite articles, contractions with à and de, jouer à and jouer de, prepositions, possessive adjectives, 2 Review of French I-reprise demonstrative adjectives, interrogative adjectives, –ER, -IR, -RE verbs (present indicative and imperative), negation, forming questions, stress pronouns, est-ce que and qu’est-ce que. 3 Review of French I-reprise Identifies, nationalities, family and friends, professions, introductions and PROGRESS REPORT telephone etiquette 4 Unit 1, Lesson 1 CULTURE – Review of geography of France, la Francophonie., 5 Unit 1.1 Min. 2 Tests, 1 Oral grade or 1 Written grade or Webquest.

6 Unit 1.1 Test over reprise and unit 1.

WEEK # SECOND SIX WEEKS MATERIAL COVERED 1 Unit 1, Lesson 2 être, expressions using être, regular and irregular adjectives (formation and position), c’est/il est, avoir, expressions using avoir, 2 Unit 1, Lesson 2 faire, expressions using faire, inversion, aller, aller + infinitive, venir, revenir, devenir, venir de, depuis 3 Unit 1, Lesson 3 PROGRESS REPORT CULTURE – Parisian geography and monuments 4 Unit 1, Lesson 3 2 Tests, One Oral grade or one Written grade or Webquest/Project. 5 Unit 1, Lesson 4

6 Unit 1, Lesson 4

WEEK # THIRD SIX WEEKS MATERIAL COVERED 1 Unit 2, Lesson 5 Leisure activities (in town, in the city, at the countryside), preterite indicative (le passé composé): regular verbs, negative formation, 2 Unit 2, Lesson 5 narration, asking questions with est-ce que, inversion, prendre, mettre, voir, some irregular past participles 3 Unit 2, Lesson 6 PROGRESS REPORT CULTURE – Québec and Louisiana 4 Unit 2, Lesson 6 Min. 2 tests, 1 Oral grade, 1 Written grade or Webquest/project. 5 Unit 2, Lesson 7 Unit 2, Lesson 7 (through 6 passé composé) Final Exam

FRENCH 2-R SECOND SEMESTER WEEK # FOURTH SIX WEEKS MATERIAL COVERED 1 Unit 2, Lesson 7 Quelqu’un, quelque chose, ne . . . rien, ne . . . personne, (completion) preterite tense of aller, epxressions of time, irregular –ir 2 Unit 2, Lesson 8 verbs (dormir, partir, sortir), preterite tense with être, il y a (ago), food vocabulary: meals, food shopping, at the 3 Unit 2, Lesson 8 café, vouloir, pouvoir, devoir, partitive articles, partitive PROGRESS REPORT articles – negative formation, boire, verbs with spelling 4 Unit 3, Lesson 9 changes, comparison of definite, indefinite, partitive articles 5 Unit 3, Lesson 10 CULTURE: la Savoie (Castles/churches) Min. 2 Tests, 1 6 Unit 3, Lesson 11 (through Oral, 1 Written or Webquest/Project articles) WEEK # FIFTH SIX WEEKS MATERIAL COVERED 1 Unit 3, Lesson 11 Quantities, the adjective tout, il faut, vocabulary: at the (completion) movies, at the theater, at the museum, at the stadium, 2 Unit 3, Lesson 12 invitations, object pronouns: placement in the present indicative, present indicative + an infinitive, preterite 3 Unit 4, Lesson 13 tense (including agreement), with the imperative, PROGRESS REPORT connaître, lire, dire, écrire, savoir, comparison of 4 Unit 4, Lesson 14 connaître and savoir, double object pronouns

5 Unit 4, Lesson 15 CULTURE: Francophone Africa Min. 2 Tests, 1 Oral, 1 Written/Project/Webquest 6 Unit 4, Lesson 16 WEEK # SIXTH SIX WEEKS MATERIAL COVERED 1 Unit 5, Lesson 17 Sports vocabulary, courir, faire + de, body part vocabulary, health vocabulary, y and en, croire, use of the 2 Unit 5, Lesson 17 definite article with body parts, reflexive verbs

3 Unit 5, Lesson 18 PROGRESS REPORT CULTURE: la Martinique., Famous Frenchmen. 4 Unit 5, Lesson 19 Min. 2 Tests, 1 Oral, 1 Written/Project/Webquest 5 Unit 5, Lesson 19 Final Exam 6 Unit 5, Lesson 19