French Ii-R Syllabus

FRENCH II SYLLABUS *

TEACHER NAME Mrs. Donna Meredith TELEPHONE NUMBER 832-484-5408 WEB SITE http://classroom.kleinisd.net/webs/dmeredith/home.htm E-MAIL ADDRESS [email protected] This is the preferred way to contact me CONTACT TIMES Conference period- 4th (10:18 - 11:06) 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% Major grades may include tests, oral grades, projects and writing assignments. Daily grades - quizzes, handouts, audio workbook etc.

TEST DAYS Tuesdays and Thursdays LATE WORK PROCEDURE Posted on website after 8/24 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. PROCEDURE FOR MAKE-UP: ALL TESTS AND QUIZZES MUST BE SCHEDULED WITH THE TEACHER. All other KISD policies regarding make-up work will be followed. RE-TEACH PROCEDURE Formal tutoring is available on Wednesday 2:30 - 3:30 SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR FRENCH 2:

1 1” BINDER

5 Tabbed dividers with pockets

200 count white, wide or college ruled paper

2 red, 2 blue/black pens and 2 pencils (for scantron tests) and a ZIPPERED CASE to store them in (place in binder)

500-600 WHITE 3 X 5 flashcards (lined or unlined) & labeled

2 large WHITE poster boards with your name written in small font on bottom right corner of one side of posters

Have on hand: A flash drive

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

YOU MUST BRING YOUR BINDER & BOOK TO CLASS EVERY DAY FRENCH II COURSE OUTLINE 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 Lousiana 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 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