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 / 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
2
3
4
5
6 / Review of French I-reprise
Review of French I-reprise
Review of French I-reprise
PROGRESS REPORT
Unit 1, Lesson 1
Unit 1.1
Unit 1.1 Test over reprise and unit 1. / Numbers, dates, time, weather, definite/indefinite articles, contractions with à and de, jouer à and jouer de, prepositions, possessive adjectives, 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.
Identifies, nationalities, family and friends, professions, introductions and telephone etiquette
CULTURE – Review of geography of France, la Francophonie.,
Min. 2 Tests, 1 Oral grade or 1 Written grade or Webquest.
WEEK # / SECOND SIX WEEKS / MATERIAL COVERED
1
2
3
4
5
6 / Unit 1, Lesson 2
Unit 1, Lesson 2
Unit 1, Lesson 3
PROGRESS REPORT
Unit 1, Lesson 3
Unit 1, Lesson 4
Unit 1, Lesson 4 / être, expressions using être, regular and irregular adjectives (formation and position), c’est/il est, avoir, expressions using avoir, faire, expressions using faire, inversion, aller, aller + infinitive, venir, revenir, devenir, venir de, depuis
CULTURE – Parisian geography and monuments
2 Tests, One Oral grade or one Written grade or Webquest/Project.
WEEK # / THIRD SIX WEEKS / MATERIAL COVERED
1
2
3
4
5
6 / Unit 2, Lesson 5
Unit 2, Lesson 5
Unit 2, Lesson 6
PROGRESS REPORT
Unit 2, Lesson 6
Unit 2, Lesson 7
Unit 2, Lesson 7 (through passé composé) / Leisure activities (in town, in the city, at the countryside), preterite indicative (le passé composé): regular verbs, negative formation, narration, asking questions with est-ce que, inversion, prendre, mettre, voir, some irregular past participles
CULTURE – Québec and Louisiana
Min. 2 tests, 1 Oral grade, 1 Written grade or Webquest/project.
Final Exam
FRENCH 2-R SECOND SEMESTER
WEEK # / FOURTH SIX WEEKS / MATERIAL COVERED
1
2
3
4
5
6 / Unit 2, Lesson 7 (completion)
Unit 2, Lesson 8
Unit 2, Lesson 8
PROGRESS REPORT
Unit 3, Lesson 9
Unit 3, Lesson 10
Unit 3, Lesson 11 (through articles) / Quelqu’un, quelque chose, ne . . . rien, ne . . . personne, preterite tense of aller, epxressions of time, irregular –ir verbs (dormir, partir, sortir), preterite tense with être, il y a (ago), food vocabulary: meals, food shopping, at the café, vouloir, pouvoir, devoir, partitive articles, partitive articles – negative formation, boire, verbs with spelling changes, comparison of definite, indefinite, partitive articles
CULTURE: la Savoie (Castles/churches) Min. 2 Tests, 1 Oral, 1 Written or Webquest/Project
WEEK # / FIFTH SIX WEEKS / MATERIAL COVERED
1
2
3
4
5
6 / Unit 3, Lesson 11 (completion)
Unit 3, Lesson 12
Unit 4, Lesson 13
PROGRESS REPORT
Unit 4, Lesson 14
Unit 4, Lesson 15
Unit 4, Lesson 16 / Quantities, the adjective tout, il faut, vocabulary: at the movies, at the theater, at the museum, at the stadium, invitations, object pronouns: placement in the present indicative, present indicative + an infinitive, preterite tense (including agreement), with the imperative, connaître, lire, dire, écrire, savoir, comparison of connaître and savoir, double object pronouns
CULTURE: Francophone Africa
Min. 2 Tests, 1 Oral, 1 Written/Project/Webquest
WEEK # / SIXTH SIX WEEKS / MATERIAL COVERED
1
2
3
4
5
6 / Unit 5, Lesson 17
Unit 5, Lesson 17
Unit 5, Lesson 18
PROGRESS REPORT
Unit 5, Lesson 19
Unit 5, Lesson 19
Unit 5, Lesson 19 / Sports vocabulary, courir, faire + de, body part vocabulary, health vocabulary, y and en, croire, use of the definite article with body parts, reflexive verbs
CULTURE: la Martinique., Famous Frenchmen.
Min. 2 Tests, 1 Oral, 1 Written/Project/Webquest
Final Exam