Français II
FRENCH II Syllabus & Grading Policy
Tully Central School District
Department of World Languages
Mlle Altmann 2020-2021
Course: French II
Time: period 5 Room 125
maltmann@k12.tullyschools.org
Textbook: Bien dit! French 2, HOLT McDOUGAL
Summative Assessment: Final Exam administered during Final Exam Week
Student Learning Objectives:
Speaking: Student oral responses will be comprehensible and appropriate demonstrating competence in pronunciation and intonation.
Listening: Student will demonstrate understanding of in-class instruction, audio activities and videos.
Reading: Student will incorporate various reading strategies to actively read and demonstrate understanding of authentic documents, short stories and reading passages.
Writing: Student will write well-developed essays on various topics demonstrating competence of vocabulary, syntax and organization.
Grading Policy:
Class Participation 15%
Homework 15%
Quizzes 30%
Tests/Projects 40%
Coursework Overview:
Chapter 1
Vocabulary: Describing Friends and Family
Describing Yourself
Likes & Dislikes
After School Activities
Grammar: Adjective Agreement & Position
Conjugating AVOIR & ÊTRE
AVOIR & ÊTRE Expressions
Conjugating –ER verbs in the present tense
Conjugating –RE verbs in the present tense
Conjugating –IR/ISS verbs in the present tense
Chapter 2
Vocabulary: Celebrations & Holidays
Wishing Someone Well
Asking For & Giving Advice
Party Celebrations
Asking For Help
Checking Completion of Party Preparations
Grammar: Direct Object Pronouns & Replacement
Indirect Object Pronouns & Replacement
Conjugating Offrir
Passé Composé with AVOIR & ÊTRE
Negative Expressions
Chapter 3
Vocabulary: Food
Grocery Shopping
Location of Items
Cooking & Meal Preparation
Grammar: Prepositional Pronoun y & placement
Prepositional Pronoun en & placement
Contractions de & à
Chapter 4
Vocabulary: School Places & Events
Inquiring About How Something Turned Out
Wondering What Happened
Computers & Technology
Asking for Information
Expressing Frustration
Grammar: Object Pronouns with the Past Tense
Negative Expressions in the Past Tense
Conjugating Suivre
Conjugating Ouvrir
Expressing Duration of Time using Depuis, Il y a & Ça fait
Chapter 5
Vocabulary: Morning Routine
Expressing Impatience
Daily Routine
Making Recommendations
Grammar: Conjugating Reflexive Verbs in the present tense
Conjugating Reflexive Verbs in the past tense
Reflexive Verbs with Commands
Reflexive Verbs with Infinitives
Adjective tout, toute, tous, toutes