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