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Grades 10, 11, 12
Course Description:
Students will expand on their basic foundation in
French grammar and conversation. The main objective is to increase
students' comprehension of written and spoken French. They will
concentrate on improving the speed and accuracy of their French
pronunciation. Culture study will continue to be an important part of
the class.
Prerequisite: French I (recommended C in
French I)
I.
The following outlines the general course objectives for the
year.
A.
Students will continue to work on the French sound system, with
emphasis on phonetic sounds, accent, and speaking.
B.
Students will double a basic, active vocabulary and continue to
grow in a passive, reading vocabulary.
C.
Students will translate more difficult dialogues and graded
readings.
D.
The students will conjugate the following verbs in the present
tense:
pouvoir, vouloir, prendre, boire, lire, dire, savoir, connaitre.
E.
Students will learn the conjugation of regular verbs and
irregular verbs in the preterite tense using avoir and etre.
F.
Students will learn conjugation in the future and imperfect
tenses.
G.
Students will learn to conjugate verbs in the conditional tense.
II.
Major assignments
A.
Memorize a map of French speaking countries and their capitals.
B.
Memorize a map of major rivers, cities, and mountain chains in
France. Memorize the countries that border on France.
C.
Prepare a report on a French speaking country other than France.
III.
Grading procedures
A.
The grading scale will follow school procedure as it is explained
in the Handbook.
B.
A point system will be used in class. A point value will be given
to each assignment, test, and project.
C.
Extra credit projects must be approved. They must be turned in a
full week before the end of a marking period.
IV.
Tests and Evaluations
A.
Quizzes and daily work 15-35 points.
B.
Vocabulary quizzes 30-50 points.
C.
Unit tests 125-200 points.
D.
Semester Final – comprehensive written exam…20% of final grade.
V.
Class requirements
A.
Each student must bring a textbook, workbook, pencil, and paper
to class. NO BORROWING.
B.
Each student is responsible for each day’s assignment. You are to
exchange phone numbers with another student. If you miss a class you are
to call and get the assignment. You will be expected to make up quizzes
or tests immediately upon your return unless you were sick. In
that case, you have one extra day to make up work.
C.
It is very important that you orally participate in class drills.
Some oral work is graded.
D.
Students will have some form of assignment almost every day. It
is important that student do his own work if anything is to be learned
Plagiarism will result in a zero on the assignment.
E.
Tardiness to class will result in a class detention.
F.
No student will leave the classroom for any reason other than
obvious emergencies.
G.
Cheating will not be tolerated and will result in a zero. Parents
will be notified.
H.
If a student exceeds ten absences during any marking period, no
credit will be earned in the class for that marking period.
VI.
Textbooks.
A.
Bienvenue, textbook. Publisher Glencoe, Macmillan/McGraw
Hill
B.
Bienvenue, workbook. Publisher Glencoe, Macmillan/McGraw Hill. |
