French I
Welcome! Bienvenus!
On Wednesday August 20 you will be introduced to the school & class rules & regulations. I also will be going over the course syllabus. Your class contract will be due in class by Monday 8/25.
On 8/21/08 we will go over
a) Why speak French? p. 2 & 3
b) Bonjour la France p. 4 - 11
c) The French Alphabet
From 8/21 - 8/25, we will be working on Leçon 1 A: La Rentrée (greetings, alphabet, numbers, culture)
Your first assessment will be on Wednesday 8/27. You will have to know the French Alphabet, the different accents and spell your first name using the French Alphabet.
Week of August 25 - 29
Students will be learning greetings, numbers from 0-10, & culture in Leçon 1A
Practice will be done orally (book p. 14 - 17)
Practice ditto will be due in class on Wednesday 8/27
Workbook practice will be due on Thursday 8/28 (p. 1 - 4)
Assessment on French Alphabet on Wednesday 8/27
Thursday practice section IB -Book p.18 -21 + activities Ditto + culture
Friday practice section 1C - Book p. 22 - 25 + activities Ditto + culture
Assessment on Leçon 1A,B & C on Wednesday 9/3
Week of September 2 - 5
Workbook practice due on 9/2 p. - 8 & 9, 11 & 12
Listening Leçon on 9/2
Review Leçon 1
Assessment of Leçon 1 (total) on 9/3
On 9/3 -Introduce & practice Leçon 2 A-Pointing out to people and finding out who they are. p. 26 - 29
Practice numbers 70 - 1000
On 9/4 Leçon 2B Talking about other people + culture + activities ditto
On 9/5 Leçon 2C Introducing one's family and talking about how old people are + culture +activities ditto
Workbook p. 15, 16, 19 & 20 due to class on Monday 9/8
Week of September 8 - 12
On Monday 9/8 Listening in Workbook for Leçon 2
Checking workbook Leçon 2 & speaking about you & your family
Tuesday 9/9 Quiz Leçon 2 & Inroduction Leçon 3 Culture p. 45, 46, 49, 50, 52 & 54
On 9/10 Practice in offering & asking for food p. 45 - 47 & ditto activities Leçon 3A
On 9/11 Lecture p. 25 - 28 in Workbook & Video activities Leçon 1
On 9/12 Practice in ordering something to drink p. 48 - 51 & ditto activities Leçon 3B
On 9/12 Practice in asking about prices p. 52 - 55 & ditto activites Leçon 3C
Unité 1 Reading & Culture activities workbook p. 25 -27
Workbook Leçon 3 due in class on 9/15 - p. 31, 32, 35, 36, 39 & 40
Week of September 15 - 19
Data day on 9/15 & Pinwheel for Peace making
On 9/16 Work on Café skit to be presented by students - due in class on 9/18
Check workbook Leçon 3 & do Listening Leçon 3 in workbook
Quiz on Leçon 3 on 9/17 - After quiz practice Café skit
On 9/19 presentation of Café skit
Introduction Leçon 4 on 9/18 (Time, date & weather)
Leçon 4A p. 56 - 59
Workbook p. 43 & 44
Leçon 4B on 9/19 p. 60 - 63
Workbook p. 48 & 49
Making of Clock for Monday as extra credit
Week of September 22 - 26
Collect Clocks from students who did them
Review Time & Date
Introduce Leçon 4C, the Weather p. 64 - 67
Workbook practice p. 53 & 54, Reading p. 55 - 58
Dittos practice on Leçon 4 A, B, & C
On Tuesday 9/23 Listening of Leçon 4 in workbook
Review Leçon 4 (all)
Quiz Leçon 4 on Wednesday 9/24
On 9/24 - 9/26 Leçon 5 Mes Activités -Book p. 72 - 81
Workbook p. 59 - 63
Ditto practice Leçon 5
Quiz Leçon 5 0n 9/29 ( Monday)
Week of September 29 - October 3
Assessment Leçon 5 on Monday 9/23
Introduce Leçon 6 - Une Invitation - p. 82 - 91
Students will learn how to conjugate the verb ETRE in the present tense, learn the difference between TU & VOUS, ILS & ELLES, how to formulae a question and how to put a sentence in the negative.
Workbook practice p. 59 - 63
Dittos practice on Leçon 5
Quiz on Leçon 5 will be on Friday 10/3
Week of October 6 - 10
Review Leçon 6
Check workbook Leçon 6 & Practice ditto
Quiz Leçon 6 on Tuesday 10/7
Introduce Leçon 7- Culture p. 93
How to conjugate the ER verbs in the Present tense p. 94
Vocabulary p. 95 & 100
Workbook Leçon 7 p. 69 - 74
Practice Ditto Leçon 7
Quiz Leçon 7 on 10/14
Week of October 13 - 17
Review Leçon 7 on Monday 10/13
Check & correct workbook & practice dittos
Quiz Leçon 7 on 10/14
Introduce Leçon 8 - Culture "Le Sénégal" p. 105 & R3
Introduce Question words p. 106, 107, 108 & 109
Practice question words p. 106 - 109
Introduce the verb FAIRE in the present tense p. 110 & expressions with "faire"
Practice Inversion formation for questions p. 111
Book review practice p. 112 - 113
Workbook practice p. 75 - 79 (leçon 8) + Reading & Culture activities p. 81 - 84 Speaking for Midterm will be on Monday 10/20 & Tuesday 10/21
French I 4th period will be working online on Wednesday 10/15 (be present)
Week of October 20 - 23
Students will review Lessons 1 - 8 for Midterm
Speaking proficiency will be held on Monday & Tuesday
Fourth period will take their exam on 10/22
Secondperiod will take their exam on 10/23
Week of October 27 - 31
Students will learn about the classroom objects and expressions pour la classe.
In Leçon 9, students will learn how to describe themselves, other people & things.
Culture on French Teenagers p. 136 & 137
Vocabulary to describe people p. 138 & 138
Vocabulary to describe things & location p. 140, 142, 144 & 147
Practice vocabulary in book p. 139,141, 143, 145, 146, 148 & 149
Workbook practice Leçon 9 p. 85 - 92
Activities package practice Leçon 9
Quiz on Leçon 9 will be on 10/31/08
Week of November 3 - 7
Students will learn about Haïti in the Culture p.151-Leçon 10
Students will talk about what one has using the verb AVOIR in the Present Tense
p. 152
Students will review the use of the articles : definite vs. indefinite in the singular and the plural p. 153 - 155 & 158 & 159
Students will learn how to express themselves in the negative using DE or D' p.156 & 157
Workbook practice Leçon 10- p. 93 - 100
Practice Package Activities Leçon 10
Quiz Leçon 10 will be on Monday 11/10/08
Week of November 10 - 14
Students will be assessed on Leçon 10 on Monday 11/10
Students will learn in Leçon 11:
Culture: Friendship p. 163
The agreement of adjectives with nouns p. 164
The plural of adjectives p. 166
The position of adjectives p. 168
Workbook practice p. 101 - 106
Activités Package Leçon 11
Quiz on Leçon 11 will be on Friday 11/14/08
Week of November 17 - 21
Students will learn about "La Voiture" and "Le permis de conduire" in the culture of Leçon 12 Book p. 173
They will learn the colors in French p.174 & 175
They will learn the position of adjectives including the BANGS adjectives p. 175 & 176.
They will learn how to describe people & things using "Il est/Elle est vs. C'est" p. 177.
They will learn expressions of opinions p. 178 & 179
Workbook p. 107 - 116
Package activités Leçon 12
Assessment of Leçon 12 on Thursday 11/20/08
Students will be introduced to Leçon 13 Le français pratique: la ville et la maison
Culture on Les villes françaises p. 194 & 195
Vocabulaire: talking about where people live & go - La ville: p. 196, 197 & 199
and La maison p. 200
***ALL NOTEBOOKS & WORKBOOKS will be collected on Friday 11/21/08
Week of November 24 - 26
Students will learn & talk about where one lives in Leçon 13 p. 196, 197 & 199 and in Leçon 14 p. 210
They will learn where one is going with the present tense of the verb ALLER p. 206 & going to places p. 208 using the prepositions "to the " in French.
They will learn how to form the FUTURE using the present of the verb Aller + infinitive of any given verb p.212 (in the positive & negative).
They will learn the preposition CHEZ + stressed pronouns p. 211 & 221.
They will also learn how to say who is coming & where one is coming from using the verb VENIR in the present tense p. 218 and "from the" in French p.219.
Students will work in their workbook p. 120, 127 - 130, 133, 135 # 5
Quiz on above will be on Tuesday 12/2/08
On Monday 12/1 all students will recite their poem of choice.
On Thursday 12/4 all students will speak about of the topics of choice.
All posters & projects done for extra credit must be turned in to Madame on 12/12.
Have a great & healthy Thanksgiving!
Week of December 1 - 5
Students will recite their poem of choice on 12/1 .
Students will be reviewing material learned from Leçons 13 - 15 of last week.
Students will learn how to ask for directions p. 199 Leçon 13, how to describe one's home p. 200, how to use Jouer au vs. Jouer du p. 220 Leçon 15 and learning how to handle the construction: nom + de + nom p. 223.
Workbook practice p. 117 - 136
Assessment on Leçons 13 - 15 will be on Friday 12/5
On Thursday 12/4 students will do their Speaking Proficiency (speaking on topic of choice from list given).
Week of December 8 - 12
Students will learn in Leçon 16 "Les animaux domestiques" P. 227, les étages p. 227, the possession formation with "de" p. 228.
They will review the family p. 229
They will learn the possessive adjectives p. 230 & 232
They will learn the ordinal numbers p. 233
Workbook practice p. 137 - 148
Assessment on Leçon 16 will be on 12/11
Students will learn all about Paris as a special unit.
Students will learn clothing and where one purchases them in Leçons 17 & 18
They will also learn how to use the "interrogative and demonstrative" adjectives in Leçon 18.
Workbook practice p. 149 - 162
Assessment on Leçons 17 & 18 will be on 12/18
Week of December 15 - 19
Students Projects & Posters are due on Monday 12/15. It will be the only opportunity for extra credit this marking period.
Unit on Paris. Assessment on Paris on 12/17
Students will be learning all about clothing and where to purchase them p. 256 & 257
Clothing p. 258, 259 & 260
Buying clothes in a store p. 262
Review of all numbers p. 263
Verbs with stem changes p. 268 & 269
Pointing out to people & Things p. 270
Asking for clarification & asking questions p. 271
Verb "Mettre" p. 272
Workbook practice p. 149 - 162
Assessment on Leçons 17 & 18 on 12/18/08 (this includes describing what you are wearing orally)
On 12/19- The Making of the Eiffel Tower & questionnaire
Have a great & healthy break & New Year!
Joyeux Nöel et Bonne et Heureuse Année!
Week of January 5 - 9
Students will learn how to conjugate the IR verbs in the present tense, comparaisons with adjectives and will review the BANGS adjectives in Leçon 19
In Leçon 20 students will learn how to conjugate the RE verbs, the Imperative (command forms) of the ER, IR and RE verbs, review Pronoun "On" & vocabulary p. 286.
Workbook p. 163 - 179
Review of Final Exam:
Book - p. 114 - 115, p. 182 - 183, p. 236 - 237, p. 296 - 297
Culture on Paris
Week of January 12 -16
Continuation of review
Final Exam
French I I I & French IV
Week of January 23 - 25
Students will review class rules & procedures
Review Rappel I will include description of self and others, expressions with "Avoir " such as "avoir chaud", the futur with " Aller + infinitive, etre en train de + infinitive, venir de + infinitive p. 4 & 5 in " Red" book .
Review Rappel II p. 6 & 7 ( depuis & Present tense of regular & irregular verbs
Workbook p. 3 - 7
French IV will be reviewing all of Reprise
Workbook practice Rappel 1 p. 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 16 & 17
Class Contract due on the 28th of January for 100 points, after that grade will drop 10 points for each passing day until 2/1/08.
Assessment on Rappel I & II on Monday 1/28 for French III and on REPRISE for French IV
Week of January 28 - February 1
French 3 Students will be assessed on Rappel I & II of Reprise
French 4 Students will be assessed on all of Reprise
Students in French 3 will review material from Rappel III p. 8 - 11 ( Rouge) Articles, Direct & Indirect objects pronouns, nationalities.
Book Blanc- Chapters 14, 15, 16, 18 p. 264, 266 & 267
Workbook practice Blanc p. 155- 165, 171 & 172
Students will learn position of 2 pronouns in a sentence- Book Blanc p. 229- Workbook Blanc p. 165
Workbook Rouge p. 8, 9 & 10
French IV students will review Unite I p. 32 - 69 ( la description physique, la toilette, les verbes réfléchis, la condition physique et le monde de l'art)
Workbook p. 19 & 20 Pratique, #A2 p. 21, p. 23 & 24
French 3 will be assessed on Monday 2/4/08 on Rappel 3
French 4 will be assessed on Monday 2/4/08 on Unité 1
Week of February 4 - 8
French 3 Quiz on Rappel 3
French 4 Quiz on Unité 1
French 3 will learn & practice how to use the Imparfait vs. the Passé-Composé.
Book Blanc p. 338 - 341, 344, 350 - 354
Practice Workbook Blanc p. 207 - 209, p. 212 # D, p. 213 - 217
Red Book p. 16 -18
French 4 - Review Unite 2 - p. 70 - 91 ( Les Travaux domestiques, la Formation du Subjonctif des verbes réguliers et irréguliers, Comment décrire un Objet)
Workbook practice Unité 2
French 4 Quiz Unite 2 on 2/7/08
Week of February 11 - 15
Tenth graders will be testing on 2/12 for the FCAT Writes. No French class on that day.
French 3 - Students will be practicing Imparfait vs. Passé-Composé in Package practice.
Quiz on above will be on 2/13
Students will then learn & review Direct & Indirect Object Pronouns and the verbs Connaître vs. Savoir
Book Rouge p. 22 - 25 - Workbook Rouge p. 15 - 18
Workbook Blanc p. 145
Quiz on Pronouns will be on Tuesday 2/19/08
French 4 will review Unite 3 p. 112 - 133 ( Les vacances: plaisirs & problèmes, Le Passé - Composé vs. l'Imparfait, Le Temps et le Passé - Simple)
Practice p. 119 # 13, p. 130 # 4, p. 133 # 11
Workbook Rouge p. 38, 40, 42
Quiz on Unité 3 on 2/13/08
Students will review Unité 4 p. 152 - 169 ( La vie quotidienne, Comment faire les achats, tous les pronoms directs et indirects, expressions indéfinies de quantité, au salon de coiffure, les services, le verbe faire + infinitif)
Practice Book p. 162 # 2, p. 163 # 4, p. 165 # 5 & 7
Quiz on Unité 4 will be on Tuesday 2/19/08
Week of February 19 - 22
All work on Pronouns will be checked on 2/19
French 3 will have quiz on Pronouns on Tuesday
French 4 will have quiz on Unité 4 on Tuesday
French 3 will study part I of Unité I: La description physique et les verbes reflexifs p. 32 - 45
Workbook practice p. 19 - 22
French 4 will review Unité 5: les voyages p. 190, 191, 196, 197 & 198, les expressions négatives p. 192, le futur simple p. 201 & 204 (activity #10 p. 206 to do), et le conditionel p. 207 ( activity #12 p. 207 to do)
Workbook p. 58, 59 & 61
Assessment on Unité 5 on Monday 2/25/08 for French 4
Assessment on Part I of Unité I on Tuesday 2/26/08 for French 3
Week of February 25 - 29
Assessment on Unité 5 for French 4 on Monday 2/25/08
Assessment on Part I Unité I for French 3 on Tuesday 2/26/08
French will learn La Routine quotidienne p. 48, La condition Physique et les Sentiments p. 52, Le Passé-Composé of the reflexive verbs p. 50 and the idiomatic reflexive verbs p. 54
Practice Part 2 of Unité 1 Workbook p. 23 - 26
Assessment on Part 2 Unité I will be on Friday 2/29/08
French 4 will review Unité 6 Séjour en France p. 226 -245 ( A l'hôtel p. 230, 231, 240, Le Comparatif p. 234, Le Superlatif p. 236, Les Pronoms interrogatifs, démonstratifs et possessifs p. 242, 244)
Workbook practice p. 65, 66, 67
Assessment on Unité 5 will be on Friday 2/29/08
Week of March 3 - 7
French 4 will be assessed on Unité 6 on 3/3/08
Then they will be introduced to Unité 7 Partie 1- Les Francais et leur Santé p. 261
Vocabulaire p. 264 - 266 & p. 272 & 275
Cocept du Subjonctif p. 270 - 275
Book p. 271 # 1, p. 273 # 4 & p. 275 # 6
Workbook p. 69 - 73
Package Practice Unité 7
Assessment on above on Monday 3/10/08
French 4 will be assessed on 3/3/08 on Unité 1 Partie 2
They will be introduced to Unité 2 Partie 1- Les passe-temps actifs p. 71, Les Travaux domestiques p. 74 & 75, et la Formation du Subjonctif p. 78 - 80
Review Package Part 1
Workbook p. 27 - 30
Assessment on above on Monday 3/10/08
Week of March 10 - 14
Students will be taking the FCAT during 1st & 2nd period this week
The work assigned is due for all on Friday 3/14/08
French 3 will do their vocab list & grammar point in notebook for Unit 2 Part 2
They will work on their practice package for Unit 2 Part 2
Workbook Unit 2 Part 2 p.74 - 76
Reading p. 282 - 291 & Culture p. 292 - 301 at the end of Unit 2
Questions of reading must be answered in complete sentences and 1 expression écrite must be done.
Culture package must be completed.
Quiz on Unit 2 Part 2 will be on Monday 3/17/08
French 4 students will do exactly the same for Unit 7 Part 2 ( vocab list, grammar point. package practice, workbook p. 31 - 34, reading p. 92 - 97 & questions, and culture p. 98 - 107 & package)
All workbooks & notebooks will be collected on Friday 3/14/08
Quiz on Unit 7 Part 2 will be on Monday 3/17/08
Week of March 17 - 20
French III- Worbook Unit II finish & check
Quiz Unit II Part 2
Unit III - Vive La Nature - Culture p. 109 - 111
Review Passe-Compose vs. Imparfait in Unité III p.114, 116, 118, 128
Passe-Simple p. 133
Vocabulaire p.112, 124, 125, 126
Review for Midterm Reprise, Unit I , Unit II & Unit III
French IV- Workbook Unit VII finish & check
Quiz Unit VII Part 2
Review Unit VI & VII for Midterm
Week of March 24 - 26
Review for Midterm
Midterm on Wednesday 3/ 26
Week of April 7 - 11 & Week of April 14 - 18
French III - Introduce Unit 4- Partie 1- Aspects de la vie quotidienne
p. 149 - 151 Culture
Vocabulaire p. 152, 153, 158 (expressions indéfinies de quantité)
Usage des Pronoms Y & EN p. 156
Workbook p. 45 - 48 / Activités Unité 4 Partie 1
Quiz on Partie 1 on Monday 4/14
Partie 2 - Au salon de coiffure -
Vocabulaire p. 161, 166
Grammaire Révision des Pronoms p. 162
Ordre des Pronoms p. 164
Workbook p. 49 - 54 / Activités Unité 4 Partie 2
Quiz on Partie 2 on Friday 4/18
Culture package on Lecture & Culture
French IV- Introduce Unit 9 Partie 1- Les Relations Personnelles- Culture p. 345 - 347
Vocabulaire p. 348, 349, 350
Grammaire p. 352 les verbes réfléchis sans réciproque, p. 354 & 355 Les Pronoms relatifs QUI & QUE, p. 357 Le Pronom Relatif DONT
Lecture Le Mariage p. 359 & 360
Workbook p. 87 - 90 / Activités Unité 9 Partie I
Quiz Unit 9 Part 1 will be on Monday 4/14
Unit 9 Part 2 -Les Phases de la Vie -
Vocabulaire p. 360
Grammaire Résumé des Pronoms relatifs p. 362 & 364 ( # 3p. 363 & # 6 p. 365)
Quiz Unit 9 Part 2 will be on Friday 4/18
Culture Package on Reading & Culture
Week of April 21 - 25
French 3-
Practice Unit 4 Part 2 Workbook p. 49 - 54
Assessment Unit 4 Part 2 on 4/22/08
Introduce Unit 5 Part 1 La Passion des Voyages
Vocabulaire p. 190, 191, 192
Cyrano de Bergerac & assignment
Assessment on Unit 5 Part 1 will be on 4/30/08
French 4-
Practice Unit 9 Part 2 Book activities
Workbook p. 91 - 94
Assessment Unit 9 Part 2 on 4/22/08
Introduce Unit 10 Part 1- Vers la Vie active ( Le BAC p. 383 - 385)
Vocabulaire p. 386 & 387
Grammaire: Preposition + infinitif p. 388 & 389. Participe Present p. 370
Cyrano de Bergerac & assignment
ALL assignments for Cyrano must be done for Monday 4/28/08
Week of April 28 - May 2
French 3-
Collect ALL work on Cyrano
Package practice Unit 5 part 1
Workbook p. 55 & 56
Assessment on above on Wednesday 4/30/08
Introduce part 2 p. 196 - 207 (vocab & formation of the futur and conditionel)
ALL workbooks will be graded on Thursday 5/1
ALL notebooks will be graded on Friday 5/2
French 4 -
Collect ALL work on Cyrano
Unit 10 Part 1
Workbook p. 95 - 100
Practice Package Part 1
Assessment Unit 10 Part 1 will be on 4/30/08
Introduce Part 2 La vie professionnelle, A la recherche d'un emploi & La construction conjonction + subjonctif p. 394 - 401
ALL workbooks will be graded on 5/1
ALL notebooks will be graded on 5/2
Week of May 5 - 9
French III
Unit 5 Partie 2 Book p. 196 - 207
Practice above in workbook p. 57 - 62
Practice package Unit 5 Part 2
Assessment on Part 2 on Wednesday 5/7/08
Reading & Culture Unit 5
French IV
Unit 10 Part 2 Book p. 394 - 401
Practice Unit 10 Part 2 in workbook p. 101 - 104
Activity Package practice Unit 10 Part 2
Assessment on above on Wednesday 5/7/08
Reading & Culture Unit 10
Week of May 12 - 16
French III
Introduce Unit 10 Part I - Sejour en France p. 227 - 239
Vocabulaire Al'Hotel p. 230 & 231
Grammaire: Le Comparatif & le Superlatif p. 234 & 236
Workbook p. 63 - 65
Package Activities Part 1
Assessment on above on Friday 5/16/08
French IV
Study on Le Petit Prince
Monday - chapters 1 & 2
Tuesday & Wednesday chapts. 3 - 5
Thursday & Friday chapts. 6 - 8
Week of May 19 - 22
French III
Unit VI Part 2
Les Services a l'Hotel p. 240
Le Pronom Interrogatif & Le Pronom Demonstratif p. 242
Le Pronom Possessif p. 244
Workbook p. 66 - 68
Package review Part 2
Quiz on Part 2 Unit 6 on Wednesday 5/21/08
Unit 6 Package Culture
Final French 3 Seniors on 5/22 Exam will be on material from Unit 4, 5 & 6 ( all books, workbooks & notebooks due in class)
French IV
Le Petit Prince Chapts. 9 - 12 due in class on 5/20
Movie le Petit Prince on 5/20
Chapts. 13 - 16 due on 5/22/08
Final for Seniors on 5/22 on material from Unit 8, 9 & 10 ( all books, workbooks & notebooks due to class on 5/22)
Week of May 27 - 30
French III
Review Units 4, 5 & 6
French IV
Chapts 17 - 25 for Le Petit Prince
Review Unit 8, 9, & 10
Week of June 2 - 5
Last minute review for Finals including Culture
Finals on 6/5