On the index card, please write:

1. On the index card, please write: • Your name • What grade you are in • Describe your summer in one word • 3 of your “likes” • 3 of your “dislikes” • What you are excited about this school year

2. Français II Mme. Kate Suarez

3. All about Mme Suarez • B.A. in French and European Studies from CSU (GO RAMS!) • M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction from UMKC • Taught kindergarten for 3 years at a French immersion school, second year at SVA • Married, has a cat named Oreo • Vices: Diet Coke and the Real Housewives • Likes: Barenaked Ladies, dance (any type), anything scary, Halloween, going to the movies, Mexican food, trivia, being organized • Dislikes: spiders, soggy bread, loud eaters, singing in front of others

4. Syllabus Français II Mme Kate Suarez ****ksuarez@skyviewacademy.k12.co.us 303-471-8439ext. 246 Personal webpage found in the “Foreign Language” section of the High School page on SkyView website. Emails detailing the upcoming themes/subjects for the week will be sent out on Fridays by 6:00pm. Textbook: D’accord! Level 2 by Vista Higher Learning *Please cover* Supply List: - 1.5 inch 3-ring binder - dividers (5 tab) - French-English pocket dictionary (Larousse or Webster make great ones!) - college ruled notebook paper - pencils, pens (blue or black ink only, please)

5. Syllabus cont. Content Overview: Bienvenue au niveaudeux! This year we will explore different cultures, vocabulary, grammar, literature, and media within the francophone world. Some topics will include food, health, technology, and the arts. We will learn verbs in the imperfect, future, and conditional tense, as well as many other French language structures. Classes will be conducted primarily in French. While this is challenging and requires a lot of patience and tenacity, immersion is one of the most rewarding and effective ways of learning language. Students will be expected to complete homework on an almost nightly basis, as well as participate in discussion, give oral presentations, and create meaningful projects. We will also explore music, film, and other interesting cultural aspects of French culture from all over the world. Students will be evaluated by the “5 C’s” standards of foreign language learning, which will build students’ speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills.

6. The “5 C’s” • Communication – communicate in languages other than English • Cultures – gain knowledge and understanding of other cultures • Connections– connect with other disciplines and acquire information • Comparisons– develop insight into the nature of language and culture • Communities – participate in multilingual communities at home and around the world

7. Syllabus cont. Classroom Expectations: As a general rule, you should always come to class on-time and prepared and respect your materials, peers and teacher. I encourage flexibility and a positive attitude – we are all going to make mistakes and occasionally sound funny as we’re learning a new language – it’s normal! Let’s encourage each other! Participation and active engagement in activities is also essential for success. Note: Absolutely NO ONLINE TRANSLATORS are permitted for use on any and all assignments.

8. Expectations continued • Keep binder and work neatly organized • Ask questions! Don’t wait until it’s too late! • Take notes… you will review them often • Try to take your bathroom breaks during passing period • Speak French as much as possible – with the teacher and each other • Please save side conversations for after class – class time is work time • NO GUM • Be flexible…

9. Syllabus cont. Grading Scale: A 90 – 100 D 60 – 69 B 80 – 89 F below 60 C 70 – 79 *Late Policy: Late assignments will be accepted up to 5 days after the due date with a deduction of 10% per day up to 5 days. After 5 days, the assignment is entered as a “0.”

10. Routine • Check white board/projection first thing for homework corrections and/or échauffement activity • Have homework easily accessible for me to check for completion • Transition time between activities – what does this look like? What is acceptable? • Wait for me to dismiss class

11. SVA’s Big 5 • No food or drink in the classroom • Cell phones are not to be seen or heard in the classroom • All hands, feet, and objects should be kept to yourself • Be where you are supposed to be at all times • No backpacks in the classroom

12. SVA’s Consequences for Misbehavior • Warning • Call/email home • Detention & call/email home • Office Referral * Severe offences: automatically #4

13. Grading • Homework • Quizzes • Tests • Classwork/Participation • Projects

14. Activité • On each of the three slips of paper, write a different vocabulary word or verb that you remember from French class last year! Don’t forget the article if it’s a noun! Fold it up and put it in the hat up front.

16. échauffementmercredi, le 21 août • Pratiquezcesvirelangues (practice this tongue twisters)! • Cinq chiens chassent six chats. • As tu été à Tahiti? • Think back to pronunciations!

17. “Reprise” Objectifs • You will review how to: • Describe people and things • Discuss everyday activities • Tell what happened in the past • Use the present tense of être and avoir, regular -er, -ir, -re verbs; and spelling change -er verbs • Use the present tense of irregular verbs, including aller, prendre, boire, and faire • Use expressions with avoir • Decipher when to use the passé composé and the imparfait • Employ direct and indirect object pronouns • Use and form the impératif

18. Cornell Notes • Record – leave spaces between thoughts. Neatness is not important; organization is important • Reduce – simple phrases, cue words, key points – brevity and simplicity • Review – summary of notes, ideas for further research

19. Qui sont ces jeunes?

20. être (présent) to be Jesuisnoussommes Tuesvousêtes Il/elle/onestils/ellessont

21. “être” to the tune of “Hi-ho” Je suis, Tu es, Il est, elle est, on est, Nous sommes, Vous êtes, Ils sont, elles sont, Être, to be….

22. Où sommes-nous? 1. Édouard et Nathalie ______ à l’hôtel. 2. Jean-François _____ à l’école. 3. Ils _____ en vacances. 4. Julie et moi, nous ______ au match de foot. 5. Vous _____ en retard. 6. Tu ____ végétarien? 7. Je ____ de Bordeaux. 8. Il ____ deux heures et demie. 9. Daniel et Thomas _____ à l’hôpital. 10. Elle _____ chez elle.

23. avoir (présent) to have J’ainousavons Tuasvousavez Il/elle/onails/ellesont

24. “avoir” J’ai, Tu as, Il a, on a, Nous avons, Vous avez, Ils ont. C’est le verbe “to have” – “avoir”, Je n’ai pas de devoirs ce soir!

25. Sandra, your new French penpal, is presenting her family to you. Complete her email with the correct forms of “avoir” J’__1__ une grande famille avec quatre frères et sœurs. Nous ___2___ aussi beaucoup d’oncles et de tantes. Ils sont mariés et __3__ des enfants. Ce sont tous mes cousins et cousines. Mon grand frère Pierrot __4__ déjà une petite fille, et elle est adorable. Dans les grandes familles, il y __5__ toujours un petit préferé…eh bien, chez nous, c’est elle! Voilà, comme ça, tu __6__ une idée de ma vie ici!

28. échauffementjeudi, le 22 août • Imagine your ideal boyfriend/girlfriend or friend. Write 4 sentences (2 with avoir, 2 with etre) to describe this ideal person.

29. Expressions with “avoir” • Avoir…ans • Avoir besoin (de) • Avoir de la chance • Avoir chaud • Avoir froid • Avoir envie (de) • Avoir honte (de) • Avoir l’air (de) • Avoir peur (de) • Avoir raison • Avoir sommeil • Avoir tort

31. Adjectives • In French, all nouns have a number (singular or plural) and a gender (masculine or feminine). • Most adjectives adopt the feminine form by adding a silent –e (no accent) to the end of the masculine form, unless one is already there. Adding a silent –s to the end of masculine and feminine forms gives you the plural forms of both. *** Don’t forget the exceptions!

32. Adjectives cont… • French adjectives are usually placed after the noun they modify when they don’t directly follow a form of être • Exceptions – BANGS (Beauty, Age, Newness, Goodness, Size) go before the noun • Other adjectives that come before the noun are possessive and demonstrative adjectives…

33. échauffementvendredi, le 23 août • écrivez 3 phrases différentes avec 3 expressions d’avoir. • exemple: • Nous avonspeur de parler en français.

34. Social contract • How do you want to be treated by me? (Mme Suarez) • How do you think Mme Suarez wants to be treated? • How do we want to treat each other? • How will we treat each other in times of conflict?

35. devoirs • Write 5 sentences using different possessive adjectives, and 5 sentences using different demonstrative adjectives.

36. échauffementlundi le 26 août • Partagez (share) vos devoirs avec un(e) partenaire.

37. Possessive adjectives Masc. Sing.Fem. Sing.Plural mon ma mes my ton ta tes your (fam. & sing,) son sa ses his, her, its notre notre nos our votre votre vos your (form. or pl.) leur leur leurs their

38. Demonstrative adjectives Masc. Sing.Fem. Sing.Plural ce cette ces this, these cet (before vowel sound) this

39. Utilisez les adjectifs possessifs Modèle: Ce sont ses cahiers. 1. mon copain 2. toi et moi Léo et toi 4. 3. les vendeuses Josie

40. Comparez avec les adjectifs démonstratifs

42. Present tense of regular and irregular verbs; spelling-change –er verbs • French present tense = three English present tense forms • Ex. Je parle = I speak, I am speaking, I do speak. It can also equal an immediate future action (J’arrive = I’ll be right there)

43. Regular -er verbs parler je parle tuparles il/elle/on parle nous parlons vousparlez ils/ellesparlent

44. Regular –ir verbs finir je finis tu finis il/elle/on finit nous finissons vousfinissez ils/ellesfinissent

45. Regular –re verbs vendre je vends tu vends il/elle/on vend nous vendons vousvendez ils/ellesvendent

46. échauffementmercredi, le 28 août • Without looking at your notes – what are the steps for conjugating regular –er, -ir, and –re verbs?

47. Common irregular verbs allerfaireprendreboire je vaisfaisprends bois tu vas faisprends bois il/elle/onva fait prendboit nousallonsfaisonsprenonsbuvons vousallezfaitesprenezbuvez ils/ellesvont font prennentboivent

49. Some irregular –ir verbs sortirdormircourir sorsdorscours sorsdorscours Sort dort court sortonsdormonscourons sortezdormezcourez sortentdormentcourent In the present tense, the verbs partir, sentir, and servir follow the same irregular pattern as sortir and dormir

50. échauffementjeudi le 29 août • conjugate (without looking at your notes!): • sortir • dormir • servir