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We have already completed Grade 1 and learned to read almost anything in French. Students who have done Grade 1 in other classes are very welcome to join. This class can also be used for review and upgrading after Grade 2 if students want to improve their skills.
 We will do some review and move on to more stories and books, and we will work more on writing. We use both print and cursive depending on the students' home schools. Wed are now writing full sentences and short paragraphs. We will work on spelling as well. We will introduce some more ideas of grammar.

This is a highly structured, teacher-directed class. It is highly interactive and communication based, in French. Students need to participate, to ask and to answer questions, to read sentences and words and paragraphs, to copy words and sentences, and to make up sentences on their own. In order to interact continuously, students must have a camera and microphone and keep them on, Since we are conversing back and forth constantly, students should finish their snacks before class.

In this unit, we will review some topics from Grade 1 reading, especially vowel sounds and spellings. We will read the first half of unit 7 in the Ratus text (Continued from Grade 1) as well as reviewing material from unit 1 to 6. We will use selected  material from Les Superheros de l'Orthographe (Spelling Superheros) , Defis 100% Francais (French 100% Challenge) for grammar etc,, Je Lis (I Read) , and other appropriate material.
We will concentrate on meaning of what we read, vocabulary development, pronunciation, spelling, use of French phonics to guide pronunciation and spelling, basic ideas of grammar such as sentences, subject and verb, singular and plural, beginning conjugations of verbs, and masculine and feminine forms.

Weeks 1 and 2:
"Un fantome en helicoptere" -- Ratus unit 7 part 1 -- silent h, silent ent verb ending, begin conjugation of verbs er verbs plus etre (to be) and avoir (to have). concepts of verb and noun. Vocabulary. Review from units 1 to 6 as needed. Review in particular vowel combinations ai, ei, oi, and nasals an, en, in, on, un; consonant digraphs ch, th = t, gn; three sounds of e with accents. Review syllables. Writing, Spelling of vocabulary in text and review basic phonetically regular words from Grade 1. Other reading as time permits

Weeks 3 and 4
"Rendez-vous chez Victor" -- Ratus unit 7 part 2  -- er and ez = "ay" sound. The infinitive of verbs ending in er.  Vous in present ending in ez. Conjugation of er verbs in present continuing. Note "ay" sound of e with acute accent; passe compose Distinguishing between infinitive, vous form, and pass compose.. Practice avoir and etre conjugations. Vocabulary from text. Spelling of text vocabulary, review regular Grade 1 vocabulary, syllables to break down new words and structures. Writing sentences and paragraphs. Increase independent expression in both speech and writing; practice using subject-verb to structure. Other reading as time permits.

Weeks 5 and 6
"La regime des bananes", "Chez le medecin" -- Ratus unit 7 parts 3 and 4 -- "soft" g and c before e, i, or y.  The cedilla to mark soft c otherwise. Words francais and garcon. Use of ge to mark soft g. Spelling of nous mangeons, je mangeais, nous commencons, je commencais. etc. Conjugation of ir verbs Group 2 like finir. Go over avoir, etre, and Group 1 er verbs. Vocabulary from text and other readings. Nouns and seterminants; masculine feminine, and plural.  Writing. Increase independent expression in speech and writing; use verb structures we have practiced to make more varied sentences. More reading as time permits.