The Foreign Language Department assigns grammar work or

The Foreign Language Department assigns grammar work or readings appropriate to each
language level accompanied by study guides, reading comprehension or writing exercises. The
assignments are distributed to incoming students in class before summer vacation. The
assignments will be mailed to students who are new to Notre Dame. Each teacher provides
specific instructions regarding when the written assignments are due and how they will be
assessed. Below is the list of foreign language courses with summer work. Please email the
teacher of the course with any questions or problems. Extra copies of the assignments can be
obtained from Mrs. Palevich during the summer.
French
French II Honors
Complete by the end of the first week of school.
1 Read “Quelques Gaulois”
2 Answer all questions marked with an arrow.
Merci et bonnes vacances!
Teacher: Mrs. Sophie Alfonsi­Connaire ([email protected])
French III Honors
Complete the verb exercises in the packet. You should also write a short response to the
following prompts:
1. You’re making plans for the weekend. Write two conversations in which you ask your parent
for permission to go somewhere. In the first, you get permission, but you must do something
else first. In the second, you’re denied permission. (each mini­conversation should be at
least 4 lines long)
2. Write a letter to a friend whom you haven’t seen in a very long time, telling him or her about
your recent vacation. Tell when, where and with whom you went. Include details about the
weather and at least two things you did. Remember to ask your friend what’s going on with
him or her.
Your answers to all exercises and the two writings must be turned in to Mme Napier on the
first day of school (September 4th).
Teacher: Ms. José Napier ([email protected])
French III
Complete the verb exercises in the packet. Your answers to all exercises must be turned in to
Mme Napier on the first day of school (September 4th).
Teacher: Ms. José Napier ([email protected])
French IV Honors
The students will complete exercises from Ch. 1 of “En Bonne Forme” and will submit their
answers via Google Docs to Mme Stine by Friday, August 23rd. Also, each student should
write a 1­page (double spaced) essay answering the following question: “Quels sont les
avantages et les inconvénients de porter un uniforme à l’école?” Again, all work should be
submitted via Google Docs to Mme Stine by the 8/23 deadline.
Teacher: Ms. Katherine Stine ([email protected])
French IV
The students will complete exercises from Ch. 1 of “En Bonne Forme” and will submit their
answers via Google Docs to Mme Stine by Friday, August 23rd.
Teacher: Ms. Katherine Stine ([email protected])
French V
1) Il faut lire les pages 170 à 183/ 186 à 197/ 202 à 209
2) Tu dois répondre aux questions page 173 de 1 à 5. page 178 de 1 à 8. page 183 de 1 à 3.
page 197 Etudes de 1à 4. Page 205 Quelle Province de 1 à 8. Page 209 de 1 à 4.
tu peux envoyer tes réponses par email. Partager avec moi sur Google drive ( le mieux!) ou
écrire tes réponses sur Papier.
3) Les devoirs doivent être rendus avant la fin de la première semaine d’école en septembre.
merci et bonnes vacances.
Teacher: Mrs. Sophie Alfonsi­Connaire ([email protected])
AP French
The students are to read the reading selections on p. 321­332 in the packet and complete all
reading comprehension questions. In addition to the reading, students are to submit a sample
of their writing. The essay should be 1.5 pages long (double spaced) and should respond to
the following essay topic: “Dans notre monde moderne, les traditions demeurent. Quelles
sont les traditions qui vous sont les plus chères? Expliquez pourquoi elles vous tiennent tant
à coeur.” All work (both the reading comprehension questions and essay) are to be shared
with Mme Stine via Google Docs by Friday, August 23rd.
Teacher: Ms. Katherine Stine ([email protected])
Latin
Latin IV
Teacher: Dr. David Califf ([email protected])
AP Latin
Teacher: Dr. David Califf ([email protected])
Spanish
Spanish II Honors
Students will read “La Guitarra Misteriosa” and answer questions at the end of each chapter in
complete Spanish sentences on loose leaf paper. The answers will be collected on the first
day of class in September and will be graded on accuracy and completeness. After
discussion of the story students will be expected to write a summary of the story’s events in
Spanish as a test in late September.
Teacher: Mrs. Rosemary Guarino ([email protected])
Spanish III Honors
Students will do grammar review exercises in the Schaum’s Spanish Grammar Workbook in
order to prepare for the new verb tenses and moods to be learned in level 3. Their answers
will be collected on the first day of class in September. Students will take a test on the
material early in September. The honors level students are expected to attain a higher degree
of accuracy in this test than the other level.
Teacher: Mrs. Clare Ziff ( [email protected])
Spanish III
Students will do grammar review exercises in the Schaum’s Spanish Grammar Workbook in
order to prepare for the new verb tenses and moods to be learned in level 3. Their answers
will be collected on the first day of class in September. Students will take a test on the
material early in September.
Teacher: Mrs. Clare Ziff ( [email protected])
Spanish IV Honors Students will receive a packet from their Spanish 3 teacher. During the
summer students will work on the first vocabulary section of the course as well as fine tuning
their ability to correctly form the Preterite and Imperfect tenses of all regular and irregular
verbs. Included in the packet are instructions for online listening activities as well as writing
and grammar practices. All work is to be completed by the first day of classes. After correcting
and discussing material, there will be a major test the second week of school.
Teacher: Ms. Anna Budiwsky ([email protected])
Spanish IV Students will receive a packet from their Spanish 3 teacher. Students will
complete the reading and the related exercises during the summer. Student answers will be
collected the first week of school.The reading and the answers will be reviewed in class, and
the students will be tested on the material.
Teacher: Mrs. Clare Ziff ([email protected])
Spanish V Students will work on a reading packet with analysis, questions, and written
responses.
Teacher: Mrs. Aurora López ([email protected])
AP Spanish Students will work on reading and writing practices from the Spanish Four Years
Amsco Workbook.
Teacher: Mrs. Aurora López ([email protected])