frappé summer reading summer 2016

frappé summer reading
summer 2016
Attached is your summer reading!
Going into AP French, you will be reading the story “Jonas ou l’artiste au travail” by
Albert Camus, a very important twentieth century French writer.
 Lots of vocabulary is given to you (in the margins of the text). Organize the
vocabulary on the accompanying lists, a total of 205 words, into five lists: nouns
(m), nouns (f), verbs, adjectives, other – each list on its own sheet of paper. These
HAND-WRITTEN lists are due to be handed in on the first day of school. The list
should obviously also include English translations.
 On the first day of school, you will also hand in your answers to the
accompanying page-by-page questions. (Handwritten, skipping lines)
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Please plan to keep a copy of the two above assignments for your reference while your
work is in my possession!
 On the second full day of class, you will present an exposé (min. two minutes, no
notes, four minutes in class to prepare right before you record) on a very general
but Jonas-based question that you will be given in class.
 On the third full day of class, you will have a test on Jonas (vocabulary and
comprehension via short answer questions).
Have a wonderful summer! Speak French whenever you can, make a point of listening
to French and reading French as often as possible, think in French all the time, and just
have a very French summer!
If you need anything, email me at [email protected] or come find me in Québec
City!
À bientôt!
kgk
nb: This entire document, including the intro letter, the questions, and the vocab, can also be
found on my weebly webpage under the SUMMER WORK tab at the top of the page.
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There are questions in both English and French.
Answer all questions in French.
There are also some statements (in quotation marks), in both English and
French, that summarize passages from the text. For these items, you are to
locate and transcribe the complete passage from the original text (no
more, no less than the specific amount of text from the quotation.)
p.13 What is the critics’ opinion of Jonas?
To what does J. attribute his success?
14
What is the agreement between J. and the art dealer?
What does Rateau think of this agreement?
Describe the conditions surrounding the end of J’s parents’ marriage.
15
“Jonas est un enfant gâté.”
16
What does J. do after finishing his studies?
Describe the business of J’s dad.
How does J. come to discover painting?
17
What set of circumstances led to J’s noticing his future wife?
18
What does Louise do for J (regarding his job)?
Why does Louise abandon literature? In favor of what?
19
“Louise faisait tout pour rendre plus facile la vie de Jonas.”
20
“Louise se marie avec Jonas.”
“Ils commencent une famille.”
“Louise porte de moins en moins attention aux besoins de son mari.”
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Quel est leur plus grand problème?
Pour quelle raison est-ce que J aime son quartier?
22
“It is a small apartment with high ceilings.”
23
Why are there no window coverings in the apartment?
24
What is odd about the bathroom in the apartment?
25
What is Rateau’s contribution to J’s apartment?
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26
Describe the silent ‘interactions’ between J and Louise during a
typical day.
27
How does J feel about all his invitations to lunch?
28
Who are J’s new friends?
29
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30
Describe the relations between J and his new disciples.
Why does J sometimes feel “un soupçon de fierté”?
31
Expliquez: “C’est l’étoile qui va loin. Moi, je reste près de L. et des
enfants.”
What effect do the disciples have on J’s behavior?
32
What kind of art critic is Jonas?
Why is he forced to informally practice this métier?
33
“Il faisait beaucoup et arrivait même à peindre de temps à autre.”
34
What changes in their use of space in the apartment? Why?
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35
Why is Louise sad?
36
“Ce ne sont pas tes tableaux que j’aime. C’est ta peinture.” Expliquez.
Does J end up donating a painting to the charity sale? Why or why
not?
37
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38
Talk about J’s mail.
How much does J actually work?
39
What is the sad irony about J’s struggle to progress in his art? (quote
a line)
40
Qui empêche Jonas de travailler?
41
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42
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43
Jonas is being painted: what does this suggest about his career?
44-45
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46
Why don’t they take on a maid to help Louise out around the house?
Why do they finally call Rose?
What do Rose and her daughter do? (physically and emotionally)
47
Where is Jonas working these days?
What does L. not like so much about the visitors’ habits while J
works?
What keeps on happening, progressively, to J’s work?
48
What is going on with J’s critical reviews?
What does he feel about this?
How does the behavior of his “friends” change?
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Is J really in “solidarity” with these “friends”?
49
What changes in J’s arrangement with the art dealer?
How does Louise manage to get her kids clothes for the new school
year?
50
Why is J. not worried about the article in question?
50-51What activities fill J’s days now?
52
How does he feel about artsy neighborhoods nowadays?
What are his relationships like nowadays?
53
What’s going on with J and his wife?
54-55 Describe what J is making.
What problem(s) does this resolve?
56
Que fait Jonas dans son “atelier”?
57
Pourquoi est-ce que J n’allume pas la lampe?
58
How much time does J spend in his little ‘studio’?
How is Louise feeling about this?
What become of J’s visitors and disciples?
59
What is it that Rateau finds so shocking about J’s alleged work?
60
Que fait Jonas après avoir retourné le tableau contre le mur?
De quoi s’aperçoit-il?
61
Pourquoi est-ce que le médecin est venu?
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Jonas
vocabulaire
partie I (pages 13-19)
nb : All throughout these vocab lists, « =_____ » means to provide a French synonym
in addition to the English translation!
foi f
[nb : la foie,
imprévu
le foie]
inlassable
aux environs de
convenable
plutôt (que)
fourmi f
étonné
=________
Monsieur un tel
mensualité f
soutenir
maison d’édition f
dès que
à l’œuvre
[œuvre f]
gêné
J’en ai assez.
renseigné
meurtrier m
dévouement m
étouffer dans l’œuf
quotidien
affolement m
=________
plaindre
réussite f
location f
charbon m
=________
=________
=________
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Jonas
vocabulaire
partie II (pages 20-30)
expédier
voyage de noces
auparavant
accoucher (de)
ne … plus que
tant pis
soulier m
outre que
l’emporter sur
se rétrécir
étroit
fidèle
neuf
hôtes m
orné de
entassement m
locataire m
niable
propriétaire m
de plus
chauffer
majorer
vitré
épais
immoblier (ère)
velours m
plafond m
=________
=________
=________
=________
=________
couloir m
bout m
voisiner
meuble m
être m
cour f
conseil m
atelier m
à la rigueur
se tenir debout
parvenir
plein de
tricoter
nouveau-né m
déranger
sur la pointe des pieds
sensible
gênant
écarter
inaperçu
dorloter
la plupart de
mastiquer
appartenir
supplier
ledit / ladite
à temps
=________
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Jonas
vocabulaire
partie III (pages 30-39)
se joindre à
ému
forcément
attendu (ad)
une foule de
=________
parmi
jusqu’alors
compte rendu m
fierté f
léger
effleurer
agacement m
haut
accueillir
croquer
quant à
exiger
soit… soit…
peiner à
parti m
vierge
gonfler
là-dessus
pressant
gribouillage m
insouciance
aigrir
hurler
couler
couloir
chaleureusement
bavarder
lâcher
décevoir
rempli
=________
ennui m
ralentir
tout à fait
croissance f
ombre f
=________
affluer
[nb: la partie]
=________
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Jonas
vocabulaire
partie IV (pages 40-49)
décu
déranger
atterrir
oser
ébauche f
tout de même
facteur m
meubler
forçat m
linge m
s’inquiéter
veuve f
apaisement
épargner
faire face à
prévu
exprimer
espérance f
dénouer
fais voir
tâter
vivant
empoigner
échec m
finir par + inf.
vente f
s’attarder
rentrée f
bondé
gâcher
debout
lendemain m
essuyer
autrement
=________
=________
=________
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Jonas
vocabulaire
dernière partie (pages 50-61)
compter sur
cadre m
inquiétude f
grimper
tenter de
=________
à moitié
à peine
regorger de qqch
renoncer
reposant
au bout (de)
désormais
moindre
sourd
trêve f
briller
brouillard m
priver (de)
ressentir
de nouveau
à la fois
=________
couverture f
le plus
mordre
fuir
las (lasse)
ombrageux
hocher la tête
exigeant
accourir
convaincre
hors de
ranger
Qu’as-tu?
=________
=________
=________
soin m
jouir de
ivre
=________
s’apercevoir de/que
déchiré
retourner vi=________ vt=________
noyé
épuisé
auparavant
plus jamais
mouillé
fillette f
charger
déchiffrer
ailleurs
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* * * * * citations importantes * * * * *
[there is nothing you need to formally do with these over the summer
– but it wouldn’t hurt you to be familiar with them at least !]
Comme vous voudrez. (maintes fois dans l’histoire)
Parbleu. Ce ne sont pas tes tableaux que j’aime. C’est ta peinture. (36)
Il était difficile de peindre le monde et les hommes et, en même temps,
vivre avec eux. (39)
Non, je ne suis pas certain d’exister. Mais j’existerai, j’en suis sûr. (44)
“Comment sont-ils? –Qui? –Louise et les enfants. –Ils vont bien. Ils iraient
mieux si tu étais avec eux. –Je ne les quitte pas. Dis-leur surtout que je ne
les quitte pas.” (59)
Rateau regardait la toile, entièrement blanche, au centre de laquelle Jonas
avait seulement écrit, en très petits caractères, un mot qu’on pouvait
déchiffrer, mais dont on ne savait s’il fallait y lire solitaire ou solidaire. (61)
* * * * * sujets de discussion/dissertation * * * * *
[just think about these over the summer ; early in September we will
have an in-class essay based on Jonas]
Peut-on vivre et faire de l’art en même temps?
Il est souvent difficile de savoir si on est solidaire ou solitaire dans le
monde, dans la vie. Juste au moment de se sentir le plus solitaire avec les
autres, on est souvent, en réalité, entouré de rien que la solitude.
Commentez avec des exemples tirés de la vie réelle et du texte.