Course Outline, Description, & Expectations
FRENCH 1A
TEXT:
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Bon
voyage! 1A
Textbook & Workbook
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
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The class
will focus on the three aspects of learning French. These aspects are writing, speaking, and
hearing. Equal emphasis will be
placed on all three with the understanding that each student has different
learning styles and abilities.
MATERIALS (Necessary for
each day which class meets.):
- Textbook 4. Red pen or pencil for grading
homework
- Assignment book 5. French binder
- Pen (blue or black) or pencil 6. Note card box with vocabulary note
cards
EXPECTATIONS:
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Quizzes
& Tests: The students will have a test or quiz on
alternating weeks. Quizzes will be
announced one or two days in advance, and tests will be announced one WEEK in
advance. “Pop” quizzes
are not part of the curriculum. All material on the
evaluation, as well as the format, will be written on the board and will be posted on my YCDS website. It is the student’s
responsibility to copy that information into his/her assignment notebook or in
the notes section of the French folder.
Each test or quiz will need to be signed by the parent or guardian.
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Homework: Homework will be assigned most nights of the week, unless there is a
major holiday or event that evening.
In addition to the written work, it is strongly advised that the student
review his/her notes each day.
Assignments will be posted daily
on my YCDS website.
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Assignment
notebooks: The last five to ten minutes of each class period
are devoted to assigning and explaining homework. The students are responsible for copying
it from a dedicated homework board.
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Organization:
Each student has been given a 1” plastic binder in which to
keep all work related to the class.
The binder has been divided into four separate sections: homework, tests/quizzes, notes, and
verbs. Each student is responsible
for organizing all material in the notebook chronologically, with the most
recent papers at the front of each section.
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Grade
scale:
A = 93 – 100 C = 73 -- 76
A-
= 90 -- 92 C+ = 77 -- 79
B+
= 87 -- 89 C- = 70 -- 72
B = 83 -- 86 D+ = 67 --
69
B- = 80 -- 82 D = 63 -- 66
F = Below
62 (failing)
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Grading
rubric:
Homework 40% Class
participation preparedness 20%
Tests 20% Getting
tests & quizzes signed 2%
Quizzes 18%
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Late work
policy:
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If a student
is unable to attend class, he/she must do his/her best to contact me by e-mail
or another student by e-mail or by phone.
It is the student’s responsibility to make arrangements to take
tests, quizzes, and hand in homework.
If the absence is known in advance, please ask me at least two
days in advance for the work.
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For each day
(that class meets) that an assignment is overdue, one letter grade is deducted
from the grade on that homework.
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If a student
did not complete or understand an assignment, he/she needs to tell me as soon
as possible.
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Extra
credit: Extra credit projects are not given, because a
student should be trying to do his/her best each day.
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Extra
help: I am available most afternoons from 3:00-4:00 for
extra help and/or during some tutorial periods. There is a calendar in the hall outside
of my classroom which lists the afternoons that I am free to meet with
students.
VIVE LE FRANÇAIS! Have a wonderful year!
I have read, understand, and agree to abide by the above guidelines.
__________________________________________ (Student’s signature)
I have read and discussed the above guidelines with my son/daughter.
__________________________________________ (Parent’s signature)