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French I Syllabus Crystal Askea 734-3923 Objectives Communication Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotion and exchange opinions. Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics. Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics Cultures Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the perspectives and practices of the culture studied and use this knowledge to interact effectively Comparisons Students recognize that different languages use different patterns to communicate and can apply this knowledge to their own language. Students recognize that cultures use different patterns of interactions and can apply this knowledge to their own culture. Communities Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting These objectives are those listed are the objectives of the National Standards. Topics A. First Semester 1. Getting to know someone 2. School schedules and classes 3. Likes and dislikes and disagreeing 4. Requests, needs, wants, and preferences 5. Telling what you’d like to do 6. Asking for information and expressing needs 7. Telling how much you like or dislike something 8. Exchanging information 9. Making accepting and turning down suggestions 10. Cultural differences between U.S. and Quebec and France concerning, sports, schools, Celsius vs. Fahrenheit, currency, shopping, educational system and greetings B. Second Semester 1. Making suggestions, excuses and recommendations 2. Getting someone’s attention 3. Ordering food and beverages 4. Inquiring about and expressing likes and dislikes 5. Making plans, extending and responding to invitations 6. Arranging to meet someone 7. Identifying and introducing people 8. Describing and characterizing people 9. Asking for and giving and refusing permission 10. Expressing need, making, accepting and declining requests 11. Telling someone what to do 12. Offering accepting or refusing food 13. Cote D’Ivoire, shopping, meals, foods, family life and pets, going out with friends, dating, conversational time and cafes in Francophones countries. Class Expectations Rules Bring all supplies to class daily Raise hand and wait for permission to speak Be in your seat when the tardy bell rings Follow all directions first time given Have respect for yourself, teachers and other and their property. Consequences Positive consequences – It is important for me to recognize when students are learning and behaving well. To reinforce these behaviors I will award: a. Tickets d’or (golden tickets) which students can sign and put in La boite de tickets, from which I will draw fro a simple prize once every tow weeks. b. X’s for radio or talk time (students choose) – When students are “ caught in the act” of learning, behaving well, showing enthusiasm, catching my mistakes. I will reward them with an X on the board. 15 X’s earns 10 minutes of radio or talk time. Negative consequences – (ladder of discipline) a. Warning or reminder of rule b. One on one mini conference with student and myself c. Break detention (7 minutes) in my room during first break d. Parent phone call e. Office referral Assessing Your Performance .A. Grading is calculated by averaging test grades classroom, homework grades, participation along with any projects or presentat9ions that may have been assigned that trimester. Trimester exams are on fifth of the grade. Students are tested by several means: written, listening, oral, physical response, group or individual or presentations. B. Make-up work – Any tests or quizzes missed may be made up within one week upon return to school. Make up will be scheduled at 7:25 and 3:10 C. Late work – Student should meet deadlines, if work assigned in class it is considered due the following school day unless otherwise indicated. D. Progress Reports Students will receive a progress report or report card about every 3 weeks, please see the school calendar for dates. Any questions about grades are welcomed. E. Tutoring – I will be glad to help students before or after school. Just ask. Extra – French Related activities A. Travel to France – At least every other year, I try to plan a non-school sponsored trip to Europe. Visiting France gives you an excellent time to practice what you have learned. B. French Club – Join the French Club! French club members have a great time getting together. We make football posters, sell flowers for Valentines Day, and help others in need. In the past we have sponsored an Army troop of more than 200 soldiers at Christmas time and last year we provided Christmas for a needy high school student who had lost his only parent, his mother, to cancer that year. C. French Field trips – Each year the French Club usually takes visits to the Birmingham museum of Art followed by a French style cuisine at a nearby café. Some years we attend plays instead of the museum.
French II Syllabus Crystal Askea 734-3923 Objectives Communication Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotion and exchange opinions. Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics. Students present information , concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics Cultures Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the perspectives and practices of the culture studied and use this knowledge to interact effectively Comparisons Students recognize that different languages use different patterns to communicate and can apply this knowledge to their own language. Students recognize that cultures use different patterns of interactions and can apply this knowledge to their own culture. Communities Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting These objectives are those listed are the objectives of the National Standards. Topics First Trimester 1. Describing and characterizing yourself and others 2. Expressing likes, dislikes and preferences 3. Asking for and giving information, advice and responding to suggestions 4. Relating a series of events 5. Welcoming someone and responding to someone’s welcome 6. Asking how someone is feeling and telling how you’re feeling 7. Pointing out where things are 8. Paying and responding to compliments 9. Asking for and giving directions 10. Making purchase 11. Asking for, offering, accepting and refusing food 12. Extending good wishes 13. Asking for information and describing a place 14. Emphasizing likes and dislikes 15. Travel Documents for foreign countries, 16. Studying abroad, and ethnic restaurants 17. Neighborhood stores, francophone meals, the euro, special occasions, places to visit in different regions. Creole language, carnival, music and dance in Martinique Second Trimester 1. Making suggestions, excuses and recommendations 2. Getting someone’s attention 3. Ordering food and beverages 4. Inquiring about and expressing likes and dislikes 5. Making plans, extending and responding to invitations 6. Arranging to meet someone 7. Identifying and introduction people 8. Describing and characterizing people 9. Asking for and giving and refusing permission 10. Expressing need, making, accepting and declining requests 11. Telling someone what to do 12. Offering accepting or refusing food 13. Cote d’Ivoire, shopping meals, foods, family life and pets, going out with friends, dating, conversational time and cafes in Francophones countries Class Expectations Rules Bring all supplies to class daily Raise hand and wait for permission to speak Be in your seat when the tardy bell rings Follow all directions first time given Have respect for yourself, teachers and other and their property. Consequences Positive consequences – It is important for me to recognize when students are learning and behaving well. To reinforce these behaviors I will award: a. Tickets d’or (golden tickets) which students can sign and put in La boite de tickets, from which I will draw fro a simple prize once every tow weeks. b. X’s for radio or talk time (students choose) – When students are “ caught in the act” of learning, behaving well, showing enthusiasm, catiching my mistakes. I will reward them with an X on the board. 15 X’s earns 10 minutes of radio or talk time. Negative consequences – (ladder of discipline) a. warning or reminder of rule b. one on one mini conference with student and myself c. break detention (7 minutes ) in my room during first break d. parent phone call e. office referral Assessing Your Performance .A. Grading is calculated by averaging test grades classroom, homework grades, participation along with any projects or presentat9ions that may have been assigned that trimester. Trimester exams are on fifth of the grade. Students are tested by several means: written, listening, oral, physical response, group or individual or presentations. B. Make-up work – Any tests or quizzes missed may be made up within one week upon return to school. Make up will be scheduled at 7:25 and 3:10 C.Late work – Student should meet deadlines, if work assigned in class it is considered due the following school day unless otherwise indicated. D. Progress Reports Students will receive a progress report or report card about every 3 weeks, please see the school calendar for dates. Any questions about grades are welcomed. E. Tutoring – I will be glad to help students before or after school. Just ask. Extra – French Related activities A. Travel to France – At least every other year, I try to plan a non-school sponsored trip to Europe. Visiting France gives you an excellent time to practice what you have learned. B. French Club – Join the French Club! French club members have a great time getting together. We make football posters, sell flowers for Valentines Day, and help others in need. In the past we have sponsored an Army troop of more than 200 soldiers at Christmas time and last year we provided Christmas for a needy high school student who had lost his only parent, his mother, to cancer that year. C. French Field trips – Each year the French Club usually takes visits to the Birmingham museum of Art followed by a French style cuisine at a nearby café. Some years we attend plays instead of the museum.
French III Syllabus Crystal Askea 734-3923 Objectives Communication Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotion and exchange opinions. Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics. Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics Cultures Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the perspectives and practices of the culture studied and use this knowledge to interact effectively Comparisons Students recognize that different languages use different patterns to communicate and can apply this knowledge to their own language. Students recognize that cultures use different patterns of interactions and can apply this knowledge to their own culture. Communities Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting These objectives are those listed are the objectives of the National Standards. Topics 1. Greeting and meeting people 2. Time and Weather 3. Family and fiends 4. Possessions and their descriptions 5. Sports, fitness, daily routine 6. Helping around the house 7. Jobs and Professions 8. Leisure activities, music, entertainment Functions 1. Greeting people and socializing 2. Talking about the present 3. Asking and answering questions 4. Describing people, places and things 5. Describing future plans 6. Narrating past events 7. Discussing daily routings in simple narration 8. Describing past conditions and narrating past events 9. Expressing wishes and obligations Topics Students will cover a wide variety of topics such as family and friends and family relationships, food and restaurants, money and shopping school and education, daily activities, getting around and traveling, describing oneself, greeting and meeting people, time and weather. Class Expectations Rules Bring all supplies to class daily Raise hand and wait for permission to speak Be in your seat when the tardy bell rings Follow all directions first time given Have respect for yourself, teachers and other and their property. Consequences Positive consequences – It is important for me to recognize when students are learning and behaving well. To reinforce these behaviors I will award: a. Tickets d’or (golden tickets) which students can sign and put in La boite de tickets, from which I will draw fro a simple prize once every tow weeks. b. X’s for radio or talk time (students choose) – When students are “ caught in the act” of learning, behaving well, showing enthusiasm, catching my mistakes. I will reward them with an X on the board. 15 X’s earns 10 minutes of radio or talk time. Negative consequences – (ladder of discipline) a. Warning or reminder of rule b. One on one mini conference with student and myself c. Break detention (7 minutes) in my room during first break d. Parent phone call e. Office referral Assessing Your Performance A. Grading is calculated by averaging test grades classroom, homework grades, and participation along with any projects or presentat9ions that may have been assigned that trimester. Trimester exams are on fifth of the grade. Students are tested by several means: written, listening, oral, physical response, group or individual or presentations. B. Make-up work – Any tests or quizzes missed may be made up within one week upon return to school. Make up will be scheduled at 7:25 and 3:10 C. Late work – Student should meet deadlines, if work assigned in class it is considered due the following school day unless otherwise indicated. D. Progress Reports Students will receive a progress report or report card about every 3 weeks, please see the school calendar for dates. Any questions about grades are welcomed. E. Tutoring – I will be glad to help students before or after school. Just ask. Extra – French Related activities A. Travel to France – At least every other year, I try to plan a non-school sponsored trip to Europe. Visiting France gives you an excellent time to practice what you have learned. B. French Club – Join the French Club! French club members have a great time getting together. We make football posters, sell flowers for Valentines Day, and help others in need. In the past we have sponsored an Army troop of more than 200 soldiers at Christmas time and last year we provided Christmas for a needy high school student who had lost his only parent, his mother, to cancer that year. C. French Field trips – Each year the French Club usually takes visits to the Birmingham museum of Art followed by a French style cuisine at a nearby café. Some years we attend plays instead of the museum.
French AP Syllabus Crystal Askea 734-3923 Objectives Communication Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotion and exchange opinions. Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics. Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics. Cultures Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the perspectives and practices of the culture studied and use this knowledge to interact effectively Comparisons Students recognize that different languages use different patterns to communicate and can apply this knowledge to their own language. Students recognize that cultures use different patterns of interactions and can apply this knowledge to their own culture. Communities Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting These objectives are those listed are the objectives of the National Standards. Topics As suggested by the College Board, the objective of AP French Language is to develop proficiency in the following four areas: speaking reading writing and listening. To attain these goals the focus on grammar is extensive. Students will enhance comprehensions through excerpts of various readings. Francophone Internet sites, music and movie clips will also be used as tool to augment vocabulary and listening comprehension. Class Expectations Rules Bring all supplies to class daily Raise hand and wait for permission to speak Be in your seat when the tardy bell rings Follow all directions first time given Have respect for yourself, teachers and other and their property. Consequences Positive consequences – It is important for me to recognize when students are learning and behaving well. To reinforce these behaviors I will award: a. Tickets d’or (golden tickets) which students can sign and put in La boite de tickets, from which I will draw fro a simple prize once every tow weeks. b. X’s for radio or talk time (students choose) – When students are “ caught in the act” of learning, behaving well, showing enthusiasm, catiching my mistakes. I will reward them with an X on the board. 15 X’s earns 10 minutes of radio or talk time. Negative consequences – (ladder of discipline) a. warning or reminder of rule b. one on one mini conference with student and myself c. break detention (7 minutes ) in my room during first break d. parent phone call e. office referral Assessing Your Performance .A. Grading is calculated by averaging test grades classroom, homework grades, participation along with any projects or presentat9ions that may have been assigned that trimester. Trimester exams are on fifth of the grade. Students are tested by several means: written, listening, oral, physical response, group or individual or presentations. B. Make-up work – Any tests or quizzes missed may be made up within one week upon return to school. Make up will be scheduled at 7:25 and 3:10 C.Late work – Student should meet deadlines, if work assigned in class it is considered due the following school day unless otherwise indicated. D. Progress Reports Students will receive a progress report or report card about every 3 weeks, please see the school calendar for dates. Any questions about grades are welcomed. E. Tutoring – I will be glad to help students before or after school. Just ask. Extra – French Related activities A. Travel to France – At least every other year, I try to plan a non-school sponsored trip to Europe. Visiting France gives you an excellent time to practice what you have learned. B. French Club – Join the French Club! French club members have a great time getting together. We make football posters, sell flowers for Valentines Day, and help others in need. In the past we have sponsored an Army troop of more than 200 soldiers at Christmas time and last year we provided Christmas for a needy high school student who had lost his only parent, his mother, to cancer that year. C. French Field trips – Each year the French Club usually takes visits to the Birmingham museum of Art followed by a French style cuisine at a nearby café. Some years we attend plays instead of the museum.
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