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Curriculum French 1,2
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GOAL: Students can comprehend isolated learned words and high frequency phrases (written or oral) on very familiar topics. Geneviève Poucel : Madame Poucel “La fille” Room 238 email: poucegl@d11.org TPRS & Reading One of the methods I will be using in my classroom is “TPRS” which stands for “Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling.” I agree that students learn through comprehensible input. I do not stress that students in French 1, 2 must "output" lots of French. I believe students will speak at their own pace. We will however, sing, and students will be expected to answer questions in French, and when ready, ask their own. We will begin the year with direct instruction of about 150 French words, then we will learn short phrases about three at a time. Students will be reading a variety of French materials throughout the year, at least 30 minutes a week. The following is the reading plan: - Songs - Short essays - Books by students - Pauvre Anne by Blaine Ray (French 1,2) - Fama va en Californie by Blaine Ray (French 1,2) Supply List - 1 folder - pens & pencils - 1 black felt tip pen -Colored pencils are useful -Teacher accepts donations of loose leaf paper, pens & pencils, and boxes of tissue and PASTELS or SIDEWALK chalk. - French Club croissants are sold 5 times per semester at about $2 each, I would be glad to have students order once for the whole semester. An order form will be sent home and checks should be payable to "Palmer High School" Absences All absences must be excused within 24 hours. If students have a pre-arranged absence, they must make arrangements with the attendance office to get the proper form. I am glad to work with parents and students on missing work due to excused absences. When a student misses a class, although it is excused, work still must be done to make it up. Students come to see me about what they missed, and/how to make it up. I am available at the beginning of LUNCH, and immediately afer school. Tardies After 2 tardies, student will be given lunch detention with teacher in the French classroom. If the class as a whole has little to no tardies, a class reward will be given once per semester. Grade Averages 51% Tests - 3 summative (formal) assessments per semester - 5 formative (informal) assessments per semester 19 % Class work & Homework -Homework assignments given at least bi-monthly -Class work is given weekly - Some homework will require computer access, if Internet is unavailable at home, school computers are available. 30% Participation/attendance - Students are given 100 points per quarter, when they fail to participate (i.e. interrupt class, be absent and unexcused, speak English when not appropriate, etc) points will be taken away. - Making up these points is possible, but involves work, including, but not limited to, writing an essay, doing double homework assignments, and detention.
Exchanges Madame Poucel “La mère” (Bonnie POUCEL, also a teacher at PALMER H.S. as well as my mom) and I have been working on exchanges with families from France for about 15 years. We bring students to France for 3 weeks and they stay with French families. Then we host French students for 3 weeks here. We require that the student has at least 2 years of French before going. You are invited to learn more about this program. The cost is approx. $2700.
Madame Poucel "La fille!"
District 11
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