French 6 Madame Joseph

Expectations: Students will: ● come to class prepared to participate in class activities and on-time; ● use technology ONLY when given teacher permission and ONLY for academic purpose; ● follow directions the first time they are given; ● raise your hand before speaking or leaving your seat; ● a ttend to all grooming needs BEFORE coming to class; ● respect your classmates and your teacher (lesson to be given during first week); ● be positive and try your best; ● leave GUM at HOME (Le “chewing” c’est interdit dans le cours de français!).

Supplies: Let’s keep it simple… ►paper ►something with which to write (pen/pencil) ►a place to keep papers ►an agenda or a place to keep assignments ►index cards ►Ziploc Freezer Bags (small)

GRADING! Grading: Standard CMS grading scale: 35% - Informal Assessments (homework, all graded classroom activities, some speaking activities AND daily grades for PARTICIPATION!!! ) Students receive a participation rubric STUDENTS are EXPECTED to speak French in order to receive a perfect participation grade. 65% - Formal Assessments (tests and projects) Homework MUST be completed before the students enter the classroom. Informal assignments in my French class (with the exception of quizzes and participation grades) receive full, half or zero credit. Grades are “earned” not “given”. See below for an example. Example ONLY: A random homework assignment – total points possible = 50 points Full credit = 50 points (100%) Half credit = 25 points (50%) No credit = 0 points (0%)

HOMEWORK: You can help your child study; even if you have never taken French or it has been “longtemps” since you have taken any “français”. For vocabulary learning, your child could make vocabulary cards on index cards (French on one side and English on the other). You can quiz them using these cards. Perhaps once they have finished studying you might quiz them…you say the words in English and they write in French. Then they should check their answers for mistakes and focus on those that they did not know. If your child is studying effectively, YOU SHOULD HEAR them SPEAKING FRENCH !!!!

More on HOMEWORK: - “15 minutes a day…” (And the feared “STUDY LOG”) ANY student of mine has heard me say this and say this and…say this…again! Learning to do ANYTHING well, requires practice…consistent and EFFECTIVE practice. In order for the practice to be effective, you MUST hear your child SPEAKING French ! Which brings us to everyone’s favorite way to do this 15 minutes… - “Be the FREak” This is typically an assignment for my 6 th grade students, but will work for any student at any level of study. This is the method of that allows them the chance to show off what they are working on and perfect it. They can do this form of study virtually anywhere, well almost (sometimes not without your permission)…this just allows them the opportunity to speak, yell, sing, chant any of the French we are studying presently.

ABSENCES AND LATE WORK ►Students have five school days to submit any missing homework assignments and or make up tests or quizzes upon returning from an absence; ►If a student was not present in class on the due date because of an excused absence, normal grading procedure will be followed; ► If a student was not present in class on the due date because of an unexcused absence, work will receive less credit; ► If a student was present in class on the due date the work will receive less credit.

Donations? Donations are ALWAYS greatly accepted and appreciated: ►Plastic page covers ►Colored copy paper (toward the end of the year when it is harder to come by) ►Tissues ►Hand Sanitizer ►Markers sets for Student Projects ►I REALLY need letter sized manilla file folders for student portfolios too!!! Merci!!!<3 – Mme. Joseph

Contacting me… Via My wiki: amykjoseph.cmswiki.wikispaces.net Tutoring: Thursday mornings at 8:00 in the Media Center – 6 th Grade students should make an appointment.

Merci BEAUCOUP!!!

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