Mademoiselle Brooks Salle Prep hour -- 4 BIENVENUE À LA CLASSE DE FRANÇAIS!

 Bachelors degree in French Education from Northern Arizona University  Long-term substitute for French at Whitewater Middle School  2 nd year teaching both at Tosa West and Whitman MLLE BROOKS

 Interpretive  Interpersonal  Presentational  These 3 modes guide and help provide structure for our class  Learning Target Sheets 3 MODES OF COMMUNICATION

 6 thematic units  Beauty and aesthetics  Science and technology  Global challenges  Personal and public identities  Families and communities  Contemporary life  Grammar and vocabulary in context FRANÇAIS 5 / AP

 Schooling in France  Relationships  The press and elections  The planet  Society  Art FRANÇAIS 3 / 4

 Family and friends  Planning activities (weekends, parties, etc)  Shopping and food  A typical day  Describing our pasts  The body and its condition  Leisure FRANÇAIS 2 /3

 Friends and family  Likes and dislikes  School and free time  Food and food culture  Shopping  Home life FRANÇAIS 1

 Online textbook  Homework - Website  Working with a classmate  5 /AP only: Blackboard  Please note: We have tutors available! HOW SHOULD STUDENTS PRACTICE AT HOME?

GRADES

 If students have an overall 3.0 GPA and a 3.5 GPA in their first two years of high school Spanish, they are eligible and encouraged to join.  Induction is in the spring.  Members are expected to log tutoring hours and participate in the wider francophone community.  Contest FRENCH HONORS SOCIETY

 Applications due Oct. 15 th with $350 deposit  The trip will be during Spring Break March 28- April 7th.  Homestay  The price will be between $28,000- $31,125, depending on the number of participants. We will have plenty of fundraising opportunities and welcome parent suggestions. FRANCE TRIP 2013

 Students may take the AP placement test in May – we will practice all sections in class.  Students may also take college placement exams to earn college credit after the completion of one semester of Spanish at their college.  Example – Marie passes into the third semester of Spanish. She passes it with a B or higher and receives 8 additional credits for semesters 1 and 2.  The main difference between the two exams – college placement exams focus on grammar, the AP exam focuses on skills. IN THE FUTURE – PLACEMENT TESTS

 Any spare boxes of tissues you have at home have a welcome place in this classroom OH YEAH