1. Français II

2. http://www.bmhs-la.org/ School and Class Information

3. Homework & Grading Policy Homework is due at the beginning of class. Grading: Homework worth 10 points. Quizzes worth 15 or 20 points. Oral Presentations worth 20 or 30 points. Projects worth 50 points. Tests worth 100 points.

4. Teaching style New material presented: notes with examples, visual aids, stories, comparing and contrasting, reading, songs In-class Training: pair work, group work, Q & A, translation, dialogues Individual Practice: homework (paragraph or specific writing activity) Indirect Assessment: Q & A, speaking scenarios Let’s go further: songs, videos, reading, translation Direct Assessment: Quiz, Presentation, Project, Unit Test, Final Exam

5. As a parent, what can I do to help my child succeed in your class? Be sure that child has a study routine. – A quiet place to study without distractions – A set time to study (before dinner, after dinner, from ? till ?) Be curious about what he/she is learning – Ask to see child’s work; ask child to explain to you what he/she is learning Be positive about child’s progress. – Words of praise go a long way (even for teenagers) – If child needs extra motivation, set up a positive reward system.

6. Real World Connections

7. Pen pals

8. Peace Corps

10. Soirée-restaurant ou Soirée-ciné

11. Students will be able to do by end of course: communicate, read, and understand information that contains family and relationships, nationalities, professions, school, leisure activities, mealtime, shopping, sport, health, body part, personal care, and daily activities vocabulary. understand and compare/contrast the cultural norms of the United States with those of France within the aforementioned topics. communicate, read, and understand basic idiomatic expressions communicate in, read, and understand the present, imperative, close future, compound past, imperfect, and simple future tenses. talk and write at length about themselves and other people and things. recognize and understand some popular current and traditional French songs. read aloud fluidly and correctly French texts even when words are unknown.

12. Français III

13. http://www.bmhs-la.org/ School and Class Information

14. Homework & Grading Policy Homework is due at the beginning of class. Grading: Homework worth 10 points. Quizzes worth 15 or 20 points. Oral Presentations worth 20 or 30 points. Projects worth 50 points. Tests worth 100 points.

15. Teaching style New material presented: notes with examples, visual aids, stories, comparing and contrasting, reading, songs In-class Training: pair work, group work, Q & A, translation, dialogues Individual Practice: homework (paragraph or specific writing activity) Indirect Assessment: Q & A, speaking scenarios Let’s go further: songs, videos, reading, translation Direct Assessment: Quiz, Presentation, Project, Unit Test, Final Exam

16. As a parent, what can I do to help my child succeed in your class? Be sure that child has a study routine. – A quiet place to study without distractions – A set time to study (before dinner, after dinner, from ? till ?) Be curious about what he/she is learning – Ask to see child’s work; ask child to explain to you what he/she is learning Be positive about child’s progress. – Words of praise go a long way (even for teenagers) – If child needs extra motivation, set up a positive reward system.

17. Real World Connections

18. Pen pals

19. Peace Corps

21. Soirée-restaurant ou Soirée-ciné

22. Students will be able to do by end of course: communicate, read, and understand information that contains self- description, daily and weekly activity, past event, habitual past event, acceptance and refusal of invitation, request for help, emotion, vacation, health, natural phenomenon, shopping, item repair, hair styling, and travel vocabulary. understand and compare/contrast the cultural norms of the United States with those of France within the aforementioned topics. communicate in, read, and understand the compound past, imperfect, subjunctive, simple future and conditional tenses. communicate using, read, and understand advanced idiomatic expressions. read and understand French story books written for young adolescents. read and understand magazine articles written for young adolescents. read, understand, and talk about newspaper articles written for francophones. identify, explain, and categorize important historical events and people from the Middle Ages to the 19 th century.

23. Français AP

24. http://www.bmhs-la.org/ School and Class Information

25. Class Information Tutoring: If student does not get a B or above on a quiz, he/she must retake the quiz. If a B grade cannot be earned with individual study, tutoring sessions must be scheduled. Students must finish the 1 st semester with an A or B average in order to continue AP French the 2 nd semester.

26. Real World Connections

27. Pen pals

28. Peace Corps

30. Soirée-restaurant ou Soirée-ciné

31. AP French Language and Culture EXAM Tuesday May 10, 2016

32. Modes of Communication Tested 1)Interpersonal Communication Spoken Written 2)Interpretative Communication Spoken Written 3)Presentational Communication Spoken Written

33. Tested How?? A. Interpretive Communication 1)Print Texts 2)2) Print & Audio Texts 3) Audio Texts B. Interpersonal Writing C. Presentational Writing: Persuasive Essay D. Interpersonal Speaking: Conversation E. Presentational Speaking: Cultural Comparison

34. AP French Language and Culture COURSE

35. Course Themes 1) Global Challenges 2) Science and Technology 3) Contemporary Life 4) Personal and Public Identities 5) Families and Communities 6) Beauty and Aesthetics

36. Français AP Methods: 1) Interpersonal Communication: peer to peer, group work and class discussions 2) Interpretive Communication: reading, research and listening comprehension 3) Presentational Communication: essay writing and 2-5 mins. oral presentations AP French Language and Culture exam prep Graded Assessments: – Unit Tests (Presentational Speaking and Writing + 2 Grammaire Quizzes) – Small vocabulary and expression quizzes – Final Exam

37. Français I

38. http://www.bmhs-la.org/ School and Class Information

39. Homework & Grading Policy Homework is due at the beginning of class. Grading: Homework worth 10 points. Quizzes worth 15 or 20 points. Oral Presentations worth 20 or 30 points. Projects worth 50 points. Tests worth 100 points.

40. Teaching style New material presented: notes with examples, visual aids, stories, comparing and contrasting, reading, songs In-class Training: pair work, group work, Q & A, translation, dialogues Individual Practice: homework (paragraph or specific writing activity) Indirect Assessment: Q & A, speaking scenarios Let’s go further: songs, videos, reading, translation Direct Assessment: Quiz, Presentation, Project, Unit Test, Final Exam

41. As a parent, what can I do to help my child succeed in your class? Be sure that child has a study routine. – A quiet place to study without distractions – A set time to study (before dinner, after dinner, from ? till ?) Be curious about what he/she is learning – Ask to see child’s work; ask child to explain to you what he/she is learning Be positive about child’s progress. – Words of praise go a long way (even for teenagers) – If child needs extra motivation, set up a positive reward system.

42. Real World Connections

43. Pen pals

44. Peace Corps

46. Soirée-restaurant ou Soirée-ciné

47. Students will be able to do by end of course: recite the Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be. introduce him/herself. spell and understand spelling give basic geographical and cultural information about Francophone countries. communicate in, read, and understand the present, imperative, close future, and compound past tense. communicate, read, and understand information that contains numbers, food and drink, sport, weather, date, colors, time, city, house, people, personality and physical description vocabulary. read French texts aloud with correct pronunciation even if the words are unknown. talk and write at length about themselves and other people and/or things using physical and character description vocabulary, likes and dislikes, and varying verb tenses.