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Jackson Hole Middle School Course Expectation Form

Teacher: Monsieur Mertaugh (M)

rmertaugh@tcsd.org

Course Title: French 1                       

Course Standards/Objectives:

Wyoming State Content Standards

1.   Communication       Students communicate in a language other than English.

2.   Culture                   Students develop cultural understanding and demonstrate practices appropriate to the culture(s) in which the language is used.

Performance Standards

1. Listening- Upon completion of this course the student will be able to respond physically to face-to-face sentence length instructions in French by performing routine tasks such as ordering a meal and following simple directions.   

2. Speaking- Upon completion of this course the student will be able to form questions in French to initiate conversations and make statements in French by using learned phrasing for basic objects, places, family, weather, money, and food.

3. Reading- Upon completion of this course the student will be able to demonstrate comprehension of simple written directions, menus, schedules, and advertisements in French, by responding physically or orally.

4. Writing- Upon completion of this course the student will be able to answer basic questions in French and compose simple sentences by writing name, address, numbers, dates, nationality, and other basic vocabulary in French.

5. Culture- Upon completion of this course the student will be able to perform culturally appropriate behaviors by initiating greetings, using correct forms of formal and informal address, and role-playing situations of Francophone cultures.

Major Units of Study

Unit	Standards	Activities
Vocabulary and Conversational Units	Listening, Speaking	Varied oral in-class activities based on the TPR instructional methodology, skits, dialogs, and other in-class activities
Core Text Units	Reading, Writing Listening, Speaking Culture	Text-directed and workbook listening, speaking, reading and writing exercises, Lesson quizzes Unit exams In-class speaking activities
Paris Project	Culture	Research and digital presentation, Listening notes

 

Course Materials/Supplies:

Textbook	Bien Dit French IA (Holt publishing)
Films / Videos	Accompanying  textbook  videos Several videos to include from the following: Cyrano de Bergerac Les Choristes La Gloire de Mon Pere Le Chateau de Ma Mere Hunchback of Notre Dame Tale of Two Cities   Some videos may be shown outside of class as an optional activity (French movie nights)
Other Supplemental Materials	Handouts, web sites, videos, online version of textbook, DVDs, etc.
Materials Students Provide	Three-ring binder – 1.5” (for French only) with 4 dividers Pockets in binder or pocket folders that will be inserted in binder  notebook paper pen/pencil to class daily

 

Grading Scale:

97.50 A+                     87.50 B+         77.5 0 C+        67.50 D+                    0.0 F

92.50 A                       82.50 B           72.50 C           62.59   D        

89.50 A-                      79.50 B-          69.50 C-          59.50 D-

 

Course Grading Specifics

Grading Category	Description
Tests 30%	Major unit tests, which include listening, speaking, reading and writing components. Final cultural exam
Quizzes 30%	Listening comprehension quizzes Written vocabulary quizzes
Projects 20%	Electronic project on a historical site in a French speaking country Restaurant Skit, Family Tree presentation
Homework 10%	On occasion I will send work home with the students for which they will earn points.
Daily Participation 10%	In-class activities for which students will earn points.

 

Homework: In the beginning stages of language acquisition, most of the work is in listening and speaking so there will not be a lot of work outside the classroom.  There will be daily activities, however, for which students will earn points. When students are absent from class, they will have work to make up.

Make Up Procedures:  Students are responsible for keeping track of and making up missed work. If students are ill, parents may request make up work on the second day of an absence. Assignments can be picked up in the front office. For every day absent, students have one day to make up work. If you know you will be absent from school, please bring a note from your parents and turn it in to the head secretary. She will give you a pre-excused absence form for you to fill out. This should be completed at least 2 days prior to your absence. Make sure that you are clear about the expectations and due dates of assignments before you leave.

Late Work: 

Daily homework assignments will be accepted one day late with a 10% reduction in points.  Assignments over one day late will be deducted 50%, and can be turned in until the end of a unit. 

PowerSchool Abbreviations:

At the top of the student’s grade report, I will include an explanation of any special codes that I use.  Two codes that I will commonly use include:

EX    = Student is exempt or excused from the assignment. This has no effect upon the student’s grade.

 M = Student has a missing assignment.

 

Academic Honesty:

"Students at JHMS are expected to maintain a high level of academic integrity and refrain from all types of academic dishonesty, including plagiarism and cheating on homework or an examination. For cases of academic dishonesty, students will receive a zero on the assignment, an office referral, and parents will be contacted."

 

Instructor	Ryan Mertaugh	Email Address	rmertaugh@tcsd.org
Middle School Room	109	Summit High School Room	Media Center
Phone (at the Middle School)	307-733-4234	Planning time At Middle School 2nd Hour	Best way to contact me is via Email.

 

French CEF.doc