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MADAME HOWARD
FRENCH
II 2008-2009
BRING TO CLASS EVERYDAY
1) Ring binder with four sections: a) homework b) graded
assignments c) handouts
d) grammar notes This will be checked periodically.
2) Textbook, workbook, pencil or pen and straight-edge binder
paper. I will not accept work done on paper torn out of a
spiral binder. I also loan no pencils or pens--don’t ask me! If you are missing necessary material, you will be
sent to your locker to retrieve it, and you will be marked tardy for
class.
BEHAVIOR EXPECTATIONS
To successfully learn a foreign language, students must be willing to
try new experiences. They must feel comfortable attempting new
pronunciation sounds, working in front of the class, in small groups
and with several different partners. People are willing to do
this in a safe, supportive atmosphere, where they don’t fear ridicule
from their peers or their teacher. Therefore in my classes, we
have “homecourt”. We are all part of a team--the French II
team--and we want to win, that is, to learn and successfully complete
the class. Since we are all members of the same team, we
support each other with acceptance, encouragement and respect.
Put downs, negative humor, ridicule and name calling are unacceptable
in class. Room 300 is our “homecourt” where we are all
winners. In addition to homecourt, I have some simple rules: no
gum chewing or eating, no wearing of hats, no writing notes in English,
no working on other subjects.
GRADES/ABSENCES
1) Homework is assigned every night, including weekends. Unless I
tell you otherwise, it will not be checked or evaluated and will not
count in your over-all grade. We will correct the homework in
class every day, and even though it doesn’t count in the grading, I
expect you to do your homework. I assign it to help you learn the
material and to help you do well on the assessments given in class.
2) Graded, collected work must be neat with no scratch outs. It
must be done in one color pen or pencil. Graded homework
assignments are to be done individually. Students who work
together will receive F's. Students with French-speaking parents are
not to have their parents correct graded assignments before handing
them in. I accept graded work late, however the grade will be
lowered due to tardiness.
3) After an absence it is your responsibility
to find out what you
missed. Consult my homework page on Power School. Don’t ask
me what was missed! It is your responsibility to arrange
make-up tests and quizzes with me; I will not remind you. I
administer most of the make-ups in the classroom during lunch. If
you forget an appointment for a make-up quiz or test, your grade will
be lowered.
4) For a planned absence--retreats, appointments, early dismissal for
sports, field trips, personal business etc.--you are responsible for
getting your work ahead of time and for being prepared when you return
to class. When a graded assignment or a test is planned on a day
you know you will be absent, you must make arrangements with me before
the absence. If you fail to do so and hand in the assignment upon
returning to class, I consider it late. If you miss a test or
quiz, your grade on the make-up one will be lowered. If you
arrive late to school and miss class on the day of a test or graded
assignment, I expect you to take the test, or hand in the assignment
THAT SAME DAY.
5) It is possible to retake a quiz or test if your grade is poor.
The retake will earn a grade no higher than 75%, and it will replace
the original grade. Before you retake a quiz or test, you must
meet with me individually outside of class time to go over your
original work to make sure you understand your mistakes.
6) I expect you to be in class when the second bell rings. If you
are not, you are tardy.
7) The school-wide grading scale is:
100-95
A
72-70 C-
94-90
A-
69-67 D+
89-87
B+ 66-63 D
86-83
B
62-60 D-
82-80
B-
59-0 F
79-77 C+
76-73 C
8) Grades will be computed in the following manner:
oral 25%
points & tests 50%
final 25%
MADAME HOWARD
FRENCH
III 2008-2009
BRING TO CLASS EVERYDAY
1) Ring binder with four sections: 1) travail noté 2)
devoirs 3) grammaire/verbes 4) feuilles
2) Textbook, workbook, pencil or pen and
straight-edge binder
paper. I will not accept work done on paper torn out of a
spiral binder. I also loan no pencils or pens--don’t ask
me! If you are missing necessary
material, you will be sent to your locker to retrieve it, and you will
be marked tardy for class.
BEHAVIOR EXPECTATIONS
Since you are in an advanced class, you already know that successful
language learners must be willing to try new experiences. They
must feel comfortable attempting new pronunciation sounds, working in
front of the class, in small groups and with several different
partners. People are willing to do this in a safe, supportive
atmosphere, where they don’t fear ridicule from their peers or their
teacher. In French class we support each other with acceptance,
encouragement and respect. Put downs, negative humor, ridicule
and name calling are unacceptable. I have some other simple
rules: no gum chewing or eating, no wearing of hats, no writing notes
in English, no working on other subjects.
GRADES/ABSENCES
1) Homework is assigned every night, including weekends. Unless I
tell you otherwise, it will not be checked or evaluated and will not
count in your over-all grade. We will correct the homework in
class every day, and even though it doesn’t count in the grading,
I expect you to do your homework. I assign it to help you
learn the material and to help you do well on the assessments given in
class.
2) Graded, collected work must be neat with no scratch outs. It
must be done in one color pen or pencil. Graded homework
assignments are to be done individually. Students who work
together will receive F's. Students with French-speaking parents are
not to have their parents correct graded assignments before handing
them in. I accept graded work late, however the grade will be
lowered due to tardiness.
3) Extra credit is rarely available, but if it
is offered, you may do
it only if you are missing no graded assignments that quarter.
4) After an absence it is your responsibility to find out what you
missed. Consult my homework page on Power
School. Don’t ask me what you
missed! It is your responsibility to arrange make-up tests and
quizzes with me; I will not remind you about them. I administer
most of them in the classroom during lunch. If you forget an
appointment for a quiz or test, your grade on the make-up one will be
lowered.
5) For a planned absence--retreats, appointments, early dismissal for
sports, field trips, personal business etc.--you are responsible for
getting your work ahead of time and for being prepared when you return
to class. When a graded assignment or a test is planned on a day
you know you will be absent, you must make arrangements for them with
me before your absence. If you fail to do so and hand in the
assignment when you return to class, I consider it late. If you
miss a test or quiz, your make-up grade will be lowered. If you
arrive late to school and miss class on the day of a test or graded
assignment, I expect you to take the test, or hand in the assignment
THAT SAME DAY.
6) It is possible to retake a quiz or test if your grade is poor.
The retake will earn a grade no higher than 75%, and it will replace
the original grade. Before you retake a quiz or test, you must
meet with me individually outside of class time to go over your
original work to make sure you understand your mistakes.
7) I expect you to be in the class when the second bell rings. If
you are not, you are tardy.
8) The school grading scale is:
100-95
A
72-70 C-
94-90
A-
69-67 D+
89-87
B+
66-63 D
86-83
B
62-60 D-
82-80
B-
59-0 F
79-77 C+
76-73 C
9) Grades will be computed in the following manner
oral 30%
points 45%
final 25%
MADAME HOWARD
FRENCH
IV/V/AP 2008-2009
BRING TO CLASS EVERYDAY
1) Ring binder with seven sections (AP has eight): 1) Suivez la Piste
2)
Internet 3) Grammaire/verbes
4) Vocabulaire 5)
Prières 6) La Vie Devant Soi 7)
Petit Prince 8) AP
2) Textbook(s), pencil or pen and straight-edge binder
paper. I will not accept work done on paper torn out of a
spiral binder. I also loan no pencils or pens--don’t ask
me! If you are missing necessary
material, you will be sent to your locker to retrieve it, and you will
be marked tardy for class.
BEHAVIOR EXPECTATIONS
Since you are in an advanced class, you already know that successful
language learners must be willing to try new experiences. They
must feel comfortable and safe in class where they don’t fear ridicule
from their peers or their teacher. In French class we support
each other with acceptance, encouragement and respect. Put downs,
negative humor, ridicule and name calling are unacceptable. Since your
goal in this class is to improve your French, and practice makes
perfect, we will speak ONLY French in room 300! I have
some
other simple rules: no gum chewing or eating, no wearing of hats,
no writing notes in English, no working on other subjects.
GRADES/ABSENCES
1) Homework is assigned every night, including weekends. Unless I
tell you otherwise, it will not be checked or evaluated and will not
count in your over-all grade. We will correct the homework in
class every day, and even though it doesn’t count in the grading, I
expect you to do your homework. I assign it to help you learn the
material and to help you do well on the assessments given in class.
2) Graded, collected work must be neat with no scratch outs. It
must be done in one color pen or pencil. Graded homework
assignments are to be done individually. Students who work
together will receive F's. Students with French-speaking parents are
not to have their parents correct graded assignments before handing
them in. I accept graded work late, however the grade will be
lowered due to tardiness.
3) Extra credit is rarely available, but if it is offered, you may do
it only if you are missing no graded assignments that quarter.
4) After an absence it is your responsibility to find out what you
missed. Consult my homework page on Power School. Don’t ask
me what you missed! It is your responsibility to arrange make-up
tests and quizzes with me; I will not remind you about them. I
administer most of them in the classroom during lunch. If you
forget an appointment for a quiz or test, your grade will be lowered.
5) For a planned absence--retreats, appointments, early dismissal for
sports, field trips, personal business etc.--you are responsible for
getting your work ahead of time and for being prepared when you return
to class. When a graded assignment or a test is planned on a day
you know you will be absent, you must make arrangements for them with
me before your absence. If you fail to do so and hand in the
assignment when you return to class, I consider it late. If you
miss a test or quiz, your make-up grade will be lowered. If you
arrive late to school and miss class on the day of a test or graded
assignment, I expect you to take the test, or hand in the assignment
THAT SAME DAY.
6) It is possible to retake a quiz or test if
your grade is poor. The retake will earn a grade no higher than
75%,
and it will replace the original grade. Before you retake a quiz
or
test, you must meet with me individually outside of class time to go
over your original work to make sure you understand your mistakes.
7) I expect you to be in class when the
second bell rings. If you are not, you are tardy.
8) The school grading scale is:
100-95
A
72-70 C-
94-90
A-
69-67 D+
89-87
B+
66-63 D
86-83
B
62-60 D-
82-80
B-
59-0 F
79-77 C+
76-73 C
9) Grades will be computed in the following manner
oral 30%
points 45%
final 25%