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Je m’appelle Madame Famous

•11th Year Teaching French @ GV•MS World Language Department Chair•Teach 2 French 1 classes and 4 French Intro classes

Students use textbooks in class only.

Workbook may be purchased for $15—not mandatory to purchase.

Note: If workbooks are borrowed and become damaged, the full price of the workbook will be owed to GVMS by the end of the ‘15-’16 school year.

Our Textbook and Other Materials

Review of 7th grade French Survey material Chapitre 1: School Chapitre 2: Likes/Dislikes Chapitre 3: Describing People Chapitre 4: Daily Routine Chapitre 5: Leisure Activities Chapitre 6: Food and restaurant Chapitre 7: Clothing

Chapters Covered

Assessments• Each thematic unit will end with a written test which will contain questions in various formats, including multiple choice, matching, and fill-in-the-blank. There will also be a

listening comprehension section and an essay.

•Each thematic unit will also contain several formative assessments (quizzes, “ticket out”, collected HW).

• Other assessments will occur either during or after completion of every few chapters to review material. These assessments are usually in the form of a small project or class

activity.

• The World Language Department has a weighted grade book with the following categories:

-70% quizzes & tests -20% projects -10% other (graded HW/Classwork)

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There is no extra credit. If a student wishes to re-take a section of a quiz or test, the window of opportunity is two weeks from the date the test was given.

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