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Expectations - 2008-2009
AP FR LN -
A) Plagiarism and academic honesty policies for the course:
Written assignments that you submit in this class must be entirely your own work. If you have any questions please come and see me.
B) Classwork
*Participation in target language is essential. Taking risks is part of learning a language in order to become familiar with or remove ambiguity
* notebooks, pens, usb, book (when needed) .
*homework , see AP Langue page.
* quizzes are responsibility of students. If absent, they should be prepared to take a similar quize within 2 days. Students are to go to my office, room A 201, during their free time/lunch , retrieve quiz from box ( to do), do it in lab, and place it back in box (done).
C) Grade
essays 40 %
labs, presentation 20 %
participation, 25 %
quizzes 15 %
D) Essays ,
1. All essays, except essay 1 of quarter 1, will be graded based on College Board rubric (0-9) to which a numerical value will be given: 2/68, 3/72, 4/75 , 5/77, 6/82, 7/85, 8/92, 9/95).
2. There will be 5-7 essays per quarter .
3. Except for first essay, all essays will be done in class without notes nor dictionary.
4.The essays can be redone , Quarter 1 and 2 only, within 3 days , once only, and given back with the original graded paper. Should the essay be redone by someone else than the student, it will be an automatic zero. Please come and see me if questions.
5. 1st Essay for 1st quarter :
First essay will be graded based on 1 point per mistake and can be redone for a 35 points bonus. 2nd essay must be attached to original one.
6. How to redo an essay?
quarter 1: Each essay will be corrected completely. then you will explain the corrections on a typed document with 3 columns, from left to right:
the mistake, the correction and why it's corrected that way.
ex: un jupe bleu---> une jupe bleue
un jupe une jupe jupe : nom féminin singulier
bleu bleue adjectif s'accorde en genre et
en nombre avec le nom
qu'il décrit; jupe étant féminin singulier,
bleue doit avoir un "e"
so each mistake must be explained, do not just write " I used the wrong ..." . You can explain the rationale of the correction in English.
Quarter 2:
each mistake will be underlined and coded, no longer corrected by me. You can redo the essay and follow the above mentionned directions.
E) Listening/ Labs
can be done in class or lab (our days in labs rotate)
use this link for listening activities at home to practice
F) Reading
to enhance discussion, learn thematic vocabulary
absolutely essential, indispensable! you must read the article, be able to infer meaning, understand vocabulary from context and not spend your time with a dictionary
G) Speaking
very important, try to use new structures, new vocabulary everyday . For those of you who are more reserved, make sure you go out of your comfort zone and sit next to someone slightly more ebullient than yourself.
all of this is explored in conjunction with grammar En Bonne Forme (EBF) et Cours moyen et/ou supérieur
AP LIT
objectives:
Read, discuss, analyze, write about seminal French works ranging from poetry, plays and fiction from 16th to 20th century.
Prerequisites:
should have a good understanding of French grammar and syntax.
Plagiarism and academic honesty policies for the course:
Written assignments that you submit in this class must be entirely your own work. If you have any questions please come and see me.
homework and classwork:
essential for general comprehension, and interesting discussions rather than monologues. there is a lot of reading,look for overall meaning, have a good dictionary at hand, but don't spend your time reading dictionary.
Essays: all essays will be written at home and can be redone , within 4 days, for an average of the two grades.
Students will take mock AP French Lit exams for midterm and in April .
Grading
QCM, participation and presentation 50 %
Essay 50 %
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