Vandergrift High School
French 3 Pre-AP Syllabus
DEPARTMENT: FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTOR: Brigitte Rochard
COURSE TITLE: French 3 AP ROOM: 2259
GRADE LEVEL: 9, 10, 11, 12 CONFERENCE: 5
PREREQUISITES: French 2 or equivalent PHONE: Ext.42448
E-MAIL: brigitte.rochard@leanderisd.org
Course Description
French III Pre-AP prepares students to the AP French Language and Culture course. They will use the three modes of communication (Interpersonal, Interpretive, and Presentational) defined in the Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century. Students will learn language structures in context and start to use them to convey meaning while continuing adding new grammar structures and vocabulary. They will learn advanced grammar and more complicated vocabulary. Students will be exposed to some of the richness and diversity of French culture around the world through authentic materials such as videos, French magazines and websites.
Resources
Students will use:
T’es Branché from EMC
Authentic resources such as articles, poems, blogs ...
Evaluation: All category percentages are subject to change
Daily Work: Learning Checks, homework, readings etc. - 25%
Listening - 25%
Writing and reading ( projects, essays, etc.) - 25%
Projects - 25%
Material
The student is responsible for all material presented in class and all assignments.
Students are issued a workbook and are responsible for such. Most homework assignments are derived from this workbook.
When a student is absent from class due to illness
Upon his/her return, the student will be allowed one day for each day of absence to make up the assigned work and/or take a quiz/exam.
○ Previously scheduled assignments that were due on the day of the absence will be due on the day the
student returns to school.
○ Previously scheduled quizzes/exams will be administered on the day the student returns to school.
○ The student is allowed one (1) day for each day of an absence to make up assignments and
quizzes/exams scheduled during their absence.
○ One (1) day of make-up time is allowed for each day of absence (Example: 2 days absent - 2 days to make
up work; 4 days absent - 4 days to make up work, etc.).
● Note: based on the A/B schedule at the high school level, the term “one day” is equivalent to one class period.
Retake and late assignment policy
RETAKE AND LATE ASSIGNMENT POLICY:
In accordance with LISD policy and teacher discretion, students in French III AP will be allowed to retake 2 assignments per 6 weeks for up to a 80%.
In order to be eligible for any retake, student must:
• request and do so within 5 school days of grade posting
• attend a tutorial session if needed (and self schedule on the PIT Portal)
Work that is not turned in when due will receive a 10 points per class day penalty. After 2 class days students have the opportunity to redo the assignment for a maximum grade of a 80. Passed 3 days the late work will not be accepted.
Classroom rules
The Honor Code and French Class
In this class, it is an honor code violation to turn in work that is not your own. To clarify what this can look like, I’m listing some examples below:
It’s fine to…
-Use an on-line dictionary like wordreference.com to find a word that you use or a verb that you conjugate
It’s an honor code violation to…
-Use an online translator, like Google Translate, to translate a whole sentence or more, or a conjugated verb
It’s fine to…
-Ask someone for help on a word or a conjugation
It’s an honor code violation to…
-Have someone who speaks French (a tutor, a native speaker friend, parent) tell you what to write. If I see grammar that is beyond what we have learned, I will know it is not your work (unless you yourself are a native speaker). A good rule of thumb: If you can’t tell me what the word means, or how you conjugated it in that form, don’t use it! Stick with what you know.
Supplies
Students are expected to bring these materials to class each day: