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Bienvenue à la classe de Français. M adame Tasse (Cupps) La salle de classe 1412 Lebanon High School. Madame Tasse’s Recipe for success:. Arrive to class on time, alert and prepared Start the “La Clochette” Immediately Raise hand often to participate (in French) and ask questions
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Bienvenue à la classe de Français Madame Tasse (Cupps) La salle de classe 1412 Lebanon High School
Madame Tasse’s Recipe for success: • Arrive to class on time, alert and prepared • Start the “La Clochette” Immediately • Raise hand often to participate (in French) and ask questions • Do homework every night to the best of your ability (incomplete homework = 0 points) • Study vocabulary at least 10-15 minutes each day. Daily study will prepare you for quizzes or tests
Materials you will need EVERYDAY in class: • 3-ring binder • Four dividers • Paper • Pencils/Pens • Textbook/Activity Book • French/English Dictionary or online access* * At home use only
BUT WHAT IF I FORGET SOMETHING? but DON’T STEAL !!! Beg…. Borrow….
RULES and CONSEQUENCES • RESPECT: people, place, things, ideas • LISTEN and BE ON TASK • BE PREPARED • 1st infraction= warning • 2nd = loss of participation points • 3rd = detention & phone call home • 4th = referral to the principal
HELPFUL HINT #1 Take them seriously! One La Clochette each week will be graded as a pop quiz! Typical day HELPFUL HINT #2 Homework must be COMPLETELY finished to receive points. If one part is left blank it is a ZERO! • La Clochette • Review Homework • Learn new concept • Practice new concept • Start Homework HELPFUL HINT #3 TAKE NOTES!!!!!!! If I write it on the board, you should write it in your notes! HELPFUL HINT #4 This is a great time to earn participation points. So, be on task and SPEAK FRENCH! HELPFUL HINT #5 I GIVE you the last few minutes so that if you don’t understand you can ask questions. Remember Hint #2!
Grade System • Combination of the following grades: • Tests/Quizzes 40% • Homework 40% • Participation 20% • Final Project Grading Scale: • 92-100 A 83-91 B 74-82 C 65-73 D 0-64 F
Participation • Each time a student participates in French, he/she will receive one participation point. • Speaking in English (or ANY other language) is STRICTLY PROHIBITED and will result in the loss of participation points. • Every week each student’s points are added together and converted to a grade based on the class average for participation. • Grades reflect the students’ frequency and ability to speak French in class.
Why is it so important for us to speak only French in class? • When you were a baby and first learned English, did your mommy speak to you in Japanese? • Your brain naturally follows the path of least resistance and will not hear French if English is also floating around the classroom. • FRENCH is AWESOME!!! Bonjour!
Another note on homework: • Homework assignments are checked or collected at the beginning of class each day. If I catch you working on homework when you should be working on the La Clochette you will receive a ZERO for BOTH assignments. • NO LATE homework will be accepted (even if it is finished and in your locker or at home). • Repeated failure to turn in homework assignments will result in a parent phone call. • Copying someone else’s homework is CHEATING. You and the person whose work your copied will each earn a zero.
What to do if you are absent… • Check my website for homework and assignments. There is 1:1 ratio for make up days. Therefore, if you missed one day, all work must be turned in one day after you return. • Upon returning check your folder for any worksheets or handouts that were not available on the website. • Copy any notes missed during your absence from a friend or the website. • Schedule an appointment to make up any tests or quizzes within 2 days. You must take them within the appropriate time (1:1 ratio). You will receive a zero for the test or quiz that is not made up. Make up work is your PERSONAL responsibility!
BRAVO! When you do a good job in French class you could receive: • Warrior rewards • Positive phone calls or emails home • Oral praise
MadameTasse • Cupps.denise@lebanon.k12.oh.us • Web page: www.lebanon.k12.oh.us • Our schools • High School • Teacher Web Pages • My name • Your class • Work Phone: 513-934-5126
C'est en forgeant qu'on devient forgeron ! (Practice makes perfect!)