Bienvenue! Welcome to French 1 - 4. French and English have much more in common than one might think, as 30%+ of English derives directly from French. (Thank you, William the Conqueror). But I digress: I am a fifteen-year veteran of Montgomery ISD, with twenty-five total years of teaching experience in Texas. As the daughter of military parents, I lived in Germany, Italy, and Turkey a total of six years before the age of fifteen; subsequently, I spent another year and a half in Iran. This fostered not only tolerance,but a real appreciation of others, and delight in travel and multi-culturalism, which I hope to transmit to my students. In fact, last year we took a 10-day trip to France. We toured Paris, the beaches of Normandy, Mont-St.Michel, the castles of the Loire,the medieval seaport town of St. Malo, the awesome palace of Versailles, and the Riviera, including Nice and Monaco. We ate fabulous regional fare, spent the Night of Music in Azay-le-rideau, and took MANY pictures. Our next planned trip is for summer of 2010. Start saving now!

I look forward to another academic year and the opportunity to work with the truly great students of Montgomery ISD. Feel free to contact me for any further information or questions at jlovell@misd.org.

A bientot,
J. Lovell

My schedule is as follows:

A Day:

Period 1 French I
Period 2 French II
Period 3 French I
Period 4 Conference
B Day:

Period 5 French I
Period 6 Conference
Period 7 French II
Period 8 French III

CLASSROOM PROCEDURES
Cours de francais
J. Lovell

This year we will use a methodology known as TPRS - Total Physical Response Storytelling - in conjunction with a more traditional grammar-based process. In this way, all learning modalities will be addressed and students will more easily master the skills required for understanding and using both the written and spoken language.

GRADING

French I and II:

Homework 10%
Quizzes 10%
Participation 10%
Tests 70%

French II/IV

Homework 10%
Quizzes 10%
Tests 80%


Additionally:

Each student will be responsible for organizing and monitoring grades. To this end, each will keep all returned papers and will produce any returned work upon request of teacher, parent, or administrator.

Each student in levels I and II will be awarded 100 points “up front” for participation. In order to retain all of these points, the student must, among other things, speak only French in class, or make a good faith effort to do so, bring all supplies, and ...participate!

Quizzes will occur daily, or nearly so.

Homework is assigned daily. This is a vital part of the study of a foreign language. In addition to any written work, each student is expected to practice reciting or reading aloud that material covered in class. The student will write down each day’s assignment on a designated “Homework Sheet”, which will be checked daily. This sheet is then collected for a grade every five class days.

Cheating and/or copying another’s work is a serious offense. According to the
rules of the student handbook, the teacher will award a grade of 0, file a discipline report with the grade-level principal, and contact the parent.




Absences

Upon return to class after an absence, the student will check the “Been absent?” box located on the bookshelf next to the teacher's desk. This box will contain a list of class activities, assignments, both collected and made,due dates, and returned papers. It is the student’s responsibility to note upcoming due dates and arrange to make up missed quizzes, tests, etc.


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BIENVENUE AU COURS DE FRANCAIS!


ACKNOWLEDGMENT


I, ____________________________________________, have

read the classroom procedures for French, as well as the Student

Handbook guidelines, and understand that I am responsible for

abiding by them. I acknowledge that I am responsible for

learning the material presented and will do everything necessary

to that end.



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Student signature

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