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1. Bienvenue! Parent Night August 2014

2. Contact Me • Email (heatherfodor@u-46.org) • Text with questions (224-999-0514) • Twitter (@MadameFodor) • Remind 101 (will text you homework updates; can subscribe or unsubscribe at any time) • My website: bit.ly/mmefodor

3. What We Learn (1st Year) • 1st Semester- • Basic communication phrases, numbers, and vocabulary to being able to talk about our families, friends, and favorite foods. This means our target is to get through chapter 5 of our text (Bon Voyage Level 1) before December final exams. • 2nd Semester- • clothing, travel, sports, and daily routine activities, which are found in chapters 6 through 12 of our text. Our goal is to learn a chapter’s material almost every three weeks. . . This will be quite the challenge!

4. What We Learn (2nd Year) • 1st Semester- • what you do in your free time, the technology you use, health & wellness, travel by train & plane (review), banking & currency, and preparing food. (Chapters 1-6 of Bon Voyage Level 2 before December final exams) • 2nd Semester- • getting around in French-speaking countries (by car and by public transportation), hotel procedures, what to do in an accident and visiting the ER, city vs. country life (and animals!), and celebrations; all of which are found in chapters 6 through 12 of our text. • Our goal is to learn a chapter’s material almost every three weeks. . . This will be quite the challenge!

5. Our Textbooks French 1-2 NOT available ONLINE French 3-4

6. Grading • All student work receives a score of 0-4. • Students are working towards mastery of a skill. • 4- Mastery • 3- Proficiency • 2- Developing Proficiency • 1- Initial Proficiency • 0- No evidence

7. Grading • Students have mastered content when they demonstrate a thorough understanding as evidenced by doing something substantive with the content beyond merely echoing it. • Anyone can repeat information; it’s the truly masterful student who can break content into its component pieces, explain it with alternative perspectives regarding it cogently to others, and use it purposefully in new situations.

8. Grading Semester Final Exam • Score on exam Semester Work grade • 20% Formative • 80% Summative Assessments • Semester Total Grade = • 80% semester work • 20% semester exam

9. Retakes Students in World Language courses may retake ONE summative assessment per semester. A summative assessment is a test , project, or quiz that the teacher uses to measure a student’s mastery of a particular topic. However, the student MUST demonstrate extra preparation for the assessment before a retake will be granted. Not doing anything new or additional to prepare will likely result in a similar performance on the retake as on the first attempt… Extra preparation may be: • ·all assigned homework from the unit, completed and stapled together • ·tutoring • ·online resources (as directed/approved by the teacher) • ·other extra preparation agreed upon by the student and the teacher Projects and presentations MAY be re-done as a student’s ONE retake per semester only at the teacher’s discretion.

10. How to Help Your Student • Reading • Listening • Speaking • Organizing • Getting materials • Check on them at least once every other week (Use Campus Portal, set push notifications to YES, set a time to check)

11. Reading • http://www.tv5.org/cms/chaine-francophone/lf/p-26292-Langue-francaise.htm TV5, the French-language satellite TV station for French speakers • Rfi.fr Langue français section (http://www.rfi.fr/lffr/statiques/accueil_apprendre.asp)

12. Listening • Rfi.fr Langue français section (http://www.rfi.fr/lffr/statiques/accueil_apprendre.asp) • www.youtube.com Find French music your student likes and encourage them to explore more artists in French • http://ielanguages.com/listening.html For podcasts and authentic, unrehearsed, unscripted listening • http://www.tv5.org/cms/chaine-francophone/lf/p-26292-Langue-francaise.htmTV5, the French-language satellite TV station for French speakers

13. Speaking • Ask your student what s/he’s learning in class. Ask for specific examples. • Have him/her teach you a song s/he learned in class. • Ask him/her to teach a younger sibling or cousin colors, how to count, the alphabet, basic greetings, etc. • Find a favorite film on DVD, switch the language to French, and have the student try to repeat what s/he hears. • Or put on French subtitles and turn off the sound and ask the student to read it to you.

14. Organizing • Keep ONE notebook per class. • Color code if needed. • Check those backpacks in a few weeks– is it scary in there? Please help them organize their materials! • Ask them to put important tests/projects on family calendar. Google Calendar integrates with their new school-issued email address. • Sign up for Remind 101 and Campus Portal

15. Getting Materials • Need something to write with, something to write on, and somewhere to keep it all. • Binder or Folders • Notebook • Pens and Pencils • Access to the Internet (at home, library, or cell phone?) • Quiet place to work

16. Campus Portal • Use login you used during registration. • Call HelpDesk if you have problems getting into the system at 847-888-5000 x4295. We will have extended hours of Help Desk support (5:00 – 9:00 PM) on September 5thand September 10th. • Set a day to check once a week (or every other week) and try not to check every day. • Encourage personal responsibility in your student, but know they are still learning this!

17. Contact Me • Email (heatherfodor@u-46.org) • Text with questions (224-999-0514) • My website: bit.ly/mmefodor • Remind 101 (will text you homework updates; can subscribe or unsubscribe at any time) • To: 424-218-0536 • 2nd per- @mrsfodo • 3rd per- @mrsfodor • 5th per- @french34p • 6th per- @french34pe • 8th per- @94957