BIENVENUE À LA CLASSE DE
FRANÇAIS!
Madame Welty
2014-2015
MOI!
My Family!
Will, Anna, Ed
My experience and education
Travel and study
Research and new technology
Et vous??? Introductions
WHAT ARE THE REQUIRED MATERIALS FOR
STUDENTS?
French 3
Novel: $6.00 in bookstore
-Binder or other organizational tool
to store handouts.
French 2
Novels: $6.00 in bookstore
-Presque Mort 1st semester
-Ma voiture à moi 2nd semester
-Binder or other organizational tool to store handouts.
AP FrenchWorkbook to be used all year to prepare for the exam (price TBD, in
2013 it cost $41.00 to give an idea)
Binder to organize large amounts of handouts!
GRADING
Formative assessments: 10% (speaking, listening, writing, reading
skills practice, in-class work and participation, lab practice,
homework, short quizzes)
Summative assessments: 70% (speaking, listening, writing, reading
to demonstrate skills gained throughout an entire unit including but
not limited to projects, essays, presentations,
exams)
Final Exam: 20% (Comprehensive exam including reading,
speaking, writing, and listening from concepts taught throughout
the semester.)
LANGUAGE LAB
This year we are continuing integrate our activities with
our language lab. Our lab consists of 30 computer
stations, or carrels, with attached headphones and
microphones. We use this space to develop their skills in
the target language. Teachers are able to provide
students with a variety of materials: both audio and
audiovisual. Students are able to interact with and
receive feedback from not only the teacher, but other
students as well.
WHAT IS A TYPICAL DAY IN FRENCH CLASS?
We try to speak French as much as possible every day, I conduct the
majority of the class in French and students should be prepared to
respond in French to the best of their ability. Homework is given only
when meaningful and is never “busywork”.
Students should expect one assessment per week-there are several
types: written and oral quizzes, reports, projects, and skits.
Each day in class we practice the 4 skills of foreign language
learning: listening, speaking, reading and writing. We play games,
watch movies, listen to music, practice grammar, work with partners,
do projects, learn about culture, have guest speakers, and sample
French foods.
FIELD TRIPS
French 2 classes will study French Impressionism and will
visit the Art Institute of Chicago as a culmination of the
unit.
French 3 classes will visit the Alliance Française which is a
French school in downtown Chicago. They will view a
movie in French and cook with a French chef in their test
kitchen.
AP French will discuss some possible options for field trips
this year as a group and decide what we feel is most
beneficial to our learning.
TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM
I have created a wiki page to help my students find resources for
learning outside the classroom in French.
http://www.madamewelty.wikispaces.com
My website and some of my favorite apps are included in the handout
tonight, using QR codes you will be able to easily access them!
My twitter: @Madamewelty- you can follow me! I only tweet in French!
Remind 101: We will be setting up our Remind 101 accounts in a few
days!
Schoology- working on this as well! Look for updates!
Starting at
$3,190
Paris en Famille & Provence
FRANCE
$3,190 *
*Based on 20 to 24 paying participants
9 Days / 7 Nights
March 21-29, 2015
For more information please contact
Your French Teacher