Exploring French

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Exploring French

• Classen School of Advanced Studies

Ms. Jeanne Parkhurst
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Exploring French

• 9-week course
• Meets every other day
• 85-minute class period
• Helps you choose your language for IB

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Themes

• Greetings and Courtesy
• Classroom objects and commands
• ABCs and 123s
• Geography
• House and Family
• Food and Drink

• Body Parts
• Travel and Transportation
• Clothing and Shopping
• Colors and Telling Time
• Art and Music

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What should I expect?

• Sing songs
• Learn new words and phrases
• Learn about other cultures
• Short assignments
• One oral test at the end of the 9-weeks

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What is expected of me?

• Respect your teacher, classmates school
• Be prepared every day
• Be in your seats and ready to work when the bell
  rings
• Remain seated until you are dismissed
• Have a positive attitude, participate every day
  with a smile! ?

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What do I need?

• A binder or folder and notebook for French
• Loose-leaf paper
• Pencils
• Enthusiasm
• A sense of adventure

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What happens if?

• Im absent?
• Check with your teacher the day you are back at
  school, or have a friend get your work for you.
• My cell phone is out/rings?
• I will keep it on my desk for the rest of class.
  If it happens again, your parents must come get
  it from me.
• I am late to class?
• We will keep track of your tardies in a notebook.
  3 tardies parent phone call 4, 5, 6
  detention 7 referral

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Learning French
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The National StandardsThe Five Cs

• Communication
• Cultures
• Connections
• Comparisons
• Communities

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Contact Information

• Mademoiselle Parkhurst,
• A3 B-308, A4 A314, B3 B202, B4 B106
• Email jeanne.parkhurst_at_gmail.com
• 556-5070 (office leave a message)
• 496-0445 (Please call between 7 10pm)