Bienvenue à la classe de Français

2 !

Je me présente…

• Je m’appelle Mlle Hannon.• Je suis la prof de Français II, III Pre-AP, IV

AP, V, et VI.• C’est ma première année à LASA, et je

suis super contente d’être ici avec vous!• Je suis née à Austin et j’y suis restée

jusqu’à l’âge de 22 ans!

Je me présente…

• J’ai commencé mes études de français il y a 11 ans – je l’adore toujours!

• Je veux vous aider à parler français couramment.

• J’adore la France. J’y ai habité et voyagé plusieurs fois.

Mes séjours en France

How to contact me

• You can find me in my room at lunch most days

• Make an appointment with me in person or by email

• The easiest way to contact me outside of class is by email:– mlle.m.hannon@gmail.com

La salle de classe

• L’étagère pour les livres, les dictionnaires

• Le taille-crayons• Les fournitures

scolaires• Les magazines et

journaux

• Les îlots:– Couleurs différentes– Votre équipe– Ils changeront de

temps en temps

Required materials

• Un stylo, un crayon, un surligneur• An organized binder (a 3-ring, not a notebook)

with items filed under the following sections (in order) :– 1. Travail en classe– 2. Grammaire– 3. Vocabulaire– 4. Interros, Examens– 5. D’autres notes/documents

Optional Materials

• A French/English dictionary• The « Word Reference » app on your cell

phone or tablet

Practices and Rules

• En entrant dans la salle de classe:– Entrez à l’heure et prêt à travailler– Dites « Bonjour » à la prof et à vos camarades

de classe– Ouvrez votre classeur– Lisez le tableau et suivez les instructions

• This is essential: make sure to always read what’s on the board/screen and get started right away! You will always have something to do in this class. If you don’t know what it is, ask a friend. If they don’t know, ask me.

Practices and Rules• Pendant la classe:

– Soyez respectueux : ne parlez pas pendant qu’une autre personne parle

– Suivez les instructions de la prof– Travaillez durement pour apprendre – Si vous devez aller aux toilettes, demandez « Est-ce

que je peux aller aux toilettes? » (mais pas pendant que la prof parle à la classe) et prenez la passe (une personne à la fois). Retournez rapidement.

• Write that phrase down!

– Si vous devez partir pour une autre raison, demandez-moi

– Amusez-vous avec le français!

Practices and Rules

– À la fin de la classe:– Écrivez les devoirs dans votre agenda.

• If you don’t understand them, ask a friend or ask me.• If you forget to write them down, check the website.• If you think the homework is not on the website for a

particular day, email me.

– Dites « Au revoir » à la prof et à vos camarades– Sortez d’une façon organisée et polie

Practices and Rules

• Communicating by email– Life skill! Seriously. Here’s the proper format

for an email:• Greeting + Name• Say what class and period you’re in• Request/give information. Be polite!• Use proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation,• Closing and Thank You• Your name

Communicating by email: Good example

(from sophie.marceau@gmail.com)

Bonjour Mademoiselle Hannon,

I’m in your 3rd period French 2 class. In TEAMS I have an 80 as my grade for the quiz « Vocab : Révision A » but on my actual quiz it says I got an 82. Could you please double-check that for me? I’ll put my quiz in the box for you tomorrow.

Merci beaucoup!

Sophie Marceau

Communicating by email: Bad example

(from callofdutyRULES@hotmail.com)

why do i have a 0

Absences• If you miss a class

– Check the website for homework and any new documents

– The homework assigned that day is still due next class since you have a day in between to get any missed material (exceptions: the Friday of a BB week, an absence spanning more than one day).

– Talk to a friend from class to get the notes and find out what we did

– Come see me before/after school or during lunch if you have questions or need any documents handed out (not during passing period or during class)

Absences• If you miss an assessment (a quiz, test,

presentation) and it’s « excused » (but not for a field trip):– Talk to me as soon as possible (in person or

by email)– You will have 48 hours to make up the

assessment. You must make an appointment with me to do so.

– You will not be penalized for having missed the assessment.

Absences

• If you miss an assessment (a quiz, test, presentation) and it’s « unexcused » or due a field trip (and you didn’t make prior arrangements) :– Talk to me as soon as possible (in person or by

email)– You will have 48 hours to make up the

assessment. You must make an appointment with me to do so.

– You will be penalized for having missed the assessment. Your grade will be multiplied by 70%.

Absences

• If you skip a class intentionally, you will receive a grade of zero for all work due and any assessment given that day. You will not be given the opportunity to earn late credit, do corrections, or do a re-take.

Absences: Field Trips• Field Trips do not count as real absences since

they are planned in advance and you are technically still attending school.

• If you are going to be absent due to a Field Trip, talk to me in advance about what you are going to miss.

• If you are going to miss an assessment, you must make arrangements to take it before you miss it. (The arrangements must be made before the absence, but the appointment might be after). If you do not do this, you will get a zero with the chance to take it late for a maximum of 70%.

Grading Policies

• 35% Classwork, homework, and participation

• 30% Quizzes• 35% Exams, projects, and presentations

Grading Policies

• Classwork– Occasionally I will ask you to turn something

in that we’ve done in class (an exercise, activity, etc)

• When you turn something in, make sure to put your name, class, period, the date, and a title in order to receive credit.

– Occasionally I will grade a group/oral activity• Global participation grade

Grading Policies

• Homework– La feuille de devoirs: how does it work?– Calendar on the website

• http://mllehannon.weebly.com/calendrier.html

– If you have a question…– If you forget/don’t do the homework…– How we correct homework– Why you have homework

Grading Policies• Quizzes

– Normally announced in advance, sometimes pop quizzes.

• Tests, Projects, and Presentations– Announced at least one class in advance.

• We’ll review before assessments (as a class, in groups, individually), but that won’t be enough. You’ll need to study at home as well.

Grading Policies

• Late Work– Homework: 50% when turned in the next

class period– Projects/Presentations: -20pts when one

calendar day late. -10pts each day after– Late classwork will never be accepted –

participate in every activity, every class, every day!

Grading Policies

• If you fail an exam (<70%)– You will have the opportunity to improve your grade

up to a 70% (not guaranteed: that’s the maximum).– You must take the re-take within 48 hours of

receiving the original exam.– If the re-take grade is higher than the original grade,

the highest grade will be recorded.– If the re-take grade is lower than the original grade,

the recorded grade will be an average of the two.– Please note that the re-take exam may be different

than the original!

Grading Policies• Your 3-ring binder

• I will occasionally grade it as Classwork• Review the sections you’ll need (side #7)• Keep it organized and make sure all of the work in

it is complete and accurate.

Academic Honesty• Le Code d’honneur

– « On my honor I have neither given nor received any unauthorized aid on my work, nor do I tolerate academic dishonesty in others. »

– Write or type the Honor Code on each quiz, test, presentation, project, and composition, and then sign underneath.

– Intentional/Accidental violation of the Honor Code– What if you violate it?

• Conference• Zero• Call home• Administrator• AHC

Academic Honesty

• Plagiarism– What is it?

• « a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work »

• « taking someone’s words or ideas as if they were your own. »

– (http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=plagiarism)

– Intentional/Accidental– The importance of quotation marks and citations

Academic Honesty

• Google Translate– It does not work all that well, and it’s obvious

when it’s been used!– In this class, it’s considered a violation of the

Honor Code to use Google Translate for full sentences (subject + verb). In essence, that’s plagiarism, which prevents you from actually learning how to say things in French on your own.

– I suggest that you completely avoid it.

Google Translate

• Fresh Prince:– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBe0VCso0qs– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMkJuDVJdTw

• Let it Go– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bVAoVlFYf0

• Do you want to build a snow man?– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mqG5l-9wIE

• Part of your world– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVTTbJTYLQQ

• A whole new world– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjWC7ZlTATg&l

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Word Reference (.com, appli)

– The alternative, which is actually way better : www.wordreference.com• French English, English French• Gives meanings, nuances, gender, idiomatic

expressions, and there’s a Forum section– Exemple: Turkey– http://translate.google.com/#en/fr/turkey– http://www.wordreference.com/enfr/turkey

• Also gives verb conjugations– Example: parler– http://www.wordreference.com/fren/parler

Academic HonestyCheating

• Using Google Translate for full sentences that will be used in an assignment

• Copying/Giving answers for an assignment.

• Using reference materials to learn about a topic and then write about it in your own words. (No citation provided)

• Using a quotation from a source (no quotation marks and/or no citation provided)

Not Cheating• Using an online/paper dictionary

to translate single words, short expressions, or to look up a verb conjugation

• Helping/getting help from a classmate on a concept, a small part of an assignment.

• Using reference materials to learn about a topic and then write about it in your own words. (Citation of source provided)

• Using a quotation from a source (in quotation marks, citation provided)

Technology used in class• Quizlet

– https://quizlet.com/subject/mllehannon/– You must create an account (it’s free) and join the

appropriate class– Your username must be easily recognizable (~ your

name)– It’s really important to practice vocabulary and

conjugations daily, even if it’s only for a few minutes. Repetition is your friend!

– Quizlet has a lot of study modes. Use them all to help you! Start simple and then work up to the more difficult ones that make you actually produce the words.

Technology used in class

• Google Drive – You need to have a Gmail account, or at least

one that is compatible– Appropriate and professional address

• Class website– http://mllehannon.weebly.com/

• If you ever have trouble accessing any online resources please let me know—I can very easily print them for you.

Technology used in class

• Cell phones, tablets– You can use these during class (but not during tests, quizzes,

or other activities that I indicate), but only for Word Reference, note-taking, or research during work time (or other activities I specify).

• If you want to use it for something (legitimate) that is not stated above, just ask me first.

• If you are using it for anything that has not been approved or are using it at an inappropriate time I will take it and turn it in to the office. I also reserve the right to confiscate it if it makes noise in class, even if it’s in your bag. Put your devices on silent (not vibrate—silent).

Also…• You may feel some anxiety at times due to the fast pace

of the class and the amount of French spoken. Just stick with it and it will get easier! If you start to struggle or just want to review something we went over in class, come see me right away.

• Try not to worry too much about making mistakes. We all do it and it is just part of the process. Focus on communicating in French, however imperfectly it may be at times.

• All of the students who end up in the top 10% at LASA struggle at times and go to talk to their teachers outside of class, whether it’s because they need a lot of help or it’s just for a few minutes to review or ask a question. It can only help you to do so!

Quelques vidéos

• Berlitz: sinking– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh5xu35bA

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• Que hora es?– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cKGyOE_

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• Simpsons French class– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r7dveDE

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• Bradley Cooper • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jimidb

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• Joey learns French– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BB_n9mb

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• The American accent– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvpikUEIaL

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• Une modèle élève– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEEPC1Vb

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