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School Year 2017-2018 Course Name French 3 Course 60.01300001 Code School Name DeKalb School of the Arts Teacher Mr. James Dickson Name School Phone 678-676-2502 Teacher [email protected] Number Email School www.dsa.dekalb.k12.ga.us Teacher http://www.dsa.dekalb.k12.ga.us//JamesDickson.aspx Website Website

Course Description Enhances Level Two skills in French and provides further opportunities to increase listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in an integrated way. Provides continued practice in previous topics and introduces new topics; offers further opportunities to increase understanding of French-speaking cultures. .

Curriculum Overview The following academic concepts will be covered. THIS IS ONLY A GUIDE AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

CURRICULUM OVERVIEW Unit 1 – Who am I? Unit 2 – Friends and Relationships Unit 3 – My Future Unit 4 – Politics and Current Events Unit 5 – Social and Personal Responsibility

BOARD-APPROVED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS Title Bien Dit Level 3

ISBN 9780030432187

$71.01 Replacement Cost Edmodo: A class code will be provided and all students need to join by the Online book and/or resources end of the first week. n/a Online student access code (school specific)

GRADING SYSTEM: The DeKalb County School District believes that the most important assessment of student learning shall be conducted by the teachers as they observe and evaluate students in the context of ongoing classroom instruction. A variety of approaches, methodologies, and resources shall be used to deliver educational services and to maximize each student’s opportunity to succeed. Teachers shall evaluate student progress, report grades that represent the student’s academic achievement, and communicate official academic progress to students and parents in a timely manner through the electronic grading portal. See Board Policy IHA.

GRADING CATEGORIES *GRADE PROTOCOL Pre-Assessments Prior to Learning (Formative Assessments) - 0% A 90 – 100 ~P (pass) Assessments During Learning – 25% B 80 – 89 ~F (fail) Guided, Independent, or Group Practice – 45% C 71 – 79 Summative Assessments or Assessments of Learning– 30% D 70 F Below 70 Notes: *English Learners (ELs) must not receive numerical or letter grades for the core content areas in elementary and middle school during their first year of language development. A grade of CS or CU must be assigned. This rule may be extended beyond the first year with approval from the EL Studies Program. English Learners must receive a grade for ESOL courses.  Where students of varying abilities are enrolled in a class, the workload and/or assignments maybe modified to meet the needs and abilities of the individual student. All classes will promote a high level of rigor within the curriculum.

 The teacher reserves the right to modify a syllabus as needed with appropriate notification to students.

DISTRICT EXPECTATIONS FOR SUCCESS STUDENT PROGRESS Semester progress reports shall be issued four and a half, nine and thirteen and a half weeks into each semester. The progress of students shall be evaluated frequently and plans shall be generated to remediate deficiencies as they are discovered. Plans shall include appropriate interventions designed to meet the needs of the students. See Board Policy IH. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY Students will not engage in an act of academic dishonesty including, but not limited to, cheating, providing false information, falsifying school records, forging signatures, or using an unauthorized computer user ID or password. See the Code of Student Conduct - Student Rights and Responsibilities and Character Development Handbook. HOMEWORK Homework assignments should be meaningful and should be an application or adaptation of a classroom experience. Homework is at all times an extension of the teaching/learning experience. It should be considered the possession of the student and should be collected, evaluated and returned to the students. See Board Policy IHB. MAKE-UP WORK When a student is absent because of a legal reason as defined by DUE TO ABSENCES Georgia law or when the absence is apparently beyond the control of the student, the student shall be given an opportunity to earn grade(s) for those days absent. Make-up work must be completed within the designated time allotted. See Board Policy IHEA. Local Guidelines: Work assigned prior to absence(s) is due upon return. Tests or projects assigned before absence are due upon return. Tests will be made up according to teacher(s)’ schedule. If the student is absent due to unforeseen circumstances within board approved absences, the student will be permitted the equal number of absent days to make up work assigned during the absence. If absence is unexcused, make up work may not be accessed. SCHOOL EXPECTATIONS FOR SUCCESS CLASSROOM Come prepared with: an open mind, positive attitude and the materials mentioned in the EXPECTATIONS next section. Participate – Be prepared to participate in French and show respect for yourself, your peers and your teacher. You cannot just observe and learn a new language you have to speak it, make mistakes and keep going. Be not afraid! Have Fun – This does not mean it’s going to be easy, but if you participate as expected, we will have a great time and learn a lot. MATERIALS AND Text, 3-ring binder, college-ruled paper, index cards, folder, pens, pencils, white-out, erasers, SUPPLIES flash drive, French-English dictionary. (A rubric for the student notebook will be provided as it is part of the Daily and Homework grading.) EXTRA HELP Tutoring – Tuesdays – 3:30 – 4:30, or by appointment. Please let me know in advance your specific needs/goals for the tutoring session. Don’t be shy about coming and asking for help. I am here to help you succeed! Online – Extra practice is also available through the online textbook, as well as other websites linked to Edmodo. There is so much available on the web that it’s impossible to keep up with all the opportunities, so if you find a site that you find fun and useful, please share it with me so I can review it and pass it on to others. PARENTS AS PARTNERS PTSA Website: http://www.ptsa4dsa.org/ School Website: http://www.dsa.dekalb.k12.ga.us/ County Website: www.dekalb.k12.ga.us PLEASE SIGN BELOW AND RETURN

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