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WELCOME

MADAME/SEÑORA SYLVIE OBIDOWSKIFRENCH 2H….SPANISH 1

SYLVIE.OBIDOWSKI@CHEROKEE.K12.GA.US

ETOWAH HIGH SCHOOL

Course Description

This course is designed to help students read, write and communicate orally in French or Spanish. Oral proficiency through the use of the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing will be taught. An appreciation and understanding of the French/Hispanic culture will be gained.

French 2 HonorsWhat is it to be in an Honors class?

Same curriculum

Course ContentContent will include new vocabulary , along with essential grammar. French/Hispanic culture will be explored through readings, internet, cultural projects and foods.

Materials: Textbook: En Español 1 McDougal Littell

(Spanish 1)Notebook: A 3-ring binder, plenty of paper

and dividers, pens or pencils, highlighters.

GRADING

Participation/ Classwork…25%

Summative Assessments…….....30%

Homework……..……..10% (Started in class, usually)

Mid-term/Final Exam ………….10%Formative Assessments

Quizzes/Projects…………25%

FL CURRICULUM CONTENT

GUIDELINESACTFL GuidelinesGeorgia

Performance Standards

LEARNING STRATEGIES

Learning Focused Schools LFS

TEACHING APPROACH

Communicative approach

Project based learningPerformance based

approach

ASSESSMENTFormativeSummative

CLASS RULES 1. Be on time every day. School policy on attendance

and tardiness will be enforced. 2. Come to class prepared: books, homework, writing

utensil, notebook, etc. 3. Participate. 4. Sit in the assigned seat daily. 5. Request extra help – DON’T WAIT UNTIL THE

LAST MINUTE! 6. Treat others with respect and consideration .

Students have to be responsible for their own behavior and actions.

7. You can have water in class & snack as long as you put your trash where it belongs.

8. No cell phones, calculators or personal organizers in class.

9. Make up work: guidelines provided in the Students handbook

PARENT/TEACHER COMMUNICATION

Communication among parents, teachers and students is very important and allows us to work as a team. Please email me with your questions or concerns. I will make every effort to reply to your email as soon as possible.

Email: sylvie.obidowski@cherokee.k12.g

a.us

IMPORTANT INFO

ASPEN: Parents Portal

Class Resources: Visit our webpage

NATIONAL SPANISH EXAM

Le Grand ConcoursNSE WebsiteOur goal: To have all

Spanish Honors students taking the exam.

Regular Registration (November 1 – January 31)

Test Administration (March 1 – April 10)

National Results Sent Out via Email (By May 1)

Cost per Student: $6.00

TEACHERS AS ADVISORS

T.A.A: The purpose of advisement is to help students to develop bonds with their peers that will continue throughout high school.

We will be meeting together once a week for a 30 minute session.

We will focus on academic, career, character education, and social topics.

What’s going on in Class?

WHY STUDY FOREIGN LANGUAGES?

There is a correlation between language learning and…

Development of cognitive abilitiesAbility to hypothesize in scienceHigher scores on standardized testsHigher academic performance at the college levelIncreased linguistic awarenessAttention control on cognitive tasksDevelopment of reading skillsImprovement of verbal and spatial skillsProblem solving ability

ONWARD AND UPWARD