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Connexions Culturelles dans le
programme d’Immersion française
Année 2019-2020
Catherine Wiebe:
wiebe_c@4j.lane.edu /
catherinewiebe.blogspot.com
Content
* You will study the story of diverse groups
of people who have come to the United States and contributed to its growth
• You will ask who, when, why, and how to
study their struggles and their contributions to the making of the American
culture.
• Groups studied: Native Americans, Europeans. African
Americans, Asian (mainly Chinese and Japanese), Mexicans
• You will research and present your own
cultural journey
Skills in French
• You will acquire a wide range of vocabulary
in order to read, write, speak and listen about the social study content of the
class.
• You will review and solidify your
understanding of French grammar.
• At the end of the year, your goal is to
reach at least the Intermediate-mid level of ACTFL proficiency scale in all
language skills (reading / writing / speaking / listening)
Skills in English
• You will practice and show your ability to
read and comprehend texts to your grade level. This means that you will need to
answer questions, summarize and analyze a variety of texts for diverse
purposes.
• You will practice and show your ability to
write a variety of texts. This means that you will produce clear and coherent
texts that are developed, supported with relevant evidence and well organized.
Grading Synergy
• Proficiency grading on a 5 points scale.
• Most assignments will assess several
standards.
• For most standards, power law
will be used to calculate the score. This means that the later score for a
given standard weighs more heavily to calculate the overall score. It is
important that you understand this system. It means that it is never too late
to show mastery of a skill or a topic. However, it is your responsibility to
seek advice (extra instruction), and new opportunity (redo/ retake) to show
your proficiency
Study Skills
• You will learn to be organized.
• You will learn to be responsible for your
education (knowing what is expected of you, doing work to the best of your
abilities, and knowing where you stand academically).
• You will learn to use adequately,
responsibly and with honesty tools at your disposition (no cheating,
plagiarism, Google translate, tutor edited work will be submitted as your own).
• You will learn to be a productive, kind and
supportive group member
Citizenship
• You are expected to be kind, honest, and
respectful.
• You will help generate classroom rules to
provide a safe and conducive to learning environment, and respect these rules.
