Students enrolled in Mrs. Cornish's French class can expect:

• A variety of activites each day including reading, writing, listening and speaking
• Homework assigned and checked in on a daily basis
• Quizzes and/or Tests 1 - 2 times per week
• Cassette activites at the end of each unit
• Current events on a weekly basis
• Special Projects 3-4 times a semester

Quarterly Grades

Quarterly grades are computed two ways using the following percentages. The higher of the two grades will be taken.

• 40% quizzes and tests
• 30% homework
• 20% LAPSE (self-evaluated, teacher checked participation grade)
• 10% notebook

or

• 50% quizzes and tests
• 20% homework
• 20% LAPSE (self-evaluated, teacher checked participation grade)
• 10% notebook

Semester Grade

• 40% 1st Quarter
• 40% 2nd Quarter
• 20% Final Exam

Classroom Attendance

Attending class on a daily basis is crucial to your success in learning a foreign language. Oral activities are done on a daily basis and are very difficult to make up after the fact. Students who miss multiple classes will need to set up a meeting with Mrs. Cornish to develop a plan of action for making up missed work.