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**A) Class work** *Participation in the target language is essential. Taking risks is part of learning a  language.  *Bring laptop, notebooks, pens, highlighters, **USB** (when needed).  *Complete ** Homework. **  The AP FRENCH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE course is a college level course. Homework must be done completely to the best of  your ability, and you must come prepared. Failure to do so will result in a lower proficiency and  mastery of French and a lower grade for the quarter.  *Quizzes are the responsibility of students. If absent, students should be prepared to  take a similar quiz within 2 days.  *Quizzes can on occasion be oral.
 * AP FRENCH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE **

** B) Plagiarism and academic honesty policies for the course: ** Written assignments that you submit in this class **__must be entirely your own work__**.  If you have any questions please come see me.

** C) Essays ** ** First, visit this site for French proof-reading and editing tips . **

Each essay will be rewritten and corrected completely.

** D) Listening/ Labs ** may be done in class with cell phones or in the library. Please make every effort to be in class for labs. They  are difficult to  reschedule. Use this [|link] or these other links for listening activities at home to practice. Don't forget to use Ladd, as well.  DotSub Aux bons souvenirs

**E) Reading** Read for comprehension. Read with a highlighter and highlight __all the words you__  __understand__, skip the ones you don't. You may want to read one paragraph at a time,  the entire article, read it twice, 3 times? Keep track of how long it takes you to read.  To enhance class discussion of readings, **learn thematic vocabulary**.  You must read the article, be able to infer meaning, understand vocabulary from  context and **not spend your time with a dictionary.**

** F) Speaking ** Very important**.** Try to use **new structures**, **new vocabulary** every day. For those of  you who are more reserved, make sure you go out of your comfort zone and sit next  to someone slightly more talkative than yourself.