octobre+2006-IB+Prep+I

Portfolio #1-octobre-IB Prep I-What does learning another language say about me?
[|Citing sources with MLA format]
 * Les devoirs d'octobre:** **Finissez le 27 octobre**.

In accordance with the IB philosophy you are becoming an inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young person who helps to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect (from IB mission statement). Your portfolio and exit interview will both document and reflect this growth. In order to give you the extra listening, speaking, reading and writing practice you will need for IB, you will do the devoirs posted every month on the Wikispace. I will collect and grade the notebook and grade the activities, as well as record the scores at the end of each month. These will be a part of your assignment grades. The notebook counts as a exam/project grade which is in the 40% category. The cassette counts as a speaking proficiency assignment (10% category).
 * You will need a three-ring binder with a tab for each month.
 * You will need to buy a new 90 minute cassette tape. Put your name on the case and the cassette tape.
 * You will have a log to indicate the date you did the activity, the name of the activity, the score on the activity (if available) and a parent's signature. Download this form from this page.
 * You will keep all associated activities or projects in the notebook. I will collect it each month. I will check activities and record the grades for those activities. I also will mark scores from any activity where you took an online quiz. I will also give you a monthly notebook grade. (see above).
 * All papers and activities must be hole punched and fit in your notebook.
 * Remember to carefully follow instructions. This is one of the skills needed to be an independent learner as described by the IB profile.
 * This portfolio should be professional looking and care taken to completely do the activities in a professional manner. Download the rubric on this page and insert it in your notebook.
 * Download this page and also check off the activities as you do them.
 * Download the rubric and put it in the notebook also.

Portfolio Activities: Follow directions.

 * 1) __Download a copy of this page, the log sheet and the rubric and put them in your notebook for this month. Cite your souces in MLA format.__
 * 2) **Record Cassette activity #1**. Come in before school, after school or lunch. You must tell me at least a day before. Do not wait until the last minute.
 * 3) Review citing sources with MLA: [|Citing sources with MLA format] and give 5 details you must remember and use with these IB portfolios.
 * 4) [|What does learning another language say about me]? Review this slide show and make a poster in English lanswering this question using the slideshow as a resource.
 * 5) IB Profile-vidéo--Look at the second video (it is in French) of the profile of the IB studenWatch it carefully and list in French what are IB student characteristics?
 * 6) [|Écoutez les numéros] et écrivez-les (write them). Keep track of your score on the "log sheet" in the October section of your notebook.
 * 7) Practice some vocabulary you will use in the first unit: [|Introduction vocabulary] Keep track of the date on the "log sheet" in the section of your notebook.
 * 8) [|Bonjour] -8 points-Record score and date on put on log sheet.
 * 9) [|Quel âge as-tu?] (8 points) Record score and date put on log sheet.
 * 10) Take the [|vocabulary quiz], score it--record score and date on log sheet.
 * 11) Take the [|reading quiz], score it-10 points possible-record score and date on log sheet.
 * 12) Regardez quelques belles photos de la Tour Eiffel à Paris: [|La Tour Eiffel] Find another **French** site on the Internet and make a visual poster of 5 unique pictures of La Tour Eiffel. Log this activity and put the poster in your notebook.
 * 13) Common er verbs-listen to conjugations (Listen to the entire conjugations of **10 new verbs** we have not learned yet. Make a list of these 10 infinitives.) Find an online dictionary and give the English meaning for each one. Log in the date, etc. and put activity in this month's section of your notebook.
 * 14) [|Present tense "er" verbs]- 11 points-Record score and date on log sheet.
 * 15) Jouez [|ce jeu]. Log this activity.
 * 16) [|L'alphabet]: Log this activity and list 10 words you could understand besides the alphabet
 * 17) Allez à [|Webcam Escargot]. Read the posts. Draw an escargot and give it a caption in French. Log this activity and put the drawing in your notebook.
 * 18) Allez à LHS French classes [|Blog] (look on the left side of Wikispace) Read the posts and comments about Lumière Têtue. Post a comment if you want. Log this activity.
 * 19) Regardez cette petite vidéoclip au sujet du [|Tour de France]. Write a brief summary of 5 sentences of what you saw. Log this activity and put the paragraph in your notebook.
 * 20) ===Importance of learning French in today's world. Examine the different resources available on this page and type a one page (350-400 words in English) opinion article about learning French for the 21st century. Cite examples from these resources. Also remember to cite the resources in the MLA format. __Put this article in this month's section of your portfolio.__===
 * 21) Write two 5-7 sentence paragraphs in English on what you have learned this month from these activities and how you challenged yourself when doing extra research for those activities indicated. Include this at the beginning of the this month's section.


 * Reminder: You may NOT ever use an online translator (that includes for what you read and view) or consult an English version/translation of programs/articles/etc!)**