French IIB
Course Description:
In French 2B, you'll be reintroduced to French in common situations, beginning with
various professions and career plans for the future. You’ll discuss traveling to different
regions and the flora and fauna found in each region and describe different types of
trips, including road trips, camping, and ecotourism. You’ll also describe different
hobbies, activities, and crafts that people enjoy. Finally, you’ll discuss about different
medical specialists, including dentists and veterinarians, and describe symptoms related
to illness and injury. You'll build on what you learned in the French 2A course to
communicate by listening, speaking, reading, and writing in French as you internalize
new vocabulary and grammar. You'll also learn about some regions of the Frenchspeaking
world where the central characters of each unit are visiting. You will build on
this semester's work as you advance in your French studies: everything that you learn
about a language and the cultures in which it is spoken will serve as a foundation for
further learning.
Course Details:
Course Title (District): |
French IIB |
Course Title (NCES SCED) : |
French II |
Course Provider : |
Deckerville Community School District |
Content Provided By : |
My Virtual Academy |
Online Instructor Provided By : |
My Virtual Academy |
Standards Addressed : |
Michigan Merit Curriculum, Common Core State Standards |
Academic Terms : |
Semester, Trimester, Open Entry / Open Exit, Accelerated |
NCES SCED Code : 24103 |
Subject Area : |
World Language |
Course Identifier : |
French II |
Course Level : |
High School (Secondary) |
Available Credit : |
0.5 |
Sequence : |
2 of 2 |
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How To Enroll:
Students and Parents: It is important to work closely with your local school counselor or
registrar to follow the school's enrollment procedures. By clicking the "Start Registration
Request" button below, you will be able to notify the school of your interest in registering for
the online course. However, it is the responsibility of the district or school to review the
registration request and approve or deny the request. Please make a note to follow up with
your school after submitting a registration request.
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Additional Course Information:
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: 800-297-2119
Additional Cost Description: None
By the end of this course, you will be able to do the following:
-Construct futur proche, future simple and irregular future tense.
-Use conditional mood: regular and irregular verbs.
-Use prepositions to describe relative location (à coté de, sous, derrière, and devant)
-Use verbs describing animal sounds japper (bark), miauler (meow), chanter (sing), etc.
-Use subjunctive irregular and stem-changing verbs such as boire, prendre, venir, faire, savoir, aller, vouloir, envoyer, être, avoir, etc.
-Use expressions with faire and jouer (faire du cyclism, jouer au football) in the past tense.
-Correctly use the two past tenses to narrate a visit to the doctor including when it was (passé omposé) and why the person went (imparfait: wasn't feeling well, felt sick, etc.), using reflexive verbs in the past with etre.
-Use transitive and intransitive verbs of motion such as sortir, passer, and monter.
-Contrast similar expressions that do and do not use the subjunctive (il est probable que vs. il n'est pas probable que, il est certain que vs. il n'est pas
certain que, etc.).
-Use conditional tense to plan trips (aimer, pouvoir, vouloir, etc.).
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Information literacy and communication skills are incorporated and taught as an integral part of the curriculum. |
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Multiple learning resources and materials to increase student success are available to students before the course begins. |
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Information is provided to students, parents and mentors on how to communicate with the online instructor and course provider. |
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Parents and students are contacted regularly by teacher. They receive a welcome email with all pertinent teacher contact info. |
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Expectations for academic integrity, use of copyrighted materials, plagiarism and netiquette (Internet etiquette) regarding lesson activities, discussions, and e-mail communications are clearly stated. |
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Students sign all documents upon enrollment. |
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Privacy policy is presented, reviewed and signed with student at enrollment. |
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Teacher can upload any help resource as needed. |
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Many lessons are self-driven and require higher order thinking skills to complete. |
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Instructor can upload supplemental activities as needed or modify course to meet the student's needs. |
Readability levels, written language assignments and mathematical requirements are appropriate for the course content and grade-level expectations. |
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The course design provides opportunities for appropriate instructor-student interaction, including opportunities for timely and frequent feedback about student progress. |
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Students can interact with their instructor via phone, email, text, instant message, and/or video message. |
The course design includes explicit communication/activities (both before and during the first week of the course) that confirms whether students are engaged and are progressing through the course. The instructor will follow program guidelines to address non-responsive students. |
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The course includes speaking assignments that will allow the instructor to very quickly identify if a student is struggling. Students are also made aware of the importance of communication and the consequences for not doing so. |
The course provides opportunities for appropriate instructor-student and student-student interaction to foster mastery and application of the material. |
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Teacher student interaction is readily available. Student to student interaction is available, but is more limited due to privacy concerns. |
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Students have access to translator, dictionary, reader tools, notebook, tutors, etc. |
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The course structure includes adequate and appropriate methods and procedures to assess students’ mastery of content. |
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Ongoing, varied, and frequent assessments are conducted throughout the course to inform instruction. |
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Assessment strategies and tools make the student continuously aware of his/her progress in class and mastery of the content. |
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Students can check their progress or grades any time they wish, in real time. |
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Assessment materials provide the instructor with the flexibility to assess students in a variety of ways. |
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Grading rubrics are provided to the instructor and may be shared with students. |
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Grading rubrics are built into any assignment that may need them. |
The grading policy and practices are easy to understand. |
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Students are able to see a progress report throughout the course. |
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The course architecture permits the online instructor to add content, activities and assessments to extend learning opportunities. |
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The course accommodates multiple school calendars; e.g., block, 4X4 and traditional schedules. |
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The course allows for setting individual end dates, by student. |
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Clear and consistent navigation is present throughout the course. |
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Rich media are provided in multiple formats for ease of use and access in order to address diverse student needs. |
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All technology requirements (including hardware, browser, software, etc...) are specified. |
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Students can run a compatibility check from the program help page to determine if they have the proper equipment. Our tech department constantly ensures all school provided equipment is compatible |
Prerequisite skills in the use of technology are identified. |
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The course uses content-specific tools and software appropriately. |
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The course is designed to meet internationally recognized interoperability standards. |
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Copyright and licensing status, including permission to share where applicable, is clearly stated and easily found. |
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Course materials and activities are designed to provide appropriate access to all students. The course, developed with universal design principles in mind, conforms to the U.S. Section 504 and Section 508 provisions for electronic and information technology as well as the W3C’s Web Content Accessibility guidelines (WCAg 2.0). |
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Student information remains confidential, as required by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). |
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Student work is kept confidential within the school database system and courseware. |
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The course is evaluated using a continuous improvement cycle for effectiveness and the findings used as a basis for improvement. |
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All teachers hold valid certification in content area. |
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Professional development about the online course delivery system is offered by the provider to assure effective use of the courseware and various instructional media available. |
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The course provider offers technical support and course management assistance to students, the course instructor, and the school coordinator. |
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Course instructors, whether face-to-face or virtual, have been provided professional development in the behavioral, social, and when necessary, emotional, aspects of the learning environment. |
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All staff attend ongoing professional development sessions throughout the year to remain current with students and families needs. |
Course instructors, whether face-to-face or virtual, receive instructor professional development, which includes the support and use of a variety of communication modes to stimulate student engagement online. |
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Tech support is provided by the school and the software company, if needed, as well. |
The provider assures that course instructors, whether face-to-face or virtual, are provided support, as needed, to ensure their effectiveness and success in meeting the needs of online students. |
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Students are offered an orientation for taking an online course before starting the coursework. |
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Review Conducted By: My Virtual Academy
Date of Review:
04/30/2019
Unit 1: Around Town
Unit 2: Traveling
Unit 3: Leisure Time
Unit 4: Healthy Living
Unit 5: On the Road Again
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In order to be successful in our program, it is important for the student to remain in constant communication with the online instructor. The online instructor will be communicating with the student 1-2 times per week. Communication between the student and online instructor will be phone, email, texting, and/or discussion boards. Online instructors provide families with their weekly office hours and My Virtual Academy is open Monday – Thursday from 8 AM – 8 PM, Friday from 8 AM – 4 PM and Saturday from 8AM – 2 PM with staff available to answer questions/concerns. Messages received after hours will be returned the next school day. Parents/Guardians/Students will have access to the curriculum and gradebook 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
My Virtual Academy Tech Support is available Monday - Thursday, 8 AM - 8 PM, Friday 8 AM - 4 PM, and Saturday 8 AM - 2PM.
Browser:
Edge (latest), Internet Explorer® 11, Chrome (latest), Firefox (latest), and Safari (latest).
Plug-Ins:
Adobe Flash®, Java, Office compatible software. For a small percentage of our legacy content, you may need the following plug-ins: Shockwave® and/or Plato® Xtras.
Pop-Up Blockers:
How to turn off pop-up blockers
Mobile Browser Support:
We support the following tablet configurations:
OS - Android; Browser- Chrome (Latest version)
OS - iOS; Browser - Safari (Latest version)
Please note, voice recorder for World Languages works with Flash.