Points bonus
Extra credit
You’ll have several options for what you can do for extra credit. You can combine them if you’d like to get up to 2.5 bonus points on your FINAL course grade. (After everything is all added up at the end of the semester, the points will be added onto your grade.) Si vous avez des questions, contactez-moi !
- Last extra credit. Info here on a final extra credit assignment you can do to get bonus points
- Due Monday, May 2 at the latest (either in person at the final or by email/in my mailbox in Jones 108/under my office door in Jones 253).
- If you do it, it will replace a zero, or if you don’t have a zero, it will replace your lowest score where it will help your grade out the most.
- Table francophone — a weekly French conversation table where you can meet with students from different levels, chat with one of our assistants or professors, try out the French you know, and earn bonus points. Unfortunately, this is Wednesdays 10:30-11:30 this semester, so it conflicts with our class. There are other chances to get bonus points or practice your French.
As other extra credit chances come up, they’ll be announced in class and posted here.
Previous events :
- Recital — There will be a recital of French mélodies on Sunday, Feb. 7 at 3 pm in Harris Concert Hall in the School of Music on campus. It will contain music of Debussy, Fauré, Duparc, and Poulenc. Admission is free. The organizers say it’s an « opportunity to hear the language, poetry, and music all in one place. » If you attend and can provide a ticket stub or some other proof that you were there, you can get up to 0.25 bonus points on your overall course grade
- Mardi Gras event (poster) Tuesday, Feb. 9 4:30-5:30 in Jones 241 (Student Lounge). You can get up to 0.25 bonus points on your overall course grade by attending and participating in this French club event as long as you can provide proof (sign the sign-in sheet if there is one or have the organizer(s) contact me, for example).
- The Tournées film festival is over. It was at Rhodes College’s Blount Auditorium from Jan. 26 to Feb. 10. Extra credit info here, plus here’s the poster and a link to Rhodes’ site with more details on each film.
- Film festival — The University of Memphis’ French film festival will take place lieu Monday, Feb. 22 – Wednesday, Feb. 24
- Extra credit info here. A poster with all the movies is here.
- The first film will be Eau argentée on Monday Feb. 22 (affiche) at 6:30 pm in the University Theatre (first floor in the UC)
- Please note the 2nd and 3rd films will be at 6:30 pm in the Mitchell Auditorium (campus map — Mitchell Auditorium is the little « box » attached to Mitchell on the map)
- French club — Fondue night Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 4:00 pm in Jones 241 (Student Lounge). Poster here
- Language Fair. Volunteers who help with the Fair will receive up to 1 point extra credit on their overall course grade.
• Help is needed Tuesday 3/29-Saturday 4/2.
• There are various slots available and the sign-up sheets are posted on the doors of Jones Hall 200 and 201.
• Students have been asked to sign up only for one slot, so that others may participate as well.
• Important — Please make sure you sign the sign-in sheet the day that you volunteer so that I can give you your bonus points.
• More info will be announced as the date of the Fair (April 2) approaches
- Language Fair. Volunteers who help with the Fair will receive up to 1 point extra credit on their overall course grade.
- French club
- You can get up to 0.25 bonus points on your overall course grade by attending and participating in any French club event as long as you can provide proof (sign the sign-in sheet if there is one or have the organizer(s) contact me, for example).
- Meeting times and activities will be announced in class and posted on here, so be sure to check back. They also have a Facebook group you can join here! The Mardi gras event is over; please check back for other activities.