Vendredi 27/05

We worked on final projects and continued oral interviews.

Objectif:  Students will work on final projects and do oral interviews

Devoirs :  Rough draft of project for 2 ages of the imparfait only (we’ll do passé composé in class next week!) Must be double spaced and preferably typed (very neatly written acceptable as well),  Must have in hand when you arrive, print before you come to class!!!

Mercredi 25/05

We did the STAMP test today and went over “passé composé.”

Objectif:  Students will do STAMP testing and learn to form the passé compose.

Photocopies:  Graphic organizer:Passé Composé, Projet: Mon Enfance

Devoirs :  pg 105 #1 (say what each person bought using passé compose, look up any unknown vocab in the back), read over final project description and bring any questions to class next time.

STAMP TESTING

1.    Click on this link to access the test:

      STAMP Test

      2.    Enter the following info and then log in:

Test code:  

Password:  

Login name:  class period + first initial + last name (all one word!)

       3.    Click the RED BUTTON for Reading/Writing.  DO NOT CLICK THE YELLOW BUTTON OR YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THE TEST!!

*DO YOUR BEST!!

*Let me know when your computer says you’ve completed the test.  I will help you log off.

Lundi 23/05

We did some speaking practice, some “imparfait” practice, dialogue presentations and started learning the other form of the past tense.

Objectif:  Students will review the imparfait and begin learning the passé composé

A Faire:  pg 320 #6 (1-5 only) (“beaucoup de gens” is plural, “tout le monde” is singular)

Devoirs :  Finish pg 320 #6 (1-10), take notes over pages 104-105/read examples/try to understand formation of passé composé.  Study conjugations of avoir!!

Jeudi 19/05

We did some speaking activities then completed a reading comprehension activity in small groups while I conducted oral interviews.  We also began dialogue presentations.

Objectif:  Students will do oral assessments and a reading comprehension activity.

A Faire: Reading comprehension activity “MC Solaar”: Read out loud, check comprehension after each paragraph by discussing meaning and writing 1-2 sentence summary in cahier.  Once read, turn over and complete the comprehension questions in English.  Turn in!

TEC:  dialogue practice

Photocopies: Reading comprehension activity “MC Solaar”

Devoirs :  pg 318 #3 (was/wasn’t doing during blizzard), finish reading comprehension (turn in!), prepare dialogues/oral interviews!!

Mardi 17/05

We reviewed the verb “partir”, learned how to use “être” in the “imparfait,” finished station work, practiced dialogues and started oral interviews.

Objectif:  Students will practice forming imparfait and prepare oral assessments.

A Faire: pg 318 #4 (#2=lisons, #4=écrivons) Say where each person was (using être) and what they were doing (using verb given in parentheses)

TEC:  Station work, dialogue practice

Devoirs :  pg 319 #5 (write complete sentences using choices given or your own! Be ready to share outloud at the beginning of class!!), Prepare dialogues/bring props for presentations during the 2^nd half of class jeudi!!

Vendredi 13/05

We did some review for the oral assessments, learned one form of the past tense (l’imparfait) and continued our station work.

Objectif:  Students will review and prepare for oral assessments and learn the simple past.

A Faire: pg 317 #2 (for 1, 3, & 4 just focus on the verb change)

TEC:  Station work

Devoirs :  pg 317 #1 (use "habiter" in your sentences), practice dialogue, prepare oral assessment (*see post from Wed for criteria!), finish any incomplete station work from stations you rotated through (not ones you have not yet been to !)

Mercredi 11/05

We listened to our song, learned some new verbs (sortir, partir, dormir, pg 126) and went over the stem changes in the verbs pg 167.  For the bulk of the class we rotated through various activities that helped students prepare for the oral assessment they will have over the food unit.

Objectif:  Students will review and prepare for oral assessments.

*A Faire: pg 126 #1 (1,3,4, 6,8 only) *This is a station activity, only work on this if you went to this station today in class !

*TEC:  Photocopie : La Nourriture et l’Article Partitif  *This is a station activity, only work on this if you went to this station today in class !

Photocopies:  Photocopie : Devoirs du Partitif/La Nourriture et l’Article Partitif

Devoirs :  Photocopie : Devoirs du Partitif #1 (say what the vegetarian eats SOME of and doesn’t eat ANY of), Finish any classwork from the stations you went to, study and prepare for oral assessments (starting 2^nd half of next class and continue next week!)

Oral Assessment of Food Unit:  1)You will set the table while telling me all the things you NEED to do so (I need a spoon, I need a tablecloth, etc…)  2)  You will answer some questions about your preferences (food/meals/cuisines/etc) and food vocabulary (categories of food, i.e. fruits, vegetables, meats, appetizers, things purchased at a boulangerie, etc.)  3) You will participate in a mini-dialogue either at a café with a waiter or at a farmer’s market with the merchant.  

Lundi 09/05

We listened to our song and did some review.  We took a quiz and had did peer-edits on our dialogue scripts.

Objectif:  Students will edit and revise dialogues

A Faire:  leçon 9 #4 (list 8 for each, use articles-a/an-for utensils, use partitive articles for “les courses”)

TEC:  Rédaction en commun (Peer-edit)

Photocopies:  Rédaction en commun : Dialogue au café/restaurant

Devoirs :  final dialogue script—typed (1 copy for me and 1 for each member of group—each group member is responsible for getting this in on time!!  Be ready to practice when you arrive!), study/take notes pg 167, do #2 (rewrite sentences with new subject/conjugation)

ALL MISSING WORK/QUIZZES/TESTS FOR QUARTER 4 MUST BE TURNED IN/TAKEN CARE OF BY THE END OF THE DAY FRIDAY!!!  *TUTORIAL IS THUR!

Jeudi 05/05

We practiced the partitive articles and went over homework.  We reviewed the verb “devoir”, did a short reading, and had time to work on finalizing dialogue scripts.

Objectif:  Students will review structures and prepare a summative dialogue script.

A Faire:  pg 157 #3

TEC:  lecture pg 162-163, Dialogue work time !

Devoirs :  lecon 10 #1 & #8 A (lettre d’excuse), dialogue script (complete, typed, double spaced, PRINTED before class and ready for peer-edit), study for verb quiz lundi, review vocab pgs 142-150 (in-class assessments start lundi too !)

Mardi 03/05

Today, we practiced some expressions (Je veux bien, pas de ____), went over homework, and had significant time to work on dialogues (summative assessment).

Objectif:  Students will practice using partitive articles in negative constructions

A Faire:  pg 160 #7

TEC:  Dialogue work time !

Photocopies:  Dialogue criteria

Devoirs :  leçon 9 #3 (use partitive articles in your list, review specialty shops), leçon 10 #5 ( use the images to say what you ate some of  and what you had some of to drink), study verbs for verb quiz!!

Vendredi 29/04

We had a substitute today.

Objectif:  Students will practice partitive articles.

A Faire:  Paquet lecon 10 #6

Devoirs :  Paquet lecon 10 #7 (use verb given, continues on back side !!), Paquet lecon 9 #1 (one that doesn’t belong), & #2 (use articles !)