Mercredi 25/11

Today, we discussed how we will celebrate Thanksgiving, reviewed “c’est” & “il/elle est”, wrote riddles in class and did some oral practice around phone conversations.

Objectif: Students will be able to use c’est/il est to describe people

A Faire :  Front side of etre/avoir handout.  Match the sentences to the pictures they describe.

Handouts :  Etre/Avoir practice handout

TEC:  Write a riddle (une devinette) describing a recognizable person, the class will guess (deviner).  Follow this criteria:

Work individually (6 phrases minimums) or in partners (9 phrases minimums), organize your sentences from most vague to specific (so as not to give it away at the beginning), make sure your writing is legible.  Use: c’est/il est (in correct forms), adjectives, descriptions of physique and personality, include his/her job and/or describe what they do in life.

Devoirs :  pg 51 #10 (sentence using c’est/il est in correct form for EACH bullet point!), back of Etre/Avoir practice handout, summative test before winter break, start studying!!

Lundi 23/11

We reviewed adjectives, covered questions 21 & 22 from the question list (thus finishing the list), and learned how to distinguish between using “c’est/ce sont” and “il est/elle est/ils sont/elles sont” when describing people or things.

Objectif: Students will learn when to use “c’est” & “il/elle est”

A Faire :  Adjective packet #3 (Juliette a de la chance!)

Handouts :  PowerPoint :  C’est/il est

TEC:  See PowerPoint

Devoirs :  livre pg 39 #9, Adjective packet #5 (Descriptions), Study all irregular verbs: être/avoir/faire/aller!!

Jeudi 19/11

Today we did lots of oral practice of physical/personality descriptions as well as describing family relationships.  We did a listening activity, learned and practiced a few more expressions with “avoir” and started a game of “Loto.”

Objectif: Students will be able to use adjectives to give physical and personality descriptions.

A Faire :  Write 6 sentences using each of the given avoir expressions and 6 different subjects/conjugations of avoir.  Expressions:  besoin de, envie de, du mal à, mal à, l’habitude de, l’air

Handouts :  PowerPoint :  Avoir Expressions, Adjective packet

Devoirs :  Adjective packet #4 “Oui/Non”  (read the sentence and use the adjective given in parentheses to write an accurate sentence about the person.  Pay attention to agreements!!), Adjective packet #4 “Questions” (write inversion questions for the prompts given, look up any vocab in the dictionary in the back of your book!)  Study verbs!! (Avoir quiz part deux coming soon…)

Mardi 17/11

We reviewed some questions from the list and professions, did a partner speaking activity, practiced some avoir expressions, discussed the events in Paris and watched some videos.

Objectif:  Students will be able to use avoir expressions to express desires and needs.

Handouts :  Avoir Expressions, *See my Facebook page (Grant High School French) for the videos.

A Faire: Répondez à phrases complètes aux questions suivantes:

1.      Quel est le travail de Obama?   

2.      Quelle est la profession de Johnny Depp ?

3.      Que fait Tyra Banks ? 

4.      Quel est le travail de Meredith Grey de Grey’s Anatomy ? 

5.      Quelle et la profession de Angelina Jolie ? 

6.      Que fait ton père/ta mère ? (Choisissez une !)

TEC:  pg 57 #3 (write 2 sentences for each, 1 saying what activity each person “feels like/wants” to do, and the other saying what each “needs” from the blue box to do the activity)

Devoirs :  Back side of “Avoir Expression” handout (complete sentences using subject given and visual prompt for expressions), write a description of yourself include 5 physical attributes and 5 personality attributes (complete sentences!) Study all irregular verbs: être/avoir/faire/aller!!

Vendredi 13/11

We practiced giving physical descriptions of self and others.  We also learned how to use some expressions with “avoir.”

Objectif: Students will be able to use adjectives to give physical descriptions.

A Faire :  Write sentences describing 2 physical and 1 personality attribute for each picture in the PowerPoint.

Handouts :  PowerPoint :  la description physique, Duck Family

Devoirs :  Back of expression handout (see 10/28) #1 & #2 only, Write 15 sentences about the Duck family describing family relationships (follow the pattern:  _nom(s)_ est(sont) le/la/l’(les) _relationship_ de _nom_.  See examples on the handout)

Mardi 10/11

We got new seats and used the question list/identity questions (pg 32) to get to know them.  We also did a listening activity, learned some new adjective vocabulary and reviewed the verb “avoir.”

Objectif:  Students will be able to use adjectives to give personality descriptions 

Handouts :  « Je me sens… »/Activitésd’écoute, La description physique/Les adjectifs

A Faire: Pg 49 #8 (questions & answers, must agree with « personnes » (fpl) !)

Devoirs :  Study/take notes pg 56, pg 57 #2 (use expressions pg 56 to write thoughts in “je” form), pg 57 #1(use a conjugation of avoir to link the subject to the rest of the sentence given.) study all irregular verbs: etre/avoir/faire/aller and regulars too!!

Vendredi 06/11

We practiced using regular and irregular adjectives, doing introductions (formal/informal), and having phone conversations.

Objectif: Students will be able to use adjectives to describe the personality of others.

A Faire :  pg 49 #9—(read then write a sentence using an irregular adjective to describe the person, make appropriate agreements!)

Devoirs :  pg 49 #7 (rewrite the whole sentence with each new noun (2-3) in parentheses and make the appropriate adjective agreement), study the verb "avoir" (quiz next week!), review family and profession vocabulary.

Mercredi 04/11

Today we went over the “questions personnelles” pg 45, did some partner practice of the question list (particularly questions 10-13) and learned about the placement of adjectives and making agreements (for gender/number) for regular ones.

Objectif: Students will be able to describe the professions of others.

A Faire :  pg 47 #4—rewrite and complete the last sentence in each number with an adjective that makes sense and an appropriate agreement.

Devoirs :  pg 47 #5 (write a sentence saying 2 adjectives the ideal of each person is and 1 adjective they aren’t), Study/take notes pgs 46-48 (define adjectives you don’t already know, take notes over irregular endings, keep track of other usage info), Study/take notes pg 39 (over bolded vocab and any other new material in both presentations& telephone)  Practice these out loud so you are ready to practice them in class!

Lundi 02/11

:We continued practicing expressions with être and picked up our conversation about professions again.  We started working through questions 10-13 on the question list.  We also watched the music video for our song “Hey Oh.”

Objectif:  Students will be able to describe the professions of others.

Handouts :  Les Professions-supplémentaire, Unité1 leçon 1 worksheet

A Faire: pg 45 #3—2 & 3.  Write complete sentence answers to all questions asked in each number.  Share in partners and be ready to share in class as a warm up on Wed.

Devoirs :  Unité 1 leçon 1 worksheet (front & back), Study all irregular verbs: être/avoir/faire/aller!!  You will have another être quiz Wed or Fri.  I will keep that score as your final.

Mercredi 28/10

Today we practiced the verb être and expressions that go with it.  We also discussed our Halloween plans and played a Halloween card game.

Objectif: Students will be able to use être expressions to say what belongs to others, talk about punctuality, agreements and what people are busy doing.

A Faire :  See picture of board…Part A: use vocab pg 44 to translate sentences to French.  Part B: Write a sentence answering who each item belong to (given in parentheses).  Follow this pattern for your answers:  (thing in question) + être (conjugated) + à + (person it belongs to)

Handouts :  A Faire board picture, Expression handout, Quarter 1 check-in

Devoirs :  Quarter 1 check-in, front side only of expression handout, pg 45 #2 & #3 (do question #1 only!), Study all irregular verbs: être/avoir/faire/aller!!

Lundi 26/10

We continued practicing our new questions for family: “Qui est dans ta famille immédiate?” and “Est-ce que ____ est marié(e)/divorcé(e)/célibataire? » and reviewed the conjugations of être and learned some expressions used with it (pg 44).  Finally, we corrected the quizzes we took.

Objectif:  Students will correct quizzes in order to learn from errors made.

TEC:  Quiz corrections

Devoirs :  pg 45 #1 (write 2 sentences for each person in the first column, 1) say where each person is using the correct conjugation of être and a place from the second column, 2) say what each person is logically, “busy doing” at that place using être, the expression “en train de” and an activity from the third column.  Study all irregular verbs: être/avoir/faire/aller!!, être quiz coming sometime in the next few classes!

Lundi 19/10

We practiced some new questions for family: “Qui est dans ta famille immédiate?” and “Est-ce que ____ est marié(e)/divorcé(e)/célibataire? » and continued using possessive adjectives.  We started talking about how to describe professions/jobs.

Objectif:  Students will be able to describe their own families.

A Faire:  pg 35 #4 (only 4-7), answer in complete sentences and answer all questions asked in each number!

TEC:  Les adjectifs possessifs handout #4 (orally in partners, switch roles !)

Handouts :  Tête à tête/leçon 1 practice

Devoirs :  pg 36 #6 (rewrite whole sentence!), pg 37 #7 (rewrite whole sentence!), study vocab pg 36-37, both activities on back of tête à tête handout (use knowledge from pg 36 & soyez logique!), study all irregular verbs: être/avoir/faire/aller!! (add to verb chart if not there already!!)

Jeudi 15/10

Today we practiced a lot of family vocabulary and played “Cent” to review numbers.

Objectif:  Students will be able to use possessive adjectives and family vocab to describe the families of others

A Faire: See Madame Reid!!

TEC:  Les adjectifs possessifs handout #7 (write the whole sentence !!)

Devoirs : Les adjectifs possessifs handout #2 & #5 (questions/answers), study & practice être/avoir conjugations and meanings. Study/practice vocab pg 34, be able to describe your family!

Mardi 13/10

We continued practicing family vocabulary and questions and learned how to use possessive adjectives to express “our, your/y’alls, their.” 

Objectif:  Students will be able to express what belongs to others.

A Faire: pg 35 #4 (only 1-3), answer in complete sentences and answer all questions asked in each number!

TEC:  Fill in possessive adjective table including the steps to use it!  Sondage:  In French, ask 3 people their birthdate, phone number and ethnicity and record your findings.

Handouts :  Possessive Adjective table, lesadjectifs possessifs

Devoirs :  Les adjectifs possessifs handout #3 (do in cahier, use c’est/ce sont and son/sa/ses to write sentences), pg 17 #12 (rewrite the whole sentence!)  Write sentences about the sondage from class today (for each person say what HIS/HER birthdate is.., HIS/HER phone number is…, and HIS/HER ethnicity is…) Study/practice !!

Jeudi 08/10

We practiced talking about ethnicity, learned/reviewed some family vocabulary and discussed how to use possessive adjectives (my, your, his/her).  Then we took a quiz

Objectif:  Students will be able to express “his” and “her(s)”

A Faire: pg 17 #11 (write the whole answer sentences using either son/sa/ses as appropriate.)

Devoirs :  study vocab pg 34, pg 35 #5 *3 parts!!:  1) make family tree with reading in brown box, 2) activité A-use family tree to say whether statements are vrai/faux, 3) activité B-use the family tree to explain the relationships between the people given, follow the model sentence: ___ est le/la ____ de ___

Mardi 06/10

Today we did some review for the quiz and learned how to talk about our nationality and ethnicity.

Objectif:  Students will be able to describe their nationality and ethnicity.

A Faire: pg 33 #3 (write the answers the students in the activity would give, pay attention to masculine/feminine forms, and practice orally with a partner.

Handouts :  Unité 1: writing activites/objects

Devoirs :  Unité 1: writing activites/objects (front & back), pg 27 #5 (write at least 8 sentences, use the prompts, include what sports and instruments you play, and some other information if necessary)  Study for the quiz on Thursday!!

Quiz Study Topics: numbers, time, alphabet, question list (1-9, 14-20), jouer à/de, à/de + articles, prepositions, school subjects, ER/IR/RE verbs (meanings & conjugations), days/months/seasons, weather, subject/stress pronouns, forming questions, question words, expressions for talking about things (13), invitations/accepting/refusing (20)

Vendredi 02/10

We did some oral practice with questions, learned the difference between using “jouer à” and “jouer de”, and did a reading comprehension activity over pgs 4-5 (livre).

Objectif:  Students will be able to distinguish between the prepositions à/de when using the verb “jouer”

A Faire: Review 2 handout #1 (write a complete sentence using the correct conjugation of « jouer » and the appropriate combination of à/de with the sport or instrument—look up any vocab necessary in your book in the French=>English/English=>French dictionary)

Handouts :  Review 2 handout

Devoirs :  Finish Review 2 handout (look up any words  in dictionary in book and verb conjugations in the green pages in back of the book)  practice questions/verbs/conjugations/expressions and vocab we’ve been reviewing, quiz next Thur!  Get binder/cahier organized (I will check Tuesday!!)

Mercredi 30/09

Today we did some oral practice, learned ohow to use “OSLIS” to create citations for the project bibliography, and went to the library to continue our research on the regions of France.

Objectif: Students will research and understand the unique cultural identities/features of regions of France.

TEC :  Research!!  Writing!!

Devoirs :  Finish brochure and bibliography for turn in by the end of the day Friday!!!

Lundi 28/09

Today, we went over our new French region project, go a lesson on database resources from Mme. Battle (librarian) and then went to the library to start researching.

Objectif:  Students will begin researching a region of France.

TEC:  Research your region (see me if you were absent!!)

Handouts :  Projet : Régions de France

Devoirs :  study/review pg 20 yellow box, do pg 20 #5 (write invitation questions—use variety of est-ce que/inversion, and answers—refuse them all!!), continue research.  Make up reading assignment pg. 4-5 in book…see last Thursday’s blog post for criteria (We are doing a comprehension activity on Friday in class.)

Jeudi 24/09

We reviewed and practiced some new school class vocabulary and expressions of place.  We played “Loto” to review verbs before we took a vocab quiz.

Objectif:  Students will be able to use expressions of place to describe the locations of things.

A Faire: See Madame Reid!

Handouts :  Handout: Expressions of place/mot croisé de l’école

Devoirs :  handout front/back, read pgs 4-5 in book for understanding!  Keep notes over content and what strategies you used when you didn’t understand what you were reading.