Vendredi 21/03

Today we went over some of the common errors made in writing French and ways to revise the paragraphs written about our TAs Alanna and Raphael.  The paragraphs will serve as a writing proficiency assessment which means you must meet proficiency to pass the quarter.

A Faire:  Make corrections on “Qui est notre assistant?” fixes/common errors.

Handouts/Class Materials:  Fixes/common errors (blank), Fixes/common errors (corrected)

Devoirs :  TA paragraph revision, study/take notes pg 144, 146, 148 (be ready to talk about food !)  Study/memorize verbs.  Deadline to get 100% for a crêpe party is Friday after break!  

*Watch French movies, listen to French music, speak as much French as possible!!

Mercredi 19/03

Today we reviewed briefly then took the Quiz.

Attention 7^th period:  If you did not finish the test, you MUST finish it sometime tomorrow (Thur) outside of class time!

Devoirs :  Finish Lecon 4 packet (#2 and #3 are exercises with Venir!)

Lundi 17/03

Today we did some practice with the animal/place vocab pg 100.  Bring any questions you have to class Wednesday! (We can discuss them before the Quiz!)

A Faire:  Utilisez le vocabulaire pg. 100 et le dictionnaire dans vos livres.  Cherchez des autres mots (words) aussi !  Ecrivez à phrases complètes !!

1. Quels animaux est-ce qu’on mange ?
2. Quels animaux donnent quelque chose (something) ?

Le lait ?  les œufs ?  la laine ?

3. Quels animaux habitent dans les arbres ?
4. Quels animaux habitent dans une ferme ?
5. Quels animaux savent (to know) nager ?
6. Quels animaux savent voler (to fly) ?

Devoirs:  Impératif handout #2, #3.  Study for Quiz!  Bring any questions you have to class Wednesday!

*Keys to Worksheets (to check your answers):  Faire/Venir Review, Review packet, Faire/venir/avoir ou être

Quiz Wednesday:  Expressions (avoir, faire, etre), c'est vs. il est, Irregular verb conjugations (including Venir!), Verb vocabulary (see regular verb list), vocab pgs 96, 98, 100 ; depuis, aller + infinitive, imperative, be sure to review basics too (questions, adjectives, ER/IR/RE verbs, common phrases, stress pronouns, possessive adjectives, etc.—reference pages in the back of your book are helpful for this!) Culture: la manifestation et la grève, Mardi Gras/Carnaval, St. Valentin

Vendredi 14/03

Today we reviewed regular and irregular verbs and l’imperatif for the quiz.  We also talked about the difference between “venir de + place” and “venir de + infinitive”.

A Faire:  Make observations about patterns that exist with the endings of regular verbs/conjugations of the big 4 irregular verbs & pg 69 #7

*FOR ALL HANDOUTS, SEE PREVIOUS POSTS FROM THIS WEEK!

Devoirs :  Finish packet & handouts: Faire, venir, avoir ou être (front only) ; Faire/Venir Review (both sides). Also pg 69 #6 (say what each person in column A was just doing in column B (venir de + infinitive) and what he/she/they are going to do (aller + infinitive) in column C—Be logical!!

Quiz:  Expressions (avoir, faire, etre), c'est vs. il est, Irregular verb conjugations (including Venir!), Verb vocabulary (see regular verb list), vocab pgs 96, 98, 100 ; depuis, aller + infinitive, imperative, be sure to review basics too (questions, adjectives, ER/IR/RE verbs, common phrases, stress pronouns, possessive adjectives, etc.—reference pages in the back of your book are helpful for this!) Culture: la manifestation et la grève, Mardi Gras/Carnaval, St. Valentin

Mercredi 12/03

Today was intended for review of verbs and structures for the quiz next week.  There was a substitute and so there are, I’m sure, varying rates of accomplishment with this (and some of you even learned German, I heard!)

Handouts/Class Materials:  Verb/Imperatif review, Review Packet

A Faire:  Faire, venir, avoir ou être (Verb/Imperatif review handout)

TEC:  Do Imperatif review #1 (out loud) in partners, you only have to write the verb conjugation & pg 1 (front & back) of review packet

Devoirs :  Finish review packet

Lundi 10/03

Today we did some review of faire expressions and practice with venir/revenir/devenir.

A Faire:  handout (faire & venir/revenir/devenir) *use the faire expression that makes the most sense in section B!!

Handouts/Class Materials:  handout (faire & venir/revenir/devenir)

Devoirs:  finish handout (faire & venir/revenir/devenir)

Vendredi 07/03

Today we practiced aller, discussed the Mardi Gras/Carnaval PowerPoint and the vocab pgs 98 & 100, then learned the verb “Venir”.  We played “loto” with être/avoir/faire expressions and discussed a “verbs for crêpes” challenge.

A Faire:  Respond in English to these questions about Mardi Gras/Carnaval:

1. What did you already know that was reaffirmed in the PowerPoint?
2. What surprised you?
3. Describe 2 new things you learned?

TEC:  read “note culturelle” pg 98, out loud, in partners.  Discuss what you understood.  Write a 3-5 sentence summary in English.

Devoirs :  pg 101 #4, pg 68 #5, Study for written quiz next Friday

Mercredi 05/03

Today we learned the historical traditions around Mardi Gras and Carnaval.

Handouts/Class Materials:  PowerPoint: Mardi Gras et Carnaval, MardiGras Vocab/word puzzle

A Faire:  write what already know about Mardi Gras then take notes on PowerPoint

TEC:  Mardi Gras Vocab/word puzzle

Devoirs :  Finish Mardi Gras word puzzle, take notes/study pgs 98 and 100.  Do pg 99 #3 and pg 101 #5.

Lundi 03/03

Today we listened to a guest speaker about Morocco (le Maroc).

A Faire:  Take notes over the presentation

Handouts/Class Materials:  Questions sur la lecture pg 94-95

Devoirs:  Questions sur la lecture pg 94-95 (in complete sentences !)

Vendredi 28/02

Today we practiced “depuis” and had a chance to play with the fortune tellers we made.  We took the verb and vocabulary quiz, learned some new vocab around weekend activities and played battleship with verb conjugations.

A Faire:  pg 97 #2 (Write answers to both questions, do orally in partners)

Devoirs :  Read pages 94-95 and take notes over what each person does/likes to do on the weekends (be prepared to use this in class next time!), Leçon 4 packet #5B