Mardi 31/03

Today we practiced the question list, practiced and presented dialogues and learned about “Poisson d’avril”.

Handouts :  Poisson d’avril reading, Visual Dictionary, PowerPoint: Poisson d’avril

TEC:  Take notes over vocabulary from dialogues and take notes over PowerPoint

Devoirs :  10 visual dictionary entries (image + sentence in French) –or-- 10 flash cards for words/verbs you’re struggling with in preparation for the test, Poisson d’avril reading and short reflection in English, STUDY FOR TEST (NEXT TUE!)

Lundi 30/03

Today we talked about our vacations, learned French animal sounds, practiced dialogues and discussed the upcoming test.

Devoirs : Finish Leçon 5 packet to turn in next class!  Practice dialogue for presentations Tuesday!  Study for test!!!

Study List for Examen: Quarter 3

Verb conjugations

Faire expression

Avoir expression

Etre expression

L’impératif (also irregular forms of être/avoir)

Depuis

Aller + infinitif

Venir de + place

Venir de + infinitif

Venir/devenir/revenir

C’est/il est (it is/they are) + professions!

Adjectives (physique/personnalité/agreements!)

Vocab 96-100

Countries/prepositions (in/at) (know rules for prepositions and at least some countries!)

Question list!!
Culture:  Mardi Gras, Poisson d'avril

Jeudi 19/03

Today we reviewed the vocabulary pgs 96-100, went over some homework, practiced dialogues, and played a card game called “Allez à la pêche”.

TEC :  Practice dialogues for presentations Monday and Tuesday after break!!

Handouts: Visual Dictionary

Devoirs :  visual dictionary for 20 new vocab/verbs from pgs 96, 98, 100 (Choose ones you need to work on, MUST have an image and a French sentence using the word/verb, NO ENGLISH! may have to double up or add some to your cahier/own paper), practice dialogue (present lundi/mardi), Study/practice: question list, verbs/vocab You will have a TEST jeudi after break!

Mardi 17/03

Today we learned some new vocabulary (pg 98/100), practiced talking about our future dreams (questions 21 & 22 on question list), and practiced dialogues.

Handouts :  Leçon 5 packet

A Faire:  Pg 101 #4—complete sentences and answer each question!!

TEC:  Practice dialogues for presentations Thursday!!

Devoirs :  Leçon 5 packet pg 1 (front and back! Read directions carefully!), practice and be ready to present dialogue, study verbs/vocab, complete and turn in missing work!

Lundi 16/03

Today we finished our in-class reading activity (Diplodocus, pg 74) in groups and practiced dialogues.

TEC: “Le Concert de Diplodocus » pg 74-78, in groups of 2-3

     1.      Do the « avant de lire » activities on pg 74 with your group members

     2.      Take turns reading out loud.  Keep vocab/content notes!

     3.      Answer the « Avez-vous compris » questions in complete sentences and in FRENCH !

Devoirs : Finish “Diplodocus”, pg 79: Read “l’art de la lecture” and do “exercice de lecture”, study vocab pg 100 and then do pg 101 #5 (multiple choice!), study/practice: dialogues, verbs, question list!

ALL MISSING/LATE WORK AND/OR TESTS MUST BE COMPLETED BY THIS FRIDAY 03/20/15!

Jeudi 12/03

Today we practiced the question list, went over some old homework, finalized dialogue scripts and turned them in, and started a reading activity in groups.

TEC :  “Le Concert de Diplodocus » pg 74-75, in groups of 2-3

      1.      Do the « avant de lire » activities on pg 74 with your group members

      2.      Take turns reading out loud.  Keep vocab/content notes!

      3.      Answer the « Avez-vous compris » questions in complete sentences and in FRENCH !

Devoirs :  Study/take notes pg 98, pg 99 #3, finish diplodocus pgs 75-76 and do the « Avez-vous compris » questions in complete sentences and in FRENCH ! Practice dialogues, question list, and verbs!

Mardi 10/03

Today we learned some new vocabulary (pg 96), did a sondage (survey), a pop quiz, and worked on revising dialogue scripts.

Handouts :  Question List #3

A Faire:  Pg 97 #2 (write answers to questions)

TEC:  Revise dialogue script (final due in class Thursday after 15 min work time)

Devoirs :  pg 97 # 1 (complete sentences with choices given or your own, write whole sentence !), Choose 5 people from sondage and write what they are going to do over spring break (complete sentences and be ready to share out!), any dialogue work that can’t be accomplished in 15 min class work time on Thur., study verbs and question list!

Lundi 09/03

We described our weekends, put together questions for a “sondage” we will do as a warm-up in class on Tuesday, and worked on dialogue drafts (turned in a rough draft at the end of class!)

A Faire :  Write a question to find out if your classmates are going to travel or stay home during Spring Break (pendant les vacances de printemps).  Then write at least 3 follow up questions in French that you could ask…for example: Where?  With who?  How will you travel there (là)?  What are you going to do?  For (pendant) how much time?

TEC:  Work on dialogue rough draft and turn in a copy before the end of class!

Devoirs : study verbs (pop quiz…), pg 71 #1 (Write out 2 sides of dialogue, Faites attention to details/instructions—suggestions, since, going to do, etc.)

Jeudi 05/03

Today we continued to practice the imperative with être/avoir and other irregular verbs as well as learned some expressions.  We also worked on dialogues and went over some homework.

Handouts :  Bon conseils et reading comprehension

A Faire:  Translate the following orders into French. The people you are talking to are given in parentheses 1. Go to bed! (ton frère)  2. Cook! (tes copains)  3. Go ahead! (une amie)  3. Let’s go!  4. Go to school (tes camarades)  5. Come here! (un garçon)

TEC :  Work on dialogues.  You will turn in a rough draft at the end of the work time (15min) on Monday!

Devoirs :  Both sides of handout…Bon conseils (the people you are talking to are in parentheses) and reading comprehension  (answer the questions in complete sentences!)

Mardi 03/03

Today we practiced “depuis” and l’impératif.  We also started a dialogue project.

Handouts :  PowerPoint: l’impératif, Dialogue criteria/devoirs

A Faire:  Pg 24 #13

TEC:  Do translations in PowerPoint (near the end!)

Devoirs :  “l’esprit de contradiction” (back of dialogue criteria, write the response only…including saying “let’s not” do that and making the suggestion given in parentheses), Come with ideas for the dialogue, Study verbs! (Pop quiz coming for “venir” and others!)

Lundi 02/03

Today we reviewed “depuis” and practiced more l’impératif.

Handouts :  PowerPoint: Depuis

A Faire :  write an answer for each slide/question in the PowerPoint.

TEC:  Give advice to a friend using the following situations and prompts…

C’est lundi.  (venir à l’école ?  aller au Mont Hood?)

Il fait du soleil.  (rester dans la maison ?  faire une randonnée à la Gorge ?)

J’ai besoin d’argent.  (travailler ?  faire des achats?)

Devoirs : Handout l’impératif #3  (give the good and the bad advice you’d expect from the angel and devil sitting on each shoulder of your friend Véronique.)