Lundi 19/05

Today we listened to our song “Tous les garçons et les filles” and watched Paris Top 10.

TEC:  Paris Top 10 questions

Handouts/Class Materials:  Tous les garçons et les filles

Devoirs:  Write 10 sentence using imparfait about yourself at any age under 12.  Describe what you used to do/eat/watch/play/etc.  Use Leçon 23 packet pg 191 B as inspiration if you get stuck!  

Vendredi 16/05

Today we practiced some familiar questions (weather/time) in the imparfait, presented restaurant dialogues, and watched some of Paris Top 10.

A Faire:  Leçon 23 packet pg 189 #1

Devoirs :  Leçon 23 packet pg 189-190 #3 (say what people were/weren’t doing in 1900-soyez logique!), Leçon 23 packet pg 190 #1 (photo de vacances—recycle from the question to answer!), study verbs!!

Mercredi 14/05

Today we practiced more imparfait and learned to use the verb être.  We practiced dialogues and reviewed l’article partitif with an oral activity.

A Faire:  pg 318 #4 (say where people were, using être, and what they were doing by putting the verb in parentheses in the proper imperfect form)

Handouts/Class Materials: Leçon 23 packet

Devoirs :  pg 170 #7 (complete sentences using l’article partitif et indefini), lecon 23 packet #2 (very similar to A faire…change “se reposer” to “me reposer” and it means to rest)

Lundi 12/05

Today we practiced dialogues, did a quick review of the formation of the “imparfait” and began watching Paris Top 10.

Devoirs:  practice dialogues and have all materials with you in class to practice on Wed!, pg 318 #3 (say what people were doing during the blizzard—soyez logique!!)

Vendredi 09/05

Today we had a pop quiz, practiced dialogues, reviewed l’article partitif, and started learning l’imparfait (past tense-see pg 316).

A Faire:  pg 317 #1

Handouts/Class Materials:  Paris Top 10

Devoirs :  add verbs pg 224 to verb chart, pg 317 #2 (just put the little words like “te” “se” in #1, 4, 5 in front of the verb, they don’t change/change anything), partitive handout #2 “les courses”

Mercredi 07/05

Today we reviewed the partitive articles (some) and learned the negative forms, de/d’ (any). We also started practicing dialogues in class (ATTENTION: Dialogue presentations start Friday 5/16—completely memorized!)

A Faire:  un vegetarian (partitive handout #1)

Handouts/Class Materials: partitive handout

Devoirs :  pg 170 #6 (use partitif and indefini articles to describe what the students eat for lunch), crepe crossword handout #2, study ALL irregular verbs for pop quiz, be ready to practice/turn in final dialogues (if you haven’t already) on Friday in class—I need a copy and each person in the group needs a copy!!

Vendredi 02/05

Today we did some oral practice and learned the expression “tiens. Voilà…”  We also learned about the partitive articles (pg 158).  Then we had our fête de crêpe.

Devoirs : Pop quiz coming: study all verbs (meanings and conjugations, regular and irregular!), pg 159 #5 (use corresponding partitive article to write question and your answer to the question-we'll be using these in class!.)

Mercredi 30/04

Today we reviewed “boire”, practiced “vouloir”, learned “pouvoir” and “devoir” and then learned to make crêpes through a PowerPoint.

A Faire:  pg 157 #3 –and-

Answer the following questions:

1. Qu’est-ce que tu bois souvent?                      
2. Qu’est-ce que tu bois de temps en temps ?
3. Qu’est-ce que tu ne bois jamais ?

Complete the following sentences using a conjugation of vouloir and a food/drink :

1. Nous _______________ manger les crêpes.
2. Le végétarien ______________ manger _________________
3. Les chats _________________ manger __________________
4. Je ___________ manger ___________
5. Je ___________ boire _____________

Handouts/Class Materials:  crêpe crossword handout, Crêpe PowerPoint

Devoirs:  crepe crossword (not the back !), pg 157 #2, study irregular verbs (pop quiz coming!), BRING CREPE PARTY SUPPLIES!!

Lundi 28/04

Today we practiced using “boire”, worked on and turned in dialogue script rough drafts, and learned the verb “vouloir”.  We also planned our fête de crêpe!

Devoirs:  Study verbs!!  Add verbs pg 157 to verb chart, pg 157 #1 (say what the people given want to do.)  Fête de crêpe vendredi!!!!

Vendredi 25/04

Today we learned the verb “boire” (pg 166) and worked on restaurant dialogues/skits in groups.

A Faire:  pg 166 #1

Devoirs :  Study all verbs (especially irregular and including boire—another verb quiz coming soon!!), write sentences saying what 5 people you know drink (using boire), review ER verbs with accent irregularities pg 167 and do #2 (rewrite the sentence for each person in parentheses).

Lundi 21/04

Today practiced how to order food in a restaurant and took a verb quiz (prendre, mettre, and venir families).  We did lots of oral practice in class.

A Faire:  pg 147 #4 A & B (write the blue lines in French and then do the dialogues in partners!)

Devoirs:  pg 152 (first 8 questions only!)—use menu pg 153.

Vendredi 18/04

Today we had a substitute teacher.

A Faire:  Activité 8 (mettre)

Handouts/Class Materials:  Activité 8 (mettre)

Devoirs :  study verbs for quiz Monday, pg 149 #8 (say what EACH person likes a lot, doesn’t really like, hates), study pg 150, do pg 151 #9 (say what you’re going to buy based on what you’re making.)

Mercredi 16/04

Today we reviewed “les boutiques specialisee” that the French shop in, learned the verbs “mettre, promettre, and permettre”, and worked on/finalized our pen pal letters. 

*I must have your pen pal letter by the end of the day tomorrow (Thur)!!! I will not be in the building Friday and I plan to send them Friday morning!

A Faire:  pg 110 #13 (write out whole sentence with the correct verb conjugated in the blank)

Devoirs:  Pen pal letter!!!  TA paragraph!! pg 111 #14 (6-9 only) and pg 149 #7 (answers—write your preferences !  We’ll be using these in class Friday!)

Lundi 14/04

Today we got our pen pal letters and learned how to format the letters we’re writing and some helpful page numbers for information to include.

Helpful page #s:  pg 5 (school), pg 6-7 (useful questions), pg 20 (likes), pg 21 (ask for information), pg 32 (identity), pg 34 (family), pg 36 (professions)

Devoirs:  Write a 2 paragraph (minimum) letter in the correct format, make sure it is double spaced for peer editing in class on Wed!  Bring anything you want to include with the letter (pics, etc) because we will finalize and turn them in before the end of class on Wed.  **It is very important that you meet these deadlines so I can send the letters on time (Thursday)!!

Mercredi 02/04

Today we reviewed some identity questions, did some group work on the reading (pg 142-143), talked about the verbs prendre/comprendre/apprendre, and looked at some pen pal letters from France.

A Faire:  read pg 142-143 out loud in small groups, discuss what you understood then answer the following questions in French, in complete sentences.

1. À quelle boutique spécialisée est-ce qu’on va pour acheter le pain et les croissants ?
2. Qu’est-ce que les pâtisseries vendent ?
3. Pour quels produits est-ce qu’on va à la boucherie?
4. Où est-ce qu’on va pour le porc, les saucisses et les plats préparés ?
5. Qu’est-ce que les crèmeries vendent ?
6. Qu’est-ce qu’on vend à l’épicerie ?
7. Dans beaucoup de villes françaises il y a un marché en plein air. Quand est-ce que le marché a lieu ?

Handouts/Class Materials:  Question list #3

Devoirs:  start a penpal letter in French—write at least 2 paragraphs about yourself (identity, family, city/state/country, school, hobbies/free time, friends, sports, likes/dislikes, etc.), pg 111 #14 (1-5 ONLY!), practice Question List #3, 1-20 (for next oral interview), study/memorize verbs including prendre/comprendre/apprendre

Lundi 07/04

Today we learned the verb “prendre”, talked about our likes/dislikes with food, and corrected quizzes. (If corrections were not completed in class, they must be finished in tutorial by the end of the day on Wednesday!)

Devoirs:  Read and take notes pg 142-143, start a penpal letter in French—write at least 2 paragraphs about yourself (identity, family, city/state/country, school, hobbies/free time, friends, sports, likes/dislikes, etc.) *Your book has a lot of good reference pages for this. Consider looking back through the Reprise and Unité 1 and possibly even the green (Reference) pages in the back!

Vendredi 04/04

Today we practiced talking about our favorite foods and meals and continued to review “venir”. Then we played “Allez à la pêche.”

A Faire:  Write a sentence for each PowerPoint slide using either « venir de + place », « venir de + infinitif », or « depuis ».

Handouts/Class Materials:  Allez à la pêche, “Venir” PowerPoint, Leçon 9 packet

Devoirs :  Leçon 9 packet 1st page, front and back.

Mercredi 02/04

Today we reviewed “la table” vocabulary and practiced saying we’re thirsty and what we want to drink. We did some oral practice with “il y a” and “il n’y a pas de” describing the incomplete place settings we made.  We also did some review of venir/revenir/devenir.

A Faire:  pg 145 #2 (vary your subjects in each sentence…use je, tu, il, elle, nous, vous, ils, elles…so you can practice different conjugations of avoir !)

Devoirs:  pg 145 #1 (rewrite/complete the sentence in French, you may choose diiferent things than the book offers), review vocab pg 148, pg 149 #5 (say whether you love, like, hate, etc the foods listed), STUDY VERBS FOR VERB CHALLENGE!!

Lundi 17/03

Today we did some practice with the new food vocabulary and learned the vocabulary for “mettre la table” (to set the table).  Most vocab is on pg 144 except for “le bol” et “la nappe”.  

A Faire:  Mettre la table !  On the front of a blank, white piece of paper, draw and label the 9 items we practiced for setting the table.  Color if time!  On the back, draw an incomplete table setting (draw 5 of the 9 and leave out 4) with no labels.

Devoirs:  Finish A faire, Mettre la table sentences—using the back side picture, write what is and isn’t on the table.  Translate and follow this sentence pattern: “On the table, there is…”, “On the table, there isn’t…”  (use pgs 13, 15 in your book for reference!)  STUDY VERBS FOR VERB CHALLENGE!!

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

Mercredi 26/02

Today we reviewed aller + infinitive by talking about our Spring Break plans and making fortune tellers.  We also learned how to use “depuis”.

Handouts/Class Materials:  fortune teller

A Faire:  pg 70 #9

TEC:  Make a fortune teller and write 8 “fortunes” inside using aller + infinitive (tu vas…)

Devoirs :  Leçon 4 packet #4, #5A, study/know meanings of regular verbs, know big 4 verbs (Quiz on Friday!!)

Lundi 24/02

Today we reviewed aller, practiced some place vocabulary, and played un petit jeu making sentences with être/avoir/aller.

A Faire:  Write where each person in the (aller/places) PowerPoint is going…

Handouts/Class Materials: Aller & Places PowerPoint, Places and prepositions PowerPoint (vocab)

Devoirs:  Write 5 sentences saying what you are going to do during “les vacances de printemps”, take notes pg 96, pg 97 #1 complete sentences, study/know meanings of regular verbs, know big 4 verbs (Quiz on Friday!!)

Vendredi 21/02

Today we practiced aller + infinitive and then did a culture lesson on France and the culture of protest.

A Faire:  Take notes over PowerPoint, make sure to note the underlined terms!

Handouts/Class Materials:  LaFrance et la culture de manifester (PowerPoint), regular verbs, Places and prepositions PowerPoint, Leçon 4 packet

Devoirs :  Study/know meanings of regular verbs, know big 4 verbs, 1 page reflection on PowerPoint (see last slide), Leçon 4 packet #1

Verb/vocab quiz next Friday!

Mercredi 19/02

Today we reviewed aller and aller + infinitive.

A Faire:  Aller handout #3 (write questions and your answers)

Handouts/Class Materials:  Aller Handout, Places and prepositions PowerPoint (7^th)

Devoirs :  Aller handout #1 (say each person is not going to class, then where they are going) & #2 (say where going and what each person is going to visit there)

Vendredi 14/02

Today we reviewed some faire expressions and être/avoir in the imperative, learned about the verb aller (see pg 66), and some Valentine vocabulary.

Handouts/Class Materials:  St. Valentin vocab/crossword, Adj. packet #2

A Faire:  Adjective packet (old) #2 (first activity pg.1)

TEC: pg 67 #4 (form of aller + “aller chercher” + item) Soyez logique!!, Valentine crossword

Devoirs :  pg 67 #1 & #3

Mercredi 12/02

Today we continued practicing the imperative and learned 2 new exceptions.

A Faire:  pg 25 #14 (write one for each bullet point and pay close attention to who you’re talking to!!)

TEC:  translate this advice/these orders into French… (may need to use avoir/faire expressions!)

•      Dont be scared! (copain)

•      Be smart (la classe)

•      Pay attention (la classe)

•      Do the dishes (sœur)

•      Let’s not be wrong!

•      Let’s do our homework!

Devoirs : 

7^th- pg 59 #7 (answer all questions in complete sentences)

8^th-- 10 sentence paragraph about TA to TURN IN !  (check spelling, verb conjugations, punctuation, vocab before turning in!  For an A, you must exceed the minimum requirements, quality/number of sentences.) 

Redemption verb quiz coming, study verbs!!!…Everyone will take it again and I’ll keep the best of the 2 scores!

Mercredi 05/02

Today we continued practicing the verb faire and began the imperative. PowerPoint ici!

A Faire:  write the 3 imperative forms (affirmative) of the verbs: manger, finir and attendre (see PowerPoint)

Devoirs : 

7^th-- 10 sentence paragraph about TA to TURN IN !  (check spelling, verb conjugations, punctuation, vocab before turning in!  For an A, you must exceed the minimum requirements, quality/number of sentences.)  Also 3 imperative forms of verbs on powerpoint (see A Faire!)

8^th-- pg 59 #7 (answer all questions in complete sentences)

Redemption verb quiz Monday…everyone will take it again and I’ll keep the best of the 2 scores!

Lundi 03/02

Today we practiced some faire expressions, and started a mini-project called “Qui est notre assistant(e)?”

A Faire:  Qui est notre assistant(e)? (see handout!)

Handouts/Class Materials: Qui est notre assistant(e)?

Devoirs:  pg 59 #6 (answers only), study verbs (quiz coming soon !), make sure you have your famous person riddle in class and be ready to share it!!

Vendredi 31/01

Today we practiced colors, reviewed the conjugation for être and avoir, and learned the conjugations for faire as well as expressions.  We watched the “Hey Oh” music video at the end of class!

A Faire:  pg 58 #4

Handouts/Class Materials:  Faire PowerPoint, Faire expressions, Expression handout

Devoirs :  Expression handout, memorize/know/study être, avoir, and faire (Quiz early next week!!)

Mercredi 29/01

Today we reviewed avoir expressions and practiced using colors as both nouns and adjectives.

Handouts/Class Materials:  Color handout, Avoir expressions

A Faire:  pg 57 #3--Say what each person feels like/wants to do (after the slash) and what they need (from the blue box) to do it (some you may need to figure out by process of elimination!)

TEC:  Color handout #3 (I wrote the colors for some and use logic for the rest!)

Devoirs :  Color handout #1 (write what color object each person has), write sentences describing the color of 10 things you have in your house.

Vendredi 17/01

Today we reviewed for the final with speaking and writing activities.

Handouts: dice game, review packet, adjective sentences (similarities)

A Faire:  adjective sentences (similarities) on Elmo

TEC :  dice game

Devoirs: pg 50 #1 (write questions you would ask your partner to find out this info about the person he/she met at the party), review packet

**If you complete the review packet by class on Tuesday, you will have earned the right to use a 3x5 notecard on the final exam.  Otherwise, it is due the day of the final exam!

Mercredi 15/01

Today we practiced questions using être expressions (from the homework), learned the conjugations of avoir and some expressions using it, and shared physical descriptions and famous person riddles in partners/small groups.

A Faire:  pg 57 #1, share physical descriptions (A faire from yesterday) in partners, share famous person riddles in group of 4 and choose one to write out/turn in/share with class.

Handouts:  Avoir PowerPoint, Quiz #1 handout

Devoirs:  pg 57 #2 (je form, complete the sentence with a conjugation of avoir, must write whole sentence!)

Lundi 06/01

Today we learned more vocabulary to talk about physical descriptions.

A Faire:  Write a detailed physical description of yourself

Handouts:  la description physique

Devoirs:  pg 45 #3 (complete sentences), have famous people riddles and physical descriptions ready to share in class!

Vendredi 10/01

Today we practiced saying how we’re feeling, did a listening activity, reviewed “c’est/il est”, and learned about the placement of adjectives (most after the noun but some before!)

A Faire:  C’est/Il est with professions (both sides), write a riddle about a famous person (5 sentences minimum, use c’est/il est and adjectives to describe physical and personality)

Handouts:  C’est/Il est with professions, C’est/Il est info packet

Devoirs:  Adjective packet pg 110 #3 and pg 112 #5

Mercredi 08/01

Today we learned how to talk about the way we are feeling using adjectives and a new être expression (être d’accord), practiced using new adjectives to describe people and learned rules for using “c’est” and “il/elle est” to describe people/things.

Handouts:  Adjective overview packet, How are you feeling?

A Faire:  Adjective powerpoint (Cliquez ici!).  Write one sentence for each image (use adjective list/book for help !)

TEC (Travail en Classe):  C’est vs. Il/Elle est powerpoint—Cliquez ici ! (Attention : this powerpoint includes all être expressions as well, scroll to about half way through for today’s activities).  Write a « c’est » and an « il/elle est » sentence for each picture (2 sentences for each !)

Devoirs:  pg 51 #10 (Must write a sentence for each bullet point.  Choose between “c’est” and “il/elle est”)

Lundi 06/01:

Today we practiced the verb “être,” listened to our song “Hey Oh” and learned 3 new expressions with être (être en avance, être à l’heure, être en retard).

A Faire:  Write 2 sentences for each of the new être expressions.  Make sure that each of the 6 sentences starts with a different subject (je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/ells) so that you are practicing all conjugations of the verb.

Handouts:  adjective crossword

Devoirs:  adjective crossword