Mardi 06/01

Today we did our Sondage/Loto (making bingos by asking questions and finding people who fit the criteria), learned some profession vocabulary and the rules around when to use “C’est” or “il est/elle est”.  At the end, we watched the clip vidéo for Hey Oh.

A Faire:  PowerPoint 1:  take notes over any new profession vocabulary. 

PowerPoint 2:  Answer the questions at the beginning with complete sentences.  Describe the four people at the end using a “c’est/ce sont” sentence and a “il/elle est… ils/elles sont…” sentence.

Handouts :  PowerPoint 1, PowerPoint 2, C’est/il est packet

Devoirs :  pg 51 #10, make sure you have a DOUBLE SPACED, 15 SENTENCE MINIMUM rough draft of your creature project for peer editing tomorrow!  Study avoir/être/ER/IR/RE verbs

Lundi 05/01

Today we reviewed être/avoir, worked on questions for a survey game we will play Tuesday and briefly discussed the “Ma Créature” project.

A Faire:  Sondage/Loto… use your book/notes/understanding to decide which questions that you already know would help you find out the information listed in each box.  Write the question on the line.  In many cases the question will not ask exactly what is in the box but should allow you to gather that information.  Be sure to use "Est-ce que" or inversion!  Prepare your own response in French to the question as well.

Handouts :  Sondage/Loto, Etre/Avoir/Faire expression practice

Devoirs :  Etre/Avoir/Faire expression practice #1 (front side only), make sure you have a DOUBLE SPACED, 15 SENTENCE MINIMUM rough draft of your creature project for peer editing tomorrow, study avoir/être for pop quiz!

Jeudi 18/12

Today we practiced the expression “être en train de”, learned about the end of semester project and continued watching “Les Visiteurs.”

Handouts :  Ma Créature

Devoirs :  Read Ma Creature project handout, writ rough draft (double spaced) of at least 15-20 sentences for peer edit on Monday Jan. 5!  Study verbs (especially avoir—pop quiz coming!) PRACTICE!!

ALL RETAKES OF EXAM #1 (TO REACH PROFICIENCY/SCORE OF 60% OR HIGHER) MUST BE COMPLETED BY JANUARY 9^TH IN ORDER TO PASS THE SEMESTER!  IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO SCHEDULE YOUR RETAKE IN ADVANCE WITH ME AND TO SEEK OUT RESOURCES AND SUPPORT IF YOU NEED IT!

BONNES VACANCES!!

Mardi 16/12

Today we practiced using the être expressions (à l’heure/en avance/en retard), learned the expression “être en train de” (see pg 44) and giving physical descriptions.  We also reviewed the conjugations of avoir and être and started the film “Les Visiteurs”.

A Faire:  From the image (Click here!) choose a boy and a girl to describe.  5 sentences minimum for each person and at least 3 must be about physical description, the other 2 can be about personality (infer based on picture).

Handouts :  Activités des Visiteurs

Devoirs :  pg 45 #1 (write 2 sentences for each person in column: 1-say where is person is (choose place), 2-say what each person is busy/currently doing at that place (choose activity)  Be logical, choose an activity that makes since for the place!)  Study avoir (pop quiz coming!), finish acrostic/pic with 8 sentence description (MUST BE TURNED IN BY FRIDAY 12/19!)

Lundi 15/12

Today we had a substitute.  We worked on some irregular adjective review and made an acrostic with our names/adjectives to describe us.

TEC: Acrostic assignment and criteria:  (See example!)

Make an acrostic using first, middle, and/or last name and adjectives that represent you. 

Must have 10 letters/adjectives, adjective agreements, spelling/accents, color

*can use book pgs 46-48 and handout with physical description for adjectives

*can also write sentences instead of just using a word ex: I like…/I don’t like…/I have (black) hair

*K and W are difficult in French because they are not “natural” letters—try using nouns and/or to write sentences to get around them.

A Faire:  Adjective practice

Handouts :  Adjective practice, Etre/Avoir practice

Devoirs :  Etre/Avoir practice (both sides), finish acrostic to turn in Tuesday.

Jeudi 11/12

Today we practiced the expression “être d’accord” and how to give physical descriptions.

A Faire:  describe with your partner what you see in each slide.  You may be identifying a body part or giving a physical description.  Use the following sentence starters: C’est/Ce sont…, il/elle a…, il/elle est…

Handouts :  PowerPoint: La description physique

Devoirs :  Choose a picture (magazine, internet, photo, etc.) of a person and describe his/her physique et personality, 8 phrases total.  Bring pic and sentences to turn in Monday!  Study expressions: être a l’heure/être en avance/être en retard (pg 44), do pg 45 #3 (#2 & #3, answer ALL questions and use complete sentences!)

Mardi 09/12

Today we continued using adjectives to describe personalities, particularly about our families.  We went over some previous homework and learned some about giving physical descriptions.

A Faire:  Each slide in the PowerPoint is divided in half.  For each half, write a singular and a plural sentence.  Make sure you have done at least one masculine and one feminine sentence per slide and check your agreements.  Follow the sentence patterns below:

C’est (Ce n’est pas) un homme/garçon ____              

C’est (Ce n’est pas) une femme/fille _____                

C’est un bébé ________  
Ce sont (ce ne sont pas) les hommes _____
Ce sont (ce ne sont pas) les femmes _____                                           
Ce sont les personnes (f)  ________

Ce sont les animaux _______

Handouts :  PowerPoint: Adjectifs (A faire), La description physique, Les parties du corps

Devoirs :  Finish labeling body parts, study avoir (pop quiz coming), write a physical description of yourself (5 sentences), be ready to share sondage findings (if you were absent you need to see Monday’s post and prepare at least some sentences!), pg 43 #3 (Do #1 only, but answer all 4 questions posed.)

Lundi 08/12

Today we practiced questions for finding out if people have brothers and sisters and how many, then if they are older or younger.  We finished by doing a survey of 10 classmates in French (the point is to be able to communicate about your family all in French!)

*Combien de frères et sœurs as-tu ?     -OR-  Est-ce que tu as des frères et des sœurs ?

J’ai _#_ frères et _#_ sœurs.   –OR-  Je n’ai pas de frères ou sœurs.  Je suis enfant unique.

*Est-ce qu’ils sont plus âgés ou plus jeunes que toi ?

Mes frères/sœurs sont _______ que moi.        -OR- 

Mon frère/sœur est ____ que moi       -OR- 

Un frère est ____ et une sœur et un frère sont ____ que moi. (make this answer fit your criteria!)

A Faire:  complete the “sondage de famille” in class by asking 10 classmates questions in French as well as answering about your own.

Handouts :  Sondage de famille

Devoirs :  Write sentences in French to explain your findings in the survey.  Remember to make the adjectives “plus âgé” and “plus jeune” agree with the person you are describing like brother(s)/sister(s) (add e/s/es?).  Also consider connecting sentences using “and” and “but”.

Use the following sentence pattern: 

     Dans la famille de _nom_,    ses frères sont _______ que lui/elle

                           ses sœurs sont _______ que lui/elle

                           sa sœur est _______ que lui/elle

                           son frère est _______ que lui/elle

Jeudi 04/12

Today we reviewed regular/irregular adjectives, did an être quiz and the listening retake, then played Battleship.

Devoirs :  Adjective packet pg 111 #4 (write an affirmative or negative sentence saying whether or not the person is the adjective in parentheses based on the context given.  Pay attention to agreements!); pg 49 #7 (rewrite each sentence with the new nouns given in parentheses, make sure the adjective now agrees with the new noun.  Must rewrite for each new noun given!)

Mardi 02/12

Today we learned the question to ask what someone is like (“Comment est ____?”) and practiced describing personalities using regular and irregular adjectives.  We also did listening and être practice in anticipation of the listening retake (Thur) and être pop quiz (soon!).

A Faire:  pg 49 #9 (read the sentence(s) and write a sentence describing her personality—make sure you use feminine agreements!)

Devoirs :  Adjective packet (given out 2 weeks ago!) pg 110 #3 (front page), choose 5 family members (you may use 1 friend instead of a family member if you like) and describe his/her personality.  In a complete sentence, say 3 things each person IS and 3 things each person ISN’T.  Try to use irregular adjectives as well!

Last Day to turn in missing projects/tests from 1^st quarter is this Friday 12/05!

Lundi 01/12

Today we learned some Thanksgiving vocab and started preparing a survey for class tomorrow.

A Faire:  Take notes over vocabulary in PowerPoint.  Answer questions giving 2-3 things for each:  “Qu’est-ce que tu aimes manger pour Thanksgiving?” and « Qu’est-ce que tu n’aimes pas (détestes) manger pour Thanksgiving?"

Handouts :  Sondage, PowerPoint : Thanksgiving

Devoirs :  Study être (2^nd POP quiz this week and I’ll keep the better of the 2 scores), Write sentences about the ideal qualities of the following people:  Mes voisins, mes camarades de classe.  Say 2 things they are and 2 things they aren’t.  Start describing the personality of your family (3-4 phrases) as a whole or individual members.  Come with the questions necessary to complete the survey tomorrow (look at the chart/table and then look in your notes/book!)

Mardi 25/11

Today we discussed the rest of the vocab pg 34 and practiced talking about whether our best friends are older/younger and married/single/divorced (haha).  We also learned about adjective functions, agreements and placement in a sentence. Then we played Pictionary.

A Faire:  pg 47 #4 (rewrite the second sentence with an appropriate adjective.)

Handouts :  Crossword

Devoirs :  pg 47 #5 (write a sentence saying 2 things that the person is, and 1 thing the person is NOT.  Follow the model), crossword (both sides)

Attention:  If you are missing Quarter 1 projects (ex: brochure, etc.) or tests and quizzes (you never took it) then you may make those up by 12/05 (next Friday).  No other work may be made up from Quarter 1.

Lundi 24/11

Today we used Mme. Reid’s family tree to discuss whether people are younger or older than other family members.  We also took a quiz over the verb “être.”

A Faire:  Write 3 sentences explaining who is younger than Mme. Reid and 3 sentences saying who is older than Mme. Reid on her family tree.  (She is labeled as “moi”)

Handouts :  Mme. Reid’s Arbre Généalogique 

Devoirs :  review pg 15 yellow box, make 8 visual dictionary entries (picture and French sentence using term, NO ENGLISH!) for the prepositions you struggle with the most, do pg 15 #8 (write whole sentence including the correct preposition!)

Jeudi 20/11

Today we did a lot of oral practice with the identity questions pg. 32 and describing family relationships including whether people are married, single, or divorced.

Travail en classe (TEC):  Sondage (survey), ask 5 people the questions necessary to find out: nom/prénom, âge, date et lieu de naissance.  Write sentences explaining the information you found :  Il/elle s’appelle…  Il/elle a __ ans.  Il/elle est né(e)…

Handouts :  Leçon 1 writing activities

Devoirs :  Leçon 1 writing activities (both sides/all activities, #4 write complete sentences!), study être (pop quiz next week !!)

Mardi 18/11

Today we practiced identity questions from pg 32 and started talking about family vocabulary and describing family relationships.

A Faire:  Use the Harry Potter family tree to write 10 sentences describing family relationships.  You must use at least one plural sentence and use the prefix “beau” and “belle” each one time

Use the following sentence frames to structure your sentences:

Singular : _(nom)_ est le/la (relation) de _(nom)_     

Plural : _(nom)_ et _(nom)_  sont les (relation) de _(nom)_

Handouts :  Duck Family Tree, Family Trees (Modern Family, Harry Potter, Duck Family)

Devoirs :  Write 15 sentences using the sentence frames above to describe Duck Family relations (try to use new vocabulary !)*There is a color copy of the Duck Family tree with the other family trees, practice identity questions pg 32 and be prepared to share orally in partners/small groups/big group.

Lundi 17/11

Today we practiced answering the questions on pg 32, particularly the address and date of birth.  We went over the pronunciation of nationalities and did some oral practice.

A Faire:  pg. 33 #3 (Imagine you are the student in the picture, write your answer to the questions:  Comment t’appelles-tu?  Où habites-tu?  Tu es _(allemande)_?)  Be prepared to practice this out loud when you arrive in class tomorrow!

Handouts :  Adjective packet

Devoirs :  Practice all questions pg 32, particularly address and date of birth (be prepared to share these orally during the warm-up!), back page (only) of Adjective packet (Write all questions in “est-ce que” or inversion form, #5: write the question that would generate that answer—use verbs in the answer as clues, #6: write in complete sentences!)

Vous me manquez! MDR! (I miss you! Lol!)

Please remember to practice!  Since you haven't had class for so long it is essential that you practice so you're not too rusty when you come to class on Monday.  We will hit the ground running!

Attention:  If you missed taking the test last week, you must make an appointment to take it before or after school during this coming week!  

Jeudi 06/11

Today we did a little review then took our test.

Devoirs :  Finish “questions personnelles” pg 35 (complete sentences and answer all questions!), take notes pg 32 yellow box, write your answers to the questions in the box and be prepared to share out pg 32 #1

Mardi 04/10:

Today we did some review for the test.

A Faire:  fill in “emploi de temps”, practice talking about your schedule using this sentence frame:  Quelle matiere étudies-tu _mardi_ de _8h15_ à _9h48_?  J’étudie _le français_  Then turn over and write a sentence response to the question “Dans quel course es-tu _mardi à 14h30_?  Mardi à 14h30, je suis dans _le français_.  *If you have a free period/TA/study hall, it may be better to start your answer with “j’ai…”

Handouts :  Emploi de temps

Devoirs :  Study for TEST on Thursday (make sure your studying involves writing!), pg 35 #5 (make family tree based on brown box sentences.  In part A, use the family tree to say whether the sentences are vraies/fausses (true/false).  In part B, follow the sentence model to describe the family relationships)

Lundi 03/11

Today we practiced “n’est-ce pas” questions and using c’est/ce n’est pas and ce sont/ce ne sont pas.

A Faire:  pg. 16 #10 (Write out the dialogues for each picture then practice orally with partner.  If the picture looks exactly the same than it is your object!  If the pictures are different than it isn’t yours)

Devoirs :  take notes pg 34, do pg 35 #4 (#1 & #2 only! Write in complete sentences and answer all questions asked!), study etre, study for test and bring any questions to class tomorrow, practice and be prepared to answer the following questions in class:  Que fait _ta mere/ton pere/etc._?  Qu’est-ce que tu veux etre?  Qu’est-ce que tu fais dans la vie? (what do you do ?)

Quiz topics to study (this includes most things you should review but may not include every word/phrase/topic.  Refer to your notes/assignments/textbook as well!) :

Regular verbs (conjugation/meaning), acheter/preferer, pronouns (stress/subject), school subjects (questions/vocab), questions (question words, kinds/functions, exceptions), c'est/ce sont, numbers, alphabet, likes/preferences/want/can/must, time, weather/seasons/months/days, origines ethniques, feuille #1, halloween vocab, identity questions (name/age/bday/ph #/from question list), francophone countries, song, african visitors, greetings/salutations, classroom vocabulary, politesse (being polite!)