In class:
- Welcome new students! Reviewed syllabus and briefly discussed the Tour du Monde Francophone project. (2nd period only)
- Discussed current events and new French words found on artifacts.
- Worked with a partner to begin the Borrowed Words worksheet. Try to finish this at home. As your parents if they've heard of some of these words/expressions that are French but are now a part of our English language. You can look up some of these words at www.wordreference.com - type in the word/expression and click "French-English."
- Finished the Georges Seurat paintings. (9th period only)
Homework:
- Try to finish the Borrowed Words worksheet and bring this to class on Tuesday.
En classe:
- Small review activity (worksheet) to practice Unité 2 spelling.
- Daily review questions and conversations in French.
- Finished rough drafts and began final drafts of our cartoons!
- Listened to French rock! ("Pop à Paris!")
Les devoirs:
- Study for tomorrow's quiz on Unité 2. Spelling counts!
- Finish your cartoon. Make sure you have correct spelling and punctuation. Also, make sure it's in color.
En classe:
- Small review activity (worksheet) to practice Unité 1 Leçon 1 spelling.
- Daily review questions and conversations in French.
- Finished rough drafts and began final drafts of our cartoons!
- Listened to French rock! ("Pop à Paris!")
Les devoirs:
- Study for tomorrow's quiz on Unité 1 Leçon 1 (pages 14-17). Spelling counts!
- Finish your cartoon. Make sure you have correct spelling and punctuation. Also, make sure it's in color.
In class:
- Read more in the Georges Seurat book and continued our pointillism paintings.
Homework:
- 2nd period: Bring your French food to class tomorrow for our French party in honor of our last day of class.
- 9th period: If you have not already done so, bring a folder to class tomorrow specifically for this class. Make sure you have a pencil and paper with you everyday. Also, be sure to buy 3x5 note cards by Monday for your current events and new French words assignments.
En classe:
- Discussed act./etc.
- Daily review questions and conversations in French.
- Shared the final copies of the family essays with the class and handed them in.
- Began a rough draft of a cartoon to be placed in the portfolio using Unités 1 and 2 vocabulary.
Les devoirs:
- Study for Thursday's quiz on Unité 1. Spelling counts!
- Complete your cartoon rough draft and bring it to class on Wednesday. If you are going to be on a field trip on Wednesday, complete your rough draft and final copy for Thursday. Your final copy must be on a piece of 8x10 white paper. Use color to illustrate your cartoon!
En classe:
- Discussed act./etc.
- Daily review questions and conversations in French.
- Reviewed Leçon 1 vocabulary and accent marks.
- Began sketching/writing a cartoon to place in the portfolio using Leçon 1 vocabulary and anything we have learned so far this year.
Les devoirs:
- Study for Thursday's quiz on Unité 1 Leçon 1. Spelling counts!
- Finish your rough draft of the cartoon. If you are going to be in class on Wednesday, bring your rough draft to class. If you are going on a field trip on Wednesday, finish the rough draft and the final copy and bring it to class on Thursday. Your final draft should be done on a piece of 8x10 white paper. Use color to illustrate your cartoon!
2nd period
In class:
- Discussed current events and new French words found on artifacts.
- Read more from the Georges Seurat book and then began painting using his Pointillism technique.
Homework:
- Remember to bring your French food to class on Thursday for our French party!
9th period
In class:
- Discussed current events and new French words found on artifacts.
- Discussed the French art packet from last week and began reading from the Georges Seurat book in preparation for our Pointillism art project.
Homework:
- Bring a folder to class on Wednesday specifically for French Culture.
