Tuesday, January 6, 2009

French II

En classe:
  • Daily review questions and conversations in French.
  • TPR activity with "René" and "Renée" to review pronunciation differences between masculine and feminine adjectives.
  • Eiffel Tower game with a partner to review the spelling of masculine and feminine adjectives.
Les devoirs:
  • Complete the double-sided worksheet in order to review adjectives.

French I

**This week in French I, we will cover all material from Unité 2 Leçon 7 (pages 44-47)**

En classe:
  • Daily review questions and conversations in French.
  • Discussion about Epiphany (January 6th) and the beginning of the Mardi Gras festivities.
  • Mlle Young shared photos of her family with the class as the students used the new Unité 2 Leçon 7 vocabulary to describe each family member.
  • Grammar discussion of mon and ma vs. ton and ta.
  • Read the Note Culturelle on page 45.
  • Completed activity 1 on page 46 with a partner.
  • Watched the Leçon 7 video about family members and marriage ceremonies in France.
Les devoirs:
  • Complete the double-sided worksheet based on Leçon 7 material.

French Culture

In class:
  • Presented information on Parisian monuments in preparation for the giant-sized map of Paris we will make later in the week.
Homework:
  • Work on your francophone project research. Meet in the MCRC on Wednesday. 9th period projects are due next week: January 14th!

Monday, January 5, 2009

French I

En classe:
  • Discussion of current events and French artifacts.
  • Discussion in French about the winter vacation.
  • Passed back Unité 1 test, Unité 2 Leçon 5 quiz, and Unité 2 Leçon 6 quiz. Made all necessary corrections.
Les devoirs:
  • If you received a D+ or below on either of the quizzes or the test passed back today, please take it home for a parent/guardian signature by Wednesday.
  • Complete Unité 2 Leçon 7 vocabulary worksheet.

French Culture

In class:
  • Discussed current events and French artifacts.
  • Worked with a partner in the Media Center to do research on a selected Parisian monument. Took notes on this monument in preparation for a mini presentation in class on Tuesday.
Homework:
  • Spend another 10 minutes completing research on your Parisian monument. Come to class on Tuesday with your notes.

Friday, December 19, 2008

French I et II

Thank you all for your contributions to today's French holiday party! Everything was delicious!

Bonnes Fêtes et Bonne Année!

French Culture

Happy Holidays!

Remember to spend some time on your francophone research project. It is due a week after vacation.