Wednesday, January 7, 2009

French I

En classe:
  • Daily review questions and conversations in French.
  • Played 4 Corners with mon, ma, ton, and ta to review possessive adjectives!
  • Corrected Tuesday's homework (Leçon 7 double-sided worksheet).
  • Completed activity 2 on page 46 with a partner.
Les devoirs:
  • On a separate sheet of paper, complete activity 5 on page 47 in the textbook. You should have one question and one response for each.

French Culture

In class:
  • Spent the period in the MCRC working on francophone project research.
Homework:
  • Continue your research. Projects are due on Wed. Jan. 14th for 9th period and Wed. Feb. 4th for 2nd period.

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.