French Culture

2nd period:

• Went to the Media Center to work on Francophone projects.
• Please study for the cognate quiz on Friday.
  

9th period:

• Went to the Multi-Cultural Resource Center for an introduction to the center as well as an introduction to the Francophone project.
  
• Please study for the cognate quiz on Friday.
  

French I

En classe:

• Daily review questions and conversations in French.
• Reviewed the Leçon 9 vocabulary worksheet.
• Acted out skits using the vocabulary, fake (plastic foods), and the café table (1st and 6th periods only).
  
• Read the Bon Appétit paragraph on page 56 and the Note Culturelle paragraph on page 59 in the textbook. Discussed differences in cuisine and restaurant etiquette in France vs. the US.
• Discussed the difference between un/une vs. le/la (1st and 6th periods only).
• Completed activity 1 on page 60 with a partner (1st and 6th periods only).

Les devoirs:

• Complete the double-sided Leçon 9 worksheet and a second rough draft copy of your family photo album project. You should turn in to me tomorrow 6 sentences for each family member.
  

French Culture

In class:

• Reviewed the cognate terms with a partner.
  
• Discussed several sections from the book In France.
• Watched a video on the café culture in France.
• Discussed impressions of this video.

Homework:

• 2nd period: Complete your research for your Francophone project. Study for Thursday's cognate quiz.
• 9th period: Study for Thursday's cognate quiz.
  

French II

En classe:

• Daily review questions and conversations in French about the weekend, etc.
• Discussed current events and artifacts.
  
• Handed back and corrected Leçon 20 quizzes.
  
• Passed out French II books. Make sure you have your name labeled in pen on the inside cover. This book is yours for the rest of the year. Take good care of it!
  
• Watched the Leçon 21 video about cities and homes.
• Read pages 188 and 189 and discussed the populations of the largest cities in France, architectural differences in cities (modern vs. historical), and locations/buildings in French cities and towns.

Les devoirs:

• Complete the Leçon 21 vocabulary worksheet.
  

French I

**This week in French I, we are going to concentrate on Unité 3 Leçon 9 in the textbook. We will also work on our family photo album project.**

En classe:

• Daily review questions and conversations in French about the weekend, etc.
• Discussed current events and artifacts.
  
• Watched the Leçon 9 video about food and the café culture in France.
• Read the Bon Appétit section in the book on page 56 and discussed boulangeries, pâtisseries, and "le fast-food."
• Practiced ordering food with the expression "Je voudrais...s'il vous plaît."
• Acted out the two skits on page 58 with a partner.
• Sang the song "Oh Que J'ai Faim!"

Les devoirs:

• Complete the Leçon 9 vocabulary worksheet.
• Finish your family photo album rough draft and bring it to class on Wednesday for peer-editing.
  

French II

Expression pour la semaine: Félicitations!

En classe:

• Daily review questions and conversations in French about the Inauguration, etc.
• Review activities on the overhead in order to review il est/elle est vs. c'est.
• Reviewed and corrected Tuesday's homework (worksheet activities 3-7).

Les devoirs:

• Write 10 original sentences using the new adjectives from this Leçon, but omit the il est/elle est/c'est so that tomorrow in class, your partner will be responsible for correctly placing the correct expression in the sentence.
  

French I

**This week in French I, we are reviewing and preparing for Friday's Unité 2 test.**

Expression pour la semaine: Félicitations!

En classe:

• Daily review questions and conversations in French about the Inauguration, etc.
  
• Used the basket of questions to practice asking and answering questions.
• Used photos of Mlle Young's family to use correct possessive adjectives to describe each person.
  
• Discussed the Unité 2 Review Guide and the Family Photo Album Project guidelines.
• Played Telephone to review the Unité 2 vocabulary.
  

Les devoirs:

• Complete activity 5 on page 53 in your textbook.
• STUDY for Friday's test on Unité 2.
  
• Period 6 - come to class with a signature from a parent/guardian as proof of having studied for at least 20 minutes for Friday's test.