Monday, March 9, 2009

French II

En classe:
  • Daily review questions and conversations in French about the weekend, etc.
  • Discussed articles and artifacts.
  • Introduced the preposition à + definite article. Completed worksheet based on this grammar topic.
Les devoirs:
  • Complete page 183 of the double-sided worksheet passed out in class today.
  • Study for Friday's quiz on the future tense and the preposition à + definite article (pages 200-203 in the textbook).

French I

**This week in French I, we continue our study of Leçon 11 in preparation for Wedneday's quiz and review daily in preparation for Friday's test on Unité 3.**

En classe:
  • Daily review questions and conversations in French about the weekend, etc.
  • Discussed articles and artifacts.
  • Discussed the Unité 3 review guide for Friday's exam.
  • Rehearsed and preformed café skits (period 1 and 3 only).
  • Worked with a partner to discuss and complete a worksheet based on a French hotel artifact.
Les devoirs:
  • Study for Wednesday's quiz on Leçon 11 and Friday's test on Unité 3.

French Culture

2nd period:
  • Discussed articles and artifacts.
  • Read the Georges Seurat book and discussed his techniques, etc.
  • Homework: Work on research for Francophone project.
9th period:
  • Welcome to your first day of French Culture!
  • Discussed common French greetings and handshakes.
  • Discussed syllabus and class expectations.
  • Read the Georges Seurat book and discussed his techniques, etc.
  • Homework: Come to class prepared on Tuesday with a separate folder for French Culture, lined paper, and a pencil.

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

French II

En classe:
  • Daily review questions and conversations in French.
  • Discussed articles and artifacts and read the article "African-American Womens' Battalion from WWII Honored."
  • Created six sentences in the future tense in French. Wonderful job, everyone!
  • Played Tic Tac Toe using the verb "aller" with a partner.
Les devoirs:
  • Reminder: all missing work is due by Friday or else it will be counted as a zero!

French I

6th period only:

En classe:
  • Daily review questions and conversations in French.
  • Mini warm-up activity on board using Leçon 11 vocabulary.
  • Passed back Leçon 10 quizzes and made all necessary corrections.
  • Continued to work on café menus and skits.
Les devoirs:
  • Complete the double-sided Leçon 11 worksheet: due Thursday.
  • Reminder: all missing work is due by Friday or else it will be counted as a zero!

French Culture

9th period only:
  • Francophone presentations. Excellent job!
  • Reminder: all missing work is due by Friday or else it will be counted as a zero!

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

French II

No class today. See you Wednesday!