Thursday, January 29, 2009

French II

En classe:
  • Daily review questions and conversations in French.
  • Respond to questions in French based on city of Oak Park, your apartment/house, etc.
  • Played Charades using the Leçon 21 vocabulary as students wrote down the correct word in French on the individual white boards.
  • Reviewed and corrected Wednesday's homework (activity 1 page 190).
Les devoirs:
  • Complete the double-sided Leçon 21 worksheet.

French Culture

In class:
  • Reviewed the cognates (borrowed words) with a partner in preparation for tomorrow's quiz on this material.
  • Worked in small groups to read French cookbooks to chose a recipe for our French party and travel books to begin planning an ideal week-long dream vacation to any city/cities in France.
Homework:
  • Study for Friday's cognate quiz.

French I

En classe:
  • Daily review questions and conversations in French.
  • Discussed and corrected Wednesday's homework (Leçon 9 double-sided worksheet).
  • Acted out mini-skits using the plastic food and Leçon 9 vocabulary.
  • Peer-edited family photo album rough drafts.
Les devoirs:
  • Complete activity 3 on page 61 in your textbook.
  • Make the corrections to your family photo album rough draft and be ready to hand in a second rough draft on Friday.

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

French II

En classe:
  • Daily review questions and conversations in French.
  • Discussed city/town locations based on page 189 in the textbook.
  • Reviewed the Leçon 21 vocabulary worksheet.
  • Played "Frappeur" in order to review this vocabulary.
  • Read and discussed the Note Culturelle on page 190.
Les devoirs:
  • Complete activity 1 on page 190 in the textbook. Write your responses in complete answers in French on a separate sheet of paper.

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.

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

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.