Monday, November 17, 2008

French II

Expression pour la semaine: "Rendons Grâces!"

**This week in French II, we will be working on asking questions and using interrogative expressions. **

En classe:
  • Daily review questions and conversations in French.
  • Discussed French current events and artifacts.
  • Read pages 20-22 in the textbook to review asking questions and the formation of interrogative expressions.
  • Passed out the vocabulary and activity worksheets to begin for homework.
Les devoirs:
  • Complete the vocabulary and activity worksheets.
  • Tentative quiz on this material: Friday.

French I

Expression pour la semaine: Rendons Grâces!

**This week in French I, we will be reviewing Unité 1 in preparation for the test on Friday!**

En classe:
  • Daily review questions and conversations in French.
  • Discussed French current events and artifacts.
  • Played BINGO to review telling time in French.
  • Read the yellow box on page 27 in the textbook to review the expressions "du matin," "de l'après-midi," and "du soir."
  • Completed activity 4 on page 29.
Les devoirs:
  • Begin studying for Friday's test on Unité 1. On Tuesday, students will be given a study guide.

French Culture

In class:
  • Spent the first 10-15 minutes working on the final project/presentation.
  • Discussed French current events and artifacts.
  • Read 2 chapters in the Little Prince.
Homework:
  • Final francophone project paper is due Wednesday! Presentations are Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Be prepared!

Thursday, November 13, 2008

French II

En classe:
  • Finished and made last minute corrections to the Unité 4 quiz.
  • Played French games for the remainder of the period.
Les devoirs:
  • Thanksgiving extra credit is due on Friday.

French I

En classe:
  • Daily review questions and conversations in French.
  • Discussions in French using the new Thanksgiving vocabulary words.
  • Played Tic Tac Toe to review telling time in French.
  • Set up the BINGO boards with 24 different times - we will finish this game on Friday. Bring your BINGO board back to class!
Les devoirs:
  • Thanksgiving extra credit projects are due Friday.

French Culture

In class:
  • Completed a map activity on France and Europe. We labeled all surrounding bodies of water and countries.
  • Assigned presentation dates for the francophone project. **All final papers are due Wednesday, Nov. 19th no matter when you are presenting.
  • Read Chapter 12 of The Little Prince.
Homework:
  • Begin working on your final francophone project paper and presentation. The papers are due Wednesday, Nov. 19th!

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

French II

En classe:
  • Chapter 8 test today!
  • Passed out and discussed the Thanksgiving vocabulary in French.
Les devoirs:
  • Thanksgiving extra credit project is due Friday.