Tuesday, March 10, 2009

French II

En classe:
  • Daily review questions and conversations in French.
  • Used dry erase boards to practice à + definite article.
  • Played Four Corners with à + definite article.
  • Completed activities 3-5 on page 202-203 in the textbook with a partner.
Les devoirs:
  • Complete page 184 on the double-sided worksheet passed out on Monday.
  • Study for Friday's quiz on the future tense and à + definite article (pages 200-203 in the textbook).

French I

En classe:
  • Daily review questions and conversations in French.
  • Stand-up activity using the vocabulary from Leçon 11.
  • Worked with a partner to complete the artifacts worksheet.
  • Rehearsed and presented café skits.
Les devoirs:
  • Study for Wednesday's quiz on Leçon 11 and Friday's test on Unité 3.

French Culture

In class:
  • Finished the Georges Seurat book as well as the worksheet. Began making our own Pointillism masterpieces using water colors.
Homework:
  • Meet in the MCRC on Wednesday.

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!