Lundi 29/04

Today in class we practiced the conditional by discussing the weekend homework (pg 434 #4), and learned to use the conditional to express what one would/could do if certain circumstances were the reality (“si” clause + result clause).

Devoirs: pg 435 #6, finish spreadsheet observations and analysis handout 

Jeudi 25/04\Vendredi 26/04

Today we discussed the use of the conditional for “la politesse” then we went to the computer lab to do some spreadsheet analysis.

A Faire:  pg 434 #5

Handouts (click on link):  Spreadsheet observations and analysis

Devoirs: Finish spread sheet observations and analysis handout, pg 434 #4

Déjeuner français—demain!!!

Bring your lunch and come meet and talk with some of the young French students visiting Grant while earning participation credit and possible extra credit!  Think about questions or topics you want to discuss before you come (it will help you to say more!)  On va parler français!!   Room 128, @ lunch tomorrow.  Hope to see you there!

Lundi 22/04\Mercredi 24/04

Today we continued to practice the future tense and learned the structure of the conditional.  We discussed the reading “l’Afrique francophone” and the questions in small groups and then in the large group, focusing particularly on the concepts of the revolution and how colonization/slavery were justified.

A Faire:  Write 5 sentences using at least 5 of the vocab words found on the front page of the Africa packet.  Some helpful verbs might be:  supprimer, disparaître, aider, continuer, changer, augmenter, etc…

Travail en Classe (TEC):  In small groups, we wrote a paragraph summary of the reading as a way to check understanding.

Devoirs:  pg 434 #3

Jeudi 18/04\Vendredi 19/04

Today we finished sharing the brainstorm posters on colonialism, and went to the computer lab to work on a reading and some comprehension questions.

Handouts (click on link):  L’Afrique francophone packet

Devoirs: Finish reading « L’Afrique francophone » for understanding, make notes over content.  Answer comprehension questions in English or French.  Study vocab on 1^st page of packet.

Mardi 16/04\Mercredi 17/04

Today we looked at “quand” clauses using the future (see page 426) and then did a group brainstorming activity around colonialism/imperialism.

A Faire:  pg 426 #10

Devoirs:  pg 427 #1 (dans un petit paragraphe, réponds aux questions/”prompts”), make sure you enter all data in spreadsheet ASAP for next class!

Lundi 15/04

Today in class we practiced the future and using “si clauses” (“if clauses”)—see page 425 for explanation.

A Faire:  pg 425 #8

Devoirs: pg 427 #12, all research should be completed on country and colonialism and country data put into spreadsheet for Tue/Wed. 

Mercredi 10/04\Jeudi 11/04

Today we continued our discussion (the explanation) of the Africa project, Mrs. Battle shared some valuable resources and info about citing sources, and then we went to the library for research.

Handouts (click on link):  Expert d’un pays franco-africain (updated!), Colonialism

Devoirs: Practice pronunciation/study future tense.  Finish research.  All research should be completed and put into spreadsheet by Tue/Wed.  Be prepared to discuss your findings in class Tue/Wed.  You will be given grammar homework on Monday…

Africa Project

Spreadsheet:  You can access the spreadsheet by clicking the following link:  clique ici!

Directions:

1.  Please do not change any formatting of the spreadsheet without prior approval.  Just input data for your country!  If you make a mistake, no worries, just see me for help:)
2.  Make sure you scroll to the bottom and choose the tab (sheet) for the correct period, 4^th/5^th.
3.  You should input data in French if possible.  If the words are clearly unfamiliar (like some industry, agriculture, and government vocabulary) then you may use English.  You may have to cut/paste from word for accents.
4.  Some of the categories have been formatted for percents and numbers. 
5. For categories that require more than one item to input (languages, religions, agriculture, industry, etc..)  include only the top 3-4 examples.

Citations:  Here is the MLA format for citing websites and an example of how to cite the CIA website.

MLA: Website

Include the name of the website, the name of the editor (if given), the date of electronic publication (if given), the sponsoring institution (if given), the date of access, and the URL. 

Format:

• To cite a general website:
• Name of website. Editor(s) of website. Date of electronic publication. Associated institution. Date of access <URL>.
• To cite a specific article from a website:
• Author(s) of internet article. "Name of internet article." Name of website. Editor(s) of website. Date of electronic publication. Associated institution. Date of access <URL>.

Examples:

• A general website example:
• BBC on the Internet. 2005. British Broadcasting Company. 12 Apr. 2005 <http://www.bbc.com>.
• An example of a website with an article:
• Smith, Fred. "New Football Recruits." Northwestern Football. Ed. Alex Shokey. 2004. Northwestern University. 6 Jun. 2004 <http://www.football.northwestern.edu/recruits>.

To reference other citation types, see the following link and choose the source type from the list on the left side of the page:   http://content.easybib.com/students/citation-guide/mla/

CIA:  Make sure you cite the correct country and date!

Central Intelligence Agency. "Botswana." cia.gov. Central Intelligence Agency, n.d. Web. 17 Mar. 2011.

Lundi 08/04Mardi 09/04

Today we reviewed the pronouns Y & en, did a listening activity, started learning the future tense (pg 420, 423, 427) and began discussing the culture project we will start next class.

A Faire:  pg 421 #1

Handouts (click on link):  Expert d’un pays franco-africain

Devoirs:  pg 422 #2

Jeudi 04/04\Vendredi 05/04

Today we reviewed Y & En, shared our “nombril” stories, finished Moustique et Oreille (histoire), and watched some of the movie.

A Faire:  pg 267 #5 (écris seulement les réponses,  puis fais à l’orale avec un partenaire)

Devoirs: Moustique et Oreille Exercises #1 (phrases completes!) et #3 (2-3 paragraphs, approx. 1 page typed, written/typed, double spaced, to turn in for editing !!!)

Extra Credit Opportunity: Le Jour de la Terre

Make an Earth Day Poster in French.  All writing must be approved before put on the poster.  Final posters due by Friday 4/19.
 

Criteria:

Must be in color, poster size (11 x 14 or larger), and quality work.

Must be legible (clearly readable) with poster size appropriate large print IN FRENCH!

Must have a title (a saying or question would work well.)

Must include 3 suggestions (use imperative!) to raise awareness and/or encourage change.

Must include a minimum of 5 images related to the topic/text.

Soyez creatif!!

Mardi 02/04\Mercredi 03/04

Today we reviewed the pronoun Y, learned/reviewed some expressions of time (pg 265), and started the third “histoire d’origine africaine” (Moustique et Oreille de la Louisiane.)
 

A Faire:  pg 265 #1 (use expression of time, answers only)

Devoirs:  pg 265 #3

Lundi 01/04

Today in class we said how our vacations were and learned about le Poisson d’Avril (French April Fool’s Day).  We colored paper fish for pranks.  For PowerPoint, click HERE!

Devoirs: Regarde le vidéo “D’où vient le Poisson d’Avril?”  sur YouTube.  Remarque (prends des notes sur) tous les sujets qu’il discute (can take notes in English!) et compte combien de poisson il a sur son dos au début et à la fin du vidéo.  Clique ICI pour le vidéo !