Jeudi 17/12

We practiced talking about our daily routine and its similarity to that of other peoples.  We also watched more of the film and finished recording project presentations.

Objectif: Students will learn about language and culture through a film.

TEC:  Watch film and work on completing the film activity

Devoirs :  Be ready for interview, notes pg 284, pg 284 #1, study body parts from handout and book

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS:

SEMESTER DEADLINE FOR ALL MISSING WORK:  FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2016.  NO EXCEPTIONS!!!

Vendredi 15/12

We went over the expressions and vocabulary on pg 260, practiced talking about what activities we do to stay in shape (pg 256), and went over the oral rubric for the project presentations.  We started presentations while students began watching “Joyeux Noël,” a film about WWI.

Objectif: Students will be able to talk about activities they do to stay in shape.

Handouts:  Joyeux Noël (film) activity

A Faire: 1) Answer the following question: “Est-ce que tu cours souvent?”  2) do pg 257 #1 (write complete sentences using the choices given or one of your own)  

TEC:  Watch film and work on completing the film activity

Devoirs :  pg 257 #3, practice tête, epaules, genou et pied song, add “courir” to verb chart, practice project!!

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS:

SEMESTER DEADLINE FOR ALL MISSING WORK:  FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2016.  NO EXCEPTIONS!!!

Tutorial is Wednesday for ALL teachers so plan accordingly!  

Vendredi 11/12

We had a substitute today.  Students did some practice with body parts, practiced projects, then did an in-class reading comprehension activity about the attacks in Paris.

Objectif: Students will read for comprehension

Handouts:  Les Attentats à Paris-Reading, Comprehension activity

A Faire: pg 261 #8 (Write both responses in the dialogue for at least 6 different body parts.  Then do the dialogues orally in partners.)

TEC:  Les Attentats à Paris.  Read out loud in partners/small groups taking notes over content (in English) and difficult vocabulary.  Complete comprehension activities (to turn in Tuesday!)

Devoirs :  Finish reading activity (to turn in Tue!), Take notes yellow box pg 260, write

complete sentence answers to all questions in pg 260 #7.

Mercredi 09/12

We did a little review and had a chance to ask some questions before we took the exam.

Objectif: Students will demonstrate knowledge on an exam.

A Faire : pg 332 #6 (connect the 2 sentences with “parce que” and put them in the past tense.  Decide which is the action and which is the circumstance and write them in the appropriate form, “passé composé or imparfait”)

Devoirs :  Write about the daily routine of 2 partners from last class—in paragraph form  (If you were absent see previous blog post and questions pg 279 #1, talk with classmates in tutorial or some other time outside of class.)  In your paragraphs, also respond to the questions: Est-ce que quelqu’un a la même (same) routine quotidienne que toi? Quelles aspects ?

Lundi 07/12

We practiced reflexives and had mini-discussions about our daily routines.  We discussed body parts and how to say if they hurt using “avoir mal à” then did a review game on Kahoot over passé composé and imparfait.  We had some time at the end to practice projects.

Objectif: Students will be able to identify body parts and say if they hurt.

A Faire: pg 279 #1 (write questions to ask others, write your own responses!)  Have a discussion about daily routines with 3 different people using your questions and answers.

Devoirs :  pg 260 #6 (response only, pay attention to contractions!), practice project (interviews will start Wed after exam), prep for exam (expressions of time we reviewed in Kahoot game are on pg 321!)

Jeudi 03/12

We continued working on reflexive verbs and learned some toiletry items as well.  Then we practiced projects.

Objectif: Students will be able to use body parts and toiletry items in context with reflexive verbs.

Handouts :  Comment te sens-tu?, Les Verbes Réfléchis-graphic organizer, Exam study topics.

A Faire : pg 277 #5 (complete the sentences with the appropriate information and share in partners.)

TEC:  pg 279 #8 (write a sentence for each subject given using the verbs, toiletry items and body parts in the columns.)

Devoirs :  pg 277 #6, take notes pg 258/define parties du corps (back of Comment te sens-tu?), pg 259 #5 (using body parts), practice project and study for summative exam (12/9!)

Mardi 01/12

We discussed what we ate and how we spent the Thanksgiving break.  We learned some reflexive verb vocabulary and practiced using them in present tense and infinitive constructions.  We also spent time practicing our projects in partners.  As partners listened to practice presentations, they completed a guided listening activity about what they heard.

Objectif: Students will know and be able to use a variety of reflexive verbs in the present tense.

A Faire: Write a sentence in the “je” form with each of the verbs in the PowerPoint.  Be sure to keep track of the vocabulary!

Handouts :  Peer-listening form, PowerPoint :  Reflexive verbs

TEC: See PowerPoint…Say what the man still needs to do to be ready for the day using “avoir besoin de” and the reflexive verb in infinitive construction.

Devoirs :  pg 276 #3 (write whole sentence !) & 4 (write an affirmative or negative sentence using « se reposer » based on the context given), practice project at length and questions.  Study for summative test!!