Jeudi 24/04

Today we practiced the verb “croire” in the past tense and reviewed the pronoun “Y”.  We practiced and turned in the future and conditional projects, learned a new pronoun (“en”) and made fortune tellers using the future tense.

A Faire:  pg 265 #3

Handouts/Class Materials :  Y/En handout, fortune teller

Devoirs:  memorize/know/practice project (interviews start Thursday!), Y/En handout #1 (Y) and #2 (en)

Mardi 22/04

Today we learned the verb “croire” and the pronoun “Y”.  We also peer-edited the future sentences of the project.

A Faire:  pg 265 #1 (use expressions of time!)

Devoirs:  pg 265 #2, final future/conditional project poster with images (bring your own copy of sentences/images to practice with!) and be ready to practice in class on Thursday!!

Jeudi 17/04

Today we did a group survey using the “Que ferais-tu?” handout, peer-edited the conditional sentences of the project, then we had a crepe partyJ

A Faire:  5 sentence paragraph summarizing group survey findings

Devoirs:  revise conditional sentences, come with double spaced rough draft of future sentences, gather images for final poster (visual aid for interview)

Mardi 15/04

Today we finished the “Quoi de Neuf” presentations, practiced the conditional with a group speaking activity and started a new mini-project with the future and conditional.

Handouts/Class Materials :  group activity, mini-project du futur etconditionnel

TEC:  Comment cards for presentations, group activity

Devoirs:  Draft of conditional sentences for project, double spaced for peer edit.

La fête de crêpe sera jeudi!!

Lundi 14/04

Today we did some review of the conditional.

A Faire:  « Que ferais-tu? » Write 3 complete sentences for each! 

Handouts/Class Materials : Que ferais-tu?

Devoirs : Finish “Que ferais-tu”, pg 434 #4, be ready to finish presenting “Quoi de Neuf” and make sure I have your letters!!

La fête de crêpe sera jeudi !

Jeudi 10/04

Today we practiced a little of the conditional, did some “Quoi de Neuf” presentations (we will continue Tuesday next week!) and spent time peer-editing and sharing the pen pal letters.

Devoirs:  be prepared to present show and tells in small groups (w/comment cards from listeners!), pg 435 #6, finalize pen pal letter (must be handwritten, with appropriate headings/greetings/goodbyes/etc.!  Include social media contacts if you like!)

Mardi 08/04

Today we practiced “si” clauses with l’imparfait and le conditionnel, practiced “Quoi de Neuf”, and got pen pal letters from French students.

A Faire:  Respond to the following questions with specific, detailed answers and 2-3 sentences for each one.

1. Si tu étais au resto, que prendrais-tu ?

2. Si tu étais en France, que/où visiterais-tu ?

3. Si tu avais un rêve, qu’est-ce que ce serait ?

TEC:  letter writing

Devoirs:  finish letter to pen pal (must be handwritten and double spaced for peer editing !), practice “Quoi de Neuf” (I am grading presentations starting Thursday!)

Jeudi 03/04

Today we corrected quizzes (this must be completed in tutorial by Wednesday if not done in class today!), practiced sharing our “quoi de neuf,” and learned about “le conditionnel de politesse.”

A Faire:  pg 434 #5

Devoirs:  be prepared to present show and tells in small groups (w/comment cards from listeners!), pg 434 #3, write a penpal letter with info about your identity, family, where you live, school, leisure activities/hobbies. (minimum 2 paragraphs!)

Mardi 01/04

Today we reviewed the future and learned how to form the conditional (would do/happen).  I did some oral interviews as well and students peer edited drafts of “quoi de neuf” (show and tell).

Handouts/Class Materials:  Peer edit

A Faire:  Pg 432 #1, Pg. 433 #2

TEC:  Peer edit

Devoirs:  revise « quoi de neuf » and practice it out loud ! Finish A faire/TEC.

Lundi 31/03

Today we did a “sondage” about Spring Break.

A Faire:  Write question and follow-up question for sondage

Handouts/Class Materials : Sondage

Devoirs : Have « Quoi de Neuf » for peer edit tomorrow (typed/double spaced !), be ready for oral interviews if you haven’t done yours yet (finishing them tomorrow), pg 426 #11 (complete sentences.

Jeudi 20/03

Today we reviewed briefly then took a quiz.

Devoirs :  “Quoi de Neuf” (Show and Tell)  Choose something that you will share in class after break and write a description of it.  Make sure to include the following criteria:

Qui/Que (each one at least once)

COD (au moins 2)

COI (au moins 2)

Passé, Présent, Futur

Underline the criteria in your paragraph

Typed, double spaced

8-10 phrases
*Watch French movies, listen to French music, speak French whenever possible!!

Mardi 18/03

Today we reviewed direct/indirect object pronouns, verbs pg 220, si/quand clauses and did oral interviews.

A Faire:  Unite 4 packet pg 143 #2, rewrite sentences using a COD/COI

Answer using COD/COI :

Est-ce que tu gardes les souvenirs de voyage?

Est-ce que tu donnes les souvenirs à ta famille ?

Est-ce que tu laisses souvent ton livre dans ton casier ?

Est-ce que tu empruntes ton livre à tes amis ?

Est-ce que tu oublies de temps en temps tes devoirs chez toi ?

Handouts/Class Materials:  Paquet lecon 31

Devoirs:  Paquet Unite 4 pg 145 (#5-7), Paquet Lecon 31 #5, #6, Study for Quiz !!

Lundi 17/03

Today we did some review for the quiz (qui/que, le future, vivre/habiter).

A Faire:  Qui/Que handout #5

Handouts/Class Materials: Qui/Que handout, Paquet Unité 4

Devoirs : Qui/que handout #6, Paquet unité 4: pg 138 #3 (impératif), pg 143 #2 (know whether to use à + person or not depending on verb)

Jeudi 13/03

Today we spent most of the period on project presentations (le musée) and oral interviews.  We also did some future tense practice.

Devoirs :  pg 427 #12, pg 426 #10 (check out use of “quand” clause on top of pg 426), be prepared for interviews, study for quiz next Thursday!

Quiz: qui/que, direct/indirect object pronouns (and the verbs that take them), verbs (pgs 220, 224, savoir/connaître), future, St. Valentin, Mardi Gras, La culture de manifester en France, and the basics (regular/irregular present tense verbs; basic editing fixes like accents, prepositions and dates; passé composé; imparfait; etc.)

Mardi 11/03

Today we talked about irregular stems in the future tense and did some practice (note that acheter and payer are slightly irregular as well!).  We also talked about using the construction of a “si” clause and a result clause.  Then we did presentations!

A Faire:  pg 434 #7 (à phrases complètes)

Handouts/Class Materials:  Audience worksheet

Devoirs:  pg 422 #4, pg 425 #8

Lundi 10/03

Today I shared the oral interview rubric and we did some future tense practice.

A Faire:  pg 422 #2

Handouts/Class Materials:  Oral interview rubric

Devoirs : take notes green boxes pgs 423, 427.  Do pg 423 #5.

Jeudi 06/03

Today we did some practice with the verbs dire, lire and écrire, practiced projects and learned the future tense.

A Faire:  pg 225 #2

TEC:  pg 421 #1

Devoirs :  Be ready for individual interviews starting Monday (questions from the question list on the project handout) and “Living Dead Museum” presentations starting Tuesday.  Pg 224 #1 and pg 422 #3 (réponses!) 

Mardi 04/03

Today we learned how to use more than one pronoun in a sentence (l’ordre de pronoms), practiced projects, and started a reading about Mardi Gras.

Handouts/Class Materials:  Lecture de Mardi Gras

A Faire:  pg 229 #9 (answers only, do orally in partners)

TEC:  Read Mardi Gras article out loud in small groups.  Keep notes about content and any vocab/grammar you look up/find difficult. 

Devoirs:  pg 229 #10, finish Mardi Gras reading and write an English summary of what you learned from it.

Lundi 03/03

Aujourd’hui, nous avons écouté une oratrice invitée d’Andeo qui a parlé du Maroc.

A Faire:  Prenez des notes de la presentation du Maroc

Devoirs : pg 228 #7, practice project (oral interviews start Monday—in 1 week!)

Jeudi 27/02

Today we continued to practice les compléments d’objet indirect and le projet: personnage célèbre in class.  We did an in-class reflection on the Powerpoint: La culture de manifester and had small group discussions about them.

A Faire:  pg 228 #6 (write Joel’s lines only, do orally in partners)

Handouts/Class Materials:  Réflexion:la manifestation et la grève.

Devoirs :  pg 228 #8 (decide if the verb takes a COD/COI and write a logical response for each bullet point. Pay attention to what is being asked and because many verbs take both!), write at least 2 sentences in French that represent your thoughts about strike/protest/revolution in France and how it compares with our “culture”.  Illustrate with at least 1 picture.  We will be putting these on a bulletin board in class.