Lundi 12/05

Today we reviewed l’impératif and Y/En.

A Faire: Utilisez l’impératif et les pronoms Y et En de donner des ordres aux personnes indiquées !  Attention : quelques phrases doivent être affirmatives et négatives !

Aff : Jouer à la crosse, (vous), faire des exercices (tu), aller chez le dentiste (nous),  manger des légumes (nous), mettre du sel sur la  table (tu),

Neg : faire des achats à Washington Square (nous), croire au lapin de Pâques (vous), prendre des photos (vous), rester chez toi (tu), boire du soda (tu), diner à MacDo (nous)

Handouts/Class Materials :  Final review list

Devoirs :  pg 269 #2 (write ALL questions.  Write answers to each question using a pronoun (y/en), make ½ of answers negative and ½ affirmative)

Jeudi 15/05

Today we did a sondage with the “contes de fées” questions, read “le Petit Chaperon Rouge” out loud in groups, and worked on finalizing the rough drafts (partie 4) of the project (contes de fées).

Handouts/Class Materials :  Sondage--contes de fées

Devoirs:  pg 269 #1 (sport or activity using faire or jouer) and write 3 short sentences(like, when, where) for each using Y and En when possible; study/take notes pg 180, pg 180 #6, study contes de fées vocab. (quiz coming soon!!)

Mardi 13/05

Today we practiced contes de fées vocabulary and l’imparfait.  Then we worked on projects while I did oral interviews.

Devoirs:  Leçon 23 packet pg 191 #B (10 sentences ! Use questions given or your own inspiration !), study contes de fees vocabulary in project packet (will be on next quiz), use 10 new words from contes de fees vocab in sentences and UNDERLINE! (you may use more than 1 in a sentence), do any work necessary to be able to turn in part 4 rough draft and be revising the other 3 parts in class on Thursday.  Make sure you’ve read “Le Petit Chaperon Rouge” and done the vocab for Thursday!!

Lundi 12/05

Today we reviewed l’imperatif and watched some of “le Petit Chaperon Rouge”.

A Faire:  Leçon 23 pg 189 #1

Devoirs : A Faire handout (contes de fées) #5-9, Leçon 23 pg 189 #3 (continues on 190)

Jeudi 08/05

Today we reviewed the imparfait, looked at some examples of fairy tale presentations, and then worked on les contes de fées.  We turned in partie 3 at the end of the class period today.

Handouts/Class Materials :  Le Petit Chaperon Rouge, editing corrections

Devoirs:  Leçon 23 pg 191 #7 (write 2 sentences for each using different verbs in imparfait!) Read “Le Petit Chaperon Rouge”, make sure you can understand what you’re reading (you should be able to summarize what you read in English if you understand).  Define the bolded vocabulary words/phrases based on how they are used in the context of the story (you will need to use wordreference.com to help you along; you may need to look up parts of phrases or figure out infinitives to find the meanings!) You will TURN IN this vocab on Monday!  Catch up on project if necessary!

Mardi 06/05

Today practiced “Y” and “En” and some fairy tale vocabulary, practiced projects and then worked on part 3 of les contes de fées (the last of the action of the story before the conclusion/happy ending) while I did oral interviews.

A Faire:  handout #1-4

Handouts/Class Materials : A Faire handout (contes de fées), paquet leçon 23 (review of imparfait!)

Devoirs:  (paquet leçon 23) pg 189 #2, pg 190 #4, #1 (a phrases complètes!)

Jeudi 01/05

Today we practiced the pronoun “en” and worked on the new fairy tale project while I conducted individual oral interviews.

A Faire:  pg 267 #5

Handouts/Class Materials :  Les contes de fées

Devoirs:  be ready for interviews, pg 268 #9, Y/En handout #4 (choose between Y & En), work on “conte de fée” if necessary (parts 1 & 2 to be turned in at the end of class on Monday!)

Mardi 29/04

Today practiced “Y” and “En”, practiced projects (interview start Thursday!) and talked about our upcoming cumulative project (rewriting fairy tales).

A Faire:  pg 268 #7 (use expressions of time and “en”!)

Devoirs:  pg 266 #4, be ready for interviews, come with project ideas/resources to start project in class on Thursday

Lundi 28/04

Today we reviewed “Y” and learned another usage of “EN”.  We also played with our fortune tellers (“les cocottes”).

A Faire:  Write 5 creative, interesting questions in French that will generate an answer using « Y » (review all the prepositions that you can use !!!)  We will use these in class on Tuesday! 

Devoirs : Finish A faire if not done, pg 268 #8, practice project (interviews start Thursday!!)

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!!