Lundi 06/10

Today we shared about our weekend and then did a peer-edit of the rough drafts (2 parts/2 complete paragraphs).

Handouts :  Physical description/adjectives, Correction codes/transition words, Writing rubric, Peer-edit checklist

Devoirs :  2 complete paragraph drafts of the remaining 2 sections* (double spaced, include everything you have for those sections, 6 sentences minimum each and read through it/edit before coming to class!) *If you intend to write the 5^th section, have it in class as well for editing!!

Vendredi 03/10

Today in class we reviewed physical descriptions, had some interview time, did participation grades, talked about some writing strategies and listened to our chanson, Michèle.

Handouts :  Syllabus

Devoirs :  2 complete paragraph drafts of 2 sections (double spaced, include everything you have for those sections, 6 sentences minimum each and read through it/edit before coming Monday!), Be ready to share riddle, Read pg 132-133 (keep track of vocab you look up, answer questions (v/f), and try to figure out the transition words (for retelling a sequence of events) “first”, “then”, “after”, and “finally” from the reading)

Back to School Night

Merci d’être venu!  Thanks for coming !

Here are links to the resources I shared with you:

Syllabus                      Ways to do well in a Language Class

Linguafolio                 French Class Commitments for Success

Characteristics of a Successful Learner Assessment (participation)

Welcome Back Letter

Your support is so important!  Please encourage your resident Frenchie to practice as much as possible and ask him/her about what we’re doing in French class!

Want to support French at Grant??  See the tab “Support French at Grant” on my website (granthsfrench.weebly.com)

Mercredi 01/10

Today in class we reviewed some questions and adjectives.  Then we had about 35min of interview time.

A Faire:  Adjective packet #3 (front page—decide whether the adjective comes before or after the noun and make the appropriate agreement!)

Devoirs :  pg 130 #7 (passé compose!), write a riddle of 5-6 sentences about a well-known person using adjectives to describe him/her.  Start with less obvious sentences and move toward more obvious ones.  FYI:  1^st rough draft of 2 sections of the project due Monday!!

Lundi 29/09

Today we shared about our weekend and the homework (#6B) in partners, did a listening activity, and began interviews of our partners for the project.

Handouts :  Adjective packet

Devoirs :  Adjective packet #4 & #5 (make sure you understand this!! See pages 40-50 in book), be prepared to continue your interview (organize your questions around the 5 sections!!)

Vendredi 26/09

Today we  did a listening activity and some practice with the “Vandertramps”,  took the etre/avoir quiz, and reviewed formulating questions (for the interview project)

A Faire:  Write out all “Vandertramps” from memory, paquet #2 (write PC sentences using pictures to describe what the man did at various times—use your best judgement on the interpretation of the images!)

Handouts :  Question list 3-4, Question list 5-6

Devoirs :  Paquet #6B—6 phrases minimum!, Paquet #2 (front page, Langue et Communication—use the present tense of « partir » to write out the times people are leaving.)  Organize/prepare your questions by category and be ready to start interviewing in class Monday!
Beginning of year survey: Cliquez ici/Click here!

Mercredi 24/09

Today in class we reviewed the big 4 irregular verbs (être, avoir, faire, aller), went over some homework, and started preparing for our project “l’Ecusson”

A Faire:  Write your answers to the following questions using the verb in parentheses !

-En général, es-tu a l’heure/en avance/en retard ?  (être)

-Quels activités fais-tu ? (faire)

-As-tu faim ?  soif ?  (avoir)

-Quelles sont deux de tes résolutions de la nouvelle année scolaire? (aller) (New school year resolutions)   Ex : (these are mine)  Je vais corriger les papiers plus vite que l’année dernière, Je vais faire plus d’activités d’écoute en classe.

Handouts :  l’Ecusson

Devoirs :  study for être/avoir quiz (know which verbs go with avoir/être au passé composé), have a minimum of 20 questions for the interview and organize them by topic/project category, packet exercise #4 (for each scenario, number the order in which things happened—soyez logique! and write the sentences on the line next to it—passé composé)

Lundi 22/09

Today in class we practiced “il y a”, discussed our weekends and the results of the survey.  We also reviewed the “big 4” (être, avoir, faire, aller…and venir!)

A Faire:  Faire, venir, avoir ou être (choose which fits the meaning of the sentence and conjugate accordingly!)

Handouts :  Faire, venir, avoir ou être/l’impératif

Devoirs :  être/avoir quiz Friday (know which verbs go with e\être and which with avoir in passé composé!), pg 67 #3 (complete sentences!), Leçon 8 packet #6A (“A” ONLY—choose 2 of the pictures and answer the 6 bulleted questions about each.  You may need to infer some info based on the pics!)

Vendredi 19/09

Today we reviewed “il y a” and le passé composé (we went over sondage).  Did a survey in class and we took a vocab quiz.  We also discussed our upcoming project; you will interview a partner about these areas:  personal/school life, dreams/future plans, favorite past vacations, family/friends, and likes/dislikes. I will fill you in more next week!

A Faire:  Revise “Sondage” questions and answers

Devoirs :  Write 15 questions you could use to interview a partner for the upcoming project, write 10 sentences (5 aff/5 neg) about the survey you took in class (say who did/didn’t do the activities and use a variety of them!), Leçon 8 packet #1 (present tense practice of sortir/partir/dormer) and #3 (ATTENTION: letter is written by Hélène, so all “vandertramps” in the “je” form must agree with her!)  Practice!!! (duh!)

Have you done the beginning of the year survey yet?? You are getting points for it!  Cliquez ici!

Mercredi 17/09

Today we went over the homework through a group activity, learned a new way to use the expression “il y a” and listened to our song.

A Faire:  Leçon 8 packet #5 (p. 72)

Handouts :  Sondage, Leçon 8 packet

Devoirs :  Prepare the questions for the activities given in the sondage and your answers (on the back) to those questions saying whether you’ve done it (at any point in the past.) livre p. 131 #10, study regular ER/IR/RE verb lists (for meaning)—VOCAB QUIZ VENDREDI!

Lundi 15/09

Today in class we discussed the questions personnelles from the homework (p. 126 #1) and went over p. 106 #3.  We took a pop quiz and listened to our song, Michèle.

Devoirs :  Study ER/IR/RE  and big 4 (etre/avoir/faire/aller) conjugations, study ER/IR/RE verb vocabulary (vocab quiz FRIDAY!), p. 129 #4 (soyez logique!)

Vendredi 12/09

Today in class we reviewed aller + infinitive and vandertramp verbs for passé composé, did a speaking activity with our new French names and the passé composé, learned the verbs partir/sortir/dormir (past/present) and listened to our chanson, Michèle.

A Faire:  p. 127 #2

Handouts :  Reg. verb vocab list

Devoirs :  pg 106 #3 (write out for each person and each time of day), pg 126 #1 (Present/future/past of the verbs so pay close attention!  Answer all questions asked in complete sentences!), study ER/IR/RE verb meanings (vocab quiz coming very soon!), Beginning of year survey (see previous post for link!), PRACTICE!!!

Mercredi 10/09

Today in class we reviewed the passé composé, discussed the homework (pg 35 #4) in small groups and shared responses, and chose French names/new identities and started making name tags.  We also reviewed binder/cahier organization.

Critère de porte-nom (nametag) : écrivez le nom (lisiblement), décorez avec votre couleur préférée, images de 2 activités préférées, et 1 image différente qui te représente (represents you !)

Handouts :  binder organization, passé composé graphic organizer

Devoirs :  get supplies/set up binder, finish porte-nom, Beginning of year survey (Cliquez ici!), lpg 107 #7 (Soyez logique—say whether the people did/didn’t do the things listed), PRACTICE OUTLOUD!!!!

Lundi 08/09

Bienvenue au blog de français 5-6 de l’année 2014-2015!

Today in class we reviewed identity questions, checked out books from the library, and listened to our new song “Michele”

Handouts :  Michèle

Devoirs :  practice all vocab/question lists we’ve been reviewing out loud, study/review p. 32-34, do pg 35 #4 (à phrases complètes!)

Jeudi 05/06

Attention 1st period:  Please look through your papers and see if you accidentally walked away with my grade sheet packet!

Today we took the final exam.

Handouts/Class Materials :   crosswords

Devoirs:  crosswords, reflection on your year as a French student

Reflection criteria:

Reflect on your year as a French student…

-Typed, minimum 1 page

-What were your strengths/weaknesses?

-What could/would you do to improve?

-What did you learn about yourself?  What did you learn in/about French?

-What activities did you like/benefit from the most?  The least?

Mardi 03/06

Today we reviewed object pronouns (direct, indirect, y & en) in all tenses.  Then we watched the fairy tale presentations.

Handouts/Class Materials : Final Review Packet

Devoirs:  Last review packet (all exercises except #3 on the back of the 2^nd page !), study for the final this Thursday!!

ALL MISSING/LATE WORK, QUIZZES, OR INTERVIEWS MUST BE TURNED IN BY THIS FRIDAY LE 6 JUIN!!!!

Lundi 02/06

Today we practiced some reflexives and reviewed qui/que.  Then we worked on les biopoèmes.

A Faire:  Write your own biopoème (see handouts) and use the adjective “tout” somewhere in it!

Handouts/Class Materials :   livre de grammaire pages, biopoème guidelines

Devoirs:  Contes de fées presentations (start tomorrow !), finish biopoème on separate sheet of paper and be ready to turn in !, study for final (Do livre de grammaire pages for tomorrow if you’d like to use a notecard on the final exam!!)

Jeudi 29/05

Today we corrected quizzes and played “Loto” to review some verb vocabulary.

Handouts/Class Materials :   Savoir/Connaître handout

Devoirs:  Contes de fées presentations (3 juin)!!  Paquet pg 65 #7 and 69 #2, Savoir/Connaître handout.

Mardi 27/05

Today we reviewed some “si” and “quand” clauses with the future and conditional, then took a quiz.

Devoirs:  Contes de fées presentations (3 juin)!! Study for final (5 juin)!!  Paquet pg 72 #6 A (choose 2 pics and describe with 6 sentences each!!) and B (6 sentences!) *18 sentences total!!

Jeudi 22/05

Today discussed the adjective “tout”, reviewed the passé composé avec être, did some “contes de fées” project planning in groups, and watched “Le Petit Chaperon Rouge.

A Faire:  pg 180 #7

Devoirs:  practice fairy tale scripts (presentations start 3 juin!), study for quiz (TUE!) and final, PC packet pg 70 #3 (lettre d’Hélène) and pg 71 #4 (l’ordre logique).

Mardi 20/05

Today we reviewed the passé composé and worked in groups to complete the final revisions of les contes de fées.

A Faire: PC paquet #2

Handouts/Class Materials :   Paquet Passé Composé, Passé Composé graphic organizer

Devoirs:  final draft of contes de fées (1 copy for me and 1 for each in group, remember to include all required criteria !!)  PC packet #3, #6

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!!

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.