Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Mardi 18/09 et Mercredi 19/09



Today in class we reviewed new vocab (useful expressions, renewing old acquaintances), we started talking about school life, and we went over the verb packet.

A Faire:  Ecris ton emploi de temps de lundi (Monday schedule) dans une liste.  Puis, écris les phrases en disant ce que tu étudies chaque période… Ex :  Période 1, j’étudie le français ; Période 2, je suis assistante de maths ; etc…  (Pg 5 dans le livre, handout w/more vocab to come)

Handouts (click on link):  QuestionPacket

Devoirs (Homework):  Practice Question List #1 out loud for an adult for 15 min, get signature on packet; livre pg 20 #4 (12 phrases en total!)  

Monday, September 17, 2012

Lundi 17/09

Today in class we practiced some new vocabulary around renewing old acquaintances and talked about our weekends.  We also started reviewing some verb forms and talked about success strategies for studying a language.

A Faire :  Complete Verb Form1 in as much detail as possible

Devoirs (Homework):  Study “Useful Expressions” (POP Quiz again this week!!), Study/memorize verbs in Verb Packet, do livre (book) pg 19 #3 (2 complete sentences for each number!)

Semaine 2/Week 2

Lundi (Mon) 10/9:  Today in class we practiced some past tense writing and speaking. Students also filled out a survey for me about their personal interests and favorite class activities.
Handouts (click on link):  SurveyExpressions Utiles
A Faire:  Réponds à phrases complètes! (Respond in complete sentences!) 
Ecrivez 5 choses que tu as fait pendant les vacances d’été…(5 phrases minimum!)
Devoirs (Homework):  Get binder and notebook (For by Tuesday 11/9), Read syllabus, share with parents/guardians, get signatures!  Study, memorize, practice out loud “Useful Expressions”   

Mardi (Tue) 11/9:  Today in class we organized our cahier (notebook) and classeur (binder), checked out textbooks, reviewed some family vocabulary, and did a group brainstorm about learning/memorization strategies.
Handouts (click on link):  Binder Organization, Verb Packet
A Faire:  Réponds à phrases complètes! (Respond in complete sentences!) 
Qui est dans ta famille?  6 phrases minimum.  Include name and something about each (personality, profession, physical appearance, etc)
Devoirs (Homework):  Define verbs on pg 1-2 of packet, start memorizing meanings and add to verb chart if needed.  Bring art supplies to decorate cahier cover!  

Jeudi (Thur) 13/9:   Today we finished up the group brainstorm and set 2 achieveable/measurable, individual goals for 1st semester, did a listening activity with the “News in Slow French”, practiced some of the verbs from the packet and decorated our cahier covers.
Handouts (click on link):  Goals

A Faire :  Choose 5 verbs from the packet that you do not know and use in a sentence.  5 complete sentences minimum!!
Devoirs (Homework):  Finish defining verbs in packet (note irregulars!), memorize/practice all verbs, choose 10 lesser known verbs (different than 5 used in class) and write 10 complete sentences.  Finish cahier cover if not done in class!

Semaine 1/Week 1

Mercredi (Wed) 05/09:  Today in class we did some speaking practice to start the year off on the right foot.  We practiced greeting a partner (Bonjour/Salut), saying our names (je m'appelle...) and how old we are (j'ai...ans).  We also talked about activities we like to do.

Devoirs (Homework):  Get a 3-ring binder and a spiral notebook/composition book for in-class journal.

Jeudi (Thur)  06/09:  Today in class we reviewed numbers 1-1,000,000,000, discussed the class syllabus, and made nametags with our new French names. 
Handouts (click on link):  Syllabus, Number Reference Sheet, Name Worksheet
Devoirs (Homework):  Get binder and notebook (For by Tuesday 11/9), Read syllabus, share with parents/guardians, get signatures!  Finish nametag if necessary.