Quest le 16 juin 2010

Trip to Ontario Science Centre today. Make sure to practise for oral exam tomorrow.

FSF 3/4U le 16 juin 2010

FSF 3/4U

• We enjoyed a delicious crêpe breakfast today with fresh local strawberries, bananas, jam, nutella, whipped cream, chocolate sprinkles... Merci à tout le monde de tout ce qu'ils ont apporté.
• Une recette pour les Crêpes : 1 1/4 tasses de farine, un peu de sel, 1 1/2 tasses de lait, 3 ouefs, 3 cuillières de beurre fondue.
• Brief discussion of le passé simple. See Express 11e livre pgs. 146 - 151 for more details.
• Joel and Terry did great presentations on drumming and exchange to France.
• Make sure to study using the exam outline. Do the review sheets, make your paragraph outlines, re-do tests and cahier work, make "cheat sheets" as a powerful study aid - way better than simply looking over your notes.
• Tomorrow - on finira de lire "Le Petit Prince".

Quest le 15 juin 2010

BTT

• Continued work on MovieMaker cooking show. Students should be recording narration to stay on track.
• Due Fri. June 18.

French

• Prepared and practised for oral exam which will be in class Thurs. June 17.
• Practise at home. Get someone to rehearse with you.
• Handed out and started work on mini-exam. This will be due Fri. June 18. We will take it up. It is also posted in First Class.
• Start work on making the rough copy of the reference sheet that you can bring into the exam.

FSF 3/4U le 15 juin 2010

FSF 3/4U

• Crêpe day tomorrow!!! Bring something to share. Ms. K-J will bring the crêpes.
• Finished (almost) all of the oral exams. Make sure to e-mail in your presentation story if you haven't done so yet. Aim to complete it for Fri. June 18, but the latest due date is June 22 at noon.
• Did exam review sheets (handed out 4U sheets today) in class on own and in small groups.
• Spend time studying tonight. The written exam is Fri. June 18 at 8:30 am.

Quest le 14 juin 2010

French

• Returned marked listening exams.
• Worked on oral exam - preparing and practising. Thank you to Ms. Duncan who volunteered to help us prepare.
• Oral exam is tomorrow (June 15) in class. See paper for details (given in class and also posted on First Class).
• Practise for oral exam tonight!!!

BTT

• Polishing up and finishing My Cooking Show on MovieMaker.
• Some students have already started recording the narrative.
• Due Fri. June 18 at latest.

FSF 3/4U le 14 juin 2010

FSF 3/4U

• Distributed exam outline papers.
• Distributed exam review pages to 3U class. Answers posted on bulletin board and on First Class. 4U papers on First Class and will be photocopied for tomorrow.
• Returned marked listening exam.
• Some students did oral exam. All others must finish interview tomorrow but can do story later if recording. See oral exam paper for details (given last week and also posted on First Class).
• Had class time to prepare/practise for oral and written exams.

Quest le 11 juin 2010

BTT

• Continued work on MovieMaker cooking show. Today, we played them for each other for peer editing and constructive criticism.
• Monday, we should be ready to record the narrative.

French

• Good job on your listening exam today. I should have them marked for Monday.
• Did some preparation for the oral exam for Tuesday. We will continue preparation on Monday. You should spend some time on it this weekend. Follow instructions on the paper (your own hard copy or on-line in our First Class conference).
• Bonne fin de semaine!

FSF 3/4U le 11 juin 2010

FSF 3/4U

• Great job on your listening exam today. I should have them all marked for Monday.
• Prepare for your oral exam for Monday and/or Tuesday. Follow instructions on the paper you were given and also posted in our First Class conference.
• Bonne fin de semaine!

Quest le 10 juin 2010

French

• Reviewed le superlatif and did quiz.
• Practised "combien" and other interrogative words using livre pg. 65 and cahier handout pg. 82 and did quiz.
• Distributed paper copy of l'examen oral. The speaking exam will be Tues. June 15 in class.
• How to prepare for listening exam tomorrow (in class) - get a good sleep and have a good breakfast. Try to read something in French before bed or watch a DVD in French to help your brain think in French while you sleep.

BTT

• MovieMaker cooking show: check transitions and timing. Rehearse quietly how you will say your instructions and adjust timing as necessary.
• Tomorrow: be ready for peer editing of your work.

FSF 3/4U le 10 juin 2010

FSF 3/4U

• Listening exam tomorrow. Prepare by getting a good sleep. Try to do some reading in French or watching a DVD in French before bed to help your brain think in French. Be sure to have a good breakfast. Stay relaxed and try some deep breathing using your diaphram instead of just your chest. See paper posted on First Class (also given in class) for specific types of questions on exam.
• Reviewed le participe present.
• Spent some time on preparing for oral exam. Use paper given (also posted on First Class).
• Crepe day Wed. June 16. Ms. K-J will bring crepes. What will you contribute?
• News Flash! Possible French Immersion Experience in St. Donat, Quebec next year Feb. 6 - 9, 2011 for about $515. Watch for definite news and signing up in the fall.

FSF 3U

• livre 122 - 123

FSF 4U

• Reviewed l'infinitif passe - cahier pgs. 71 & 72.
• Reviewed faire causitif.
• Use your cahier to help review for exam.

Quest le 9 juin 2010

BTT

Continued work on MovieMaker cooking show. Today, reviewed work so far - making sure that have included:

• titles
• own name
• recipe name
• date (juin 2010)
• ingredients and preparation sections are somehow distinguished from each other
• 4 different ingredients and 4 different preparation steps (minimum)
• images for each ingredient and step
• some sort of ending for the recipe.

Started work on transitions between slides.

French

• Practised le superlatif - mostly oral practice - and made short videos. C'était le meilleur cours!

FSF 3/4U le 9 juin 2010

FSF 3/4U

• Reminder: listening exam will be this Friday, June 11 in the computer lab 301. There will be check boxes, fill in the blank with different verb tenses and other grammar done this year, and a story to listen to and answer questions.
• Finished and presented verb posters. We discussed various points about each of the verbs presented. There are photos (not high resolution) posted now on our First Class Parkside Modern Languages conference (see folder called: verb poster photos).
• Listened to Doris Day sing "Que sera sera" from YouTube to help us remember the future tense of "être".
• Went over the exam paragraph topics and how to prepare for that part of the exam.
• Distributed handout explanations of "le participe présent" (gr.11) and "l'infinitif passé" (gr.12)
• Spend 45 minutes on studying French tonight.

Quest le 8 juin 2010

French

• Practised le superlatif (le/la/les meilleur/e/s/es) by doing listening, reading and writing activities, then started filming a small video advertisement for a restaurant.

BTT

• Continued work on MovieMaker cooking show. By now, should have all images chosen.

FSF 3/4U le 8 juin 2010

FSF 3/4U

• Distributed papers with details for oral exam which is scheduled for Mon/Tues June 14/15. The paper is also posted in our First Class conference (Parkside - Modern Languages).
• Talked about some of the exam details and showed some helpful resources (including review sheets with answers) on our First Class conference.
• Read Le Petit Prince ch. 22, 23, 24 and did discussion questions in groups.

FSF 3U

• Went over le pronom relatif: qui, que, ce qui, ce que, dont, ce dont, où - see livre pgs. 90 - 92 and cahier pgs. 73 - 79.

FSF 4U

• brief discussion of l'infinitif passé (cahier pgs. 70 - 72) and suggested looking at the old textbook Passeport Français 8 pg. 137.
• Complete cahier pgs. 75, 79, 91, 127, 128 if not already done.

Quest le 7 juin 2010

BTT

• MovieMaker "Ma Bonne Recette/cooking show". Should have all ingredients and preparation steps written into your movie. Remember to use the Language tool in Microsoft Word and/or the web site BonPatron http://pro.bonpatron.com/en/ to help you to write your French correctly (English also).
• Worked on finishing any work not yet completed.

French

• Learned and practised the irregular verb "mettre" using textbook reference section and handout cahier pg. 77.
• Lesson and practice for "le superlatif" using livre pg 62 - 64 and cahier handout pg. 78.

FSF 3/4U le 7 juin 2010

FSF 3/4U

• exam preparation: should have chosen the 2 paragraphs for the written exam and should have brainstormed ideas for each topic. Next step, produce an outline.
• Discussed "Point of View" for the baseball photo.
• Listening exam will be this Friday, June 11 in class.
• Oral exam will be next Monday and Tuesday June 14 & 15 in class.
• Written exam is Friday June 18 8:30 am to 10:30.
• Read Le Petit Prince chapter 21 together (le renard et son sécret) and did discussion questions.
• devoirs: for Wed, make a poster of the verb you chose. Template is posted in our First Class conference.

Quest le 4 juin 2010

French

• reviewed "meilleur que" and did quiz.
• Did reading activity handout cahier pg. 65.
• Learned "qu'est-ce que" and "que/qu'" interrogative expressions.
• Generated ideas for how to tell a story using different points of view using a photo of a baseball game.
• We listened to the entire soundtrack of the film "Chocolat".

BTT

• Added title screens including name of cooking show, name of recipe and own name to beginning of MovieMaker show.
• Worked on MovieMaker and catching up on other work as necessary.

FSF 3/4U le 4 juin 2010

FSF 3/4U

• Journal/blog due today. (24 entries, indicate best 3 for assessment).
• The class was mostly gr. 11 today (well, all gr. 11).
• We did an oral activity to help prepare for the exam. We looked at photo # 9 of a baseball game and after 3 steps, we made mind-maps to indicate many, many possible points of view for the photo i.e. who or what could tell a story about the photo. Those mind-maps are now posted on the bulletin board.
• We watched 3 "movies" to review the passé composé - avoir and être verbs.
• Spend at least one hour on French this weekend!

Quest le 3 juin 2010

BTT

• Worked on Ma Bonne Recette/ cooking show on Movie Maker.
• Caught up on other assignments as necessary.

French

• Did "French Gauge" test from BBC French web site.
• Did activities on BBC French web site: i.e. Cool French, Ma France, Quick Fix, crosswords - concentrating on food and cooking topics.
• Some students watched how to make baguettes by Anthony Bourdin.

FSF 3/4U le 3 juin 2010

FSF 3/4U

• Students received handout with the topics for the paragraphs for the exam. It is also posted on our First Class conference. Students should choose their topics and brainstorm ideas for Monday June 7.
• reminder: Journal/Blog is due tomorrow. Hand in the paper indicting format and how to locate your blog (if electronic) and how I will know your best 3 entries to assess for communication.
• Read Le Petit Prince chapters 18, 19 & 20 and did discussion questions in groups.

FSF 3U

• Started working on cahier activity page 75 in pairs.
• Complete cahier pgs. 72 - 79.

FSF 4U

• Finished écoute on cahier pg. 73.
• Complete cahier pages 70 - 72, 75, 79, 91, 127 & 128 all for Monday.

Quest le 2 juin 2010

French

• Viewed photo of "la Baie des Anges" on the Côte d'Azur in the south of France and did a "place mat" activity to create and present short oral descriptions. Quelle belle plage!
• Reviewed le comparatif "meilleur que" using handout cahier pg. 63.
• Learned how to use adverbs such as "d'abord", "ensuite", "finalement" etc. using handout. We will be incorporating those into "Ma Bonne Recette" - the cooking show MovieMaker presentation project.

BTT

• Worked on Ma Bonne Recette/Cooking Show on MovieMaker.
• Handed in paper to tell teacher how to find your blog/journal and how you will indicate your best 3 entries for assessment. Due Fri. June 4.
• Worked on "clean-up" of unfinished assignments.

FSF 3/4U le 2 juin 2010

FSF 3/4U

• Looked at a beautiful photo of "La Baie des Anges" in the Côte d'Azur in the south of France and worked on vocabulary in groups, eventually doing a short oral presentation. This will help prepare you for the oral part of the exam.
• Read Le Petit Prince ch. 16 & 17 and did 2 discussion questions in groups. If your group didn't finish, just read the chapters at home tonight.

FSF 4U

• Reviewed l'infinitif passé, started cahier pg. 73 écoute and started to take up cahier pgs. 70 - 72. We can finish that in class tomorrow.
• Assigned cahier pgs. 75, 79, 91 for homework.

FSF 3U

• Took up cahier pgs. 73, 78 and 79.
• Mini-lesson "le pronom relatif où" from livre pg. 92.
• devoirs: cahier pg. 74 and make note "le pronom relatif".

Quest le 1er juin 2010

BTT

• Started work on "cooking show" project using MovieMaker. For now, choose an easy recipe (in French for the students doing French class), find ingredients and preparation steps. We also explored some of the possiblitities of MovieMaker.
• Some students still need to catch up on previously assigned work.

French

• Watched 3 MovieMaker presentations on verbs in the passé composé.
• Looked at the textbook and planning handout (green paper from last week) for ideas and resources for "cooking show" presentation.
• Spent a bit of time on planning cooking show and reviewing verbs in the present tense.

FSF 3/4U le 1er juin 2010

FSF 3/4U

• Watched Le Petit Prince musical part 6/13
• Read ch 15 and did 2 discussion questions.
• Proposed paragraph topics for exam now posted in our First Class conference. You will prepare 2 paragraphs - one on Le Petit Prince and one on "La philosophie de la vie", so make sure you read the whole page.
• Journal/blog - due Fri. June 4 (24 entries minimum, indicate best 3 for assessment).

FSF 3U

le pronom relatif:

• Reviewed qui/que/ce qui/ce que from livre pgs. 89 - 90.
• lesson: dont & ce dont from livre 91-92. Make own note.
• practice: cahier pgs. 73 ex. D, E , 78 and 79.

FSF 4U

• Read article :"Tabac: comment on vous piège" from livre 108 - 109 and were supposed to do "As-tu compris" questions orally. Be sure to re-read (or read for the first time...) at home tonight.
• lesson: l'infinitif passé - cahier pg 70 and practice pages 71-72.