2016-05-31

le mardi 31 mai 2016

FSF 2D  
le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous apprenons comment mieux lire, écouter et parler.

    ENG 1D
    learning goal: We are analyzing PSAs - Public Service Announcements.
      • Fire Drill
      • Culminating assignment: Public Service Announcement
        • Demographics - Who are you? handout - checked and discussed briefly. 
        • techniques - PowerPoint and notes, posters and discussion (audience, campaigns, use of colour, effectiveness, mood created, etc)
      • Homework: Get in the habit of doing 20 - 30 minutes of English homework every night Monday to Thursday. Review lessons, extend your knowledge or read.
        • Watch, read, study some advertisements tonight.
        • Character Sketch for Twelfth Night due Fri. May 27. Link for assignment checklist/assessment.
        • Independent reading. Bring a book to read quietly in class for any time that you finish your classwork early. Read regularly at home.
          FSF 1D  
          le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous apprenons comment se préparer pour un voyage.

          2016-05-30

          le lundi 30 mai 2016

          Site of the day: French words that you've seen before...in English
          FSF 2D  
          le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous apprenons comment mieux lire, ecouter et parler.

            ENG 1D
            learning goal: We are analyzing PSAs - Public Service Announcements.
              • Culminating assignment: Public Service Announcement
                • introduction
                • Persuasive techniques in advertising - discussion, handout, video: The Art of Rhetoric
                • Demographics - Who are you? handout - started in class, complete for homework. Watch, read, study some advertisements tonight.
              • Shakespeare and Twelfth Night 
                • film
              • Homework: Get in the habit of doing 20 - 30 minutes of English homework every night Monday to Thursday. Review lessons, extend your knowledge or read.
                • Reflection for Speak film/book due Wed. May 25.
                • Character Sketch for Twelfth Night due Fri. May 27. Link for assignment checklist/assessment.
                • Independent reading. Bring a book to read quietly in class for any time that you finish your classwork early. Read regularly at home.
                  FSF 1D  
                  le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous apprenons comment se préparer pour un voyage.

                  2016-05-27

                  le vendredi 27 mai 2016

                  Site of the day: How to Get Rid of Your Fear of Speaking French Once and for All
                  FSF 2D  
                  le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous apprenons comment mieux lire et écouter.

                  ENG 1D
                  learning goal: We are analyzing characters.
                  • Shakespeare and Twelfth Night 
                  • No homework if all caught up for the work this week. Some suggestions if you wish to do some work:
                    • Reflection for Speak film/book due Wed. May 25.
                    • Character Sketch for Twelfth Night due Fri. May 27.
                    • Independent reading. Bring a book to read quietly in class for any time that you finish your classwork early. Read regularly at home.
                      FSF 1D  
                      le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous apprenons comment faire, accepter ou refuser les invitations. 

                      2016-05-26

                      le jeudi 26 mai 2016

                      Site of the day: French words that you've seen before...in English
                      FSF 2D  
                      le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous apprenons comment mieux lire et parler.

                      • Article presentation & discussion - Kayla
                      • Listening DELF A2 activities 14-15
                      • Positive Climate Survey in library
                      • les devoirs: Should be spending 15 - 20 minutes daily on French home study Monday through Thursday. If all class work is completed, follow suggestions in Home Study extras
                        • article presentations - read and summarize - point form. More students will present next week. 
                        • FSF2D Journal/blog   Blog was due Fri. May 20. Submit checklist/rubric & Late Explanation note if necessary.
                        ENG 1D
                        learning goal: We are analyzing characters in a story.
                          • film: Speak. small reflection (due Wed. May 25 - submitted on paper or in Dropbox). See yesterday's post for details.
                          • Shakespeare and Twelfth Night 
                          • Homework: Get in the habit of doing 20 - 30 minutes of English homework every night Monday to Thursday. Review lessons, extend your knowledge or read.
                            • Reflection for Speak film/book due Wed. May 25.
                            • Character Sketch for Twelfth Night due Fri. May 27.
                            • Independent reading. Bring a book to read quietly in class for any time that you finish your classwork early. Read regularly at home.
                              FSF 1D  
                              le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous apprenons comment se préparer pour un voyage.
                              • Read article "Les loisirs" alone or in small group. Answer questions. Work will be checked tomorrow.
                                • les verbes au présent - review practice. Complete individually or in small groups using charts or http://bescherelle.com/. Work will be checked tomorrow. 
                                • Puzzles - finish for a small prize.
                                • If all done, Duolingo. 
                                • les devoirs: Should be spending 15 - 20 minutes daily on French home study Monday through Thursday. If all class work is completed, follow suggestions in Home Study extras
                                  • FSF1D Journal/blog Blog was due Fri. May 20. Submit checklist/rubric & Late Explanation note if necessary.

                                2016-05-25

                                le mercredi 25 mai 2016

                                Site of the day: All's Faire! 10 Common French Expressions with Faire
                                FSF 2D  
                                le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous apprenons comment mieux parler.

                                ENG 1D
                                learning goal: We are analyzing characters in a story.
                                  • submit notes from guest speaker yesterday if not already submitted (Cricket from SACHA)
                                  • film: Speak. small reflection (due Wed. May 25 - submitted on paper or in Dropbox) to compare book and film. Include an introduction (title, year released, "based on the book Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson"), give it a rating (choose your own system) and address these 2 questions: 
                                    • Did you like the film? Why or why not?
                                    • Did you prefer the book or the film? Why?
                                  • Shakespeare and Twelfth Night 
                                  • Homework: Get in the habit of doing 20 - 30 minutes of English homework every night Monday to Thursday. Review lessons, extend your knowledge or read.
                                    • Reflection for Speak film/book due Wed. May 25.
                                    • Character Sketch for Twelfth Night due Fri. May 27.
                                    • Independent reading. Bring a book to read quietly in class for any time that you finish your classwork early. Read regularly at home.
                                      FSF 1D  
                                      le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous apprenons comment se préparer pour un voyage.
                                      • blogue/journal - was due Fri May 20. If late, will need to complete Late Explanation note. Submit checklist & rubric to teacher if not already done.
                                      • Learn the Top 10 Hardest French Words to Pronounce
                                      • Learn the Top 25 Must-Know French Adjectives!
                                      • Chance to re-do dialogues - invite someone to do something on the weekend, they refuse, giving reason why, negotiations for alternative, accept. 
                                      • Tu parles!1 Cahier handout pg.51 - checked
                                        • Student Book pages 36, Video Segment #4 & cahier pg 54 Ex.D
                                        • Video Segment #7
                                        • audio track 2.2 & cahier pg.55, Ex.E
                                        • vocabulary development - les voyages - Find at least 3 words for each of the following categories for tomorrow for a graffiti activity
                                          • les vêtements, les articles de toilette, les divertissements, les collations, les préparations pour le voyage
                                      • les devoirs: Should be spending 15 - 20 minutes daily on French home study Monday through Thursday. If all class work is completed, follow suggestions in Home Study extras
                                        • FSF1D Journal/blog Blog was due Fri. May 20. Submit checklist.
                                        • vocabulary: les voyages - see above

                                      2016-05-24

                                      le mardi 24 mai 2016

                                      Site of the day:8 questions cashiers in Québec might ask you in French
                                      FSF 2D  
                                      le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous apprenons comment mieux parler.

                                        • blogue/journal - was due Fri May 20. If late, will need to complete Late Explanation note. Submit checklist & rubric to teacher if not already done.
                                        • la chanson: Non, je ne regette rien. Edith Piaf Isabelle Boulay    Madagascar 3
                                        • Finish assessment - les directions à Westdale S.S.
                                        • planning for the rest of the school year - what do you still want to learn? Discussion.
                                        • les devoirs: Should be spending 15 - 20 minutes daily on French home study Monday through Thursday. If all class work is completed, follow suggestions in Home Study extras
                                          • article presentations - read and summarize - point form. More students will present next week. Kayla & Lucy this Thurs. May 26.
                                          • FSF2D Journal/blog   Blog was due Fri. May 20. Submit checklist.
                                          ENG 1D
                                          learning goal: We are analyzing and discussing film and book versions of story.
                                            • Guest Speaker: Erin Crickett from SACHA. Took notes to submit.
                                              • SACHA contacts: 905.525.4162   @SACHA_tweets    or SACHA.hamilton and on Facebook
                                            • film: Speak. small reflection (due Wed. May 25 - submitted on paper or in Dropbox) to compare book and film. Include an introduction (title, year released, "based on the book Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson"), give it a rating (choose your own system) and address these 2 questions: 
                                              • Did you like the film? Why or why not?
                                              • Did you prefer the book or the film? Why?
                                            • Shakespeare and Twelfth Night 
                                            • Homework: Get in the habit of doing 20 - 30 minutes of English homework every night Monday to Thursday. Review lessons, extend your knowledge or read.
                                              • Reflection for Speak film/book due Wed. May 25.
                                              • Character Sketch for Twelfth Night due Fri. May 27.
                                              • Independent reading. Bring a book to read quietly in class for any time that you finish your classwork early. Read regularly at home.
                                                FSF 1D  
                                                le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous apprenons comment faire, accepter ou refuser les invitations. 
                                                • Speaking activity: "Qu'est-ce que nous avons fait pendant la longue fin de semaine?"
                                                • la chanson: Non, je ne regette rien. Edith Piaf Isabelle Boulay    Madagascar 3
                                                • blogue/journal - was due Fri May 20. If late, will need to complete Late Explanation note. Submit checklist & rubric to teacher if not already done.
                                                • Chance to re-do dialogues - invite someone to do something on the weekend, they refuse, giving reason why, negotiations for alternative, accept. 
                                                  • Auto-évaluation pour les conversations.
                                                • Survey:
                                                • Tu parles!1 Student Book pages 34-36, audio track 2.1, Video Segment #4
                                                  • cahier pg.51 - started in class, finish for homework
                                                • les devoirs: Should be spending 15 - 20 minutes daily on French home study Monday through Thursday. If all class work is completed, follow suggestions in Home Study extras
                                                  • Cahier handout pg.51 - finish
                                                  • FSF1D Journal/blog Blog was due Fri. May 20. Submit checklist.

                                                2016-05-20

                                                le vendredi 20 mai 2016

                                                Site of the day: Horrible jargon we've gotten used to
                                                FSF 2D  
                                                le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous apprenons comment demander et donner les directions.

                                                  • blogue/journal - due today by midnight (or will need to complete Late Explanation note). Submit checklist & rubric to teacher.
                                                  • assessment - les directions à Westdale S.S.
                                                  • planning for the rest of the school year - what do you still want to learn? Think over the weekend, and on Tuesday, we will discuss.
                                                  • film: La vie en Rose
                                                  • Pas de devoirs pour la fin de semaine as long as all caught up. Students may wish to do some review or practice - see: Home Study extras osuggestions below.
                                                    • article presentations - read and summarize - point form. More students will present next week.
                                                    • FSF2D Journal/blog   Blog is due Fri. May 20. Submit checklist.
                                                  ENG 1D
                                                  learning goal: We are analysing characters and comparing film and book versions of a story.
                                                    • film: Speak. Watching to review story before guest speaker Tuesday May 24 and will be writing a small reflection (due Wed. May 25 - submitted on paper or in Dropbox) to compare book and film. Include an introduction (title, year released, "based on the book Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson"), give it a rating (choose your own system) and address these 2 questions: 
                                                      • Did you like the film? Why or why not?
                                                      • Did you prefer the book or the film? Why?
                                                    • Shakespeare and Twelfth Night 
                                                    • No homework if all caught up for the work this week. Some suggestions if you wish to do some work:
                                                      • Character Sketch for Twelfth Night due Fri. May 27.
                                                      • Independent reading. Bring a book to read quietly in class for any time that you finish your classwork early. Read regularly at home.
                                                    FSF 1D  
                                                    le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous apprenons comment faire, accepter ou refuser les invitations. 
                                                    • blogue/journal - due today by midnight (or will need to complete Late Explanation note). Submit checklist & rubric to teacher.
                                                    • Groups of 2 - 3 students to create dialogues - invite someone to do something on the weekend, they refuse, giving reason why, negotiations for alternative, accept. Use Tu parles!1 Student Book pgs 32-33, cahier pg.49 and agenda handout to help. Presentations for assessment tomorrow in class.
                                                      • Auto-évaluation pour les conversations.
                                                    • DVD: l'Homme au masque de fer
                                                      • Pas de devoirs pour la fin de semaine as long as all caught up. Students may wish to do some review or practice - see Home Study extras osuggestions below.

                                                      2016-05-19

                                                      le jeudi 19 mai 2016

                                                      Site of the day: 13 ways to say “no” in French
                                                      FSF 2D  
                                                      le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous apprenons comment écrire les événements au passé.

                                                      • le passé composé et l'imparfait - test today. Students may use 1/2 letter size reference sheet.
                                                      • les devoirs: Should be spending 15 - 20 minutes daily on French home study Monday through Thursday. If all class work is completed, follow suggestions in Home Study extras
                                                        • Review vocabulary on handouts for asking and giving directions. Oral assessment Fri. May 20.
                                                        • article presentations - read and summarize - point form. More students will present next week.
                                                        • FSF2D Journal/blog   Should have now completed all ten entries and be editing top 3. Blog is due Fri. May 20. Follow checklist to complete all requirements
                                                      ENG 1D
                                                      learning goal: We are analysing characters and comparing film and book versions of a story.
                                                      • film: Speak. Watching to review story before guest speaker Tuesday May 24 and will be writing a small reflection (due Wed. May 25 - submitted on paper or in Dropbox) to compare book and film. Include an introduction (title, year released, "based on the book Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson"), give it a rating (choose your own system) and address these 2 questions: 
                                                        • Did you like the film? Why or why not?
                                                        • Did you prefer the book or the film? Why?
                                                      • Shakespeare and Twelfth Night 
                                                        • Character Traits - one of the 4 main characters (Olivia, Viola, Malvolio & Orsino) and use the brainstorming sheets from Tuesday to write an outline for your character analysis. See photo below for a graphic organizer that you can use. You will also be making a collage of at least 10 images that represent your character. Outline (draft) due Fri.May 20 to show to teacher. Good copy due Fri. May 27. We will have work time with iPad minis next Wed & Thurs May 25-26. Link for checklist/assessment.
                                                        • Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare - FULL Audio Book (Or, What You Will)
                                                        • No fear Shakespeare - a post-reading resource to compare original and modern texts
                                                      • Homework: Get in the habit of doing 20 - 30 minutes of English homework every night Monday to Thursday. Review lessons, extend your knowledge or read.
                                                        • Finish journal for Twelfth Night Act IV & V. Due Wed May 18.
                                                        • Independent reading. Bring a book to read quietly in class for any time that you finish your classwork early. Read regularly at home.
                                                        FSF 1D  
                                                        le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous apprenons comment faire des invitations.