le mercredi 30 novembre 2016

Le site du jour:  How to Read French

FSF 1P   
le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous apprenons comment nous décrivons nos accomplissements cette année.

• Filling in a Form - vocabulary and strategies
• Ninth blog post on HWDSB Commons. Suggested topic:  Description d’un accomplissement cette année
• Developing blog post- you will need to show your rough work/drafts
• Refer to documents in the modules "Mon blogue" and "le vocabulaire et les expressions" in The Hub for details and support. Publish by the end of the day Friday. 
• Read the posts of your circle of 3-4 friends in the class and comment briefly. 
• Start editing blog posts - try using Bon Patron to help you with the editing
• Don't forget to publish your blogs in complete sentences
• 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
• Mon blogue: neuvieme entrée -  Published by Dec 2
• Filling in a form - Formulaire de demande d’emploi Nov 30
• Reading assessment Dec 1

FSF2D/3U

le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous parlons des avantages d'être bilingue.

• Soyez bilingue
• Presentations - today. One group member submits video to Dropbox on the HUB.  
• auto-evaluation - listening skills as audience member. See rubric in the HUB. Submit an exit card at the end of class - name and assessment level.
• Listening assessment - DELF A2
• Lyrics Training - songs 
• FLE video - at A2 or B1 level - send results to "code de professeur" Ms.K-J
• Optional - Games
• dixième article du blogue HWDSB Commons. Ma réflexion - Qu'est-ce que j'ai appris? Ai-je réalisé mes buts? Pourquoi? Pourquoi pas? Qui est membre de mon réseau? Comment était l'expérience de lire leur blogue et de lire leurs commentaires pour mon blogue?
• Refer to documents in the module "Mon blogue" and "le vocabulaire et les expressions" in The Hub for details and support. Publish this post by the end of the day Friday. 
• Read the posts of your circle of 3-4 friends in the class and comment briefly. 
• 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
• Soyez bilingue - video presentations Tues Nov 29.
• Listening assessment Wed. Nov 30.
• Mon blogue: dixième article -  Publish by Dec 1. 

le mardi 29 novembre 2016

Le site du jour: Your Complete Guide to Professions in French

FSF 1P   
le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Réviser le vocabulaire de l'emploi.

• Co-op Teacher talked to class about job skills preparation and the co-op program. Here is a link to notes taken by one of the students. Homework: Learn how to write your own signature - cursive writing.
• Quizlet Jobs and Careers
• Ninth blog post on HWDSB Commons. Suggested topic:  Description d’un accomplissement cette année
• Developing blog post- you will need to show your rough work/drafts
• Refer to documents in the modules "Mon blogue" and "le vocabulaire et les expressions" in The Hub for details and support. Publish by the end of the day Friday. 
• Read the posts of your circle of 3-4 friends in the class and comment briefly. 
• Start editing blog posts - try using Bon Patron to help you with the editing
• Don't forget to publish your blogs in complete sentences
• 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
• Learn how to write your own signature - cursive writing.
• Mon blogue: neuvieme entrée -  Published by Dec 1
• Filling in a form - Formulaire de demande d’emploi Nov 30
• Reading assessment Dec 1

FSF2D/3U

le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous parlons des avantages d'être bilingue.

• Soyez bilingue
• Presentations - today. One group member submits video to Dropbox on the HUB.  
• auto-evaluation - listening skills as audience member. See rubric in the HUB. Submit an exit card at the end of class - name and assessment level.
• Lyrics Training - songs - Joyeux Anniversaire - Minions & choice - suggestion: Indila: Dernière Danse
• FLE video - at A2 or B1 level - send results to "code de professeur" Ms.K-J
• Games
• dixième article du blogue HWDSB Commons. Ma réflexion - Qu'est-ce que j'ai appris? Ai-je réalisé mes buts? Pourquoi? Pourquoi pas? Qui est membre de mon réseau? Comment était l'expérience de lire leur blogue et de lire leurs commentaires pour mon blogue?
• Refer to documents in the module "Mon blogue" and "le vocabulaire et les expressions" in The Hub for details and support. Publish this post by the end of the day Friday. 
• Read the posts of your circle of 3-4 friends in the class and comment briefly. 
• 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
• Soyez bilingue - video presentations Tues Nov 29.
• Listening assessment Wed. Nov 30.
• Mon blogue: dixième article -  Publish by Dec 1. 

le lundi 28 novembre 2016

Le site du jour: French Idioms The Coolest Way to Practice Writing in French

FSF 1P   
le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous apprenons comment nous décrivons nous accomplissement cette année.

• la chanson: Adele - Hello
• Underline all of the past tense (passe compose et imparfait) that you find in the lyrics
• Review French Past Tense
• Placemat activity - developing sentences and vocabulary for ninth blog post.
• Developing blog post- you will need to be able to show your rough work.
• blog HWDSB Commons - Ninth blog post. Suggested topic:  Description d’un accomplissement cette année
• Start editing blog posts - try using Bon Patron to help you with the editing.
• Don't forget to publish your blogs in complete sentences.
• Refer to documents in the modules "Mon blogue" and "le vocabulaire et les expressions" in The Hub for details and support. Publish by the end of the day Friday. 
• Read the posts of your circle of 3-4 friends in the class and comment briefly.
• 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
• Mon blogue: neuvieme entrée -  Published by Dec 2
• Filling in a form - Formulaire de demande d’emploi Nov 30
• Reading assessment Dec 1

FSF2D/3U

le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous parlons des avantages d'être bilingue.

• la chanson: Adele - Hello
• Underline all of the past tense (passe compose et imparfait) that you find in the lyrics. Upload into Notability from The HUB.
• Review French Past Tense
• Soyez bilingue
• Practicing and filming. Presentations - Tues Nov 29. 
• Practice verbs in the conditional (i.e. would happen, could, should) and the future (i.e. will happen) using Language Gym (there are many different games available in 3 different sections - try more than one - or other sites and use Bescherelle.com or another verb conjugation site to help you write for your video.
• FLE video - at A2 or B1 level - send results to "code de professeur" Ms.K-J
• dixième article du blogue HWDSB Commons. Ma réflexion - Qu'est-ce que j'ai appris? Ai-je réalisé mes buts? Pourquoi? Pourquoi pas? Qui est membre de mon réseau? Comment était l'expérience de lire leur blogue et de lire leurs commentaires pour mon blogue?
• Refer to documents in the module "Mon blogue" and "le vocabulaire et les expressions" in The Hub for details and support. Publish this post by the end of the day Friday. 
• Read the posts of your circle of 3-4 friends in the class and comment briefly. 
• 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
• Soyez bilingue - video presentations Tues Nov 29.
• Listening assessment Wed. Nov 30.
• Mon blogue: dixième article -  Publish by Dec 1. 

le vendredi 25 novembre 2016

Le site du jour: French Idioms French Idioms

FSF 1P   
le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous apprenons comment nous décrire un video.

• Describing the video “Avez-vous déjà vous?” Des maisons qui jouent à qui crachent le plus loin
• Revisiting the reading assessment from Tuesday.
• blog HWDSB Commons - no need to post a new article this week. Use this week to get caught up if don't already have 8 articles published (not just in drafts). If you do already have 8, start re-reading and editing them. If you really wish, you can start on a ninth article - neuvième article Suggested topic:  Les choses qui me rendent heureux/heureuse
• Start editing blog posts - try using Bon Patron to help you with the editing.
• Don't forget to publish your blogs in complete sentences.
• You should have 8 of 10 blog posts completed at this point.
• Refer to documents in the modules "Mon blogue" and "le vocabulaire et les expressions" in The Hub for details and support. Publish by the end of the day Friday. 
• Read the posts of your circle of 3-4 friends in the class and comment briefly.
• If done, Duolingo, FreeRice.com, practice numbers.
• le film de vendredi: film in French with French subtitles where available - part of the Listening Strand of the curriculum and also for Francophone culture. This is not free time. Students are expected to watch and listen attentively (no iPads, no cellphones, no other work, no sleeping, no earphones, no talking). We are watching Ratatouille.
• Pas de devoirs pour la fin de semaine as long as all caught up. Students may wish to do some review or practice, perhaps using Home Study extras
• Mon blogue:  - at least 8 posted - optional - neuvième entrée -  Publish by Nov 25.   

FSF2D/3U
le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous parlons des avantages d'être bilingue.

• Soyez bilingue
• Practicing and filming. Presentations - Tues Nov 29. 
• Practice verbs in the conditional (i.e. would happen, could, should) and the future (i.e. will happen) using Language Gym (there are many different games available in 3 different sections - try more than one - or other sites and use Bescherelle.com or another verb conjugation site to help you write for your video.
• FLE video - at A2 or B1 level - send results to "code de professeur" Ms.K-J
• neuvième article du blogue HWDSB Commons. Suggested topics:  la neige, les choses qui me rendent heureux/heureuse, moi en 5 ans, les médias sociaux
• Refer to documents in the module "Mon blogue" and "le vocabulaire et les expressions" in The Hub for details and support. Publish this post by the end of the day Friday. 
• Read the posts of your circle of 3-4 friends in the class and comment briefly. 
• If done, Duolingo, FreeRice.com, practice numbers, edit other blog posts using BonPatron, etc. 
• le film de vendredi: film in French with French subtitles where available - part of the Listening Strand of the curriculum and also for Francophone culture. This is not free time. Students are expected to watch and listen attentively (no iPads, no cellphones, no other work, no sleeping, no earphones, no talking). We are watching Maurice Richard - The Rocket.
• Pas de devoirs pour la fin de semaine as long as all caught up. Students may wish to do some review or practice, perhaps using Home Study extras
• Soyez bilingue - video presentations Tues Nov 29.
• Mon blogue: neuvième entrée -  Publish by Nov 25. 
• French for the Future National Essay Contest - optional

le jeudi 24 novembre 2016

Le site du jour: Describing appearance in French

FSF 1P   
le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Présentez votre scène de “Au Travail”.

• Presentation of "Au travail". 
• Complete auto-évaluation from The Hub in Module "Au Travail" and submit to Dropbox. 
• blog HWDSB Commons - no need to post a new article this week. Use this week to get caught up if don't already have 8 articles published (not just in drafts). If you do already have 8, start re-reading and editing them. If you really wish, you can start on a ninth article - neuvième article Suggested topic:  Les choses qui me rendent heureux/heureuse
• Start editing blog posts - try using Bon Patron to help you with the editing.
• Don't forget to publish your blogs in complete sentences.
• You should have 8 of 10 blog posts completed at this point.
• Refer to documents in the modules "Mon blogue" and "le vocabulaire et les expressions" in The Hub for details and support. Publish by the end of the day Friday. 
• Read the posts of your circle of 3-4 friends in the class and comment briefly.
• 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
• Present “Au Travail” Nov 24 (video)
• Mon blogue:  - at least 8 posted - optional - neuvième entrée -  Publish by Nov 25.   

FSF2D/3U
le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous parlons des avantages d'être bilingue.

• Listening and discussion: video Portraits de/of Montréal - Denis C.
• Kahoot: le conditionnel et le futur
• Soyez bilingue
• Practicing and filming. Presentations - new date - Tues Nov 29. 
• Practice verbs in the conditional (i.e. would happen, could, should) and the future (i.e. will happen) using Language Gym (there are many different games available in 3 different sections - try more than one - or other sites and use Bescherelle.com or another verb conjugation site to help you write for your video.
• FLE video - at A2 or B1 level - send results to "code de professeur" Ms.K-J
• neuvième article du blogue HWDSB Commons. Suggested topics:  la neige, les choses qui me rendent heureux/heureuse, moi en 5 ans, les médias sociaux
• Refer to documents in the module "Mon blogue" and "le vocabulaire et les expressions" in The Hub for details and support. Publish this post by the end of the day Friday. 
• Read the posts of your circle of 3-4 friends in the class and comment briefly. 
• 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
• Soyez bilingue - video presentations Tues Nov 29.
• Mon blogue: neuvième entrée -  Publish by Nov 25. 
• French for the Future National Essay Contest - optional

le mercredi 23 novembre 2016

Le site du jour: Common French Phrases

FSF 1P   
le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Pratiquez la prononciation de votre script pour “Au Travail”

• filming scenes for skit presentation of "Au travail". Presentation will be on Thurs Nov 24. 
• When done filming, watch your video and use rubric in the Dropbox for "Au Travail" in The Hub in Module "Au Travail" to do a self-assessment. Put it in Notability and use 2 colours - one for yourself and one for your group as a whole. Submit to Dropbox. 
• blog HWDSB Commons - no need to post a new article this week. Use this week to get caught up if don't already have 8 articles published (not just in drafts). If you do already have 8, start re-reading and editing them. If you really wish, you can start on a ninth article - neuvième article Suggested topic:  Les choses qui me rendent heureux/heureuse
• Start editing blog posts - try using Bon Patron to help you with the editing.
• Don't forget to publish your blogs in complete sentences.
• You should have 8 of 10 blog posts completed at this point.
• Refer to documents in the modules "Mon blogue" and "le vocabulaire et les expressions" in The Hub for details and support. Publish by the end of the day Friday. 
• Read the posts of your circle of 3-4 friends in the class and comment briefly.
• 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
• Present “Au Travail” Nov 24 (video)
• Mon blogue:  - at least 8 posted - optional - neuvième entrée -  Publish by Nov 25.   

FSF2D/3U

le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous parlons des avantages d'être bilingue.

• Speaking activity: Avez-Vous Déjà Vu ..? Un Eléphant Avec un Nez  &  Des Maisons qui jouent à Qui Crache le Plus Loin
• Soyez bilingue
• , Practicing and filming. Presentations - new date - Tues Nov 29. 
• Practice verbs in the conditional (i.e. would happen, could, should) and the future (i.e. will happen) using Language Gym (there are many different games available in 3 different sections - try more than one - or other sites and use Bescherelle.com or another verb conjugation site to help you write for your video.
• neuvième article du blogue HWDSB Commons. Suggested topics:  la neige, les choses qui me rendent heureux/heureuse, moi en 5 ans, les médias sociaux
• Refer to documents in the module "Mon blogue" and "le vocabulaire et les expressions" in The Hub for details and support. Publish this post by the end of the day Friday. 
• Read the posts of your circle of 3-4 friends in the class and comment briefly. 
• 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
• Soyez bilingue - video presentations Tues Nov 29.
• Mon blogue: neuvième entrée -  Publish by Nov 25. 
• French for the Future National Essay Contest - optional