le mercredi 18 février 2015

Site of the day: le français facile

FSF 1D  

le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous pratiquons comment décrire les gens à haute voix.

• la carte de nom - avec 5 adjectifs qui te décrivent - handed out, finish if not done yet
• la carte de sortie - small handout from yesterday - finished for homework or in class if not done - hand in
• blog/journal - suggested topic this week - La St. Valentin, le Jour de la Famille, la longue fin de semaine
• les descriptions - les adjectifs - quick review, individual - chose an adjective to describe self and gave reason/proof - practiced with group then presented self to class.
• livre pg 8 - examples and discussion/explanation of how to form and use adjectives
• livre pg 7 - speaking
• livre pg 8 (bottom) - answered questions orally
• les devoirs 
• fiche (handout) - les adjectifs - matching
• blog/journal entry for this week
• Duolingo or suggestions in this post: Home Study extras
• Must complete oral assessment recording "Mon introduction" and email the link to Ms.K-J if not completed in class. 
• Organize your binder with 4 dividers. See course outline for labels for sections.  May wish to add another section "les chansons".  Use cell phone agenda or buy a paper agenda to help you stay organized for your classes.

FIF 1D

le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous faisons une introduction à l'histoire Notre Dame de Paris.

• blog/journal - suggested topic this week - La St. Valentin, le Jour de la Famille, la longue fin de semaine
• Notre Dame de Paris
• introduction
• Victor Hugo - article & questions
• discussion and notes - Je sais, Je pense que je sais, mes questions - handed in
• le musical - introduction, chanson - Le temps des cathédrales - listening exercise and some discussion, questions to be answered by discussing in groups and taking brief notes - can be finished tomorrow
• les verbes au présent - réguliers, réfléchis, irréguliers 
• work time today - handouts - le paquet et le tableau - given last week - Due le vendredi 20 février.  Answer keys - les verbes au présent posted in the classroom and on this blog.  Students will check own work or the work of a classmate after finishing each page - just checking, not correcting.  Students will correct their own work and note which verbs they will need to practice more before the test.
• Students are encouraged to review some verbs every day and to access quizzes and games on the internet to help with learning these verbs.
• test - le mercredi 25 février
• les devoirs: Spend 20 minutes or so on French.
• Review les verbes au présent - le tableau, le paquet de fiches (dû le vendredi 20 février, test le mardi 24 février)
• blog/journal
• Duolingo or suggestions in this post: Home Study extras
• Must complete oral assessment recording "Mon introduction" and email the link to Ms.K-J if not completed in class. 
• Organize your binder with 4 dividers. See course outline for labels for sections.  May wish to add another section "les chansons".  Use cell phone agenda or buy a paper agenda to help you stay organized for your classes.

les verbes au présent - les clés de réponses

le mardi 17 février 2015

Site of the day:  Weird strange French words

FSF 1D  

le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous apprenons comment décrire les gens et les choses.

• Bienvenue Mme Cole, notre stagière de l'Université Brock qui va travailler avec nous pour 4 semaines.
• Watched and listened to Stromae: Alors on danse - handout
• les adjectifs - review, lesson, discussion and notes, group work, activity, speaking, writing, examples, vocabulary - handout as reference sheet
• une carte de nom - avec 5 adjectifs qui te décrivent
• une carte de sortie - small handout - finish for homework
• les devoirs 
• review les adjectifs - lesson from class today
• finish la carte de nom et la carte de sortie if not finished in class
• Duolingo or suggestions in this post: Home Study extras
• Must complete oral assessment recording "Mon introduction" and email the link to Ms.K-J if not completed in class. 
• Organize your binder with 4 dividers. See course outline for labels for sections.  May wish to add another section "les chansons".  Use cell phone agenda or buy a paper agenda to help you stay organized for your classes.

FIF 1D

le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous apprenons comment parler des événements au présent.

• Watched and listened to Stromae: Alors on danse - handout  (Merci Mme Cole de faire ça pour notre classe aussi.)
• les verbes au présent - réguliers, réfléchis, irréguliers 
• un rechauffement avec le SmartBoard
• work time today - handouts - le paquet et le tableau - given last week - Due le vendredi 20 février.  Answer keys - les verbes au présent  posted in the classroom and on this blog.  Students will check own work or the work of a classmate after finishing each page - just checking, not correcting.  Students will correct their own work and note which verbs they will need to practice more before the test.
• Students are encouraged to review some verbs every day and to access quizzes and games on the internet to help with learning these verbs.
• test - le mercredi 25 février
• les devoirs: Spend 20 minutes or so on French.
• Review les verbes au présent - le tableau, le paquet de fiches (dû le vendredi 20 février, test le mardi 24 février)
• Duolingo or suggestions in this post: Home Study extras
• Must complete oral assessment recording "Mon introduction" and email the link to Ms.K-J if not completed in class. 
• Organize your binder with 4 dividers. See course outline for labels for sections.  May wish to add another section "les chansons".  Use cell phone agenda or buy a paper agenda to help you stay organized for your classes.

le jeudi 12 février 2015

Site of the day:  Weird strange French words

FSF 1D  

le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous faisons des introductions.

• continued intoduction to new book "Tu parles!"
• looked at front matter
• read livre pgs. 2 - 3 and listened to audio tracks
• read livre pg.4, cahier pg.2, + audio track
• read livre pg.5, cahier pg. 3 + audio track
• DVD: Les Vacances de M.Bean
• Pas de devoirs pour la fin de semaine unless have not finished some work from this week.  Students are encouraged to watch a DVD, watch some French TV, listen to French music, speak to friends in French, read French newspapers or magazines (internet or print) or do something French during the long weekend.  Suggestions: 
• Duolingo or suggestions in this post: Home Study extras
• Must complete oral assessment recording "Mon introduction" and email the link to Ms.K-J if not completed in class. 
• Organize your binder with 4 dividers. See course outline for labels for sections.  May wish to add another section "les chansons".  Use cell phone agenda or buy a paper agenda to help you stay organized for your classes.

FIF 1D

le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous révisons les verbes au présent.

• lesson & examples - les verbes au présent - réguliers, réfléchis, irréguliers - Showed patterns, tricks and tips to help learn the verbes. See photos below.
• handouts - tableau - given yesterday & review package - exercises and puzzles - Due le vendredi 20 février.  Answer keys will be posted in the classroom and on this blog.  Students will check own work or the work of a classmate after finishing each page - just checking, not correcting.  Students will correct their own work and note which verbs they will need to practice more before the test.
• Students are encouraged to review some verbs every day and to access quizzes and games on the internet to help with learning these verbs.
• test - le mardi 24 février
• DVD: Astérix et Obélix: Mission Cléopatre
• Pas de devoirs pour la fin de semaine unless have not finished some work from this week.  Students are encouraged to watch a DVD, watch some French TV, listen to French music, speak to friends in French, read French newspapers or magazines (internet or print) or do something French during the long weekend.  Suggestions: 
• Duolingo or suggestions in this post: Home Study extras
• Must complete oral assessment recording "Mon introduction" and email the link to Ms.K-J if not completed in class. 
• Organize your binder with 4 dividers. See course outline for labels for sections.  May wish to add another section "les chansons".  Use cell phone agenda or buy a paper agenda to help you stay organized for your classes. 
  
  
  
   

le mercredi 11 février 2015

Site of the day:  Weird strange French words

FSF 1D & FIF 1D

le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous créons les normes de notre classe.

• Soyez respectueux.  Group discussions and creation and presentation of posters for the norms of our classroom. 
• FSF 1D - intoduction to new book "Tu parles!"
• FIF 1D - quick review of verbs in present tense and started to create reference table for binder.  To be completed for end of next week.
• les devoirs:

• Spend 15 - 20 minutes on French.  Use Duolingo or suggestions in this post: Home Study extras
• Must complete ora
• l assessment recording "Mon introduction" and email the link to Ms.K-J if not completed in class.  Please send that as soon as possible.
• Organize your binder with 4 dividers. See course outline for labels for sections.  May wish to add another section "les chansons".  Use cell phone agenda or buy a paper agenda to help you stay organized for your classes.