Mardi 29/09

Today we did a lot of speaking practice to review and practice our questions/vocabulary.  In particular, we practiced a 2^nd way to say one’s birthday, answering the question “C’est quand ton anniversaire?” with “Mon anniversaire est le # (mois).”  We learned how to tell someone to have a good day/afternoon/evening and say good night and how to describe our nationality and what city we are from.   We also turned in our French speaking country brochures.

Objectif:  Students will be able to say their nationality

A Faire:   pg 20 #2—follow the model and write the question and answer for each person/city on the map.  Be sure to use the correct form of “français/française” (masculine/feminine) in your writing.

Handouts :  Handout leçon 1/reading & culture

Devoirs :  handout leçon 1/reading & culture (both sides), Study/practice all vocabulary/questions from feuille #1 and in notes.  Don’t forget the dialogue!

Vendredi 25/09

We had a substitute (M. Colby) today.  We went back to the library to continue our research.

Objectif:  Students will research and understand facts and cultural features of a francophone country.

TEC (Travail en Classe):  Research your French speaking country and start writing information in your own words.

Devoirs :  Finish brochure for mardi (Tuesday)!  I will be available on Monday before/after school for questions or if you need supplies.  Take notes in the book pg 50, yellow box, what is another way to answer the question “C’est quand ton anniversaire?” Study/practice all vocabulary from feuille #1 and in notes also the dialogue!

Mercredi 23/09

Today we went over the French speaking country project description and how to look up the country name on Wordreference.com.  Madame Battle (librarian) came and shared with us about some great database resources for our research.  Then we went to the library to research and work.

Objectif:  Students will choose and begin researching a French speaking country

TEC (Travail en Classe):  look up country name on Wordreference.com and start researching the country information.

Devoirs :  Continue research (project is due on Tuesday!!), read 2^nd page (back of 1st page) of project packet and take notes over key ideas (what does francophone mean ??)  pg 51 #5 (answer question “Quelle est la date?” for each)  Study/practice all vocabulary from feuille #1 and in notes as well as dialogue!

Lundi 21/09

Today we did some review, took a quiz and had a guest speaker.

Objectif:  Students will know countries besides France that speak French

Handouts :  Francophone country project

Devoirs :  pg 51 #6 (rewrite French date in words), pg 49 #3 (say goodbye and when you’ll see them next), practice/study vocab, questions, letters, numbers.  Read project handout/choose country

Jeudi 17/09

Today we practiced our complete dialogue (see updated version), our numbers 0-100 and discussed some important cultural differences around formality for addressing people and asking how they are.

Objectif:  Students will be able to ask a variety of French speakers how they are doing.

A Faire:  Do in your cahier/notebook! pg 25 #5 (write out numbers in words, then say out loud)  Make sure you label with date and page/activity # !!)

TEC (Travail en Classe):  Fill in blank side of “Loto” board with the words for any numbers between 70-99.

Handouts :  Leçon 3 handout, Complete dialogue

Devoirs :  Leçon 3 handout (front and back), mon dictionnaire:  add 10 numbers you find difficult  and 5 feelings using “ça va/je vais” feelings, Vocab quiz lundi/Monday!! Study/practice: days, week, months, seasons, numbers, alphabet, ça va, oui/non, questions (bday, age, weather, date, day etc.)

Mardi 15/09

We reviewed weather/months/seasons, learned numbers 20-100 and began using some new questions and vocabulary (for example: “C’est quand ton anniversaire?”)

Objectif:  Students will be able to use numbers over 20.

A Faire:   Quel jour est-ce ?  Quelle est la date ?

TEC (Travail en Classe):  Take a survey of the birthdays of 5 different people in class.  Write out the dates in the French way.  Also, do pg 25 #4, write a sentence saying how each person is feeling (use “Ça va ____”)

Devoirs :  Write out the birthdays in French date format for 5 people you know, say out loud.  Do pg. 25 #3 (read the context and say how the person would respond to the question “Ça va?”), practice numbers and all vocab/questions (vocab quiz Monday!!)

Vendredi 11/09

Today in class we practiced talking about weather during different seasons and months, we also did a survey in class to practice using “oui/non,” “Comment t’appelles-tu?” and “Comment ça s’écrit?”.  We learned the origins of the words for the days of the week in French and discussed that days and months are generally not capitalized in French.

Objectif:  Students will be able to describe the weather in various seasons and places.

A Faire:   Quel temps fait-il ?

TEC (Travail en Classe):  Season/Weather practice (see handouts!)  Answer with complete sentences.  For part A, “C’est…”  For part B, “En hiver…”, “En automne…”, “En été…”, “Au printemps…” (for each city!)

Handouts :  Season/Weather practice, Sondage/Les jours de la semaine

Devoirs :  study vocab for: days, week, months, seasons, numbers, alphabet (vocab quiz Thur!!) read “Note Culturelle” pg 23 (Take notes!!),  pg 71 #2 (describe the 4 seasons in the different cities–make your best guess if you don’t know)

Mercredi 09/09

Bienvenue (Welcome) au blog de français 1-2 de l’année 2015-2016!

Today in class we did a lot of review of letters, numbers, days, months seasons and our dialogue.  We also learned how to talk about the weather.

Dialogue:

Bonjour! Comment t’appelles-tu?

                        Salut!  Je m’appelle….

                        Comment ça s’écrit?

                        Ça s’écrit…  Et toi?  Comment t’appelles-tu?

                        Je m’appelle…

Comment ça s’écrit ?

Ça s’écrit…

Merci ! 

De rien! Quel âge as-tu?

J’ai.. ans.  Et toi?

J’ai…ans

Enchanté(e)!  Au revoir!

Au revoir ! *Salut

Objectif:  Students will solidify their understanding of calendar words, greetings/salutations, letters and numbers.

A Faire:   C’est quelle saison ?    C’est_______

TEC (Travail en Classe):  Write what the weather is like in Portland during the following months by completing the following sentence starts:

En avril,…

En juillet,…

En février,…

En octobre,…

Handouts :  Jeu de Dés (Dice Game), Mon dictionnaire/A Faire

Devoirs :  Mon dictionnaire x 11 (all new weather vocabulary!), do pg 71 #1 (this is a lot like the TEC, make sure to label with date/pg/activity #!!)   Practice!!! (quiz coming soon!)