French 1: Thursday May 17 Lesson Plan

DUE: Rien! Mais nous étudions comme fous pour l'examen final!
 
{5 minutes} Administrivia!
  • All French 1 tests take place next week:
    1. White 2: Monday Block 3.
    2. White 3: Tuesday Block 1.
    3. White 4: Tuesday Block 2.
  • All students should bring textbooks to turn in on their test day! (Bring any spares from home and locker as well!)
  • Remember: I will allow no computers, cell phones, MP3 players, or any other electronic devices on, on your desk, or on your person during the final.
{60 minutes} Review activities!

Passé Composé:
Translate the following sentences. (See p. R27 for irregular participles.)
1. I searched for the pen. 14. They (masc.) read the newspaper.
2. They (fem.) searched for their shoes. 15. Jacques took the bus.
3. You (sing.) ate a grilled ham-and-cheese sandwich for which the French are renowned. 16. We did our homework.
4. You (pl.) ate fish and veggies. 17. Did you (pl.) do your homework?
5. She started to sing. 18. They rode bike all weekend.
6. We started to work. 19. Did you (sing) want a ham sandwich?
7. They (masc.) spoke English. 20. My mom said yes.
8. He spoke French. 21. Did you write the sentences?
9. Liselle knew the answer. 22. We were in Lyons.
10. She drank a Coke. 23. He put the pencil on the table.
11. He drank some milk. 24. I had to go.
12. I had some paper. 25. She saw a film.
13. You (sing.) read five books? 26. It rained.

Les Devoirs: rien. Pr&eacuteparez pour l'examen final. Bonne chance, mes amis!

French 2: Wednesday May 16 Lesson Plan

DUE: Write out full conjugations for one of the following types of verbs:

  1. regular -er verb
  2. regular -ir verb
  3. regular -re verb
  4. verb of motion (p. 60 or R44)
  5. reflexive verb
  6. être
  7. venir
  8. pouvoir
{5 minutes} Administrivia!
  • All French 2 tests take place on Friday (normal Maroon schedule).
  • All students should bring textbooks to turn in on Friday! (Bring any spares from home and locker as well!)
  • Remember: no computers, cell phones, MP3 players, or any other electronic devices allowed on your desk or your person during the final.
 {25 minutes}Verb review! Students put 4–5 forms in each category au tableau, also put the three specific verbs up, compare!

{35 minutes} Autour du monde! Vocab practice over all lists.

{25 minutes} Oral Exams! Speaking today:
  1. Chad et Dilon
  2. Brianna et Rachel
  3. Hayli et Abby
 Other students study for finals during this time.

French 1: Tuesday May 15 Lesson Plan

DUE: rien!

{15 minutes} Final Exam preview: CAH gives students general idea of format of final exam. Expect vocab, grammar, and translation from all seven chapters, with emphasis on material from Chapters 7, 6, 5, and second half of Chapter 4.

{50 minutes} Autour du monde! We review vocab from all seven chapters.

{25 minutes} Oral Exams! Students study for final exam while I grill the following students:
  • White 2: Tyrell et Evan
  • White 3: Adriana et Alec
  • White 4: Victoria 
 Les Devoirs: Nothing to submit, but study hard for the final!

French 2: Monday May 14 Lesson Plan

DUE: rien!

{10 minutes} Review Grammar Quiz on qui, que, dont, and imparfait et futur!

{50 minutes} Review verb conjugations: aller, vouloir, se laver.

{30 minutes} Oral exam time! 

Les Devoirs: Write out full conjugations for one of the following types of verbs:
  1. regular -er verb
  2. regular -ir verb
  3. regular -re verb
  4. verb of motion (p. 60 or R44)
  5. reflexive verb
  6. être
  7. venir
  8. pouvoir

French 1: Friday May 11 Lesson Plan

DUE: rien! parce que vous avez étudié comme un fou pour...

{30 minutes}  L'examen de grammaire de chapitre 7! Featuring:
  1. Passé composé—the past tense of -er verbs (p. 238), with ten extra special irregular forms (p. 240)
  2. ce/cet/cette/ces—adjectifs demonstratifs (p. 226)
  3. quel/quelle/quels/quelles—adjectifs interrogatifs (p. 228)
And now, we are in non-stop, hardcore final exam review mode!

{50 minutes} Classwide practice for oral final exam.

{10 minutes} Address questions about oral and written finals.

Les Devoirs: rien! étudiez, étudiez, étudiez pour les examens finals

French 2: Thursday May 10 Lesson Plan

DUE: rien... parce que vous avez passez tout votre temps en étudiant...

{30 minutes} Grammar Quiz! Featuring the imparfait, futur, et qui, que, et dont

{50 minutes} Practice for Oral Final Exam!

Les Devoirs: nothing to hand in, but practice, practice, practice for that Oral Final. We will spend next week hammering vocab and grammar in class.

French 1: Wednesday May 9 Lesson Plan

DUE: Do p. 239 Ex. 30 et p. 241 Ex. 34. Write complete sentences. Always. 

{30 minutes} Vocab Quiz 7.2! Finissez grande!


{50 minutes} Hard grammar review: past tense! passé composé!
  • Put homework sentences on board
  • Practice Qu'est-ce que tu as fait hier soir?
  • If time allows, practice ce (p. 226) and quel (p. 228)
{10 minutes} View and share Oral Final Exam video!

Les Devoirs: rien! mais étudiez comme un fou pour l'examen de grammaire que nous passerons vendredi!