French 1: Day 4 Lesson Plan

{5 minutes} DUE: p. 15 Ex. 24: compose at least 10 sentences from the given components!

• CAH checks work while students study for...
  

{30 minutes} Le Premier Quiz! p. 35 Vocabulaire 1

• leave time to make sure everyone can access Moodle!
  

{30 minutes} Classroom Vocabulary! (p.18)

• Qu'est-ce que c'est? C'est...!
• Touchez... Students get up and lay hands on the item
• (use regardez or montrez for garçon, fille, and professeur!)
  

{25 minutes} Classroom Commands (p. 20): Drill!

• First CAH drills students.
• Then individual students are promoted to give commands!

Les Devoirs: Réposez-vous! Bon week-end!

French 1: Day 3 Lesson Plan

DUE: p. 35 Vocabulaire 1: Students should have written each of these French words/phrases three times. No need to submit by e-mail or Moodle; CAH will look at this assignment on your paper/computer while you do the following activity:

{10 minutes} Vocabulary Review (p. 37)

• Students work à trois
• One student says word/phrase from Vocabulaire 1; other two say English meaning
• Student #1 asks 5 words, then Student #2 asks 5, then Student #3 asks 5....

{10 minutes} Review les nombres

• Do p. 10 Ex. 12 aloud; expand with other sequences
• Review "Quel âge as-tu?" with students asking each other.

{20 minutes} Grammar: Subjects and verbs

• Identify subjects and verbs in English and French sentences
• note two types: doing and being
• Do pp. 12-13 Exs. 17–19 ensemble.

{20 minutes} French subject pronouns! (p. 14)

• special mention for on ("on parle français")
• Do pp. 14–15, Exs. 21–23 ensemble

Les Devoirs (homework!):

• Study for Vocab Quiz next meeting (over Vocabulaire 1, p. 35)
• Do p. 15 Ex. 24: compose at least 10 sentences from the given components!
  

French 2: Day 3 Lesson Plan

DUE: p. 37 Vocabulaire 1: Students should have written each of these French words/phrases three times. No need to submit by e-mail or Moodle; CAH will look at this assignment on your paper/computer while you do the following activity:

{10 minutes} Vocabulary Review (p. 37)

• Students work à trois
• One student says word/phrase from Vocabulaire 1; other two say English meaning
• Student #1 asks 5 words, then Student #2 asks 5, then Student #3 asks 5....

{15 minutes} Grammar Review: avoir et être (p.10)

• Know your conjugations!
• Know how to negate (ne + verb + pas).
• Know how to ask questions (Est-ce que + sentence).
• Oral practice: pp. 10–11, ex. 6–8
  

{10 minutes} Grammar Review 2: Adjective Agreement (p. 12)

• Masculine→feminine: usually add -e
  
• -x→-se
• -f→-ve
• -g→-gue
• -l→-lle
• Singular→plural: usu. add -s.
• marron et orange ne changent pas!
  

{30 minutes} Prepare and present personal descriptions!

• Back in trios
• Students compose descriptions of each other
• Use vocab in this chapter and prior vocab to describe fellow trio members' age, personality, appearance, family, etc.
• Prepare at least five sentences about each group member
• Present this period!

{25 minutes} Les Devoirs (remember, that means homework!)

• Study for Vocab Quiz next meeting (over Vocabulaire 1, p. 37)
• Write pp. 12–13, exs. 12 & 14

Submitting Assignments by E-Mail: Include Subject Line!

For standard formatting, when you submit an assignment by e-mail, please include a subject line with the following information:

• Course name (French 1, French 2)
• Your section (M1 for Maroon 1, W2 for White 2, etc.)
• Due date

For example, French 2 students in Maroon 3rd period should submit their current assignment with the following subject line:

• French 2 M3 Assignment: Aug 26

Subject lines help me sort your e-mails and keep from missing any submissions. Plus, they also will help distinguish homework submissions (which I may not open until after the due date so I can grade them all at once) and questions or comments which require an immediate reply.

French 2: Day 1 Lesson Plan

Review greetings

• Bonjour!
  
• Comment tu t’appelles?
  
• Enchanté(e).
• Comment ça va/Ça va bien?
• Bien. Très bien. Pas mal. Mal....

Students receive textbooks: electronic textbook available!

CAH reviews syllabus, rules, grading, what class is about

• Emphasize that students should listen to, speak, read, and write French every day, not just class days! Écoutez, parlez, lisez, et écrivez français chaque jour!
  

Review alphabet: Sing!

Reading

• pp. 6–7: I read bubbles, all repeat in unison
• Then groups read, then indivs. Practice accent

Les Devoirs (that's French for Homework!)

• p. 6: Write each dialogue bubble in French. Then write English translation. Then write French again. Say it as you write it.
• Example:
• seven bubbles total
• Submit to CAH via e-mail.
• Maroon Due Date: Friday, August 26
• White Due Date: Monday, August 29

For standard formatting, when you submit an assignment by e-mail, please include a subject line with the following information:

• Course name (French 1, French 2)
• Your section (M1 for Maroon 1, W2 for White 2, etc.)
• Due date

For example, French 2 students in Maroon 3rd period should submit their current assignment with the following subject line:

• French 2 M3 Assignment: Aug 26

French 1: Day 1 Lesson Plan

Oral Practice: Greetings!

• Bonjour!
• Comment tu t’appelles?
• Enchanté(e).

Oral Practice: How are you?

• Comment ça va/Ça va bien?
• Bien. Mal. Très bien. Très mal. Pas mal. Merci. Et tu/vous?
• Au revoir!

Students receive textbooks: electronic textbook available!

CAH reviews syllabus, rules, grading, what class is about

• Emphasize that students should listen to, speak, read, and write French every day, not just class days! Écoutez, parlez, lisez, et écrivez français chaque jour!
  

Begin numbers: 1–10

• First show 1–5 with French hand gestures
• Then répétez ensemble.
• Repeat with 1–10
• Expect 11–20 next class!

Reading (review of top of block!)

• pp. 6 & 8: CAH reads bubbles, students repeat in unison
• Then groups read, then indivs. Practice accent!

Les Devoirs (that's French for Homework!)

• pp. 6 & 8: Write each dialogue bubble in French. Then write English translation. Then write French again. Say it as you write it.
• Example:
• ten bubbles total
• Submit to CAH via e-mail.
• Maroon Due Date: Friday, August 26
• White Due Date: Monday, August 29

For standard formatting, when you submit an assignment by e-mail, please include a subject line with the following information:

• Course name (French 1, French 2)
• Your section (M1 for Maroon 1, W2 for White 2, etc.)
• Due date

For example, French 1 students in Maroon 2nd period should submit their current assignment with the following subject line:

• French 1 M2 Assignment: Aug 26

Bienvenue à l'aventure français!

Cette année, j'enseigne le français aux élèves à Spearfish High School. Voici mes observations, pensées, et quelques hyperliens utiles. Bienvenue à l'aventure pédagogique!