French 1: Tue/Wed September 11-12 2012 Lesson Plan

DUE: Rien! Mais j'éspère que vous avez étudiez fort pour...

[30 minutes] L'examen de vocabulaire 1.1!

• CAH will say 30 French words and phrases from the numbers and conversations that we have practiced in this first chapter so far.
• Students write down English translations of each word/phrase.
• Changez, corrigez, et notez! (Trade 'em and grade 'em!)

[20 minutes] Alphabet practice! Sing!

[30 minutes] New Classroom Vocabulary: Practice pronunciation of vocab in pix on p. 18 and commands on p. 20!

Les Devoirs: Write all vocab on pp. 18 and 20 (including Exprimons-nous!) three times.

French 2: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 Lesson Plan

DUE: Translate to English p. 17 "La famille au Maroc"

• Write out the entire paragraph in French (yes, transcribe!).
• Below that transcription, write a reasonable English translation of the paragraph. Don't use Google Translate! First, translate as much as you can just from your brain. Listen for cognates (French words that look like their English counterparts). Leave blanks for what you don't know. Then turn to your textbook glossary, the dictionary, etc. to translate the rest.

But first...

[20 minutes] Vocab Quiz 1.1!

• CAH reads 30 French words/phrases, students write reasonable English translations
• Changez, corrigez, et notez!

[30 minutes] Practice Reading and Translation!

• Students pair up, practice reading "La famille au Maroc" as smoothly as possible.
• CAH checks homework and records quiz scores during this time.
• Hear a couple of student translations.

[20 minutes] Practice New Vocab pp. 18-21

• CAH/TA leads pronunciation of vocab in pix, D'autres mots utiles, Exprimons-nous, and Entre copains

Les Devoirs: Write all Vocab 1.2 words, including pix, D'autres mots utiles, Exprimons-nous, and Entre copains, four times!

French 3: Monday, September 10, 2012 Lesson Plan

DUE: Les Devoirs! 

1. Write out pp. 12-13 Exs. 13 & 15 (irregular verb conjugation!). Write out the complete sentences, including the questions for Ex. 15, Abby (and everyone else)!
2. Étudiez pour l'examen de vocabulaire lundi, le 10 septembre!

[20 minutes] Vocab Quiz 1.1!

• The normal drill: CAH reads words in French, students write English translation.
• Grade in class.

[30 minutes] Irregular Verb Practice (pp. 12-13)

• First, CAH checks quiz score and homework while students pair up and compare answers.
• Then students write sentences from Exs. 13 and 15 on board for review.
• Students pair up, practice avoir, être, aller, faire, prendre, venir by making sentences using each pronoun form (je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles) and saying that so-and-so has, is, goes, does/makes, takes, and comes.
• CAH calls on students to give examples of proper use of each verb.

[10 minutes] Reading a class schedule!

• Students read L'emploi du temps de Laura on p. 15
• In pairs, write answers to the 6 questions in Exercise 20 in class
• Share answers with class!

Les Devoirs: 

• Read, write out in French, and translate la carte postale de Damien (p. 18). Write the translation side-by-side with the French transcript.
• Write the vocab words on p. 19, 20, and 21 three times (including D'autres mots utiles, Entre copains, and Exprimons-nous).

French 1: Fri-Mon, September 7-10, 2012 Lesson Plan

DUE: Les Devoirs!

• Interview six classmates in French, find out their age, write down how old they are (in complete sentences, writing out the numbers as words!
• [added Sept 6! Maroon 2 students may complete this task by Tues., Sept 11] Add your ten words from the first vocab lookup assignment to the Homegrown Vocab list on Google Docs. Include English word, French word (with special characters!), your name and section (M2, W2, W4), and any useful notes.

[25 minutes] Make sure the Homegrown Vocab list on Google Docs is working for everyone! Everyone will have access before leaving this classroom!

[20 minutes] Practice Quel âge as-tu?

• Students pair up, switch papers, read each others age reports out loud.
• CAH checks homework during this time. 
• Then extend: CAH asks students how old others are: Quel âge a Bob/Marie? Il a ___ ans. Elle a ___ ans

[15 minutes] Practice basic conversations!

• Bonjour!
• Comment tu t'appelles? Je m'appelle ___.
• Enchanté(e)!
• Ça va/Comment ça va?/Ça va bien?/Comment allez-vous?
• Bien/Mal/Très.../Comme ci comme ça.
• Au revoir/À plus tard/À bientôt/À tout à l'heure....

[20 minutes] Practice numbers 1-30 (include 40!)

Les Devoirs: étudiez pour l'examen de vocabulaire la prochaine fois!

French 2: Fri/Mon, September 7-10, 2012 Lesson Plan

DUE: Les Devoirs! Write out p. 13, Exs. 13-14

[20 minutes] Vocab review!

• [10 minutes] Students line up face to face, ask each other vocab words.
• [10 minutes] CAH/TA drills students
• Remember: Vocab Quiz next time!

[15 minutes] Review homework!

• First, students in pairs read each other their responses.
• CAH checks papers during this time.
• Then students write sentences on board, we correct them together!

[25 minutes] beau, nouveau, vieux

• Note the exceptional -l in the masculing form before vowels!
• Practice with Exs. 17-18 
• Each student writes six sentences, two for each of these adjectives. Try to come up with masculine/feminine pairs!
• Students share sentences out loud

Les Devoirs: Translate to English p. 17 "La famille au Maroc"

• Write out the entire paragraph in French (yes, transcribe!).
• Below that transcription, write a reasonable English translation of the paragraph. Don't use Google Translate! First, translate as much as you can just from your brain. Listen for cognates (French words that look like their English counterparts). Leave blanks for what you don't know. Then turn to your textbook glossary, the dictionary, etc. to translate the rest.

French 3: Thursday, September 6, 2012 Lesson Plan

DUE: Les Devoirs: Write three times...

• all vocab words in List #1, p. 37
• Exprimons-nous phrases on pp. 7 & 9
• the word foirer (p. 8... and note diff Québecois meaning!)

[10 minutes] Quiz en pairs! Students pair up, quiz each other on the vocab words

• CAH checks homework and enters points during this time.

[10 minutes] Vocab practice with CAH

• CAH says vocab aloud, students give translation. 
• Do some French to English, some English to French
• Don't forget foirer (and note it's not polite in France)!
• Vocab Quiz 1.1 will happen Monday, Sept. 10! Étudiez!

[20 minutes] Vocab Practice: Do pp. 8-9, Exs. 1, 3, 4, 5 together in class (quiet time to write, then respond aloud)

[10 minutes] Regular Verb Conjugation Practice: Do pp. 10-11 Exs. 8 & 10 together

[20 minutes] Common Irregular Verb Practice: p. 12

• avoir, être, aller, faire, prendre, venir
• CAH gives each student a sentence to translate from English to French on board!

Les Devoirs:

1. Write out pp. 12-13 Exs. 13 & 15 (irregular verb conjugation!). Write out the complete sentences, including the questions for Ex. 15, Abby (and everyone else)!
2. Étudiez pour l'examen de vocabulaire lundi, le 10 septembre!

Mika: "Elle me dit"

A student played this song for me on his phone yesterday: "Elle me dit," by Mika, 2011:
Pourquoi tu gâches ta vie?
Pourquoi tu gâches ta vie?
Danse, danse, danse!