French 3: Friday March 8 2013 Lesson Plan

DUE: rien! (CAH était evidemment malade)

[15 minutes] Verb practice! Write present, past, imperfect, future, conditional, and subjunctive of two verbs!

[25 minutes] Read poems and translations aloud!

[30 minutes] Introduce new vocabulary 9.1 pp. 366–369

Les Devoirs: Write Vocab List 9.1 words and phrases four times!

French 1: Thursday March 7 2013 Lesson Plan

DUE:  Les Devoirs: Write out p. 191, Exs. 16 and 17.

• In Ex. 17, write the question, then the answer in a complete sentence.

[15 minutes] Practice -ir verb conjugations online!

• Select "-ir verbs" and "présent".
• Note that you need to include accent marks on this U. Texas website.
• Students work individually on this 15-verb exercise.
• CAH checks homework during this time.

[20 minutes] Grammar/Vocab Review: Share homework sentences aloud. Focus on Ex. 17, questions with original student answers!

[55 minutes] Breakfast Skits!

• Students in trios prepare brief skits about eating breakfast.
• Two of the students must each say five lines.
• Each line must contain at least one vocab word.
• Third student doesn't have to say anything, but during skit, must hold up a card/paper with each word vocab as it is spoken!
• Prepare for 40 minutes, present during last 15 minutes of this class period.
• Each student who misses today should write his/her own skit along these lines and present that text to CAH upon returning to class. Live presentation is optional and contingent on finding willing partner

Les Devoirs: Étudiez comme fou pour l'examen de vocabulaire 6.1

• Breakfast words pp. 184–185
• Exprimons-nous pp. 185 & 187
• Entre copains p. 189
• -ir verbs p. 190!

French 2: Wednesday March 6 2013 Lesson Plan

[early release: shortened periods!]

DUE: rien! Mais vous avez étudiez pour...

[30 minutes] L'examen de grammaire!

• dont, qui, and que (p. 314)
• passé composé (pp. 58, 60, 174)

[45 minutes] New Vocabulary: List 7.1! pp. 234–237

• Écoutez et répétez!

Les Devoirs: handwrite Vocab List 7.1 four times!

French 3: Wednesday March 6 2013 Lesson Plan

DUE: Transcription and Translation of two poems on pp. 209 & 210, "Je viens d'une île  de soleil" et "Le Canada"

[30 minutes] Vocab Quiz 5.2! pp. 198–201

[45 minutes] Finish poem translations!

Les Devoirs: rien! Be ready to head for Chapter 9, on the arts, next time!

French 1: Tuesday March 5 2013 Lesson Plan

DUE: Les Devoirs: Write ten original sentences using the partitive and terms from Vocab 6.1.

1. Each sentence should have a different subject (i.e., a different person eating or having or wanting something) and a different direct object (a different food being eaten or had or wanted).
2. Pay attention to whether you need du, de la, or des.
3. Write two sentences in the negative, saying the subject doesn't want any of whatever you're talking about.

[10 minutes] Oral Warm-up! Students swap homework papers, read and translate each other's sentences. CAH checks homework during this time.
[20 minutes] Large group oral practice! CAH goes around twice. Each student reads a sentence from homework, and we check for proper use and understanding of the partitive.

• In simplest terms, the partitive means some. In the negative, it means none or not any.

[35 minutes] New Grammar: -ir verb conjugation! p. 190!

je finis	nous finissons
tu finis	vous finissez
il/elle finit	ils/elles finissent

• The plural forms (the 4, 5, and 6) take an extra -iss before the normal ending (think: "I'll get ISS if I don't add that ending!")
• The -ent in the ils/elles form is still silent!
• Practice the -ir verbs listed on p. 190: choisir, grossir, maigrir, grandir, réussir à.
• Practice with these fun and exciting verbs taken from the amazing Dictionnaire Inverse: rougir, démolir, obéir, brandir, blondir, subir, vrombir, vomir!
• Practice with pp. 190–191 Exs. 13 and 15

Les Devoirs: Write out p. 191, Exs. 16 and 17.

• In Ex. 17, write the question, then the answer in a complete sentence.
• And keep that 6.1 Vocab fresh for a quiz next week Monday, March 11!

French 2: Monday March 4 2013 Lesson Plan

Late start: Blocks 2 and 3 shift to Maroon 3 & 4 slots, but run normal 90 minutes!

DUE: rien! Mais étudiez beaucoup et sans cesser pour l'examen de Vocabulaire 9.2! pp. 322–325

[30 minutes] Vocab Quiz 9.2!

[30 minutes] Grammar Practice: dont-qui-que! Traduisez les phrases suivantes:

1. J'ai raté l'émission que j'adore.
2. Tu as raté l'émission qui joue à sept heures.
3. Nous avons raté l'émission dont Jean-Claude a parlé si passionnement.
4. Vous regardez le feuilleton dont la vedette est français?
5. Mes amis regardent le feuilleton qui ne m'interesse pas.
6. Papa a regardé un feuilleton que les enfants détestent.
7. The news program has a newscaster (m) whom we adore.
8. The sports program has a host (f) who is red-haired and smart.
9. The documentary has a host (m) whose elephants are famous.
10. I listened to a rap artist whose car cost a million euros.
11. We listened to a blues singer who lives in Louisiana.
12. Bob found the techno CD that his parents bought in Bordeaux.

[30 minutes] Verb Practice! Present and past tense.

• Work with past tense forms from pp. 58 and 60, plus reflexive past in Chapter 5!

Les Devoirs: rien! But study for that grammar quiz over dont qui que and present and past tense of verbs! pp. 58, 60, 174, and 314!

French 3: Monday March 4 2013 Lesson Plan

Late start! Slightly shorter period!

DUE: Write twelve sentences using apporter, amener, emporter, and emener (three for each verb).

[15 minutes] Homework sentences au tableau!

[15 minutes] Vocab Drill! Autour du monde!

[45 minutes] Work time on translations!

Les Devoirs: Translate both poems on pp. 209–210!

• Write out each poem in French, line by line.
• Then next to each French line, write your English version.
• And don't forget to study for Vocab Quiz 5.2!