- French I: 66
- French II: 41
- French III: 23
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French 2: Wednesday February 29 Lesson Plan
Note: Maroon Block 2 gets special guest appearance by Marion Veauvy, French exchange student at BHSU!
DUE: Write all Vocab 5.2 words four times.
{20 minutes} Read Comparaisons p. 169
DUE: Write all Vocab 5.2 words four times.
- Dans la journée words and sentences on pp. 170–171.
- Bold words in Exprimons-nous! p. 171
- D'autres mots utiles p. 171
- Bold words in Exprimons-nous! p. 173
- Slang words in Entre copains p. 173
- Students respond to CAH questions using vocab (use quand, aimer...)
- Students then ask each other questions using Vocab 5.2
{20 minutes} Read Comparaisons p. 169
- Students read quietly to themselves for 5 minutes.
- Read through twice, first time with no stop or dictionary, second time lookup allowed.
- Then we read aloud in class, respond to Et Toi? questions.
French 1: Tuesday February 28 Lesson Plan
DUE: pp. 164–165 Exs. 21 and 24
Les Devoirs:
- Ex. 21: write complete sentences!
- Ex. 24: highlight each Vocab 5.2 word/phrase you use!
- In groups of four, students practice reading their Exercise 24 e-mails to each other, emphasizing Vocab 5.2 words and phrases. Make sure all of those vocab words are highlighted!
- Get ready to read these e-mails out loud to the class!
- CAH checks homework during this time.
- Students read Exercise 24 e-mails out loud to class.
- Each time student reaches a highlighted Vocab 5.2 word, student raises the question mark card, stops, and waits for another student to offer definition. We'll go around the room in order to give these vocab answers.
- conjugate aller! to go!
- Going practice: CAH asks "Vas-tu au cinéma ce soir?" Students answer with "Je vais" or Je ne vais pas."
- Future practice: CAH asks "Tu vas faire quoi samedi?" Students answer "Je vais..." plus an infinitive verb!
Les Devoirs:
- Do p. 166, Exs. 27 and 28. Write out complete sentences!
- Keep studying for Vocab Quiz 5.2, scheduled for Monday, March 5!
French 2: Monday February 27 Lesson Plan
DUE: Do pp. 164-165 Exs. 12, 13
{25 minutes} Vocab Quiz 5.1!
{25 minutes} Vocab Quiz 5.1!
- All "morning routine" words (combing, brushing, washing, etc.)
- bolded words in Exprimons-nous! on 159
- d'autres mots utiles on 159
- statements in Exprimons-nous! on 161
- Entre copains words on 161
- Écrivez Exs. 12 et 13 au tableau.
- Students read quietly to themselves for 5 minutes.
- Read through twice, first time with no stop or dictionary, second time lookup allowed.
- Then we read aloud in class, respond to Et Toi? questions.
- Dans la journée words and sentences on pp. 170–171.
- Bold words in Exprimons-nous! p. 171
- D'autres mots utiles p. 171
- Bold words in Exprimons-nous! p. 173
- Slang words in Entre copains p. 173
French 1: Friday February 24 Lesson Plan
DUE: Vocab Writing Practice! Write all 5.2 vocab listed below four times:
- Places and weather (pp. 162-163)
- Exprimons-nous! p. 163
- Exprimons-nous! p. 165
- Avoir idioms p. 170
- CAH asks, "Où est-ce que tu aimes aller?"
- Students respond, "J'aime aller à la/au..." with one of our 5.2 Vocab words!
- CAH asks, "Quel temps fait-il aujourd'hui/en hiver/en été/etc.?"
- Students respond with approp. weather phrase.
- CAH asks "Tu vas faire quoi samedi?"
- Students respond with approp. phrase from p. 165
- CAH asks "Ça va?"
- Students respond with avoir idiom (p. 170)
- Students work in pairs!
- Find a really good picture of somebody doing something on the Internet.
- Write six questions about the photo using the following queries:
- Qui...?
- Qu'est-ce que...?
- Quand...?
- Où...?
- Pourquoi...?
- Comment...?
- Quel temps fait-il?
- ...or any other relevant question you (not Google Translate) can think of!
- Write answers to each of those questions.
- Practice saying those questions and answers
- You get 30 minutes to write and practice, 15 minutes for all to present!
- Present Q&A skit to class with picture on Smart Board! One person poses questions, other person answers! (Yes, you may use scripts.)
- Ex. 21: write complete sentences!
- Ex. 24: highlight each Vocab 5.2 word/phrase you use!
French 2: Thursday February 23 Lesson Plan
DUE:
{25 minutes} Review original morning routine sentences!
- Reflexive Verb Practice: Write ten original sentences using reflexive verbs pertaining to the morning routine.
- Whenever possible, include a phrase starting with avec and specifying a word from Vocab List 5.1!
- e.g.: Je ne me rase jamais avec mon rasoir électrique.
- Chapter 4 Grammar Review: Translate the following sentences into French (see pp. 124 and 136 for assistance!):
- Michel has been here for nine hours.
- For nine years, we've been playing tennis.
- Richard lost nothing.
- Marcel only ate five candies?
- Nobody listened to Sylvie.
- Somebody is bothering the cat.
- The printer did something.
- Nobody saw anything.
{25 minutes} Review original morning routine sentences!
- Each student reads five sentences aloud!
- Each student writes two sentences au tableau!
- Practice with "Je veux tout le..."
- Do Ex. 11 together!
- Do pp. 164-165 Exs. 12, 13
- Study for Vocab 5.1 Vocab Quiz on Monday!
- All "morning routine" words (combing, brushing, washing, etc.)
- bolded words in Exprimons-nous! on 159
- d'autres mots utiles on 159
- statements in Exprimons-nous! on 161
- Entre copains words on 161
French 2: Tuesday February 21 Lesson Plan
DUE: Les Devoirs: p. 163 Exs. 8 & 9
{5 minutes} Reveillez-vous les cerveaux! Put the following trios of reflexive verbs in the proper chronological order (i.e., what would you do first, then second, then third?). Then when you're done, read your order to a neighbor, see if you agree!
{5 minutes} Reveillez-vous les cerveaux! Put the following trios of reflexive verbs in the proper chronological order (i.e., what would you do first, then second, then third?). Then when you're done, read your order to a neighbor, see if you agree!
- s'habiller / se lever / se laver
- se maquiller / s'en aller / prendre une douche
- se sécher / se peigner / prendre un bain
- déjeuner / se réveiller / se brosser les dents
- se peigner / s'habiller /se réveiller
- Students put their sentences on board.
- Other students follow to change subjects!
- Other students follow to negate the reflexives!
- Review each class's quiz sentences on the board.
- Ask students to change parts of each sentence aloud.
- Reflexive Verb Practice: Write ten original sentences using reflexive verbs pertaining to the morning routine.
- Whenever possible, include a phrase starting with avec and specifying a word from Vocab List 5.1!
- e.g.: Je ne me rase jamais avec mon rasoir électrique.
- Chapter 4 Grammar Review: Translate the following sentences into French (see pp. 124 and 136 for assistance!):
- Michel has been here for nine hours.
- For nine years, we've been playing tennis.
- Richard lost nothing.
- Marcel only ate five candies?
- Nobody listened to Sylvie.
- Somebody is bothering the cat.
- The printer did something.
- Nobody saw anything.
French 1: Wednesday February 22 Lesson Plan
DUE: Les Devoirs: Complete review exercises on verb conjugation and use of adjectives as nouns.
{20 minutes} Review homework! Put above verbs and sentence completions on board.
{40 minutes} Question and answer practice!
- Verbs to conjugate:
je tu il/elle nous vous ils/elles attendre voyager commencer promener répéter perdre corriger lancer lever préférer vendre encourager prononcer acheter espérer - Sentences to complete:
- —Tu as besoin des feuilles de papier. Quelles feuilles de papier veux-tu?
—Je veux ______ (the purple ones). - —Quel homme est ton père?
—Mon père est ______ (the strong one). - —Tu as besoin d'une nouvelle gomme. Quelle gomme veux-tu?
—Je veux ______ (the green one). - —Tu as besoin d'un cahier. Quel cahier veux-tu?
—Je veux ______ (the white one). - —Quelle fille est ta sœur?
—Ma sœur est ______ (the tall one). - —Tu as besoin de nouvelles baskets. Quelles baskets veux-tu?
—Je veux ______ (the black ones). - —Tu as besoin d'une régle. Quelle régle veux-tu?
—Je veux ______ (the green one). - —Quel garçons sont tes frères?
—Mes frères sont ______ (the short ones). - —Tu as besoin d'un dictionnaire. Quel dictionnaire veux-tu?
—Je veux ______ (the gray one).
{20 minutes} Review homework! Put above verbs and sentence completions on board.
{40 minutes} Question and answer practice!
- Students work in pairs!
- Find a really good picture of somebody doing something on the Internet.
- Write six questions about the photo (Qui? Qu'est-ce que? Quand? Où? Pourquoi? Comment?).
- Write answers to each of those questions.
- Practice saying those questions and answers
- Present Q&A skit to class with picture on Smart Board!
- Places and weather (pp. 162-163)
- Exprimons-nous! p. 163
- Exprimons-nous! p. 165
- Avoir idioms p. 170
- Listen and repeat in class
French 1: Friday February 17 Lesson Plan
DUE: Les Devoirs!
{25 minutes} Chapter 4 Grammar Quiz review
- Do p. 156 Ex. 11 (write complete sentences!)
- Do p. 157 Ex. 13 (write questions and answers!)
- Do p. 158 Ex. 17 (write questions and answers!)
- Les sports et les passe-temps
- les saisons et les mois
{25 minutes} Chapter 4 Grammar Quiz review
- verb conjugation
- "the green ones"
- Verbs to conjugate:
je tu il/elle nous vous ils/elles attendre voyager commencer promener répéter perdre corriger lancer lever préférer vendre encourager prononcer acheter espérer - Sentences to complete:
- —Tu as besoin des feuilles de papier. Quelles feuilles de papier veux-tu?
—Je veux ______ (the purple ones). - —Quel homme est ton père?
—Mon père est ______ (the strong one). - —Tu as besoin d'une nouvelle gomme. Quelle gomme veux-tu?
—Je veux ______ (the green one). - —Tu as besoin d'un cahier. Quel cahier veux-tu?
—Je veux ______ (the white one). - —Quelle fille est ta sœur?
—Ma sœur est ______ (the tall one). - —Tu as besoin de nouvelles baskets. Quelles baskets veux-tu?
—Je veux ______ (the black ones). - —Tu as besoin d'une régle. Quelle régle veux-tu?
—Je veux ______ (the green one). - —Quel garçons sont tes frères?
—Mes frères sont ______ (the short ones). - —Tu as besoin d'un dictionnaire. Quel dictionnaire veux-tu?
—Je veux ______ (the gray one).
French 2: Thursday February 16 Lesson Plan
If you have not taken the Chapter 4 Grammar Quiz, you have until vendredi, 17 février, 15:30 to do so!
DUE: Vocab 5.1 writing practice! Write all words and phrases we practiced Tuesday on pp. 158-161 four times!- All "morning routine" words (combing, brushing, washing, etc.)
- bolded words in Exprimons-nous! on 159
- d'autres mots utiles on 159
- statements in Exprimons-nous! on 161
- Entre copains words on 161
{5 minutes} Hurry up! Wake-up drill!
- In sequence, each student turns to neighbor and says one of the five "Hurry up!" phrases on p. 161:
- Dépêche-toi!
- Vous allez être en retard.
- Tu es prêt? (masc.) // Tu es prête? (fem.)
- Alors, on y va?
- Arrête de traîner!
- First, practice in pairs, asking "Qu'est-ce que tu fais chaque matin?" and answering "Chaque matin, je..." with a statement or two about something you do each morning.
{25 minutes} Reflexive verbs! p. 162!
- Show conjugations of s'appeller, se laver, se lever on board (students should also write them down!)
- Practice p. 162 Ex. 6 together
French 1: Wednesday February 15 Lesson Plan
If you have not taken the Chapter 4 Grammar Quiz, you have until jeudi, 16 février, 15:30 to do so!
DUE: Write ten original questions!- Use each of the question words listed on p. 156 at least once.
- Each question should include at least one vocab word/phrase from our current list; each sentence should refer to a different activity (no writing ten sentences all about faire du skate!).
- Be prepared to ask these questions out loud (and answer other students' questions) in class aujourd'hui!
{10 minutes} Oral Practice!
- First, have each student read one question aloud from today's homework. CAH will correct as necessary.
- After that group review, students in trios practice asking and answering questions written for today's homework assignment.
- Be sure questions use est-ce que where necessary!
- Split class into thirds.
- Each student goes around his/her third and asks as many of his/her questions as make sense. One question per student; keep moving!
- After thirds, bring class into one large group, go around the room with student questions.
- Students in large group must pose their questions to someone not in their third.
- Every student must answer three questions.
- read Un peu plus on p. 158 together
- give 5 minutes to write p. 159 Ex. 18, then read answers out loud (two rounds!)
- Study for Vocab Quiz 5.1, coming Friday!
- Do p. 156 Ex. 11 (write complete sentences!)
- Do p. 157 Ex. 13 (write questions and answers!)
- Do p. 158 Ex. 17 (write questions and answers!)
French 2: Tuesday February 14 Lesson Plan
DUE: Write a paragraph (en français, bien sûr!) on who's "right" in this story, L'Inspecteur or Mlle Isabelle.
{10 minutes} Warm-up: speaking and listening!
{10 minutes} Warm-up: speaking and listening!
- Students trio up, read each other their paragraphs
- Each student must ask a question about each paragraph they hear; author must respond, all in French, of course!
- CAH scores paragraphs during this time.
- After each paragraph, students ask questions from the floor. Each paragraph must get at least one question. Speaker must respond in French.
- Read and repeat all "morning routine" words
- Practice Exprimons-nous! on 159 and 161, d'autres mots utiles on 159, and Entre copains words on 161
French 1: Monday February 13 Lesson Plan
DUE:
- Do p. 153 Ex. 4.
- Write 12 original sentences talking about doing certain sports and pastimes (from our 5.1 vocab list on pp. 151–152!) during certain times of the year.
- Two sentences must have je as the subject.
- Two sentences must have tu as the subject.
- Two sentences must name one other person (Gustave, Murièle, etc.) as the subject.
- Two sentences must have nous as the subject.
- Two sentences must have vous as the subject.
- Two sentences must name two or more other people as the subject.
- All sentences must use conjugated forms of faire or jouer.
- Each sentence must use a different activity.
- Each sentence must use a different time of the year, either a month or a season.
- Students trade papers, read each other's sentences to each other; original writer should be able to translate each sentence back.
- CAH scores homework during this time.
- Review p. 153 Ex. 4 out loud
- Students (six at a time) write examples of sentences from second half of homework on board.
- CAH sends new students to board to revise sentences given different subjects.
- Learn the Who/What/When/Where/Why/How of French:
- Don't use est-ce que with être: Où est ton frère? Comment est ton amie? Qui est le prof?
- Notice French doesn't use a separate whom... but it is picky about not ending clauses with prepositions:
- Avec qui est-ce que tu fais du ski? ("With whom are you going skiing?"... not the colloquial American "Who are you going skiing with?"
- À qui est-ce qu'elle téléphone pour inviter à jouer à des jeux vidéo? ("To whom is she calling to invite to play video games?"... not "Who is she calling to to invite...."
- De qui as-tu besoin? ("Of whom do you have need?"... not "Whom do you have need of?"
- Practice in class with pp. 156-157, Exs. 11, 12, 13.
who | Qui...? |
what | Qu'est-ce que...? |
when | Quand est-ce que...? |
where | Où est-ce que...? |
why | Pourquoi est-ce que...? |
how | Comment est-ce que...? |
with whom | Avec qui est-ce que...? |
- Use each of the question words listed on p. 156 at least once.
- Each question should include at least one vocab word/phrase from our current list; each sentence should refer to a different activity (no writing ten sentences all about faire du skate!).
- Be prepared to ask these questions out loud (and answer other students' questions) in class Wednesday.
French 2: Friday February 10 Lesson Plan
If you missed Wednesday's grammar quiz, be sure to get in today during Spartan Time to make it up!
DUE: p. 144 Exs. B & C
{60 minutes} Read and review "Intermezzo"
DUE: p. 144 Exs. B & C
{60 minutes} Read and review "Intermezzo"
- Students read together in pairs and trios, alternate lines and characters
- Then we read and repeat together!
- Discuss vocab, future tense!
French 1: Thursday, February 9 Lesson Plan
DUE: Two Assignments!
{20 minutes} More vocab practice!
- Write each season and month four times.
- Create a poster promoting your favorite activities:
- You can list one or more activities.
- Your poster must include at least 10 French words! Include adjectives, months, seasons, exclamations, and other words relevant to the activities.
- You could use "Allons faire du...!" ("Let's do...!")
- At least one key word must be big enough to be legible from across the room—catch the eye!
- Poster must include at least one picture/image/graphic.
- Students go around the room, ask four different people What they do for sports or pastimes:
- Qu'est-ce que tu fais comme sport?
- Qu'est-ce que tu fais comme passe-temps?
- Write down the answers.
- Everyone reports to class what each person they talked to does! Bob fait du ski, Yolanda joue de la guitare....
{20 minutes} More vocab practice!
- Do p. 152 Exs. 1, 2, & 3 together as class.
- Learn this irregular conjugation!
je fais nous faisons tu fais vous faites il/elle/on fait ils/elles font - practice with p. 154, ex. 6
- Do p. 153 Ex. 4.
- Write 12 original sentences talking about doing certain sports and pastimes (from our 5.1 vocab list on pp. 151–152!) during certain times of the year.
- Two sentences must have je as the subject.
- Two sentences must have tu as the subject.
- Two sentences must name one other person (Gustave, Murièle, etc.) as the subject.
- Two sentences must have nous as the subject.
- Two sentences must have vous as the subject.
- Two sentences must name two or more other people as the subject.
- All sentences must use conjugated forms of faire or jouer.
- Each sentence must use a different activity.
- Each sentence must use a different time of the year, either a month or a season.
- Study for a quiz over Vocab List 5.1 to be given on Friday, February 17.
French 2: Wednesday February 8 Lesson Plan
DUE: Translation of 15 sentences reviewing p. 124 and p. 136:
- Bob did nothing.
- Luc saw no one.
- Liselle ate something bad.
- Camille talked to someone.
- Jean-Claude speaks only French.
- We've been in Paris for five days.
- Pierre and Antoine have taken math for ten years.
- Pauline has been taking history for three months.
- Someone has been using the phone for three hours.
- Something has been making noise (faire du bruit) since midnight.
- No one has been here for two hours.
- No one has been here since two in the afternoon.
- Nothing has been happening for two weeks.
- I haven't seen anyone for three days.
- I have been eating only bread and cheese since Monday.
{20 minutes} Review sentences on board!
- Students place sentences on board five at a time, check for correct grammar.
- Then send new students to board to change each sentence with new words, following patterns similar to what's written.
{30 minutes} Listening and Speaking practice: "Intermezzo" pp. 142–144
- Listen to story twice on big speakers
- Practice reading story aloud
{30 minutes} Grammar Quiz!
Les Devoirs: p. 144 Exs. B & C. Write the statements for each item as well as the correct response.
French 1: Tuesday February 7 Lesson Plan
DUE: rien! Mais bien sûr, vous avez préparé pour...
{25 minutes} Grammar Quiz Chapter 4!
{25 minutes} Grammar Quiz Chapter 4!
- This quiz covers pp. 116 (-re verbs)...
- p. 118 (-cer/-ger verbs)...
- p. 128 (accent-switching -er verbs)...
- and p. 130 (using articles and adjectives to refer to "the big one, the green one" etc.).
- These items are summarized on p. 140 (the über-review page).
- Écoutez et répétez phrases on pp. 150–151.
- First do seasons and months: Quand est ton anniversaire? Mon anniversaire, c'est le 7 août!
- Then do activities: conjugate jouer and faire first, then ask if folks do the activities.
- Write each season and month four times.
- Create a poster promoting your favorite activities:
- You can list one or more activities.
- Your poster must include at least 10 French words! Include adjectives, months, seasons, exclamations, and other words relevant to the activities.
- You could use "Allons faire du...!" ("Let's do...!")
- At least one key word must be big enough to be legible from across the room—catch the eye!
- Poster must include at least one picture/image/graphic.
French 2: Monday February 6 Lesson Plan
Note #1: Late Start! 10:15!
Note #2: I grant full credit for assignments completed when I come around to take scores at the beginning of class. Starting today, assignments submitted on the due date but after we have gone over the answers out loud and/or on the board will receive reduced credit. Assignments submitted late (i.e., after 3:30 p.m. on the due date) will continue to receive half credit. Assignments submitted more than one week after the due date will continue to receive zero credit.
DUE: Practice quelqu'un, quelque chose, ne... personne, ne... rien, and ne...que! Translate the 21 sentences given last time:
Note #2: I grant full credit for assignments completed when I come around to take scores at the beginning of class. Starting today, assignments submitted on the due date but after we have gone over the answers out loud and/or on the board will receive reduced credit. Assignments submitted late (i.e., after 3:30 p.m. on the due date) will continue to receive half credit. Assignments submitted more than one week after the due date will continue to receive zero credit.
DUE: Practice quelqu'un, quelque chose, ne... personne, ne... rien, and ne...que! Translate the 21 sentences given last time:
- Someone is here.
- No one is here.
- Something is happening [use arriver or se passer].
- Nothing is happening.
- I saw someone!
- I saw nobody!
- I saw nothing!
- I saw only two boys [use ne... que].
- Do you want something?
- I want nothing.
- They want someone.
- We want no one.
- Nobody wants anything!
- I only want you.
- Somebody ate my cake.
- Nobody ate Beau's cake.
- The travelers ate nothing.
- I only ate your grilled ham-and-cheese sandwich for which the French are renowned.
- Somebody knows something.
- Nobody knows anything.
- I only speak the truth [the noun I'm thinking of starts with a v]!
- Students put exercises on board while CAH takes scores. (Six at a time at board!)
- After sentences are up, students remain at board to read sentences out loud.
- Do p. 124, Exercise 11 together (CAH reads script on p. 115E).
- Figure out and write answers for p. 125 Exs. 13 & 14
- Listen to story twice on big speakers
- Practice reading story aloud
- Be prepared to practice reading this story aloud and answer questions about it on Wednesday!
- Bob did nothing.
- Luc saw no one.
- Liselle ate something bad.
- Camille talked to someone.
- Jean-Claude speaks only French.
- We've been in Paris for five days.
- Pierre and Antoine have taken math for ten years.
- Pauline has been taking history for three months.
- Someone has been using the phone for three hours.
- Something has been making noise (faire du bruit) since midnight.
- No one has been here for two hours.
- No one has been here since two in the afternoon.
- Nothing has been happening for two weeks.
- I haven't seen anyone for three days.
- I have been eating only bread and cheese since Monday.
French 1: Thursday February 2 Lesson Plan
DUE: pp. 138–139 Exs. 1, 2, 3 & 4: write out complete sentences with answers circled/highlighted.
{15 minutes} Verb Conjugation warm-up!
{10 minutes} Read Exercise 2 aloud, put proper verb forms on board.
{10 minutes} Read Exercise 3 aloud
{20 minutes} Practice "the ___ one" statements! (p. 130)
{15 minutes} Verb Conjugation warm-up!
- Each student gets a verb to conjugate on the board!
- -re verbs (p. 116): attendre, entendre, perdre, répondre, vendre, rendre
- -ger verbs (p. 118): manger, changer, échanger, corriger, déranger, encourager, voyager
- -cer verbs (p. 118): commencer, placer, prononcer, remplacer, avancer, lancer
- accent-adders (p. 128): acheter, amener, emmener, lever, promener
- accent-changers (p. 128): préférer, espérer, répéter
{10 minutes} Read Exercise 2 aloud, put proper verb forms on board.
{10 minutes} Read Exercise 3 aloud
- Change sentences into questions, practice asking which one is Frédéric's
- Students should respond with "The white one! The blue ones!" in French, as appropriate.
{20 minutes} Practice "the ___ one" statements! (p. 130)
- Ask students to distinguish between items belonging to others:
- "Quel sac à dos est à Marie?"
- "C'est le gris/noir/rouge/vert...."
- "Quelle personne est Alex?"
- "C'est le grand/le petit/le blond/le brun...."
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