Friday, December 20, 2019

We played quizlet.live with their new set of vocab. Have a wonderful break and see you in a few weeks!

Thursday, December 19, 2019

We took notes on chapter 3, which is mostly -ER verbs. We introduced the verbs by students acting it out in front of the class and we repeated it in French. Then we watched the video that goes with this vocab.

Wednesday, December 18, 2019

We finished our French holiday film today. Then we updated our self-assessment sheets with our classroom objects assessment and our interpersonal speaking assessment. Tomorrow we will begin chapter 3 and regular -ER verbs.

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Students took their chapter 2 assessment today. Then I had students label in their planners what the dates for the final exam sections will be for this class.

L’examen final:

Jan 15^th – interpretive (reading/listening)

Jan 16^th – writing

Jan 21-22 – speaking

Monday, December 16, 2019

We spent today reviewing for their assessment tomorrow. We did a different review than we've done before - we rotated through 8 different stations that model information on our assessment tomorrow.

Upcoming assessment - Ch 2 making sentences plural, conjugations of etre, what you need for classes, reading a school schedule - Tues, Dec 17th

Friday, December 13, 2019

We reviewed today for their assessment next Tuesday. Students completed a review worksheet titled "Pratique:Grammaire" and I gave them a worksheet that models the reading portion of the assessment. Both these pages models the assessment in format. We went over the answers then continued with our French holiday cartoon that we began yesterday.

Upcoming assessment - Ch 2 making sentences plural, conjugations of etre, what you need for classes, reading a school schedule - Tues, Dec 17th

Thursday, December 12, 2019

Students did their interpersonal speaking assessment today. While students were assessing, they completed pg 14 #7, #8  in their chapter 2 packet.

Upcoming assessment - Ch 2 making sentences plural, conjugations of etre, what you need for classes, reading a school schedule - Tues, Dec 17th

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

We spent half the class working on their questions for their speaking assessment tomorrow. Then we worked with making sentences plural. Students completed worksheet pg 59 activity #12 that I passed out to them to practice making sentences plural. They turned this in to me so I can see where everyone is at on this skill. Then we did our first practice dictation (dictée #1) and we went over the answers. Students had any remaining time to practice with a partner for their assessment tomorrow.

Assessment tomorrow: Interpersonal Speaking assessment on 10 focus questions

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

We worked with our 10 questions again for half the class. We went over the homework. Then we took notes on how to make adjectives and sentences plural. Students practiced by completing activity #9 on page 14 of their chapter 2 packet.

Upcoming assessment: Interpersonal speaking on 10 focus questions - Thursday, December 12th

Monday, December 9, 2019

We practiced our 10 focus questions for our assessment this Thursday.
Then we took notes on articles and how to make a noun plural. Students had to complete the back page of the notes making the nouns plural for homework.

Upcoming assessment: Interpersonal speaking on 10 focus questions - Thursday, December 12th

Friday, December 6, 2019

We went over the homework from last night and then answered those questions in French. We will be working with these 10 questions a lot next week and students will have a speaking assessment over them next Thursday. Then students completed a reading activity (Bonjour pg 12 wkst) where they had to read about a student's class schedule and fill in her schedule based on what they read.

Thursday, December 5, 2019

We looked at the French education system, specifically the elementary levels and what they are called in France. Then we added a question and answer to our vocab 2a notes about what you need for a certain class. Then students practiced asking their table group what they need for certain classes. Then they filled in their school schedule on page 12 part 5 in their chapter 2 packet. We used those schedules to ask at what time they have a class and who their teacher is for that class. Then they completed the English side of a question table they have titled "Grammaire: Les cours et les profs". These 10 questions will be our focus for this unit and these will be the questions they ask and answer for their speaking assessment next week.

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

We continued to talk about school in France. Then we took notes on vocab 2a. Then students completed chapter 2 packet pg 12 activity 4.

Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Students took their classroom objects assessment today and they received the rest of their chapter 2 materials. We began reading and discussing how secondary school is different in France versus the US.

Monday, December 2, 2019

We updated our self-assessment sheets with their other Ch 1 assessment. Then we practiced for our assessment tomorrow on classroom objects. Students went to conjuguemos.com and took a practice assessment then they could study how they wished using their flahscards, the whiteboard, quizlet or conjuguemos.

Assessment tomorrow: Les objets de la classe (matching and circling gender)

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

We played "Autour du Monde" with our vocab today. As students got out of the game they grabbed a computer and went to quizlet.com and conjuguemos.com to practice these words for their assessment next Tuesday.

Assessment: Les Objets de la Classe - Mardi, le 3 décembre

Monday, November 25, 2019

We worked with our classroom objects vocab today. Students worked with a partner and used their flashcards and showed them the French side and tried to see if they knew what the word was. Then we did a different partner activity with the same flashcards. Then they completed worksheet "Activity Master 3.1" that I passed out to them.

Upcoming Assessment: Les Objets de la Classe - Mardi, le 2 décembre

Friday, November 22, 2019

We finished our notes on Classroom Objects (Les objets de la classe). Then students made flashcards for all of them that we will use next week to learn our words and their genders.

Thursday, November 21, 2019

Students took their chapter 1 assessment today. Then I introduced classroom objects using props. School subjects and school supplies are the focus of our next unit.

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

We updated our self-assessment sheet with three scores. Then we spent the hour reviewing for our assessment tomorrow.

Assessment tomorrow: Chapter 1: subject pronouns, negation and translations with agreeing and where vocab words - Thursday, Nov 21st

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

We went over the homework from last night. Then students practiced making sentences with agreeing in both the affirmative and the negative. Then they completed a review worksheet that models the assessment this week. We went over it before they left and finished class with a short game of "autour du monde" (around the world).

Upcoming assessment: Chapter 1: subject pronouns, negation and translations with agreeing and where vocab words - Thursday, Nov 21st

Monday, November 18, 2019

Take notes on negation in your notebooks on how to make a sentence negative today.
Then complete pg 7 in your chapitre 1 packet (all three activities 15, 16 and 17). Then complete both sides of the worksheet titled "Leçon 6 - Le Verbe Être". Notice that I put a reference chart at the top of the worksheet for you!!

When you are finished with those, turn them in to the sub and go to conjuguemos.com (password is still FrenchRocks!) or quizlet.com and practice "Vocab - Où - Where?"
You have to know these words for your assessment later this week!

Friday, November 15, 2019

Students took their assessment over être. Then we practiced with our new "where" vocab. Students completed their "Lecon 6 - Translations with etre & vocab 6" worksheet. Then they had a choice to work on conjuguemos or quizlet with our new vocab words.

Thursday, November 14, 2019

We worked with our new verb être today. Students completed worksheet pg 67 #1 and #2 (I passed this out in class today). Then they did a partner activity with some sentences I displayed on the board. Then we took notes on places we could be. Then they used our new words to complete an activity I had on the board. Lastly, they had the last few minutes to study for tomorrow's assessment.

Assessment tomorrow - être - the definition and 6 conjugations

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

We took notes on the verb être today. We practiced conjugating our new verb on conjueguemos.com (the password is still FrenchRocks!). This is a great site to practice verb conjugation.

Upcoming assessment: être - Friday, Nov 15th

Monday, November 11, 2019

We took notes on subject pronouns today. First we spoke about what a subject pronoun is in English. Students completed the top section of their subject pronoun worksheet. Then we took the notes in French and then they completed the bottom section of the same worksheet.

Friday, November 8, 2019

Students watched a video about the French Revolution since I was on a field trip with my 7th graders today.

Thursday, November 7, 2019

Field trip for 8th grade to the DIA!

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Students took their assessment over vocab 1a-1c today. Then we watched two short video clips over impressionism art, which they will see tomorrow on our field trip to the DIA!

Monday, November 4, 2019

Welcome to quarter 2!! We reviewed for our assessment over vocab 1a-1c. I outlined the assessment then students completed chapter 1 packet pg 5. Then they completed the worksheet "Devoirs: Pascal et Elodie" parts B and C only. We also practiced for the listening part of the assessment where students have to determine if the sentence I say is masculine, feminine or you cannot tell. Students had the last part of class to study how they wished.

Upcoming assessment: Vocab 1a-1c: Wednesday, Nov 6th

Friday, November 1, 2019

We went over the homework from last night. Then we worked with our vocab 1c. We practiced for the listening assessment that they will have next week. Then students completed a worksheet (pg 27 from the textbook) that I passed out to them using un/une and le/la/l'. Then the completed the other 1/2 sheet "Où se trouve les erreurs?" finding the mistakes in each sentence. We went over the answers together before they left.

Upcoming assessment: Wed Nov 6th - Vocab 1a, 1b, 1c - writing and listening

Thursday, October 31, 2019

We worked with our vocab 1c today. I explained some of the details about the vocab since students simply copied it down yesterday. Then we practiced with our articles by completing the 1/2 sheet in their worksheets with un/une or le/la/l'. Then we did a listening practiced that models this part of their assessment next week. Then they completed page 3 (all of it) in their chapter 1 packet. This is homework if they didn't finish it.

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Please stay in your assigned seats all hour. Remember to be great for the sub! Any names left will result in a VOE and phone calls home. 

1.    Copy Vocab 1c into your notebooks.

2.    Practice Vocab 1a, 1b & Adjectives on conjuguemos.com – You must take the quiz over this vocab first then you can do the activities or play the games. You can take the quiz more than once if you’d like and you can use your notes. This will be going in the gradebook, so be sure you complete it.

3.    Vocab 1a & Vocab 1b are separate sets on quizlet.com if you’d like to practice on that site AFTER you take the quiz on conjuguemos. Password for conjuguemos.com is still FrenchRocks!

À demain!!

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Students took their interpersonal speaking assessment today over describing someone. As they finished their assessment they used a chromebook to go to conjuguemos.com to practice vocab 1a, 1b and adjectives.

Monday, October 28, 2019

We worked with our adjectives and describing a famous person today. This is what they will have to do for their assessment tomorrow (speaking assessment). Students used their famous person sheet from Friday to practice with a partner. Then I had more pictures of other famous people and they practiced with those. They also could go to conjuguemos.com (password is still FrenchRocks!) and do vocab 1a, 1b, adjectives.
We took notes on ten new adjectives that they could use on their assessment:

More Adjectives:

Masc.       Fem.

1.          Strong  fort         forte (four, fort)

2.        Ugly      laid (lay)  laide (lead)

3.        Old       âgé          âgée (ah juhay)

4.        Young    jeune       jeune (juh un)

5.        Weak    faible       faible (faybluh)

6.        Plain      moche      moche (moe sh)

7.        Red      roux(roo)  rousse

Haired                       (roose)

8.         Handsome   beau (bo)

Good-Looking

9.         Pretty                      jolie  (jo lee)

10.   Beautiful                   belle (bell)

Assessment tomorrow - interpersonal speaking describing a famous person

Friday, October 15, 2019

We added 4 sentences to our notes so that we can make sentences negative.
I am not...Je ne suis pas...
You are not... Tu n'es pas...
He/She is not... Il/Elle n'est pas...

Students then completed page 1 of their chapter 1 packet describing each person with at least 4 sentences or more if they could. Then they complete the Des Celebres worksheet where they had to choose 4 famous people, say who they were, what nationality they were and say two adjectives they were and 2 adjectives they were not. This models the speaking assessment they will have next week.

Thursday, October 24, 2019

I collected the homework from last night if they didn't turn it in yesterday. Then, we took notes on vocab 1b today. This vocab introducing using he/she with adjectives and cities. We watched the intro video that goes with the textbook. Then students completed some questions based on some pictures I displayed from the textbook. They were describing the people in the pictures using their new adjectives.

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

We practiced a little more with vocab 1a. We did a listening activity on page 5 part b of their lecon 1b packet. Then students wrote out the nationalities on page 7 and the sentences on page 8 part 3.  Then they completed activity 3 on "Communication Lecon 1B" worksheet following the example given.

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

We updated our self-assessment sheets today with four scores. They had until next Friday to reassess if they wish because it's the end of the quarter. Then we worked with our vocab 1a today. We watched the video that goes with the textbook, then students practiced saying the lines of the dialogue with their table groups. Then we did a partner activity from the textbook that I had displayed on the board. It was practicing saying French and what city they were from. Then they completed Lecon 1B pg 3 worksheet - Activite 1 and Activite 2 on the front (the top two) and activite 2 at the top of the back page.

Monday, October 21, 2019

Students took their numbers listening assessment today. Then we did an introduction activity so that I could introduce our next set of vocab. Then we took notes on vocab 1a and students practiced saying what city they are from and what nationality they are. We will work with this vocab the next few days.

Friday, October 18, 2019

Students did their speaking assessment over numbers today. While students were assessing, they used the chromebooks to practice for the listening assessment on Monday by going to the websites below.

Here are some websites you can use to practice:
http://www.languageguide.org/french/numbers/

https://www.lawlessfrench.com/listening/numbers-100-999/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvXxECeq8Wc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDbeys1158s

http://francaisextra.com/gateway/listening/listeningindex.htm

http://langpractice.com/french/

Quizlet.com - there are two sets here
Conjuguemos.com - password is FrenchRocks!
There are two sets on this site too


Upcoming assessment: Listening numbers 0-1000+ Monday, Oct 21st

Thursday, October 17, 2019

We practiced with our numbers today. Students wrote down 6 random digits between 0-100 or 1000 and rotated around the room saying the numbers other people wrote. Then we did the flyswatter game with numbers on the whiteboard.

Here are some websites you can use to practice:
http://www.languageguide.org/french/numbers/

https://www.lawlessfrench.com/listening/numbers-100-999/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvXxECeq8Wc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDbeys1158s

http://francaisextra.com/gateway/listening/listeningindex.htm

http://langpractice.com/french/

Assessment tomorrow: Speaking numbers 0-100. 1000
Upcoming assessment: Listening numbers 0-1000+

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

We went over the homework. Then we did a practice listening with our numbers. Then students used chromebooks to practice numbers 0-100, 1000 on conjuguemos.com or quizlet.com. The password for conjuguemos is still FrenchRocks!

Upcoming Assessments:
Numbers 0-100, 1000 speaking - Friday, October 18th
Numbers 0-100, 1000+ listening - Monday, October 21st

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

First they voted on the 6th grade French students color pictures. Then we worked with numbers 0-100, 1000. We played a round of "mille" which is like dix and vingt we have played but we only used the tens. Then they worked with their table groups to pronounce some French city area codes. Then they completed the "Les Numeros 1-100" worksheet (both sections). They also created a 5x5 loto board on the back with digits 0-100, 1000. We will use this board to play loto tomorrow. We also changed seats in this class.

Monday, October 14, 2019

Students took their assessment on time, days, date. Then we took notes on numbers 70-100, 1000. We will work with these numbers for most of the week.

Friday, October 11, 2019

I collected their warm-up sheets today. Then we went over the homework, which was the review for the assessment Monday. Then they had the rest of class time to study how they wished by doing one of the following:

Here is the Flower Picture
conjuguemos.com the password is FrenchRocks!
quizlet.com

Upcoming Assessment: Time/Date/Days - Monday, Oct 14th

Thursday, October 10, 2019

We worked with days and months today. We updated our self-assessment sheets with our numbers 0-20 scores. Then we went over the homework. Then we watched the video that goes with the textbook. Students did a partner activity saying dates of holidays. Then they did activity #1 and #2 on page 48 of their lecon 4B packet. Then I gave them a review of time, days, months that models the assessment for Monday. This is homework if they didn't finish and we will review one more day tomorrow.

Upcoming assessment: Monday, Oct 14th - Time, day, date

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

We listened to our days of the week song. We played loto with our times and days of the week. Then we took notes on months of the year - vocab e part 2.  Then students completed part I 1-12 on their devoir #32 worksheet. This is homework if they didn't finish.

Upcoming Assessment: Time/Days/Date - Monday, October 17th

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Students received their materials for days of the week and months of the year. Then they completed a time partner activity and we did another listening practice for time. Then we took notes over vocab e - les jours (days of the week). And we listened to the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MGlrogJkVk

Monday, October 7, 2019

I collected the time worksheet that was homework from last Wednesday. We worked with time again today. I played a time song for them and students wrote down the times they heard. Then we practiced listening where I said times to them and they wrote digitally, which models this section of their assessment they will have. Then they did a partner activity on page 42 part D of their lecon 4 packet. Then they wrote out pg 44 #2 in that same packet.

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

We took notes on time with minutes today so we could practice any time. We used some time cards to practice asking and answering various times. Students had to find 3 different people to give the time on their cards. Then we did a practice listening in their lecon 4 packet on page 41 part c. Then they individually completed pg 43 in the same packet. Lastly, they completed the "Quelle heure est-il" worksheet (both sections matching on the top and spelling out the new times on the bottom). This is homework if they didn't finish.


Practice website: (this website is free after 4pm)
http://www.zut.org.uk/beginner/year7/10544.html 

Monday, September 30, 2019

Students picked up their materials for time, which is what we will focus on most this week. Then we took notes on L'heure (Time). We only worked with on the hour time today. We will add on minutes tomorrow. We then read through a dialogue using our vocab from the textbook and we watched the video that goes along with it. We then completed a listening activity on pg 41 part a of their lecon 4 packet.

Friday, September 27, 2019

We worked with our numbers 0-69 today. Students turned in their warm-up sheets after we went over it. Then they completed a numbers worksheet pg 11 and we went over that. Then they used chromebooks and conjuguemos.com to practice their numbers individually or against a partner.

Thursday, September 26, 2019

Students took their numbers 0-20 assessment. Then we took notes on numbers 20-69. Then students shared their favorite numbers in French and we played a short game of loto (bingo) to finish class and use our higher numbers.

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

We practiced our numbers today using the website https://conjuguemos.com/ 
Students have their usernames and the password is FrenchRocks!

Assessment tomorrow: Numbers 0-20 spelling and listening

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

We updated their self-assessment sheets with their vocab a-d score. Then we went over the homework and did a practice listening with numbers 0-20. Then they did a partner activity with our numbers. Then they played "guerre" with cards and the winner at each table group played another winner from a different table group.

Upcoming assessment: Numbers 0-20 - Thursday, Sept 26th

Monday, September 23, 2019

We took notes on numbers 0-20. Then we practiced our numbers in table groups, they played "Guerre" (war) and to win the cards they had to add the numbers together and say the answer correctly in French. Then we played a round of "vingt". Lastly, they individually completed a worksheet "Les Numeros 1-20". This is homework if they didn't finish it.

Upcoming assessment: Numbers 0-20 spelling and listening - Thursday, Sept 26th

Friday, September 20, 2019

Students had their vocab a-d assessment today. Then they used chromebooks to access our class duolingo page. Next week we will begin numbers, which lead to giving the date and time.

Thursday, September 19, 2019

We reviewed for our assessment tomorrow all day today.

We first used quizlet and quizlet live to practice our vocab.

Students also joined our class Duolingo page for additional practice with French. Here is the link to join:
https://www.duolingo.com/o/vzzcdn


Assessment tomorrow: Vocab a-d writing assessment

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

We worked with our vocab a-d today. I showed two videos that go along with our vocab and we discussed some cultural differences in greetings in France vs the US. Then I gave the students a review which models the sections of their assessment. They had time to complete it then we went over the answers together.

Upcoming assessment: Friday, Sept 20th - vocab a-d writing assessment

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

We went over the homework from last night. Students shared their conversations with their table groups and two volunteers wrote out their conversations on the board so we could talk about common mistakes. Then we took notes on vocab D and students practiced asking for a food/drink politely using pictures I had up on the board. Then students completed worksheet pg 12 and we went over the answers together.

Upcoming assessment: Vocab A-D writing assessment, Friday, Sept 20th

Monday, September 16, 2019

We started by me explaining how to complete the "Sonneurs"(Warm Ups) paper that I passed out to them. Then I went over how to complete a reassessment form if someone wants to reassess. These forms are on my front table and students can grab them at any time. Then we went over vocab a/b/c. Students practiced asking and answering how they were. Then they independently completed a French Greetings worksheet and we went over the answers. Lastly, students had to write out two conversations - one formal and one informal - where they had to greet, ask their name, ask how they were and close the conversation in some way. This models a section of their assessment. This is homework if they didn't finish in class.

Upcoming assessment - Vocab a/b/c/d - Friday, Sept 20th

Friday, September 13, 2019

We did not have school yesterday due to the power being out. Today I gave students a self-assessment sheet where they will track their assessment scores for the semester. This helps students easily identify their strength and weaknesses in French. We added our speaking and listening assessments on the alphabet to our self-assessment sheets. Students now have two weeks to reassess on either of these if they'd like. I will go over the re-assessment sheet with them on Monday.
We went over vocab A and then took notes on vocab B and C. Students practiced having a short conversation with each other using our new vocab. We will continue working with this vocab next week.

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Students took their listening assessment today on alphabet and accent marks. Then we finished our pre-test by doing the listening, reading and speaking portions. This is not graded, it's simply data for the year for French 1 students. Then we took notes on vocab a and students practiced asking and answering what their name is.

Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Students did their speaking assessment today on the French alphabet. While students were assessing, others took the writing portion of their pre-test for the district. This is not graded. Then we practiced for the listening assessment tomorrow. I spelled 8 words for them and they wrote them done. To finish class, one person at each table group made up 5 nonsense words and spelled them for their group to practice. 

Here are the songs if you'd like to listen to them:
Here is the first song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7L-pz1JlDpw 
Here is the second song: https://sites.google.com/a/aaps.k12.mi.us/french-alphabet-marching-song/french-alphabet-audio

Assessment tomorrow:  Listening Alphabet and accent marks

Monday, September 9, 2019

We labeled our tabs on our binders:
1. Notes
2. Évaluations
3. Polycopiés
4. Sonneurs
5. Dictée

We practiced for the listening assessment tomorrow and then students used a chromebook to go to the following 3 website to practice listening to the French alphabet:

http://www.languageguide.org/french/alphabet/ 

http://phonetique.free.fr/alpha.htm

https://www.lepointdufle.net/apprendre_a_lire/dictee_de_lettres.htm


Assessment tomorrow: Speaking - Alphabet

Upcoming Assessment: 
Listening - Alphabet - Thursday, Sept 12th

I played two alphabet songs for them as well:
Here is the first song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7L-pz1JlDpw 
Here is the second song: https://sites.google.com/a/aaps.k12.mi.us/french-alphabet-marching-song/french-alphabet-audio

Students also joined out class quizlet page by clicking the link below:
https://quizlet.com/join/ZAHDM2Cva

Friday, September 6, 2019

We began class by completing a pre-test of can do statements for the year. We will do this again at the end of the year to see what students have learned.
Then, we worked with our French alphabet and accent marks today. I practiced spelling words for the students using the French alphabet and accent marks - this models their listening assessment next week. We also listened to the songs once to help them with pronunciation. Then students used a worksheet I gave them to spell words with a partner that used accent marks. Then students worked independently to complete parts A, B and C of the worksheet and turned it in to me. Then they played hangman with the French alphabet for the last few minutes of class.

Upcoming assessments:
Speaking - French alphabet - Tuesday, Sept 10th
Listening - French alphabet & accent marks - Wednesday, Sept 11th

Thursday, September 5, 2019

We practiced our basic French vocab words and phrases. Then we took notes on the French alphabet and accent marks. I played the songs for them to help them remember. Then they practiced spelling their first names using the French alphabet.

Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Students picked French first names and we practiced saying them and giving their name. Then we began taking notes on Basic French Vocabulary that students will hear me use frequently in class and ways they can ask common questions in class.

Tuesday, September 3, 2019

We went over the class syllabus and the student filled out an information sheet for me.