Friday, January 31, 2020

We worked with our French alphabet and accent marks today. We listened to the songs and then students practiced spelling their first name in French. Then we did a listening practice where I spelled words for them using the alphabet and accent marks. Then they played hangman with a partner but had to ask for the letters using the French alphabet.

Upcoming assessment: Speaking French Alphabet: Tuesday, February 4th

Thursday, January 30, 2020

We took notes on the French alphabet and accent marks today. I played two songs to help the students will the alphabet:
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

Then students completed a worksheet on accent marks. This is homework if they didn't finish it.

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

We finished our notes on Basic French Vocab today. Then we used quizlet live to practice our new words.

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Students filled out an information sheet for me. Then they picked French first names and we began taking notes on some Basic French Vocab words that they will hear me use frequently. We will finish these notes tomorrow.

Monday, January 27, 2020

I went over the syllabus and introduced myself to the students. The students will be bringing the syllabus home to have signed and brought back by next Monday.

Friday, January 24, 2020

We had our crêpe party today and students watched some episodes of T'choupi while I made them for them. I hope to see all of you next year!! Merci!

Thursday, January 23, 2020

We finished our T'choupi movie today. Tomorrow is our last day of the quarter and we will be having our crepe party.

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

We continued watching Beauty & The Beast in French and finished it. Then I showed them a French cartoon called T'choupi which is a family of cartoon characters that are penguins. It's a regular TV show for kids and they made a movie out of it called "Le Mystère des jouets" -"The Mystery of the Toys".

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Students turned in their family/friend project if they already hadn't. Then we began watching Beauty & The Beast in French.

Friday, January 17, 2020

Students had time to work on their rough draft. They will have the entire week to work on this in class.
Here is the project description.
Here is the project rubric.

Family/Friend Projects are due Tuesday, January 21st at the beginning of class.

Thursday, January 16, 2020

Students had time to work on their rough draft. They will have the entire week to work on this in class.
Here is the project description.
Here is the project rubric.

Family/Friend Projects are due Tuesday, January 21st at the beginning of class.

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Students had time to work on their rough draft. They will have the entire week to work on this in class.
Here is the project description.
Here is the project rubric.

Family/Friend Projects are due Tuesday, January 21st at the beginning of class.

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Students had time to work on their rough draft. They will have the entire week to work on this in class.
Here is the project description.
Here is the project rubric.

Family/Friend Projects are due Tuesday, January 21st at the beginning of class.

Monday, January 13, 2020

I went over the family/friend project today and showed students several examples of past projects. Then they had time to begin their rough draft. They will have the entire week to work on this in class.
Here is the project description.
Here is the project rubric.

Family/Friend Projects are due Tuesday, January 21st at the beginning of class.

Friday, January 10, 2020

We finished our notes on family members today. Then students did a partner activity introducing family members I had on the board. Then they took their family tree from yesterday and write two sentences for each person: His/her name is ___ and He/She is ___ years old. Then several students shared their answers. On Monday we will be talking about their family/friend project they will be doing next week.

Thursday, January 9, 2020

We took notes on family/friends today. Then we completed a family tree picture saying how the people were related to us if we were Eric on family tree.

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

A couple students still needed to complete their wheels so the others played a modified version of connect 4 using a board I gave them and they had to give the dates correctly in French to win the spot. Tomorrow we will begin family and friend unit.

Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Students had all class period to work on their wheels. These are due tomorrow. Then we will begin our last unit on family and friends.

Monday, January 6, 2020

Welcome back!! We took notes on our 4 seasons today then we added them to our wheel. Students had the rest of class to work on their wheels and the final project is due Wednesday at the end of class.