5/24/12- Today 6th hour took the final exam.  It was such a pleasure to have you all in class!  I'm excited for all of you who are continuing with 5-6 Honors next year and hope to see the rest of you in the halls or in my room just to say hi.  I hope you have a wonderful summer!  :)

5/23/12- Today third hour took the final exam.  It was such a pleasure to have you all in class!  I'm excited for all of you who are continuing with 5-6 Honors next year and hope to see the rest of you in the halls or in my room just to say hi.  I hope you have a wonderful summer!   :)

5/22/12- Today we did another practice for the final.  Homework- STUDY, STUDY, STUDY!!!  Bonne chance avec les autres examens!  :)

5/21/12- Today we did the practice final.  Tomorrow, we will do more practice.  Homework- study the lessons on which you did poorly on the practice final

5/18/12- Today I collected your logs and extra credit passes.  We took notes on relative pronouns p. 332-333 (text).  We did several oral activities.  There is no homework.  Bon week-end!  :)

5/17/12- Today we finished the presentations.  There is no homework.  I will be collecting your logs and extra credit passes tomorrow.  Make sure you have them with you.  The will NOT be accepted late.

5/16/12- Today the groups that did y and en and direct and indirect object pronouns presented their lessons.  The remaining groups will go tomorrow.  There is no homework.  I will be collecting your logs and passes on Friday.  Be prepared!!

5/15/12- Today the groups that did the Unité 5 vocabulary and reflexive verbs presented their lessons.  There is no homework.  Tomorrow the object pronoun groups will present.  If we run out of time, the groups doing putting all of the pronouns together will go on Thursday.

5/14/12- Today the Unité 4 Vocabulary groups and the Passé Composé vs. Imparfait groups presented their lessons.  There is no homework.  Tomorrow the Unité 5 Vocabulary groups and the Reflexive Verb groups will present.

5/11/12- Today you worked in your groups.  There is no homework, but remember that the groups doing the vocab. for Unité 4 and the passé composé and imparfait will be presenting on Monday.  Bon week-end!  :)

5/10/12- Today you worked on your review projects with your group.  There is no homework, except for what was assigned by your group.

5/9/12- Today we went over yesterday's quiz.  We formed groups and chose topics for the review project and you started working on them.  There is no homework, unless you were assigned something by your group!

5/8/12- Today we took the quiz on Leçon 24 and watched the video.  There is no homework.

5/7/12- Today we looked at all of the adorable baby pictures and reviewed for tomorrow's quiz by doing the review packet together in class.  Homework- Study for the quiz

5/4/12- Today we listened to the baby picture presentations. There is no homework.  Bon week-end! 

5/3/12- Today we went over the Tests de Contrôle and the worksheet from last Friday.  We read La Maison Hantée p. 362-366 in the text. Homework- practice your baby picture presentation

5/2/12- Today we went over the envelope sentences.  I reviewed your rough drafts while you worked on the Tests de Contrôle  sections 3,4,5 (p. 358-359 text).  Homework- finish those sections of the Tests de Contrôle.  Make sure you write reasons for sections 4 and 5.  

5/1/12- Today I collected your baby pictures.  We discussed the baby picture projects, and I gave you the study guide for the final exam.  We finished the envelope sentences.  Homework- do the rough draft of your project

4/30/12- Today we reviewed the imparfait vs. the passé composé by doing two listening activities, three oral activities, and starting to work on the envelope sentences.  Homework- Workbook p. 214-215 and don't forget to bring your baby picture!!!

4/27/12- Today we reviewed TWADDLERO vs. completed actions.  We did three listening activities. We did one side of a worksheet together and you worked with a partner to do the other side.  We discussed the baby pictures that you need to bring in by Tuesday.  (Ages 2-5, clear picture of your face, you are doing something in the picture).  Make sure you do not show your picture to anyone!  There is no homework.  Bon week-end!  :)

4/26/12- Today we took notes on Circumstances vs. Completed Actions.  We listened to the Vidéo-Scène on p. 348-349 (text).  We did one oral activity.  Homework- workbook p. 213

4/25/12- Today we took the quiz on Leçon 23 and read the Lecture on p. 346.  There is no homework.

4/24/12- Today we reviewed for tomorrow's quiz by watching the video and doing the review packet.  Homework- Study for the quiz.  Make sure you know your être verbs for the passé composé.

4/23/12- Today we took notes on continuous actions vs. specific actions (p. 344 text).  We did two listening activities and several oral activities.  Homework- workbook p. 208-209

4/20/12- Today we did a couple of listening activities and took notes on habitual actions vs. specific actions (p. 341 text).  We did an oral activity. Merci to 6th hour for your patience with the technical difficulties.  There is no homework.  Bon week-end!  :)

4/19/12- Today we went over yesterday's test.  We took huge notes on the formation of the imparfait (p. 338 text).  We listened to and discussed the Vidéo-Scènes for Leçons 22 & 23 (p. 328-329).  We did several oral activities.  Homework- workbook p. 207

4/18/12- Today we took the test on Unité 5.  There is no homework.

4/17/12- Today we reviewed for tomorrow's test by going over the Tests de Contrôle, watching the video and doing the review packet.  Homework- Study for the test!

4/16/12- Today I collected your logs and we started reviewing for Wednesday's test by doing the Tests de Contrôle on p. 308-309 in the text.  Homework- Start studying for the test!

4/13/12- Today you presented your puppet shows.  There is no homework.  Bon week-end!  :)

4/12/11- Today you made your puppets and props in class and made corrections on your scripts.  We will present the puppet shows tomorrow!!

There is no homework, but be prepared to present.

4/10/12 & 4/11/12- Today you finished writing your scripts.  Homework- Bring in all of the materials you need in order to make your puppet and your props.  I have construction paper and markers that you may use.

4/9/12- Today we continued working on the puppet show scripts.  There is no homework

4/5/12- Today we started working on the puppet shows.  There is no homework.  Bon week-end and Joyeuses Pâques to those who are celebrating.  :)

4/4/12- Today we took notes on infinitives with reflexive verbs (p. 305 text).  We did several oral activities using reflexives in the passé composé and near future.  We did three listening activities.  We read the Lecture.  Homework- workbook p. 179

4/3/12- Today we did three listening activities and took notes on the passé composé of reflexives (p. 304 text).  Homework- workbook p. 178

4/2/12- Today we started Leçon 20.  We listened to the vidéo-scène (p. 300-301 text).  We did the Compréhension.  We learned some new reflexive verbs (p. 302) and how to use reflexive verbs in the imperative (p. 303).  We did several oral activities.  Homework- workbook p. 177

3/30/12- Today we did an aural activity with some reflexive vs. non-reflexive pictures.  We played Pictionary.  There is no homework.  Bon week-end!  :)

3/29/12- Today we reviewed leçon 19 by watching the video and doing the review packet.  Homework- finish the review packet, if you didn't do so in class

3/28/12- Today we reviewed our new vocabulary.  We did three listening activities, read and did an activity with the Lecture (p. 298-299 text),

and we wrote captions for comic strips using our new vocabulary and verbs.  Homework- workbook p. 172-173 (Act. 4 & 5)

3/27/12- Today we reviewed reflexive verbs. We did three listening activities.  We learned toiletry vocabulary, along with some new reflexive verbs (p. 296 text).  We did a couple of oral activities.  Homework- workbook p. 172 (B)

3/26/12- Today we went over the quiz on Leçon 18.  We listened to and discussed the Vidéo-Scène for Leçon 19 (p.290-291 text).  We took notes on reflexive verbs (p. 293-294) and using the definite article with body parts (p. 292).  We did several oral activities.  Homework- workbook p. 171

3/16/12- Today we took the quiz on Leçon 18.  There is no homework.  Bonnes vacances!  ;)

3/15/12- Today we reviewed for tomorrow's quiz by watching the video and doing the review packet and doing the final listening activity.  Homework- Study for the quiz

3/14/12- Tpday we did two listening activities and several oral activities using en.  We looked at the opinion vocabulary on p. 287 and took notes on the irregular verb croire (p. 287).  We did another oral activity.  We looked at the lecture on p. 288-289.  Homework- workbook p. 168 Act. 4

3/13/12- Today we did a couple of listening activities.  We took notes on the pronoun en (p. 284 text).  We did several oral activities.  Homework- workbook p. 167(B2) & 168 (B3)

3/12/12- Today we went over Friday's quiz.  We listened to the Vidéo- Scène for Leçon 18 (p. 280-281 text).  We did the Compréhension.  We took notes on the pronoun y (p. 282) and looked at the vocabulary on p. 283.  We did some oral activities.  Homework- workbook p. 167 (A).

3/9/12- Today we took the quiz on Leçon 17 and watched the video.  There is no homework.  Bon week-end!  :)

3/8/12- Today we reviewed for tomorrow's quiz.  We did the listening activities and the review packet.  Make sure you know your forms of faire, the forms of avoir, the forms of courir and the contractions with à and de, and obviously, how to spell all of the vocabulary words. Homework- Study for the quiz

3/7/12- Today I collected your logs and passes.  We learned the new vocabulary for health on p. 278. We did several oral activities and 3rd hour did two listening activities.  Homework- workbook p. 163

3/6/12- Today we listened to the Aperçu Culturel p. 272-273.  We did some oral questions.  We reviewed and repeated the vocabulary on p. 274.  We took notes on the verbs courir and faire de + sport (p. 275).  We did some oral activities.  We took notes on body parts and avoir mal à + body part (p. 276).  Homework- workbook p. 161-162  MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR LOGS AND PASSES WITH YOU, SINCE I AM COLLECTING THEM TOMORROW!

3/5/12- Today we finished the Images du Monde Francophone p. 258- 267.  Homework- Le Savez-vous p. 269

3/2/12- Today we went over yesterday's quiz and started reading Images du Monde Francophone p.258-269.  There is no homework.  Bon week-end!  :)

3/1/12- Today we took the quiz on Leçon 16.  We worked on the Tests de Contrôle p. 248-249 in the text.  Homework- finish the Tests de Contrôle

2/29/11- See below  :)

2/28/12- Today we reviewed for Thursday's quiz by watching the video and doing the review packet.  Homework- Study for the quiz!

2/27/12- Today we did a double bubble for savoir and connaître, we did three listening activities, and several oral activities.  Homework- the savoir vs. connaître worksheet

2/24/12- Today we did a lot of oral activities on lui, leur and double object pronouns.  We took notes on the irregular verb savoir and its uses (p. 244 text).  There is no homework.  Bon week-end!  :)

2/23/12- Today we took notes on pronoun order (p. 243 text).  We did a workbook activity together.  Homework- workbook p. 144 and Act. 6 on p. 145

2/22/12- Today we did a couple of listening activities and a crossword puzzle to review our new verbs and vocabulary.  We took notes on indirect object pronouns (p. 240 text).  Homework- workbook p. 143

2/21/12- Happy Mardi Gras!!  Today we had our annual party to celebrate this special day.  Merci to everyone who contributed to the party.  :)  There is no homework!

2/17/12- Today we went over yesterday's quiz.  We listened to the Vidéo-scène for Leçon 16 (p. 236-237 text) and answered the Compréhension.  We took notes on the irregular verbs lire, dire and écrire (p. 238) and looked at the vocab on p. 239.  We did several oral activities.  There is no homework, but REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO OUR MARDI GRAS PARTY ON TUESDAY!!!  Bon long week-end!  :)

2/16/12- Today we took the quiz on Leçon 15.  There is no homework!  :)

2/15/12- Today we reviewed for tomorrow's quiz by watching the video and doing the review packet together. Make sure you review the verbs from Leçon 13, know the conjugation of connaître, all your direct object pronouns and where they go in each tense, and when and how to make the past participle agree in the passé composé.  Think about what you would like to bring for our Mardi Gras party on Tuesday. I will have a sign up sheet for you tomorrow.  Homework- Study for the quiz

2/14/12- Today we took notes on using direct object pronouns with the passé composé (p. 233 text).  We did workbook p. 139 together in class.  We learned some Valentine's Day vocabulary.  There is no homework.  Joyeux Jour de la Saint Valentin!  :)

2/13/12- Today we took notes on direct object pronouns (p. 230 text).  We did a lot of oral activities and two listening activities.  Homework- workbook p. 137 & 138

2/10/12- Today we went over yesterday's quiz.  We listened to the Vidéo-Scène for Leçon 15 (p. 226-227 text).  We did the Compréhension questions and did the accompanying listening activity.  We reviewed the verb connaître and did some oral activities.  We read the Lecture on p. 224-225.  There is no homework.  Bon week-end!  :)

2/9/12- Today we took the quiz on Leçon 14 and took notes on the irregular verb connaître (p. 229 text).  There is no homework!

2/8/12- Today we reviewed for tomorrow's quiz by finishing the listening activities, doing workbook p. 133 together and doing the review packet.  Make sure you know the six verbs on the vocabulary list really well, as well as knowing where the object pronouns go in various sentence structures:  regular sentence, negative sentence, with an infinitive, affirmative and negative commands.  Homework- study for the quiz!

2/7/12- Today we did a translation activity to review everything we've learned in this lesson, and we watched the video.  There is no written homework; but if you didn't do well with the translations, you should start studying for the quiz.

2/6/12- Today we reviewed how to find objects in sentences and their position when we replace them with pronouns.  We reviewed how to form commands and took notes on how to use object pronouns with them (p. 220 text).  We did several oral activities.  We took notes on the position of object pronouns in sentences with conjugated verbs and infinitives (p. 222 text).  We did a couple of oral activities.  Homework- the rest of workbook p. 131 and all of 132

2/3/12- Today we learned the new verbs on p. 219 (text).  We did an oral activity and two listening activities.  We did some readings.  There is no homework!  Bon week-end!  :)

2/2/12- Today we went over yesterday's quiz.  I collected your logs.  We listened to and discussed the Vidéo-Scène for Leçon 14 (p. 216 text).  We took notes on the object pronouns me, te, nous and vous (p. 218 text).  We did a couple of oral activities.  Homework- workbook p. 131 (Act. A)

2/1/12- Today you took the quiz on Leçon 13 and we played Memory.  There is no homework!  NOTE: I will be collecting your logs tomorrow!

1/31/12- Today we reviewed for tomorrow's quiz by watching the video, doing several listening activities and the review packet.  Make sure that you study the spelling and gender of the vocabulary words and know some of the set phrases.  Homework- Study for the quiz

1/30/12- Today we reviewed the Aperçu Culturelle by doing a listening activity.  We listened to La Belle et le Bad Boy by MC Solaar. We reviewed the movie vocabulary by preparing and presenting dialogues (Act. 4 p. 211 text).  We looked at the vocabulary on p. 212-213. Homework- workbook p. 126 & 127

1/27/11- Today we finished the Lecture that we started yesterday.  We listened to the Aperçu Culturel (p. 206-207 text).  We repeated the new vocabulary on p. 208 & 210 and did a couple of oral activities.  There is no homework.  Bon week-end!  :)

1/26/12- Today we went over yesterday's quiz, did a speaking activity and started reading the Lecture on p. 198-203.  We will finish the Lecture tomorrow.  There is no homework.

1/25/11- Today we took the quiz on  Leçon 12 and did the Tests de Contrôle on p. 194-195 (You only need to write the answers.)

Homework- finish the Tests de Contrôle

1/24/12- Today we reviewed for tomorrow's quiz by watching the video for Leçon 12 and doing the review packet.  Make sure to study ALL of the expressions of quantity, the adjective tout and il faut + INFINITIVE.  Homework- study for the quiz

1/23/12- Today we took notes on Il faut + infinitive (p. 191 text).  We did an oral activity and read the Lecture on p. 192-193.  We did several listening activities and you had to write 5 sentences giving advice to the 1-2 class on how to succeed in French class using il faut + infinitive and il ne faut pas + infinitive.  Homework- workbook p. 106 & 107

1/20/12- Today we went over Wednesday's quiz.  We reviewed expressions of quantity with de and took notes on other expressions of quantity (p. 189) and the adjective tout (p. 190).  We did some oral activities.  There is no homework.  Bon week-end!  :)

1/19/12- Today you read the Lecture on p. 182-183.  You listened to the Vidéo-Scène for Leçon 12 and did the comprehension questions for it both in the book and in the workbook.  You took notes on the expressions of quantity.  You did some oral activities.  Homework- workbook p.105

1/18/12- Today we took the quiz on Leçon 11 and watched the video.  There is no homework! :)

1/17/12- Today we reviewed for tomorrow's quiz by doing three listening activities, two workbook activities and the review packet.  Make sure you know the meaning and spelling of all of our "shoe" verbs and boire.  Study the verbs that are used with the definite article vs. the partitive.  Make sure you know how to discuss the beverages you like and how to form the passé composé of our new verbs.  Homework- Study for the quiz!

1/13/12- Today we reviewed our shoe verbs and took notes on article choice (p.178-179 text). We did several oral activities.  There is no homework.  Bon long week-end!  :)

1/12/12- Today we reviewed our verbs by doing a couple of listening activities, we used the white boards and we read a "funny" story.  Homework- workbook p. 100 (Act. B)

1/11/12- Today we went over yesterday's quiz.  We listened to the vidéo-scène for Leçon 11 and did the Compréhension (p. 174-175 text).  We took notes on the verb boire (p. 176) and "shoe" verbs (p. 177).  We did several oral activities.  Homework- workbook p. 99

1/10/12- Today we took the quiz on Leçon 10.  There is no homework!  :)

1/9/12- Today we reviewed for tomorrow's quiz by watching the video and doing the review packet together. The irregular verbs in the second section of the quiz will be in the present tense.   Remember to look through the book and workbook for the gender of the basic food items that we've been using.  I will NOT be able to tell you the gender of the items tomorrow.  You must know their gender in order to do the partitive correctly. Also, remember to make all the sentences in the last section in the passé composé.  The verb prendre means to take and can refer to either eating or drinking.  We would also use this verb to mean that you had something. (Ex.  J'ai pris du jus d'orange.  I had some orange juice.)  Homework- Study for the quiz!

1/6/12- Today we reviewed the partitive by doing 3 listening activities an oral activity, a partner activity, and a workbook activity.  There is no homework.  Bon week-end!  :)

1/5/12- Today we did two listening activities and took notes on the partitive article (p. 168 text) and the negative partitive (p. 170).

We did several oral activities.  Homework- workbook p. 94 (all) and 95 (through C6) 

1/4/12-  Bonne Année!  Today we read and discussed Au Jour le Jour p. 162-163 text.  We listened to the Vidéo-Scène for Leçon 10 (p. 164-165).  We learned the irregular verbs vouloir, pouvoir and devoir (p. 166) and we did several oral activities.  Homework- workbook p. 93 (Act 2)

12/16/ & 12/19/11- Today we took the final exam.  Joyeuses Fêtes!  Bonnes Vacances!  :)

12/15/11- Today we took the practice final and went over it.  Homework- Study for the final.  Make sure you have a #2 pencil with you.  Bonne chance!  (Bon week-end à 6ème heure!)  :)

12/14/11- Today we took a practice review test over leçons 1-4.  Tomorrow, we will take the practice final.  Homework- study the the material in the sections in which you had errors on the practice test

12/13/11- Today you presented your skits.  We will be doing practice tests for the final the next two days.  Homework-start studying for the final

12/12/11- Today we watched the video and did the review packet for Leçon 9.  I gave you back your scripts and told you to correct your errors.  Homework- Memorize your lines and don't forget to bring your prop!

12/9/11- Today you finished writing your skits.  There is no homework, but remember that I am collecting your logs and extra credit passes on Monday.  Make sure that you have them with you.  Bon week-end! :)

12/8/11- Today you worked on your skits.  They must be finished by the end of class tomorrow. There is no homework.

12/7/11- Today we reviewed yesterday's vocabulary and learned the new vocabulary for section D (p. 160 text).  We did several oral activities. I gave you a list of supplementary vocabulary words for you to use in your skits.  We did several listening activities.  I explained your projects (the skits; see download below).  There is no homework.

12/6/11- Today we reviewed yesterday's vocabulary with some oral questions.  We did a listening activity and learned the C vocabulary on p. 158 (text).  We did several oral activities.  Homewwork- workbook p. 88

12/5/11- Today we started Leçon 9.  We listened to and discussed the Aperçu Culturel (p. 152-153 text).  We learned the new vocabulary for A and B (p. 154 & 156).  We did some oral activities.  Homework- workbook p. 87

12/2/11- Today we took the test on Unité 2.  There is no homework.  Bon week-end!  :)

12/1/11- Today we reviewed for tomorrow's test by doing the Tests de Contrôle on p. 140-141 in the text.  Remember that the test consists of 10 multiple choice listening questions, 12 multiple choice vocabulary questions, 8 questions in which you will have to conjugate the irregular verbs that we've studied in the present tense (voir, mettre, prendre, dormir, sortir, partir), 10 verbs to conjugate in the passé composé (both avoir and être verbs, as well as the ones with irregular past participles), 2 dialogues with 8 choices that you will have to make between the vocabulary items just like in section 5 in the Tests de Contrôle, and a short reading with 3 multiple choice questions.  The test is worth 130 points (65 X 2).  Homework- STUDY for the test!  

11/30/11- Today we presented the stories that you wrote yesterday.  We read the lecture on p. 138-139 and the Interlude on p. 144-

149.  Homework- the review packet for Leçon 8

11/29/11- Today we watched the video for Leçon 8 and wrote a group paragraph for À votre tours #2 p. 137 (text).  Homework- workbook p. 72 (Act. 5 & 6B)

11/28/11- Today we reviewed the passé composé.  We did some oral activities and several listening activities.  Homework- workbook p. 71 (just write the verb forms; ex.  est allée)

11/22/11- Today we played passé composé Memory.  There is no homework.  Joyeux Jour de l'Action de Grâce!  :)

11/21/11- Today we took notes on être verbs in the passé composé (p. 133 text).  We did several oral activities.  Homework- workbook p. 69 & 70

11/18/11- Today we went over yesterday's quiz.  We listened to the vidéo-scène for Leçon 8 (p. 130-131 text).  We took notes on partir, sortir, dormir and servir (p. 132).  We did two oral activities and one listening activity.  There is no homework.  Bon week-end!

11/17/11- Today we took the quiz on Leçon 7.  There is no homework.

11/16/11- Today we reviewed for tomorrow's quiz by watching the video and doing the review packet.  Make sure you know the irregular past participles of the avoir verbs, all of the forms of aller in the passé composé, the forms of voir in the present tense, the rules for using ne..rien and ne...personne in the present tense and the passé composé, and all of the words that indicate what tense you should use.  Homework- Study for the quiz

11/15/11- Today we did some listening activities, talked about the vocabulary on p. 126 (text) and did several oral activities.  Homework- workbook p. 64-65 (Act. 5 & 6)

11/14/11- Today we took notes on two other negative expressions and their opposites in the present and in the passé composé.

(p. 104 text).  We did an oral activity.  We also took notes on the passé composé of aller (p. 105 text) and did an oral activity.  Homework- Workbook p. 64 (Act. 3 & 4)

11/10/11- Today we went over the quiz on Leçon 6.  We listened to the vidéo-scène for Leçon 7 (p. 120 text).  We took notes on the irregular verb voir and the irregular past participles (p.122 & 123).  We did several oral activities.  There is no homework.  Bon long week-end!  :)

11/9/11- Today we took the test on Leçon 6, then played a passé composé board game.  There is no homework.  :)

11/8/11- Today we reviewed for tomorrow's quiz by watching the video and doing the review packet for Leçon 6.  Remember that the listening section will have some of the verbs that we learned yesterday in it.  The other sections are all about the passé composé.  There will be one extra credit question on the verbs from yesterday's notes.  Homework- Study for the quiz

11/7/11- Today we took notes on the verbs prendre and mettre and their compounds (p. 116 text).  We did some oral activities and used the white boards to review the passé composé.  Homework- workbook p. 59

11/4/11- Today we took notes on using inversion with the passé composé.  We did several listening activities and several oral activities. There is no homework.  Bon week-end!  :)

11/3/11- Today we continued our presentation of the animal projects.  We listened to the vidéo-scène for Leçon 6 (p. 108 text). We talked about the vocabulary on p. 112 and did a lot of oral activities.  Homework- workbook p. 58

11/2/11- Today we went over yesterday's quiz.  We presented a few of the animal projects.  We took notes on the passé composé avec avoir (p. 110-111).  Homework- workbook p. 57

11/1/11- Today we took the quiz on Leçon 5, then worked on the animal projects.  Homework- Fiinish the animal projects; they are due at the BEGINNING of class.

10/31/11- Today we did a lot of listening activities and the review packet for Leçon 5.  There are four sections on the quiz:  the usual listening section with 6 questions; 10 sentences in which you will have to fill in the blank with the appropriate INFINITIVE from the vocab list; 5 animals that you will have to write along with the un or une (remember:  the two feminine animals end with an e); four sentences to write about a future weekend in the city.  You must write ALL of these sentences in the near future (aller + the infinitive).  Homework- Study for the quiz.  Spelling counts!  Joyeux Halloween!  :)

10/28/11- Today we worked on our animal composé projects.  The projects are due on Wednesday.  There is no homework.  Bon week-end! :)

10/27/11- Today we talked about the country and animal vocabulary (p. 106 text) and read and discussed the Note Culturelle on p. 107.  We did a couple of oral activities, one listening activity and we watched the video.  Homework- workbook p. 50(C) and p. 51

10/26/11- Today we started Leçon 5.  We listened to the Aperçu Culturel (p. 100-101 text).  We did some oral activities.  We learned the A and B vocabulary on p. 102 & 105.  We discussed the Au Jour le Jour on p. 105.  We did some more oral activities.  Homework- workbook p. 49 & 50 (A,A, & B)

10/25/11- Today we finished reading Images du Monde Francophone p. 86-96.  We did the Le savez-vous p. 97 for points.  There is no homework.

10/24/11- Today we finished Jeopardy.  We started reading Images du Monde Francophone p. 86-97.  We will finish the reading tomorrow.  The material from this reading will constitute the culture portion of the final exam.  There is no homework.

10/21/11- Today we played Jeopardy.  There is no homework.  Bon week-end!  :)

10/20/11- Today I passed back your corrected answers and questions.  You should have prepared your cards for the game tomorrow.  We chose numbers for the order of the presentations, and had time to practice.  Homework- prepare for your Jeopardy game tomorrow

10/19/11- Today we finished the Jeopardy answers and questions.  There is no homework, but keep reviewiing!

10/18/11- Today we worked on our Jeopardy answers and questions.  There is no homework, but keep reviewing the things that you didn't understand from previous lessons.

10/17/11- Today we went over the quiz.  We took notes again on inversion.  We started working on our Jeopardy projects.  There is no homework, but you should be reviewing the things were problematic for you on the quiz.

10/14/11- Today we took the quiz on Leçon 4.  We watched the video for Unité 1.  There is no homework, but remember that all makeup quizzes must be taken after school on Monday. Bon week-end!  :)

10/13/11- We reviewed for the lesson 4 quiz, which is  tomorrow, Friday.  Homework p. 30 was handed in for a grade.  To know:  aller, venir, future with aller + infinitive, recent past with venir + de + infinitive. Also, aller chercher, devenir, revenir, depuis  and all those good expressions with  etre avoir, and faire.

Friday is last day for this quarter's make-up work.  Monday is absolute deadline for make-up tests. Homework:  study for quiz.

  10/12/11- We handed in warmup logs and extra credit passes.  We learned to use venir + de + infinitive to say we just did something.  We learned how to say we have been doing something since a given time or for a n amount of time, using depuis.  We learned the verbs devenir and revenir.  Homework:  Workbook p. 30, activities 3 and 4.  Note:  Quiz lesson 4 is Friday. 

10/11/11-  Important note:  warmup logs and toast passes due tomorrow, Wednesday.  Make-ups by Friday.  We conjugaged the verb venir, to come, and used it in expressions like venir de Paris, to come from Paris. We did listening exercises and did an activity with allez and venir.  Homework:  Workbook p. 29 activity 2.  

10/10/11- IMPORTANT NOTE!  Warmup logs and toast passes will be collected Wednesday.   All make-up work for absences is due Friday.   Quizzes must be made up.   If you missed something, you got a zero.   Your grade can only improve if you take the test. .   Today we went over the quiz on lesson 3 and studied the verb aller to go and expression aller chercher.   Homework:  workbook p. 29 activity 1.  

10/7/11- Today we took the quiz on Leçon 3 and played charades.  There is no homework.  Bon week-end!  :)

10/6/11  We reviewed for the lesson 3 quiz on Friday, covering faire, avoir, and inversion.   Homework:  study for the quiz. 

10/5/11-We reviewed the expression faire + school  subject, pastime, sport or hobby using du de la, de l'l and des.  We noted hat the negative form is duh! easy:  de or d ', for example, je ne fais pas de musique.   We studied questions using inversion, p. 60 in the text, where the verb comes first, attached by a hyphen to the subject pronoun.   Homework:  p. 26 workbook, activities 4 and 5.

10/04/11  We stamped the homework and went over it.  We conjugated and used expressions with the verb faire, p. 58 in the text.  We reviewed expressions with avoir.   Homework:  Workbook p. 25 activity 3.  Special note:  The Scottsdale public library web-site has a language instruction program called "mango" which provides good practice for listening comprehension and pronunciation.  Serious students:  try it out.  

10/03/11  We reviewed the verb avoir p. 56-7 and expressions with avoir.  We presented our poems.  Vocabulary for lesson 3 was handed out.   Homework:  Workbook p. 25, activity 2.

9/28/11- Today we went over yesterday's quiz.  We worked on the form poems.  Format is listed on yesterday's date.  There is no homework. Bon long week-end!  :)

9/27/11 - We took the lesson 2 quiz and played charades.  Tomorrow we will make a form poem.   The idea is that you take a noun (the subject of your poem), and then put two adjectives below it; three verbs in the infinitive which describe the noun's actions, two adjectives below that, and another (or the same) noun on the bottom.   

Here's an example:

                   Mes amies

        sympa                        colorés

   aimer        accepter                    admirer

    intelligentes                branchées

                  mes amies

The poem is also illustrated appropriately.  Think about it for tomorrow!

     9/26/11-We explained the upcoming quiz and reviewed adjective endings.   Classwork:  missing adjectives worksheet handed in for a grade.  We also played Jeopardy!  Homework:  study for lesson 2 quiz, tomorrow Sept. 27.

9/23/11- Today you watched the video for Leçon 2 and did the listening activities.  You wrote an acrostic poem using your names.  There is no homework.  Joyeux Homecoming!  Bon Week-end!  :)

9/22/11- Today we took notes on C'est vs. Il/Elle est (p. 50 text).  We did an oral activity.  Homework- workbook p. 22 (Act. D).

9/21/11- Today was Adjective Appreciation Day!  We received a copy of notes on the forms and position of adjectives (p. 46-48 text).  We did an oral activity.  Homework- workbook p. 20 & 21.

9/20/11- Today we listened to the Vidéo-Scène for Leçon 2.  We answered some oral questions about the Vidéo-Scène.  We reviewed the être expressions from yesterday and did several oral activities.  Homework- workbook p. 20 (A)

9/19/11- Today we went over Friday's quiz.  We talked about suggestions on how to study the vocabulary.  We reviewed the verb être and learned some new expressions that use être (p. 44 text).  Homework- workbook p. 19

9/16/11- Today we took the quiz on Leçon 1. We talked about the major errors on the presentations and played charades. There is no homework.  Bon week-end!  :)

9/15/11- Today we finished our presentations and talked about what is on tomorrow's quiz.  There will be a listening section with 8 multiple choice questions.  There will be three writing sections.  In the first, you will be given a city and a person's name and will have to state that person's nationality.  Ex.  Madrid      Paloma est ___________.  You would write espagnole.  There are five.  In the second, you will see a picture of a profession and will have to write it in French.  Ex.  You see a picture of someone teaching.  Mme Smith est __________.  You would write professeur.  There are five.  In the last section, the Expression Personnelle, you will be asked to talk about yourself in five sentences.  Ex.  You will see Describe where you were born.  You would write Je suis né(e) à Phoenix.  Homework- Study for the quiz!

9/14/11- Today we presented our dating service "videos".  There is no homework, except for those who did not present today.  They should practice.  :)

9/13/11- Today we worked on our dating service presentations.  Homework- Practice your presentations and don't forget your music!!

9/12/11- Today we worked on our dating service presentations.  Homework- workbook p. 16

9/9/11- Today we reviewed professions and did two listening activities.  We talked about how to introduce people (p. 47) and  phone vocabulary.  We discussed your video dating projects.  There is no homework, but you should think about whether you want to be yourself or another character for your project.  Bon week-end!  :)

9/8/11.  We went over the quiz and discussed how those who did not do well should proceed:  analyze your strengths/weaknesses and come up with a plan to work on the weak points.   Mme Trueblood and Mr. Gallup are available to help.   We went over vocabulary on the family and professions p. 34-37 and handed out the vocabulary list.  Homework:  p. 14 workbook, B and C only.

9/7/11-  We took the quiz on rappel 3.  No homework.

9/6/11- Today we reviewed for tomorrow's quiz.  We did two review sheets.  The quiz consists of 5 parts.  In the first, you must match grammatical terms; in the second, you must choose the most logical verb to complete the sentence; in the third, you must choose the most logical verb to complete each sentence and conjugate it correctly; in the fourth, you must write questions based on the answers you are given; and in the last section, you will have to translate sentences with stress pronouns or translate commands to French.  Homework:  study for the quiz

9/2/11- Today we went over yesterday and Wednesday's homework.  We played our sentence game.  There is no homework.  Bon long week-end!  :)

9/1/11- Today we took a break from grammar and started Leçon 1.  We listened to the Aperçu Culturel p. 30 & 31 (text).  We did some oral activities based on the reading and on the new vocabulary (Vocab. A p. 32-33).  Homework- workbook p. 13

8/31/11- Today we did a review sheet to review regular verbs and question words.  We reviewed the verbs from verb mania.  We took notes on the impératif (R12 in the back of the book.  Homework- workbook p. 7 (Act. 13)

8/30/11- Today we reviewed all regular verb conjugations.  We took notes on stress pronouns and did verb mania.  Homework- workbook p. 6 (Act. 12)

8/29/11- Today we reviewed forming questions.  We did Act. 8 on p. 22 with a partner and turned it in for a grade.  We took notes on regular 

-ir and -re verbs.  Homework- workbook p. 5 & 6 (Act. 10 & 11)

8/26/11- Today we took notes on forming questions and did some oral activities.  There is no homework.  Bon week-end!  :)

8/25/11- Today we took notes on  subject pronouns and conjugating regular -er verbs.

We did some oral activities.  We mentioned the vocabulary at the top of p. 20 (using an infinitive after another conjugated verb).  Homework- workbook p. 5 (Act. 8)

8/24/11- Today we went over and presented the postcards.  You worked on the review pages for Rappel B.  Homework- Finish the review packet

8/23/11- Today we wrote postcards as a replacement for the quiz on Rappel B.  There is no homework.

8/22/11- Today we reviewed all kinds of adjectives (possessives, demonstratives, interrogatives, and colors).  Check p. R7 in the back of the text.  We did several oral activities.  Homework- workbook p. 4 (Act. 6).  Remember tomorrow we will be writing postcards in class that will serve as the quiz for this section.  You will be able to use all of the Rappel pages in the back of the book for reference.

8/19/11- Today we reviewed the homework and reviewed yesterday's vocabulary and the contractions.  We reviewed the prepositions (p. 5 text).  We did some oral activities.  We played the "pig" game.  There is no homework.  Bon week-end!  :)

8/18/11- Today we went over yesterday's quiz and homework.  We reviewed the object and clothing vocabulary.  We did some oral activities.  We took notes on contractions (p.  R6 in the back of the text).  Homework- workbook p. 4 (Act. C)  (R4 has all of the vocab that you need to do this activity)

8/17/11- Today we went over the review sheet and took the quiz on Rappel A.  We took notes on definite and indefinite articles and reviewed common objects and clothing (R4 & R5 in the back of the text).  Homework- workbook p. 3

8/16/11- Today we reviewed dates, time and weather for tomorrow's quiz.  The quiz consists of three sections.  In the first section, you will have to categorize words as either days, months, seasons or numbers (chiffres).  There are 12.  In the second section, you will have to put four birthdays in order from the youngest person to the oldest person.  There are four.  In the last section, you will be given a sentence in French and will have to choose a logical response to the statement from 3 choices (all of them are either date, weather, season or time related. There are 6.  There will be one extra credit question about the opening day green packet on my classroom procedures.  Homework- Study for the quiz

8/15/11- Today we reviewed the Friday's vocabulary with some oral questions.  We did the mini-tests on p. 1 & 2 in the workbook.  We reviewed numbers, dates, time and weather.  You received your study guide for Wednesday's quiz.  We did several oral activities.  Homework-

Study the study guide!

8/12/11- Today we read p. 4-5 in the text.  We discussed the interviews and learned some new vocabulary (p. 5).  We did an oral activity.  There is no homework.  Bon week-end!  :)