GRADE 8
**Update: Leçon 17 Test Friday February 13. Be sure you can correctly SPELL IN FRENCH the vocabulary for Vocabulaire A & B. Vocabulaire C you need to be able to understand and recognize when reading and listening.
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Monday, January 5...mardi le 5 janvier
Leçon 15
p. 218
Le verbe venir - to come
Je viens - I come/ I am coming/ I do come
Tu viens - You come/ You are coming/ You do come
Il/Elle vient - He/She comes/ He/She is coming/ He/She does come
Nous venons - We come/ We are coming/ We do come
Vous venez - You (plural or formal) come/ You are coming/ You do come
Ils/Elles viennent - They come/ They are coming/ They do come
Speaking activity in two lines. Students write a French sentence telling where they are going and ask another student, "Tu viens?" (Are you coming?). The other student responds "Oui, je viens or Non, je ne viens pas. Lines rotate so everyone gets a chance to practice the verb 10 + times.
p. 219
La préposition de; de+ l'article défini
Class/Homework: Complete workbook p. 133. Be able to conjugate the verb VENIR from memory as shown above in bold.
Tuesday, January 6… mardi le 6 janvier
TWO HOUR DELAY
Review verb VENIR and forms of de + the definite article
QUIZ
Period. 1 - Introduction of yellow box vocab p. 220
Period. 8 - Introduction to stress pronouns "Les pronoms accentués" p. 221 and brief intro to yellow box vocab p. 220
Homework: Study leçon 15 material for 10-20 minutes.
Wednesday, January 7… mercredi le 7 janvier
TWO HOUR DELAY
Period 1 - Introduction to stress pronouns. Period 8 - Review of yellow box vocab.
Computer lab 6b. Students had time in the computer lab to do activities to help them practice the grammar and vocabulary for this lesson. We reviewed how to log in to the online book, where to find practice review quizzes, and how to log in to QUIA. The QUIA website keeps a record of how much time students spend doing activities if students log in when practicing. This can be a useful tool for both parents and teacher. I have found that the students who put in the most time practicing tend to do very well on assessments. :)
We announced that the Test over Leçon 15 would be on Tuesday, January 13, postponed in case of snow days.
**Update: Leçon 15 test now scheduled for Wednesday, January 14.
Thursday, January 8… jeudi le 8 janvier
NO SCHOOL
Friday, January 9… vendredi le 9 janvier
Workbook p. 134 - B3 Students put answers on the board and the entire class worked to correct it. We practiced the stress pronouns in the phrases "pour lui" (for him), "pour eux" (for them) and "pour elle" (for her) and "pour elles" as we passed out bonbons.
Workbook p. 134 C4 & C5 - Madame checked each student's responses and students earned a "bonbon pour lui/elle" when they had everything correct.
p. 223 la construction nom+de+nom and workbook p. 135 Activité D6.
Monday, January 12… lundi le 12 janvier
All 8th grade students learned about agriculture from a guest speaker in the auditorium, so first period did not have French class. 7th period students had a discussion about the Unity demonstration that occurred in Paris on Sunday and about the French and American traditions of guaranteeing freedom of speech and of the press.
Tuesday, January 13… mardi le 13 janvier
We warmed up with the "Et toi?" activity on p. 217. Students turned this in.
Next we listened to the dialogue on p. 216, practiced pronunciation and answered the comprehension questions orally.
Students listened to the Note Culturelle about French cafés and answered questions orally.
We went over the answers to the homework worksheet that was assigned Friday and due Monday and answered related student questions. Students who had the homework with them and completed received a green frog stamp on their papers.
Wednesday, January 14… mercredi le 14 janvier
We went over the test format and reviewed for our test.
Thursday, January 15… jeudi le 15 janvier
Lesson 15 Test
Friday, January 16… vendredi le 16 janvier
We started Lesson 16 with the song "Moi, je fais ma valise rose" and introduced the yellow box vocab on p. 229 and possessive adjectives.
HOMEWORK: Workbook p. 140 We did the first few items together in class.
Tuesday, January 20… mardi le 20 janvier
We went over the answers to the homework. We made up a dance to go with the song "Moi, je fais ma valise rose" and we practiced some translations with possessive pronouns. We got a start on the homework and briefly introduced ordinal numbers. Homework: Workbook p. 141 exercise 4 and p. 142 exercise 5.
Wednesday, January 21… mercredi le 22 janvier
Computer Lab - Practice for possessive pronoun quiz and review of Unit 5 and irregular verbs
Thursday, January 22… jeudi le 22 janvier
Review possessive pronouns with Activites pour tous worksheet C - Activite 2. Quiz. Video activities Part I. Lesson 15 Tests returned for a first look. We will go over in more detail on Friday.
Friday, January 23… vendredi le 23 janvier
Lesson 15 test reviewed in detail
Monday, January 26…lundi le 26 janvier
Possessive adjectives review and Video Activities worksheets pages 125- 128. Review of verb FAIRE with guided notetaking.
Tuesday, January 27… mardi le 27 janvier
Computer lab. FAIRE QUIZ. Students went to www.classzone.com to review using the online workbook, textbook and lesson quizzes.
Wednesday, January 28 mercredi le 28 janvier
Period 1: Board Races review. (FABULOUS prizes. :) LOL) Period 8: We listened to the "mon appartement" song. We reviewed irregular verbs and had a contest to see which team could correctly complete an activity first. (FABULOUS prizes. :) LOL)
Thursday, January 29… jeudi le 29 janvier
Textbook pages 236-237 Tests de contrôle 1,2,3,4
Students worked in partners or teams to complete conjugation review for prizes.
Link to irregular verb worksheet used in class
Friday, January 30… vendredi le 30 janvier
Some students needed to spend time in class today retaking a test or quiz, and will do the song activity on their own over the next week. Friday February 6 is the last day to turn in the Learning with songs activity.
Most students completed the following activity in class today:
Learning with songs activity:
http://www.quia.com/pages/helliott/page255
1. Choose one of the following songs (accessible from our French enrichment page): La mer, Tous les Garçons et les Filles, Papa où t'es, La tribu de dana, Danse, Quand la musique est bonne, Ça ira, Non, non, non, or Je veux.
2. Search the web for the French lyrics to your song. If you put the song name and artist name into Google, along with the French word for lyrics - PAROLES- you should be able to find them easily. Print the French lyrics.
3. Copy and paste the French lyrics into Google translate or a similar computer translator to get a ROUGH translation into English and print that as well. BEWARE -- you cannot completely trust these machine translators, but they are not worthless either. Print the English translation.
4.Click on the link to your song from the French Enrichment Page, close out the cookie notification and, in the bottom left corner of the page, click on the microphone that has the word "KARAOKE" next to it. Listen to your song and read along with the French lyrics a couple of times to familiarize yourself with the song.
5. Circle, on your French lyrics sheet, 5 different examples of any of the following: conjugated verbs, infinitive verbs, subject pronouns, question words, adverbs or adjectives. Label what you find. (For example if I circle "Où" I would label it as a question word. If I circle "maintenant" I would label it as an adverb.
6. Turn in your French and English lyrics sheets with your name on it.
Monday, February 2… lundi le 2 février
In-class we will practice for the listening and writing sections of Tuesday's test.
There are FOUR at-home practice activities below! Use these to prepare for the reading and grammar sections of your test on Tuesday! They are the last 4 activities under the "My quizzes..." section. They are just above the "useful links" section. :)
Test over Unit 5 on Tuesday, Feb. 3.
Wednesday, February 4… mercredi le 4 février
Introduction to Lesson 17 pages 256-265 - Les vêtements - clothing
We learned the following supplementary vocabulary:
le défilé de mode - the fashion show
haute couture - high fashion; designer fashion
la marque - the brand
à la mode - in fashion; in style
We talked about the different types of stores described on p. 256 in the textbook: une grande surface, un grand magasin, une boutique de vêtements, une boutique de soldes, le marché aux puces
Students responded to questions about where they like to buy their clothes.
to buy - acheter
j'achète
tu achètes
il/elle achète
nous achetons
vous achetez
ils/elles achètent
We watched and talked about some of the vocabulary students could hear in these videos:
Link to video of French girl describing her back-to-school clothes
Link to video of a news report about the clothing choices of French high school students
Link to CHANEL haute couture défilé de mode spring/summer 2015
Homework: Start studying yellow box vocabulary pages 258-260 using the method that WORKS for you -- flashcards, writing words repeatedly, quizlet, etc.
Our Lesson 17 test will be on Friday, February 13.
Thursday, February 5… jeudi le 5 février
We listened to the song "Défilé de mode." and began translating the lyrics
Using page 149 in the workbook, we practiced the pronunciation of the clothing items pictured and students labeled each picture using textbook pages 258-260 as a reference. We added a few items that were featured in the textbook but did not appear in the workbook out to the side. Then we did a listening activity requiring students to number the order in which each item was named.
Students did some speaking practice, answering questions about what they are wearing, and what they like to wear.
Homework: Start studying yellow box vocabulary pages 258-260 using the method that WORKS for you -- flashcards, writing words repeatedly, quizlet, etc.
Our Lesson 17 test will be on Friday, February 13.
Friday, February 6… vendredi le 6 février
Labeled song lyrics from last Friday, January 30 are due today. See entry from that date for instructions.
Today students began with Activity 1 on p. 264 -- a listening activity which required students to look at two different pictures, each containing different clothing items and identify which picture was being described based on the clothing item mentioned. We went over the answers for each of the 14 sentences. Students were encouraged to note whether or not their studying methods from the previous two evenings had been sufficient for them to be successful at this activity, and adjust their strategies accordingly.
We rehearsed together as a class Activity 1: Shopping on p. 259 and then students practiced these dialogues with partners.
We had 15 minutes to get started on the class-/home- work and Madame Elliott provided model answers to Activity 2 on p. 259.
Homework:P. 259 --Activity 2, p. 260--Activity 3, p. 261--Activity 5. Notice that activity 5 asks you how many logical sentences you can make in five minutes - so stick to that!
Our Lesson 17 test will be on Friday, February 13.
Extra Credit opportunity: Design an outfit and label each clothing item in French. Depending on the quality of your design and presentation, you can earn up to 5 extra credit points.
Monday, Feb. 9 …lundi le 9 février
C'est le jour de la banane...
It was a great day to celebrate service to others -- Wearing the banana costume was fun so thanks to all of the students for your donations to Pennies for Patients that made the day happen.
We watched "Les Bananes en Pyjama" 5 minute video, enjoyed "le goûter," played BRAVO/BINGO with our current vocabulary.
Homework: Continue to study the clothing vocabulary.
Tuesday, Feb. 10 ...mardi le 10 février
Listening, speaking and writing activities from Textbook Lesson 18
Wednesday Feb. 11...mercredi le 11 février
Clothing vocab quiz
Thursday Feb. 12...jeudi le 12 février
Activities to review for Test tomorrow -- speaking activities - shopping in a store
Homework: P. 263 exercises 7 & 8, p. 265, activity 6
Friday Feb. 13...vendredi le 13 février
Pd. 1: All 8th graders to movie - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Pd. 7: Lesson 18 Test. Homework collected.
Tuesday Feb. 16..mardi le 16 février
History Channel video about the history of Mardi Gras.
Mardi Gras mask craft. :)
Wednesday Feb. 17...mercredi le 17 février
Pd. 1: Lesson 18 Test. Homework collected ( P. 263 exercises 7 & 8, p. 265, activity 6 -- assigned last Thursday)
Pd. 7: Work on fashion show and optional advanced skit project
Thursday Feb. 18...jeudi le 18 février -- 27 minute class due to 2 hour delay
Pd. 1: Work on fashion show and optional advanced skit project with Mme. Elliott
Pd. 7: Work on fashion show and optional advanced skit project with sub (Mme. Elliott in professional development session)
Friday Feb. 19...vendredi le 19 février -- 27 minute class due to 2 hour delay
Fashion show performances, scripts turned in
Monday Feb. 22...lundi le 22 février -- 27 minute class due to 2 hour delay
Optional advanced skit project presentations;
Lesson 19 - verbs, quel and ce
Homework: Complete worksheet items 29-36 (review)
Tuesday Feb. 23...mardi le 23 février -- 27 minute class due to 2 hour delay
We put the answers to worksheet items 29-36 on the board and reviewed weather vocabulary and question words. We went over the meanings and conjugation of -re verbs.
Homework: Study verbs. Test Friday
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