C'est vendredi, le neuf décembre

Les hommes ne croient jamais les autres capables de ce qu'ils ne le sont pas eux-mêmes.

People never believe others capable of doing that which they themselves are not capable of doing.

De Gondi.

• Finish and attempt to read my sad little attempt at MadLibs
• Last set of verbs for this Unit- THANK GOD...MERCI DIEU

VENIR                                                  REVENIR                                         DEVENIR

C'est mercredi, le sept décembre

- Baby quiz on "ALLER" - to GO

Allons-y à commencer la FUTUR PROCHE!

YOU NEED TO KNOW ALLER!

Je vais Nous allons
Tu vas Vous allez
Il/Elle va Ils/Elles vont

Use Warp Whistles..,whatever, I'm old.

1.) 'Lock and Drop' the subject...
2.) Squeeze in the form of ALLER that fits.
3.) Bring back the verbie to 'the beginning.'

EXAMPLES

a.) Maleya joue au tennis.

b.) Nous dansons à la fête.

c.) Jordan et Sarah sont des hamsters.

d.) J'aime beaucoup la programme 'DEXTER!'

e.) Tu vas au stade pour le match de Tigres.

f.) Laura a un singe à la maison.

g.) Vous n'allez pas au lycée.

C'est mardi, le six décembre

There is only one happiness in this life- to love, and be loved.
-Georges Sand

• Lecture, page 62...
• Commencez La Futur Proche...

It begins with ALLER - to GO

Je vais   Nous allons

Tu vas     Vous allez

Il/Elle/On va            Ils/Elles vont

• How to speak in the "Near Future"
• Pop it, Drop it, Lock it?

Laura danse avec Madame Manley.

Nous invitons les gamins à la boum.

Je vais au cinéma ce soir.

La chimiste a deux canards.



C'est lundi, le cinq décembre

New verbie: FAIRE - to do/make (with lots o' other expressions!)

Je fais    Nous faisons

Tu fais   Vous faites

Il/Elle/on fait     Ils/Elles font

• Fill out Faire sheet using handy-dandy bookmark :-)
• Avoir/Faire comparison sheet ...2 of them :-)

Negatives:  Je n'ai pas faim.
                   Vous n'avez pas soif.



C'est jeudi, le PREMIER décembre

'Tous les hommes sont égaux par la nature et devant la loi.
'Déclaration des droits de l'homme et du citoyen
'All men are equal by nature and by law. '

• Little Quiz on AVOIR

Avoir- to have

J'ai Nous avons
Tu as Vous avez
Il/Elle/on a Ils/Elles ont

I have We have
You have (sing) You have (plu.)

He/She/it/one has They have

• Review Sheet from yesterday
• Exercise 1 Page 57...and TRANSLATE
• Verb relay- AVOIR

DEMAIN: Matching quiz on AVOIR Expressions

C'est mercredi, le trente novembre

Avoir- to have

J'ai Nous avons
Tu as Vous avez
Il/Elle/on a Ils/Elles ont

I have We have
You have (sing) You have (plu.)

He/She/it/one has They have

1. Destiny et Meaghan ___________ du fromage.

2. La classe de français_________ un canard.

3. Les jeunes en France _________ des mobylettes.

4. Ma soeur et moi ____________ un hamster (qui s'appelle Meep!)

5.Ryan______ une voiture noire.

6. Les garçons _________ beaucoup de copines.

7. Jennifer Lopez ____ une grande derrière.

8. Britney Spears et Lindsey Lohan et moi ______ beaucoup de problèmes!

• Les autres expressions avec 'AVOIR' page 56 du texte et 'on the bookmark!'
• Little Quiz tomorrow on AVOIR - SO MEMORIZE it.
• Ecrivez- exercise 1 page 57 - AND TRANSLATE.

DEVOIRS: Les Expressions avec "AVOIR"  Worksheet. USE YOUR BOOKMARKS. If you lost them, you need a textbook to bring home.

C'est mardi, le vingt-neuf novembre

'O Dieu, si tu veux que jamais plus femme n'élève la voix, crée enfin un homme adulte !'

Oh God, if you want women to never again raise their voices, then create an adult man!

Jean GIRAUDOUX, Sodome et Gomorrhe, acte II, scène 6

• Go over those weird adjectives...
• Quiz des adjectives? We gotta move on...
• Lisez page 52-53, Trouvez les solutions!

C'est lundi, le vingt-huit novembre

Qui meurt pour le pays vit éternellement.
Robert GARNIER, Porcie, acte II

He who dies for his country lives forever.

Georges Jacques Danton, who lived 26 October 1759 – 5 April 1794, was a moderating influence on the Jacobins and was guillotined by the advocates of revolutionary terror after accusations of leniency to the enemies of the Revolution.

• Let's get back into it, guys and dolls.
• Give out Workbooks and Bookmarks!

Il est grand. Elle est grande. Ils sont grands. Elles sont grandes. 

Ma chatte est ___________.

Les étudiantes sont ____________.

Mon frère est ___________.

Il est actif. Elle est active. Ils sont actifs. Elles sont actives.

Mes chiens sont ______________.

Ma prof est _________________.

Sarah et Adriana sont _____________.

• Gah- notes about all the different kinds of horrific French adjectives.
• Worksheet to show me you know the deal...

C'est vendredi, le dix novembre

'La vérité vaut bien qu'on passe quelques années sans la trouver.'
Truth is more valuable if it takes you a few years to find it.

(The above is a lesson I have learned, and learned well. Although, I am always discovering new truths all the time. It's part of growing up...)

French fact: In many French public toilets, there is sometimes no toilet seat, and you have to pay to get in!

• Did you accurately identify the phrases?

Traduisez:

1. Le compatble est très impoli.

2. L'avocat est sympa, mais malhereuse.

3. La mannequin est aimable, géniale, amis trop timide.

4. Madame Manley est très vieille.

5. Tara et Kym sont justes, intellectuelles, et polies.

Write 5 sentences describing ONE person (famous or a friend...)

I will choose a few people to read their paragraphs. At the board, two students at a time will have to list as much as they understand as quickly as they can. Hopefully the descriptions will match.

C'est lundi, le sept novembre

À quelque chose sert malheur.
Noël du FAIL, Propos rustiques XIII

Misfortune has some purpose.

• Conversation - 5 minutes
• Traduisez la paragraphe
• Write 5 sentences describing ONE person (famous or a friend...)
• I will choose a few people to read their paragraphs. At the board, two students at a time will have to list as much as they understand as quickly as they can. Hopefully the descriptions will match.

C'est vendredi, le quatre novembre

Je doute, parce que je crois que l'avenir saura mieux.
Elsa TRIOLET, Le Grand Jamais
I doubt, because I believe that the future will know better.

Trivia: THIS MAN (born, August 4, 1821; died, February 27, 1892),[2] future founder of his eponymous company, was born in Jura, France (now part of the commune of Lavans-sur-Valouse). In the mid 19th century, his company was a renowned trunks and luggage retailer. Entering into the 20th century, the company expanded in terms of locations and financial success. Beginning in the middle of the century, it entered the fashion world, integrating its signature Monogram Canvas into purses and bags.

• Review quizzes
• Give out Adjective Vocabulary- Répetez, SVP   P.S DO you know what RSVP means???
• Lis la paragraph et traduisez! xoxo

C'est mercredi, le deux novembre

Aimer beaucoup, comme c'est aimer peu ! On aime, rien de plus, rien de moins.
Guy de MAUPASSANT, Notre coeur, II, 5

Loving a lot is just like loving a little! One loves, nothing more, nothing less.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K1q9Ntcr5g

• Conversation...We WILL have two this week!!!!
• Not too bad worksheet to prep for quiz: DEMAIN!!
• Vocabulary Bee Buzzzz

C'est lundi, le trente-et-un octobre

* Recipe for Blood Sausage Candy!
* Extra credit Word Finds.

Trivia: This 2006 French horror film "Them" or "Ils"has a similar story to the American movie made in 2008, "The Strangers." Who was the director of the French version?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFTbcDRkG1o&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=activeHow is Halloween celebrated in France?

Halloween in France is usually celebrated by costumed people of all ages going to parties at friends' homes, restaurants, bars, or clubs. The costumes themselves tend to be traditionally "scary" - mummies, ghosts, goblins, witches, and vampires - rather than the cute costumes like princesses, superheroes, and the cartoon character of the day which are popular in the US. Some recreation centers encourage kids to make their own costumes.

Trick-or-treating is getting to be more common. It started out store-to-store, rather than house-to-house, but the latter is picking up. However, Halloween occurs during the mid-season school break, which slows it down a bit.Stores, malls, restaurants, offices, and homes decorate their windows; pastry and candy shops make up special desserts and candies; and many different kinds of companies use Halloween in their ads. Supermarkets sell pumpkins for jack-o'-lanterns and candy companies are now marketing candy in the traditional Halloween format: one big bag filled with lots of little packages, which may encourage trick-or-treating.

The growing demand for jack-o'-lanterns during Halloween has been a boon for pumpkin growers. There is even a pumpkin patch at a farm outside of Paris where people can pick their own. Halloween in France is rather controversial, due to the perception of corporate and cultural influence, as well as the fact that it is not a typical French holiday and some people still don't understand what is being celebrated. Because Halloween is seen as an American celebration, some French people refuse to enjoy it, having decided to include it in their anti-American boycott. It's too early to tell whether Halloween will develop into a long-term tradition; once the novelty wears off, it may turn out to be just a fad. And yet, interestingly, the French have been celebrating the ideas at the very heart of Halloween (respect for the dead) for centuries. 31 October to 2 November have traditionally been spent, especially by older generations, visiting cemeteries, honoring saints, and attending religious services.

*LOTTO d'Halloween!!

*No cheating! Cards will be verified :)

C'est jeudi, le vingt-sept octobre

Je doute, parce que je crois que l'avenir saura mieux.
Elsa TRIOLET, Le Grand Jamais
I doubt, because I believe that the future will know better.

Trivia: France was occupied by the Germans until 1944 during WWII. June 6 of that year was D-Day, where a massive Allied force invaded the beaches of which area of France???

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZgKo46X8CI&feature=related&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

• Good Lord, finish those vocabulary sheets.
• 5 minute conversation using yesterday's photo.
• Vocabulary Beeeee??? Let's look at some of Les Professions first.

DEVOIRS: Leçon 1 Packet

C'est mercredi, le vingt-six octobre

'L'amour est le miracle de la civilisation.
'Marie-Henri Beyle, dit STENDHAL, De L'Amour

'Love is the miracle of civilization. '

MRS MANLEY: BRING BACK WHITEBOARDS TO MILLER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

• 5 minute conversation
• What do these questions mean?? Hmmm...a little quiz???
• Finish Vocabulary Sheets...

À bien dire, ce qu'il y a de meilleur dans l'homme, c'est le chien.
Nicolas CHARLET, Légende d'une lithographie

To be blunt, the best thing about man is the dog.

• Presentez un/une camarade
• Activity 5 Page 35 Lire/ Écrire
• Feuilles de vocabulaire - this is only the first half!

C'est lundi, le vingt-quatre octobre

I have long loved the web-site freerice.com!
Now they have a French component that helps you practice French vocabulary AND help world hunger. For each answer you get right the UN World Food Organization will donate 10 grains of rice.Go to:

http://freerice.com/#/french/13781

On the right hand side, click "Change subjects." Then click "French."

Some questions you will have to guess on, or use common sense since they have many cognates.

• Les questions por vos camarades de classe - use your books
• Presentez
• La grande feuille de vocabulaire

C'est vendredi, le vingt-et-un octobre

La femme se détermine et se différencie par rapport à l'homme et non celui-ci par rapport à elle ; elle est l'inessentiel en face de l'essentiel. Il est le sujet, il est l'Absolu : elle est l'Autre.
Simone de BEAUVOIR, Le Deuxième Sexe

Woman is defined and differenciated in relation to man and not he in relation to her; she is the inessential in front of the essential. He is the subject, he is the Absolute: she is the Other.

Trivia: Many consider the First French Indochina War ( 1946-1954) to be the pre-cursor to this war that resulted in over 50,000 American casualties.

• Friday Writing
• Return IR Verbie quizzes
• Give out all 3 types of verb sheet
• Give out Les Nationalités Sheet
• Pair up/ Three up- Interviews (Use textbooks- Page 31- to make sure your answers are written correctly)

C'est jeudi le vingt octobre

Il faut que le monde soit clair. Si les coeurs étaient clairs, le monde serait clair.
Jacques AUDIBERTI, Le Mal court, acte III

The world has to be clear. If hearts were clear, the world would be clear.

• 5 minute conversation
• Super speedy RE Verbies
• Give out sheet with all verbie endings
• Commencez Unité 1- QUI SUIS-JE??? Oh, the eternal question, who am I???
• Ouvrez vos livres à la page 31 et nous allon lire un peu...
• INTERVIEWS- Let's be nosy, shall we? Pairs or groups of 3.

C'est lundi, le dix-sept octobre

La vérité est le soleil des intelligences.
Luc de Clapiers, marquis de VAUVENARGUES, Pensées diverses

Truth is the sun of intelligence.

Trivia: Weird French law: In France, it’s illegal to name a pig after this military and political leader who was born in Corsica in 1769 and was eventually defeated at the infamous battle of Waterloo.

• Baby Quiz on a random IR verbie
• FINISSEZ la feuille
• RELAY avec les verbes en IR

QUIZ DEMAIN: LES VERBES IR

GROSSIR - to gain weight

Je grossis               Nous grossissons

Tu grossis              Vous grossissez

Il/Elle/On grossit              Ils/Elles grossissent

C'est vendredi, le quatorze octobre

'Rien ne pèse tant que un secret.'

'Nothing weighs more than a secret.'

La Fontaine.

• Quick 5 minutes writing - Cooking Breakfast with Adam Sandler
• Hand back quizzes
• Continuez avec les verbes en IR
• Fill in Sheet
• Relay?

C'est jeudi, le treize octobre

Les enfants n'ont ni passé ni avenir, et, ce qui ne nous arrive guère, ils jouissent du présent.
Jean de LA BRUYÈRE, Les Caractères, De l'hommme, 51

Children have neither a past nor a future and, hardly ever true of us, enjoy the present.

• 5 minute conversation!
• Hand back writing
• Révisez le quiz de "ER"

Reading:
1. Today the kids in class are wearing (wear) hats.
2. Candice is wearing 33 hats.
3. It's cold!
4. But, Corina and Whykema like the winter because they like to sing for their aunts at Christmas.
5. AJ and Sierra are studying in their notebooks.
6. But, they also are talking on their cell-phones and listening to the radio.
7. Yes, we joke (around) in class.

• Commencez les verbes en IR :-D

C'est mercredi, le douze octobre

' Tous pour un, un pour tous!'
Latin: Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno
All for one, and one for all!

• Porter
• Rigoler
• Aimer
• Manger

• La Classe
• Monsieur Manuel
• Mon hamster et moi
• Vous

-5 minute conversation
-Verb Relay
-QUIZ!

C'est mardi, le onze octobre (l'anniversaire de ma mère!)

Aucun possible n'est beau ; le réel seul est beau.
Émile Chartier dit ALAIN, Système des beaux-arts I, VINo
possibility is beautiful; reality alone is beautiful.

• Do Now: Conjuagte the verb...      CHANTER - to sing
• Any ER homework from Friday?
• Whiteboard Review, ER Verbies.
• Begin Intense Sheet on ER Verbs. You can work with a partner.

DEMAIN: BIG ER Quiz (I mean, it counts as a regular quiz.)

C'est jeudi, le six octobre

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”
- Steve Jobs

• 5 minute conversation
• Grade discussion - Percentages - Frenchbook Projects
• Let's talk verbies ER, mainly- Let's conjugate the heck outta 'em.
• Whiteboards with ER Verbs

LES DEVOIRS- ER VERB WORKSHEET

MARDI- ER VERB QUIZ (BIG)

C'est mercredi, le cinq octobre

Love is when the desire to be desired takes you so badly that you feel you could die of it.
- Henri de Toulouse L'Autrec

- Little Question Quiz
- Little Matching Question Activity
- OK- Let's start at the beginning :

LES PRONOMS

Je = I           Nous = We

Tu = You (singular)      Vous = You (Plural)

Il/Elle/On = He/She/it/One         Ils/Elles = They

• Whiteboards! Which pronoun is it?? (Madame Manley, use sheet in U Drive.) 

C'est mardi, le quatre octobre

(Pictured above: the port of St. Tropez. I miss my town...)

'Je me presse de rire de tout, de peur d'être obligé d'en pleurer. '

(I push myself to laugh about everything for fear of having to cry about it. )
-Pierre Augustin Caron de BEAUMARCHAIS (from the Barber of Seville)

- ANY ANSWERS TO MY RICHARD I QUESTION?!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiTMIgKnVog&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

• Baby Quiz on "Les Choses" THINGS
• 5 minute conversation ER VERBIES- THINK ABOUT THEIR ACTIONS!
• QUESTION WORDS: WHAT do these mean?

Qui?
Comment?
Quand?
Où?
Pourquoi?
Combien?
À Quelle heure?

• Little Matching activity with question words
• Time to STEP BY STEP. Do you remember HOW to CONJUGATE?? ER Verbies...

DEMAIN: BABY QUIZ ON QUESTION WORDS

C'est lundi, le trois octobre

Le monde est fait avec des astres et des hommes.
Émile VERHAEREN, La Multiple Splendeur, Le monde
The world is made of stars and men.

Trivia: Richard I ruled England from 6 July 1189 until his death in 1199. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Lord of Ireland, Lord of Cyprus, Count of Anjou, Count of Nantes and Overlord of Brittany at various times during the same period. He was a primary leader in the third Crusade. His nickname in French was "Richard, Coeur de Lion"...what is the English translation of this name????

Collect Extra-Credit Number Trivia Sheet

Petit quiz sur Les Temps et Les Saisons /  La Famille

Révisez le avec le bébé quiz des NOMBRES

Can you identify these times by LISTENING?

Identify L'Heure  through WRITING 

* OPEN HOUSE *

DEVOIRS: If not finished with the Time Writing Sheet, that is HOMEWORK. DEAMIN: Little Quiz on "LES CHOSES" - last one. Remember? Computer, Belt? etc.

C'est vendredi, le trente séptembre

The above is NOT French lolz.

 

La bouche sourit mal quand les yeux sont en pleurs.

Évariste-Désiré de Forges, vicomte de PARNY, La Rechute

The mouth smiles poorly when the eyes are full of tears.

Trivia: Which French city is most famous for its mustard?? (I'm sure you know this!)

• 5 minute conversation.
• Check how much of the Vocab. was done!
• Little Quiz on Le Temps- Weather and Seasons.
• More practice with numbers and TIME...oh the fun.
• Finissez le film.
• Les Nombres, Les Sujets, Le Temps, La Famille, Les "Choses", Les Vêtements, Les VERBES!

C'est VENDREDI, le vingt-trois séptembre

'Le plus grand faible des hommes, c'est l'amour qu'ils ont de la vie.'
Man's greatest weakness is his love of life.
Molière.

• Writing- QUINZE minutes
• Commencez la texte
• Lisez le vocabulaire
• Finissez la Feuille de Vocabulaire - Fill out AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE using the book.

(You can have partners)

C'est jeudi, le vingt-deux séptembre

'...chacun doit être l'aide-jardinier de sa propre âme...'
Joris-Karl HUYSMANS, En route, deuxième partie, chap. 13
'Everyone has to be the assistant gardener to his own soul.... '\

• 5 minute conversation
• Give back Writing from last week- Review
• Commencez REPRISE 1 dans la texte.
• Take little Review Quiz to see how much you remember- Starting Monday, each part of this quiz will be divided and you will take it first thing...it will count as a grade (in the little quiz section.)
• Les Textes- let's peruse.
• Feuilles de Vocabulaire - Fill Out

LES DEVOIRS- Finish filling out Vocabulary Sheet.

C'est mercredi, le vingt-et-un séptembre

'La plus perdue de toutes les journées est celle où l'on n'a pas ri.'
Sébastien Roch Nicolas, dit CHAMFORT, Maximes et pensées

The most wasted of all days is the one during which you did not laugh.

Trivia: Which one of the following is not a classic French dessert?
a.)Chocolat mousse
b.)Crème Brûlée
c.)Apple Tarte Tatin
d.)Tiramisu

• Conversation - 5 minutes.
• Write a quick few sentences about your frenchbook to present to the class. 8 sentences/facts.

(Je m'appelle Janine. Ma date de naissance est le 26 aout. Je suis une femme. J'aime lire et écrire.  J'adore mon bébé et le tatouage. J'aime la musique de Neil Young et Band of Horses.
J'aime les livres "The Bell Jar" et "The Catcher in the Rye." Je suis prof de français. )

• Give me your RUBRICS with names on them.
• Present to class. I swear, it will take 30 seconds. MAX.
• Nouveaux Livres

C'est mardi, le vingt séptembre

http://www.abc.net.au/local/videos/2010/06/09/2922958.htm?site=gippsland


 'C'est à cause que tout doit finir que tout est si beau.'
It's because everything must end that everything is so beautiful.
Charles-Ferdinand RAMUZ, Adieu à beaucoup de personnages (Les Cahiers vaudois)

Trivia yesterday- Snail Farming??!

• 5 minute conversation
• Finish final touches of project.
• Create 4 possible comments to leave on people's pages.
• Write a quick few sentences about your frenchbook to present to the class. 8 sentences/facts.

(Je m'appelle Janine. Ma date de naissance est le 26 aout. Je suis une femme. J'aime lire et écrire.  J'adore mon bébé et le tatouage. J'aime la musique de Neil Young et Band of Horses.
J'aime les livres "The Bell Jar" et "The Catcher in the Rye." Je suis prof de français. )

• Post them on board using a magnet (or tape.)
• Leave 1 comment on 4 DIFFERENT people's pages.

C'est lundi, le dix-neuf séptembre

Les grandes pensées viennent du coeur.
Luc de Clapiers, marquis de VAUVENARGUES, Réflexions

Great thoughts come from the heart.

Trivia: What is the process of farming or raising snails (escargots) called?

- FILL OUT THOSE POSTERS!
- JOT DOWN SOME POSSIBLE COMMENTS TO LEAVE!
- JOT DOWN 5 ITEMS YOU WILL PRESENT FROM YOUR frenchbook.

C'est vendredi, le seize séptembre

'On se donne en donnant. '

One gives to oneself by giving.
Marcel MAUSS, Essaie sur le don, deuxième partie, chap. 2, 3

*Lavender, Roman ruins, The Riviera, Bouillabaise, and the Mistral are associated with the region of Provence...my most favorite place on Earth.

• Answers to Trivia?! "Les Cuisses de Grenouille" are what?
• 15 minutes of writing based on the 3 photos from this week! Write AS MUCH AS YOU CAN. 5 minutes per picture. To be counted as a Quiz Grade.
• Continuez avec vos projets. You have until Monday, end of class. Posters must be ready to be commented on by TUESDAY morning...

C'est jeudi, le quinze séptembre

USE OF PREPOSITIONS!!!

"In the state of society in which we now find ourselves, it is difficult to imagine a nation which lived solely on bread and vegetables."Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755-1826)

Trivia: The term 'Frog's legs' is 'cuisses de grenouille' in French. What part of the body does it literally refer to?

• DICTIONARIES?!?!?!?!
• On PARLE!- Cinq minutes.
• Citations Francophones
• Continuez avec vos projets. DUE : lundi, le dix-neuf séptembre.

C'est mercredi le quatorze séptembre

(The above picture is my most favorite French breakfast/snack eva!!)

Une rêve est la moitié d'une réalité.

Joseph JOUBERT, Pensées
A dream is half of a reality.

• Trivia Answers? Animals who sniff out those truffles?
• Citations Francophones- Famous French Quotations for your FrenchBooks.
• Work on Rough Draft of FrenchBooks.
• Ask ME for help <3

LES DEVOIRS: PHOTOS, CLIPPINGS, WORK ON WRITING FOR PROJECT!