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!

C'est mardi, le treize séptembre

J'avais vingt ans. Je ne laisserai personne dire que c'est le plus bel âge de la vie.
I was 20 years old. I won't let anyone say that it's the most beautiful part of life.
Paul NIZAN, Aden Arabic (Maspero), I

Trivia: The ascoma (fruiting body) of truffles is highly prized as a food. Brillat-Savarin called the truffle "the diamond of the kitchen". Truffles are held in high esteem in French, northern Italian and Istrian cooking, as well as in international haute cuisine. Looking for truffles in open ground is almost always carried out by this specially trained animal, although more recently dogs have been preferred.

• Any Dictionaries for me??
• 5 minutes speaking. This Friday we'll be doing the first WRITING part of this. Today, I'll let you have 3 minutes to jot down ideas in your binder that may help you get WORDS out of yo' moufs.
• Begin Rough Draft using Guidelines and Rubric.

DEVOIRS: AGAIN, start getting photos, pictures together. DUE DATE: Vendredi, le seize séptembre!!

C'est lundi le douze séptembre

 

Le prix d'Amour, c'est seulement Amour... Il faut aimer si l'on veut être aimé.
Honoré d'URFÉ, La Sylvanire ou la Morte-vive, fable bocagère, acte I, scène I
The price of Love, is simply Love.... One must love if one wants to be loved.

 

-Fill out Yellow Sheets pages 2-4 (As much as you can.) This should be silly review!
-Answers to Pam Anderson/Kid Rock question??
-Check Binder and Dictionary.
-Dites-moi en français vos noms (français.)
-Discuss "FrenchBook" Project. Begin with "Do you Remember this?" sheet.
-We will start with a Rough Draft before actually filling out the posters.

 

 DEVOIRS: BRING IN PHOTOS, MAGAZINES, ANYTHING TO HELP YOU CONTSRUCT THIS PROJECT. I WILL BRING THE SHARPIES.

Easy Rubric for Speaking Tasks

• We will have speaking topics at least 2x per week.
• You will have an opportunity to say as much as possible during a 5 minute period.
• I will mark on my chart everytime a student attempts to speak.
• No student will be picked twice before other volunteers that have not spoken yet.

PER CLASS PERIOD:

 4 or more attempts= 100
3 attempts - 95
2 attempts - 90
1 attempt - 85
No attempt - 65

• All of these grades will be averaged at the end of the quarter to formulate your 'participation' grade.

• On Fridays, the first 15 minutes of class will be devoted to WRITING as much about the topics we spoke about during the week. Each picture will be projected for 5 minutes. This grade will count equally in the Participation formula.

C'est vendredi, le neuf séptembre

Un peuple en état de révolution est invincible.
Maximin ISNARD, Assemblée nationale, 29 novembre 1791
A people in a state of revolution is invincible.

Trivia: On July 31st 2006 (now divorced ) Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock had a wedding ceremony on a yacht in which French town?

http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/911-anniversary-boys-letter-dad-14477850

• Fill out Yellow Sheets pages 2-4 (As much as you can.) This should be silly review!
• Check signed Rules/Rewards sheet- Tickets, 100 or 0.
• Dites-moi en français vos noms (français.)
• First conversation. For 5 minutes we will discuss the photo ENTIRELY in French. Our goal is for everyone to SAY at least ONE thing per class. I will be keeping track and this will count towards your participation grade forn the quarter.
• Discuss "FrenchBook" Project. Begin with "Do you Remember this?" sheet.

DEVOIRS: Rien, 'mais n'oubliez pas'  BINDER AND DICTIONARY FOR MONDAY!!

C'est mercredi, le sept séptembre

Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Alphonse KARR, Les Guêpes 1845

Trivia: Comment dit-on (How do you say) "sandwich" en français?

• Fill out/Discuss BLT Survey
• Take the time to peruse the whole blog.
• Discuss Rules/Syllabus- tickets for points and free homework.
• Discuss Homework/Grading Policy
• Discuss Trivia
• Discuss how class will work: 3x per week conversations, Friday French Writing Day.
• Demain- Choississez les noms français. Discuss First Project. 
• Comment t'appelles-tu? Je m'appelle...and gimme your French name!

DEVOIRS: Rules Sheet SIGNED BY PARENT/GUARDIAN.

* Materials by lundi. 3 Ring Binder & Pocket Dictionary.

2 hour delay!!

• Find seat!
• 3 x 5 card.
• Assembly today at 10:40
• Hi and Bye!

C'est mardi, le six séptembre

Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Alphonse KARR, Les Guêpes 1845

Trivia: Comment dit-on (How do you say) "sandwich" en français?

• Take the time to peruse the whole blog.
• Discuss Rules/Syllabus- tickets for points and free homework.
• Discuss Homework/Grading Policy
• Discuss Trivia
• Discuss how class will work: 3x per week conversations, Friday French Writing Day.
• Demain- Choississez les noms français. 3x5 card. Discuss First Project. 

DEVOIRS: Rules Sheet SIGNED BY PARENT/GUARDIAN.

* Materials by lundi.

Trivia.

A few times a week I will post a French trivia question on the daily blog!
After week TWO, I will begin assigning the duty of formulating a challenging trivia question to the students in the class. The creator will automatically receive 3 tickets (towards their test/quiz or free homework pass.) This will be done on a rotating basis.

If you would like to try and answer this question, using any resource you like, you must leave your answer in the form of a comment under the blog for the day the question is posted ONLY. In the comment, leave your NAME, PERIOD, and ANSWER. Only correct answers will be published. The answers will be reviewed and discussed the next day in class. You must post your answer by 9:00 PM at THE LATEST. Correct responders will receive a ticket.

- GO to 'comments' at the bottom of the daily post.
- Click the red link.
- Leave your answer with details in the 'leave a comment' box.
- Click ANONYMOUS (unless you have a user Name or URL )
- Fill in the CAPTCHA (weird security letters.)
- Click 'Publish Your Comment.'
- Voilà!

NEVER post anything inappropriate. Do not post complaints or concerns.
If you have any questions, see me.

I will reveal the correct answers in class the following day.

La Rentrée ( Homework Policy, Grading Policy, and What you Will Need.)

What you will need:

3 RING BINDER- DEVOTED TO FRENCH ENTIRELY...Un crayon ou un stylo TOUJOURS!

Quelsque feuilles de papier- TO PUT IN IT FOR OCCASIONAL EXERCISES


FRENCH/ENGLISH DICTIONARY - You can find used pocket ones for as little as $3.00 on Amazon.com : http://www.amazon.com/Larousse-Pocket-Dictionary-French-English-English-French/dp/2035410169/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1315147808&sr=8-1

You can also find them at Barnes and Noble, or any bookstore.

(If this is a problem for you, please come and see me privately.)


* And ya know...the will to SUCCEED. 'Cause you WILL succeed (as far as I'm concerned.)

GRADING POLICY

• Tests/Quizzes/Projects - 60 %
• Formative Assessments (daily quizzes) - 20%
• Homework - 10%
• Participation - 10%

HOMEWORK POLICY -

*You will see homework on the blog written as "LES DEVOIRS" when we have any.

-Students completing homework in the time-frame asked will receive a grade of 100, as well as a 'ticket' reward.
-Students have ONE day to bring in late/absent homework. They will receive a full grade of 100 if they bring it in within that time period. (They will not receive a 'ticket' as a reward for completing homework one day late.)
-After the one day grace period, a grade of 'zero' will be entered in the assignment column.
-A grade of 50 can also be issued for partially done/poorly completed homework.