Tuesday, November 30, 2010

lundi le six 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.

Trivia: The Musée des Egouts de Paris is perhaps the French capital’s strangest attraction –it is a tour of what part of Paris' history?

7th grade:
  • Comment s'appelle TA MÈRE???

  • Comment s'appelle TON PÈRE????

  • MA/TA! MON/TON!

  • Lisez le vocabulaire avec moi!

  • FAMILY TREE 'L' Arbre de famille :) '

8th grade:



Petit quiz: ER verbie! But which one??!?! Corrigez... 100,86,72,58,44,30,16,0

  • Lisez page 92 et 93 : Petit vrai/faux activité

  • Completez quelques feuilles...

  • Traduisez 10 sur 15 phrases.


    • STEP ONE: WE CAN HAVE LOTS OF FUN, STEP TWO: THERE'S SO MUCH WE CAN DOOOOOOO!!!

      mardi le trente novembre

      ICK- Still sick. Excusez moi, je ne peux pas parler si fort.

      - Trivia answers from last week. The Dan Brown book?
      - Sub Report.
      - Go over quizzes.

      7th grade:

      - Vocabualry Sheet and LOTTO card/ La famille!

      8th grade:

      - Review quiz
      - Finish work you clearly did NOT finish yesterday.

      Monday, November 22, 2010

      lundi le trente novembre (Volume 2)

      Qui craint de souffrir, il souffre déjà de ce qu'il craint.
      He who fears suffering is already suffering that which he fears.
      La Fontaine.

      Trivia: This lady was not originally from France, but was a young archduchess from Austria. She became the wife of the king who ruled France at the time of outbreak of the French Revolution, but was often despised because of her extreme love of fashion and display of wealth. She was eventually convicted and sentenced to the guillotine on charges of treason.

      7th grade:

      - REVIEW QUIZZES : LA MAISON!


      • Commencez LA FAMILLE - Vocabulaire.

      • Our class family treeeeeeeeee.

      • Vocabulary Sheet.

      (Devoirs, if not finished in class.) - LOTTO CARD AND VOCABULARY SHEET


      8th grade:


      - Review Être quizzes.

      -Commencez "ER" Verbies. There is a pattern for them all! STEP BY STEP...oh babay!!
      -Give out "ER" verbie worksheet. You are expected to memorize/know what they all mean.


      -Practiquez un peu.




      Chanter - to sing
      Je chante Nous chantons
      Tu chantes Vous chantez
      Il/Elle chante Ils/Elles chantent

      Friday, November 19, 2010

      lundi le vingt-deux novembre

      'Il faut que le monde soit clair. Si les coeurs étaient clairs, le monde serait clair.'
      The world has to be clear. If hearts were clear, the world would be clear.
      Jacques AUDIBERTI, Le Mal court, acte III


      Trivia: The famous glass pyramid (La Grande Pyramide) at the entrance to the Louvre in Paris was designed by Chinese-American architect IM Pei and featured heavily in which movie based on the book by Dan Brown?

      7th grade:

      - Practice Test "La Maison."
      - Vocabulary Beeeee

      QUIZ: DEMAIN!

      8TH GRADE:

      -Petit quiz 'Être' : 100, 83, 66, 49, 32, 15, 0.
      - Finish Verbie Relay!
      - Sentence Worksheet. Use your vocabulary sheet as well as all you know about ÊTRE!


      - GRAND QUIZ: DEMAIN!

      Je SUIS Nous SOMMES

      Tu ES Vous ÊTES

      Il/Elle EST Ils/Elles SONT

      Thursday, November 18, 2010

      vendredi le dix-neuf novembre



      'La parfaite valeur est de faire sans témoin ce qu'on serait capable de faire devant tout le monde.'
      True valour is to do in secrecy what you could just have easily done before others.
      La Rochefoucauld.

      French Fact: They are 95 men for every 100 women in France!

      Trivia: How long did the Hundred Years War last?

      TICKET TRADE-IN!


      7th grade:

      - Petite Feuille C & D
      - Vocabulary Beeeeee
      - Word Relay!


      8th grade :

      -Petit quiz sur ÊTRE! 100, 83, 66, 49, 32, 15, 0.
      -Révisez une feuille avec Être.
      -Verbie Relay!
      GRAND Quiz : MARDI


      Je suis Nous sommes


      Tu es Vous êtes


      Il/Elle est Ils/Elles sont


      Wednesday, November 17, 2010

      jeudi le dix-huit novembre



      'Il y avait des graines terribles sur la planète du petit prince... c'étaient les graines de baobabs. Le sol de la planète en était infesté. Or un baobab, si l'on s'y prend trop tard, on ne peut jamais plus s'en débarasser. Il encombre toute la planète. Il la perfore de ses racines. Et si la planète est trop petite, et si les baobabs sont trop nombreux, ils la font éclater.'
      There were terrible seeds on the little prince's planet... they were baobab seeds. The planet's soil was infested with them. Now, a baobab, if you set about it too late, you can never get rid of it. It takes up the whole planet. It pierces it with its roots. And if the planet is too small, and if there are too many baobabs, they will make it burst.


      -Antoine de Saint Exupéry - Le Petit Prince

      Trivia: The 100 Years' War was a series of conflicts between France and England that began in 1337 . It began with Edward III claiming to be not only King of England but King of France as well. It ended, without a treaty, with the English in possession only of the town of Calais. How long did the Hundred Years' War last???

      Hier: Who was the author who mysteriously disappeared?

      7th grade:

      Traduisez les mots suivants en anglais:

      -LE PLACARD-
      -LA PISCINE-
      -LE CAVE-
      -LE SOUS-SOL-
      -LE LIT-
      -LE TAPIS-
      -LE LAVABO-
      -LA LAVE-VAISELLE-
      -LA MACHINE À LAVER-
      -LA RÉSIDENCE-
      -JE ME COUCHE DANS...-
      -JE JOUE DANS...-


      -Little sheet part B
      -Discuss activities of the house (Livre bleu, page 62 B)
      -Quelle pièce?? (What room would you do the following things)
      -LOTTO (if time!)

      8th grade:

      -Commencez "Être!"

      -Petite feuille avec le petit pingouin!

      -For tomorrow you must memorize the entire chart! Little quiz DEMAIN


      Être = TO BE

      Je SUIS Nous SOMMES


      Tu ES Vous ÊTES


      Il/Elle EST Ils/Elles SONT


      1. Mme Burruby et Mme Case _______ strictes.

      2. Mariana, Brooklynn, Sierra, et moi ______ des amies.

      3. Britney Spears ______ ridicule!

      4. La classe de français _____ vraiment chouette!

      5. Mes étudiants ______ comme les petits lapins.

      6. Vous ______ comme des gorilles.

      7. Beth, Yasmine, Danielle, et Chris _____ en ville.

      8. Et moi, je ____ la plus heureuse prof du monde!

      Tuesday, November 16, 2010

      mercredi le dix-sept novembre


      'L'amour est à ceux qui y pensent.'
      Love belongs to those who think about it.
      Marcel ACHARD, Patate, épigraphe


      Trivia today: At the age of 43, this famous French author's final air-force assignment was to collect intelligence on German troop movements in and around the Rhone Valley preceding the Allied invasion of Southern France. On the evening of July 31, 1944, he left from an airbase on Corsica and was never seen again. He is most famous book is entitled "Le Petit Prince", or "The Little Prince." Who was this author?

      Hier: Who was that fashion designer?

      ANY MISSING GRADE REPORTS?! MAINTENANT OU JAMAIS!!

      8th grade:
      - Arrghhh ANOTHER field trip...begin our big verbie tomorrow!


      7th grade:

      - Check LES DEVOIRS: Pages 62-63 dans le livre bleu A-E
      - Check Vocabulary Sheet/ LOTTO card
      - petite feuille (little sheet to keep for a few days..) Activities A and B
      - LOTTO


      QUIZ on LA MAISON - LUNDI!!! (all matching...)<>

      Monday, November 15, 2010

      mardi le seize novembre


      'Rien ne nous rend si grands qu'une grande douleur.'
      Nothing makes us so great as a great sadness.
      Alfred de MUSSET, Poésies nouvelles, La nuit de mai


      Trivia:Born in 1883, this pioneering French fashion designer was the only person in the field to ever be featured in Time Magazine's 100 most influential people of the 20th century.'

      Hier: Which word is NOT slang for 'money' and what does that word mean?

      7th grade:

      - Petite Feuille (little sheet Part C.)
      - Fill in Vocab. sheet and LOTTO card after reviewing 'le vocabulaire extra!'


      Où habites -tu?

      J'habite _______________


      De quelle couleur est ta maison?


      Ma maison est ____________!


      Il y a combien de pièces dans ta maison?


      Il y a ____________ pièces (dans ma maison.)


      Devoirs: Le livre bleu- A-E pages 62-63


      8th grade:

      - Petit quiz des pronoms et GRAND quiz des pronoms!

      - Corrigez en classe.

      -Commencez "Être!"

      -For tomorrow you must memorize the entire chart! Little quiz DEMAIN

      Être = TO BE

      Je SUIS Nous SOMMES

      Tu ES Vous ÊTES

      Il/Elle EST Ils/Elles SONT


      1. Mme Burruby et Mme Case _______ strictes.

      2. Mariana, Brooklynn, Sierra, et moi ______ des amies.

      3. Britney Spears ______ ridicule!

      4. La classe de français _____ vraiment chouette!

      5. Mes étudiants ______ comme les petits lapins.

      6. Vous ______ comme des gorilles.

      7. Beth, Yasmine, Danielle, et Chris _____ en ville.

      8. Et moi, je ____ la plus heureuse prof du monde!

      Wednesday, November 10, 2010

      lundi le quinze novembre

      'A vaincre sans péril, on triomphe sans gloire.'
      To win without risk is a triumph without glory.
      Corneille.

      Trivia today: Which of the following are NOT used as a French slang (l'argot) word for 'money?'

      Le grisbi
      Le fric
      Le pognon
      La nana

      7th grade :
      -Hand Out/Collect Grade Reports
      -Commencez LA MAISON - THE HOUSE-Repetez le vocabulaire.
      -Fill in Vocab. sheet and LOTTO card.

      Où habites -tu?
      J'habite _______________

      De quelle couleur est ta maison?

      Ma maison est ____________! (bleue, rouge, blanche, jaune, noire, beige, verte)

      Il y a combien de pièces dans ta maison?

      Il y a ____________ pièces (dans ma maison.)

      8th grade:
      - Grade Reports

      - Petit quiz sur les pronoms!
      96,90,84,78,72,66,60,54,48,42,36,30,24,18,12,6,0

      - Les Tableaux Blancs...

      - Grand Quiz sur les pronoms :)






      Tuesday, November 9, 2010

      mercredi le dix novembre

      'Généralement, les gens qui savant peu parlent beaucoup, et les gens qui savant beaucoup parlent peu.'
      Generally speaking, the people who know little speak a lot and the people who know a lot speak little.
      Rousseau.

      Trivia today: In the heart of "Les Halles" district in Paris lies a restaurant that opened in 1832, attracting over the years famous people such as Salvador Dali, Marcel Proust, and Jackie Kennedy. It is located at 38 rue Montorgueil. What is the MAIN speciality of this famous restaurant??

      Hier: What two things were in the boat with Saint Torpes? (Roman name Caïus Silvius Torpetius, a gladiator and attendant of Nero.)<>

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcH1Z6NjO44 (The Little Mermaid...en français)

      7th grade:


      - Match up the numbers to the geographical locations.

      - Révisez la carte.

      - Prennez un petit, petit quiz...

      - Continuez avec la vidéo : Le Nord de la France.



      VENDREDI: LA MAISON!



      8th grade:

      -Quiz: les pronoms.
      -Collect Devoirs: 10 X each
      -96,90,84,78,72,66,60,54,48,42,36,30,24,18,12,6,0
      -Révisez les pronoms...
      -What pronoun would replace subject?
      -Whiteboards.

      QUIZ: BIG PRONOUN QUIZ: LUNDI!!!!


      La Classe de Mathematique =
      Le chien =
      Mon cousin et moi =
      Ma mère et mon père=
      Les filles =
      Le pupitre et le tableau =




      Je = I Nous = We


      Tu= You Vous = you


      Il/Elle = He/she/it Ils/Elles = They


      Monday, November 8, 2010

      mardi le neuf novembre


      Trivia today: St. Tropez is the gorgeous little town in the South of France where my family is from. Its name is derived from "Saint" Torpes, a man who was beheaded in Roman times during the reign of emperor Nero. His body was then placed in a rotten boat and set adrift where he landed on the shores of what is now Saint Tropez with what other TWO things in the boat???

      Hier: What do those people have in common??

      * There is someone who is leaving CORRECT answers almost daily, but with no name or period so I don't know who to give credit to. Don't forget to leave your name!! :-)

      7th grade:

      -Révisez la carte! Label the WHOLE thing using your book...and match the numbers up!

      -Regardez la vidéo: Géographie La Sud de la France (The South of France.)

      8th grade:
      Zoe throws the pineapple at Willis's head.
      After much laughter, the class gathers itself.

      Megan, Brian, and David look at Wendy in disgust.

      She just beat them to a pulp on the last test.

      PRONOUN CHART!

      Je = I Nous = We

      Tu = you (singular) Vous = you (plural)
      Il / Elle = He/She/It Ils/Elles = They

      Madame Manley=
      Mme Nelson et moi =
      Emily et Stephanie=
      Kailae, Joscelynn, Savanna, Adia, Sarah, Taylor, Frances, et Anthony! =

      DEVOIRS: write out the pronoun chart 10 X. Little quiz tomorrow on chart! You must write it out EXACTLY as I have it above!!!





      Friday, November 5, 2010

      lundi le huit novembre

      'Celui qui a bon coeur n'est jamais sot.'
      He who has a good heart can never be a fool.
      Georges Sand.

      Trivia today: What do all the following people have in common (be very specific) : Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne, Edgar Degas, Berthe Morisot, Camille Pissarro?

      7th grade:

      - **La Géographie **

      -Révisez la carte! Label the WHOLE thing using your book...and match the numbers up!

      -Regardez la vidéo: Géographie La Sud de la France (The South of France.)



      8th grade:
      Zoe throws the pineapple at Willis's head.
      After much laughter, the class gathers itself.

      Megan, Brian, and David look at Wendy in disgust.

      She just beat them to a pulp in the last test.

      PRONOUN CHART!

      Je = I Nous = We

      Tu = you (singular) Vous = you (plural)
      Il / Elle = He/She/It Ils/Elles = They

      Mlle B= Mme Nelson et moi =
      Emily et Stephanie=
      Kailae, Joscelynn, Savanna, Adia, Sarah, Taylor, Frances, et Anthony! =

      DEVOIRS: write out the pronoun chart 10 X. Little quiz tomorrow on chart! You must write it out EXACTLY as I have it above!!!

      Thursday, November 4, 2010

      vendredi le cinq novembre

      LET THEM EAT NOMS!!!

      7th grade:

      - Check 'les devoirs' pages 32-34 C-K
      -Prennez l'examen des NOMBRES
      - Révisez en classe!

      http://www.villaflorentine.com/index.php?l=en
      8th grade:

      - Prennez le quiz de vocabulaire
      - Révisez en classe!

      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://www.freerice.com/subjects.php?t=14539356985

      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.
      Others you definitely should know because we have already learned the vocabulary!

      BONNE CHANCE :)

      Wednesday, November 3, 2010

      jeudi le quatre novembre

      ' ll y a deux manières d'être malheureux: ou désirer ce que l'on n'a pas, ou posséder ce que l'on désirait.'
      There are two ways to become unhappy: to desire what you don't have or to have finally gotten what you have desired.
      Louys.

      Trivia today: Which French city is considered the culinary capital of France?

      Hier: So where was the first McDos?


      7th grade:
      - Any missing Math Trivia Challenge homework?

      - Continuez avec Les Étages Terribles!

      QUIZ: DEMAIN!!!
      Section 1 - Listen to 10 numbers in French, write them out numerically.

      Section 2 - Read 10 numbers in French, write them out numerically.

      Section 3- Read 10 French math problems. Solve them and write out the answer in a NUMERAL AND FRENCH SPELLING OF THE NUMERAL.



      Devoirs: Le Livre Bleu- Pages 32-34 C-K!

      8th grade:

      - Check les devoirs: Activities B 1,2,3 in packet.

      - Finish Flashcards- quiz yourself for 5 minutes.

      - Vocabulary beeeee.


      Devoirs: ÉTUDIEZ!!!

      Monday, November 1, 2010

      mercredi le trois novembre


      Escargot - "Nobody is sure how this got started. Probably a couple of French master chefs were standing around one day, and they found a snail, and one of them said: 'I bet that if we called this something like "escargot," tourists would eat it.' They they had a hearty laugh, because 'escargot' is the French word for 'fat crawling bag of phlegm.'
      Dave Barry, 'Dave Barry's Only Travel Guide You'll Ever Need'

      Trivia today: In what city and in what year was the first McDonalds (Le McDo) built in France? (Quel Horreur!!!) http://www.businesssheet.com/2008/10/economic-downturn-forces-french-to-eat-at-mcdonald-s


      Hier: Qui est le copain de Vanessa Paradis?



      7th grade:



      - Quiz on the 70's and the 90's!

      - Review 'les devoirs' - Number Trivia Challenge!

      - Any free homework passes??

      - Les étages terribles!! Rules and Regulations. Great review for our QUIZ on: VENDREDI!!!



      QUIZ: On ALL numbers VENDREDI!!



      8th grade:



      - Finish the Drama Dialogue (Period 5)

      - Label the picture with the verbies!

      - Review Page 1 of packet / Assign page 2 B 1,2,3 Les Devoirs

      - Flashcards for Vocabulary Quiz : VENDREDI

      - Vocabulary Beeeeeeee



      VOCABULARY QUIZ: VENDREDI

      DEVOIRS: Page 2 of packet, exercises B 1,2,3.