Secret Holiday Gals & Guys

Secret Holiday Gal/Guy Guidelines!

• Minimum of 3 gifts!
• $ 10 dollar Maximum
• For every gift, you must leave a clue as to who you (the Secret Santa) is...

 -If someone has figured out their Secret Santa , I may surprise that person by having the Santa switch.

-Good gift ideas are: $5 gift cards, candy, little toys, keychains, stuffed animals, lip-gloss, books, perfume samples., laynards, cute flash drives, cute notebooks & folders, picture frames, candles, ANYTHING French related... Other possibilities are footballs, jewelry, and even a 2-liter bottle of  soda!

 -Make sure no one forgets to bring a gift. There is nothing worse than a kid not getting a gift while everyone else is showing off theirs :-(

-Don't ruin it! Nothing ruins Secret Santa than knowing your partner or your partner knowing it's you.

- If you forget or can't do it, let me know...I'll help you out :-)

FINISHED GLOGS :-)

HOW TO GIVE ME YOUR GLOG ADDRESS!

• UNDER THIS POST ONLY, CLICK WHERE IT SAYS '0' COMMENTS

• LEAVE YOUR NAME AND PERIOD IN THE COMMENT BOX

• USE NAME/URL TO POST COMMENT

• WRITE YOUR NAME IN THE NAME TAB, COPY AND PASTE YOUR GLOG ADDRESS INTO THE 'URL' TAB

• CLICK POST COMMENT!

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.

7th grade: GLOGSTER LAST DAY!!!

8th grade:


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

• Fill in verbie sheet with definitions
• 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!!!

C'est mercredi, le sept décembre

Je ne me fais pas entendre si personne ne me répond.

Elsa TRIOLET, Les Fantômes armés
I'm not making myself heard if no one responds to me.

7th grade: GLOGSTER! Speaking into the mics/Adding LINKS.

8th grade:

- Être QUIZ

-Commencez "ER" Verbies. There is a pattern for them all! STEP BY STEP...oh babay!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ay6GjmiJTPM&ob=av2e&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

-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

C'est mardi, le six décembre

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


7th grade:

- COMPUTER LAB FOR GLOGS! <3


8th grade:

In a group of 3-4, using one piece of paper, start writing sentences using “ être” and the endings provided on the overhead. The team member holding the paper must write a sentence different than any sentence written before. Every time you MUST use a different subject (like I do on the worksheets.) The CONJUGATIONS must be correct. Number every sentence.



Ex 1. Madame Manley EST pénible.


      2. Vous êtes pénibles.


They count as 2 different sentences.


You must keep passing the paper around from person to person. One person can NOT write 2 sentences in a row.


The team to accumulate the most CORRECT sentences in 10 minutes will choose anything they want from the basket…(there are 5 point test coupons in there.)


- Take/ Review Être quizzes.

C'est lundi, le cinq décembre

'Dis-moi qui t'admire et je te dirai qui tu es. '
Charles Auguste SAINTE-BEUVE, Causeries du lundi, 20 avril 1850Tell me who 'admires you and I'll tell you who you are. '

7th grade:

- To the Computer Lab, Batman! For first day of Glogster Project!

http://madamemanley.edu.glogster.com/qui-suis-je/

8th grade :

-Petit quiz sur ÊTRE! 100, 83, 66, 49, 32, 15, 0

-Révisez une feuille avec Être

 -Verbie Relay!

Je suis Nous sommes

Tu es Vous êtes

Il/Elle est Ils/Elles sont


GRAND Quiz : Mercredi

7th grade GLOGSTER PROJECT!

GLOGSTER ONLINE POSTER PROJECT Level IA

UNIT 4: QUI SUIS-JE?

Teacher Code: 2H677E

Requirements Check-Off List:

________Must contain at least 5 French sentences or TEXT describing yourself

_______ At least 3 sentences or TEXT describing family members or friends
_______ At least 3 photos or IMAGES of yourself/friends/family/interests/likes/dislikes etc.

_______At least one VIDEO inserted from YouTube or other media you can access

_______At least one LINK to a web-site that relates to an interest of yours. (Not Facebook, MySpace or any social networking site .)

______ At least 2 GRAPHICS

______One of these GRAPHICS must be moving.

______ Your voice, recorded, reading your 5 ‘ABOUT ME’ sentences and added into Glog.

______ When you are sure you are finished, cut and paste your Glog URL as a comment onto my website www.mrsmanley.com on Friday, December 9, 2011.


You may use www.translate.google.com (with supervision) for various words that you want to find out that do not relate to the UNIT.


*All sources for IMAGES and other information not written by you MUST be documented.

C'est vendredi, le deux décembre

'Toutes nos passions reflètent les étoiles. '
Victor HUGO, La Légende des siècles
'All of our passions reflect the stars.'

Trivia: Regarding the guillotine, which of the following is NOT true?

a. Dr. Louis Guillotin was executed by the guillotine.
b. Its use was advocated by Dr. Guillotin as a more humane way of executing criminals.
c. It was first called “Louison/Louisette” for Dr. Louis who developed it.
d. It was used to execute approximately 15,000 'enemies of The Republic' from 1792 to 1799

7th grade:

• Last day of "Qui-suis-je?" before Glogster project in Library Lab next week :-)
• Quel age as tu?
• Comment es-tu?
• VOCABULARY RELAY!
• LOTTO

8th grade :

-Petit quiz sur ÊTRE! 100, 83, 66, 49, 32, 15, 0.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWzYaZDK6Is&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

-Révisez une feuille avec Être -Verbie Relay!

GRAND Quiz : MARDI

Je suis Nous sommes

Tu es Vous êtes

Il/Elle est Ils/Elles sont

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. '

Who wrote the 3200 page book?

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

7th grade:

• Vocabulary Beeeee Buzzzzzzz
• Attaquez les éléphants!

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 Terwilliger _______ strictes.

2. Ashley, Noelle, Mayra, et moi ______ des amies.

3. Lady Gaga ______ ridicule!

4. La classe de français _____ vraiment chouette!

5. Mes étudiants ______ comme les petits lapins.

6. Vous ______ comme des gorilles.

7. Rachel, Breanna, Katie, et Nate _____ en ville.

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

C'est mercredi, le trente novembre

J'ai fait un peu de bien ; c'est mon meilleur ouvrage.
François-Marie Arouet, dit VOLTAIRE, Épitres CXXI, à Horace

I did a little bit of good; it's my best work.

Trivia: Troubled by asthma and neuroses, as well as by the deaths of his parents, THIS AUTHOR increasingly withdrew from external life and after 1907 lived mainly in a cork-lined room, working at night on his monumental cyclic novel, À la recherche du temps perdu ( A Remembrance of Things Past;) a total of 3200 pages!!!)

7th grade:

Traduisez:

1. I am young and Japanese.
2. I am 25 years old.
3. She is pretty and kind of dumb.
4. You are very ugly and annoying.
5. He is nice, handsome, and kind of shy.

• Quel age as-tu?
• Comment es-tu?
• LOTTO :-)

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 Terwilliger _______ strictes.

2. Ashley, Noelle, Mayra, et moi ______ des amies.

3. Lady Gaga ______ ridicule!

4. La classe de français _____ vraiment chouette!

5. Mes étudiants ______ comme les petits lapins.

6. Vous ______ comme des gorilles.

7. Rachel, Breanna, Katie, et Nate _____ en ville.

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

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

Who was the man who died for being too 'nice??'

7th grade:

• Vocabulary Bee buzzzz
• LOTTO ;-)

8th grade:

• Quick review of pronouns, (if needed)
• QUIZ sur les pronoms :-)
• Révisez en classe!
• DEMAIN- VERBIES!!! (yay)

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.

Trivia: This man 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.


7th grade:

• 5 sentences about people in your family OR friends. Copy down the family members below and think about what you could say about them!

Ma mère - My mom      

Mon père - My dad   

Mon frère - My brother

Ma soeur - My sister

Mon grandpère

Ma grandmère

Mon cousin/Ma cousine

Ma tante - My aunt

Mon oncle - My uncle

Ma belle-mère- My step-mom

Mon beau-père- My step-dad

ex: Ma tante est laide. Mon père est interessant. Ma soeur est très gentille.

• Who remembers these??? 
• COMMENT ES-TU? -
• QUEL AGE AS-TU? -
• Fill out LOTTO card
• Play LOTTO! <3

8th grade:

• Révisez les Pronoms (Whiteboards!) - Period 9
• Pronoun Relay (Both periods...)
• QUIZ??? DEMAIN????

C'est jeudi, le dix-sept novembre

Je reviendrai vainqueur, ou ne reviendrai pas.
Ludovic HALÉVY et Henri MEILHAC, La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein 
 I will return a victor or not at all.

Trivia: French toast is made with bread and eggs, and although the French do not call French toast 'French toast', they do have a special name for it. What is it called in France?

7th grade:

-Match the following:

A. sportif/ive          ______ He is
B. méchant(e)        ______ kind
C. Il est                 ______ athletic
D. Tu es                ______ You are
E. gentil(le)            ______ I have
F. J'ai                    ______ evil/mean
G. Je suis              ______ young
H. jeune               _______ I am

- COMMENT ES-TU???


- TU AS QUEL AGE??


-Fill out LOTTO card!!! Play!!!

DEVOIRS - Write 5 sentences describing a male or female friend you like...or secretly dislike shhhhh.


8th grade:

• Pronoun chart quiz. Don't worry, I'll give you a minute or five :-)
• Finish our whiteboard challenge
• Relay (if time)
• Will you be ready for a quiz...tomorrow?? Or maybe Monday???

C'est mardi, le quinze novembre (I miss you!)

**I am SO sorry I am not here! I am currently serving JURY DUTY, which is every American's responsibility. It means you have to decide if someone is innocent or guilty when they have been accused of a crime.

I can't wait to see you when I get back. I am officially released on Friday, but I hope to be back before then.

Les Misérables

The movie you are about to watch today is one of my favorite French stories. LES MISÉRABLES (The Miserable Ones), is an American adaptation of French author, Victor Hugo's 1862 novel. It is meant to show the real differences between the rich and the poor or the 'haves' and 'have nots' in 1860's France.

There are a few mature themes in this movie. The desperate character, Fantine, turns to a terrible job in order to support her little girl, Cosette. She is unmarried and Cosette has to be hidden from her job since back then, it was unacceptable to have a child without a father. There is some language used to describe Cosette that is considered inappropriate today, but was used to describe a fatherless child in 1862.

Summary of first part of the film

Les Misérables is a 1998 film adaptation of Victor Hugo's 1862 novel of the same name, directed by Bille August. It stars Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush,Uma Thurman, and Claire Danes.

As in the original novel, the storyline follows the adult life of Jean Valjean (Liam Neeson), an ex-convict (paroled following 19 years of hard labor, for stealing bread) pursued by police Inspector Javert (Geoffrey Rush). 

Jean Valjean (Liam Neeson), a man arrested for stealing bread nineteen years previously, is released on parole. Since no one else is willing to allow a convict to stay the night, Valjean is kindly welcomed by Bishop Myriel to spend the night in his home. Valjean explains to Myriel that he is going to become a new man the following day. However, that night, Valjean steals Myriel's silverware and flees. Valjean is later arrested and brought back to Myriel, but Myriel tells the police that Valjean did not steal his silverware, but that he, in fact, actually gave it to him and also gives him his expensive candlesticks. Myriel then reminds Valjean of his promise that he was to become a new man that day.

Nine years later, Valjean is now a wealthy industrialist and a mayor. He eventually befriends Fantine (Uma Thurman), a single mother-turned-prostitute, after he rescues her when she was nearly arrested by the police officer Javert (Geoffrey Rush), who previously served as a guard at the prison Valjean was held in. Javert starts to become suspicious that the Mayor and Valjean are the same person. Later, Valjean receives word that another man (John McGlynn) is mistaken as being him and is about to be rearrested. 

C'est jeudi, 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!

7th grade:

• Traduisez les phrases suivants (Translate the following sentences): What are these people's genders??

1. Tu es très gentille.
2. Il est assez bête.
3. Je suis joli, sportif, et chinois.
4. Elle est pénible, méchante, mauvaise, et laide!
5 La classe de français est géniale, super, et facile.

• Write four sentences describing someone famous...Face off to see who can translate on the board the most accurately and quickly.
• Fill out LOTTO card.

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.

BIG PRONOUN QUIZ: MARDI!!!!


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

C'est lundi, le sept novembre

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

Misfortune has some purpose.

Trivia: Haute Couture refers to the creation of exclusive custom-fitted clothing. Haute couture is made to order for a specific customer, and it is usually made from high-quality, expensive fabric and sewn with extreme attention to detail and finish, often using time-consuming, hand-executed techniques. What does 'Haute Couture' translate to in English?!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSM8r4OmK4c

7th grade:

-New Unit! Qui suis-je??? Who am I???

Je suis né(e) le vingt-six août.
J'ai treize ans.

- Vocabulary Sheet.../ Lotto card.
- Les Nationalités. Tu es de quelle nationalité?? Je suis...anglaise, française, et italienne :-)

8th grade:

- Révisez le quiz!

Grammar Pantz! Put 'em on. It's time to get serious !

Diego  throws the pineapple at Thuc's head.

After much laughter, the class gathers itself.

Antonio, Faith, and Kevin look at Anthony in disgust.

He 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

Madame Manley=                   Mme Nelson et moi =

Kai-Lee et Nayeli=

Breanna, Ashley, Desire, Emily, Kaitlyn, Linnea, Noelle, et Mark! =

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

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.

7th grade:

• Finish CUT :-)
• Ticket trade-in xoxo

8th grade:

• Review with Flashcards
• If time, vocabulary beeeee
• Quiz de Vocabulaire <3

Passez un Bon Weekend!!

C'est jeudi, le trois novembre

'I loved tests because it was another form of competing, a healthy competition.'
Suzanne Farrell

7th grade:

• Part 1 of CUT!
• BONNE CHANCE~ BON COURAGE!

8th grade:

• Flashcards for quiz DEMAIN!!!! - Vocabulary BEEEEEEE
• 9th period- early dismissal  :-( but first- Flashcards! 

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.imdb.com/title/tt0465203/ - Directors of "Ils" or "Them"?

Trivia: "La Marseillaise", France's national anthem, was composed in what city in 1792?

7th grade:

• How did you do on the review sheet??
• Review Word Relay :-)

DEMAIN:  CUT Examen!

8th grade:

-Quiz on questions. 100, 86,72,58,44,30,16,0. JE VEUX ...MY MODE! 100,100,100,100...

1. Qui-
2. Comment?
3. Quand?
4. Où?
5. Pourquoi?
6. Combien?
7. À quelle heure?


- Translate the following 'dramatic' dialogue:

* I like to travel!
* Oh really??
* Yes, of course! I want to visit France. I would like to
be on vacation.
* With who???
* With my boyfriend over there.
* Why??
* I like Devin a lot!
* Um. Maybe I like Devin a little, also!!
* NOW?? Too bad. You are (Tu es) stupid.


- Flashcards : -)

Vendredi: Quiz on Vocabulary!

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=active


How 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 :)

For Isobel...and anyone else who was wondering.

C'est VENDREDI, le vingt-huit octobre!


When I say 'QUELQ'UN D'AUTRE???' (kell-can-dotra) when we say the date every day...it means :
'ANYONE/SOMEONE ELSE???' As in, does anyone else want to take a crack at it??

Hope that helps <3

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


7th grade:

• Quiz on 11-20
• Check 6th period HW!
• Quelle est la date de ton anniversaire??? C'EST le vingt-six août :-)
• C'est quel mois??? It's what month?? (Overhead with little month by month pictures...)
• LOTTO

DEVOIRS: WRITE OUT DATES IN FRENCH WORKSHEE

8th grade:

* MAINTENANT: Take first 'little quiz' on the question words.
* Mark quizzes and put in book. 100, 86, 72, 58, 44, 30, 16, 0.

1. Pourquoi?
2. Où?
3. Comment?
4. Qui?
5. À quelle heure?
6. Quand?
7. Combien?

- Question words little matching activity

- Do page 1 of Packet together
- Page 2 on your own :-)
- Page 3 is LES DEVOIRS
- White board review with questions and answers.

DEVOIRS: PAGE 3 OF PACKET!!! (DEMAIN, LOTTO)

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. '

7th grade:

• Quiz on 1-10
• Check LES DEVOIRS (Period 4) 11-20 5X each...assign homework to 6th period.
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20xpI9V150w&feature=related
• LES MOIS- janvier, février, mars...
• Le Calendrier des Anniversaires.
• Quand es-tu née? JE SUIS né(e) le 26 août :-) or
• Quelle est la date de ton anniversaire??? C'est le 26 août.
• At random, I will select a date...you must supply the person's name!

8th grade:


-Re-write sentences in the NEGATIVE telling me you do NOT want to do the activities... (Period 9)

- Tell me what you like (j'aime), prefer (je préfère), or dislike (je n'aime pas)

-QUESTION WORDS!! Arrrrghhhhh (Who can match them within 20 seconds??)


-DVD: La Boum...forgive them, they know not what they wear....

Devoirs: TOMORROW YOU WILL HAVE A 7 QUESTION BABY QUIZ ON THE 'QUESTION WORDS'...MATCHING! ALORS, ÉTUDIEZ!!

C'est mardi, le vingt-cinq octobre

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.

Trivia: The Statue of Liberty (French: Statue de la Liberté), officially known as Liberty Enlightening the World (French: La liberté éclairant le monde), was presented to the United States by "the people of France" in 1886. Standing on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, it welcomes visitors, immigrants, and returning Americans traveling by shipSince the 1940s, it has been claimed that the seven spikes on the crown stand for what seven things???


Cute little online 'thingy':
http://www.blogthings.com/frenchnamegenerator/ - WHAT'S YOUR FRENCH NAME?? FILL IN WITH FIRST AND LAST NAME...SEE WHAT YOU GET!


7th grade:

-Quiz on les nombres 1-10 w/ the months...let's try that :-)
-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20xpI9V150w&feature=related
-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8FYwfesR54&feature=related
- Check 'les devoirs' - Vocabulary Sheet/LOTTO Card
-Comptez, encore?
-Les numéros de téléphone...DRING DRING!! ALLO?!?

-PLAY LOTTO

Devoirs: Write the numbers 11-20 5X each! Practice saying them aloud to yourself (or someone else who doesn't mind listening to you)


QUIZ DEMAIN: 11-20!!! Use the little frog for practice.

8th grade:

Re-write sentences in the NEGATIVE telling me you do NOT want to do the activities...

Révisez plus de vocabulaire (Period 9)

Fill in LOTTO sheets in class / if not finish for homework. Ah bon?!?! Oui, Ah bon..

QUESTION WORDS!! Arrrrghhhhh

DVD: La Boum...forgive them, they know not what they wear....

Devoirs: TOMORROW YOU WILL HAVE A 7 QUESTION BABY QUIZ ON THE 'QUESTION WORDS'...MATCHING! ALORS, ÉTUDIEZ!!

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.

7th grade:

• First French Indo-China War -> ???
• Give back quizzes
• New Unit: Les Nombres, Les Jours, Les Mois
• Use pages 30: Numbers
• Page 204: Months and Days
• QUELLE EST LA DATE AUJOURD'HUI??? - What's today's date? Copy down :-)
• C'EST COMBIEN?? - How much/How Many?? Copy down :-)
• Feuille de Vocabulaire

* Oh là là ...Les Nombres!!
* Quelsques vidéos.
* Comptez avec moi et M. Grenouille.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alK1IifQ-kc
Crazy French teacher!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EloE1_T9z0c&feature=related
Toddler counts to 20!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmOX1kAMFqk&feature=related
Lion King 1-10!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLdCHCbgB9s
Really cute girl counts to 10!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOmSbb-2aNI&feature=related&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1

1-10 avec Monsieur Grenouille! (Mister Frog!)

 DEMAIN: Bébé Quiz on LES NOMBRES 1-10

8th grade:

• Let's get on with it...Répétez le vocabulaire!
• Feuilles de Lotto - with specific Words I want on it.
• (If time) Unit 3 DVD

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.

TICKET TRADE-IN?!

7th grade:

- Prennez l'examen!!!
- Révisez en classe!
- Un peu de "Bob l'Éponge??"

8th grade

-In this chapter we will learn a lot of new grammar including: "ER" Verbies,

and the verb "Être" - to be.

Get your grammar pants ready!

-Révisez le vocabulaire d'Unité 3. Nice and Loud! Chat about the chapter a bit...
-Vocabulary sheets - long but useful, do NOT lose them. Save forever in the almighty French folder, svp. (Tomorrow)

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.

Where is it illegal to fly UFOs????

7th grade:

• Little command activity
• Big Vocabulary Beeeee Commands AND Classroom Objects
• LOTTO

DEVOIRS: COMMANDS SHEET ET ÉTUDIEZ!!!

8TH GRADE:

• Bon Travail, mes puces! Unité est fini!
• A little rest for you until tomorrow <3

C'est mercredi, le dix-neuf octobre

Je ne me fais pas entendre si personne ne me répond.
Elsa TRIOLET, Les Fantômes armés

I'm not making myself heard if no one responds to me.

Trivia: In this region of France, it is illegal for UFOs to fly over vinyards. This region, located on the South Eastern was named after a river that runs throught it and a mountain range that borders it. Its capital is Lyon.

Hier: What name person is it illegal to name a pig after?

7th grade:

• Baby command sheet
• LES ORDRES~
• Petit quiz
• LOTTO

8th grade:

• Finissez le match: 3 points to the winning team!
• Prennez l'examen!

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.

Grade 7
-Commencez les ordres donnés en classe
- Répetez! (AND DO WHAT I SAY!!!)

OUVRE LE LIVRE!! FERME LE LIVRE!! ASSEYEZ-VOUS!! LEVEZ-VOUS! VA AU TABLEAU! PRENDS UN CRAYON! LIS! ÉCRIS! ÉCOUTE! PARLE! DIS-LE EN FRANÇAIS!

-Vocabulary Sheet/LOTTO Card.

8th grade: Quiz on VOCABULARY: DEMAIN

• Le Temps Leçon 4C Packet A Activités 1 & 2
• Vocabulary Bee Buzzzzzz
• Vocabulaire Word Relay

DEVOIRS: Finissez les feuilles/ les activités du TEMPS!!! (Finish the Packet!!!)

GO HERE:
http://www.classzone.com/cz/books/french_1/get_resource.htm?ci=2&rg=online_review&at=flashcards

C'est vendredi, le quatorze octobre

'Rien ne pèse tant que un secret.'

'Nothing weighs more than a secret.'

La Fontaine.

Answers to Trivia Question about the Tidal Island/Fortress/Monastary?

Grade 7

-Commencez les ordres donnés en classe
- Répetez! (AND DO WHAT I SAY!!!)

OUVRE LE LIVRE!! FERME LE LIVRE!! ASSEYEZ-VOUS!! LEVEZ-VOUS! VA AU TABLEAU! PRENDS UN CRAYON! LIS! ÉCRIS! ÉCOUTE! PARLE! DIS-LE EN FRANÇAIS!

-Vocabulary Sheet/LOTTO Card.

- Ticket Trade-in

8th grade:

• Little Matching Quiz
• Some things I think you may miss on the quiz Tuesday...
• Vocabulary Bee Buzzzzz
• LOTTO