Monday, May 13, 2013

C'est mardi, le quatorze mai



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.

Vous Savez??: The novel A Void: La Disparition (Disappeared) by Georges Perec, in its original French does not use the letter "E" at all!! (minus the author's name.)

7th grade:

  • Vous aimez la nourriture d'hier?? Bon Appetit!
  • Tu as faim?? Tu as soif??
  • Qu'est-ce que tu manges?? Qu'est-ce que tu bois??  Je mange______, Je bois _______________
  • Qu'est-ce que tu aimes manger/boire?? Qu'est ce que tu détestes manger/boire?? J'aime manger/boire__________ Je déteste manger/boire ___________________
  • Pratiquez les quéstions avec vos partinaires!
  • Survey Says Worksheet!
  • LOTTO
8th grade:
  • Baby Quiz
  • Right hand/Left hand/Both Hands Listening Activity?!
  • Discuss your family's occupations and what you want to be 'when you grow up' with your partner.
  • Ask the following questions and get responses:
  • LOTTO

Thursday, May 9, 2013

C'est vendredi, le dix mai


'Rien ne pèse tant que un secret.'
Nothing weighs more than a secret.
La Fontaine.


Vous Savez???: MADAGASCAR, still considered a 'francophone' country, was invaded by France in 1883 in what became known as the first Franco-Hova War. The French later established reformed institutions in 1956 under the Loi Cadre (Overseas Reform Act), and the country moved peacefully towards independence. It is home to the animal seen above...
(There is also a movie that bears the same name as this country !)

7th grade:

  • Last minute food reminders
  • TU AS FAIM?? TU AS SOIF??
  • 10 things you eat/drink in a day. 10 things you like or dislike!
  • LOTTO
8th grade:
  • Lil matching activity
  • Finish filling out Vocabulary Sheet
  • Writing what people do: Que fait-il/Que fait-elle???

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

C'est mercredi, le huit mai







'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


Vous savez?? The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, housed in the Louvre, was painted missing two facial features: eyebrows and eyelashes!

7th grade:
  • Continuez avec Le Déjeuner...
  • Fill in the blankie blanks
  • Les Feuilles de Vocabulaire
  • Focus Questions: TU AS FAIM??? TU AS SOIF???
8th grade:
  • Writing practice ughhh
  • You must select option 3. After that, choose 1 or 2!
  • Demain: Les Métiers/Les Professions/Les Boulots

C'est mardi, le sept mai


(although Joan of Arc dictated her letters, 3 of the surviving manuscripts are signed by her)

'L'éducation consiste à nous donner des idées, et la bonne éducation à les mettre en proportion. '
Education consists of giving us ideas, and good education of putting them in perspective.
- Charles de Secondat, baron de MONTESQUIEU, Essai sur les causes qui peuvent affecter les esprits et les caractères, seconde partie

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Vous savez??? Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc), also called the Maid of Orleans, a patron saint of France and a national heroine, led the resistance to the English invasion of France in the Hundred Years War.  died in the city of ROUEN 1431.

7th grade:

  • Petit Déjeuner lil listening activity
  • Period 3- Project Food?
  • Les BOISSONS, Le Déjeuner, et Le Diner!!
  • Label the sheet
  • LES FEUILLES DE VOCABULAIRE
8th grade:
  • Grand Quiz sur les Taches de Ménages et Les Activités.

Thursday, May 2, 2013

La Cuisine Française- Webquest Level IA

Click the link below to complete the French Food Webquest challenge. You can type your answers directly onto the sheet after you download it!


French Cuisine Web Quest


For #6 click the following link for Cote Restaurant:

http://www.cote-restaurants.co.uk/food_menu.html

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Printing Recipes for Project Food: Level IA

7th grade:

PROJET: On fait la cuisine!

To find a recipe-Print ONLY one copy of at LEAST one recipe from the following websites...

Allez ici:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/search/delegate.do?fnSearchString=french&fnSearchType=site

ou

http://main.kitchendaily.com/kid-friendly-recipes/easy/french/


ou

http://www.francethisway.com/frenchfood.php

ou

http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/global-cuisine/french-recipes

ou

http://www.cuisine-france.com/

C'est jeudi, le deux mai :-)


Vous Savez?? : The Eiffel Tower was the tallest structure in the world until 1930 when it was out ranked by the Chrysler Building in NYC (which only lasted for 11 months when it was surpassed by the Empire State Building.)

7th grade:
  • How do we say 'SOME?"
  • Continuez avec le Petit Déjeuner et les BOISSONS.
  • TU AS FAIM??? OUI, J'AI FAIM!!!!!
  • TU AS SOIF??? OUI, J'AI SOIF!!!
  • Ppt vocabulary packets for breakfast and lunch
  • Talk about Projet: La Cuisine Period 1: Library tomorrow/ Period 3 Computer Lab Monday and Tuesday
  • Period 8- computer lab Today Projet: La Cuisine
  • Nutella :-)
8th grade:

  • Exercise F and lil Excuses Sheet
  • Some detective work! Qui est l'assassin!