C'est vendredi, le dix-neuf avril

Je reviendrai vainqueur, ou ne reviendrai pas.
Ludovic HALÉVY et Henri MEILHAC, La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein (Calmann-Lévy) acte I, scène 3 I will return a victor or not at all.

Vous SAVEZ?: 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. They call it "PAIN PERDU", which means "LOST BREAD!"

7th grade:

• Commencez LES SUJETS EN CLASSE: School Subjects
• PPT
• Your "Horaire de Classe"- "Class Schedule."
• Categorizing subjects you like and dislike et POURQUOI? (WHY?)

BIG QUIZ on ALL LOISIRS ET DIVERTISSMENTS et LES SUJETS: MERCREDI/ NEXT WEDNESDAY

8th grade:

• Commencez Les Activités à la Maison et au Quartier/ Le Ménage: House and Neighborhood Activities/Housework
• PPT
• Let's go back to basics/Lotto card :-)

C'est lundi, le quinze avril

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

Misfortune has some purpose.

Vous savez??: 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 mean in English, you ask?? Well, it means HIGH SEWING.

7th grade:

• Baby Quiz
• Checking yo' 50 word paragraphs...yo
• Vocabulary Baseball! Strikes, Outs, Runs, Homeruns

8th grade:

• Speaking Tasks for CUT 3

C'est jeudi, le onze avril

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.

Vous savez??: "La Marseillaise", France's national anthem, was composed in STRASBOURG in 1792.

http://www.nationalanthems.info/fr.mp3

7th grade:

• lil sheet to fill in blanks
• 50 word writing practice with Hobby help Sheet: Qu'est-ce que tu aimes-faire???

8th grade:

• Pratiquez les quéstions importants

"I am a good friend. You are wearing a new sweater. I will comment on your sweater and then we will talk about it. I will start the conversation."

C'est mercredi, le dix avril

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

Vous savez???: 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 NORMANDY.

http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/244132/Saving-Private-Ryan-Movie-Clip-See-You-On-the-Beach-.html

7th grade:

• Encore le bébé Quiz
• Back in Groups for Activity Cards speaking
• Writing practice 40 words using the Hobby help Sheet

8th grade:

• Le grand Quiz sur les verbes en IR
• Pratiquez les quéstions pour CUT 3

C'est mardi, le neuf avril

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.

Vous savez???: 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 ship. Since the 1940s, it has been claimed that the seven spikes on the crown stand for the 7 SEAS and 7 CONTINENTS.

7th grade:

• Bébé Quiz
• Parlez: Finissez les sondages
• Activity Dominos
• Que fais-tu? Quels sports joues-tu? Group Speaking Activity Cards

8th grade: Joyeux Anniversaire, Evgeniya, Katie, et Kaylee!

• Bébé Quiz...and the verbie SAYS PUNIR!
• IR verbie fill in
• Verbie Relay

QUIZ: DEMAIN. You must KNOW all the verb translations PLUS how to use them :-)

C'est lundi, le huit avril

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.

Vous Savez??: Many consider the First French Indochina War ( 1946-1954) to be the pre-cursor to the Vietnam War that resulted in over 50,000 American casualties.

7th grade:

• Listening Activity...
• Une sondage...Class survey
• Little Writing Sheet...Qu'est-ce que tu aimes-faire??
• J'adore, J'aime, J'aime ASSEZ....
• Je n'aime pas TROP, Je n'aime pas, Je déteste

8th grade:

• Les verbies en IR- my favorite!!!

C'est jeudi, le quatre avril

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: LOUIS VUITTON (born, August 4, 1821; died, February 27, 1892),[2]  founder of his famous 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:

• Les Loisirs et Les Divertissements
• Two focus questions: 
• QUE FAIS-TU? QUELS SPORTS JOUES-TU? (Balls vs No Balls)
• A survey...

8th grade:

• Speed dating! Que portes-tu...?
• Vocabulary Bee Buzzzz