C'est mercredi, le neuf mai

'I think it's the same simple thing for everyone - to be happy, and have love in your life. '
-Juliette Binoche

Trivia: This 2000 film stars Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp. The film was shot in the village of Flavigny-sur-Ozerain in Burgundy, France, and on the Rue De L'ancienne Poste in Beynac on the Dordogne River in Dordogne, France. What is the food that shares the same name as the movie?

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

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

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


For the WEBQUEST, cliquez ici:

www.ooshop.com - then follow directions on the handout :-)

8th grade:

Continuez avec vos prédictions de l'avenir! Commencez avec-

EN VINGT ANNÉES...

C'est mardi, le deux mai

7th grade:

• On commence LA NOURRITURE! Weeeee...
• Vocabulaire et conversation!

8th grade:

• On commence ALLER -

Je vais             Nous allons

Tu vas             Vous allez

Il/Elle/on va      Ils/Elles vont

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-MqD_Bl_LI&feature=fvsr&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y47eSlLSxa0&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

C'est mercredi, le onze avril

'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.

Question quiz: The city of Paris is divided into two parts by the river Seine, namely the Rive-Gauche and the Rive Droite. What do these two names mean in English??

Bonjour, mes amis!

I hope you had a MAGNIFIQUE vacation :-)
Now, onto the end of the year...

3rd Quarter Grades! / CUTS

7th grade:

• On commence "Les Loisirs et Divertissments" - Leisure and Recreation, Pastimes etc
• Un vidéo des activités français.
• Ou vas-tu?? JE VAIS
•   Qu'est-ce que tu aimes-faire??  J'AIME FAIRE...J'AIME...
•  Quels sports fais-tu??? JE FAIS DU...

8th grade:

• FIELD TRIP PERMISSION SLIPS
• First ever practice Proficiency Test.
• The 4 components. Practice speaking begins 1 at a time next week. 

mercredi, le 21 mars- mardi, le 27 mars

7th grade:

- working on Project Art

DUE: mardi, le vingt-sept mars

8th grade:

- Gettysburg/Voki About Me project

C'est mardi, le vingt mars

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

7th grade:

• Choisissez les peintures
• Commencez!
• Remember A, B, AND C!
• Projects Due: lundi, le 26 mars

8th grade:

• Computer Labs to create VOKIS!

C'est lundi, le dix-neuf mars

'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!

Who designed the gardens at Versailles?

7th grade:

• Project Art Slideshow
• PicassoHead http://www.picassohead.com/
• http://musee.louvre.fr/zoom/index.html?culturename=en-US - The Louvre, some works up close and personal.
• http://www.theartgallery.com.au/kidsart/learn/degas/ - website outlining some artists, as well as art 'how do I?' basics...such as, 'How do I draw a face?'
• http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/faces.htm - Create your own American Folk Art portrait at the National Gallery
• http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/stilllife.htm - Create your own Still Life at the National Gallery
• http://www.metmuseum.org/metmedia/interactives/art-trek/how-van-gogh-made-his-mark - EXCELLENT interactive site on VanGogh from the MET.
• http://www.metmuseum.org/metmedia/interactives/start-with-art/cezannes-astonishing-apples - On Cezanne
• http://www.metmuseum.org/metmedia/interactives/art-trek/the-dancers-and-degas And lastly, on Degas

8th grade:

• Écrivez une histore de ta vie. AT LEAST 100 WORDS :-)
• This will be put into your VOKI. Make sure spellings/accents are correct.

C'est vendredi, le seize mars

'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 Today: The baroque palace at Versailles, which was the principal residence of French kings from 1682-1789, was primarily built (and was the vision) of Louis the XIV. The massive, elaborate gardens were designed by which architect?

7th grade:

• Révisez le quiz
• Commencez "Projet ART!"

8th grade:

• Révisez le quiz
• Ecrivez pour les VOKIs. 100 words about YOU.