|  | | Home > Junior High Classrooms > 7/8 Electives > Mme Decourt and Mme Steffy-French > French II > French II: What we did in class today |  | | | French II: What we did in class this week | | Bonjour! This section only gives a summary of what we did in class. Specific assignments are not always listed. Please email Dawn Peterson (dawn.peterson@spps.org) to have your name added to the group email list to receive weekly assignments.
Sept. 2-5: This week we started our big review! Last year we finished units 1-4 and we will review these units until next Wednesday, Sept. 10th. Then we start unit 5. We also discussed the "French Menu of Activities" due at the end of the semester worth 100 points.
Sept. 8-12: This week we finished our review and started unit 5. We went to the computer lab on Tuesday to complete our online review on classzone.com.
Sept. 15-19: This week we focused on finishing up lesson 13 and started lesson 14 in unit 5. Students also learned the irregular verb, "aller."
Sept. 22-26: We continued to perfect the verb "aller" and used it with a contraction and in a future construction. We also learned the expression "chez."We did a short presentation in French with a partner, completed the lesson 14 workbook pages, and went to the lab on Friday to take the lesson 13 & 14 quizzes on classzone.com.
Sept. 26-Oct.3: We started the week with a short, 6 pt. quiz on the verb, "aller." We then started our next lesson in the textbook and went over the following verbs: venir, revenir, aller, faire, etre, manger. We took a practice review test on Thursday in preparation for the real test on Wednesday, Oct. 15. We learned about the construction "nom + de + nom" and the new contraction with "de." We ended the week with a fun word find on "la musique."
Oct. 6-10: This week we practiced over and over again how to say that you play sports, play games, and play instruments (they are different) and to ask others what sports, games, and instruments they play. We also completed some workbook pages and at the end of the week started the new lesson in the text book.
Oct. 13-15 (no school during MEA): This week we learned an enormous amount of vocabulary related to family and on Wednesday we had our 45 pt. review quiz on verbs.
Oct. 20-23 (no school on Friday, Oct. 24): This week was all about possessive adjectives: mon/ma/mes, ton/ta/tes, son/sa/ses, notre/nos, votre/vos, leur/leurs. We began our family tree project (due on Monday) and completed workbook pages.
Oct. 27-31: This week we finished unit 5 and began a review. On Thursday we took the 100 point unit 5 test. On Halloween (Fri.) we started watching "The Haunting Hour" in French.
Nov. 3-7: On Monday we finished our movie and on Tuesday we corrected our tests and completed the reading & culture pages in the workbook. Wednesday we made crepes to celebrate the beginning of National French Week. The crepes were "fantastique!" On Thursday we worked on a section in between units 5 & 6 called "Entracte 5." No school on Friday due to conferences.
Nov. 10-14: This week we started unit 6 in our book. On Friday we translated a well-known poem called "Chanson d'Automne" and students will have to memorize this poem by Dec. 15th (one month). We will recite the poem regularly to help with pronunciation.
Nov. 17-21: We finished lesson 17 in unit 6 and completed workbook pages. On Tuesday we took a quiz on these verbs: chercher, preferer, & mettre. We performed a dialog in class and played clothing bingo to practice using the vocabulary of clothing. There is a test Wednesday, Nov. 26th on clothing vocabulary.
Nov. 24-26: We continue with unit 6 lesson 18 and on Wednesday there is a quiz on clothing vocabulary. Then we play clothing bingo. Happy Thanksgiving!
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