NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER
Grade 6 have been practicing with adjectifs possessifs and used their activity sheets as well as making sentences.
They also completed the mini quiz on idioms/expressions.
Grade 7 are presenting their casse-croûte concept and if we are unable to listen to all of the presentations, we will finish on Tuesday. This will be followed with a class discussion about who was their audience and a reflection about their attraction to food related to their respective ethic background or their tendency to move towards more canadianized/americanized cuisine.
Grade 8 should be finished with their class/seat work on their Web page and complete a quick quiz on reflexive verbs.
Grade 9 They have Tech. course today.
Grade 10 They have Tech. today.
Grade 11students will brush up on their verbs and vocabulary from their units.
Grade 12 Continue with unit: Aux frontières du vivant. This a re-entry grammar concept for Le subjonctif présent.
Friday, 2 October 2015
Thursday, 1 October 2015
NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER
Grade 6 the students have been learning and practicing Les Adjectifs Possessifs.
This is not an easy concept because everything in French has a gender.
There will be a short quiz on the unit's idioms/expressions. The students have been practicing in class.
Grade 7 Students will start to give their presentations (La tâche finale) on a casse-croûte concept on Friday. BECAUSE OF WE DAY FIELD TRIP, PRESENTATIONS WILL COMMENCE ON FRIDAY. Following this segment, the students will read and answer questions about several fast food restaurants, their owner/founders and humble begining.
Grade 8 Several students are away to WE DAY. So, the students remaining will discuss a reading of L'exploitation des enfants, a text about how the movement started. Students will also have extra practice with reflexive verbs.
REMINDER; THE WEB/FACEBOOK PAGE PRESENTATIONS ARE DUE TUES., OCT. 6
Grade 9,10,11,12 were all together this morning because of WE DAY FIELD TRIP.
Grade 6 the students have been learning and practicing Les Adjectifs Possessifs.
This is not an easy concept because everything in French has a gender.
There will be a short quiz on the unit's idioms/expressions. The students have been practicing in class.
Grade 7 Students will start to give their presentations (La tâche finale) on a casse-croûte concept on Friday. BECAUSE OF WE DAY FIELD TRIP, PRESENTATIONS WILL COMMENCE ON FRIDAY. Following this segment, the students will read and answer questions about several fast food restaurants, their owner/founders and humble begining.
Grade 8 Several students are away to WE DAY. So, the students remaining will discuss a reading of L'exploitation des enfants, a text about how the movement started. Students will also have extra practice with reflexive verbs.
REMINDER; THE WEB/FACEBOOK PAGE PRESENTATIONS ARE DUE TUES., OCT. 6
Grade 9,10,11,12 were all together this morning because of WE DAY FIELD TRIP.
Wednesday, 30 September 2015
NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER
Good morning everyone. There was no blog access for Tuesday , Sept. 29
There will be an update done on Thursday for all grades. I apologize for the inconvenience. Technology is sometimes finicky.
To the students who are going to We Day on Thursday. Have fun and we will see you on Friday.
Good morning everyone. There was no blog access for Tuesday , Sept. 29
There will be an update done on Thursday for all grades. I apologize for the inconvenience. Technology is sometimes finicky.
To the students who are going to We Day on Thursday. Have fun and we will see you on Friday.
Thursday, 24 September 2015
C'est jeudi!
NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER
Grade 6 are working on their film critique and poster. This consists of a short description of their movie, title and a critique. As a visual, they will create a coloured picture of a still from their film and write 5-6 sentences. If it is not completed during class, it is homework due Tuesday, Sept. 29.
Grade 7 worked on their casse-croûte concept during the French period. Next week they will peer edit and then present it to the class (I told them it would be Dragon's Den style). They really liked this idea. Homework will be to have their rough copy ready for peer editing on Tuesday and then Thursday, October 1st we start the presentations.
Grade 8 students were working very hard this morning and it was great to see that almost everyone came prepared with great ideas for la tâche finale. They worked on their rough copy and many had questions and needed to clarify a few things. Homework due on Tuesday, Sept. 29 is to finalize their casse-croûte concept well written (it could be typed, double space, font 14) so that on Tuesday they will be peer-editing. Presentations will start on Thursday Oct. 1 and all work and presentation NO EXCEPTION) should be turned in at that time.
Grade 9 students continued working with l'imparfait and it is starting to sink in. Their assignment is to write an event and demonstrate the correct use of l'imparfait versus le passé composé. Also, make sure that you know the irregular verbs in l'imparfait. This is due on Tuesday, Sept 29.
Grade 10/11 They had a discussion about who GillesVigneault is and about his artistic contribution to the French Canadian scene. The teacher read the first part of the novel 'Jean-Dan'. A discussion about family ties followed. Homework is: answer questions 1 and 2 of the expansion. You are asked to research and give your opinion in relation to the story.
Grade 12 text was a really interesting write up on bio-diversity. The terminology was very specific and challenging but demonstrated the fine line that exists when ecosystems are interfered with.
Homework; answer questions in cahier p 10 comprehension and p11 which is a revision of le subjonctif présent.
Grade 6 are working on their film critique and poster. This consists of a short description of their movie, title and a critique. As a visual, they will create a coloured picture of a still from their film and write 5-6 sentences. If it is not completed during class, it is homework due Tuesday, Sept. 29.
Grade 7 worked on their casse-croûte concept during the French period. Next week they will peer edit and then present it to the class (I told them it would be Dragon's Den style). They really liked this idea. Homework will be to have their rough copy ready for peer editing on Tuesday and then Thursday, October 1st we start the presentations.
Grade 8 students were working very hard this morning and it was great to see that almost everyone came prepared with great ideas for la tâche finale. They worked on their rough copy and many had questions and needed to clarify a few things. Homework due on Tuesday, Sept. 29 is to finalize their casse-croûte concept well written (it could be typed, double space, font 14) so that on Tuesday they will be peer-editing. Presentations will start on Thursday Oct. 1 and all work and presentation NO EXCEPTION) should be turned in at that time.
Grade 9 students continued working with l'imparfait and it is starting to sink in. Their assignment is to write an event and demonstrate the correct use of l'imparfait versus le passé composé. Also, make sure that you know the irregular verbs in l'imparfait. This is due on Tuesday, Sept 29.
Grade 10/11 They had a discussion about who GillesVigneault is and about his artistic contribution to the French Canadian scene. The teacher read the first part of the novel 'Jean-Dan'. A discussion about family ties followed. Homework is: answer questions 1 and 2 of the expansion. You are asked to research and give your opinion in relation to the story.
Grade 12 text was a really interesting write up on bio-diversity. The terminology was very specific and challenging but demonstrated the fine line that exists when ecosystems are interfered with.
Homework; answer questions in cahier p 10 comprehension and p11 which is a revision of le subjonctif présent.
Tuesday, 22 September 2015
Aujoud'hui, les étudiants ont fait...
NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER
Grade 6 the students took up the homework corrections and for the most part it was very well done. Then, they read about different films, how to rate them by using the correct terminology.
for homework, please think of a title for your movie and what it is about for our work on Thursday.
Grade 7 are still on the verb unit but they are becoming more comfortable with multiple subjects. Good work!
Today, they also received their rubric for la tâche finale. Most of the work will be done in class but for ...
homework: bring in your ideas for your casse-croûte.
Grade 8 The reach ahead programme requires our students to step up out of their comfort zone and demonstrate a bit of independence. Today, we followed up with a reading of a dream about the worst day. Last week we had discussed the ideal day. They went over reflexive verbs once more and now they have a choice to describe their best/worst day ever!
Homework is to describe their day in 8-10 sentences using at least 5 reflexive verbs. This is due on Thursday when they will share with the class.
Grade 10 worked on a vocabulary sheet for chapter 2, this homework is not finished. They also will work on the begining of l'imparfait. This was a big and difficult lesson and they will continue on Thursday with this.
Grade 10/11 shared their poem on their father and it was touching to hear their thoughts on this subject. BEWARE! Translating is ok for a word here and there but not the whole text.
This group also participated in the lesson on l'imparfait.
They also researched the Quebec's poet, writer, songwriter...Gilles Vigneault for our next reading.
Grade 12 student, Arav, is doing a marvelous job working his way through the Grade 12 Anthology. I will use next Thursday to discuss kwith him his reading and opinion on consumers and bio-diversity.
Grade 6 the students took up the homework corrections and for the most part it was very well done. Then, they read about different films, how to rate them by using the correct terminology.
for homework, please think of a title for your movie and what it is about for our work on Thursday.
Grade 7 are still on the verb unit but they are becoming more comfortable with multiple subjects. Good work!
Today, they also received their rubric for la tâche finale. Most of the work will be done in class but for ...
homework: bring in your ideas for your casse-croûte.
Grade 8 The reach ahead programme requires our students to step up out of their comfort zone and demonstrate a bit of independence. Today, we followed up with a reading of a dream about the worst day. Last week we had discussed the ideal day. They went over reflexive verbs once more and now they have a choice to describe their best/worst day ever!
Homework is to describe their day in 8-10 sentences using at least 5 reflexive verbs. This is due on Thursday when they will share with the class.
Grade 10 worked on a vocabulary sheet for chapter 2, this homework is not finished. They also will work on the begining of l'imparfait. This was a big and difficult lesson and they will continue on Thursday with this.
Grade 10/11 shared their poem on their father and it was touching to hear their thoughts on this subject. BEWARE! Translating is ok for a word here and there but not the whole text.
This group also participated in the lesson on l'imparfait.
They also researched the Quebec's poet, writer, songwriter...Gilles Vigneault for our next reading.
Grade 12 student, Arav, is doing a marvelous job working his way through the Grade 12 Anthology. I will use next Thursday to discuss kwith him his reading and opinion on consumers and bio-diversity.
Friday, 18 September 2015
NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER
Bravo, c'est vendredi!
Grade 6 did really well with their homework from yesterday. The students also worked on sounds that are not always easy to pronounce. So we did what I call gymnastics for the mouth. They had fun repeating words with those sounds.
They also wrote sentences containing words with the sounds. Good job, almost everyone was done on time or had the rest of a page to finish for homework.
Grade 7 students continued to work on verb tenses. played a game of connect four to practice. I must say it was exciting and a bit noisy but they had fun and agreed that it was easier to learn.
After some of this action, the students were ready to settle down to a listening and writing activity. They listen to the text 3 times and filled in the blanks with the vocabulary.
Most of the students were able to finish or almost finish their homework on l'impératif and regular and irregular verbs in the present tense.
Grade 8 Today, we started with a presentation about 'myself', from all the students. Everyone did a fantastic job and it was great to know each and everyone in more details.
The students listened to a reading of 'Une journée à mon goût'. They had to extract from the text all the pronominal verbs (reflexive).
Homework due on Tuesday is p.13,14,19,21
Grade 9 participated to the Grade 10/11 lesson on le participe présent and its formation. This is a concept that they are encountering in all their reading, so it was appropriate for them in order to recognize these verbs in the various selections of texts.
Then, they worked on their comprehension components which will have to be completed for homework due Tuesday. (page 9)
Grade 10/11/12 The lesson today was how to form the participe présent. The students worked in small groups. This lesson will continue on Tuesday for further practice. Homework; complete the practice sheet for Tuesday and review in the textbook page 197-198.
Bravo, c'est vendredi!
Grade 6 did really well with their homework from yesterday. The students also worked on sounds that are not always easy to pronounce. So we did what I call gymnastics for the mouth. They had fun repeating words with those sounds.
They also wrote sentences containing words with the sounds. Good job, almost everyone was done on time or had the rest of a page to finish for homework.
Grade 7 students continued to work on verb tenses. played a game of connect four to practice. I must say it was exciting and a bit noisy but they had fun and agreed that it was easier to learn.
After some of this action, the students were ready to settle down to a listening and writing activity. They listen to the text 3 times and filled in the blanks with the vocabulary.
Most of the students were able to finish or almost finish their homework on l'impératif and regular and irregular verbs in the present tense.
Grade 8 Today, we started with a presentation about 'myself', from all the students. Everyone did a fantastic job and it was great to know each and everyone in more details.
The students listened to a reading of 'Une journée à mon goût'. They had to extract from the text all the pronominal verbs (reflexive).
Homework due on Tuesday is p.13,14,19,21
Grade 9 participated to the Grade 10/11 lesson on le participe présent and its formation. This is a concept that they are encountering in all their reading, so it was appropriate for them in order to recognize these verbs in the various selections of texts.
Then, they worked on their comprehension components which will have to be completed for homework due Tuesday. (page 9)
Grade 10/11/12 The lesson today was how to form the participe présent. The students worked in small groups. This lesson will continue on Tuesday for further practice. Homework; complete the practice sheet for Tuesday and review in the textbook page 197-198.
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