mercredi, le 30 janvier

First day of semester 2.

Things to keep from last semester:
handouts (packet from beginning of semester, direct/indirect objects, gray past tenses sheet)
OK to discard (if you want to):
old vocab lists
Sem 1 assignments (double check your grade is in Skyward)
Old notes
Sem 1 reportage

New reportage
1) Dernier discours sur l'Etat de l'Union (last state of the union address)
2) L'esperance decue des Palestiniens de Gaza (hope declines among Palestinians of Gaza)
3) Kenya: une nouvelle vague de violence dans plusieurs villes du pays (Kenya: a new wave of violence in several cities of the country)

Verb practice: parler (to speak)
Present
Je parle
Tu parles
Il/elle/on parle (singular)
Nous parlons
Vous parlez
Ils/elles parlent (plural)

Passe compose
J'ai parle
Tu as parle
Il a parle
Nous avons parle
Vous avez parle
Ils ont parle

Imparfait
Je parlais
Tu parlais
Il parlait
Nous parlions
Vous parliez
Ils paraient

Future proche
Je vais parler
Tu vas parler
Il/elle va parler
Nous allons parler
Vous allez parler
Ils vont parler

We started vocabulary for chapter 6. Handout online.

mardi, le 22 janvier

Today was the final exam for Semester 1.
For next week, please finish the grammar notes up to page 113. You can find the handout here:
http://www.liberty.issaquah.wednet.edu/Teachers/DuranS/Semester%201%20Grammar%20Notes.mht

mardi, le 15 janvier

1) Final study guide--will be posted to web site before Thursday
2) Vocabulary activities--due Thursday
3) Reportage activity--select 16 of the 40 reportages, write it in French/English and illustrate it

Food day for extra credit on Thursday

vendredi, le 11 janvier

1) Quizzes on Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 vocabulary

2) Clips

3) New vocabulary list--chapter 5. Start your vocabulary activity, complete half the list at home.
Activity options:
a) write each word 5 times: French English French English French
b) draw each word and label it in French/English
c) make a flashcard for each word
d) organize words French/English in a graphic organizer

mercredi, le 11 janvier

1) Practiced ch 3/4 vocabulary. Quiz on Friday on both lists!

lundi, le 7 janvier

1) vocabulaire--word ladders for chapters 3, 4 vocabulary
HOMEWORK: complete the chapter 4 loto board in cahier. Write 25 words in French.
2) Complete stories--due mercredi

jeudi, le 3 janvier

1) Reportage
37--Les elections legislatives au Pakistan sont repartee au 18 fevrier. (The legislative elections in Pakistan are rescheduled for February 18.)
38--Au Kenya, gouvernement et opposition s'accusent mutuellement de genocide. (In Kenya, the government and the opposition mutually accuse each other of genocide.)
39--Etats-Unis: la course des primaires est lancee. (US: The primaries have started.)
40--La France sans tabac (Monaco bastion de fumeurs)--(France without tobacco/cigarettes--Monaco the bastien for smokers).

2) clips
3) practice with passe compose and imparfait
4) composition assignment--see cahier in class

Jan 11--vocab quiz on ch 3 & 4
Jan 22--Final exam for period 8. Will cover:
vocabulary for ch 3, 4, 5
direct/indirect objects (me, te, nous, vous, le, la, les, le, y, en)
Passe compose & imparfait
Reportage