Syllabus: “Bien dit” Chapitre 5
Week of Monday, March 17 to Friday, March 21, 2008
3/17:Read over objectives for the week: Essay due Thurs./ Quiz Friday
Oral drills: seasons, months, leisure time activities (pp. 150-151)
Classwork and/or homework: Copy voc. pp. 150-151
Classwork and/ or homework: Finish rough draft of composition:
Une journée typique à l’école (175 words using a variety of
Structures & vocabulary)
3/18:Oral drills: seasons, months, leisure time activities
Classwork: Ex. 1 & 2 p. 152
Pair work for conversation: “Exprimons-nous” p. 151
Homework: ex. 3 p. 152/ Copy “Exprimons-nous” p. 153
Rewrite final essay for Thrusday
3/19:8th grade field trip to Exploreum/ 7th grade girls to bowling
Students remaining: writing tutorial for composition
3/20:Rédaction (composition): «une journée typique à l’ école» 20 quiz points
Classwork: Ex. 4 p. 153/ check homework ex. 3 p. 152
Practice quiz (pp. 150-153)
Read culture boxes: p. 152
3/21:Quiz pp. 150-153 (30 points): seasons, months, leisure time activities
Practice Test: Post CRT Verb Review (do for homework)
Extended classes: Reading passage “Rien n’est parfait”
Objectifs/SWBAT:
- Write an essay of 175 words about their school day using a variety of verbs, vocabulary and structures.
- Identify the seasons using correct spelling.
- Identify the months using correct spelling.
- Identify leisure time activities.
- Identify items associated with leisure time activites.
- Express what sports they play by using the structure jouer à
- Express what sports and/or leisure time activities they engage in by using the structure “Je fais du/dela/ de l’ + activity”
- Compare and contrast the role of sports in French and American schools
Week of Monday, March 24 to Friday, March 28 , 2008
3/24:Check homework (template/ practice test) for accuracy
Class work: Worksheet (Questions using verbs on test)
Homework: Finish worksheet & study for test on Wednesday
Period 2: Test tomorrow
3/25:Period 2: Test/ Class work: Geography of France worksheet (A & B)
Periods 1,3,4/ Class work: Oral practice with verbs to be tested
Geography of France worksheet (A & B)
3/26:Periods 1,3,4: Test post CRT verb review (major grade 70 pts)
Class work: Geography worksheet: A,B, C
Period 2: Field trip (remaining students work independently)
3/27:Class work: Finish geography worksheet (label map; do ex A,B,C)
Geography quiz next Monday
3/28:Early dismissal: 11:15/ Reminder:geography quiz on Monday (30 pts)
Periods 2,3,4: Class work: Ex. D Geography worksheet
Class work: p. 154, ex. 6
Objectifs/SWBAT:
- Identify countries and bodies of water surrounding France.
- Identify major mountain ranges of France.
- Identify major rivers of France.
- State population of France.
- Compare size of France to the U.S.
- Locate the Basque region on a map of France.
- Locate the provinces of Alsace-Lorraine on a map of France.
- Identify meaning of CRT verbs.
- Conjugate CRT verbs.
- Use CRT verbs in sentences to give and obtain information.
Week of Monday, March 31 to Friday, April 4, 2008
3/31:Honors Assembly (4th period does not meet)
Quiz: Geography (30 pts) except for period 4
Class work: check ex. 6 p. 151/ Read over “faire” worksheet
Plan for quiz on Friday (pp.
4/1:Oral drills: the verb “faire”
Class work: Finish “faire” worksheet ex. V & VI
Read “Flash culture” p. 154
Extended class (per. 1) Reading: Chambord
Announce quiz (30 pts) for Friday: pp. 154-157 (make reference sheet)
4/2:DVD Tutor/ Grammavision: The verb “faire” & activities
Review “faire”: conjugation, idiomatic expression, use of faire with
partitive articles & activity, negation of partitive article
Class work: Ex. 7 p. 154/ Extended class (per 3) Reading: Chambord
4/3:Interrogative words: pp. 156-157
Oral drills: forming questions
Class work: Read p. 156/ Do ex. 11 & 12 pp. 156-157
4/4:DVD Tutor/ Grammavision: interrogative words
Quiz (30 pts): faire & question words (pp. 154-157) with listening component
Period 4: Geography quiz/ ex. 12 & 13 pp. 156-157/ prepare reference sheet
for quiz on pp. 154-157 on Monday
Objectifs/SWBAT:
- Conjugate the verb “faire”
- Identify the meaning of the verb “faire” in English
- Use “faire” with idiomatic expressions such as “faire attention, faire les courses, faire la cuisine, faire un match de/d’, faire une promenade à pied (en voiture), faire des progrès, faire des projets, faire un voyage, faire ses valies
- Use faire with partitive articles (du, de la, des, de l’) to say that people practice a sport, have a hobby, play a musical instrument, study a subject
- Negate partitive articles by repacing them with “de,d”
- Identify common sports, hobbies, past times to describe leisure time activities
- Use question words to obtain information (comment, pourquoi, où, comment, quand, qu’est-ce que/qu’)
- Use «parce que/qu’) in response to questions using «pourquoi»
- Read a passage in French using vocabulary aids
- Answer questions in French on a reading passage
- Identify 4 characteristics of the Château de Chambord
Week of Monday, March 7 to Friday, April 11, 2008
4/7:Only period 1 meets: Class work: ex. 16 p. 158/ Read “un peu Plus” p. 158/
Ex. 18 p. 159
Go over objectives on board/ Announce quiz on date for Friday, April 11
4/8:Periods 1 & 2 meet: Period 1: ex. 16 & 18 pp. 158-9/ Read “un peu plus” p. 158
Period 2: Worksheet “la date”: Do activités 1,2,3/ Crossword puzzle
4/9:Periods 1,2,3 meet
Period 1: Check crossword puzzle/ Song “Lundi matin”/ Hand in reading
Comprehension questions on le château de Chambord
Period 2: Do activités 1,2,3 on worksheet “La date”
Period 3: Do ex. 16 p. 158/ Read “un peu Plus” p. 158/ Ex. 18 p. 159
Begin worksheet «La date»
4/10:Period 4: Do ex. 16 p. 158/ Read “un peu Plus” p. 158/ Ex. 18 p. 159
Start worksheet «La date»
Periods 1,2,3: Finish worksheet on “la date”/
Review for quiz/
Hand in reading comprehension questions on Chambord
All periods:Read “Flash culture” p. 158
4/11:Period 4: Make up Quiz (30 pts): faire & question words (pp. 154-157) with listening component/ Reading selection “Chambord” (read & translate)
Periods 1,2,3: Quiz (La Date) 30 points
Objectifs/SWBAT:
1 Form adverbs by adding «ment» to the feminine form of the adjective
2 Place adverb correctly in a sentence (directly after verb/ directly after pas in a negation.
3 Spell the days of the week correctly.
4 Spell the months of the year correctly.
5 Identify vocabulary associated with date: jour, semaine, mois, année
6 State the date in French using: le + number + month
7 State the date in French using: le + premier + month
8 Tell time in French
9 Explain the significance of the “Coupe du monde”
10 Identify the color the French sports teams wear on their jerseys
11 Form “bien” and “mal” as adverbs from “bon” and “mauvais”
Week of Monday, April 21 to Friday, April 25, 2008
4/21:Introduction to vocabulary pp. 162-163 (read & do oral drills)
Class work: Copy vocabulary (French/ English): pp. 162-163
Periods 1 & 2: Read “Flash Culture” on p 158 & p. 164
Announce quiz for Friday: pp. 162-165
4/22:Periods 2 & 3 do not meet: State Testing
Periods 1 & 4: Oral drills (vocabulary pp. 162-165)
Dialogue (on board) from “Exprimons-nous” p. 163
(Translate into French and present to class in pairs)
Period 4: Practice for make-up quiz (days, months, dates)
4/23:Periods 2 & 3: Oral drills (vocabulary pp. 162-165)
Dialogue (on board) from “Exprimons-nous” p. 163
(Translate into French and present to class in pairs)
All periods class work: ex. 20 & 21 p. 164
All periods home work: ex. 22 p. 164
4/24:Oral Drills: Weather
Check homework (ex. 22 p. 164)
Class work: Copy “Exprimons-nous” vocabulary on p. 165
Extended classes: Reading passage: “La Bretagne préhistorique”
4/25: DVD Tutor: Chapter 5, Vocabulaire 2
Class work: Practice Quiz (weather expressions, vacation spots, invitations,
Plans pp. 162-165)
Finish reading passage: “La Bretagne préhistorique”
Homework: Study for quiz on Monday (40 pts.) pp. 162-165
Objectifs/SWBAT:
- Talk about the weather.
- Identify places to go during free time and vacation using voc. on pp. 162-163
- Extend an invitation using the following expressions on p. 163:
On + verb
On va + destination
Tu a envie de + infinitive
Ca te/vous dit de + infinitive
Tu viens
- Respond to an invitation with expressions on p. 163
- Talk about plans using expressions on p. 165
- Answer questions on a reading passage in French.
- Identify: menhir, dolmen, alignement
- Locate Britanny on a map of France
- Offer two possible explanations for the existence of megaliths in Britanny
Week of Monday, April 28 to Friday, May 5, 2008
4/28:Quiz (pp. 162-165 including weather, invitation, plans, etc.) 35 pts.
Reading passage: La Bretagne préhistorique
Homework: ex. 27 p. 166
4/29:Classwork: Check homework (ex. 27 p. 166)/ Do ex. 28 p. 166
Introduction to immediate future: read p. 166
Homework: Copy 10 sentences from board and transform to the
Immediate future (le future proche)
Reading passage: La Bretagne préhistorique
4/30:Oral drills: aller & le futur immédiate
Classwork: Check homework/ do. Ex. 29 p. 167
Homework: Copy “venir” chart p. 168/ do ex. 33 p. 168
Extended class: Reading passage “La Tapisserie de Bayeux”
5/1:Ouline of test on board (aller/venir/ immediate past & future/ pp. 166-9)
Classwork: Check homework / Do ex. 32,34, 35 pp. 168-169
Read “à la francophone” on p. 168
Extended class: Read & answer questions: “La Tapisserie de Bayeux”
Homework: study for test
5/2:Classwork: Practice test (aller/venir/ immediate past & future/ pp. 166-9)
All classes: Questions “La Tapisserie de Bayeux”
Homework: Study for test on Monday, May5
Objectifs/SWBAT:
1 Conjugate the verb “aller”
2 Identify the meaning of the verb “aller”
3 Form the immediate future with “aller” + an infinitive
4 Translate the immediate future English to French
5 Translate the immediate future French to English
6 Conjugate the verb “venir”
7 Identify the meaning of the verb “venir”
8 Form the immediate past with “venir” + “de/d” + infinitive
9 Translate the immediate future English to French
10 Translate the immediate future French to English
11 Write a paragraph about future plans using the immediate future
12 Answer questions on a reading passage
13 State the historical significance of the Bayeux Tapestry
14 State the importance of the year 1066
15 Explain the political and linguistic consequences of the Norman invasion of England
Week of Monday, May 5 to Friday, May 9, 2008
5/5:DVD Tutor/ Grammavision: aller, venir, recent past, near future
Test (aller, venir, recent past, near future: pp. 166-169) 35 points
Reading: La Tapisserie de Bayeux/ Periods 2,3,4 hand in questions
Homework: Period 2,3,4 : ex. 39 on p. 170
Homework: Periods 1: Finish questions on “La Tapisserie de Bayeux”
5/6:Discussion & visuals: Bayeux Tapestry
Idiomatic expressions with “avoir” on p. 170
Homework: Period 2 (Worksheet “avoir” expressions/ Ex. I)
Homework: Periods 1,3,4: Ex. 39 p. 170/ Copy “avoir” expressions p. 170
5/7:Oral drills: Idiomatic expressions taking the verb «avoir» (worksheet & p.170)
Class work: Ex. I of worksheet (Idiomatic expressions taking the verb «avoir»)
Reading: Jeanne d’Arc
Homework: Ex. II of idiom worksheet: (8,9,10)
Extended periods: Practice for speaking assessment
5/8:Check homework/ Oral drills of idiomatic expressions with avoir
Class work: Finish ex. II of worksheet
Pair work: Ex. 39 on p. 170
Reading: Jeanne d’Arc (Answer questions 1-10)
Extended periods: Practice for speaking assessment
5/9:Review for quiz Monday (25 pts): Idiomatic expressions with avoir
Class work: ex. 41 p. 170/ ex. 42 p. 171
Art project for period 3: Figurative language & Idioms
Reading: Jeanne d’Arc (Questions 1-10)
Objectifs/SWBAT:
1 Conjugate the verb “avoir”
2 Identify idioms using the verb “avoir”
3 Use idioms containing “avoir” in sentences to express that one is hungry, thirsty, hot, cold, right, wrong, sleepy, lucky, ____ year old, need sand wants
4 Translate idioms using “avoir” (English to French/French to English)
5 Answer questions on a reading passage in French
6 State the historical importance of Joan of Arc
Week of Monday, May 12 to Friday, May 16 , 2008
5/12:Quiz: idiomatic expressions taking “avoir” (p. 170 & handout/30 pts)
Hand in reading comprehension questions from “Jeanne d’Arc”
Period 4: Art project (Figurative language & idioms)
Homework: Time Review Worksheet (1-7)
5/13:Oral Drills: Quelle heure est-il? (Time Review)
Check homework
Class work: Finish time review worksheet (8-15)
Read “Culture appliquée” pp. 161-162; Disucussion “The role of sports in the
U.S. vs. the role of sports in France.”
Read: pp. 1-2 of CRT Study Guide
Homework: Verb section of CRT Study Guide (pp. 3,4,5)
Study for speaking assessment on Thursday or Friday
5/14:Oral Drills: CRT Verbs
Check homework (see key to verb section)
Class work: p. 6 of CRT Study Guide (sections II & III); p. 7 of CRT Study
Guide (section IV 1-10)
Homework: Study for speaking assessment
p. 7 of CRT Study Guide; answer questions 10-16
5/15:Check homework
Class work: p. 8 of CRT Study Guide: Translations
Homework: Periods 1 & 2: pp. 9-10 of CRT Study Guide
Periods 3 & 4: Finish translations
Period 1: Speaking Assessment
5/16:Check homework
Class work: Periods 1 & 2: Finish CRT Study Guide pp. 9-10
Class work: Periods 3 & 4: Finish pp. 9-10 of CRT Study Guide
Periods 2,3,4: Speaking Assessment (Major Grade)
Homework: Periods 1 & 2: Study for CRT
Periods 3 & 4: Finish CRT Study Guide (pp. 9-10)
Objectifs/SWBAT:
See objectives for CRT
Week of Monday, May 19 toThursday , May 22 , 2008
5/19:Periods 1 & 2: CRT and turn in textbooks
Periods 3 & 4: Finish CRT Study Guide
5/20:Periods 3 & 4: CRT and turn in textbooks
Period 1: Reading, video, game, study hall, song, essay and/or art project
5/21:Three hour early dismissal
Period 1: Reading, video, game, study hall, essay and/or art project
5/22:Three hour early dismissal
All periods: Reading, video, game, study hall, song, essay and/or art project
Objectifs/SWBAT:
See CRT objectives