le 27 septembre

Bonjour FSF !!  Vous êtes rentrés!! You returned!!!   =)

I hope you all have enjoyed the past few days.

Here are your instructions BY PERIOD. Please read through carefully.

PERIOD 1
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FSF1P    -   APPLIED

1.  Sign in at https://dsbn.elearningontario.ca
   If you do not have your login or if it is not working correctly, you may visit the following links for practice. You may also get the urls from your friends who are on elearning. Remember to choose FSF1P-04

      When you go to MY HOME (top right corner), it should take you to a page with a calendar on the right. Your instructions should be below the calendar. You may have to click on the little note underneath the calendar titled Question Words.

2. The instructions and work are there clearly. Your title is Question words. When you have finished, please visit these sites below for practice.   If you have earphones, you may use them..

http://www.digitaldialects.com/French/tobetohave.htm

http://www.digitaldialects.com/French/Verbsinfinitive.htm

http://www.digitaldialects.com/French/Phrases.htm

REMEMBER, you have a review test this upcoming TUESDAY!!!

Have a nice day!




FSF 1D     -    ACADEMIC

1. Sign in at https://dsbn.elearningontario.ca
If you do not have your login or if it is not working correctly, you may visit the following links for practice. You may also get the urls from your friends who are on elearning. Remember to choose FSF1D1-04.

When you go to MY HOME (top right corner), it should take you to a page with a calendar on the right. Your instructions should be below and / or beside the calendar. There are many files to choose to review (for your upcoming test) and there are answer files as well.

2. The instructions and work are there clearly. When you have finished, please visit these sites below for practice.   Choose the ones that you need to practice. If you have earphones, you may use them..


http://www.digitaldialects.com/French/tobetohave.htm

http://www.digitaldialects.com/French/Verbsinfinitive.htm

http://www.digitaldialects.com/French_advanced/Vocwords1.htm

http://www.digitaldialects.com/French/Phrases.htm

REMEMBER, you have a review test this upcoming TUESDAY!!!

A demain!



PERIOD 3 and 4
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1. Attendance. Please sit in your appropriate spots.
2. Please take 10- 15 minutes to review the handout that you are given. Be sure you know what questions are being asked of you.


http://www.learner.org/resources/series83.html?pop=yes&pid=684

SCROLL DOWN AND SELECT THE VIDEO
 Planning and Anticipating I   - there is a VoD  box to the right that you must click.

Watch the following link and complete the sheet given out in class.
Remember, there is a fun question-answer and a serious question-answer activity.
BE SURE TO COMPLETE BOTH for tomorrow. There is also and avoir and être activity to complete.
The top ten students with the most correct answers will receive a "vendredi bonbon" ou deux.


Amusez-bien à la danse ce soir!
Have fun at the dance tonight!

FSF 1P1


You are to complete the following;




You are to click on the COMMUNICATION TAB at the top right corner. Choose CHAT. Choose NEW CHAT.



In that CHAT, write your name as the title.



Before the end of class you are to rewrite the paragraph given to you. It can be about you or someone else, real or imaginary.



Fill in the blanks with words of your choice and be sure that your adjectives AGREE (are masculine or feminine, singular or plural --- just like the noun it is describing).

USE YOUR NOTES TO HELP.



WHEN YOU ARE READY TO POST, please ask MME BELL FOR HELP.



You will receive a mark out of 10 for this completed work.

---proper use of grammar and spelling /7

--- creative and original work /3

jeudi, le 20 septembre

le 20 septembre

Bonjour FSF!

Here are links to the videos that you are to watch and listen to.

Please be prepared to answer the following questions.

1. Comment est Lena, Jane et le mère?  (Nommez au moins at least 5 adjectives in total).

2. Comment est-ce que la mère décrive ses filles (her girls)?

3. Quel enfant veux-tu comme amie? Pourquoi?
    Which kid want-you as a friend?   =) Why?    You have to choose one.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/mafrance/html/kids_pets/video_player_a.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/mafrance/html/kids_pets/video_player_b.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/mafrance/html/kids_pets/video_player_c.shtml
Here is a link to activities based on what you watched.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/mafrance/html/kids_pets/activity.shtml

Here are two other links to games for reinforcment:

INVERSION- note and self correcting exercises http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/int3.html

Inversion game - scroll down and click on scatter, test or speed race once you've gone through the  flashcards.   http://quizlet.com/8910481/8th-grade-french-unit-1-questions-in-the-inversion-format-flash-cards/


DON'T FORGET -  adventure off into the elearning website to discover what is available to us as tools for learning. We will be using this site more and more often. https://dsbn.elearningontario.ca

mercredi le 19 septembre

Salut les classes!

Remember your homework is to complete the charts (front and back) given. It will help you remember the rules of regular and irregular adjectives.

Tomorrow we start with our online write-ups and discussions. Be sure to have your notes and bring your earphones!

mardi, le 18 septembre

Bonjour les étudiants! Des beaux efforts aujourd'hui!

Today we talked about questions and adjectives.

Here are some extra reinforcement activities;

Questions -  here again,  http://www.purposegames.com/game/interrogatives-french-quiz/info



Adjective agreement - if you know masculine and feminine


Easy - http://www.realfrench.net/grammar/games.php?function=play_game&gameid=7&c_id=bde41ad80047c5fa6885f4bd87d87700&mc=1&trans=1&ans=2&

Difficult - http://www.realfrench.net/grammar/games.php?function=play_game&gameid=33&c_id=84839c0f2e3998ebb4ac4ad0b1e7824e&ws=1&

le 17 septembre - les adjectives et question words (les mots d'interrogation)

Bonjour FSF!!!

Here is the page that we discovered today, describing people. 
Please have your faces sheet (as well as your 4 sentences, FSF1D) for DEMAIN!!!

click to access the full page below

There are some missing words - aventureux / aventureuse, sportif / sportives, curieux / curieuse, studieux / studieuse, généreux / généreuse, créatif / créative, comique, énérgique, désorganisé / désorganisée

Here are the English translations. Can you match up their equivalents en français?
studious, generous, aventurous, athetic or sporty, energetic, creative, nice, talkative, sensible, sociable, honest, disorganized, comical or funny

There are some missing words - aventureux / aventureuse, sportif / sportives, curieux / curieuse, studieux / studieuse, généreux / généreuse, créatif / créative, comique, énérgique, désorganisé / désorganisée

Here are the English translations. Can you match up their equivalents en français?studious, generous, aventurous, athetic or sporty, energetic, creative, nice, talkative, sensible, sociable, honest, disorganized, comical or funny

Here is a game on question words, if you need practice
Be sure to click on the blue circles on the top corner of each word to match.

Hint: D' or DE means FROM

http://www.purposegames.com/game/interrogatives-french-quiz

Quiz yourself - http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/quizshow.php?title=french-question-words&quesnum=1

FSF

Bonjour! We have been practicing identifying people, what they are (using etre), and what they have (using avoir). Next up, we are investigating music and personality traits. Please adventure off and check as many sites as you can. Don't forget to read and complete the QUI EST-CE activity (handout)!!!!

Inspirations


=)

Amusez-vous bien! HAVE FUN!

Regardez, Ecoutez et Voyez ce que j'apprécie de la culture français.

The cutest French video I watched this year - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSjRRswSEgE

Les chanteurs que j'aime...

Marie-Pierre Arthur - Pourquoi - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sSVv0UUVQA
lyrics (paroles) -http://www.lyricsmania.com/pourquoi_lyrics_marie-pierre_arthur.html


Coeur de Pirate, exercise écoute: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lesB5frYDQ
Quelle jolie chanson!! Awwwwww =)



Karkwa - Le Compteur - http://vimeo.com/groups/livemusic/videos/6742597
paroles - http://www.lyricsvip.com/Karkwa/Le-Compteur-Lyrics.html



Malajube - Ton plat favori - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_9A3KcU5_Q
Pate Filo - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t6zmTDzSRk



Rufus Wainwright - Complainte de la Butte (Moulin Rouge soundtrack) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQGnnivKj2I
from his opera Prima Donna - Les Feux d'artifice t'appellent - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G_8DeF8cJ4



=)
Yelle - Je veux te voir - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsrN3qxX2Yw - un de mes favoris.
Parle à ma main - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4VccCPLZwo



Poesie que j'adore...   POETRY THAT I LIKE

Jacques Prévert - Le Cancre - http://www.wat.tv/video/prevert-cancre-klax_2fgqp_.html

Guillaume Apollinaire - La poesie et les photos - regardez!! http://www.guillaume-apollinaire.fr/calligrammes.htm


Content practice - read ahead to get ahead





Adjectives – check out the link below to get ahead . Follow the instructions listed there in the middle of the page you see.

http://mmehenderson.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/01/french-i--25-janvier-adjective-agreement-le%C3%A7on-11.html



Here are other useful sites:

http://www.languageguide.org/french/grammar/adjectives/


activity - http://www.quia.com/jg/1507396list.html




REVIEW FOR AVOIR and ETRE   Avoir - Rags to Riches http://www.quia.com/rr/165689.html   Etre - your choice of game! http://www.quia.com/jg/413396.html    

Bonjour FSF 1D / 1P
Your project is listed below!!!! Keep scrolling down.

 Aujourd'hui nous practiquons l'alphabet, les chiffres, l'heure et AVOIR et ETRE.

Voici quelques sites pour aider:

Practice these to know AVOIR and ETRE - be sure to know these conjugations.

Avoir
http://www.frenchinaclick.com/games/matching/avoir_popup.php

http://www.ortholud.com/avoir/present.php

http://www.ortholud.com/avoir/avoir_present.php

Etre

http://www.frenchinaclick.com/games/draganddrop/etre_popup.php

http://www.ortholud.com/etre/present.htm

http://www.ortholud.com/conjugaison/etre_present.htm

Bonne journée!!!  Hope you're having a good start to your week!!!

FIRST BLOG OF THE 2012-2013 YEAR!!

Bonjour FSF!!! Bienvenue!

Your tasks over the weekend ...

1. Listen to Dana as she describes herself. Take note of what you can understand. We will be discussing and analysing her introduction next week.
Here is the link to watch - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNftuO5OraI&NR=1&feature=endscreen

2. Complete your homework. Here is the outline in case you were absent or (whoops!) forgot your homework...

Periods 3 and 4. Your assignment is due on Monday!!! Looking forward to it!

FSF Mini-tâche #1

Nom: ___________________________

Due Date: _________________________

Show that you can use a dictionary properly and use articles correctly! Show your artistic side! Computer generated and cut and paste collages are also acceptable!

Steps:

1. Choose a letter of the alphabet and choose two nouns, one feminine and one masculine.

2. Select the appropriate articles that belong to your nouns.

3. Create a poster that describes your nouns, with the appropriate article and nouns clearly written beside. You want your audience to see the poster and know what your nouns are by viewing your photo.

for FSF 1D students: 4. Select two verbs and two adverbs that relate to your chosen nouns and write them down on your poster as well (they do not have to begin with the same letter).

Evaluation /20

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You demonstrated proper use of a dictionary and identified 2 nouns with their appropriate articles. /4

You created a display of your two nouns and labeled them properly and clearly. /8

Your display is legible and attractive (FSF1D- you have included 2 verbs and 2 adverbs /4) /8