You project worked again today, timeline explained below.

Homework:
PLEASE BRING YOUR FIELD TRIP FORMS ASAP
This is the last week I will be counting Duolingo, so keep going! You're almost done! 

Timeline as explained today:
Tuesday (June 7): You handed in your BonPatron copy to me today. I will give it back to you with some corrections on the double block day.

Double block - (Weds/Thurs, June 8/9): This is the day to complete your book. You will get your French text back with some corrections and you will spend two blocks finishing your book. Bring book-making materials if necessary! DON'T FORGET TO INCLUDE A PAGE OF SOURCES AT THE END OF YOUR BOOK!

Friday (June 10): will be for pronunciation practice- you will be able to practice intonation, ask me questions, and practice reading your story aloud. We will be watching a children's story online (similar to the ones we saw previously) and listening to how the French is spoken. I encourage you to re-watch the stories on YouTube that we've already seen (Tour Eiffel a des ailes, qu'est-ce que tu fais cochon, petit marin...) to listen to their French as well. You cannot be monotone when reading to a child!  You need to speak slowly and have lots of expression! Friday will be your opportunity to practice and receive feedback from me. **YouTube/PDF due, see below

Monday/Tuesday next week (June 13/14): Field Trip! To read your story to the children. Make sure you bring the hard-copy of the book with you

Wednesday next week (June 15): We will be doing some reflecting on the project/unit and you will share your stories with peers. Please bring the hardcopy of your books with you (I will collect those that wouldn't mind me keeping them!) I will choose a few YouTube stories to share with the class.

What to hand in:
The YouTube clip, and a PDF copy* of your book. If you would like to leave your hardcopy book with me, I will collect them on Wednesday. I would love to use them as examples for next year!!

YouTube: Record the audio as if you were reading to a child, with a birds-eye view of your book. If you would like to use a digital copy of your book for the YouTube recording that is OK too. Please set the video to Private and save it in the playlist associated to the project and your block. Log-in info was already given in class, come and see me if you do not have it written down.

Uploading the YouTube file and e-mailing me the PDF is due Friday June 10th  (Saturday June 11th entries will be accepted, but try to have it done on Friday!) 

Any questions? Come and see me! :) 

*If you do not know how to make a PDF: Google it, ask a friend, and then ask me. 

Aujourd'hui

I conferenced with you about your story. 

I was seeing a lot of little mistakes that BonPatron will catch! FOR HOMEWORK TONIGHT: put text into BonPatron, correct as much as you can, keep pressing "vérification" and PRINT OUT THE SCREEN. I will look over your French tomorrow, helping with idiomatic expressions (things that may be grammatically correct, but don't translate well into French e.g. hey honey is not salut mon miel, it is more like salut mon chou chou.. meaning cabbage! a term of endearment) 

e.g. 

GOAL FOR THE END OF THIS WEEK:
>> Beautify the book, finish illustrations etc.
>> Practice reading it multiple times, record it, put it on Youtube (bird's eye view)- SEE ME FOR USERNAME AND PASSWORD -e.g. "Qu'est-ce que tu fais cochon?" Practice expression and intonation!! 
>> Send me a PDF copy of your story - Unsure how to do this? Google it first, ask a friend, then ask me.
(DUE FRIDAY JUNE 10)

**BRING IN FIELD TRIP FORMS AND CAHIER MONEY ($15.25)**

Don't forget to do Duolingo! 

You had your object pronoun quiz today- I gave you a few minutes to look over your notes, and then you took the quiz.

- We did a few activities to "de-stress"
> We threw the ball with questions around the room, I took notes, and asked you questions
e.g. Shelley catches the ball and says "J'aime la couleur rouge." At the end of the activity I may ask "Qui aime la couleur rouge?" and the class responds, "Shelley!"
> We played one round of "dix"
> We listened to music from Québec, from two seasons (winter and summer, one slow piano tune, and one more upbeat song)

- We did a whip-around the room to see what de-stressed you the most

You had the rest of class to work on the project. Remember! The French part of the project is due at the end of this week- and you should start on your physical book. Next week will be for beautifying and practicing your spoken French. 

Please come and see me with any questions you may have about the text!

It should be SIMPLE.

Google Translate is not your friend. It is important to look at text translated through Google Translate with a critical lens- watch verb tenses especially. Only use verb tenses that YOU KNOW.

Good online tools:
BonPatron (grammar and spelling corrector- assuming you have simple sentences, this should catch most of the mistakes)
WordReference (also have a look at the discussion boards!)
Linguee (this will look for examples in French texts for the translation you're looking for, requires some reading- the first few examples may not be what you're looking for... you have to read!)
Sounds for your book (what we reviewed a few classes ago)
Comment créer un livre: (video- how to create a book)

We reviewed Object pronouns (Direct/Indirect)
>> 1 Verb: pronoun - goes before the verb; negative - like headphones around the verb
>> 2 Verbs: pronoun - goes before the 2nd verb; negative - like headphones around the 1st verb
>> Passé Composé**: pronoun - goes before the aux; negative - like headphones around the pronoun and aux **You must add agreement to the past participle if there is a direct object (and only in the passé composé)
>> Multiple pronouns: pronouns - a special order: me le lui y en (poem!)

Direct:
le / la / les

Indirect: 
Person? lui (one), leur (many)
Place? y
*Amount/de? en
*If it's an amount, you need to repeat it at the end.
e.g. Je veux acheter 3 pommes -> Je veux en acheter 3

(me/te/nous/vous can be direct or indirect)

Remember: You use pronouns to not be as repetitive! You must introduce it first, and then you can replace it in the next sentence using a pronoun. You need to show me one example of this in your book.

I will be giving you a quiz on these concepts on the double block day.

You had the rest of the class to work on your projects.

We only have a short time left! Use your class time wisely:
GOAL FOR THE END OF THIS WEEK:
>> Have your story written in French (be simple!! you need 1 object pronoun, and one conditional)
>> Must put text through BonPatron (see links), You can also come to me with specific questions about your book.
>> You should start your physical book.
(DUE FRIDAY JUNE 3)

GOAL FOR THE END OF NEXT WEEK:
>> Beautify the book, finish illustrations etc.
>> Practice reading it multiple times, record it, put it on Youtube (bird's eye view)- info for username/password given next week  -e.g. "Qu'est-ce que tu fais cochon?"
>> Send me a PDF copy of your story - Unsure how to do this? Google it first, ask a friend, then ask me.
(DUE FRIDAY JUNE 10)



HW: Duolingo, study for the quiz on object pronouns, bring in your permission form, bring in money for the cahiers.

We learned how direct object pronouns work with 2 verbs:

V1 = gets the headphones (negative)

V2 = the pronoun goes before it

e.g.

Je veux acheter le livre

(+)  Je veux l'acheter

(-)  Je ne veux pas l'acheter

We've been doing some written exercises, playing Kahoots and reviewing the answers together to practice. 

You've had time to work on your book this week:

Lunapic: a free online picture editing website, no sign-up needed

I played you a video tutorial in French on how to make a book 

HW: Duolingo + you MUST have your storyboard complete and be ready to share with two other people in class next week.

À MARDI! 

Onomatopoeia for your children's books

In English, we see onomatopoeia (where words are spelled how they sound) in picture books and comic books alike! They are not always the same in French and in English:

English

French

We looked at two Astérix comics and tried to label the Onomatopoeia 

Here are two websites with onomatopoeia you can use for your stories! Is what you want not there? Make up your own! e.g. Crunch! = Crounche!

http://blogs.transparent.com/french/pan-pan-french-vs-english-onomatopoeias/
http://comictranslation.wikia.com/wiki/English-French

Aujourd'hui you had a reading and listening quiz based on the Quizlet set: le stress.
We then did some Direct and Indirect object pronoun questions and went over the answers.

Some extra exercises to do at home, we will be reviewing this again next week: 
Direct object (must put sentence into passé composé, watch agreement of past participle!)
https://www.quia.com/cz/322485.html?AP_rand=2088980530
Indirect object (matching)
https://www.quia.com/mc/2118410.html
y and en (note: when you're insisting on the number or amount of something- e.g. having 1 of something, you should use "en") 
https://www.quia.com/quiz/276698.html?AP_rand=316465018

HW: Duolingo

Bon weekend! À mardi! 

Double Block day:

> You had your quiz on le conditionnel

> Learned about direct/indirect object pronouns in the present (1 verb) and the passé composé
(see a classmate for notes)

> You then had time to work on your project, I went over expectations:
- It should be minimum 10-15 pages (you can go over that! just remember to be simple, it is not a novel)
- You need to include at least 1 conditional, and 1 direct/indirect object pronoun
- There is no min/max for sentences, HOWEVER, I am giving you a speaking mark for this (so you need to be speaking in French, enough to be evaluated-- and you are reading to children, so you need to speak!)
- It should have a basic story arc with a happy ending (and try to keep the story light-hearted!)

The "Steps"
1. Create your story (write and storyboard)
2. Produce real book (I showed you an example, I will teach you how to make one)
3. Record a reading of the book (pages turn) on Youtube, like the examples we watched (La Tour Eiffel a des ailes, Qu'est-ce que tu fais cochon...)
4. Create a PDF, send it to me
5. Read books to kids at local elementary school (June 13/14, permission form will be handed out next week for this. It will be during the double block, you will not be missing other classes)

HW: You will have a quiz on the "le stress" Quizlet on Friday, Duolingo

Today we reviewed le conditionnel and did p. 113 in the cahier.
You also translated the sections and read them out in groups.

You will have a quiz on le conditionnel on the double block day. 

You then finished your critique of a children's picture book, sharing with another group.
You handed this in to me.

HW: Duolingo, review le conditionnel

**Remember** I am collecting money for the cahiers this week. Please bring the exact amount of $15.25, I am your French bus driver who is traveling from room to room with no change.  I will not be accepting partial amounts or amounts that are over $15.25.

LE CONDITIONNEL

We reviewed vocabulary from last week with Quizlet Live

You learned le conditionnel aujourd'hui. 

We did some exercises together, and we compared it to

 the futur simple and the imparfait. 

The stem is the same as in the futur simple (including irregular stems!)

the endings are the same as the imparfait! (ais, ais, ait...) 

You learned one 'Si clause'

Si Imparfait, Conditionnel

e.g. Si j'étais riche, j'achèterais une Ferrari

(If I was rich, I would buy a Ferrari) 

You completed p. 112 in the cahier, and translated the two short paragraphs.

(See explanation of le conditionnel and a link to extra exercises below)

You started your critique d'un album (critique of a picture book),

you'll finish this next class. 

HW: Duolingo

Click here for 2 pages of online exercises (with answer key- it will also read the sentences aloud!)

You were given your topics for the picture book project today.
Those who were absent: please come and see me to pick your topic!

Groups chose a "stressor" out of the hat, and made a skit about it to present to the class.

I brought in a variety of French children's picture books for you to look at, and make a few notes on (general comments, what you liked about different books)

Bon weekend!

Double block day: 

We watched this music video  

and talked about the different stressful things 

the young woman in the video was going through. 

You completed p. 92 and p. 93 in the cahier in groups, learning what you were all most stressed about, and the symptoms associated with stress.

You were asked to translate a section of the infographic "ce que le stress put faire pour le corps" one of the body parts (see previous post) and share in mixed groups.

We did a listening exercise on p. 94 of the cahier

After the break you read an article on meditation and answered some questions

Questions: 

 1. According to the article, what is meditation often associated with?
2. What is the reality according to the author?
3. With practice, meditation and what other activity can help you find what?
4. To start meditation, you should ask yourself what question?
5. What should your breathing be like during meditation?
6. What should you do if you start thinking negative thoughts?
7. Does meditation force you to be positive? Explain.
8. What should you do at the end of a meditation session?






We did a 5 minute meditation session: you recorded how you felt prior to and after the session and overall gave very positive feedback. Remember: meditating is not the same as sleeping! We used calm.com.

We then watched a TedTalk on making stress your friend. Subtitles in French. If you were away, please watch it! It may help you re-think the way you think about stress. (May is Mental Health month after all!)

You answered some questions about the TedTalk and then reviewed some of the vocabulary we've learned so far on Quizlet

Devoirs: review the Quizlet and do Duolingo! (as always! don't forget- it's worth 5% of your overall grade, it's a good mark booster and practices your French!)

Aujourd'hui

We started a new unit on "Le Stress!"

We did a 3 - 2 - 1 activity that you handed in at the end of class
3 things you knew already about stress
2 things you learned
1 question you have

We listened to Stromae's "Alors on danse" + music video
> We talked about his stressors (work, money, marriage) and how he combats it (positive: dancing, negative: drinking) and how they were aimed at adults

In a group, you were asked to brainstorm a list of 10 stressors for young people and then read what the textbook had to say (learning new vocabulary, and talking about what you thought of them compared to what you wrote down with your group)

You had a discussion in French and shared some responses out to the class:
DISCUTONS EN FRANÇAIS!
1. Qu’est-ce qui vous donne du stress? « _____ me donne du stress »
2. À la maison, qu’est-ce qui vous embête? (annoys you) « à la maison, __________ m’embête »
3. À l’école, qu’est-ce qui vous embête? (annoys you)
4. Est ce que vous êtes facilement stressés? (easily stressed) « Oui/Non je (ne) suis (pas)… »
5. Est-ce vous répondez bien ou mal au stress? (do you respond well/badly to stress) « Je réponds… »
6. Comment est-ce que vous vous détendez (how do you relax)? Que faites-vous? « Pour me détendre je… »

You completed p. 90/91 in the Cahier (V/F your knowledge of stress, and then a 'stress test') -- these two activities were full of new vocabulary. You shared your answers with a partner and we went over the answers to the former together.

You watched a video:

We did a Kahoot survey on how you currently manage stress.

Devoirs: Duolingo! (as always! don't forget- it's worth 5% of your overall grade, it's a good mark booster and practices your French!)

Double blocks:

> Presentations were today, you had a listening sheet to fill out
> We went over the answers to the Isabelle Cyr interview
> You completed and handed in your goal setting page for the unit with reflections

Bon weekend!

Aujourd'hui-

I gave you some time to practice your presentations (Block 2, your presentations are tomorrow!)

We did a listening/reading/writing activity with this song

You read an interview with Isabelle Cyr (in the textbook) and answered some questions.

Devoirs:
Duolingo
Practice presentation (due next class)

Aujourd'hui,

You worked on your projects for the first ~20 minutes of class, finishing your paragraphs.

We then did an activity where one partner read their story, and the other drew it in two colours (passé composé and imparfait), and then roles switch. This was both a listening and speaking activity.

We then watched another children's story in French and noted the conflicts/stressful things that happened in the video.

Afterwards we brainstormed a big list of all possible conflicts/stressful things for Grade 2/3 level. I told you about your final project of the semester (!!) Due in June, more info to come!

Double block:

Today you had your listening quiz based on the l'enfance vocabulary.

You conjugated the verbs into the Imparfait (p. 52/53)
- in pairs you drew what was described on p. 53 (of elementary schools in rural Quebec between 1840 - 1940) and then shared your drawing with another group. We went over what your drawing should have included together

We listened to three children's stories (see below). You wrote down what the story was about, what you liked/disliked about it, and why. You shared these answers with your table group and shared the following information with the class:

Nous (n')avons (pas) aimé .... parce que...
Using the Imparfait for descriptions.

For the rest of class you worked on your projects. Reminder that it is due next week! 

> We did a practice listening test based on the vocabulary from the "l'enfance" Quizlet. You will have a listening test on the double block day.

> You completed p.56 in the cahier, another passé composé/imparfait activity (talking about childhood)

> I gave you some time to work on your project
*UPDATED DUE DATE: due to many of you having school activities on the original due date, I have decided to move the due date to the double block day of the same week. That will give us more time to present.
Block 2: May 4th (Wednesday)
Block 4: May 5th (Thursday)
Those with conflicts on these days can talk to me about presenting either Monday or Tuesday of the same week (2nd, 3rd) 

Don't forget to do Duolingo

We practiced these vocabulary words (some known, some new) and then did the Quizlet LIVE feature in small groups.

We watched/played a Zaption with Bradley Cooper in an interview speaking French (you answered some multiple choice questions) 

I gave you your final speaking project for the unit.  

Devoirs: Tomorrow I am going to give you a listening pre-test based on some of the vocabulary from the unit (see Quizlet). Duolingo