Devoirs pour la semaine du 9 au 13 janvier 2012!!!

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Devoirs pour vendredi 13 janvier:
CC: Read ch. 6 of La femme qui ne voulait pas se soumettre - Answer questions ex. 12. 
Grammaire: Livret "imparfait" - Study how to form "l'imparfait" on the front page and do ex. 1, 2, 3 p. 2.

Ecrit: Work on your essay - Make sure to read well enough to understand your topic. 
 
Devoirs pour jeudi 12 janvier:
CC: Reread first part of La femme qui ne voulait pas se soumettre (intro to ch. 5) in view of a samll comprehension test (V/F - Multiple choice questions) - Finish the vocab test you did in class if necessary - Re view the vocab p, 14 (first column only).

Ecrit: Start your essay, but make sure your outline is adequate. Makes sure you understand what problem you are presenting and what are the consequences of this problem before suggesting solutions. Also make sure your solution are relevant to the problem you are presenting and that each solution stands on its own.

Devoirs pour mercredi 11 janvier:
CC: Read chapter 5 and do activity 11 p. 7 - Learn vocabulary p. 14 (first column only) - Learn means you can come up with the word, spell it and use it. 


Ecrit: Read the articles again making sure you understand what you have to use. Write your outline using p. 8. Remember that you can use the same sentence Maryse used to conclude her Introduction "La pollution de l'environnement est un grave problème pour lequel il y a plusieurs solutions." 


Devoirs pour mardi 10 janvier:
CC: Read chapters 3 and 4 of La femme qui ne voulait pas se soumettre - Do activities 8, 9, 10. Start learning the vocab p. 14.

Ecrit: Read the articles you received, underline info useful for your topic and list key works in the tag of the new form you received today. Key words will help you see the relevance of the information for your paper.

Devoirs pour lundi 9 janvier:
CC: Read chapters 1 and 2 of La femme qui ne voulait pas se soumettre - Do activities 4, 5, 6, 7 - (if you didn't complete activities 1, 2, 3 in class, make sure to do so - These questions relate to the introductory chapter).
Vocabulary given at the beginning of each section in the packet is to help you understand the text better. Vocabulary to learn and memorize is listed on page 14. Make sure to learn a few words as you read each chapter. Learning vocabulary words means you can come up with the word, use it in your own sentences and write it correctly. For instance if one asks you what was the profession of Rosa Parks' father, you need to say "Il était charpentier" - You also need to be able to write something like "Un charpentier construit des maisons en bois. Il construit la charpente des maisons" to show you understand the word.

Ecrit: Reread the topic you have chosen (pollution de l'eau ou pollution de l'environnement) to make sure you understand what you task is. Read some of the articles you received in class, and start highlighting / underlining information that might be useful to write your paper. You will have more time to do this task in class. You are not expected to read ALL the articles by Monday.

IMPORTANT: If you haven't submitted your work from the audio book, make sure to bring it on Monday. The list of students (9) who have yet to turn in their work is on the board. 

Devoirs pour la semaine du 3 au 6 janvier 2012!!!

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Devoirs pour vendredi 6 janvier 21012
• CC: No HW - but students who haven't yet finish previous HW need to do so (audio book, The Watson, Postcard).

Ecrit: Add to Leo's introduction to make a good one (3 sentences - SA, SP, SD), and present the paragraph that present the problem he is writing about. Check how Maryse did hers.
 
Devoirs pour jeudi 5 janvier 2012
• CC: Correct your letter about your vacation. Make sure to use the strategies we talked about. Read your letter several times, each time concentrating on 1 aspect; verbs, gender, information. Illustrate the front of your post-card.

Ecrit: Complete the "probleme" and "solutions" parts of the outline (p.4). Make sure to read carefully Maryse's text p.1
 
Devoirs pour mercredi 4 janvier 2012
• CC: Read The Watson go to Birmingham - 1963 + answer the 7 questions (indicate page numbers to quickly find your examples).

Découvertes: Read while listening the book you received. You can pause if the reading is too fast. Write a short summary of 5 to 6 sentences . List 10 words you liked and find their definition, give a synonym or an homonym. Make sure to give the nature of the work (noun, verb, adjective, etc...).

Cultural Festival: This project (mid-term) will involve presenting the history / culture of your family or your community. Holiday gatherings might be a good source of inspiration to find the perfect subject.

Devoirs pour la semaine du 12 au 16 décembre

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• Devoirs pour jeudi 15 décembre: 
CC: Start reading The Watson go to Birmingham - 1963.

Ecrit: Do activities of page D + reread the 3 texts p. 2-3, 4 and 5.

• Devoirs pour mercredi 14 décembre:
Ecrit: Do activities of page 6-7+ reread the 2 texts p. 2-3 and 4


• Devoirs pour lundi 12 décembre: 
Découverte: Pratiquer la lecture de votre histoire et compléter vos illustrations.

Ecrit: Do activities of page C (avant la lecture - lecture p. 5 - après la lecture).


Devoirs pour la semaine du 6 au 9 décembre

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• Devoirs pour vendredi 9 décembre:
CC: Grammaire: Bien réviser les conjugaisons du passé composé : couverture du livret, feuille verte + p. 10 ou 16 pour l'auxiliaire avec ETRE) - Contrôle

Découverte: Corriger votre histoire (google docs) ou faire une illustration pour votre histoire.

• Devoirs pour jeudi 8 décembre:
Découverte : Corriger votre histoire ou faire une illustration pour votre histoire.

• Devoirs pour mercredi 7 décembre:
CC: Grammaire: Bien réviser les conjugaisons du passé composé : couverture du livret, feuille verte + p. 10 ou 16 pour l'auxiliaire avec ETRE) - Compétition entre tables....

Ecrit: Lire attentivement le texte p. 2 et 3 (Ours noir ou Grizzli) et finir la feuille page A.  Think of a good way to keep all papers for the writing class (small binder, folder with pockets, etc...).


• Devoirs pour mardi 6 décembre 
CC: Grammaire: Study "passé composé" of verbs with "avoir" and with "être" (cover + p. 6 + p. 10).

Devoirs pour la semaine du 28 au 30 novembre

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Devoirs pour mercredi 30 novembre:
CC: JOURNAL is due!


Devoirs pour mardi 29 novembre:
CC: Practice reading two of your letters - You will be asked to read them aloud in class.

Devoirs pour lundi 28 novembre:
CC: Revise your letters (see google doc for comments/questions) - If the title has "finale" then this is your last version. Print them and choose a format to present your journal. Find photos / maps / etc... to illustrate your journal.
  
Ecrit: Learn past participles of verbs p. 6 + study the negation pattern (p.9) - If you were not in class, do ex. 4 p. 8 and 5 p. 9

Devoirs pour la semaine du 21 au 23 novembre

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Devoirs pour mercredi 23 novembre:
CC: Finish all letters - Find appropriate pictures to illustrate your final journal.

Devoirs pour mardi 22 novembre:
CC: Immigration Simulation - Come dress-up with a piece of luggage (see pictures for ideas). Work on your journal.

Devoirs pour lundi 21 novembre:
CC: All letters should be typed and ready to be submitted. Students should check on Google docs and address questions that I have posted on their letters (this might need to be done on Sunday as I have a lot of correcting to go through). Students need to finish their passport and their tag (efforts put into this will add points to the journal project).

Ecrit: Learn past participles of verbs p. 6, finish ex. 1 p. 7 (please use info p. 6 to write the correct forms), ex. 2 and ex. 3 p. 8.

Devoirs pour la semaine du 14 au 18 novembre

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• Devoirs pour vendredi 18:
CC: Finir lettre 4 ou corriger les lettres sur lesquelles vous travaillez - Préparez votre passeport et votre étiquette.

Ecrit: Apprendre la conjugaisons des 6 verbes des pages 4 et 5, présent et passé composé - Petit contrôle.
Suggestions pour réviser:
1) Learn the ending and observe the similarities and differences : (write verbs multiple times, and repeat forms that you don't know well enough)
     Ecrire: s / s / t /vons / ves / vent /  
Traduire: s / s / t / sons / sez / sent
      Lire : s / s / t /sons / sez / sent
Mettre : s / s / t / tons / tez / tent
Battre : s / s / t / tons / tez / tent
Répondre: s / s / d / dons / dez / dent

2) Learn the past participles (make sure to remember is the ending is "-i", "-it", "-is".
Ecrire : écrit
Traduire : traduit
Mettre : mis
Lire : lu
Battre : battu
Répondre ; répondu

3) Know what verbs are conjugated the same way.
Ecrire: décrire, s'inscrire
Lire: relire 
Traduire: conduire, détruire, construire, réduire
Mettre: permettre, remettre, admettre, commettre, promettre
Battre: combattre, abattre
Répondre: entendre, attendre, vendre, descendre, perdre, tordre,

• Devoirs pour mercredi 16:
CC: Corriger la lettre 2 ou commencer le brouillon de la lettre 4 (this depends on what it is easier for you to work on at home vs. at school).

Ecrit: Apprendre les verbes de la page 4 (écrire / lire / traduire) au présent et au passé composé + finir l'exercice 2 + écrire les verbes au passé composé.


• Devoirs pour mardi 15:
CC: Corriger la lettre 3 et 1

Conte: Relire Le Poisson doré - Petit contrôle de compréhension.

• Devoirs pour lundi 14:
CC: Composer la lettre 3 et dessiner le drapeau de votre pays d'origine (celui de votre personnage).