Mr. Blankenship

Monday 1/30 - Friday 2/3

FRENCH:

This week we are wrapping up Theme 5 ("Going Places") by learning how to talk about the WEATHER and SEASONS!

Powerpoint - Download Theme 5C Weather Seasons

Monday HW = For all 4 seasons, write: 2 months, 2 weather, 2 places, 2 activities (yes), 1 activity (no)

Example: L'HIVER: 1) janvier/février 2) Il fait froid. Il neige quelque fois. 3) Je vais aux montagnes. Je reste chez moi. 4) Je fais du ski. Je regarde la télé. 5) Je ne nage pas!

QUIZ THURSDAY!!! -ER/-IR/-IR Verbs, Le Futur Proche, Question Words, Weather & Seasons

ORIGINS OF LANGUAGE:

On Monday we took our quiz on Spanish conversation, #1-20, days/months, and the alphabet. Next, we are moving on to Spanish CULTURE and HISTORY!

Monday 1/23 - Friday 1/27

FRENCH:

We wrapped up our detailed study of ASKING FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION... in other words "who, what, when, where, why, and how?" We then did a comprehensive review of how to use the 3 main verb families in French in the Present Tense: -ER Verbs, -IR Verbs, and -RE Verbs. Our next main topic (which we introduced today) is expressing the FUTURE TENSE using the verb "ALLER" (conjugated) plus the verb you are GOING TO DO (NOT conjugated).

POWERPOINT Le Futur Proche = Download Theme 5B Futur Proche

Tuesday HW = Le Futur Proche Download Theme 5B Le Futur Proche

Wednesday HW = Download Theme 5B Le Futur 8-Box Writing

 Thursday HW = Reading Comprehension Worksheet: Download Theme 5B Reading Le Camp Genial

ORIGINS OF LANGUAGE:

This week, we are wrapping up Spanish conversation and how to count to 20. We are also learning the DAYS and MONTHS (Tue and Thur).

QUIZ ON FRIDAY!!! Alphabet, Conversation, #1-20, Days, Months

Monday 1/16 - Friday 1/20

FRENCH:

We are wrapping up using the verb ALLER ("to go"), expressing "to the" and related contractions, and all the events and locations on Vocab. List 5A. We also added a discussion of expressing WHO you are going somewhere with: with me, you, him/her, us, "y'all," and them. Most of these pronouns are fairly straight-forward, but some are tricky (see end of ALLER Powerpoint in last week's blog post).

Tuesday = No HW

Wednesday HW =

QUIZ ON FRIDAY 1/20!!! ALL events/locations (know gender!), ALLER, "to the" and "at the," with me, you him/her, etc.

ORIGINS OF LANGUAGE:

We continue to enjoy learning basic communication in Spanish. We learned the alphabet, with a song that goes along with it to help memorization. We have learned how to greet, ask someone how he/she is doing, his/her name, and say goodbye! We will also be learning how to count from 0-20 this week.

Tuesday 1/10 - Friday 1/13

FRENCH:

Theme 5 is all about GOING PLACES! We are learning how to say many different locations and events around town in French... the movies, library, grocery store, mall, and much more. We've been practicing our new Vocab. by doing various activities in class such as guessing locations based on activities given by a partner, and describing a map to a partner for them to draw.

Events / Places Powerpoint = Download Theme 5A Places Images

Monday HW = Going Places Worksheet: Download Theme 5A Going Places Ou Est-ce que Tu vas

Tuesday HW = Ou est-ce que tu vas? (Both sections on the BACK of last night's HW)

Wednesday HW = Download Theme 5A Aller Practice

POWERPOINT: Aller ("to go") = Download Theme 5A ALLER

ORIGINS OF LANGUAGE:

Bienvenidos!!! Welcome to our new unit on SPANISH! In the 3rd 9-weeks, students will learn basic greetings, counting to 20, days, months, and much more in Spanish. We will also learn about where Spanish is spoken in the world, the history of Spanish colonization, Spanish culture, and much more. Later in the 9-weeks, we will read "Baseball in April" and "Lupita Manana," both written by Spanish-speaking authors.

REMINDER: You must bring back your Independent Reading approval sheet signed by a parent by Friday!

GET 2nd 9-Weeks REPORT CARDS SIGNED BY TUESDAY 1/17/12!

Monday 12/5 - Friday 12/9

FRENCH:

Now that we can talk about our homes (rooms, furniture, etc.), we are continuing with Theme 4 "At Home" by learning how to talk about CHORES that our families do around the house. We are also learning how to express how often people do activities - words like "sometimes," "always," "never," "often," etc.

Powerpoint - Chores and Frequency Words! = Download Theme 4B Chores Etc

Monday HW (1/2 sheet front-back): Download WS Une Famille Occupee

Tuesday HW: Download WS Tous Les Combien

ORIGINS OF LANGUAGE:

We wrapped up our discussion of Roman architecture. There was an open-notes classwork matching worksheet (see below!), and then we moved on to Roman entertainment! We watch football, go to movies, and so on... but what did Romans do in their free time? We read about events in the Colosseum, the Circus Maximus... even elaborate public baths were a major attraction for the Romans!

Roman Architecture Matching Worksheet: Download L - Roman Life Architecture matching wksht

Powerpoint - Roman Entertainment = Download Roman entertainment

Monday 11/28 - Friday 12/2

FRENCH:

We are continuing this week with our new Theme 4: A la maison! (Home Life). We will review and recycle the main ideas of the first section of the Theme - rooms of a house, furniture and other items in a house, and using prepositions to describe where items are located in relation to each other.

Monday HW = Download WS La Chambre De Fabienne

Tuesday HW = Download WS Une maison interessante

Wednesday HW = Write 10 Sentences about where items are located in ta maison!

Thursday HW = Study for QUIZ 4A!!!

QUIZ 4A ON FRIDAY!!! (house vocabulary; furniture and other items; prepositions)

ORIGINS OF LANGUAGE:

This week we are beginning our unit on ROMAN CULTURE! We started off by reading about the founding of Rome and its greatest general - Julius Ceasar.

Monday 11/14 - Friday 11/18

FRENCH:

Test Theme 3 on Tuesday 11/15!!! Topics include: la famille (all members); possessive adjectives (my, your, his/her, our, their, etc.); lots of adjectives; #'s 1-100+; adjective agreement; and telling time.

Review Sheet (due Tuesday at beginning of class): Download Theme 3 Review Sheet

Helpful Powerpoints:

Download Possessive ADJ French

Download Theme 3 Adjective Images

Download Theme 3 Telling Time should have been Theme 2

Download Theme 3 Adjective Agreement

MAKE-UPS FOR TEST THURSDAY & FRIDAY 8:00am-8:45am or 4:15pm-5:00pm

Wednesday - Friday

We began Theme 4: A la maison! (At home) Students learned lots of new vocabulary to talk about the rooms in a house, and the typical items found in a home. We will also begin using PREPOSITIONS to describe where items are in relation to each other (in, under, next to, etc.).

Wednesday HW = Draw your room and label everything in French! (You may also take 2 photos - from different angles - and write the French words on them)

New Vocab. List Theme 4A (last 2 pages ONLY!) = Download Theme 4 Vocab List

ORIGINS OF LANGUAGE:

TEST Friday 11/18! Topics: Famous Roman Quotations, Roman Numerals, Dollar Bill symbols and meanings, Spoken Latin, Roman Calendar (days and months), #'s 1-20

Helpful Powerpoints:

Calendar - Download L - Months and Days slides

Numbers 1-20 - Download Numbers 1 to 20

Monday 11/7 - Friday 11/11

FRENCH:

We started off the week with Quiz Theme 3B (adjectives, adjective agreement, possessive adjectives, and telling time). On Wednesday, be ready to be productive on your "Présentation Orale!!!" This means writing your script, working on a poster/scrapbook or Powerpoint, etc.

IMPORTANT REMINDERS: Presentations are Thursday 11/10 and Friday 11/11.

Theme 3 Test will be on Tuesday 11/15

ORIGINS OF LANGUAGE

We started off the week with a review discussion of the symbols and Latin/Roman influence on the American dollar bill. Next, we worked with our spoken Latin a little bit and played charades briefly. On Wednesday, we will do more activities with spoken Latin and review.

QUIZ ON THURSDAY 11/10!!! Roman Numerals, Dollar Bill, Spoken Latin!

Monday 10/31 - Friday 11/4

FRENCH:

This week we will focus on DESCRIBING PEOPLE, reviewing Adjective Agreement, and adding lots of new adjectives to our French vocabulary. We are wrapping up Theme 3 by learning how to TELL TIME!

Monday HW = Compare/Contrast 3 pairs of people (2 family members, 2 friends, and 2 celebrities).

Thursday HW = Download Theme 3 Quelle Heure Est Il should be theme 2

Telling Time Powerpoint = Download Theme 3 Telling Time should have been Theme 2

EXAMPLE: Mon frere est brun, sportif, et fort... mais, ma soeur est rousse, gentille, et dynamique. Ils sont intelligents, contents, et enthousiastes.

QUIZ MONDAY 11/7 !!! - Adjectives, Adjective Agreement (masc., fem., plural), ALL possessive adjectives, telling time.

ORIGINS OF LANGUAGE:

This week we are continuning to learn Roman Numerals. Later in the week, we will see how Latin and other ancient symbols influenced American currency.

 QUIZ NEXT THURSDAY 11/10 !!! Roman Numerals + Dollar Bill

Monday 10/24 - Friday 10/28

FRENCH:

We are continuing with Theme 3: La Famille! This week we are focusing on saying someone's AGE, how to say "my" "your" "his/her," and DESCRIPTIONS.

Monday HW = Download WS Possession in French (Only the 12 translations on the front, NOT the fill-in-blank paragraph on the back!)

Tuesday HW = (Both Sides!!!) Download WS Adjectives and Etre Review

QUIZ ON THURSDAY! Family Vocab., "my, your, his/her," age, descriptions

ORIGINS OF LANGUAGE:

 We are continuing with our new language and culture theme for the 2nd 9-weeks: LATIN! We are starting off the week with well-known Latin Quotations and Roman Life. Later this week, we will start working on Roman Numerals!

QUIZ Thursday! Latin Readings (Roman Life, etc.) and Latin Quotations!