FR 10  Bloc 3

Français 10 Team

The Language Gym

For class today, students

• worked through an interpretive reading on p 24-25, made note of new vocab and answered the questions
• completed the remaining written activities on p 14 
• worked through oral tasks on p 16

To be ready for tomorrow

• review new vocab & concepts
• make sure class work is complete

 

FR 11  Bloc 4

Français 11 Team

The Language Gym

For class today, students

• reviewed interpretive work from yesterday
• shared their fables with partners
• started the interpretive work about Jean de la Fontaine using this video

  To be ready for class tomorrow

• take notes on p 48 of your unit to show everything you understand about Jean de la Fontaine

 

FR 12  Bloc 5

Français 12 Team

The Language Gym

For class today, students

• read the text on p 20 & discussed the question “Quelle est la connexion entre la culture, l’économie et l’appropriation culturelle?”
• read the text about ‘les selfies’ on p 22 with partners & discussed whether selfies are art

To follow up tonight

• Review new vocab from the texts we read in class
• Write 5 sentences to share your personal opinions on the topics discussed. Challenge yourself to use new vocab and phrases for sharing opinions 

Questions from the board:

1. Quelle est la connexion entre la culture, l’économie et l’appropriation culturelle?
2. Est-ce que les selfies sont de l’art?
3. Selon toi, est-ce que c’est acceptable de poser pour des selfies devant les tableaux dans les musées d’art?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FR 10  Bloc 3

Français 10 Team

The Language Gym

For class today, students

• read the dialogue & completed the questions on p 12
• prepared their own partner dialogue to present orally using structures & vocab from the unit 

To be ready for tomorrow

• Please complete activities 12 & 13 on p 14

 

FR 11  Bloc 4

Français 11 Team

The Language Gym

For class today, students

• asked & answered partner questions about the tapisserie de Bayeux
• worked on their interpretive listening skills using the following Alice Ayel videos & the questions on p 46-47

To be ready for tomorrow

• Make sure you are prepared to discuss the fables
• Prepare a ‘sketch & talk’ of a fable that you remember from your childhood or make up one of your own to share 
  • Fold a sheet of paper into 6 squares. 
  • In each square, write some simple sentences to tell the fable you have chosen. 
  • Roughly sketch out parts of the story or vocab that will help your partner understand any unknown language in your fable (Pictionary-style! Colouring & fine-lining etc are not required.) 

***Tell the story in your own words, using language structures and vocabulary we have practised in class. You can look up a maximum of 5 words that are essential to telling your story. Please note them on your paper. 

 

FR 12  Bloc 5

Français 12 Team

The Language Gym

For class today, students

• discussed stereotypes & biases based on yesterday’s video
• watched the following video on cultural appropriation & wrote notes to show understanding & to answer the question on p 17 of their unit
  

  Qu'est-ce que l'appropriation culturelle et pourquoi c'est grave ? On vous explique : pic.twitter.com/Mk1ozO4XEN

  — AJ+ français (@ajplusfrancais) February 22, 2020