French 3 Summer Assignment 2015

Click here to access the Summer Assignment 
for Mrs. Chiang's French 3 2015

*Extra Copies of Le Petit Nicolas will be left in the Main Office over the summer.

lundi, le 15 juin 2015

Today is the French Quarterly Exam!

Bring a #2 pencil "crayon" to class!!

*Textbooks & Le Petit Prince novels will be collected tomorrow 

*If you are taking French IV Honors, you will keep Le Petit Prince novels 

for the Summer Assignment*

Youppi! Nous sommes vendredi, le 12 juin 2015

Français 1A - Today we took our Speaking Exam for the Quarterly.

Attention: Block 4 class will be held in the cafeteria today due to the heat.  Il fait chaud!

Français 3 - Today we reviewed for the Quarterly and played our "Verbs A-Go-Go!" game.

French Quarterly will be on Monday, June 15th

*Bring a Number 2 Pencil

Textbooks & novels will be collected on Tuesday

What to study? 

French 1A - Review Packets and Lessons 14 and 15 in Unit 5

French 3- Review Packets (ALL tenses, si clauses - content will be taken from Unit 8) and the short answers from Le Petit Prince

Quarterly Review Packets

Here is a LINK to the French 3 Quarterly Review Packet.

Here is a LINK to the French 1A Quarterly Review Packet.


Speaking Questions for French 1A are posted HERE.

Petit Prince Projects (Partie Deux!)

From top to bottom:  Sara Swett, Emma Biederman, Kelly Zorse, Olivia Schwern, 

Noelle DeVries, Nell Steinmetz, Jenny Testa, Nora Berry, 

Sonya Dombrowski, Abby Robik, Erin Vogel, and Chloe Deubner

Petit Prince Projects

From Top: Natalie Salloum, Sophie Bronstein, Michael Bogaards, Lane Darby & Julia Blee 

lundi, le 8 juin 2015

Français 1A - Today we answered our Speaking Questions with our partners.  

Les Devoirs: Prepare for Quarterly

Click here for a digital copy of the questions.

Speaking Exam - on Friday, June 12th

Quarterly Exam - on Monday, June 15th

Français 3- L'objectif: To present your own original chapter for Le Petit Prince!  

Today we listened to presentations.  

Les Devoirs: 3-D Planets are due tomorrow.

Youppi! Nous sommes vendredi, le 5 juin 2015

Français 1A - L'objectif: To talk about music & sports.  Today we watched the Video Module for Leçon 15: La Maison des Jeunes and did interactive activities.  

Les Devoirs: Begin answering the Speaking Questions for the Quarterly Exam on a separate sheet of paper.  Bring in Speaking Questions to class on Monday as we will begin our review.

Click on this LINK to access the French 1A Quarterly Speaking Questions.

Français 3- Today was the High School Academic Awards Assembly!

Block 7 will meet in the Library today.

Projects are due on MONDAY, June 8th.  If late and/or unable to present, a penalty of minus 10 points will be taken off of your final grade.  (3-D Planets may be handed in on Tuesday, June 9th.)

Click HERE for the Project Criteria.

*You may bring in cookies, croissants, or treats for Monday for during our presentations!* 

jeudi, le 4 juin 2015

Français 1A - L'objectif: To talk about playing sports & instruments.  

Les Devoirs: Create a Quizlet flashcard set for the new vocabulary (located on page 220 of textbook).

Français 3 - L'objectif: Pour écrire un chapitre du Petit Prince.  

Today we are meeting class in the Media Center.   

Projects are due next Monday and will be counted as a test grade.  3-D planets are due next Tuesday and will count as a separate test grade.

mercredi, le 3 juin 2015

Pas de devoirs ce soir!!!   =)

Un super grand merci to those who came to the "French Club meeting."  I enjoyed the surprise birthday party as it meant the world.

mardi, le 2 juin 2015

Français 1A - Les objectifs: 

• To state where you are coming from.
• To use the verb "Venir"
• To use contractions with "de" 

Les Devoirs: Wkbk page 133; Tomorrow is our Fête de Crêpes! 

Français 3 -  Today we continued working on our rough drafts of our Petit Prince Project. 

Tomorrow we will be meeting class in the Media Center.

Les Devoirs: 3-D Planet Project due - le 9 juin; Presentations of Chapitres due - le 8 juin 

lundi, le 1er juin 2015

Français 1A - Today we took the Leçon 14 quiz.  Les Devoirs: Rien! =) 

Français 3 - Today we began working on our Petit Prince Projects.  

Wednesday & Thursday we will be meeting our class in the Media Center. 

Les Devoirs: 3-D Planets are due mardi le 9 juin / Presentations and Written Chapitres are due le 8 juin 

Click here for a copy of the directions to La Huitième Planète Project

GRSERVE 2015 Photos

GR Serve Newspaper Headlines!

At the Glen Ridge Congregational Church discussing trips to the orphanage in Haiti 

listening to Angie Gilliam and Linda Woodbury 

French 3: Le Petit Prince Project

Click here for a copy of the directions for "La Huitième Planète: Le Petit Prince Project"

Youppi! Nous sommes vendredi, le 29 mai 2015

Français 1A - Today we did Listening Activities for Leçon 14 and reviewed for the Quiz.  

Les Devoirs: Quiz next Monday (Le 1er juin) ; Étudiez!  You may also do the www.classzone.com quiz for lecon 14 and print it out for class in order to redeem extra credit points.

Français 3 - Today we started discussing our Petit Prince Project.  See link above for info!  

We also read Chapitre 15 in groups.  

Les Devoirs: Finish questions for Chap. 15 / Monday we will begin working on our projects in class.  Come with ideas for your project! 

mercredi, le 27 mai 2015

*Tomorrow is GR Serve Day * The following students must report to Room 305A at 8:30am for attendance before reporting to our destination.*

Alexa Guittari-11

Allison Fiorentino-12

Connor Nelson-9

Elise Mitchell-12

Emilie Keavey-12

Erin Hausmann-11

Grace O'Grady-12

Graham Deubner-11

Jane Berry-12

John Toomey-9

Julian Reda-9

Maddie Schmitt-12

Maggie Barnett-12

Margaret Peterson-9

Missy Dreier-12

Nathaniel Johns-11

Patrick O'Neill-9

Quinlan Hood-10

Ryanna Ege-11

Simone DePrima-12

Français 1A - Objectif: To use "Chez" and to use the verb "Aller" to indicate the future.  

Les Devoirs: Wkbk pages 129&130
Leçon 14 quiz will be lundi, le 1er juin 

Français 3- Objectif: Pour comprendre LPP.  Aujourd'hui nous avons lu Chapitre 14.  
We also worked on our Character Book Descriptions.   

Les Devoirs: 3-D Planet will be due le 9 juin

mardi, le 26 mai 2015

Français 1A : Today we watched the Video Module for Leçon 14 and did interactive activities.  Les Devoirs: Wkbk pages 127&128

Français 3 - Aujourd'hui nous avons lu Chapitre 13 ensemble.  Click here for the hand-out.

Les Devoirs: 3-D Planets will be due le 9 juin

French 3 Le Petit Prince Take Home Quiz

Click here for a copy of the Take Home Quiz.

jeudi, le 21 mai 2015

Français 1A - L'Objectif: To talk about where and how people are going somewhere.  Today we played a Memory Game for Euros and Homework Passes.  Les Devoirs: Rien!! 

Français 3 - L'Objectif: Pour comprendre Le Petit Prince.  Today we continued reading Le Petit Prince and started our Character Description Books.  Essays were collected.  

Les Devoirs: For next Tuesday, you will have to read up to Chapitre 12. 

Take Home Quiz will be posted and due on Tuesday.

mercredi, le 20 mai 2015

Français 1A - L'objectif: To talk about where and how someone is going.  

Les Devoirs: Create a set of flashcards (or a Quizlet set) for En Ville Vocabulaire on page 210.

Français 3- L'objectif: Pour comprendre le roman "Le Petit Prince"  

Quand on est tellement triste, on aime les couchers de soleil. 

~Le Petit Prince~ 

Les Devoirs: Finissez la copie finale de la rédaction.  Final Copies of essays are due TOMORROW.  Any lates will have minus 10 points taken off their quiz grade.


*French Club/French Honor Society OFFICER NOMINATIONS FOR the 2015-2016 school year will be held in Room 305A TOMORROW*

mardi, le 19 mai 2015

Français 1A - Objectif: To use contractions with "à" and the verb Aller.  

Les Devoirs: Conjugate the verb Aller 10X each into your HW section

Français 3 - Objectif: To write an essay.  Today we finished our rough copies of the Baobab essay. 

 Les Devoirs: Lisez Chapitres 6+7 et faites attention aux 3 choses

1. les couchers de soleil

2. un Monsieur cramoisi

3. sa fleur

Essay Topic for Francais 3

Saint-Exupery veut nous avertir des dangers qui menacent la vie.   Choisissez un danger qui menace notre vie sur notre planète.  Trouvez des parallèles entre ce que Saint-Exupery raconte sur la planète du petit prince et ce qui existe sur la planète Terre.

Considérez ce que peut représenter, entre autres, les bonnes graines et les mauvaises graines, les bonnes herbes et les mauvaises herbes, les baobabs, le sol infeste de la planète, sa menace globale, notre rôle dans la <<toilette>> de la planète (ce qui nous amènera a trouver une solution) et l'urgence de nous en occuper.

Ecrivez une rédaction de 5 paragraphes de cinq a huit phrases chacun.  

Le premier paragraphe servira comme introduction au sujet et aux idées que vous voulez traiter.

Continuez avec 3 paragraphes pour développer votre thème.  Soutenez votre point de vue avec ce que vous avez lu dans le texte  ->  Utilisez 3 citations du Chapitre 5.

Use your own ideas and your own personal reflections.  The 5th paragraph should serve as your conclusion that you took from your observations.  

lundi, le 18 mai 2015

Français 1A - L'objectif: To use the verb Aller.  Today we learned a new verb, the verb "to go."  

Les Devoirs: Complete classwork

Français 3 - L'objectif: To write an essay.  Today we continued Brainstorming and started writing our first draft of the Petit Prince essay.  Essays will be due on Thursday.  

French Honor Society Induction Ceremony 2015

Félicitations to the new inductees of the French Honor Society! 

Last night was a memorable evening at the Women's Club.

Youppi! Nous sommes vendredi, le 15 mai 2015

Français 1A - Today we took the quiz on Leçon 13 and then bid on our dream homes!

  

Les Devoirs: Finish comprehension questions for "Week-end a Paris!" on page 205

Français 3- Today we discussed Chapitre 5 and the "Drame de Baobabs" and started brainstorming for our essays.  

Les Devoirs: Finish Brainstorming sheets; Monday we will have an in-class writing day

jeudi, le 14 mai 2015

*Tonight is a very special night... Go to the Women's Club to attend our French Honor Society induction ceremony at 7pm tonight and support our sophomores and juniors being inducted! 

Enjoy crepes and musical entertainment!* 

*NEW INDUCTEES MUST BE THERE AT 6PM!* 

Francais 1A - L'Objectif: To review places in the city, directions, and parts of the house.  Today we reviewed and used the white boards!  Les Devoirs: Etudiez! 

Francais 3 - L'objectif: Pour comprendre Le Petit Prince.  Today we had a Pop Quiz!  

Les Devoirs: Finissez Chapitre 5 - Be prepared to discuss the chapter in French during tomorrow's class.  

mercredi, le 13 mai 2015

*Today there is an FHS rehearsal @ the Women's Club right afterschool.  Be there at 3pm sharp.*

Français 1A- Objectif: Today we finished presentations and began review for the Leçon 13 quiz working in groups on activities.  

Les Devoirs: Étudiez!  Leçon 13 quiz -> vendredi.  You may print out the Online Quiz at www.classzone.com for extra credit points

French 1A - *Bring a dry erase marker to class tomorrow if you can for review!

Français 3 - Objectif: Pour comprendre le Petit Prince.  

Les Devoirs: Complete all questions for Chapitre 4 

Today we talked about the Turkish astronomer and how judgements are made from first impressions.

mardi, le 12 mai 2015

*Today Mrs. Chiang is proctoring the AP French Exam.*

Sub work:

Français 1A -  

• Complete exercise 5 on page 199 in textbook.  Follow the model and write out dialogues for each. 
• Complete exercises 6, 7, and 8 in textbook on page 201.   Answers should be in complete sentences.

Français 3- 

PARCC Language Arts testing

lundi, le 11 mai 2015

Français 1A-  L'objectif: Today we presented our Dream House!

Here is the link to the Presentation fill-in.   

Les Devoirs: Rien!  Quiz on Leçon 13 will be on Friday.

Français 3 - L'objectif: Pour comprendre le roman, Le Petit Prince.  

Aujourd'hui nous allons lu Chapitre 2.  (Packets were handed out.) 

Les Devoirs: Lisez Chapitre 3 and write a brief paragraph in ENGLISH explaining what happens.  

Due Wednesday because of PARCC.

Youppi! Nous sommes vendredi, le 8 mai 2015

Français 1A - Objectif: To describe your dream home.  

Les Devoirs: Finish Dream Home Project due Monday

Français 3 - Objectif: To comprehend the story of Le Petit Prince.  Today we started Chapitre 1.  Questions for introduction click here.  

Les Devoirs: Create your own Le Petit Prince "Art" with a representation of Antoine Saint Exupery's first drawing.  

Citation du Jour:  Les grandes personnes ne comprennent jamais rien toutes seules, et c'est fatigant, pour les enfants, de toujours et toujours leur donner des explications.   

jeudi, le 7 mai 2015

*Today Mrs. Chiang will be proctoring the AP Spanish Exam* 

Sub Work:

Français 1A - 

• Complete the Brainstorming questions and draw a Blueprint of your Dream Home 
• (on a plain white piece of paper) 
• Start Dream Home on Posterboard
• Use textbook page 200 as a reference to label your vocabulary
• No Homework
• Leave posterboard in classroom with name on it.  
• We will continue projects tomorrow during class.

Designing a Dream House - Click HERE for a copy of the Directions  *Attention Due Date is Monday, May 11th.  

Français 3 - 

• Complete the Unit 8 Writing Performance Test packet
• To be collected by the Sub.
• Homework: Read the Intro to Le Petit Prince.  Tomorrow we will start the novel.

7th grade En Ville Town Map Projects!

mercredi, le 6 mai 2015

Français 1A - L'Objectif: To state directions.  

Today we worked with our groups to walk on our maps and give directions.  

Les Devoirs: Bring in a small sized Posterboard for tomorrow's class!

Français 3 - L'Objectif: Réussir a l'examen!  Today we took the Unité 8 Examen.  

Les Devoirs: Rien! =) 

*Reminder: There will be a mandatory French Honor Society meeting today afterschool in Room 305A* 

Directions for Town Map

Directions for your Town Map!

mardi, le 5 mai 2015

Français 1A - L'objectif: To state directions.  Today we danced and learned how to express to the left, to the right and straight ahead.  We worked on telling directions with our town maps.  

Les Devoirs: wkbk page 120& (top 1/2 of) wkbk page 121 

*Bring in a Posterboard for Thursday 

Français 3- L'objectif: To review all of Unite 8.  Today we played "Jeopardie!" for review.  

Les Devoirs: Étudiez!  

Take the www.classzone.com Unit 8 Online Review Test for extra credit points.

For the Jeopardy Game, click Here.  (Accents have been omitted due to formatting.) 

Review Sheets for Test: Click here

Block 3 Jeopardy Winners: Julia, Sarah, Sophie B., & Lily  

Block 7 Jeopardy Winners: Lane, LL, & Natalie 

Reminder: Mandatory French Honor Society Meeting TOMORROW 

lundi, le 4 mai 2015

Français 1A - Objectif: To talk about where one lives.  

Today we read about Paris street names and described where we lived.  

Les Devoirs: Rien!   *Bring in a Posterboard to class on Thursday for an in-class project* 

Français 3 - [Today classes are outside!  Parce qu'il fait beau!!]
Objectif: To review all tenses and use them with Si clauses.  Today we used the Globe and played a "Vocab Toss" then used our white boards and markers to practice tenses.
Les Devoirs: Étudiez!  
Unité 8 Examen - mercredi, le 6 mai 2015 

*There will be an FHS meeting this Wednesday right afterschool in Room 305A 

**Block 1 did not have class today due to PARCC - Flashcards/ Quizlet will be checked tomorrow for this class. 

Youppi! Nous sommes vendredi, le 1er mai 2015

Français 1A - L'Objectif: To talk about places in the town.  Today we worked on completing our "En Ville" Projects on the shower curtains with our groups.

Les Devoirs: Create a set of Flashcards or a Quizlet set for your En Ville Vocabulaire.  

Click here for the Vocabulary List.  

Français 3 - L'objectif: To use Si clauses with ALL tenses!  Today we continued working in our groups on Partie 3: Unité 8.  

Les Devoirs: Do the www.classzone.com online quiz for Partie 3: Unité 8 and print out your results

*Our Unit 8 Test will be next Wednesday, May 6th*

jeudi, le 30 avril 2015

Français 1A - L'Objectif: Today we took the SGO and then continued working 

in groups on the "En Ville" Project  

Les Devoirs: Rien!

Français 3 - L'Objectif: To use the Past Conditional.  

Today we worked in groups doing activities for Partie 3: Unite 8.  

Les Devoirs: Rien ! 

*Nominations for next year's French Club and French Honor Society Officers 
will be held on Thursday, May 21, 2015.  Sophomores are eligible to run for office! 

mercredi, le 29 avril 2015

Français 1A - Objectif: To create a town map.  

Les Devoirs: Prepare and Study for the SGO tomorrow.   Look over the review sheet. 

Français 3 - Objectif: To use the Past Conditional "the snob tense"  (our last verb tense this year!)  

Les Devoirs: Exercice #3 page 323 & Exercice #4  page 324 

mardi, le 28 avril 2015

Français 1A -   L'Objectif: To create a Town Map 

Les Devoirs: Due to PARCC testing; the SGO has been pushed back to Thursday, April 30th

Français 3 - L'objectif: To take the SGO; to use Si clauses with the Conditionnel 

Les Devoirs: Wkbk pages 80&81 

lundi, le 27 avril 2015

Français 1A - Today we started working on our En Ville Projects!   

Les Devoirs: Define all the words on the Leçon 13 Vocabulary Sheet here.

Français 3 - Today we used Si clauses with the Conditional Tense re-telling Fairy Tales.  

(Les Contes de Fées!) 

Les Devoirs: Prepare and study for SGO tomorrow

Youppi! Nous sommes vendredi, le 24 avril 2015

Français 1A - Today we took the Unité 4 Examen.  

Les Devoirs: Rien!!  

Our SGO will be next week on Wednesday

Français 3 - Today we created dialogues with our new vocabulary and played charades.  

Les Devoirs: Rien!  

Our SGO will be next Tuesday.

SGO Review for French 3 click here

SGO Review for French 1A click here 

Jeopardie! Winners/ Game

Click here for Unité 4 Jeopardy Game.

(Due to formatting, accents may have been left out.)

Block 1: Brittany, Jasmin

Block 2: Michaila, Olivia S., Jamie, Christian

Block 4: Gemma, Haleigh, Sarina, Kent, Kya 

MS Block 5: Sarah, Victoria,  Sophie, Macy 

jeudi, le 23 avril 2015

Français 1A - Today we played Jeopardy and reviewed for the Unité 4 Examen.  

Les Devoirs: Étudiez/ Print out www.classzone.com online test for extra credit points on your test tomorrow! 

Français 3 - Today we played vocabulary games.  

Les Devoirs: Finish the Vocabulary Packet for Unité 8: Partie 2.  

mercredi, le 22 avril 2015

Français 1A - Today we took the Practice Test for Unité 4.  

Les Devoirs: Étudiez!  Unite 4 Examen will be on Friday

Français 3 - Today we took the Quiz on Unité 8: Partie 1.  

Les Devoirs: Finissez les "indices" (clues) pour chaque mot de vocabulaire.  

Click here for a copy of the vocabulary list.  

mardi, le 21 avril 2015

Français 1A - L'objectif: To use adjectives BEFORE the noun.  Today we learned a technique called "BAGS" to help us remember the placement of adjectives that describe 

Beauty, 

Age, 

Goodness, & 

Size 

Les Devoirs: Complete worksheet.

*UNIT 4 EXAMEN will be on FRIDAY.  This will be the FIRST Test Grade of Marking Period 4.

Français 3 - L'objectif: Pour faire une révision.  Today we practiced PQP and reviewed for the quiz. 

Les Devoirs: Étudiez!  (Print out www.classzone.com Partie 1: Unité 8 for extra credit points on quiz)  L'interro sera demain. 

lundi, le 20 avril 2015

Français 1A - Objectif: To describe colors.  Today we switched seats for Marking Period 4 and started class with a game of "Jacques dit" to review colors.  We then learned how to use them in full sentences to describe nouns.   Les Devoirs: Wkbk page 109

Français 3- Objectif: to use PQP/ Today we started review and did Listening Activities.  

Les Devoirs: Unité 8 Partie 1 Quiz -> mercredi   (www.classzone.com for extra points)

Youppi! Nous sommes vendredi, le 17 avril 2015

Français 1A - L'objectif: To describe people.  Today we took the Leçon 11 Quiz.  

*If you were on the Environmental Field Trip, plan to take this quiz on Monday during Block 9.   

Il n'y a pas de devoirs!

Français 3 -  L'objectif: To use the Plus-Que-Parfait  (PQP).  Today we learned a new tense and used the white boards!  Les Devoirs: Wkbk pages 78+79


Pluie, Pluie, Va t'en!

Reviens un autre jour!

Petit Jean veut jouer...

Pluie, pluie va t'en!  

jeudi, le 16 avril 2015

Today Mrs. Chiang was absent.

Français 1A - Complete the "A Votre Tour Activites" Exercises 1-5 in textbook on pgs 170-171.  

Les Devoirs: Wkbk pages 105, 106

Français 3- Complete and hand in Packets for Unité 8: Partie 1: En Ville

Les Devoirs: Take-home Reading Comprehension Quiz on "Le Spectacle dans la Rue" 

mercredi, le 15 avril 2015

Français 1A: L'objectif: Pour décrire les personnes.  

Today we reviewed for the Leçon 11 Quiz while doing Listening Activities.  

Les Devoirs: Étudiez!  Leçon 11 Quiz -> vendredi.  (You may print out the www.classzone.com Leçon 11 Quiz for Bonus Points!)

Français 3: L'objectif: To make wishes and suggestions.  Les Devoirs: Wkbk page 77 

*There will be a brief FHS meeting today for new candidates right afterschool. 

French 3 students in front of the Montmercy Falls, Canada 

mardi, le 14 avril 2015

Français 1A - Objectif: Pour décrire les personnes.  

Les Devoirs: Wkbk pages 103+104/ Interro de Leçon 11 -> vendredi, le 17 avril 

Français 3- Objectif: Pour se donner rendez-vous.  Les Devoirs: Final Draft of E-mail 

There will be a Mandatory French Honor Society Meeting tomorrow in Room 305A afterschool in lieu of a French Club meeting.  All new inductees must attend.

Canada Trip Photo!  Erin & Sonya riding up the Funiculaire inside the Olympic Stadium in Montréal.

lundi, le 13 avril 2015

Français 1A - To describe people using adjectives.  Today we watched the Video Module Leçon 11 and talked about the Canada Trip!   Les Devoirs: Rien -> There will be a quiz on Friday on Leçon 11 

Français 3 - To set up a date.  Today we watched the Video Module Unité 8 Partie 1.  

Les Devoirs: Activité #7 from the Module Packet (Écris un email a ton copain/ta copine pour expliquer ou tu habites.  Donne une bonne description de la maison/ de l'immeuble.  Explique ce qu'on trouve près de chez toi.  Fais attention d’être très précise!  Tu veux que ton copain/ta copine arrive facilement chez toi!)

jeudi, le 2 avril 2015

Français 1A - L'objectif: Pour décrire une personne.  Today we described cartoon characters and played the "About Me" guessing game!  

Les Devoirs: Bonnes Vacances!!!

Français 3 - L'objectif: To make a date with someone and to give directions.  Today we presented dialogues in class asking each other out on a rendez-vous!  

Les Devoirs: Bonnes Vacances!!! 

mercredi, le 1er avril 2015

Français 1A - L'objectif: To describe people.  Today we read the Dialogue of "Le copain de Mireille" and celebrated "Poisson d'Avril!!!!"  Les Devoirs: Complete classwork.  For an extra copy of the Leçon 11 Vocabulaire Worksheet click here.  Reminder: If you have yet to upload your flashcards on Quizlet, do so tonight for full credit.

Français 3 - L'objectif: To compare city and rural life.  Today we read Interview dans la rue.  See worksheet here.  Les Devoirs: Complete a Quizlet for Unité 8: Partie 1 (pgs 306-307)