LESSON PLANS

Mr. Benoit Denault

May 26th to May 30th 2008

 

Prep 3rd period

Lunch C

Study Hall room 109 periods 1, 2, 7

My lesson plans will be posted at the beginning of the week.  I reserve the right to make changes to the lesson plans as teachable moments arise and change in the school schedule occurs.  If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me before or after school and during my prep period, by calling me between the hours of 7:30 and 8:00 a.m., 9:43 and 10:23 a.m., or 3:13 and 3:30 p.m. at

814 926-4631 ext. 109 or e-mail me at: bdenault@rockwoodschools.org

French I, Period 6

Day

Objective

Activities

Evaluation

Enrichment

Mon.

 

Congé de la commémoration

Congé de la commémoration

Congé de la commémoration

 

Tues.

Day 6

Students will be able to recognize relationship vocabulary to identify the name of people.

 

Students will understand and use the correct contraction of de in marking ownership or relationship.

 

Students will be able to identify people using relationship vocabulary and possessive adjectives.

Correct

H.W.

p.51 exc. 1

p.75 exc. 5

 

p.179 exc. 6

Students with a partner take turns creating identities for a family pictures given to them.

 

p.180 exc. 7

Students identify family members from the relationship given to them.

 

Go over (de, d’) to mark ownership or relationship.

 

p.52 exc. 3

Students practice the contraction of de.

 

p.181 exc. 8

Students identify people picture from the relationship given to them

 

H.W. pour mardi

p.76 exc. 7,8

p.53 exc. 5, 6, 7

Participation

 

I will be listening for expressions use, vocabulary and pronunciation in speaking activities.

 

I will be looking for correct use of vocabulary and expressions in writing activities.

 

I regularly ask comprehension questions.  I put students in situations where they have to write, understand and or say expressions or vocabulary learned to demonstrate that they know what, when and how to use the said expressions and vocabulary.

 

Weds.

Day 1

Students will infer the meaning of the other possessive adjectives through my use of masculine and feminine objects and their ownership.

 

Students will be able to identify ownership of things according to which possessive pronoun is used.

 

Students will be able to use possessive adjectives to identify people.

p.181

Go over the note de grammaire about the possessive adjectives.

 

p.181 exc. 9

Students listen to speaker and identify who’s pet they are talking about according to which possessive pronoun they are using.

 

p.52 exc. 4

p.75 exc. 6

 

p.182 exc. 10

Students with a partner identify people in a picture.

Participation

 

I will be listening for expressions use, vocabulary and pronunciation in speaking activities.

 

I will be looking for correct use of vocabulary and expressions in writing activities.

 

I regularly ask comprehension questions.  I put students in situations where they have to write, understand and or say expressions or vocabulary learned to demonstrate that they know what, when and how to use the said expressions and vocabulary.

 

Thur.

Day 2

French I final

French I final

French I final

 

Fri.

Day 3

Journée d’appréciation.

 

Journée d’appréciation.

Regarde Cyrano de Bergerac

Participation

 

French II, Period 5

Day

Objective

Activities

Evaluation

Enrichment

Mon.

 

Congé de la commémoration

Congé de la commémoration

Congé de la commémoration

 

Tues.

Day 6

Students will be able to use vocabulary to give directions and differentiate between the different expressions and what they mean.

 

Students will be able to answer some reading comprehension questions dealing with direction places and descriptions of what there is to see and do at those places.

 

Correct H.W.

p.17 exc. 11-12

p.20 exc. 17 18

 

p.45 exc. 32

With a map of Rockwood and the surroundings, students explain to me how to get to their houses.

 

Introduce the vocabulaire à la carte.

 

p.18 exc. 13, 14

p.21 exc. 19, 20

Participation

 

I will be listening for expressions use, vocabulary and pronunciation in speaking activities.

 

I will be looking for correct use of vocabulary and expressions in writing activities.

 

I regularly ask comprehension questions.  I put students in situations where they have to write, understand and or say expressions or vocabulary learned to demonstrate that they know what, when and how to use the said expressions and vocabulary.

 

Weds.

Day 1

Students will be able to write and tell where people are going.

 

Students will be able to suggest in a written forma and verbally where one can go in the city to do certain activities.

 

Students will be able to recognize vocabulary to give directions and the different meaning those expressions have by following the directions given to them.

 

Students will be able to use directions and follow directions to get someone from one point to the other.

Correct

p.18 exc. 13, 14

p.21 exc. 19, 20

 

p.19 exc. 15, 16

Students practice telling where people are going and suggesting where one can go for a certain activity.

 

p.45 exc. 31

Students give directions to one another and see where they end up.

 

p.46 and 47

Students scan and skim the text and answer some reading comprehension questions dealing with direction places and descriptions of what there is to see and do at those places.

Participation

 

I will be listening for expressions use, vocabulary and pronunciation in speaking activities.

 

I will be looking for correct use of vocabulary and expressions in writing activities.

 

I regularly ask comprehension questions.  I put students in situations where they have to write, understand and or say expressions or vocabulary learned to demonstrate that they know what, when and how to use the said expressions and vocabulary.

 

Thur.

Day 2

French II Final

French II Final

French II Final

 

Fri.

Day 3

Journée d’appréciation.

 

Journée d’appréciation.

Regarde Cyrano de Bergerac

Participation

 

French III, Period 4

Day

Objective

Activities

Evaluation

Enrichment

Mon.

 

Congé de la commémoration

Congé de la commémoration

Congé de la commémoration

 

Tues.

Day 6

J Période d’étude pour l’examen de demain

Période d’étude pour l’examen de demain

Période d’étude pour l’examen de demain

 

Weds.

Day 1

French III Final

French III Final

French III Final

 

Thur.

Day 2

Journée d’appréciation.

 

Journée d’appréciation.

Regarde Cyrano de Bergerac

Participation

 

Fri.

Day 3

Journée d’appréciation.

 

Journée d’appréciation.

Regarde Cyrano de Bergerac

Participation

 

French IV, Period 4

Day

Objective

Activities

Evaluation

Enrichment

Mon.

 

Congé de la commémoration

Congé de la commémoration

Congé de la commémoration

 

Tues.

Day 6

J Période d’étude pour l’examen de demain

Période d’étude pour l’examen de demain

Période d’étude pour l’examen de demain

 

Weds.

Day 1

French IV Final

French IV Final

French IV Final

 

Thur.

Day 2

Students work on their French graduating project

 

Students work on their French graduating project

Participation

 

 

Fri.

Day 3

Students work on their French graduating project

 

Students work on their French graduating project

Participation

 

 

Exploratory French, Period 8

Day

Objective

Activities

Evaluation

Enrichment

Mon.

 

Congé de la commémoration

Congé de la commémoration

Congé de la commémoration

 

Tues.

Day 6

Students will be able to use the adjectives to describe things

 

Students will learn the expression “c’est” to describe things.

 

Students will learn the feminine of each adjective seen.

 

Students will be able to understand the gist of a story making use of adjectives.

Students will label objects that show opposite adjectives.

 

Students will use “c’est” to tell me what I point at can be describe by what adjectives.

 

Students will add to their list the feminine adjectives to describe feminine nouns.

 

Students will look at a story on a transparency and will answer comprehension questions.

Participation

 

I will collect students’ labeled paper and correct their use of adjectives.

 

I will listen for correct use of “c’est” and adjectives to describe something.

 

I will check for comprehension of adjectives use in a story in asking he students for a gist of what is happening.

 

Weds.

Day 1

Students will be able to recognize what adjectives a pictured represent.

 

Students will be able to label pictures representing opposite adjectives.

Test on adjectives.

Participation

 

Looking for correct use of vocabulary and expressions in writing activities.

 

Regularly ask comprehension questions. Put students in situations where they have to write, say or use expressions or concepts learned to demonstrate that they know what, when and how to use the said expressions and concepts.

 

Test on classroom vocabulary and colors.

 

This test will assess students’ ability to identify classroom vocabulary by coloring the appropriate item with the color given to them.

 

Thur.

Day 2

Students will learn about the origins of la Chandeleur.

 

Students will be able to compare la Chandeleur with similar celebrations I the United States.

 

Students will be able to chronologically order the steps to making a crêpe.

 

Students will be able to prepare, measure and mix the ingredients to make a crêpe.

 

Students will be able to toss and flip a crêpe.

Students will learn about the origins of la Chandeleur and be able to suggest from some of its feature similar celebration in the United States.

 

Students will be introduced to the making of crêpes and the tossing and flipping of crêpes as it is done on la fête de la Chandeleur.

 

Students will simulate the making of crêpes with fictitious ingredients to prepare for tomorrow.

Participation

 

Fri.

Day 3

Students will be able to chronologically order the steps to making a crêpe

 

Students will be able to prepare, measure and mix the ingredients to make a crêpe.

 

Students will be able to toss and flip a crêpe

Students will be introduced to the making of crêpes and the tossing and flipping of crêpes as it is done on la fête de la Chandeleur.

 

Students will prepare the batter for the crêpes.

Participation

 

Standards:

Communication

1.1: Interpersonal.

Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.

1.2: Interpretive.

Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics.

1.3: Presentational.

Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.

Cultures

2.1: Practices.

Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied.

2.2: Products.

Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture studied.

Connections

3.1: Reinforce knowledge of other discipline.

Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language.

3.2: Acquire information and viewpoints through foreign language and culture.

Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures.

Comparisons

4.1: Understand language through comparisons with own language.

Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own.

4.2: Understand culture through comparison with own culture.

Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.

Communities

5.1: Use language within and outside the classroom.

Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting.

5.2: Using language for personal enjoyment.

Students show evidence of becoming life-long learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment.

 

 

Policies and procedures for Mr. Denault’s classes:

 

1.  Be seated in your assigned seat when the bell rings to start class.  Please remain in your seat until the bell rings at the end of the period unless specific permission is asked first or activity at hand permits you to circulate.

 

2.  Get out Textbooks and notebooks to begin lesson review while roll is taken.

 

3.  Restroom passes will be signed the last 10 minutes of class, if the student has created no discipline infractions during that class period.

 

4.  When finished early with tests, please turn paper over and draw quietly on the back of you test until collected by the teacher. (Artwork makes grading a whole lot more interesting!)

 

5.  If you are absent the day before a scheduled test, you must still take the test upon your return.

 

7.  You must be quiet and attentive while the teacher or others are speaking, and quiet while others are working.

 

8.  If you do not have paper or pencils, you may raise your hand and ask to borrow from the teacher provided you ask in French!

 

9.  Please be quiet INSTANTLY during PA announcements, phone calls, or when visitors come to the door.

 

10.  Please help substitutes as much as needed with lessons, materials, and rules.  Remember punishments are doubled if committed for a substitute teacher.