jeudi, le 27 septembre:
1. Corrigez les devoirs ensemble
2. Introduisez le projet: Mes Vacances de l’Été
3. Donnez la forme de l’examen du passé composé
4. Commencez le papier des exercices: l’été passé
Devoirs—« l’été passé» (sequence of events)
*Étudiez pour l’examen du passé composé
vendredi, le 28 septembre:
1. Corrigez les devoirs ensemble
2. *L’examen – le passé composé
3. Introduisez l’imparfait: la formation (racine + terminaisons)
Devoirs—Complétez les exercices
? Commencez le projet: Mes Vacances de l’Été
Bon Week-End de «homecoming»!!
*Parent/Teacher Conferences are Monday, Oct. 1 from 5:00 – 7:30 P.M. for your parents!
On the Profs de français forum, some teachers stated that acronyms don't work - their
students remember the letters, but not the verb each one signifies. So they use music or
poetry to help students learn and remember être verbs:
1. I have the students sing the past participles of the verbs to the tune of "Ten Little
Indians." It's a good way to remember which verbs take être, plus it helps them remember
the irregular past participles:
allé, arrivé, venu, revenu,
entré, rentré, descendu, devenu,
sorti, parti, resté, retourné,
monté, tombé, né et mort.
2. I have my students memorize the verbs in a specific order: the 8 -er verbs, which they can
learn in about 2 minutes in class. Next is descendre, because it's the opposite of monter.
Then the -ir verbs, the venir family, and the beginning and end of life. Passer par brings up
the grand finale. Most classes can learn them all in less than 5 minutes. And then I put it all
together into a little poem: