Technology at Work in the Classroom

Today we made good use of the iPads in French class! The website Quizlet is an extremely useful tool to help students learn and reinforce topics we are learning in class. The information directly corresponds to the vocabulary and grammatical structures in their Bon Voyage textbook. 

Each student created their own Quizlet login which can be used to track their progress and knowledge of the material. They can also log in at home, or on a mobile device, and use Quizlet to help them study for tests!

Francophone Holiday Presentations

French students shared information about different holidays and festivals celebrated in French-speaking countries. We learned that while many of our holiday celebrations are similar, such as Noel (Christmas), others such as Poisson d'Avril and Bastille Day are very different. We sampled some traditional treats and received an original craft as well!

Poisson d'Avril

Fete de la Musique

Buche de Noel

La Creche

Bastille Day 

 

Marrakech International Film Festival

Francophone Festival/Holiday Project


Research a particular holiday or celebration that is important in a Francophone culture such as Bastille Day (France), any other independence day, Christmas, Easter, St Nicholas Day, and Poisson d'Avril. Tell what is being celebrated and what traditions are associated with the holiday or festival. Discuss similarities and differences to similar holidays/festivals in the United States. You may write a report incuding pictures or design a creative power point presentation. Include pictures of the events, decorations, traditions, etc…



Due Tuesday, November 25th

100 pts	Content (x10) (50pts)	Presentation (x 4) (20pts)	Neatness (x2) (20pts)	Spelling/Grammar (x2) (10pts)
5	Follows the chosen format and goes above and beyond the minimums stated in two meaningful ways.	Few errors in pronunciation of French places/people/foods.  Visuals are numerous and appropriate to project. Created a project that engaged the audience.  Extremely colorful & interesting.	Typed. Pictures are appropriate to project and extremely neat.	No spelling or grammar errors.
4	Follows the chosen format and goes above and beyond the minimums stated in one meaningful way.	Some errors in pronunciation.  Several visuals that are well created &/or appropriate to project.  Created a project that was pleasing to others.  Colorful & mostly interesting.	Very neatly written in pen. Double spaced. Pictures are appropriate to project.  Pictures are well placed, but poorly glued.	1-2 spelling or grammar errors
3	Follows the chosen format and meets minimums stated.	Several large errors in pronunciation.  Some visuals that are well created &/or appropriate to project. Observable attempt to create a project that would please others.  Some color & somewhat interesting.	Done in pen.  Writing is mostly legible. Pictures are appropriate to project. Pictures are ill-placed and poorly glued.	3 -4 grammar/spelling errors
2	Does not follow chosen format or does not meet minimums.	Poor pronunciation. Few visuals and some are too small or not appropriate to project. Little observable attempt to create a project that would please others.	Done in pen.  Writing is barely legible. Pictures not entirely appropriate to project.  Pictures are poorly placed and glued.	5 -6 grammar/spelling errors
1	Does not follow chosen format and does not meet minimums.	Poor pronunciation. Extremely small visuals or none at all.  No color or observable attempt to create a project that would please others.	Done in pencil. Writing illegible. Pictures inappropriate to project. Pictures applied with tape.	7 or more spelling/grammar errors.
0	No attempt	No attempt	No attempt	No attempt

While some time will be provided during class to work on the project, please expect that your child will need to complete it at home. Take a moment and ask your French scholar what holiday they are researching :)

Merci!

Madame Frisillo

Turkey Day in France??

Did you know that not only do they not celebrate Thanksgiving in France, but the majority of French people don’t have a clue of what Thanksgiving is? For the French, the only idea of Thanksgiving they have is from American movies or sitcoms, where they can see the traditional, and often goofy or hilarious, Hollywood view of it.  

Here are some French terms related to Thanksgiving:

• Un festin = a (food) feast
• Une dinde = turkey (note: le dindon is the live animal)
• La farce = the stuffing
• Une purée de pomme de terre = mashed potatoes
• Un épis de maïs = corn cob (note the pronunciation ma-iss)
• Du pain de maïs = corn bread
• Une sauce de canneberges/airelles = cranberry sauce
• La sauce au jus de viande = gravy
• Une tarte aux noix de pécans = pecan pie
• Une tarte de pommes de terre douces = sweet potatoe pie
• Une tarte au potiron = pumpkin pie
• De la guimauve = marshmallow
• Des haricots verts = green beens
• La famille = family
• Une réunion de famille = a family gathering
• Dire ce pourquoi on est reconnaissants = to say what we are grateful for
• Dire merci, remercier = to say thank you, to thank
• La récolte = the harvest
• Les indiens d’Amérique = Native Americans
• Une colonie = a colony
• Un pèlerin = a pilgrim
• Une tradition = a tradition
• Un match de football américain = a football match

  Bonne fête de l'Action de grâce!

Live From Paris!

Thanks to the wonderful world of technology, the 8th grade French class was able to video chat with a classmate and her father using Skype! It was amazing to see them--we even got to see a view of the Eiffel Tower, live! We look forward to hearing more about Paris when they return.

We were all so excited to see them!

It was 5:00 PM Paris time, 10:00 AM Oklahoma time!

 Merveilleux!

Le Monde Francophonie

Students in French having been working all month on projects about countries outside of France where the French language is spoken. The presentations are in the form of poster boards, travel brochures, power point presentations and even video. From Morocco to Canada, we are learning so many new things from our creative classmates!

A travel brochure for Belgium with a Belgian waffle cookie treat!

Monet Makes an Impression

Today we visited the Philbrook Museum of Art and toured the museum, gardens and special exhibit Monet and the Seine.  We learned how light and texture can affect the look of a painting and how Claude Monet influenced the world of art with his work. 

Middle School French students at Philbrook

The students try their hand at sketching the gardens

The garden and grounds of Philbrook are fantastic!

Middle School French to Tour Monet Special Exhibit at Philbrook

The Seine at Giverny

Claude Monet (French, 1840 – 1926)

Oil on canvas

1885

Next Thursday, September 18th, students in Middle School French at All Saints will visit Philbrook Museum to tour the Claude Monet Special Exhibit: Monet and the Seine.  Monet lived outside Paris in the late 1800's at his garden home, Giverny, and is well known as the father of Impressionist painting. This is an incredible opportunity for the students to view original works of such an important and influential artist.  Below is a copy of the Field Trip Form that will come home with the students today.  Merci!!

Student Project: Report on French Speaking Countries Outside of France

 Students in Middle School French have begun work on a research project on a French speaking country outside of France. Below are copies of the guidelines, components, and the rubric that have been handed out in class. We will have some time each week in class to research online, but students will be expected to complete much of the project outside of school. We will have weekly progress checkpoints for a grade as well, and these are communicated in class.  Please don't hesitate to contact me at afrisillo@allsaintsba.com if you have any questions. The project is due Tuesday, September 30. We are already having a great time learning about different French speaking countries around the world! Thank you all for your support!

Au revoir-
Madame Frisillo

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