Friday, September 28, 2007

Period 2: Students (1) finished and submitted corrections to original dialogs, (2) submitted homework, (3) watched and noted new vocabulary to video 8, and (4) watched video 9, noted new vocabulary and responded to comprehension questions about video 9. Homework: study for chapter 1 test.

Period 3: Students (1) checked homework 41-D, (2) responded to oral questions about the family tree on p.40 to practice possessives, (3) learned 2 other ways to show possession, (4) practiced #3 with the family tree on page 40, and (5) completed first half of activity E on p.42. Homework: p.43 second half of E.

Period 4B: Students (1) reflected on their participation thus far this quarter and wrote a paragraph about it, (2) practiced answering question with pronouns in the present and past tenses, (3) checked homework, and (4) started homework. Homework: workbook p.162 activity 7, textbook 220:11, and study the verbs on p.220.

Thursday, September 27, 2007

Period 2: Students (1) completed and checked listening comprehension activities for Kapitel 1, (2) checked homework, and (3) started corrections to dialogues. Homework: Honors students should complete pretest paragraph. Regular students need only write sentence with each word and their translations.



Period 3: Students (1) completed a quiz on possessives and subject pronouns, (2) discussed participation rubric, (3) completed an oral activity to practice dein/euer/Ihr, and (4) checked homework. Homework: GIF 42-D and participation paragraph.



Period 4A: Students (1) checked homework, (2) orally completed 46-I with yes/no questions, (3) completed an oral activity to practice dein/euer/Ihr, (4) took a quiz on possessives, (5) learned about countries, inhabitants, and language by completing 47-L, and (6) orally completed 48-M with a variation for languages. Homework: 48-9, Persönliche Fragen.

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Period 2: Students (1) checked homework, (2) varied wb8:11 with superlative, (3) finished WB17:18, and (4) started pretest. Homework: finish pretest to Kapitel 1. Test on Friday.



Period 3: Students (1) reviewed ways to vary statements by starting with elements other than the subject, (2) completed a quiz on Kapitel 2, (3) reviewed new vocabulary from Stefans Fotoalbum in Kapitel 3, (4) completed and checked activity A pages 36-7, and (5) read aloud texts on pages 37-38, noting new vocabulary and instances of possessive adjectives. Homework: complete #3 and activity B on pages 38 and 39. Study for a quiz on possessive adjectives.



Period 4B: Students (1) handed in money for field trip on 10/18 to the Walters Art Gallery, (2) completed a quiz on lesson 14, (3) learned about (re)connaître and faire la connaissance p.214, (4) practiced #3 by completing 215:1 and workbook 159:1, (5) reviewed direct object pronouns in the third person pp.216-7, (6) orally completed 216:3 and 214:4 in both the affirmative and negative to practice #5, and (7) learned about using direct object pronouns in the passé composé and orally completed 219:9 for practice. Homework: workbook 159-61:2-6. Bring $16 and permission slip for field trip.

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Period 2: Students (1) checked homework, (2) read dialogues pp.20-22 and responded to oral questions to check comprehension, (3) practiced posing and answering indirect questions based on activity 4 page 22, and (4) started workbook activity 18 page 17. For homework: students must complete workbook 1-2:1-3 and WB8:11. A test was announced for Friday.



Period 3: Students (1) found glaring errors in sentences taken from student paragraphs, (2) corrected paragraphs written from promt p.31 J, (3) completed and checked a listening comprehension activity p.31 I, (4) practiced verbs-subject agreement with verbs pp.35-36, and (5) started Kapitel 3 pp.35-36. Homework: study for test on Kapitel 2.



Period 4A: Students (1) checked homework, (2) completed German is Fun pp.35-43, (3) took a quiz on Kapitel 2, (4) completed and checked 44 - F, and (5) using flashcards, practiced possessive constructions and adjectives. Homework: 44-5:5, G, H.

Monday, September 24, 2007

Period 2: Students (1) finished checking classwork from 9-20, (2) read aloud the Lesestück and answered oral question on it, and (3) checked workbook activity 12 page 9. Homework: translate the sentences in activity 12.

Period 3: Students (1) finished checking classwork from 9-20, and (2) practiced answering quick oral questions. Homework: study for Wednesday's quiz on Kapitel 2 of German is Fun 2.

Period 4B: Students (1) learned about the opportunity to travel to Quebec in February, (2) checked classwork from 9-20, (3) learned about a field trip to the Walters Art Gallery on 10-18 to become acquainted with French art, (4) orally completed 208:8 and (5) prepared dialogues based on 209:1 to present in class on Wednesday. Homework: bring in $16 and permission slip for field trip and prepare for a quiz on lesson14.