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Adventures in Homework:2019-2020The purpose:Expand your exposure to the French language in contextIncrease your awareness of cultural differences and similarities?Use French beyond the classroom in a way that interests youDevelop your “WHY” behind why you learn FrenchEvery week, you must complete one of the following activities and complete the assignment in CANVASThis assignment is due every Sunday by 6pm. You must choose a different activity every week. NO REPEATS DURING THE SAME QUARTER! After completing the activity, you will write a brief paragraph, in which you reflect upon the activity you chose.If you do not turn in your homework on time, you will receive a zero. ?I will not accept late homework this year except in extreme circumstances where you have contacted me?via email immediately to receive an extension.You can describe your thoughts on the activity before you completed it, or what you ultimately liked about it, what you disliked about it, the words in French that you understood from it, what you had difficulty with, what you learned from it, etc. I must see clear evidence that the task has been completed in order for you to get full points on the assignment.FR 1: will write a minimum of 5 sentences in EnglishFR 2: will write a minimum 5 complete sentences in French?FR 3: will write a minimum of 10 complete sentences in French?Watch an episode of @Extra?How can a video game help restore the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris?A New York cabbie explains counting to 100. (Beware of a little salty language)Do you prefer to use ?black or African-American - what do French speakers use??History has taught us the value of foreign languages. Have we learned our lesson?French speakers make some weird noises, but what do they mean?I don’t really know why Taylor Swift and Brenden Urie are speaking French at the beginning of this video.? Your thoughts?Do you ever get great ideas in the shower? What is Comprehensible Input and why does Mme Nelson teach like she does??Another lovely video with an interviews of survivors of the Holocaust.? Created for the students of a school in Nashville.Follow this American student at his first day in a French Public School in the South of France.? Maybe follow him on a trip to the market.If you have the opportunity to travel to France / speak to a French person, here are some tips to better understand social norms.Stream a French film… or an American film in French, as you wish.? When you click play, just close the window that pops up.How good are you at trusting your gut? I bet you can get pretty far in this game if you have the detective skills we have learned in class!Try chatting with a native speaker using this new app: Tandem. (These are usually people looking to learn English, so you can help each other out!)Learn how to make a phone call in FrenchWe often make up stories in class…. We usually vote on the attributes of the characters. Have we been influenced by the stories we read as children? How can we be aware of better representation?View this slideshow of French Cartoons, Memes and Things.? Choose 2 to write about in your reflection. Be sure to reference the slide numbers of your selections.Do you like cooking? Do you like eating? Complete this WEBQUEST to learn about French Cuisine.What musical group had more Twitter mentions than Donald Trump in 2017? They are as popular in the Hexagon (nickname for France) as they are in the USA.? Learn more here.Listen to some native speakers speaking English. Is their accent difficult to understand? Why could this activity be valuable to a person who might get frustrated while speaking a new language?Watch a story in another language other than French or English.? Could you follow any of it based on your cognates, visual clues and detective skills we have been using in class?Do you know any celebrities who speak French?? See how they are ranked in ability and watch them talk a little!Improve your spoken French by listening to French vocabulary themed rap songs.? Lyrics are available as well! (Bien Dit)The French have some colorful expressions.? Check out at least three of these illustrated versions of French idioms.You have heard of Napoleon - but why is he still SO FAMOUS??Learn the steps to ZUMBAHave you ever thought you might want a French first name?? In France, finding someone with a “French” name might be harder than you think!Watch a French cartoon!Learn about / Review a lesson on how to tell time in plete an activity of your choice in the French Zone on Euroclub Schools.Try a French learning game for your iPad or tablet.Check out the French learning games on one of the sites from this list!Have a short conversation in French with Dr. G.? Use your new interview skills to ask him something he likes to do, what movies, music or books he likes.? Maybe talk about the weather! (Il fait beau, n’est-ce pas? J’adore le rap, et vous?) Remember to use VOUS with him, as he is your vice principal and you are not on a first name basis.Watch Holocaust survivor, Francine Christophe tell her story about her time in a concentration camp.Alex Ramirès makes video parodies of famous films, but “on a budget.” Does he do a good job?Haitian History! Watch this video about the Haitian Revolution. What happened? What did you find to be the most interesting?Watch an episode of Telefrancais - a French children’s program from Canada in the 70s…. It’s awesome!Free Choice Reading - Read a Leveled Reader (arranged by difficulty from Level A to Z)Watch auditions from the singing competition Nouvelle Star on YouTube. Try to catch the name, age, and song of three contestants. Did the judges like the performance? What did you think?Are you interested in expressions in French slang? Madame is old, so don’t expect her to understand you if you use them, MDR!Use this cool site from Australia to practice grammar and vocabulary!? Lots of basic French practice.Dr. G’s L1 is French, as he is from Cameroon.? Brush up on Cameroon History and see how there are still issues with French influence in this country.Watch this video about French gestures and teach 3 of them to a friend or family member.Watch a French streamer on TwitchLook up ‘Comme une Fran?aise,’ go to her playlists, and watch a video about embarrassing mistakes people make in French.Watch an episode of the animated series, Corneil & BernieLearn about different French accents!? How does this compare to different accents where we live?Read / Listen to a children’s story.? Change the language to French on the top right.Use HiNative to ask someone a question you have about French culture.Tricks for knowing a noun’s gender with 80% accuracy, for those of you who like nifty grammar shortcuts.Give reading the news in French a try. This is a site written for French learners, rather than native French speakers.Read this article on Phrases The French love to use….. Do you recognize any? Can you add any to your vocabulary?Watch one of these most watched French music videos on YouTube.Do you know someone going to Paris? Ask them for one of these souvenirs that are specifically French.Use Google Maps Street View of a French speaking city to find 5 examples of signs written in French (street signs, billboards, etc.). Can you figure out what they mean? Remember use your cognate detective skills we use in class!? If you use this link. It starts at the building where Madame Floch used to live in Blois. Her window is on the top right!Practice your numbers and prices with this interactive worksheet.Do you dream of living at Disneyworld or in a fairytale? Check out these real towns in France!Watch an episode of the video series, Alice In ParisChoose a grammatical point to practice in French via songs on DictaplaySocial grace and good manners are important.? Find out how to act around French people to put them at ease.Watch a part of the television show, The Supersizers - about food and history during the French Revolution. (There are 6 parts that are each 10 mins long.Write your own French book, using these WORDLESS STORIESWatch a clip of ‘Dancing with the Stars’ and a clip of the French version, ‘Danse avec les Stars.’ Make a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting the shows. What do they do differently in the French version?Search Google for ‘Supernanny Francais’ and choose an episode. Try to notice what city the family comes from and the name and age of each family member.Write an acrostic poem about yourself in French using your first and last name.Tutor a lower-level French student for 20 minutes.Watch a French YouTuber, such as Squeezie, Amixem,? Norman or Cyprien? - More YOUTUBERS HERE!Find a French language tutorial video on a grammar or vocabulary topic and take notes on what you learn.Explore the recipes on the Tasty Miam Pinterest Board. Choose 3 you would like to make.Explore the web for a theme park or regional festival in a Francophone country. Plan a schedule for spending a day plete a verb activity appropriate to your level of French on conjuguemosComplete a vocabulary activity appropriate to your level of French on conjuguemosComplete a grammar activity appropriate to your level of French on conjuguemosRecord a 1-3 minute video making plans with a classmate to meet at a certain time and place outside of school, including how to get there from school. (This will count for both of you as homework for the week). Share the video w/ Madame Nelson.MAQUILLAGE: Find a makeup tutorial in French. Write the title of the video and the name of the YouTuber’s account. Using this list of French makeup vocabulary, write down the words that you hear the speaker say. What does he/she do with each item mentioned??What is Francophonie?? Learn about where French is spoken and what is being done to cultivate it.Book a flight to a Francophone country using AirFrance or other airline’s French-language site (up to the purchase of course!).Write a thank you note to someone who has helped you with your French, recalling what they did for you and how it helped you. (It can be in English and you should send it by mail or email.)Find a partner on WeSpeke and chat with them for at least 10 minutes in French and at least 5 minutes in English to help them out.NEW FRANCE - Watch this video about the efforts of France to colonize North America.REALIA: Bring an object into class that you found written in French. It could be from an instruction manual, a box, etc.Have a 5-minute conversation with Siri in French.Play one Trivia Crack game in French and interact with your opponent in French, introducing yourself and responding each time you make a play (at least 4 plays).Label 10 things in your classroom, bedroom, or other room in your house with their names and what you do with/in them in French.?Check the weather report in French.? Review your vocab here, first, if you would like!What is the deal with Louisiana and French?? Does it still matter? Find out HERE!Attend and participate in a French Club meeting (This includes events like the Memphis Alliance francaise).?Create an outline in French about a topic you are studying or have studied in another class. Include at least three headings and at least two subheadings each.Watch this short video about the French Revolution. FR 1 - How does this compare to the discussion we had in class?Explore the French-language section of a bookstore or the French Ebooks section of . Look at 5 books and find two you would like to own.NOBILITY: Watch a video about the French nobility of today. What did you learn?Explore Google Trends ( trends) for the U.S. and a francophone country and compare what you find.Find a product you have used on Amazon.fr and write a review of what you like and dislike about it.Create flyers for an upcoming event at our school with enough information to get people interested in participating and explaining how they can participate. (In French)Complete 1 song on (in French) and report your results.Search a hashtag for one of your vocabulary words (#pamplemousse, #penible, etc.) on Twitter or Instagram and read 10 entries. Report what you pile a list of 15 French words involving your favorite hobby or a job you'd like to have.Using post-it notes, post-it 5 items in your house that you don’t know the word for and leave it there for a week, then submit your form from memory what all the items were. Did this help you learn them?Watch an episode of Chasseurs d’appart on YouTube (about people looking for an apartment). Try to take note on:? What is the person’s name and budget? Which apartment did they finally choose?Explore the iTunes store and find one francophone album or 3 francophone songs you would like to ownLook up vocabulary from our current (or most recent) unit in a Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Polish, Arabic or German dictionary. (At least 5 words). Can you spot the similarities and differences?Make a Kahoot! Or Quizizz on the French-related topic of your choice.? Share it w/ Madame Nelson so we can play it in class. (There is a share button in both applications)Real Life: Describe a situation in which you might be able to use the information you have learned up to this point in French. (language or culture related)On Spotify, find a Francophone artist you like and either 1) listen to their top 5 songs or 2) listen to an album. Report what you listened to and what you thought.Random Verbs: Choose 3 French verbs at random from the dictionary.? Conjugate them in the present tense. Can you conjugate them in the past tense?Create a wishlist of 5 items on Amazon.frResearch a player from the French national soccer team. Create a trading card with a picture and information about what position they play, interesting facts, etc.Watch this video about how to sound cooler in French (so you don’t sound like a huge nerd). Write down each tip they gave with a short explanation.?Create a song, poem, poster or diagram to explain a grammar concept to your classmates. Expect it to be shared with the class.Go to radio.garden and listen to at least five radio stations from French-speaking cities. Describe what you heard for each one. Who is the audience? What language was it in? What kind of music was it?FRENCH 2 and higher - create a fairy tale using Storybird. 1. Go to . 2. Click ‘Sign up’. 3. Choose STUDENT. 4. Choose a username and password. 5. Navigate to ‘CLASS’ and enter class code: 67ZR9.Use to create an infographic or poster to teach a grammar or vocabulary topic.? Share it with Mme Nelson (Make an account with your Email Google account)Find a piece of clothing with French writing on it.? Is it correct? Why or why not? Would you wear it?Make a food journal of the food you ate this week in FrenchFind a famous French-speaking sports team from somewhere other than France. Tell about them.On 3 different days, look out your window and describe the day’s weather in French.Sample some French, Belgian or Swiss chocolate.Sample some French cheese.Draw/Make a flag of a Francophone country and list 5 facts about that country.At a department store, find the names and makers of three French perfumes.? Try a scent sample and write about it.Read a Leveled Reader and take the comprehension quiz. If the activity includes drawing a picture, just skip that answer, but mention that in your paragraph.Change your game console (ex. Xbox, Wii, Playstation) to French language.? Play on 2 occasions making note of the words you recognize. Try to communicate with at least one other person in French.Practice this alternative dance to Stromae’s Papaoutai on YouTube.Listen to 2 clips on audio-lingua.eu, Podcast Fran?ais Facile, Québécois FrenchComplete a cloze activity (fill in the blank) for 2 songs on fr and report your resultsWatch a French TV show for 15 minutes Netflix shows to watch in French you may turn on English subtitlesQuizlet Flashcards: see this document for a list of the different topics [vocabulary, grammar, etc] Vocabulary: choose 1 set of quizlet flashcards & complete the various activities on the websiteUse Twitter to do the following:Tweet in French once a day for a week. You can tweet about anything, as long as it is appropriate and in French. Obviously, you cannot tweet something like "bonjour, comment ?a va?"Use the hashtag #MCHSfrench. I will follow that hashtag and will see only those tweets from you.Follow some French speaking people (musicians, sports figures, news channels, etc.)?Retweet a French speaker that you follow. Make sure you "edit" the RT and include the hashtag #MCHSfrench. Otherwise, I won't see it.Respond to anyone who tweets back to you in French. (probably me or your classmates) You can follow me @teresafloch?Engage a classmate in Words With Friends in French for 30 minutes. You can download the app for free on your phone.Download one of the following FREE apps and engage in online learning?HelloTalk Language Exchange Learning AppLearn French Vocabulary by BrainscapeLearn French by MindsnacksMemrise (French 4H students choose “have some French skills”, French 2H & 3H choose “beginner”)Duolingo4 Images: Quel est le mot en Fran?ais*Note: Some of these apps have a pro version, but you do not need to purchase it. With Brainscape Vocab Flashcards, only the first 3 decks are free, but there are enough cards within these three decks for you to study. You do not need to purchase any additional cards.Change your cell phone/iPod/other electronic device’s language to French for 2 daysTeach at least 5 French phrases or song to someone else (any age). In your paragraph on the google form, tell me who you taught, what you taught and whether or not your lesson was a success.Find 3 household products with French words on them (laundry detergent, Windex, etc) and read the instructions/warning labels found on the back aloud to a parent or sibling.VERLAN: Learn about a French play on words used mostly by teenagers.Read about a famous French person of your choice (musician, actor, athlete, singer, artist, etc)?Learn about a type of French slang that is very common and started as a way for criminals to communicate. Write down each word mentioned in French and Verlan slang and what it means in English. Then make up three Verlan words of your own?Watch a movie with the language set to French or watch a French movie subtitled in English.On Youtube, look up 5 Francophone (French speaking) music artists [Stromae, Kenza Farah, MC Solaar, Grégoire, Mika] . Watch 1 music video per artist and write about which songs you liked and disliked. Resources: Madame's YouTube French Music Playlist & Madame's Pinterest French Music Board*Create a 30 second animated avatar using any vocabulary learned in class on http:, or Email Madame Floch the embedded link (as well as your script).*Create a free 10 panelled cartoon in French. Can be hand drawn or digital.Email Madame Floch the embedded link (as well as your script). (Script = submission paragraph) Comic Master, Make Beliefs Comix, Toondoo, Powtoon*Draw something that represents at least 3 words or phrases from our current unit. Must be a neat and colorful full page illustration. Take a photo and email Madame Floch.Explore Lawless French Blog by reading articles of interest in French or practice your listening skills (if completing listening exercises, try to listen first without looking at written script.)Who was Josephine Baker and how was this African-American woman honored by the French during World War II?For history lovers: Very interesting video & article on a passport forger during the Nazi occupation of France. He saved thousands of lives by forging passports to help children flee the Nazis. I suggest listening to video first (it is in French w/English subtitles), then reading the articleBlog de Pierre a French exchange student living in Las Vegas in order to become bilingual (from 2011).?*The website 20 minutes has a web segment called 24 heures en images. It shows pictures from around the world from a French perspective with a brief French caption. Pick a picture that speaks to you and explain why you chose it.Explore the streets of Paris through Google’s Arts & Culture Curio-citéSAPEURS: Watch this short documentary about les sapeurs (people in Congo who try to be as stylish as possible even though they have limited income).?Learn about the differences between French and American high schools from a French girl who studied in America. What did you learn? What was the biggest surprise for you??Do you think you might be interested in doing a study abroad or immersion program? Look into these scholarships!Explore different artists & landmarks through Google’s Arts & Culture Institute?Go to & type in #MCHSfrench in the search bar to see recent articles posted that can be used for your HWTalk to a 8th grader or lower about why they should think about taking FrenchResearch local restaurants, groups or businesses that have French language / cuisine connectionsChoose a day and narrate it in French. Talk to yourself (in your thoughts) about everything you are doing and then make a “journal” entry of the things you did.INSTAGRAM CITIES: Go to Instagram and do a search for three different cities where French is spoken. Describe the cities and the people based on the images that come up. Which city looks the most interesting to visit and why? What activities would you probably do in each city?read beginner-friendly articles posted daily at 1jour1actuMemrise is a good website that contains a lot of picture-word associated Flashcards which are set up by users.? Choose to learn French, then choose beginner. Write about your experience.? ................
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