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Good French translation of DO-NOW.

by prof de Franglais

Mar 26, 2011

I am looking for a good translation of DO-NOW Do you have anything better than the following? - À faire maintenant, AFM - Faire maintenant, FM - Activité Immédiate, AI - Devoir à faire maintenant - Devoir ...

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prof de Franglais I realize that not everybody knows what a "DO-NOW" is. It is very effective. I never have a class without a do-now. Parents know that it is expected in the whole district. It is also called "bell assignment". Each student who enters the classroom must sit, and start doing the "DO-NOW" assignment written on the board, even before the bell rings. It ...See More

May 7, 2011

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James Your Do-Now is also known as a "Bell Ringer Review" activity in the Bon Voyage textbook.

The use of alitaration makes it catchy.

So your could try, Reprise et Révision Rapides or

Retour - Retouche - Reprise

Revoir - Réviser et Vérifier.

These have the same essence in meaning as the BRR and Do-now ac...See More

Jun 12, 2011

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Praxis II French content knowledge

by Maria

Mar 31, 2011

I am preparing to take the French content knowledge test and I would need some info regarding the test. Is it hard to pass? Impressions and opinions about it, please, if possible.

Je vous remercie a tous,

Maria

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France Travel videos at Costco

by I LOVE Costco

Apr 11, 2011

Costco has quite a few travel DVDs right now. Rick Steves France. Also "Burt Wolf Travels and Traditions" in a package with Rudy Maxa's "Best of Europe." It was $19.99. Videos on France in both sets. Even better price if you split up the set with your fellow Spanish and German teachers. There were other sets as well of travel DVDs.

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Scam email from James O'Donnell or does his pc have a virus?

by Brigitte

Apr 15, 2011

Hi, I'm sure many of you know James O'Donnell in Belgium; he offers supplementary work for the Discovering French series. He and I have emailed a couple of times (2 or more yrs. ago), and today I received an email from "him" asking for money b/c his hotel room in London was robbed. It's the classic money scam email that apparently is sent to anyone...See More

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James in Belgium Chers professeurs:

Le grand nombre de réponses issues du phishing scam m'a bien touché. Actuellement, tout a été résolu et mon compte a été sécurisé à nouveau.

Tout le monde devrait savoir, que le propriétaire d'un compte E-mail qui est d'un hijacking est au courrant de l'affaire.

Pour vous tous aider à évite...See More

Apr 21, 2011

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Combo Classes

by Prof

Apr 19, 2011

Due to budget cuts my administration is proposing the following: one "pure" second year, one 2nd/3rd year combo, and one 3rd/4th year combo for the next school year. First year will remain "pure." Rationale is that this keeps the program and students can continue with their French studies. Has anybody been able to effectively teach combo classes? T...See More

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James O'Donnell I propose the following stategy especially if you are in a regaluar 180 day schedule.

Strategy: simulate a Block schedule : ABABA / BABAB

You will spend 75% of your time with one group and 25% is for the second group. The time may be 1/3 and 2/3 if you have a 45 minute class.

All students should have learned in level I h...See More

Apr 21, 2011

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Prof James, Your plan is very strategic and straightforward. Thanks. I had a plan similar to this the beginning of this school year for my 3rd/4th combo. By the end of the hour I was mentally and physically exhausted, and no matter how well prepared I was, I still felt that there was too much downtime and students were not motivated to work on their own...See MoreJames, Your plan is very strategic and straightforward. Thanks. I had a plan similar to this the beginning of this school year for my 3rd/4th combo. By the end of the hour I was mentally and physically exhausted, and no matter how well prepared I was, I still felt that there was too much downtime and students were not motivated to work on their own. My current 4th year is seriously behind and the 3rd year gives them a run for their money. I guess I tried to keep the same pacing as previous years. I cannot say that I tried this specific plan. I will take it into serious consideration. I do work with a traditional 180 school day schedule. Have you worked with this plan in the past? Any suggestions to keep the pure 2nd year class in-line with the 2nd/3rd year combo class? Do you have combo classes?

On 4/21/11, James O'Donnell wrote: > I propose the following stategy especially if you are in a > regaluar 180 day schedule. > > Strategy: simulate a Block schedule : ABABA / BABAB > > You will spend 75% of your time with one group and 25% is for > the second group. The time may be 1/3 and 2/3 if you have a 45 > minute class. > > All students should have learned in level I how to use their > textbook and they should have acquired autonomy for individual > pair group activities. I use Discovering French and by Feb. > The students nolonge wait for guided practice, they jump in > and start the activities orally. > > This is how I would use the time. > > I would start teaching with the group that will have only 25% > of my time on the paticular day. Jump to Group B below. > > Group A part I 75% of the time w/ teacher > 1)Review HW > 2)Practice activity from previous gram / vocabulary > 3)New gram / vocab intro > 4)New gram / vocab practice > > Group A part II 25% of the time without teacher > 6)Bell ringer review / warm up activity > 5)Independant gram work / pair group work / silent reading > (all the pages between the lessons or chapters)/ homework start > > Group B part I 25% of the time with the teacher > 1) Review homewok > 2) New vocabulary > 3) Anwser questions as needed (Transition to autonomous work. > Start work with group A) > Group B part II 75% of the time without teacher > 4) Independant gram work / pair group work / silent reading > (all the pages between the lessons or chapters > > Cordialement, > > James > > On 4/19/11, Prof wrote: >> Due to budget cuts my administration is proposing the >> following: one "pure" second year, one 2nd/3rd year combo, >> and one 3rd/4th year combo for the next school year. First >> year will remain "pure." Rationale is that this keeps the >> program and students can continue with their French >> studies. Has anybody been able to effectively teach combo >> classes? This year I have a 3rd/4th year class but I feel >> that the 4th year is re-doing 3rd year curriculum. >> Strategies?

Apr 21, 2011

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Legends/Folklore

by Erica

Apr 25, 2011

I'd like to do a unit on French legends, folklore, myths, etc. to level 3 students. I've of course used La Fontaine in the past, but I'm getting bored with it and would like to try something new.

Any suggestions of websites or books? Thanks!

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Short stories for French IIs?

by Meredith

Apr 25, 2011

I'm looking for French short stories that my French IIs could read with the 2-3 weeks we'll have at the end of the year here. They have present, near future, and passé composé. They don't know imparfait or conditional yet. Most of the books I am finding in the school use these tenses, so I'm looking for suggestions of other texts we could use. Me...See More

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Jeanne Marie On 4/29/11, Stephanie wrote: > After teaching the Passé Composé, I usually use Boucle d'or. > I found a good version on line and rewrote it a bit to > eliminate the passé simple and too much imparfait. It's very > simple and repetitive. If you read it to them first, you can > have a lot of fun using different voices for the three ...See More

Jun 26, 2011

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Christina I would love a copy of your re-written story!

On 4/29/11, Stephanie wrote: > After teaching the Passé Composé, I usually use Boucle d'or. > I found a good version on line and rewrote it a bit to > eliminate the passé simple and too much imparfait. It's very > simple and repetitive. If you read it to them first, you can > ...See More

Aug 20, 2011

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Rubber stamps?

by Hilary Hall

Apr 26, 2011

Salut a tous! I have been searching in so many places for affordable rubber stamps for homework, etc. and haven't found much. Any hints/advice? MERCI!

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Tammy Aiello On 4/26/11, Hilary Hall wrote: > Salut a tous! I have been searching in so many places for > affordable rubber stamps for homework, etc. and haven't > found much. Any hints/advice? MERCI!

I don't know where you are... I buy mine at Scholar's Choice in Canada. They have a website. Also, I got a great custom made one recently throug...See More

Apr 29, 2011

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GradingStamps.com Our rubber and pre-ink stamp stamp catalog was developed with teachers and schools in mind.

We reviewed the rubber stamp industry to provide the highest quality and most affordable options for our customers. Most of the products in our catalog are available as wood mounted or pre- ink rubber stamps.

If you need a rubber stamp de...See More

May 2, 2011

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Fixoodle: French Learning Site

by Jay

May 19, 2011

Hi all,

Just a quick message to let you know about a free site for your students to interact with and learn from native speakers.

Best,

Jay

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French CST HELP!!!!

by C

May 20, 2011

Does anyone have a website or information to study for that terrible CST?! I have taken it 4 times. I NEED to pass this thing. I'm a great teacher! This is horrible. If we don't start getting more French teachers they're going to keep cutting French out of New Yorks schools! We can't let that happen.

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Erica Im taking the exam in nov of this year. Did you past the exam?

Nov 6, 2012

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philippe On 5/20/11, C wrote: > Does anyone have a website or information to study for that > terrible CST?! I have taken it 4 times. I NEED to pass this > thing. I'm a great teacher! This is horrible. If we don't > start getting more French teachers they're going to keep > cutting French out of New Yorks schools! We can't let that > happe...See More

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