THis week's assignment!

Write 2 discussion questions about the movie "Twilight: New Moon" and post them to the precedent post. Also, comment on 2 questions of your choice from your classmates.

Dicussion Forum Simulation:
Come to class (in 2 Mondays from now) with an at least 100 word response to one of the questions you have chosen to respond to.

While writing your response, think about follow up question that will help the conversation continue when you or someone else is done talking.
Also think about little phrases that show you are interested in what others have to say while in a conversation (they are called rejoinders...)

Azar:
Do the unit on Pronouns and the Chapter Test!.

Have a great Easter break and see you in 2 weeks!

Post your New Moon Forum Dicussion Questions Here!

Here`s mine for next class:

Why is Jacob sometimes wearing a T-shirt when the other members of the wolf pack are not?

Assignment!

This week, all you have to do is the Unit "Asking Questions" in Azar and the chapter test!

The students who did not hand in their essay can do so until next Monday and they will only lose 25%. Essays handed in later than next Monday will not receive a mark according to the course outline.

Have a good week!

An Act of Courage

Title: An act of courage


Length: read the page 36 up to the paragraph ending with '' ... just beneath the facade. ''

Names of the team members: Léonie, Bianka and Joël



List of words:



lingering : flaner, se promener sans but précis

spooky : surnaturel, frightning

boisterous : tumultueux, fait avec désordre

weepy : mélodrame, crying

intricacies : complexe

strains : effort

roared : to cry as in shout or yell

turmoil : agitation, désarroi

faintest : softer, smallest

flickers : vacillation

bury : to put underground



Questions:

- Do you think this is a true act of courage?

- Do you think that the fact that her mother died affected her performance?

My New City p.75-77

Instructions: Read article and comment on both questions.

* Length : Read paragraph starting with the lines ''I've been trying...'' p.77 up to paragraph ending with ''...who had won'' p.77

2 discussion questions :

•  What did the Games provoke on the in Canadians?
•  Do you think the that Canada is in opposition to the United States or both countries are the same?

* Difficult words/expressions :

 lacking = stupid  missing, manquant

 greedy = when you want more that you have

 cauldron = the place thing in which where the Olympic flame is ligthed

 praise = say very good things about someone / mettre en avant ses qualités

 smiled so wide that = sourire forcé sourire tellement que

 cheered = say said something in a loud voice

 horns and cowbells = klaxons ou autres objets pour faire du bruit lors de manifestations ou évènements sportifs

 vicarious = vivre à la place d'un autre ou se mettre dans ses souliers


Team Members: Éline and Jérémy

Mid-Term Essay / Discussion Forum

Hi everyone,

Your mid-term essay and outline is due next Monday, March 22nd at 12 p.m.
Follow the instructions on Prof 2.

Azar:

Do 3/4 of the Present and Past Perfect Unit and the chapter test to that unit.

Reading/Discussion Forum Due by Next Thursday March 18th (students need time to answer your discussion questions):

Each team chooses an article from this week's Maclean's and is responsible for reading the article and sending me a MIO with:

- The title of the article, length, and the names of the team members.
- A list of difficult words/expressions with the definition for each one (can do half French half English).
- 2 Discussion questions about the article.
- Find good arguments yourself and also those from the article supporting your opinion on your discussion question and bring it to class next Monday for the discussion forum!!!

note: I will post your discussion questions on the blog for the other students to comment on.

THEN:

- You have to read the other teams' articles and contribute at least one comment for each discussion question.
- Bring your opinions with you to class for the discussion forum...

Have a good week..

Assignment

New Asignment due March 15th at 12 p.m.

Azar:

Do half of the questions for each of the units in the Future Time Chapter Contents and then do the Chapter Test.

Writing:

Following our class discussion on the Maclean's column "No More 'In All Thy Son's Command'?", continue recording your thoughts on the outline that you have started in class. Make sure to bring a complete, finished outline to class next Monday where you will start writing your essay.

Have a good week!

If I am forgetting something, I will MIO you!