I can't believe this semester is already (practically) over!!!! It has been WONDERFUL thanks to you all!
Below I have included 3 documents:
1) the answers to the study guide we went over today in class
2) a second study guide for our final exam (which will be Friday, May 11 in JBHunt 216 from 1:00-3:00pm)
3) the answers to the second study guide in case you can't make it to the out-of-class review session I will schedule for the final.

I'll email you soon about the time and date of an out-of-class review session where we will go over this second study guide.


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Pour le 30 avril

Bonjour! I did NOT assign homework for the week-end because you should all be studying for your third exam which will be this Monday, April 30.

Below the documents appear as follows:

1) Answers to the study guide we went over today in class
2) A second study guide-- we will go over it together during the out-of-class study session on Sunday
3) Answers to the second study guide in case you cannot make it to the study session on Sunday

The out-of-class review will be Sunday at 6:30 pm. Meet in my office between 6:20-6:29 and at 6:30 we will search for an empty classroom in which we will review.

We are so close to the end! Keep your heads up and let's all finish strong! Bon week-end!


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A rendre le 27 avril

Bonjour! I have assigned 3 exercises on My French Lab as homework for Friday--5-24, 5-26, and 5-27. You should also have the exam 3 study guide completed to the best of your ability on Friday for our in class review session--I will take this for a homework grade. Also, the final draft of your composition and the extra credit that I handed out will be due this Friday, I won't accept late work on this. Your third exam will be Monday, April 30 over chapters 4 and 5 in our text book. I will post a second study guide for this exam in Friday's blog. Check your email this weekend because I may decide to do an out of class review for Monday's exam (it will likely be on Sunday if I decide to have one). Below is the study guide for your FINAL EXAM. We will review for your final Wednesday, May 2 in class. You should have this study guide completed by the beginning of class Wed May 2 and I will take it as a homework grade. Also, I have posted the chart that will help you determine which interrogative pronoun to choose when asking who/whom or what questions. Your final exam will be Friday, May 11 from 1:00-3:00 pm in JBHunt 216.
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A rendre le 25 avril

Bonjour! I have assigned 2 exercises on My French Lab that correspond with lessons we did last week--5-22, 5-23. Don't forget that your final draft of the composition is due this Friday, April 27. Below I have included the study guide for your third exam which will be a week from today, Monday April 30. On Wednesday May 2, we which is the last day we meet for regular class, we will do a review for your final exam, I will post the study guide for the final exam this Friday. Your final exam will be Friday, May 11 from 1:00-3:00 pm in JBHunt 216--this is not our normal classroom. Please find this room in advance so that you are not lost or late on the day of the final. A mercredi!
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A rendre le 23 avril

Bonjour tout le monde! I have assigned 3 exercises on My French Lab for the weekend-- 5-15, 5-17, and 5-18.

The extra credit passé composé exercise that I handed out today will be due at the beginning of class Friday, April 27 along with the final draft of your second composition. You must turn in a draft on Friday, whether it is a corrected second draft or the original first draft.

Below is the link to the passé composé song we listened to today in class that parodies Rihanna's umbrella song. Enjoy! Be learning those past participles (especially the irregular ones) for the test!!

http://misswybrow.blogspot.com/2008/07/etre-song.html

Bon week-end!

A rendre le 20 avril

Bonjour! I have assigned 2 exercises on My French Lab for Friday--5-14 and 5-16. Below I have included some supplementary materials that you can use to help you remember which verbs (mostly verbs of movement) besides the pronominal verbs take être as the auxiliary verb in the passé composé.

Don't forget that the final draft of your composition is due Friday, April 27.

Bonne journée!

Link to "Teach me how to passé" (Very helpful song!)--> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3QDZkhvKpA


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A rendre le 18 avril

Bonjour! I have assigned 1 exercise on My French Lab for you to do by Wednesday--5-12.

Don't forget to correct the second draft of your composition (if you want) the due date for ALL final drafts is April 27. If you have any questions about the correction suggestions I made, please feel free to make an appointment with me or come by during my office hours. If you plan to do this, you need to make your appointment as soon as possible because my available times are filling up quickly.

Below I have included a list of verbs we covered in Chapter 4 and their conjugations since we covered so many. I hope they help!


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A rendre le 16 avril

Bonjour tout le monde! I have assigned 4 exercises on My French Lab for Monday--5-4, 5-5, 5-6, and 5-7.

There will also be a vocabulary quiz on Monday over chapter 5 vocab words on pages 182-183.

Don't forget, your second composition is due again on Friday, April 27. If you are content with your grade on the first draft, you can turn that back into me and it will count as your second-draft grade as well; if you would like to try to improve your grade, you can make the corrections I have suggested and return a second draft to me which I will evaluate and use that as your second grade. I STRONGLY encourage all of you to fix your mistakes and turn in a corrected second draft. This will help you to understand what mistakes you made and why they were wrong which will help you to improve your writing overall. If you have any questions about the corrections I made, please do not hesitate to contact me or come by during my office hours, I am here and happy to help!!

Below are the correction codes I used on your compositions: please take careful note of what each is asking you to change.


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A rendre le 11 avril

Bonjour tout le monde! I have assigned 3 exercises on My French Lab for Wednesday--4-24, 4-25, and 4-26.

We will not have a quiz this week so that you all can focus on oral exams, however, we will have a quiz on Monday, April 16 over chapter 5 vocabulary.

Bonne journée à tous!

A rendre le 9 avril

Bonjour! I have assigned 3 exercises on My French Lab for homework this weekend--4-21, 4-22, 4-23.

You should have already signed up for your oral exam; if you have not, email me immediately so we can try to fit you in somewhere...the lists have been taken down as of today.

Bon week-end tout le monde!!

A rendre le 4 avril

Bonjour tout le monde! I have assigned 1 exercise as homework on My French Lab-- 4-11.

Don't forget to sign up for your oral exam if you have not already done so! DO IT ASAP. You may sign up with Randi Butler at Kimpel 204B, or Doug Miller at Kimpel 513. BE SURE to sign up on the French 1003 list and write down your time and date. There are no make-ups, so if you miss your appointment, you may not take your oral exam.

I have decided not to give a quiz this week, perhaps on Monday we will take it.

A mercredi!

A rendre le 2 avril

Bonjour! I have assigned 1 exercise on My French Lab for you to do this weekend--4-7--it corresponds with pages 126-127 in your text book.

Don't forget to sign up for your oral exam with either:

Randi Butler--Kimpel 204B

Doug Miller--Kimpel 613

BE SURE to sign up on the French 1003 list!!!! You must sign up by Thursday, April 5; after that, the lists will be taken down and you will not be able to do your oral exam. The earlier you sign up the better, times and availability are limited!!!

Bon week-end :)

A rendre le 30 mars

Bonjour tout le monde! I have assigned 2 exercises on My French Lab as homework for Friday--4-3 and 4-5.

Don't forget that your second in-class composition will be Friday so please bring a French-English dictionary, paper, and a pencil. It will be good for you to study what we've been working on in class to prepare for your composition, but don't limit yourself! You've learned a lot up to this point, use what you know!

For my 2:30 class, don't forget you will have your chapter 4 vocab quiz on Friday, as well.

A rendre le 28 mars

Bonjour tout le monde! J'espère que les vacances sont bien passées!

I have assigned 2 exercises on My French Lab--4-1 and 4-2. Also, don't forget about the chapter 4 vocabulary quiz we will be taking this week.

Your second in-class composition will be Friday, please bring a pencil, paper, and a French-English dictionary.

The sign-up sheets for oral exams are up, you must sign up by April 6th with either of the following:

Randi Butler--Kimpel 204B
Doug Miller--Kimpel 513

Be sure to sign up on the French 1003 list!! Write down your time and date, the oral exam will take place in the office at which you sign-up. If you miss your exam, there are no make-ups. DO NOT SIGN MY LIST, I CANNOT GIVE YOU THE ORAL EXAM.

A mercredi tout le monde!

Pour le 16 mars

Bonjour tout le monde! I'm so sorry I couldn't be in class today, I have been very ill. Below I'm attaching the answers to the study guide that you went over today in class as well as a second study guide and the answers to that. I will hold an out-of-class review tomorrow at 3:30. Meet in my office, Kimpel 204B, between 3:20-3:29 and at 3:30 we will search for a room together. Randi Butler will have a review at 8pm tomorrow if you can't come to mine, meet in the office a little before 8 if you want to join her.

I will see you all Friday for the exam!


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A rendre le 14 mars

I have assigned 1 exercise on My French Lab for you to complete--3-23

Also, you should have the study guide that I posted on the blog Friday completed at the beginning of class Wednesday, I will take it as a homework grade like last time. Your second exam will be this Friday, March 16 and it will cover chapters 2 and 3.

There will be no make-ups for the test without a valid excuse approved by me prior to Friday...unfortunately, leaving early for Spring break is not an excuse. A mercredi!

A rendre le 12 mars

Bonjour à tous et à toutes! I have assigned 3 exercises on My French Lab for the weekend--3-19, 3-20, and 3-21.

As you already (hopefully) know, our second exam is a week from today, so Friday, March 16...I know it is the Friday before Spring Break but you may not miss it and make it up later without a VALID excuse authorized in advance by me.

I have included a study guide below which we will go over together in class on WEDNESDAY. Also, as I mentioned today, I will try my very best to schedule an out of class review session for Thursday, but my week is pretty packed so I hesitate to promise anything. I will let you know by Monday if I will have time. Bon week-end tout le monde! Amusez-vous bien!

Oh and here is that video of "la fac" from l'Auberge espagnol that I was telling you about last week...(-:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCGuwifAgDE


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A rendre le 7 mars

Bonjour! I have assigned 2 exercises on My French Lab-- 3-12 and 3-14.

Below I have included the link to the youtube video of ce rêve bleu with the lyrics (though some are missing I think and there are definitely some spelling mistakes, so I included another video of the with more correct words below that--still some spelling errors, but hey, no one's perfect). I hope someone will take me up on my offer, I know everyone would love to see a show!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hU-xHicHlN0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Px1CRT1l4os

A rendre le 7 mars

Bonjour! I have assigned 3 exercises on My French Lab for Wednesday--3-6, 3-10, and 3-11.

There will be a quiz this Friday over the verb suivre and verbs like préférer (which we will talk about on Wednesday).

Don't forget to look at your jupiter grades account regularly and if you have any questions or comments, please feel free to ask me! A mercredi! :-)

A rendre le 5 mars

Bonjour! I have assigned exercise 3-5 as homework on My French Lab. We will go over prenominal adjectives again on Monday.

Don't forget the second draft of your composition is due at the beginning of class on Monday.

Bon week-end!

A rendre le 2 mars

Bonjour! I have assigned 3 exercises--3-1, 3-3, and 3-4.

Don't forget there will be a quiz Friday over the vocabulary on pages 117-119.

Also, the second draft of your composition is due Monday March 5 at the beginning of class. A vendredi!

A rendre le 29 février

Bonjour! I have assigned 2 exercises for Wednesday-- 2-25 and 2-26.

There will be a quiz on Friday over chapter 3 vocabulary on pages 117-119 in your text book.

Don't forget the final draft of your composition is due at the beginning of class on Monday, March 5. A mercredi!

A rendre le 27 février

Bonjour! I have assigned 2 exercises on My French Lab for Monday--2-20 and 2-21.

Don't forget that the second draft of your composition is due a week from Monday; the earlier you work on it, the better! Bon week-end!

Pourquoi est-ce que le poulet a traversé la rue? :-)

A rendre le 24 février

Bonjour! I have assigned 3 exercises on My French Lab-- 2-13, 2-14, and 2-15.

Don't forget to work on the second draft of your compositions. The correction codes are on the previous blog post. Let me know if you have any questions.

A rendre le 22 février

Bonjour! I have assigned 3 exercises on My French Lab for Wednesday--2-5, 2-10, and 2-12.

Also, don't forget that the second draft of your composition is due March 5. You should use the list of correction codes that I am attachng below to aid you with your revision. You MAY NOT use internet translators or any other form of outside assistance. You MAY ask me questions, use your dictionary, and/or text book. If I find any indication that your work is not completely your own, it will be considered academic dishonesty. You should begin working on these as soon as possible in case you have any questions for me, I will accept early submissions.


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A rendre le 20 février

Bonjour! No assignments this weekend :) But there will be a vocabulary quiz MONDAY over pages 86-87 in your text book. Bon week-end!

A rendre 17 février

Bonjour! I have assigned 3 exercises on My French Lab due Friday--2-1, 2-2, and 2-3.

Don't forget Friday is our first in-class composition. This is obligatory and CANNOT BE MADE UP! You must be in class on Friday to write this composition. You should bring paper, a pencil, and your French-English dictionary. Remember you should WRITE WHAT YOU KNOW. Use your dictionary as a very last resort (in case you forget a vocabulary word, for example, or the gender of a word).

A vendredi!

Pour le premier examen

Our first exam is Monday, don't forget!!

I will hold and out of class study session this Sunday (Feb 12) at 4:30pm. Meet in my office (Kimpel 204B) between 4:20-4:29, then we will all go to an empty classroom to review. We will go over the second study guide which I am posting below.

Here is what I'm posting in order:
1. The answers to the first study guide that we went over in class today.
2. A second study guide which we will review during the study session (but you should have it completed before arriving).
3. The answers to the second study guide (in case you can't make it to the study session on Sunday).

Remember, if you have any questions or comments, please feel free to email me!! A lundi :)


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A rendre le 10 février

I have assigned 2 exercises on My French Lab--1-25 and 1-26--due Friday. Don't forget that the exam 1 study guide (can be found in previous blog post)should also be completed before class on Friday. I am taking it as a homework grade! We will review for exam 1 on Friday during class and your first exam will be next Monday, February 13.

A rendre le 8 février

Bonjour! I have assigned 3 exercises due Wednesday--1-19, 1-20, and 1-23. Don't forget our first exam is a week from today! It covers Chapitre Préliminaire and Chapitre 1. We will have an in class review Friday, below is your study guide which we will go over together.

Below I have included a possessive adjective and adjective supplement that may help you while studying these lessons.

Below that is the study guide for exam 1 that you should have completed before class on Friday. I will count it as a homework grade!


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A rendre le 6 février

I have assigned 2 exercises on My French Lab due Monday--1-14 and 1-15.

Bon week-end tout le monde!

(Get it, cause French eat frog legs!)

a rendre le 3 février

Bonjour! I have assigned 3 exercises for you to do by Friday--1-10, 1-11, and 1-12. Also, at the beginning of class on Friday we will have our second quiz; it will be over all of the vocabulary on pages 56-57 in your textbook.

A plus tard!

A rendre le 1 février

Bonjour à tous et à toutes! I have assigned 2 exercises on My French Lab--1-4 and 1-6. There will be a vocab quiz on Friday over the words on page 56-57 in the textbook. A mercredi!

A rendre le 30 janvier

Bonjour! I have assigned 3 exercises for you to do this weekend due Monday--1-1, 1-2, and 1-3. If you don't do it on My French Lab (which you should all be doing by now unless you just prefer to write out the answers) please do this assignment out of your student activities manual and not the text book on a separate sheet of paper.

Bon week-end tout le monde!!

A rendre le 27 janvier

Bonjour! I have assigned 3 exercises due on Friday before class: P-14, P-15, and P-17. If you have not yet signed up with My French Lab, please do so today so that you can do your homework online. If for some reason you cannot get My French Lab to work (should be able to use on Safari, Internet Explorer, or the most recent version of Mozilla, and make sure you enable pop-ups!) or if you prefer to hand-write your assignment, do it on a seperate sheet of paper to turn in on Friday.

Also don't forget, there will be a quiz on Friday over the vocabulary on pages 24 and 25 and the conjugations of the verb Etre. A vendredi tout le monde!

A rendre le 25 janvier

Bonjour! I have assigned 4 exercises on My French Lab due before class on Wednesday-- P-3, P-7, P-11, and P-13. You can do these exercises out of your student lab manuel as well, but please do them on a separate sheet of paper to turn in.

Also, there will be a 10 point vocabulary quiz on Friday over the words/phrases on pages 24-25 of your text book.

If you have any other questions or concerns, please email me! I will send out another email to the whole class with the My French Lab enrollment code for those of you who have not received my previous emails.

A mercredi!

A rendre le 23 janvier

Bonjour tout le monde! I have assigned 4 exercises on My French Lab: P-1, P-2, P-4, and P-6. As I mentioned in class, you can do these assignments in your student manuel if you don't do them on My French Lab.

It was a great first week! You all are IMPRESSING me already!! Keep up the great work!

Below is a video that I think you will all enjoy, it is one of my very favorites because it is extremely accurate. Perhaps we will revisit it at the end of the semester once you've learned more about French culture and vocabulary :-) A lundi! Bon week-end!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edYHlnhxyOI

Français 1003

Bonjour et bienvenue au cours du français!

Below is a copy of the syllabus for this course and all of my information that you can fill in at the top of the first page.

Instructor: Samantha Lucas
Email: sxl002@uark.edu
Office: Kimpel 204B
Office Hours: TBA


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