Session Date
Lesson Topic
Review of prior skills
Lesson Outline
Sebastian began the session showing me the Duo-lingo app and answering questions assessing his prior knowledge of French terms. He attributed any errors made to answering too hastily. We then reviewed the days of the week in French and took note that they are not capitalized like they are in English, which is an important rule to bear in mind when writing in French. I also explained a bit about the derivatives of each day of the week. For example, lundi is thought to refer to luna, or the Latin word for the moon, and that dimanche comes from the Latin phrase dies Domenica, or "day of the Lord." We then practiced pronunciation of the days of the week, taking note that proper pronunciation dictates that the accent be placed on the second syllable for just under half the days - lun/di', or Monday; mar/di', or Tuesday; mer'/credi, or Wednesday; and that the accent is placed on the first syllable for Wednesday, or mer'/credi, Friday, or ven'/dredi, Saturday, or sam'/edi; and Sunday, or di'/manche. We had fun practicing these pronunciations and I asked Sebastian to practice them the rest of the week.
Assignment
Practice the days of the week in French, using proper pronunciation as reviewed in class
Session Minutes
30
Minutes Student Attended
30
Session Hours
0.50
Hours Attended
0.50
Entry Status
Review Status
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Subject
School