Thou Shalt Read the Verb Game Rules and Abide by Them...

Today in French 3, we reviewed all present tense verbs with my infamous verb relay game. In a nutshell, teams of students in rows must work together and conjugate a verb one by one on the white board, achieving 1 point for speed and 2 points for accuracy (if all verb forms are correct). This game, while hilarious and useful in nature, (if you can produce a verb in a foreign language under stress with your adrenaline pumping, you remember it better on a test, I think) can quite often get out of hand if the class cannot control themselves, and so I have crafted this list of rules over time to ensure that the Verb Game is not only fair, but also (semi)calm and (semi)productive.

Thou shalt conjugate the verb in order.

Thou shalt not advance to the next team member before the preceding one has sat back down in
their chair.

Thou shalt cap the white board marker before sitting down after conjugating your verb.

Thou shalt have no more than one marker per group.

Thou shalt not discourage other group members.

Thou shalt not shout at other group members, even in encouragement.

Thou shalt not drum on the desks in anticipation of your turn.

Thou shalt not "talk smack" to other teams.

Thou shalt not sit sideways and trip other team members.

Thou shalt not disagree or argue with Madame when she deems your conjugation incorrect.

Thou shalt not run into the white board in your haste to race there.

And, my newly added rule after today:

Thou shalt write legibly.

Bon week-end, et amusez-vous bien! Soyez sage!