Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Sp II 01312006

Sp II – 01-31-2006
Welcome to Spanish / Datos Personales
  • Received First Day Handouts-
1. Bienvenidos a la clase de Español
2. Participation Grades
3. Make-up Oral Participation Activites

Went to library to check-out textbooks- Realidades 2 (purple)
Reviewed Basic Present tense Verbs:
             1. Brainstormed –ar, -er, & -ir verbs (hablar, comer, vivir – see page 9 in text)
             2. Went over how to conjugate them
Pelota de Práctica – verb conjugation drill & practice game
Powerpoint – Classroom procedures and how to be successful in Spanish Class
Tarea:
1.  Book cover – due Friday
2.  Write a 5 question quiz (in English) based on today’s First Day Handouts
3. Finish “Datos Personales / Welcome” handout

Sp IV 01312006

Sp IV – 01-31-2006


  • Handouts-

  • Bienvenidos a la clase de Español

  • Participation Grades

  • Datos Personales

  • Went to library to check-out textbooks

  • Brainstormed –ar, -er, & -ir verbs, and how to conjugate them

  • Pelota de Práctica

  • Powerpoint – Classroom procedures and how to be successful

  • Tarea:

  • Book cover – due Friday

  • Write a 5 question quiz based on today’s handouts

  • Finish “Datos Personales / Welcome” handout

Sp III 01172006

Sp IV – 01-31-2006


  • Handouts-

  • Bienvenidos a la clase de Español

  • Participation Grades

  • Datos Personales

  • Welcome to Spanish

  • Went to library to check-out textbooks

  • Repaso: los interrogativos

  • Conversaciones de pareja - presentaciones

  • Powerpoint – Classroom procedures and how to be successful

  • Tarea:

  • Book cover – due Friday

  • Write a 5 question quiz based on today’s handouts

  • Finish “Datos Personales / Welcome” handout

Thursday, January 26, 2006

Sp III 01242006

Sp III 01-24-2006

  1. Received study guide for all of the course topics with review websites:
http://www.rockwood.k12.mo.us/rsummit/spanish/sp3vocabgrammar.htm

  1. Concentric circle pair review:
Working with a different partner at each station students
practiced vocabulary, structures and speaking situations
from all of the lessons throughout the course.

  1. Students earned stamps at each of the stations – this was turned in at the end of the period.

  1. Tarea: Organize Lesson Final Tareas packet – due tomorrow (30-34 points)
NOTE: ½ credit if turned in late.
                  

Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Sp III 01242006

Sp III 01-24-2006

  1. Received study guide for all of the course topics with review websites:
http://www.rockwood.k12.mo.us/rsummit/spanish/sp3vocabgrammar.htm

  1. Concentric circle pair review:
Working with a different partner at each station students
practiced vocabulary, structures and speaking situations
from all of the lessons throughout the course.

  1. Students earned stamps at each of the stations – this was turned in at the end of the period.

  1. Tarea: Organize Lesson Final Tareas packet – due tomorrow (30-34 points)
NOTE: ½ credit if turned in late.
                  

Sp IV 01242006

Sp IV 01-24-2006

  1. Wrote up the list of homework packet cover sheet for lesson 4.

  2. Debate-stage 2: like-group brainstorming-Position Arguments/Attacks/Defenses  

  3. 1-Debate group taped their oral (Juanita, Araceli & Sarita)

  4. Review sheets for 4B:
Vocabulary list and
Voc. & structures translations
  1. Tarea: Organize Lesson 4 (A&B) Tareas packet
                  Practice for your debate

Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Sp IV 01242006

Sp IV 01-24-2006
  1. Warm-up – Tarea de vocabulario page 123

  2. Stamped tarea (Pura Vida)

  3. Corrected/Reviewed tarea: Act. 19 & 20 = Vocabulary
Reviewed Participios Pasados –
  Used as adjectives with Ser & Estar
       Used as the participle in the Perfects
  1. Pracaticed participios pasados at
           www.phschool.com and at www.colby.edu/~bknelson/ejercicios/index.html

  1. Practiced for the debate: Organize thoughts in a 3-column sheet:
Por: Fronteras       Por: Inmigracion con      Por: fronteras
        cerradas          algunas restricciones         abiertas

Develop basic argument for each position.  Think of attacks and defenses for each of the positions.

Tarea:
  1. Bring all of your homework for Unit 4

  2. Develop your debate

Friday, January 20, 2006

Sp III 012006

Sp III 01-20-06

  1. Collected & stamped homework.  Returned papers.

  2. Warm-up: Conjugated Ser & Estar in 8 forms:
And translated 12 sentences using these forms of Ser & Estar
(See pasted below)
  1. Power point:
Uses of Ser & Estar
      Reviewed all of our verb tenses with Ser and Estar
      How they conjugate and what their English equivalents are.
  1. Rapid review (ball toss) conjugating Ser & Estar

  2. Conversation practice: Ser & Estar & Interrogatives (ball toss)
      (Following up on how others answered questions)
  1. Distributed homework sheet:
Write a narrative (story) in the past tense.  It must…
  • Include the preterite and imperfect

  • Use all the expressions from the blue box labeled “Recuerdas?”  on page 76 (generalmente, a menudo, a veces, etc.)

  • Include at least 5 superlative/comparative statements like those outlined on page 65. (más/menos …que, tan(to)…como, el más…de, etc.)

  • Include at least 20 vocabulary items from chapters 1 & 2.
  1. Bring blue homework sheet from today on Monday.




Nombre:
          Fecha:
Precaliento – Repaso para el final (Cap. 2)          Período:
Conjuga Ser y Estar en los tiempos siguientes:
     SER:     ESTAR:
  1. El presente indicativo  (Yo) _________________________________

  2. El presente subjuntivo  (Tú) _________________________________

  3. El presente progresivo (él)  __________________________________

  4. El  pretérito               (ella) ___________________________________

  5. El imperfecto indicativo (yo)   ________________________________

  6. El mandato afirmativo (tú)  __________________________________

  7. El mandato negativo (tú) ____________________________________

  8. El mandato (Uds.) _________________________________________
!Tradúzcalos! ¿Ser –o- Estar?

  1. I am a student.

  2. Today is Friday

  3. I am (feeling) happy.

  4. I am in Spanish class.

  5. I was a club president two years ago.

  6. I wasn’t at home when you called.

  7. You used to be the class clown.

  8. He was talking when I was writing my homework.

  9. Be good for Mr. Christensen!

  10.    Don’t be lazy!

  11. We were good students last year.

  12. My parents want me to be a good student.

Sp IV 012006

Sp IV 01-20-06
  1. Workbook pp 65 & 66: review of vocabulary and reflexive verbs

  2. Took 4A test (worth 60 pts.)

  3. Oral exam – 4A (worth 30 pts.)
Situation cards with each role acted out with given personality characteristics
(We acted out 6 situations; each with a different partner)
4. Tarea: Study Capítulo 3, from the final exam study guide.

Thursday, January 19, 2006

Sp III 01172006

Sp III – 01-24-2006


  • Gave stamps for homework packets

  • Corrected yesterday’s homework while singing “Cumpleañnos de timoteo”

  • Discussed possessive pronouns, and completed pink packed of same name

  • Students sat quietly, looking at Francisco Goya’s “El Quitasol.” After two minutes, they composed half-page-essays about the emotions, hopes, and fears of the subjects of this painting (using subjunctive).  After having written essays, students read essays to partners, who gave advice to the emotional characters in their partner’s essay.  Students switched partners every few minutes.

  • Tarea:

  • Complete sections 3, 4, and B of the yellow object pronoun packet from yesterday.

SpIII 012006

SpIII – 01-20-06
Tarea – Due 1/23/2006

Write a narrative (story) in the past tense. It must…
  • Include the preterite and imperfect tenses

  • Use all the expressions from the blue box labeled “Recuerdas?” (generalmente, a menudo, a veces, etc.) on page 76 of your text book.

  • Include at least 5 superlative/comparison statements (más…que, menos…que, más…de, etc.) these are outlined on page 65 of your text book.

  • Include 20 vocabulary words from chapters 1 & 2


Sp IV 011906

Sp IV 01-19-06

  1. Reviewed Cajas de Cartón as we corrected last night’s homework

  2. Started reading, Sepa si eres un “Buscaemociones”, pg. 122

  3. Started reviewing vocabulary 4B-pg. 123

  4. Announced 4A test (60 pts) & oral (30 pts) for tomorrow

  5. Announced Final Exam Oral = Debate on Immigration
Taped oral with partner, scored on IB rubric- Wednesday & Thursday next week
  1. Final Written Exam = Friday, January 27
Part 1= Conexiones Preliminar-Capítulo 4B (see study grid) = NO NOTES
Part 2 = Multiple Choice or True/False questions
based on the cultural project.= WITH NOTES
  1. OUR LAST PROJECT = Paco in El Greco

Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Sp IV 180106

Sp IV 18-01-06

  1. Sellos & corrections on Homework
   Vocab practice on 4A (pg. 112)
  1. Reviewed Reflexive homework from yesterday

  2. Manuel continued, and finished his project on Diego Rivera

  3. José presented his project on El béisbol

  4. Cajas de Cartón – Repaso de ¿Qué pasó?

  5. Shared U. 3 tests at end of period
La tarea:
Cajas de carton:
  1. Otra Vez: 1era Parte: En el pretérito; Otra vez - 2nda Parte: en el futuro

  2. Paquete: Tarea de repaso Cajas de Cartón

  3. Empieza a estudiar para el final – Repaso: Primera cuadrícula – ven con preguntas

Sp IV 170106

Sp. IV 17-01-06
  1. Final exam. Prep: distributed course overview and project overview.

  2. Stamped and individually coached students on homework

  3. Meanwhile students worked on Act. 4-1 & 2
(Vocabulary pg. 112 practice)
  1. Reviewed Act 4-1 & 2 with the whole class

  2. Manuel presented first ½ of Diego Rivera project.

  3. Tarea: Extra handout- vocab. practice for pg. 112

Friday, January 13, 2006

Sp III 011306

Sp III 01-13-06

  1. Took survey about school for Mr. Christensen’s graduate class.

  2. Took Capítulo 4 exam. (118 points)

  3. Extra credit p. 186 - 187 Answer questions 1-4, Up to 3 points each (in class only).

  4. Tarea: Bring all Cap. 4 homework & Carpeta del Pasado to class on Tuesday.

Sp IV 011306

Sp IV 01-13-06
1. New seating chart
2. We continued reading Cajas de Cartón aloud with a partner.
3. We reviewed vocabulary from pg. 112 by correcting the sentences from last night’s homework (sello - ¡Ojo! – con el toro)
4. Proyecto: Fredericko – las Inca
Tarea:
  1. If not yet done, finish reading Cajas de Cartón.

  2. Write out complete sentence answers to the ¿Qué pasó? Questions for
       both sections of Cajas de Cartón.
  1. Complete the handout: review of Reflexive verbs

  2. Complete the fill-in vocabulary sheet for pg. 112.

Thursday, January 12, 2006

Sp IV 011206

Sp. IV 01-12-06
  1. Test: History of Mayas and Guatemala (open note) 25 pts.

  2. Turned in Unit 3 tarea packet (64 pts.)

  3. Project presentation: Goya (Carmelita)

  4. Reviewed 1st section of Cajas de Cartón, short story.

  5. Filled-in vocabulary handout, Cajas de Cartón.

  6. Tarea:  Vocabulary practice, pg. 112 –
       sentence translation re: classmates

Sp III 011206

Sp III – 01-12-06

  1. Gave stamps for homework, correcting it afterwards.

  2. Reviewed frequent grammatical errors from the last unit test.

  3. Partner oral – circumlocution (exercise 4-3, pink sheet)

  4. Reviewed reflexive verbs and reflexive pronouns (exercise with dolls)

  5. Subjunctive with verbs of emotion (expressed emotion on behalf of the dolls, then wrote sentences on the board).

  6. Reviewed possessive pronouns with dolls.

  7. Visited the following website for chapter 4 review:
http://www.rockwood.k12.mo.us/rsummit/spanish/sp3vocabgrammar.htm#_Cap%EDtulo_4-%BFC%F3mo_te_llevas_con_los_

Sp III 011106

Sp III 01-11-06


  • Stamps given for homework, including verb grids.

  • Reviewed new additions to verb grid.

  • Reviewed Subjunctive with verbs of emotion.

  • Partner oral, writing sentences of emotion and sharing them with one another.

  • Propaganda Poster exercise in pairs, with whiteboards.

  • Students examined propaganda posters from the Spanish Civil War, writing emotion sentences and “Let’s…” commands for each.

  • Tarea:

  • Worksheet 4-12 (pink)

  • Por and Para packet (blue) – do “Practice A and B” along with parts “A and B”

Wednesday, January 11, 2006

Sp IV 011106

Sp IV 01-11-06
  1. Repaso – los pronombres de objeto

  2. Correcciones - Repaso/bosquejo (sello = Puntos Extra)

  3. Correcciones - hoja blanca-
      Traduzca re: los pronombres (sello=¿Qué pasó?)
  1. Correcciones de los paquetes de Tareas Cap. 3
We haven’t yet turned them in so that we can use
the history timeline on our history quiz.
  1. Proyecto: Quito, Ecuador (Diego)

  2. Test: Unidad 3
Tarea:
  1. Paquete del cuento, Caja de cartón – read Primera parte.

  2. On a separate sheet of paper, answer the questions completely.

  3. Prueba de la historia maya y guatemalteca

Tuesday, January 10, 2006

SP III 060110

SP III 06-01-10


  • Stamps were given for homework.

  • Using large sheets of butcher paper, students circulated around the room, writing “we” commands from last night’s homework on sheets (based on grouping by speaker).

  • Completed listening activity, WAVA p.52, Act. 4

  • Completed creative writing activity, text page 182, Act. 34

  • Reviewed possessive pronouns in Spanish (míos, tuyos, suyos, nuestras, nuestros, etc.).  

  • Returned and reviewed Unit 3 tests.

  • Homework –

  • Verb grids, Irse, Ver, Dormir, Pedir, Jugar

  • List twenty things (nouns) in your home, naming their owner, then using a possessive pronoun to describe them.

Sp IV 011006 Mircole

Sp IV 01-10-06 (Miércoles)
  1. Proyecto: Salvador Dalí (Sara)

  2. Proyecto: Las Islas Galápagos (Daniela)

  3. Introducción del Capítulo 4, primera parte:

  4. Vocabulario – página 112

  5. Los verbos reflexivos – demonstración

  6. Hoja extra – Los verbos reflexivos y los 4 usos comunes.

  7. Hoja de tareas Capítulo 3 = Homework cover packet sheet
Tarea:
  1. Chapter 3 test tomorrow:
Vocabulary pp 80 & 89,  
Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns,
Verbs like “gustar”,
Culture: La declaración de los derechos humanos universals,
  Las madres de la Plaza de Mayo,
  Rigoberta Menchú

  1. Paquete de tareas capítulo 3 (64 points!)

  2. Tarea de puntos extra: Repaso/Bosquejo para los pronombres

Monday, January 09, 2006

Sp III 010906

Sp. III 01-09-06

  • Stamps given for homework. Students shared their paragraphs with partners, ensuring that all assignment criteria had been met.

  • Homework was corrected as a class.

  • Reviewed formation of the subjunctive (p.132), and introduced nosotros commands (p.182).

  • Completed textbook activity 33, p.182.

  • Students compiled a list (as a class) of “nosotros” commands for after school activities (made a list on the whiteboard).

  • Tarea:

  • Practice workbook – pink worksheet, “4-10”

  • Make a list of 10 “we” commands that you hear in English during the rest of your day.  Translate them into Spanish and note the name of the speaker.  Answers must be in complete sentences.

Sp IV 010906

Sp IV 01-09-06 – AM assembly (shortened class)
  1. Lectura: pp. 99 -Rigoberta Menchú

  2. Discusión re: Rigoberta Menchú

  3. Sellos (¿Nombre?) la tarea

  4. Correcciones – las preguntas de El Norte – parte 2 y 3

  5. Terminamos la película, El Norte

  6. Anuncio: el examen 3B – el miércoles
(Capítulo 3, Segunda parte)
  1. el proyecto de Sara – para mañana

Friday, January 06, 2006

Sp III 6I06

Sp III 6/I/06
  1. Homework stamped and corrected

  2. Subjunctive partner practice with white boards: Main clause = expression of emotion/ Dependent clause = subjunctive
Ex. Temo que haya examen el Lunes.
  1. Por and Para review and practice: when to use which.

  2. SmartBoard practice of por or para http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/exercises/por_para2.html

  3. Book activity, pg 171, Act. 17

  4. Story writing about a fictional set of friends – pg. 172, Act.19

Tarea:
  1. Text pg. 167, Act. 9

  2. Worksheet uses of the subjunctive – this is a handout you’ll have to pick up in class (Act. 4 & 5, pg. 53, Practice Workbook – NOT your WAVA workbook)

Sp IV 6I06

Sp IV 6/I/06
  1. Corregimos la tarea (Wkbk pg. 59, Act. 3-13) – repaso de los verbos como gustar

  2. Mercedes presentó su proyecto sobre el violonista español Pablo de Sarasate.

  3. Continuamos con las película, “El norte” – la tercera parte
Nos faltan sólo 5 minutos para terminarla
     Tarea:
  1. Escribe una línea de historia de Guatemala –
re: el articulo y el paquete de El norte
  1. 2 hojas de preguntas sobre la película.

Thursday, January 05, 2006

Sp IV 5I06

Sp IV 5/I/06


  • Proyecto – Mariana re: André Segovia, guitarrista Español

  • Continuamos con la película, “El norte” – terminamos la primera y segunda partes.

  • Tarea:

  • Write a timeline for the History of Guatemala from reading packet

  • El norte packet – complete the activities for parts 1 & 2

  • Wkbk pg. 59, Act. 13 – re: los verbos como <<gustar>>

Wednesday, January 04, 2006

Span III el 4I06

Span. III el 4/I/06

  • Got points/stamps for verb grid and written homework

  • Homework correction

  • Reviewed vocabulary and concepts – Reflexive Verbs

  • Partner Oral practice

  • Green Reflexives packet

  • Reviewed for Tomorrow’s Test

  • Compiled Homework Packet – due tomorrow

  • Tarea:

  • Hoja verde – 2 sides

  • Reflexives Packet, exercises A & B

  • Estudiar – pg. 196 (Test tomorrow)

Spanish IV 4I06

Spanish IV- 4/I/06
  1. Sello (Bien hecho – en rojo) y correcciones
de la tarea- la <<a personal>> & dos pronombres juntos
  1. Los verbos como <<gustar>> que usan
los pronombres indirectos – vea la página 100-101
  1. Actividad 3-32, p. 101

  2. El proyecto de Cristina – Los Mayas

  3. Paquete y vocabulario- el Norte

  4. Empezamos la película (20 minutos)

  5. Tarea: Lee la información de la
Historia de los Mayas y de Guatemala.

Tuesday, January 03, 2006

Spanish III el 3 de

Spanish III_ el 3 de enero

Here’s what we did in class today:
  1. Partner oral re: 5 things we did over vacation: kept track of how many questions our partner asked & what types of questions they used (yes/no; clarification; verification; information gap)  Turned in for points

  2. Introduction of vocabulary A Ver Si Recuerdas – U.1 pp 154-156

  3. Intro/review of Reflexive Verbs – text pp 154-156 (Actividades 1, 2, 3)

  4. Quia vocabulary games
http://www.quia.com/mc/368757.html
http://www.quia.com/mc/445666.html

  • Tarea:

  • Study system pg 196

  • One paragraph (50 words) about your daily routine (using reflexive verbs)

  • Bring in Chapter 3’s tareas to organize homework packet in class tomorrow.

Spanish IV el 3 de

Spanish IV – el 3 de enero

Lo que hicimos hoy:
  1. Me entregaron las redacciones sobre <<La historia official>>

  2. Escribimos 5 cosas inesperadas (menos obvias) que hicimos durante las vacaciones

  3. Entrevistamos a tres personas, haciendoles preguntas para adivinar sus 5 cosas.

  4. Contamos el número de preguntas que nos hicieron nuestras parejas, y de qué clase de pregunta era.

  5. Repasamos las información aprendida durante las entrevistas.

  6. Tomás nos presentó su proyecto sobre Toledo, España

  7. Repasamos el vocabulario (p. 89) y los pronombres de los objetos directos e indirectos

  8. Tarea: el paquete azul sobre los pronombres del objeto.