Spanish IV 04-18-07

Spanish IV 04-18-07

• Reviewed the expectations for participation grades and deadlines for missed work from an excused absence.
• Read the article in the text, page 54, about the ecological movement in Costa Rica, and followed up with the comparisons activity, using a Venn diagram. We followed this with a whole-class discussion. I discussed the importance of using factual supports.
• Introduced the term research project – 4-page handout with instructions.
• IMPORTANT! Gave directions over how to prove your research process, and deadlines: (1) Annotated Bibliography due Monday 4/22, (2) Project Proposal: 3 topics you'd like to do and your 3 preferred dates - include any dates that would be difficult for you and explain why due Tuesday 4/23 (3) Be prepared to present on the first day of the projects: 5/07 - all support material ready to be turned in.
• Presentations dates 5/07-5/22: I'll distribute a calendar prior to this weekend.

• Tarea: (1) Study for verb quiz on group 5 from lista maxima

(2) Find factual supports for your discussion about ecological movement.

(3) Annotated Bibliography over general topic research due Monday.