Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Spanish IV 05-30-07

Spanish IV 05-30-07

  • Verb quiz #18: took and corrected
  • Proyecto: Ana re: Frida Kahló – fue muy interesante, ¡gracias, Ana!
  • Stamped voc. Lists, page 89 & Comparaciones – page 99 (Rigoberta Menchú)
  • Finished “Los braceros” DVD re: guest workers from Mexico 1943-1964.
  • Began, “El norte” – filmed in 1983 re: the Mayas in Guatemala. We say the beginning –
    1. Workers harvesting beans in a coffee finca overseen by the “patrón”,
    2. The patrón paying for information about the worker’s organizational meeting,
    3. A view of a typical village (San Pedro), and many of the daily customs:
      • carrying water to use in the home,
      • making tortillas a mano en el comal,
      • el paseo por el parque,
      • el noviazco.

· Tarea: WB packet 3B – page WB 56 (vocabulario)