Spanish II 09-14-07

• Warm-up: Review of conjugations of SER.
• Wrote out the forms of SER for Actividad 7, page 5. Just list numbers 1-10, then figure out which form of Ser the sentence needs and write that next to its number.
• Reviewed vocabulary using the flashcards from the Quia site, same way we did yesterday. These flashcards are organized in groups of 7 each; so drill them so you can write the Spanish quickly and accurately from the English prompt, then move on to the next set.
• Clarified what it means when I give a homework assignment to “come to class tomorrow and know the meanings of these –ar verbs” (as I did on Wednesday night.) This means there will be a quiz on them. I’ll count your quiz on these –ar BASIC verbs in the homework category this time, but BE ADVISED for the future.
• To honor Mexico’s Independence Day celebrations this weekend, we heard a little history about their declaring independence from Spain. Then, in Period 4, we watched a video with a former president saying the battle cry for independence in the town in which it took place. In period 2, we watched selected songs from a concert featuring traditional Mexican songs, dance and music.
• I stamped and checked off the workbooks, and we reviewed/corrected the exercises. Act. 4, page 3, check to see that your adjective endings match the people described. For Activity 6, page 5, double check that you are conjugating the verbs for the people indicated and NOT (1) just writing the infinitive nor (2) trying to use gustar.
• I also checked off flashcards, for the second part of “Descripciones”.
• Tarea: Make flashcards for the remainder of the vocabulary. Divide it into three sections, and make a cover card for each. These sections should be (1) Nacionalidades (2) Verbos (3) Otras expresiones. Que pases un buen fin de semana.