Spanish II 09-28-07

Spanish II 09-28-07

• Warm-up “Quiz” – vocabulary from pages 14 & 15 = classroom and school items.
• Reviewed the alphabet as we corrected the answers to the “quiz”.
• Received our next vocabulary list: 1-A. See quia site http://www.quia.com/jg/1160513list.html
• How to study effectively workshop
• See handout: How to study for Success in Spanish without having to work too hard. We learned strategies for short-term and long-term memory.
• We categorized the vocabulary into groupings that made sense to us individually.
• We selected 5-7 words from one of the categories to practice the “fan-folding” column drill/study technique.
• Fan-folding drill/study technique: In the first column write the meanings of 5-7 words to learn, leaving lots of clear space around and between each item. In the next column, write the Spanish words for the meanings in the first column - exactly to the side of their meanings in the first column. Now, fold back the first column: You have your column of Spanish terms. In the third column, now try to write their meanings in English. Fold back the second column so only the third column is showing (English). In the fourth column, write the words in Spanish. Keep alternating like this until you know all of the words and can come up with the answers without hesitation AND you can write them all accurately in Spanish.
  
• We made “memory/concentration” game flashcards to practice the long-term/internalized memory technique.
• We played memory with our cards with a partner.
• Tarea: Complete the memory cards for the vocabulary list (Memory cards are one-sided flashcards. On one card write the word/expression to be learned. On another card write it’s meaning. Shuffle all of the cards together mixing the Spanish cards and the cards with the English meanings. Lay all of the cards face down and practice your vocabulary as you look for the Spanish-English match.