Spanish IV 10-16-07

• Turned in our reactions to the work unit, completed 1A vocabulary lists and our 15 vocabulary items incorporated into sentences for stamps and credit.
• With out 9PM partner, we read page 9: an introduction to three types of narratives: the joke, the fable and the legend.
• We answered the comprehension questions about the reading with exercise 1-2, page 11.
• We practiced the two ways of saying “to realize” and the difference between solo and solo. First by studying the ¡Cuidado! Section at the top of page 11 and then by applying it to exercise 1-5, page 12.
• We reviewed our answers to these exercises as a whole class.
• I started telling “un cuento de hadas” – Cenicienta (Cinderella), using a book without words and the document camera, and invited the students to fill-in some aspects of the story. In the process we reviewed some of the vocabulary from page 10.
• We reviewed the preterite tense by going to www.conjuguemos.com and together did some of the practice conjugation game. We wrote out the subject/infinitive/form of the preterite/meaning for each subject/verb pair provided, and reviewed the answers right away.
• Tarea:
1. Study pages 13-16 (and I suggested to take notes over) the uses and conjugations of the preterite.
2. Complete the verb grid for the most common irregular preterite verbs.
3. Find a joke for class tomorrow: Write it out and be ready to “perform” it for the class tomorrow.