SpanishIV 03-12-08

Español IV 03-12-08

• Unit 1A Exam: we took the test over the vocabulary, structures and readings on our first part of our study of narratives.
• Students then took the test, El pretérito II – a “story” based on the information in the “Datos personales” students filled out at the beginning of the course, completing the blank with the preterit form of the verb provided .

Most students did very well on both of the tests today - ¡Bien hecho, jóvenes!

• Students received a HANDOUT with the list of classmates and their classroom names as well as a blank seating chart. The goal is to know everyone by the end of the quarter – el 10 de abril. A practice website is available at the URL on the top of the list. I won’t publish it here, so as to keep it a private site.
• I introduced the tarea:
1. Make your own study system (list?, flashcards?) for the new vocabulary on page 25 (Unit 1B)
2. Read the interview with author Enrique Jaramillo Levi, on page 24 – you’ll notice much of the vocabulary is used in context here.
3. Write out the answers to the reading comprehension activity 1-23, page 26 (based on the interview on page 24).