Spanish IV 09-16-08

Español IV 09-16-08 – Mexico’s Independence Day!

• Started watching the Cry for Independence ceremony from last night in Mexico City – but we had difficulty getting it to load. If you want to watch it, here’s the link:
http://multimedia.calderon.presidencia.gob.mx/gm_generador.php?identificador=38647&video=true
• Introduction of El presente perfecto – the present perfect: Using the present tense of HABER with the PAST PARTICIPLE to say what someone HAS DONE.
• Review in the guise of an icebreaker – students collected signatures on questions (many of which were written using the present perfect) regarding basic grammar and culture, and then we debriefed them.
• Corrected/reviewed homework – WB exercises 12-14.
• I introduced/reviewed another compound verb form: The progressive, and then went over the homework for tomorrow.
• Talked about our shield project.
• Tarea:
1. Rough draft of the first 2 paragraphs for your personal shield description. Be sure to write fully described sentences that incorporate 3-5 supports for your item mentioned (the 6 elements of the shield EACH represent ONE fully developed paragraph a piece).
2. WB21 – practicing the progresivo.