Spanish II 12-12-08

Español II
12 de diciembre de 2008

• Partners reviewed their conjugations of the irregular preterite verbs written out on their verb grids begun in class on Wednesday. Partners used BOTH the pink The Preterite Tense: Irregular Verbs packet AND the WHITE El Pretérito packet to double check the forms.
• We reviewed the corrections on the homework collected yesterday: White “Practice Workbook” exercises 3A-6 & 3A-7 (irregular preterites).
• ROTATING PARTNER ORALS! Working in an “Inside/Outside” circle, students traded off asking or answering a selected group of the study questions we have been preparing all week. Everyone was AWESOME! I am really proud of how seriously and HOW WELL everyone did! I collected there scoring sheets at the end.
• We finally finished the last 10 minutes of Babé in Spanish!
• Tarea:
1. Pink Preterite Irregular Verbs packet: pages 52 & 53 (remember the pages got flipped in the printing.
2. Have fun, but be careful should there be ice out this weekend.

Spanish IV 12-12-08

Español IV
12 de diciembre de 2008

• Continued with the very interesting cultural research project Power Point presentations today. As always, those not presenting took notes and filled-in the projects reactions form.
If you were absent (1) be sure to make up the listening participation points AND (2) get the questions/thematic vocabulary handout for the presentations you missed. You’ll want to get the notes from a classmate, so that you will be able to use them on the cultural final. Look for these in the “Hojas extra” letter holder on the table under the “La Tarea” bulleting board.
Período 1ero:
1. Marisol (Los Incas)
2. Mercedes (Andrés Segovia)
3. Paco (Madrid)
4. Andrea (La Guerra Civil Española)
5. José (El béisbol en la República Dominicana)
6. Raquel (Barcelona)
Período 3ero:
7. Jerónimo (El origen del béisbol en la República Dominicana)
8. Damita (Los días feriados en México)
9. Gonzalo (La música latina)
10. Pablo (Pablo Picasso)

• Distributed a white packet over the subjunctive, which we used to review what we’ve gone over already. We went over the study notes on the first 2 pages (items numbered 1-4). Pay close attention to the examples and the ‘note’ sections.
• I reminded the class of the anuncio I wrote on the board yesterday about the UNIT 2 TEST next Wednesday (17th).
• Tarea:
1. Practice the 2B vocabulary (pg. 60) by creating 10 interesting sentences in Spanish, and then translating them to English.
2. Work in the Subjunctive Packet – Exercises A & B – note that B continues onto the following page. (pp.93 (bottom) – 95 (top).

Spanish IV 12-11-08

Español IV
11 de diciembre de 2008

• We began our presentations today:
1. Período 1ero = Alejandro (Las islas Galapagos) and Juan (El Greco)
2. Período 3ero = José (Cuba), Julio (Conquista del Perú), Francisca (Chile)
• Reviewed the uses and forms of the subjunctive = More in period 3, than 1. Period 3 completed most of the power point. Both Periods 1 & 3 still need to go over the “special uses” – we’ll do that tomorrow.
• Tarea: None tonight, but there will be tomorrow.

Spanish IV 12-10-08

Español IV
10 de diciembre de 2008
I was out of the classroom today with a family emergency. Mrs. Castro came in as our substitute.

• Students organized their written project materials into packets and turned them in.
• Working in pairs, students read aloud the piece on page 68 about Mexico City’s use of stickers on cars to limit driving to everyone day as a means of lowering air pollution.
• Answered questions, based on the reading: comparing and contrasting pollution problems found in Mexico City with those found in various cities in the United States.
• Selected an environmental issue as the most significant of those listed after the reading on page 68, and wrote out WHY it is the most significant, supporting your argument with relevant details.
• Continued our work with the subjunctive – see pages 64-67.
• Small group vocabulary drill (page 60) with flashcards.
• Tarea:
1. Project presentations begin tomorrow.
2. Announced (via the board) Unit 2 Test on 12-17-08: BOTH lessons A & B (Las partes primera y segunda del Capítulo 2)

Spanish II 12-11-08

Español II
11 de diciembre de 2008

• I collected the homework and checked it in while the students practiced for their oral exam tomorrow. We did the “roving partners” format: today those in the odd-numbered seats stayed put and those in the even-numbered ones rotated up to the next position when the music played. We confirmed the meanings, and typically correct answers for each group of 5 questions were focused on at each position before starting practicing with each new partner.

• I distributed a new packet (pink), “The Preterite Tense: Irregular Verbs”.

• We went over the verbs in the pink packet and compared these with the white packet: EL PRETERITO (handed out last unit and asked to keep as a ‘ready reference’). We reviewed the Regular Preterites (first page) and then the Irregular verbs (second page). We added caber, from the pink packet, to the ‘u’ group on the second page of the white packet.

• Tarea:
1. Irregular preterite verb grid: Add the irregular preterite verbs from the pink and white packets (that aren’t already there) to your verb grid begun yesterday in class.
2. PRACTICE FOR YOUR ORAL.

Spanish II 12-10-08

Español II
10 de diciembre de 2008

I was out of the classroom today with a family emergency. Mrs. Castro came in as our substitute.

• Practiced preterite partner questions for oral exam on Friday.
• Watched the GramActiva DVD about irregular preterites (re: pp. 140 -142)
• Completed a verb grid using Ser, Ir, Hacer, Tener, Estar and Poder – Irregular preterite verbs. We worked by ourselves , or with a partner, and then the class went over the correct forms together.
• Distributed the second half of the Practice Workbook packet (3A-5 through 3A-8), and then got started on the homework during class.
• Tarea:
1. Practice your oral questions and answers in the preterite from the pink questions handout. Be able to answer quickly with the correct information AND the correct verb form.
2. Practice Workbook Packet 3A-6 & 3A-7 (irregular preterites)

Spanish II 12-09-08

Español II
9 de diciembre de 2008

1. We reviewed the corrections over the past two exams: 2A & 2B.
2. Practiced vocabulary on pages 130-131 by watching the VideoHistoria (pages 132 & 133 in textbook).
3. Working with a partner, wrote out answers to the questions in Act. 3, on page 133.
4. Introduced the irregular verb forms for Ser & Ir in the preterite – see page 140.
5. We practiced answering our oral test questions for Friday – Pink handout from last week.
Tarea:
1. White packet: 3A-1 & 3A-2 = practicing the vocabulary on page 152.
2. Practice your questions for Friday’s Oral Test.

Spanish IV 12-09-08

1. Reviewed reading on page 59, and the 2 exercises done in class yesterday: 2-21 & 2-23.
2. Practiced vocabulary on page 60.
3. Introduced the subjunctive - see pages 64-67: I showed a Power Point clarifying the "gobbledegook" writing style of the textbook.
Tarea:
Written work for projects due tomorrow; our presentations begin tomorrow.

Spanish II 12-08-08

Español II
08 de Diciembre de 2008

• Reviewed vocabulary on page 126, A ver si recuerdas: La casa, la ciudad y los quehaceres AND page 217: Telling Time. I distributed a small packet of review activities which the students worked on while I checked in the homework flashcards.
• We reviewed the vocabulary and then did the partner oral, back of the front page, asking and answering the personal information questions at the bottom of this page.
• Introduced the new chapter – 3A. We listened to the dialogues on pages 130-131, and then repeated the highlighted vocabulary in context.
• Activities 1 & 2, pages 130, 131: Comprehension activities based on the new vocabulary.
• I distributed clip art drawings for several of the new vocabulary items, pages 130-131.
• Tarea:
1. Complete the warm-up packet from today:
a. Be sure to answer the questions completely: Subject, Verb, Information.
b. Complete the crossword. Don’t worry about #6 – It won’t connect with the vertical cross word.
c. On the last page: Complete the matching exercise, and read over the Comunicativo – we’ll do that in class tomorrow.
2. “Practice Workbook” Packet: Exercises 3A-A (re: page 126) and 3A-B (re:page 127)

Spanish IV 12-08-08

Español IV
08 de Diciembre de 2008

• Reviewed vocabulary on page 60, and then read the article about the “Futurologists” on 59, working with a partner.
• Again with our partners, we wrote out activities 2-21 and 2-23, on page 61, based on the reading. We turned these in at the end of the work time.
• We continued with our movie in Spanish, “Antz”.
• Tarea = Work on your projects, please.

Spanish II 12-05-08

Español II
1. Guest speaker to day from Spain! We learned about the Basque Country (País Vasco) in Northern Spain, and some opportunities for hosting or being an exchange student.
2. The other half of the period we: (a) went over a new handout/packet about the home and chores with extra notes over the vocabulary on page 126 (b) Talked with our 11:30 appointment partner about the drawing we did as homework over who does what chores in which rooms of our house.
3. Tarea: Flashcards over the rooms and the chores from today’s handout.

Spanish IV 12-05-08

Español IV
1. Guest speaker to day from Spain! We learned about the Basque Country (País Vasco) in Northern Spain, and some opportunities for hosting or being an exchange student.
2. The other half of the period we: (a) Corrected our 2-8 & 2-9 exercises in our workbook packet over the Future, and (b) Had our 30 minutes of games in Spanish for filling our bottles. (Period 3 – 20 minutes = I owe them 10 minutes more.)
3. Tarea: Projects!

Español II 12-04-08

Español II
04 de diciembre de 2008

• Corrected last night’s homework as a way to review before our lesson 2B test today.
• Students turned in their packet of selected homework for the lesson.
• Took 2B exam.
• 2 “house” handouts: one with flashcard drawings of parts of the house, the other an outline of a house. Students are to refer to the vocabulary about the home and chores on page 126, and draw pictures of the various areas in a home and people doing typical chores for those areas.
• Tarea: Complete your house and chores drawings for tomorrow.

Spanish IV 12-04-08

Español IV
04 de diciembre de 2008

• Graded Oral Discussion– re: Los problemas del medio ambiente. Sitting in a circle students took turns showing and explaining the small poster created as homework, and then answering probing questions presented by the other students. Each student had to pose at least 2 intelligent questions each during the entire exercise. This took the bulk of class today.
• Continued with our practice of El futuro – completing the exercises 2-8 & 2-9 in the workbook packet.
• Tarea: Work on your project.

Homework Packet for Spanish II - 2B

Realidades 2
Las tareas para la lección 2B

1. Cuadrícula de verbos Rosado (pretérito)
2. Paquete Amarillo “Practice Workbook”
2-B-1, 2,3(tarea),5,6,7
B-8 (Crucigrama) = tarea
B-9 (Organizador) = tarea
3. Hoja Amarilla = El Pretérito = Práctica #1
4. WAVA = Listening Practices pp. 38-41
Act. 5,6, 7, 8 & 9

Spanish II 12-03-08

Español II
3 de diciembre de 2008

• WAVA Listening exercises 8 & 9 – pp. 40-41.
• Homework correction – AND BIG REVIEW! Yellow handout practicing the vocabulary, verbs in the preterite and then putting it all together in translation sentences.
• Reading and cultural information (partner practice) = Fondo Cultural ¿Qué talla uso? Page 109. Discusses how clothing and shoe sizes vary in various Spanish-speaking countries. Students then calculated their own shoes size in Spain.
• Yellow Practice Workbook 2B-7: Practiced making pronoun phrases to avoid repeating the noun twice.
• Reviewed, and then practiced Demonstrative Adjectives. – See text page 114. We completed Activity 2B-6 in the same packet as mentioned above.
• I went over the list of homework to study from and organize to turn in tomorrow – see separate blog entry.
• Tarea:
1. Test 2B tomorrow – review pages 124-125
2. Study from your homework packet while organizing it.
3. Complete exercises 2B-8 and 2B-9 in your yellow packet.

Spanish IV 12-03-08

Español IV
3 de diciembre de 2008

• Read article in textbook about the ecological movement in Costa Rica – page 54. Then practiced the comparison and follow-up discussions.
• Whole class discussion based the comparison/contrasts of Costa Rica’s and our ecological movement.
• Corrected the homework reviewing the uses of Ser-Estar-Haber and El futuro.
• We talked more about the criteria for the research project – HANDOUT: TIPS FOR SUCCESS WITH YOUR PROJECT.
I clarified:
1. that you are to SEND your Power Point to me as an attachment via MY EMAIL address cthurber@ttsd.k12.or.us 2 days prior to your presentation.
2. if you would like me to print off your vocab/questions handout I need your original 2 days prior to your presentation.
3. that ONLY POWER POINT (2003 – or earlier- version will work) NOT a later version nor a different presentation application.
4. Mac versions have not run well, but you may use the library’s computers or mine (by arrangement).
5. how to save Power Point in 97-2003 version – necessary for my school computer to be able to read your presentation.
6. how to print out your Power Point Slide in the 3-Slides per page format – color in not necessary.
• Tarea:
1. Parent letter signed re: Movies in next unit.
2. Small poster re: ecological issue – to be used in an oral tomorrow to persuade us to your point of view. See Act. 2-6, p. 48 – Text.

Spanish II 12-02-08

Español II
2 de diciembre de 2008

• ANNOUNCED LESSON 2-B TEST ON Thursday – 4 DE DICIEMBRE
• Warm-up: Yellow Practice Workbook Packet – Activity 2B-5, practicing verbs in the preterite.
• Listening Practice with the WAVA workbook: Activities 5, 6 & 7 = Vocabulary and the preterite in context. Pages 38-39.
• Written practice: Preterite and Vocabulary in context = Pink Handout “Práctica”
• Speaking practice: Partner questions = Pink two-sided handout. We practiced with our 10:30AM appointment partner, and then practiced some more as a whole class. We’ll be using these questions as the basis for our ORAL TEST on FRIDAY – 5 DE DICIEMBRE
• Tarea:
1. Yellow handout: El pretérito – Práctica = Preterite verb practice AND vocabulary in context.
2. Please bring your WAVA workbook tomorrow.

Spanish IV 12-02-08

Español IV
2 de diciembre de 2008

• Students turned-in their Annotated Bibliography of general research towards their quarter project.
• We reviewed the calendar for the rest of the quarter and which days students will be presenting their projects. Then students completed the “Propuesta” (on the reverse of the instructions for their Annotated Bibliography in their project packets) indicating 3 topics and requesting 3 presentation dates, including date of possible conflicts with other major projects, appointments, etc.
• Rotating partners oral: regarding the long weekend.
• Reviewed the uses of Ser/Estar/Haber – to be & there exists. See pages 49-51 in text book. We completed:
1. Activity 2-8, page 51 – textbook
2. Workbook packet: page WB42, Activity 2-3. Period 1 also did 2-4.
• Reviewed the use of the Futuro – See pages 55-56 in textbook. We corrected Activity A-15.
• Tarea:
1. Textbook: 2-11. Write at least 3 sentences about each place indicated using Estar, Ser and Haber.
2. Workbook Packet: (Period 3 only– Activity 2-4 = Ser, estar, o haber)
Periods 1 & 3: Act. 2-5 (WB43) – ser, estar, o haber
Act. 2-7 (WB43-44) – el futuro