Spanish IV 04-20-09

Español IV
20 de abril de 2009

1. I checked in the very short homework assignment, and we disappointed so few had completed it. It seems there was some question about the last section, so I extended those 3 sentences for tomorrow.

2. New Vocabulary Practice:
a. Fill-in 2-A Vocabulary Handout, page 46.
b. Pronunciation practice.
c. Comprehension in context - read the interview with the "futurologist" on page 45 with a partner.
d. Comprehension exercise: 2-1, page 47. Completed with a partner, then reviewed as a whole class.

3. I returned the student's Annotated Bibliography project while they worked with partners.

4. Introducing the new theme: Progress and the Future/the environment. Students completed a T-chart indicating
(a) What they already knew in Spanish about the theme
(b) What they wanted to learn

5. Tarea:
(a) New Workbook Packet - exercises 2-1 & 2-2
(b) Write 10 definitons in Spanish (each a sentence long) describing the vocabulary item so someone can guess which word is being described.