Spanish II 05-29-09

Español II
29 de mayo de 2009

Vocabulary 3B Review: "Practice vocabulary test"

Study/Review 3B

Took 3B Exam, with optional essay question.

Introduced new vocabulary, 4A - page 208.

We began watching, "Los Increíbles" = The Incredibles in Spanish.

Tarea:
Write out your own vocabulary sheet (Spanish - English) for the new vocabulary, page 208

Spanish IV 05-29-09

Español IV
29 de mayo de 2009

Los proyectos:
1. Raquel = Andrés Segovia
2. Julia = Pablo Casals

Repaso de la tarea:
1. Actividad 3-2, práctica del vocabulario.
2. Las preguntas de comprensión, #2 - La historia oficial
3. Discusión breve sobre Guatemala

Película:
Introducción de los personajes
El norte = Primera parte, Arturo Xuncax hasta Enrique y Rosa se encuentran en el bosque.

Tarea:
Escribe 10 oraciones como definiciones de 10 de los vocablos en la página 89.

Spanish II 05-28-09

Español II
28 de mayo de 2009

1. 3B Green Vocabulary and Study Packet - Last page = Verb practice: Yo, Tú affirmative command, Tú negative command.

2. Review: The Progressive
See page 171 AND your green 3B study packet (second page)
Blue "3B Practice Workbook" packet = Activity 3B-7, practicing these irregular progressives.

3. Vocabulary practice: Corrected the homework due yesterday (3b practice workbook packet) 3B-1,2 & 3. We did activity 3B-4 in class today.

4. Review: Direct Object Pronouns (me, te, lo/la, nos, os, los/las) = Activity 3B-5, in blue practice workbook packet.

5. Giving and Following Game: Working in partners students took turns reading 4 different sets of directions and following them on a map of the school to see if they ended up where I intended.

Tarea:
Study for the 3B Test tomorrow:
(1) Spelling Test on the vocabulary, page 180. Here are some links to review games:
Concentración
Jig Word
(2) Multiple Choice Test on the structures:
(a) Affirmative Tú commands = pay attention to the irregular ones!
(b) Direct Object Pronouns
(c) The Progressives (Estar + --ndo)= Pay close attention to the irregulars!

Spanish IV 05-28-09

Español IV
28 de mayo de 2009

Los proyectos:
Diego G. = La obesidad hoy en día en México
Pepe W. = Los Mayas

Repaso - La tarea sobre la Declaración de los Derechos Humanos, lectura de p. 79
Actividad 3-1: las garantías y protecciones.

Discusión: La histora oficial y las preguntas de comprensión (tarea).

Tarea:
1. Búsqueda de la Red: Guatemala - La Guerra Civil de los años 60's - 90's y los abusos de los derechos humanos de los Maya.
2. Hoja de preguntas #2 = La historia oficial

Spanish II 05-27-09

Español II
27 de mayo de 2009

Listening Comprehension:
Actividad 9, página 164: Following directions to 3 different places in Viejo San Juan, while looking at the map in your book - Practicing our vocabulary and commands in context.

Speaking Practice:
Activity 10, page 165 = Using the same map as above, traded off asking for and giving directions.

Structures:
Informal Commands - These are the verb forms we are using to give directions.
(a)New Handout: Dorado - Mandatos Directos. Overview of how to form all types of commands. For our lesson, 3B, we ONLY NEED the INFORMAL/FAMILIAR Commands (Tú).

(b) White Two-sided Handout:
1. Meanings of the vocabulary verbs, and their affirmative and negative Tú command forms.
2. Sentences to translate incorporating affirmative and negative commands along with the lesson's vocabulary.

Cultural Perspectives:
1. Fondo Cultural - page 165: La plaza mayor
2. Fondo Cultural - page 172 - El permiso de manejar

Tarea:
1. Write TWO SETS of DIRECTIONS from THS to somewhere else in Tigard.
EACH SET need AT LEAST 5 DIFFERENT TU COMMANDS and TWO points of reference.

2. Study for our Lesson 3B TEST on FRIDAY.

Spanish IV 05-27-09

Español IV
27 de mayo de 2009

Correcciones - el crucigrama: We corrected last night's crossword assignment.

Los proyectos:
Lola = Joan Miró

Lectura:
Reading aloud with a partner, page 79: La declaración de los derechos humanos universales de Las Naciones Unidas

La película:
La historia oficial = we watched the dramatic conclusion today.

Tarea:
1. Actividad 3-1, text page 81 = referencing the reading on page 79, make a "T-Chart" according to the directions in the book.
2. Actividad 3-2, page 81 - Practicing your vocabulary section, Ampliación
3. Complete your comprehension questions based on the movie.

Spanish II 05-26-09

Español IV
26 de mayo de 2009

Vocabulary comprehension practice:
Pages 158-159 - Listening and repeating.

Activities 1 & 2, practicing the vocabulary and following directions.

We watched the Video Historia - see the script on pages 160-161.
Write out Activity 3, page 161 = Comprehension questions.

Activity 4, page 162 + learning about traffic circles.

Structures:
Familiar (informal) Commands
We continued on in the blue packets from Friday. We practiced using both Familiar Affirmative Commands(Do it!)and Familiar Negative Commands (Don't do it).
Complete practices A & B on pages 35 & 36 in the packet.

Direct Object Pronouns: page 166.
We reviewed these little words that go before the verb to indicate FOR WHOM the action is being done. Example I invite you.

We wrote out Activity 12, page 166.

Tarea:
Blue "PRACTICE WORKBOOK PACKET"
Activities: 3B-1, 2 & 3 (pp. 62-64)

Spanish IV 05-26-09

Español IV
26 de mayo de 2009

Los proyectos de hoy:
Diego Rivera = "Autobiografía" (:>)
Mercedes = Frida Kahló

Repaso de la tarea:
La historia oficial = Los personajes y sus cualidades
Preguntas de comprensión 1-6

Continuamos con la película =
Mañana empezamos con la visita a la casa de los padres de Roberto.

Tarea:
Crucigrama de 3A

Spanish II 05-22-09

Español II
22 de mayo de 2009

Precaliento:
Finding the 10 hidden ghosts in the house - practicing prepositions of place, the rooms of the house and furnishings.

Rima:
Took the written quiz over the words to the prepositions poem.
Organized into groups.
Presented the poem to the class in small groups.

Commands - I introduced Formal (direct) Commands = see the NEW BLUE PACKET
Direct Commands = Directly asking "YOU" to do something. This can be directed to either usted (Ud.) OR useded (Uds.).
We went over the forms and practiced conjugation several of them - Completed through the second page.

Corrected the homework on the Golden Handout, Realidades 2, 3B, pp. 154-155

Tarea:
Please make vocabulary flash cards for the items on page 180 (but NOT the Structures - unless you want to :>)

Spanish IV 05-22-09

Español IV
22 de mayo de 2009

Los proyectos de hoy:
Carmen - Las Islas Canarias
Enrique L. - Velázquez (el pintor maestro español del realismo)

Jugamos:
Loteria bilingüe: El gobierno. Practicing topic vocabulary.

Continued with our movie:
La historia oficial - Gabi's birthday and Alicia and Roberto are beginning to discuss the night Roberto brought Gabi home from the hospital.

Tarea:
Identify personality traits and relationships of the characters we've seen so far in the movie: Alicia, Roberto, Gabi, Ana, (Pedro), Profe Benítez
Answer the comprehension questions 1-6

Spanish II 05-21-09

Español II
21 de mayo de 2009

Listening comprehension practice:
Handout Diagraming, ¿Cómo van?: 3 columns of Names, Pictures of Places and Pictures of modes of transportation. As I said who went where and how s/he got there, students connected the elements, diagramming what was said. Then they wrote out the sentences to match what they drew.

Vocabulary practice:
1. Places in the town: We used the reverse of the previous handout to review the list of 20 places typical to a town.

2. Homework corrections/review:
a. Green Vocabulary packet - re: pp. 154-155 (prepositions of place and modes of transportation.
b. Blue Practice Workbook Packet, 3B-B: Part 1 = modes of transport, part 2 = Yo-go verbs.

3. Librito: Cómo nos transportamos - Using the document camera, I showed this small book about the history of modes of transportation I bought in Mexico.

La rima: Practicing prepositions of place and directional adverbs. We practiced all together, and then in our small groups = Getting ready for our presentations tomorrow!

Golden Handout: Realidades 2, 3B pp.154-155
Review of the vocabulary and structures of this mini-lesson before we begin 3B.

Tarea:
1. Be ready for the RIMA test and oral tomorrow. Be able to write out all of the words, spelled accurately, and then say the poem with your group. Forgot your copy? See yesterday's blog posting.
2. Complete the golden handout for pp.154-155.
3. Blue handout, ¿Adónde vas?
Write 10 SENTENCES, answering the question, ¿Cuándo vas?.
Select 10 items for the list of 20 places in a city, and use a different one and a different answer to when you go there for each sentence.
To answer “Cuándo vas” you could say (a) a time of day (b) a specific day of the week (c) a month of the year or (d) a season of the year.

Spanish IV 05-21-09

Español IV
21 de mayo de 2009

Los proyectos de hoy:
Pedro - Los aztecas
Lupe - México
Memo - Las comidas mexicanas
!Muy interesantes!

We went over the background information the students investigated over La Guerra Sucia de Argentina, and then we began our movie,
La historia oficial.

Tarea:
1. Hoja del vocabulario, pg. 80
2. Lotería - el gobierno (bilingual answers - check the reverse of your handout for the meanings).

Spanish II 05-20-09

Español II
20 de mayo de 2009

Reviewed for the test by correcting the EXTRA CREDIT homework: practicing the verbs and vocabulary in sentences - both in the present and preterite tenses.

Took 3A Lesson Test:
(1) Vocabulary Spelling test, page 152
(2) Recognition Chapter Test with a Short-Answer Written section.

I introduced the prepositions of place and their related adverbs - directional motions - with the rhyme:
Izquierda, Derecha
Delante, Detrás,
Cerca y Lejos
Y algo más.
Abajo, Arriba,
Enfrente, Encima,
Y ahora, muchachos,
Se acaba la rima.
I also taught motions to go with the rhyme, and we all got up and did it together.
Students need to have this memorized for Friday - they'll write it out individually and then perform it in groups of 3's.

Tarea:
1. Green vocabulary and notes packet - fill-in the vocabulary items.
2. Practice your rhyme - Blue hand-out.
3. Blue "Practice Workbook" packet - Activity 3B-B (parts 1 - transportation & 2 - 3. Blue "Practice Workbook" packet - Activity 3B-B:
Part 1 (Transportation Vocab.)
Part 2 - Answer the questions with the "yo- go" verbs.

Spanish IV 05-20-09

Español IV
20 de mayo de 2009

Corrected the Tarea de repaso - reviewing the vocabulary and uses of the subjunctive versus the indicative and the infinitive.

Took the 2B test: Vocabulary, Fill-in and then 100 word essay.

Some needed longer than I had planned for to complete the test, so we moved all of today's projects to tomorrow.

Tarea:
Background Web research re: La Guerra Sucia de Argentina.
Find out the basic answers to these questions:
1. Qué, cuándo, quiénes, por qué
2. Los desaparecidos - quiénes fueron

Spanish II 05-19-09

Español II
19 de mayo de 2009

Reading Comprehension practice & Cultural Background:
El fondo cultural: pages 135 & 137 = El palacio de correos in Mexico City and Las farmacias.

Listening Comprehension practice:
WAVA Workbook, Exercises 7, 8 & 9 - pages 50 & 51.

Homework Review:
1. 3A Translation Worksheet: Green Two-sided handout combining all of the elements of the chapter: vocabulary, irregular preterite verbs, direct object pronouns.
2. Direct Object Pronouns packet, Exercise A.

We began the 3A Práctica de los verbos - Translation of the lesson's vocabulary and verbs BOTH in the present and preterite tenses. Period 2 did sentences 1-9 in class; Period 4 did 1-5 in-class. Extra credit available tomorrow for completing the rest CAREFULLY AND ACCURATELY

Tarea:
Study for the 3A Test. Here are links to practice sites:
3A Realidades vocabulary practice
More practices:
Jig Word
Speed Word
Practice with Ser and Ir in the preterite

Practice with Hacer, Estar, Poder and Tener in the preterite

Spanish IV 05-19-09

Español IV
19 de mayo de 2009

1. Students practiced conjugations of the present subjunctive via a battleship style game, working with a partner.

2. Homework corrections and notes - Pink packet reviewing
(A) The uses of the subjunctive in cases of indefinite action or subjects versus the indicative for definite ones.
(B) When to use the subjunctive, indicative or an infinitive.

3. In-class time to work on the study review packet, "Tarea de repaso" in preparation for tomorrow's test 2B.
Items to know for the test are:
Vocabulary, page 60
Readings on pages 59 & 68
Forms and uses of the present subjunctive
When to use the Subjunctive, the Indicative or the Infinitive forms of the verb.

Here are links to some practice web sites for both the subjunctive and the vocabulary 2B:

1. Good elemental introductory explanation of the subjunctive:

2. A more complete explanation of the subjunctive:

3. Practice exercise of the conjugation of the present subjunctive

Conexiones 2B vocabulary practice

Tarea:
1. Tarea de repaso packet
2. Examen 2B

Spanish II 05-18-09

Español II
18 de mayo de 2009

Warm-up: Activity 8, page 136: Partner Speaking Practice, using the vocabulary and grammar together.

Activity 9, page 137: Reading comprehension and written answers to comprehension questions.

Listening Comprehension practice: WAVA workbook activities 5 & 6, page 49, workbook.

Homework corrections/review:
1. Green Handout: Práctica con los verbos (practicing the irregular preterites) - filling in the blanks AND translating sentences.
2. WAVA, Act. 12, page 52 = Vocabulary and writing practice.
Act. 14, page 54 = Preterite forms of Ser & Ir

Direct Object Pronouns: New Green Two-sided Handout: We went over the notes on forms and uses on the front side, and completed 1-5 of the practice exercise on the reverse.

Irregular Preterite Flashcards - I made another set (like the ones of the regular preterite) and offered them to those who wanted them.

Tarea:
Reminder of what to study for WEDNESDAY'S 3A TEST:
1. Vocabulary, page 154
2. Irregular Preterites (especially: Ser, Ir, Tener, Estar, Poder, Hacer)
3. Direct Object Pronouns

Tarea:
1. 3A Translation Sheet = Double Homework Points
(Side 1: #1-10, Side 2: #'s 11-20)
2. Pink Direct Object Pronouns Packet: Complete it by finishing "Exercise A"

Spanish IV 05-18-09

Español IV
18 de mayo de 2009

Reading Comprehension Practice:
Reading aloud with a partner: "La lucha contra la contaminación en México, D.F" = page 68 (text book). Then the follow-up activity: Vamos a comparar, using a Venn diagram to compare causes and efforts to reduce pollution in Mexico City and Portland.
debriefed both the reading and the activity with the whole class.

Homework correction:
1. Tarea del vocabulario = practicing the vocabulary from page 60.
2. I collected the signed Progress Reports.

Study Points for 2B Test on Wednesday:
1. Vocabulary page 60
2. Readings: pages 50 & 68
3. Subjunctive: Regular and Irregular Forms and Uses
4. Subjunctive - Indicative - Infinitive: Which one to use when?

Proyectos:
1. Lorena: Guatemala
2. Felipa: Costa Rica

Tarea:
Paquete rosado: Uses of the subjunctive for Existence/Unreality & Certainty/Uncertainty

Spanish II 05-15-09

Español II
15 de mayo de 2009

1. Preterite Partner Oral Assessment: In 8 rounds of questions, each student alternated between ASKING and ANSWERING a selected group of the questions from the study sheets. Those who ASKED the questions also scored their partner's responses, according to the guidelines of (1)appropriateness of the information (2)accuracy of the verb (3)promptness of the delivery.
THE STUDENTS DID GREAT! and I AM A VERY PROUD TEACHER, Indeed. Gracias, estudiantes.

2. More practice with irregular preterites - we continued on in the pink packet:
A. Spelling changes with -er & -ir verbs (also see the bottom of the front page of your white reference packet, EL PRETERITO).
B. SER, IR, DAR, VER - more practice with these.
C. We completed "Practices B & C" in the packet.

3. More practice with Direct Object Pronouns - We continued on in that packet, too. Especially focused on when "YOU" is the SUBJECT of the VERB versus the DIRECT OBJECT of the VERB.

4. I gave out PROGRESS REPORTS.

Tarea:
1. Please return your SIGNED PROGRESS REPORT ON MONDAY.
2. WAVA workbook: Actividad 10, page 52 (vocabulary practice)
& Actividad 12, page 54 - Preterite of SER and IR.
3. Green Handout: "Practica con los verbos" = Using the Preterite complete BOTH PARTS, please - It is IMPORTANT PRACTICE to do the translation section, too.

Spanish IV 05-15-09

Español IV
15 de mayo de 2009

Vocabulary Review, page 60:
Small groups flashcard review game - One person is "Maestro/a" and the others try to "win" the card by being 1st to give the Spanish for the prompt.

Homework correction:
(a) 2-sided handout = Review of the subjunctive: we discussed when one would use the indicative, the subjunctive or the infinitive.
(b) Workbook page 46: Vocabulary and subjunctive practices.

Proyectos:
Jacquelina = Venezuela
Nicolás = Cuba
Héctor = La música mexicana popular

Progress Reports were distributed.

Tarea:
1. Tarea del vocabulario - handout (Hoja extra)
2. Please have your progress report signed, and return it on Monday.
3. Have a SAFE and SANE, yet FUN Prom (:>)

Spanish II - Examen oral del pretérito

Spanish II - Examen oral del pretérito

Here are the questions and the scoring we will be using for our partner oral assessment tomorrow.

Oral de pareja =
• 3 puntos por pregunta posible.
• 5 preguntas con cada pareja.
• 15 puntos posibles por cada pareja.
La clave:
1. La respuesta tiene la información apropiada = 1 punto
2. La respuesta tiene la forma del verbo correcto = 1 punto
3. 1 y 2 y la persona contesta inmediatamente = 1 punto
La persona necesita repetición de la pregunto = (- 1 punto)

Side One:
Las Preguntas:
1. ¿Adónde fuiste ayer? Fui al colegio, a la práctica de béisbol, a casa de mi amigo…
2. ¿Qué música escuchaste ayer? Escuché la radio, un disco compacto…
3. ¿Qué tarea hiciste ayer? Ayer hice la tarea para la clase de…
4. ¿Qué programa de televisión viste? Anoche vi el programa ___
5. ¿Qué materias (subjects) estudiaste anoche? Estudié…
6. ¿A qué hora llegaste al colegio esta mañana? Llegué a las…
7. ¿Quién fue tu maestro de primer grado? Fue la Sra. ___
8. ¿Quién fue tu maestro del primer año de español? Fue la Sra/Srta. ___
9. ¿Cuántas horas dormiste anoche? Dormí __
10. ¿Con quién hablaste ayer? Hablé con _______
11. ¿En qué clase escribiste mucho ayer? Escribí mucho en __
12. ¿Qué tiempo hizo ayer? Hizo sol/hizo frío/hizo calor/llovió
13. ¿Qué comiste ayer? Comí pizza
14. ¿A qué hora volviste a casa ayer? Volví a casa a las…
15. ¿A qué hora te despertaste hoy? Me desperté a las…
16. ¿Quién habló en clase hoy? ________ habló mucho.
17. El verano pasado, ¿adónde viajó (travelled) tu familia?
Viajamos a _______.
18. ¿Qué compraste recientemente? Compré _______
19. ¿Adónde fue ayer tu mamá o papá? Fue a _______
20. ¿Qué pelicula viste este mes? Vi ________
21. ¿Qué libro leíste este año? Leí ____

Side TWO:
1. ¿A qué hora te levantaste esta mañana? Me levanté a las....
2. ¿Qué libro leíste este año?
3. ¿Con quién hablaste esta mañana?
4. ¿Qué película o video viste este mes?
Vi...
5. ¿Qué compraste recientemente?
6. ¿En qué tienda buscaste zapatos este año?
7. El verano pasado, ¿adónde fuiste?
Fui a ....
8. ¿En qué año aprendiste a nadar? ¿A leer?
9. ¿ Qué programa de la tele miraste esta semana?
10. La semana pasada, ¿qué exámenes tomaste?
11. ¿Qué canción escuchaste ayer?
12. ¿Caminaste a la escuela hoy? ¿Manejaste? ¿Tomaste el autobús?
13. ¿Qué comiste esta mañana?
14. ¿A qué hora te acostaste anoche?
15. ¿A qué hora te levantaste el sábado pasado?
16. ¿Con quién hablaste ayer por el teléfono?
17. ¿Qué buscaste esta mañana? Busqué mi ropa...
18. ¿Qué tareas escribiste anoche?
19. ¿Qué escribiste en clase hoy?
20. ¿A qué hora te vestiste esta mañana?
21. ¿Cómo pagaste recientemente por algo que compraste?
¿Pagaste en efectivo?
22. ¿A quién llamaste por teléfono recientemente? ¿Por qué?
23. ¿Encontraste todos los materiales para clase hoy, o perdiste algo?

Spanish II -5-14-09

Español II
14 de mayo de 2009

Vocabulary and Speaking Practice:
Activities 4 & 5, page 134.
In Activity 4 students wrote out the 8 places in the town pictured in the drawings, and what they "had to do" there.
Then in Act. 5, they acted out the conversation asking and answering questions about where they had to go, what they had to do there and when the places opened and closed.

Irregular Preterite Review:
1. Corrections of the Irregular Preterite Verb Grid
2. Conjugation practice games: Verb Subjects Ball toss - the catcher identifies the subject their thumb landed on and then conjugates the previously indicated verb for that form.
3. Period 2 also corrected last night's Practice A exercise from the Irregular Preterite packet.

Preterite Oral Exam Practice:
More practice for our oral tomorrow - today we did more rotating partners. With each new partner students traded off roles of "Interviewer" and "Interviewee". We also focused on a different set of the questions with each new partner. This is a similar format to what we will do tomorrow.

Direct Object Pronouns
Period 4 got the presentation and packet practice that Period 2 did yesterday.

Tarea:
Practice for your oral tomorrow!
Remember for the best score, you'll want to be able to:
1. Answer with appropriate INFORMATION
2. Answer with the appropriate FORM OF THE VERB IN THE PRETERITE
3. Answer ACCURATELY and QUICKLY.

Spanish IV 05-14-09

Español IV
14 de mayo de 2009

El subjuntivo:
1. Corrections from last night's homework
2. New packet (I'll refer to it as paquete del subjuntivo #2, but it says on the top: El subjuntivo - Las formaciones y los usos, Conexiones páginas 64-69). We went through the notes on the first 2 pages and then worked the "práctica" and "traducza" sections together. I recommend you keep this as a reference = Recomiendo que lo guarden como una referencia.

3. Los proyectos:
(A) Ricardito - El Salvador (con pupusas deliciosas :>)
(B) Pable - Las Islas Galapagos

Mañana: Jacquelina - Venezuela y Nicolás - Cuba;
Maybe Hector - La música mexicana, if he's well enough.

Tarea:
1. Two-Sided Handout=
A: El uso del subjuntivo: emociones y sentimientos
B: El uso del subjuntivo con expresiones de duda
2. Workbook Packet - WB46: 2-10 = vocabulario de p. 60, 2-11 = el subjuntivo

Spanish II 05-13-09

Español II
13 de mayo de 2009

1. Warm-up sentences translating the 4 irregular preterite verbs studied as homework: Estar, Tener, Hacer and Poder.

2. Homework Correction: Activity 19, page 142 (irregular preterite verbs))

3. New packet: Irregular Preterite Verbs (rosado). We went over the "grouped irregulars" (U stems, I stems, and J stems)and compared these with the irregulars on the backside of the first page of our WHITE reference packet, EL PRETERITO. Then we went over the NUMBERED STUDY POINTS in the Irregular Preterite packet.

4. We reviewed the IRREGULAR PRETERITE VERB GRID we began last week, and the verbs we added in last night: TENER, ESTAR, PODER & HACER.

5. PRETERITE ORAL EXAM PRACTICE: Preparing for FRIDAY, we wrote out answers to questions #11-23 (2B Preterite Partner Questions - pink questions handout). Later, we reviewed our answers and then practiced asking and answering these with our "seat partner".

6. I introduced the concept of DIRECT OBJECTS and DIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS: I gave examples and we watched the Gram Activa DVD. See page 138 in your textbook. I handed out a packet (rosado) "Direct Object Pronouns: LO, LA, LOS, LAS, Referring to Persons".

Tarea:
1. Complete your VERB GRID of IRREGULAR VERBS in the PRETERITE. Refer to your white packet EL PRETERITO, and your pink packet THE PRETERITE TENSE:IRREGULAR VERBS. Be sure to include all of the irregular verbs in the white packet.
2. Practice A - Pink packet:THE PRETERITE TENSE:IRREGULAR VERBS.
3. 3A Vocabulary Fan-fold #2: 7 vocabulary items from page 152. Each item repeated 8 times.

Spanish IV 05-13-09

Español IV
13 de mayo de 2009

Subjunctive Review:
1. Flash card sentences - rotating groups of 5 cards each, up to 20 sentences in all, each one wrote out his/her own version while working with a partner. We went over all of them together once most were done.

2. Corrections of last night's homework (Ex. B) in the subjunctive packet.

3. Proyectos:
A. Reina finished telling us about the Tango, completing her presentation on the history of Latin Dance.
B. Enrique D. presented "La geografia de Sudamérica"

C. Héctor was absent, so we'll look for his presentation on La música mexicana upon his return, and we ran long, so Pablo will present tomorrow on Las Islas Galápagos.

D. Also "on deck" for tomorrow is Ricardito with his topic, "El Salvador".

Tarea:
1. Exercise C - El paquete del subjuntivo
Item numbers: 2,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,15.
2. Some students still need to turn in their signed permission letter for next unit's films.

Spanish II 05-12-09

Español II
12 de mayo de 2009

Tuesday Late-start Schedule

1. Warm-up: Students wrote out answers to the first 10 questions on the 2B Partner Questions Handout (we'll be using these for our ORAL TEST on Friday) while I collected and graded their "fan folds" vocabulary practice homework.

2. We reviewed the questions and their possible answers - Students need to be sure they are answering with BOTH the INFORMATION as well as the CORRECT FORM OF THE PRETERITE VERBS.

3. New vocabulary in context: We watched the DVD of the Video Historia. See pages 132-133 in the textbook for the script and photos taken from the video.

4. Working with a partner, students wrote out answers to the comprehension questions about the Video Historia: Actividad 3, page 133. Once done, we reviewed the answers together as a whole class.

5. Gram Activa - DVD presentation of the irregular preterite verbs featured in this lesson: Ser, Ir, and Hacer, Tener, Estar, and Poder - see pages 140 and 142.

6. Textbook page 142 AND White Irregular Verb Grid (begun in lesson 2B) AND White EL PRETERITO packet. We continued our work over the "grouped irregulars", continuing filling in the verb grid for the "UV", "U", "i", and "J" groups.

Homework:
1. Study the 4 verbs on page 142 (Hacer, Tener, Estar, and Poder. For tomorrow, KNOW their Forms and Meanings in the Preterite. Example I give you "She was sick" and you'll write "Ella estuvo enferma".
2. Activity 19, page 142: Write out the forms of the verbs needed to fill the spaces in the paragraph.

Spanish IV 05-12-09

Español IV
12 de mayo de 2009

Tuesday - Late Start Schedule

1. Stamped and corrected the vocabulary crossword completed as last night's homework - based on the vocabulary on page 60.

2. Students turned in signed permission letters for the 2 films we will be viewing in our next unit.

3. Review of the basics of the subjunctive - I wrote notes on the Smart Board, several students also took their own notes.
What it is; How it is formed; When to use

4. I distributed a new SUBJUNCTIVE packet, going over the same items as above, but in greater detail and a quick overview of the past subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo).
We worked through the notes and examples on the first few pages, and worked EXERCISE A together.

5. "Reina" presented today on La historia de los bailes latinos, but ran a bit short of time and will finish her last segment tomorrow.

Tarea:
Subjunctive Packet = Exercise B = Item numbers: 1,2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 15.

Spanish II 05-11-09

Español II
11 de mayo de 2009
Shortened class today re: Prom Court Assembly

I. New Chapter = 3A Vocabulary introduction in context - pages 130 and 131:
A. Listening and reading practice

B. Pronunciation practice

C. Active Listening Activities: Activity 1 & 2, pages 131 & 132.

D. Flashcard drawings - I distributed these to the class -
and MORE PRACTICE re: pronunciation and special uses.

2B Tests Review = Most people have made-up these tests so we could now go over them. We went over the students work and the answers to:
A. Preterite Test (4/30)
B. 2B Lesson Recognition Test and some production (5/04)
C. 2B Vocabulary Production Test (5/05)

Period 4 practiced the preterite questions/answers for the oral test on Friday - (Period 2 lost an additional 20 minutes due to assembly running long).

Tarea:
Practice All of the vocabulary on page 152.
Select the 8 that are most difficult for you to remember.
Make a "fan fold" of these 8 words (writing each of them out 8 times).
C. 2B Vocabulary Production Test (5/05)

Spanish IV 05-11-09

Español IV
11 de mayo de 2009
Short class today re: Prom Court Assembly

1. We organized the printed/written materials for our projects and then turned them in.

2. Activity 2-25 - page 62. Students wrote out definitions for the items listed in the activity, without mentioning what the item is. Then they circulated asking others to guess what they were describing and guessing what others had described. Great practice for vocabulary, circumlocution, and listening comprehension.

3. I began introducing the basics of the subjunctive: What it is, how it is formed and,in general terms, when it is used. Get notes from a classmate.

Tarea:
1. Have your parent/guardian sign you permission letter for the movies in the human rights unit.
2. Practice your vocabulary with the crossword puzzle distributed today in class.

Spanish II 05-08-09

Español II
08 de mayo de 2009

1. Crossword = Vocabulary from pages 126 & 127 = Household chores and time expressions.

2. Turned in our HOUSE drawings = I LOVED your creative work; Gracias, estudiantes!

3. Small group conversations = asking and answering questions about each others' house drawings.

4. En casa/El hogar Packet - We reviewed the vocabulary on the front and back of the first page, and completed the first exercise.

5. Period 2: Partner Preterite Questions Oral practice.
(Period 4 had 12 people out for Sports and Absences = we'll practice every day next week)

6. Both periods got to watch a little more of the movie, "Babé" en español.

Tarea:
Be good to your mothers, aunts and/or grandmothers this weekend.

Spanish IV 05-08-09

Español IV
08 de mayo de 2009


12 of our class members were out taking the IB Math Test this morning, so the rest of us did the following:
We finished watching the movie ANTZ, en español.
We watched a Travelogue DVD I purchased in Mexico about the major regions in Mexico.

Tarea:
All printed material for research projects is due on Monday:
1. ONE copy of your our specialized vocabulary list AND comprehension questions with the answers.
2. Proof of your PROCESSING AND INTERNALIZING the information researched = NOT highlighted photocopies. But rather: Detailed project outline and/or graphic organizer, or Research notes with personalized comments.
3. New bibliography of sources USED for this project.
4. Printed out copies of your sourses.
5. Your Power Point Slides as a HANDOUT/3 SLIDES PER PAGE = Black and White is FINE - don't waste your color ink on this.

Spanish II 05-07-09

Español II
07 de mayo de 2009

1. Turned in last night's homework, Activity 3, page 127: answering personal questions practicing using time expressions indicating AT WHAT TIME things occur.

2. LAST CALL - answers to the questions on the bottom of the 3A: A ver si recuerdas vocabulary sheet that was due on Tuesday.

3. "Quiz" - ?Qué hora es?: Using a handout with 16 clock faces, students wrote down the answer to the question, ?Qué hora es? based on the time indicated on the clocks. We debriefed afterwards.

4. Furnishings Vocabulary Builders - 2-sided yellow picture handout (32 items in all). We reviewed their names and pronunciations, and then we played the game, "?Qué falta?" - what's missing. I placed 8 items at a time under the document camera, covered the lens, and removed one - the students had to identify the missing item.

5. Big vocabulary packet about the home: En casa/el hogar. We looked at the detailed drawing of the kitchen, and I demonstrated the format of the work - we'll start the exercises tomorrow. I also showed all of the rooms included as well as THE 3 PAGES FILLED WITH DETAILED VOCABULARY at the end of the packet. This will be very USEFUL FOR TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK.

Tarea:
1. Draw/Create a DETAILED visual of your "CASA IDEAL". Include both inside and outside and LABEL your ROOMS and FURNISHINGS. Be ready to talk about this in Spanish in small groups.
2. White vocabulary packet: 3A Vocabulary - complete with 2 Quiz Site Games. START LEARNING IT TONIGHT.

Spanish IV 05-07-09

Español IV
07 de mayo de 2009

1. We reviewed the 2A test we took yesterday. Most of the class did very well, indeed. !Buen trabajo, estudiantes!

2. PROJECTS! - Once again we went over the expectations for the projects:
(a)WHAT EXACTLY is due on MONDAY. See handout - listed 4 different times and ways - one of them in English. Look for the list that says: What I need to turn in.
(b)Demonstrated HOW TO PRINT A HANDOUT OF YOUR POWERPOINT WITH 3 SLIDES TO A PAGE
(c)Demonstrated HOW TO SAVE in the 2003 VERSION OF POWERPOINT.
(d)I showed examples of Power Points from previous projects
(e)Reiterated that POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS are to be SENT TO MY SCHOOL EMAIL AS AN ATTACHMENT - NO LESS THAN 2 DAYS PRIOR TO YOUR PRESENTATION DATE: It needs to run through the district's filter.
PLEASE DO NOT:
(a)BRING IT ON A FLASH DRIVE
(b)Email it to yourself and want to open it on my classroom computer
(c)Create it on a MAC
(d)Create it with DIFFERENT SOFTWARE THAN POWER POINT.
- Gracias.

3. 2B Reading: Interview with Futurologists: pagina 59 & Activity 2-21, page 61. Read aloud with a partner, and each one wrote out his/her own answers.

4. Vocabulary practice with the English trap "Calidad versus Cualidad" - See !Cuidado! on your vocabulary page, 60. We gave examples - what are the qualities (cualidades) of a high-quality (calidad) project. Then we completed activity 2-25, page 62.

5. Lotería - La Naturaleza: We played this vocabulary bingo game using terms from Nature.

Tarea:
Please work on your projects.

Spanish II 05-06-09

Español II
6 de mayo de 2009

Vocabulary practice = Page 126: A ver si recuerdas.
1. Corrections over the homework from yesterday over:
(a) The rooms in the home
(b) Household chores
I gave out notes over special uses and additional vocabulary – get a copy in the handout tray in the classroom.
(c) Places in the city.

2. Activity 1, page 126 = Write out WHO did WHICH chore at your house LAST WEEK, referring to the list of 7 chores given in the exercise.

3. Activity 2, page 126:
Partner conversation based on the sentences written in Activity 1.

JUEGO = Lotería: La casa y los muebles.
We played the bingo game students prepared as homework last night.

4. Vocabulary practice = Page 126
Review of telling time and reporting AT what time things happen.
Review of items on vocabulary homework

5. Oral Practice = ¿A qué hora…? Activity 3, page 127.

Tarea:
1. Review your time expressions and be able to indicate the time in Spanish (:>) indicated on clock faces tomorrow.
2. Activity 3, page 127: WRITE out your answers, USING THE TIME EXPRESSIONS.

Spanish IV 05-06-09

Español IV
06 de mayo de 2009

1. Homework review/corrections over the last section (Traducciones) of the chapter review packet from yesterday.

2. Students turned in their 3 packets – to verify completed work:
(a) Workbook packet
(b) Future/Conditional packet
(c) Repaso – 2A

3. Took TEST 2A.

4. Students we to create their own vocabulary study sheet for the vocabulary on page 60.
Once all tests were completed we then reviewed the vocabulary together.

5. We reviewed the list of materials for their RESEARCH PROJECT to be prepared for MONDAY.

6. Tarea = Work on your project.

Spanish II 05-05-09

Español II
5 de mayo de 2009

Feliz Cinco de Mayo

1. Student's turned in last night's homework - vocabulary sheet based on the "mini-lesson" prior to 3A - pages 126 & 127 = The rooms of the house and household chores. AS well as questions to be answered in Spanish at the bottom of the second page.

2. Quick study refresher before taking the 2B Vocabulary/Spelling Test (Really part of the Lesson 2A test, but yesterday we decided to divide the test into 2 parts).

3. I treated the students to some classic fare of Puebla, Mexico - site of the defeat of the French in a battle on the 5th of May, 1862

4. While eating, we watched part of Linda Ronstadt's concert, Canciones de mi padre - her tribute to the traditional music, songs and dance of Mexico.

5. Partner Oral Practice: Questions and Answers in the Preterite - using the 2-sided handout distributed last week, we practiced with rotating partners. Practice more on your own so you will be really confident for next week's ORAL TEST.

Tarea:
Prepare the Bingo Sheet "La casa y los muebles" as we have done with the others - Each column of items relates to the same column below. Write your answers in SPANISH & ENGLISH.

Spanish IV 05-05-09

Español IV
5 de mayo de 2009

Feliz Cinco de Mayo

1. I treated the students to some classic fare of Puebla, Mexico - site of the defeat of the French in a battle on the 5th of May, 1862

2. While eating, we watched part of Linda Ronstadt's concert, Canciones de mi padre - her tribute to the traditional music, songs and dance of Mexico.

3. We corrected the homework - finishing up the Workbook Packet for Lesson 2A.

4. Review packet over the vocabulary and structures from the lesson - in preparation for tomorrow's test.

5. Partner Oral Game - guessing what each other had written as their predictions of the future.

Tarea:
1. Complete today's review packet.
2. Be ready to turn-in your Future and Conditional Packet.
3. Prepare for tomorrow's test:
Vocabulary - page 46
Readings: pp. 45 & 54
Structures:
(a) Uses of Ser versus Estar versus Haber
(b) The future - regulars and irregulars and their uses.

Spanish II 05-04-09

Español II
04 de mayo de 2009

1. WAVA – workbook listening comprehension exercises 5, 6, 7 & 8 (pp. 38-40).

2. Homework review and corrections:
(a) White Tarea de Traducciones
(b) Pink Práctica con el pretérito

3. Began Test 2B – We took the Lesson test today, but decided to move the vocabulary/spelling test to tomorrow.

4. I’m preparing some food from Puebla, México (site of battle on the 5 de mayo). Please brink drinks and cups and anything else you’d like to share with the rest of us.

5. Tarea:
Pink Vocabulary Handout and practice sentences re: Pages 126-127:
3A – A ver si recuerdas.

Spanish IV 05-04-09

Español IV
04 de mayo de 2009

1. Precaliento: Warm-up
Translation sentences using the vocabulary and either the futuro or the conditional.

2. Homework review/correction:
Tarea de repaso (1.7) – Similar to the warm-up sentences, only lots more!

3. Reading, page 54: The Costa Rican Ecological Movement. Read aloud with a partner, follow-up class discussion.

4. ANUNCIO – Test 2A – el miércoles.
• The vocabulary on page 46
• Readings: pp. 45 & 54
• Structures:
(a) SER, ESTAR, or HABER
(b) El FUTURO: Regulars, Irregulars and their uses.

5. I’m preparing some food from Puebla, México (site of battle on the 5 de mayo). Please brink drinks and cups and anything else you’d like to share with the rest of us.

6. Tarea:
Finish up your workbook packet:
Activities 2-7, 8 & 9 – pp. WB43 (bottom) – WB 45.

Spanish II 05-01-09

I was out of class today, attending a conference in southern Oregon. Here's the work I left with the substitute for you to do in class:

1. Distribute “Warm-up” translation sentences- practicing vocabulary and the preterite.

2. Stamp completed homework: Yellow packet – page 46, Exercise 2B-7.

3. Show the ANSWER KEY to the warm-up and let students correct their work.

4. Show the ANSWERS to HOMEWORK, and have students correct this, too.

5. Remind students they have the 2B Lesson Test on MONDAY (they got study guides yesterday and let them know I sent it to my blog, too). They can refer to this previous post Spanish II Study Guide for 2B Lesson Test.

6. Distribute the 2B Vocabulary Crossword – have students work on this in pairs. They MAY consult their pink vocabulary sheets and/or page 124 in their text books, but remind them to note the words they don’t know – they should study these over the weekend.
Once most are done, show the answers under the document camera.

7. Play MOVIE – Babe (Babé)= In Spanish with English subtitles. The students are to WATCH and LISTEN to the movie while READING the subtitles.

8. Distribute Homework Handouts:
A) White “tarea de traducción”
B) Pink “Práctica con el pretérito”

Spanish IV 05-01-09

I was out of the class today, attending a conference in southern Oregon. Here is an overview of the work I planned for you to do with your substitute:


1. Stamped completed homework:
(a) Exercises E & F in the Future and Conditional packet.
(b) Completed Fortune Teller game = 8 fortunes with at least 3 verbs in the future for each fortune.


2. Gave students correct their homework, using the answer key under the document camera.

3. Practiced the future via the Fortune Telling Game: Students play this with at 3 different partners, each time taking turns both to tell and hear their fortunes:
A: Select a color and then SPELL out the color in Spanish, opening and closing the game with each letter.
B. Select a number and then Count out the Number by 100’s
C. Select a number, and then the partner reads the other’s “fortune” to him/her.

4. Played the Movie “Antz” - in Spanish with English subtitles.

5. Distributed the homework:
Handout: 1.7 tarea de repaso – Future and Conditional translation sentences.