Español I el 28 de mayo de 2010

Español I
el 28 de mayo de 2010

1. Part 1 of Communicative Activity 3B-2: filling-in your own food preferences for whichever estudiante you are: A or B

2. Working with someone who has the opposite partner sheet from yours, ask/answer questions about your food preferences - do you share similar ones?

3. Situation Cards - speaking practice - Each partner has a different role to "act out" in each of the two different situations.

4. Vocabulary review: Cut out the Clip Art vocabulary flashcards and then drill them with your partner.

5. Whole class vocabulary word flashcard review.

6. Corrected the review pages in the workbook assigned as homework last night.

7. Turned-in our WAVA 3B packets.

8. Took Lesson 3B Test.

Tarea - Have a fun long weekend!

Español II el 28 de mayo de 2010

Español II
el 28 de mayo de 2010

1. Prueba de práctica 3B #2 - Crossword vocabulary test. Write the answers on the "test side" and then complete the crossword on the reverse.

2. Orales de pareja - using maps and giving/following directions:
(a) Dónde está el niño / Dónde está el perro
(b) Communicative Activity 3B-1

3. Teams: Planning and drawing our your own city map.

4. Oral: Using matchbox cars - giving and following directions around your town.

Tarea:
Study your 3B vocabulary, Tú commands and present progressive. See your green vocabulary/review sheet for the page numbers in your textbook.

Español I el 27 de mayo de 2010

Español I
el 27 de mayo de 2010

1. Precaliento/warm-up: Sentences with SER + Adjectives - practicing changing adjectives to match what/who is described by using their masculine/feminine & singular/plural forms.

2. WAVA - Listening Exercises 8 & 9 - see your extra packet.

3. Homework review/corrections:
(a) Activity 17, page 159 (Ser + Adjectives) - due yesterday
(b) Workbook page 63 (Ser + Adjectives)
(c) Handout: Repaso 3B: Food for Dinner Vocabulary

4. Review of Lesson Test 3A - all make-ups finally completed.

5. Cultural Reading: Open-air Markets, page 160.

6. Pronunciation Practice: "L" versus "Ll" - page 155 + Listening CD.

7. Song: De colores - Handout - one of the verses was used in the pronunciation practice, so I distributed copies of the folk song and we sang it all together.

TAREA:
1. STUDY - Lesson test 3B tomorrow: Dinner Food + Healthy living; Ser + Plural Adjectives. Vocabulary/Review page 168. Quia vocabulary games http://www.quia.com/jg/1962213.html
2. Workbook Lesson Review exercises pp. 64-66:
(a) 3B-7 (reading comprehension)
(b) 3B-8 (crossword/vocabulary practice)
(c) Study Organizer

Español II el 27 de mayo de 2010

Español II
el 27 de mayo de 2010


1. Reviewed the 3A tests - we finally got all of the make-ups taken!

2. WAVA - Listening Exercises 5-8: we continued on with these - using contextual cues to understand directions around the town and commands.

3. Homework corrections: reviewed the answers to the sentences incorporating the themes and structures for lesson 3B.

4. Partner School Map activity: using a map of the school and a set of directions from our classroom to find four different parts of the school.

Tarea:
STUDY your Tú commands and directions vocabulary - ORAL tomorrow!

Español I el 26 de mayo de 2010

Español I
el 26 de mayo de 2010

1. Warm-ups:
-Sentence translation and
-Answering questions - talking about food and healthy living.
-Partner speaking practice with the questions and answers, too.

2. NEW: WAVA 3B packets - listening exercises 5, 6 & 7 - great practice in general, and really good practice for Friday's test.

3. Corrected Homework
-Textbook:Activity 9 - AND then we did the partner conversation - Act. 10
-Textbook: Act. 17 - Plurals of SER and ADJECTIVES.
We still need to correct the handout for today, "3B Tarea #1"

4. Partner Orals - Asking and answering questions about food preferences (Verb Preferir)

Tarea:
1. Workbook page 63
2. Handout: 3B Repaso #1

Español II el 26 de mayo de 2010

Español II
el 26 de mayo de 2010

Warm-up: Practice vocabulary recognition test

Completed the extra sheet on the green 3B vocabulary handout: practicing words and command forms for asking for/giving and following directions around a town.

More Familiar Commands (Mandatos familiares/informales) - Completed the last page of the blue packet AND then worked on a white two-sided handout "INFORMAL DIRECT COMMANDS / MANDATOS INFORMALES - en la forma de tú"

Period 2: Practiced following directions using the WAVA - Activity 5. Period 4 had a fire drill!

Tarea:
1. Keep studying your vocabulary
2. Complete the backside of the white handout - traduzcan: practicing affirmative and negative commands with our lesson vocabulary.

Español I el 25 de mayo de 2010

Español I
el 25 de mayo de 2010

1. SER and Plurals of Adjectives
(a) Sentence completion and translation practice
(b) Handout: 2 exercises on one side/ list of adjectives to use with SER on the other.
(c) Text book - page 158: Activities 15 & 16 (Dictado)

2. Homework review/correction:
(a) Workbook pages 61-62 - Vocabulary in context
(b) Verb grid: partner review and whole class practice

3. Geography:
Las capitales. Using a flip book of flags of the Spanish-speaking countries of the Americas, Students recited the "Capitals Rap" song to go along with the flags as I projected them under the document camera.

TAREA:
1. Text book - page 154, Activity 9
2. Text book - page 159, Activity 17
3. Handout: 3B Tarea #1

Español II el 25 de mayo de 2010

Español II
el 25 de mayo de 2010

1.¡Los fantasmas! We practiced expressing relative locations (prepositions of place) by describing a drawing of a haunted house identifying where all 20 ghosts are hiding.

2. We practiced our poema de preposiciones/adverbios with gestures and a bit of choreography.

3. El chigarí - I read this children's story in Spanish, while sharing the illustrations under the document camera - fun example of the present progressive - see page 171.

4. MANDATOS - Getting ready to give and follow directions around the town, we're practicing formal and informal commands. We continued with the packet we started yesterday: correcting the homework on FORMAL COMMANDS, taking notes on INFORMAL COMMANDS and working together on the exercises - just about finishing it - one small section to go!

5. Period 2 wrote out helpful suggestions for signs in the halls - using the formal commands.

Tarea:
1. STUDY the vocabulary 3B - TEST on FRIDAY
NOTE: Quia has changed the address for your vocabulary game from the one on your vocabulary handout it NOW is http://www.quia.com/jg/1160503.html AND I have it linked above.
2. Practice the vocabulary in context - workbook pages 64-65.

Español I El 24 de mayo de 2010

Español I
El 24 de mayo de 2010

1. Warm-up: Review of the verb SER – copied and filled-in sentences.
2. Corrected Homework – workbook page 59 & Activity 13, page 157 (text)
3. 3B Vocabulary Practice – working with the food pyramid and then in sentences.
4. VERB review –
(a) New verb grid – examples of all of the verbs we’ve had so far.
(b) APUNTES - we took notes about stem-changing verbs: "shoe - verb" = tener; "boot - verb" = preferir.
5. Sang “Capital Raps” Songs
6. Watched a little more of our South America movie.
Tarea:
1. Workbook Activities 3B-3 & 4 – vocabulary practice on pages 60-61
2. Finish the conjugations your new verb grid
3. If you haven’t yet turned it in, have your folks sign your Progress Report from last Friday.

Español II el 24 de mayo de 2010

Español II
el 24 de mayo de 2010

Continued with our new chapter - moving into the main part today, after reviewing the homework from the weekend - the yellow handout over pages 155-156.

Vocabulary practice: Reviewed the green handout and I verified the extra words, listened to pages 158-159 & did the listening comprehension activities (Act. 2 = great practice at following directions - the main concept in this chapter's theme.)

Gramática -
(1) Notes about the Present Progressive - see the notes on the back side of your green vocabulary packet.
(2) NEW blue packet: Commands - we worked through the notes on the first part of this packet - Formal Commands (Ud./Uds.) and will be finishing up this part as homework.
(3) Watched the Gram Activa about Irregular Tu commands

Tarea:
STUDY your vocabulary - Friday will be here fast! - Vocabulary and Lesson 3B test on Friday!
Blue Packet - Complete the FORMAL COMMANDS part - working THROUGH Exercise A.

Español I el 21 de mayo de 2010

Español I
el 21 de mayo de 2010

1. The 2-column handout to categorize the lists of foods into Bebidas/Comidas and then into Buena/Mala para la salud.

2. We did a 10 word dictation, using items from our vocabulary - matching the sounds with their spelling in Spanish, and then confirming their meanings.

3. Reviewed the plurals of nouns and adjectives - took APUNTES (notes) charting masculine/feminine forms of adjectives and their singular and plural forms, too. Again, we focused on new ones that are part of our new lesson. Next we corrected our WORKBOOK homework, practicing these same ideas. We're extending Activity 13, text page 157 until Monday with the hope more people will complete it so we can use it for Part II of the activity.

4. We reviewed SER and ESTAR - New Handout and Notes - and we completed the practice sentences on that page, too.

5. We watched the next segment on our South America DVD - visiting Buenos Aires today. ¡Qué ciudad más bonita!

6. I handed out detailed Progress Reports - with the averages in each of the three categories used to calculate your overall grade: Homework, In-class Performance and Tests/Quizzes. Please have your folks sign the second page and return that one to me on Monday or Tuesday.


Tarea:
1. Workbook - page 59 - Practicing your food and health vocabulary AS WELL as writing full sentences including verbs.
2. If not yet done, complete ACTIVITY 13, text page 157, Part 1 - describing 2 people using a variety of the adjectives given.
3. Have your folks sign your progress report.

Español II el 21 de mayo de 2010

Español II
el 21 de mayo de 2010


1. Round Robin Preterite Questions Oral - trading off interviewing and then being interviewed - Each class had at least 10 rounds...GREAT JOB!

2. Took the Written Preterite Test

3. Handout: En la ciudad - Two-sided with vocabulary practice for places in a town and describing their position to one another.

ANUNCIO - 3B Lesson Test: Vocabulary and Grammar - el 28 de mayo.

I handed out detailed Progress Reports - with the averages in each of the three categories used to calculate your overall grade: Homework, In-class Performance and Tests/Quizzes. Please have your folks sign the second page and return that one to me on Monday or Tuesday.

Tarea:
1. Complete the exercises on the yellow handout: Realidades 2, 3B - pp. 154-155.
2. New Chapter: 3B Vocabulary List - Fill in the blanks for the front and back of the first page. The second sheet is for in-class notes and practice.
3. Progress Report Signed by your folks - second page returned Monday or Tuesday.

Español I el 20 de mayo de 2010

Español I
el 20 de mayo de 2010

Watched the Video Historia & wrote out Act. 3, page 151.

Practiced vocabulary on Activities 4 & 5, page 152.

Talked about el mate - see the Fondo Cultural - page 152.

Practiced plurals of adjectives - see page 156. We watched the Gram Activa and then did the Act. 12 - holding up cards indicating how to describe various foods.

We sang along to the Capitals Rap for the countries and capital cities in South America.

Tarea:
Practice those adjectives!
1. Text book page 156, Act. 13 - part 1.
2. Workbook page 65, Act. 3B-5

Español II el 20 de mayo de 2010

Español II
el 20 de mayo de 2010

Gave out the study guide for tomorrow's written preterite test - see separate posting - and then we corrected the homework - preterite questions.

Round Robin Orals - practice for tomorrow's preterite oral test.

Period 2 - Page 154: Prepositions and Modes of transportation.
Period 4 - Took 3A Vocabulary, M/C and Short Answer Test.

Tarea:
STUDY! Preterite Production test tomorrow: Written & Orals

Spanish II - Preterite Conjugation Test Study Guide

Preterite Conjugation Test Study Guide

• Know how to conjugate REGULAR –ar, -er, -ir verbs in the PRETERITE. You’ll be asked to give all 6 forms.

• Know the meanings of our basic verbs – see the verb grid for the regular preterite from lesson 2B.

• Know the spelling changes in YO for –gar, -car, -zar verbs.

• Know the meanings & conjugations for Ser, Ir

• Know the meanings & conjugations for Dar, Ver

• Know the meanings & conjugations for the “UV” group (andar, tener, estar)

• Know the meanings & conjugations for the “U” group (poder, saber, poner)

• Know the meaning & conjugations for HACER from the “i” group.

Español I el 19 de mayo de 2010

Español I
el 19 de mayo de 2010

I. We started our NEW LESSON - Capítulo 3B.
(a) We talked about the photos and painting of markets and the goals of the lesson on pages 146-147.
(b) Practiced our new vocabulary in context listening and reading pages 148-149, doing the active listening exercises on page 149.
(c) Read the Video Historia, while listening to it, on pages 150-151. We'll watch this tomorrow.
(d) Practiced pronunciation of the new vocabulary using large flashcards.
(e) We traded our homework fill-in vocabulary lists with a partner and our partners checked our spelling against the list on page 168 - just underlining where we misspelled something.
(f)I also distributed a NEW VOCABULARY and Lesson Review HANDOUT - include a Quia vocabulary on-line games site.

II. Geografía:
(a) Working with a new partner, students brainstormed all of the Spanish-speaking countries they could think of. Then they worked with another pair and the four of them added to their lists. Last we worked together to complete the countries per regions of the world. Many students were surprised to learn there is a Spanish-speaking country in Africa.
(b) New packet - Lyrics to the Capital Raps Songs - Countries and capital cities of the Spanish-speaking countries in the Americas. We sang along to the rap about Mexico, Central America and the Carribean - and some sort of danced in their seats!
(c) We started our movie about South America - visiting Chile.

Tarea:
1. Finish your 3B flashcards (#s 23-45)
2. Workbook page 58 (3B-1): List foods in Spanish under its appropriate category.

Español II el 19 de mayo de 2010

Español II
el 19 de mayo de 2010

Period 2 & 4:
1. Corrected homework/review of preterite and direct object pronouns.
2. Played verb Battleship - practicing the irregular preterites from lesson 3A
3. ANNOUNCEMENT: PRETERITE PRODUCTION TESTS ON FRIDAY - Written AND Oral.
(a) Written test: Regular -ar, -er-ir verbs with their spelling changes. Study your 2B verb grid. Irregulars: Ser/IR; Dar; Ver; Grouped Irregulars - 'UV' and 'U' groups + Hacer (i group).
(b) Oral test: Be able to QUICKLY and ACCURATELY answer ALL of the QUESTIONS on BOTH SIDES of the pink HANDOUT distributed today.
4. Referring to the White handout, El Pretérito, reviewed the verbs that will be included on Friday's Preterite Conjugation Test.

Period 2 Only:
5. Took 3A Vocabulary Test and the 3A Multiple Choice/Short Answer test.

Period 4 Only:
5. Use the On-line 3A Vocabulary Game of Quia Flashcards http://www.quia.com/jg/1160502.html
6. Direct Object Pronouns: Partner Drill Practice
7. Blue Preterite Partner Questions

Tarea - BOTH Period 2 & 4:
Answer ALL of the questions on the back-side of the PINK PRETERITE QUESTIONS HANDOUT 2B-pregunatas de práctica oral - #s 1-23. Be sure to include BOTH the correct verb form AND the information requested in the question.
Period 4 Only:
3A Vocabulary Spelling test AND 3A M/C and Short Answer Test tomorrow.

Español I el 18 de mayo de 2010

Español I
el 18 de mayo de 2010

1. Corrected last night's homework: 3A Crossword / review of vocabulary before today's lesson test.

2. Turned in our 3A WAVA packets.

3. Took Lesson 3A Test: Listening, Reading and Writing.

4. Read about South America - text pages 142-143.

5. Filled-in a map of South America: Countries and Capitals - see text page xxii in the front of your book.

6. Got the vocabulary list for the new lesson, 3B.

Tarea:
1. CAREFULLY copy in the SPANISH on your new vocabulary list from PAGE 168.
2. Make flash cards for the first two groups: Numbers 1-22

Español II el 18 de mayo de 2010

Español II
el 18 de mayo de 2010

1. Warm-up: Practice "quizzes" over the preterite: regular and irregulars (ir/ser, tener, estar, poder, hacer).

2. Homework correction: great review using the vocabulary and structures we'll be testing tomorrow.

Period 4 had the guest speaker from Friday (Thomas Smelter re: Costa Rica)
Period 2:
(A) Read Fondo Cultural - page 148 - El mercado
(B) Partner drill practice with Direct Object Pronouns
(C) Partner preterite conjugation practice - Started playing the Barco de Guerra - double game handout.

Tarea:
1. Green handout: Practica 3A
2. WAVA workbook packet: Act. 11 - Direct Object Pronouns & Act. 12: Preterite of Ir/Ser
3. Study for the 3A test tomorrow

WHAT TO STUDY:
1. 3A Vocabulary - http://www.quia.com/jfc/1160502.html
2. Direct Object Pronouns - remember the blue packet from last week?
3. Irregular Preterites - use your PINK packet AND your White El Preterito. Want to drill/practice? Go to www.conjuguemos.com Click the student option → LEFT-hand column → Spanish Verbs → Irregular Preterites → Scroll down and select those we’re using for 3A (Estar, Hacer, Ir, Poder, Ser, Tener) → Turn off the stop clock (if you just want to practice) → Scroll back up and start conjugating!

Español I el 17 de mayo de 2010

Español I
el 17 de mayo de 2010

1. Warm-up: Food vocabulary practice - HANDOUT: ¿Qué quieres en el desayuno, en la merienda (snack) y en el almuerzo? We followed-up with speaking practice based on our selections AND we completed WAVA writing exercise 10.

2. Práctica de verbos (HANDOUT) - Two-sided handout selecting the correct infinitive for the context of the sentence and conjugation forms.

3. Partner Oral - asking/answering questions about who prefers which foods.

4. Repaso del vocabulario - We reviewed the vocabulary using flashcards under the document camera. Students were to write down the 15 hardest ones for them on their handout in #2.

5. Crucigrama de comidas (HANDOUT - verde): short crossword puzzle of food items - using a word bank and clues.

6. We played the Lotería of -IR verbs, prepped as homework for last Friday.

Tarea:
1. Another crossword: 3A Vocabulario (this one is blanco)
2. Bring your WAVA packet back to class tomorrow.
3. STUDY! Lesson 3A test tomorrow: Vocabulary AND Verbs.

Español II el 17 de mayo de 2010

Español II
el 17 de mayo de 2010

1. Warm-up: Prueba de recognición del vocabulario 3A - We took the vocabulary recognition test as a practice exercise.

2. Practica de verbos (HANDOUT) - BIG verb review -Presente Y Pretérito: worked with a partner, but everyone wrote out his/her own answers: matching for meanings and then sentences.

3. WAVA - Listening comprehension: Actividades 8 y 9.

4. Handed out, and went over the homework for tomorrow -

Tarea:
3A Translation Tarea - 20 sentences using the vocabulary, the preterite and directo object pronouns: GREAT PRACTICE for Wedneday's Lesson Test!

Español I el 14 de mayo de 2010

Español I
el 14 de mayo de 2010

1. VERBOS
(A) Continued with the big white verb packet (NOMBRE - at the top), FINISHING Exercises I-1-1(-ar verbs), I-1-2 (-er verbs) & I-1-3(-ir verbs).
(B)Then we did the reading comprehension with -ir verbs: Verdadero o Falso exercise following I-1-3.
(C) Corrected the 2B/3A Verb handout done as homework last night.

2. REPASO - we went over the vocabulary and lesson tests from 2B.

3. Played VOCABULARY review games - small groups using flashcards of the vocabulary in sentences.

4. REMINDER: 3A Lesson TEST = TUESDAY (el 18 de mayo): KNOW all of the vocabulary and grammar from the lesson.

TAREA -
Study some each day and enjoy the sun!
Going to PROM? Be safe and have fun.

Español II el 14 de mayo de 2010

Español II
el 14 de mayo de 2010

1. Guest Speaker, Thomas Smelter - about his experiences as an exchange student in Costa Rica.

2. Reviewed our homework - Irregular Preterite Packet

3. Played Lotería - Irregular preterites.

ANUNCIO - We pushed the lesson 3A Test & Vocabulary Test to NEXT WEDNESDAY: el 19 de mayo.

Tarea? Enjoy the good weather, study some, and have a safe Prom.

Español I el 13 de mayo de 2010

Español I
el 13 de mayo de 2010

I. Práctica del vocabulario: 3A WAVA Packet-
Listening comprehension Actividades 7, 8 y 9.

II. Los verbos:
(A) Using the big white verb packet (NOMBRE written at top in big letters)
we reviewed the STUDY NOTES and took more notes, too. We also did more of the exercises - practicing more -er & -ir verbs. (bottom of page 5 and page 7 #s 9-16.
(B) We played our LOTERIA -ER verbs game: practicing BOTH the different forms of the verbs (conjugations) AND their meanings.
(C) Lotería - ir verbs. I distributed this new game, and we went over the meanings of these -ir verbs. You'll prep this tonight as part of your homework.

With just a few minutes left, we played a little of this fun Hangman game I found using the food vocabulary for your lesson. Try it at home! If the link doesn't work, here's the address http://www.quia.com/hm/173741.html

Tarea:
1. LOTERIA - Ir verbs. Prepare this in the same way you did the -er game for today: BILINGUAL answers (Spanish/English).
2. White Handout - Verb Conjugation Practice. It says "2B" at the top, but we crossed that out and wrote "3A". Remember to do BOTH SIDES.

Español II el 13 de mayo de 2010

Español II
el 13 de mayo de 2010

I. Vocabulary review:
(A) Crossword 3A
(B) WAVA - Listening comprehension Actividad 7 (pg. 50)
(C) Picture flashcards under the document camera - which one is missing?

II. El pretérito:
(A) Song: La cucaracha - Los irregulares
(B) Homework corrections - Paquete Rosado: Practicas A,B,C AND Ex. A.

III. Period 4 - Review of Vocabulary 2B

Tarea:
1. Lotería - Los irregulares del pretérito: fill-in this BINGO-style game with BOTH Spanish AND English answers using the verbs given.
2. Continue on in the packet: The Preterite Tense: Irregular Verbs. Ex. B, C & D through #4b.

Español I el 12 de mayo de 2010

Español I
el 12 de mayo de 2010

I. Vocabulary practice: New Packet - La comida
(A) Word search (Sopa de letras)
(B) Conversación - with a partner
(C) Juego - also with a partner

II. 3A WAVA Packet (new) - Listening Comprehension/Vocabulary Practice in context
(A) Activity 5 - El restaurante El Gaucho: How much of which food items did each client order for el almuerzo?
(B) Activity 6 - En el hotel: Completing the room service orders for el desayuno. Indicating the room number and what each client ordered.

III. Los Verbos!
(A) Reinforced the study notes within the packet - verb endings, mini dictionaries of verb meanings and making verbs negative.
(B) Reviewed the corrections on the homework:
Ex. 1 #s 1-20 = -AR verbs; Ex. 2 # 1-8 = -ER verbs; Ex. 3 # 1-8 -IR verbs.
(C) Continued on with more practice in the packet: Ex. 2 -Er verbs # 9-24
(D) Introduced the Lotería - Present tense of -er verbs.
1. I demonstrated HOW the game is set-up. EACH column is a different form of the infinitives listed at the top of the page (Infinitivos).
2. NUMBERED EACH infinitivo and then MATCHED that number to its verb forms below.
3. Indicated the MEANING of each row of conjugated verbs in a NEW 6th COLUMN in the right-hand margin.
4. I demonstrated HOW to FILL-IN each SQUARE with BOTH the SPANISH VERB FORM and its ENGLISH EQUIVALENT VERB FORM. See below under "Tarea"

TAREA
Prepare your handout, REGULAR PRESENT TENSE -ER VERBS Lotería game sheet.
(A) Select words from EACH COLUMN ABOVE for the COLUMN DIRECTLY BELOW.
(B) Write BOTH the SPANISH VERB FORM and its ENGLISH EQUIVALENT VERB FORM.
Examples:
Creo/I believe = 1st column
Lees/You read = 2nd column
Responde/She answers = 3rd column
Aprendemos/We learn = 4th column
Corren/They run = 5th column

Español II el 12 de mayo de 2010

Español II
el 12 de mayo de 2010

I. Theme Vocabulary and Direct Object Pronouns practice:
(A) Answering questions about who does which household chore at your house.
(B) Working together, we completed the PAQUETE AZUL - Direct Object Pronouns Lo/la/los/las
(C) HOJA VERDE(New): Two-sided handout with notes on the front and exercises on the reverse.

II. 3A WAVA Packet (new) = Theme vocabulary & Pretérito /listening comprehension:
(A) Activity 5 - Why various people could do something and what they had to do instead.
(B) Who saw Moisés? - where he was around the town and at what time he was there.

III. El Pretérito - los irregulares:
(A) Corrected the workbook homework - pp. 56 & 57
(B) Corrected the irregular verbs/grid
(C) Paquete rosado (new): The Preterite Tense: Irregular Verbs - we got started on this, to continue as homework (tarea)

Tarea:
Irregular Preterite Packet - be sure to complete the THREE short Practices - A, B & C AND ALSO ALL of Exercise A.

Español I el 11 de mayo de 2010

Español I
el 11 de mayo de 2010

1. Me gusta(n) & Me encanta(n):
(A) Read "Gramática" on page 135
(B) Watched the Gram Activa explanation and did the interactive exercises.
(C) Copied notes over FOUR things to remember using me gusta(n) / me encanta(n) - see yesterday's blog for these study points.
(D) Activity 17, page 135: Each student had 3 pieces of paper with No - Me gusta - n - listening to the food items each responded with their flash cards.

2. Práctica del vocabulario - Actividad 6, page 129

3. REPASO - We corrected workbook pages: 51, 52, & 53 & last night's homework: Práctica de verbos

4. NEW Packet - VERBOS - (White): We reviewed the pages with the explanations of HOW TO CONJUGATE -ar(pg 1), -er(pg, & -ir verbs. Then we completed the reading comprehension exercises on page 3.

Tarea:
New White Verb Packet - SOME of the -Ar, -Er, -Ir verb exercises:
Ex.I-1-1 #s 1-20 (pg2);
Ex.I-1-2 #s 1-8 (pg4);
Ex.I-1-3 #s 1-8 (pg7)

Español II el 11 de mayo de 2010

Español II
el 11 de mayo de 2010

1. Grouped Irregular Preterites Song - to the tune of La cucaracha (Handout)

2. Writing and speaking: Act. 8 - page 136: Using irregulars of: Poder, tener, estar

3. Fondo cultural: Las farmacias - page 137

4. Repaso - las tareas: Wkbk pp. 54-55 (reading comprehension & Direct Object Pronouns)

5. More Direct Object Pronoun practice - Blue Packet - Took notes, highlighted and completed Practices A & B. Bring tomorrow to finish up together.

6. Test review: pp. 126&127 and Lesson 2B test.

7. Distributed blank verb grids and gave the verbs to be completed as homework in their irregular preterite forms:
Ser/Ir, Dar, Ver, Tener, Estar, Andar, Poner, Poder, Saber, Querer, Hacer, Venir, Decir, Traer, Traducir, Producir

Tarea:
1. Irregular Preterite Verb Grid - see item #7 above.
2. Workbook pages 56-57: practicing irregular preterite of:Ir, Ser, Poder, tener, estar

Español I el 10 de mayo de 2010

Español I
el 10 de mayo de 2010

Short class today - Prom Assembly

1. Los alimentos (La comida)
(A) Handout: 2-sided food vocabulary (extra words for reference)
(B) Handout #2: Match these favorite foods to their drawings.
(C) Used the laminated food pictures also for reference.

2. NEW PARTNERS - los animales: We organized new partner appointments. If you were absent, we made a handout for you - See Maestra.

3. Working with your "La vaca" - Verified the foods in Handout #2 (above)

4. Quick Review of "Gustar" - 4 points to remember:
(A) What is liked = the form of Gustar
Ex. Me gusta la leche (singular item = use gusta)
(B) Me gustan los espaguetis (plural item - use gustan)
(C) When talking about things we use the definite article (el, la, los, las)
(D) Me gusta = I like it - It is pleasing to me
Te gusta = You like it = It is pleasing to you

5. Realidades 3A Partner Oral #1: Asking and Answering questions about food likes/dislikes. We also did this with our "La vaca" partner. Then we debriefed this as a whole class.

6. ¡LOS VERBOS! - We played the Verb Battleship game we set-up on Friday, still working with our same "La vaca" partners.

Tarea:
Two-sided handout - Review of verbs.

Español II el 10 de mayo de 2010

Español II
el 10 de mayo de 2010


Short class today: Prom Assembly

1. Irregular Preterites:
(A) Practice sentences (Ser/Ir/Estar/Tener/Andar/Poder/Hacer)
(B) Activity 19 - page 142
(C) Song: La novia presumida - Filled-in the missing words while listening, then traded off parts - asking/answering the questions in the song.

2. Direct Object Pronouns:
(A) What are Direct Object? - Some examples
(B) What are the Direct Object Pronouns? - Handout "Object Pronouns"
(C) Gram Activa - see page 138
(D) Practice

Tarea:
1. Workbook page 54 - Ex. 3A-4 (Reading comprehension)
2. Workbook page 55 - ex. 3A-5 (Direct Object Pronouns)

Español I el 07 de mayo de 2010

Español I
el 07 de mayo de 2010

1. Verb Review: Ser & Estar: Filled-in sentences and added them to our verb grid at the bottom under "Irregular Yo" verbs.

2. We corrected our verb grids - double checking the -IR section done as homework

4. Regular -ar, -er, & ir verb practice - the second half of the Ser/estar handout.

5. Reviewed Tener and Hacer - we learned a couple of forms of these earlier. We used "Tener" in its special expression "Tengo _14_ años = I am 14 years old (literally, I have 14 years).

6. We also added all of the present tense forms of these verbs to our verb grid under the "irregular Yo" verbs.
The forms for TENER are: Tengo, tienes, tiene, tenemos, tenéis, tienen
For HACER: Hago, haces, hace, hacemos, hacéis, hacen

7. Vocabulary Practice - Activities 4 & 5, text page 128 - Writing and Listening Comprehension based on the picture in the middle of the page.

8. I distributed handouts for Barco de Guerra - a verb conjugation game based on Battleship. We got our ships hidden, and we'll play the game on Monday.

Tarea: Be extra good to your mothers this weekend!

Epañol II el 07 de mayo de 2010

Epañol II
el 07 de mayo de 2010

1. Warm-up: fill-in version of the 3A vocabulary sheet - see pages 126 & 152

2. A la primera vista - pages 130-131: Listening and Reading comprehension of the vocabulary in context.

3. Video Historia - pages 132-133: Watched the DVD and then read the pages in the book that correspond to the video.

4. Irregular Preterite - Reviewed the forms of the verbs that were to have been studied as part of last night's homework: Ir / Ser, Tener, estar and andar. We added in the other two verbs from this lesson: Hacer & Poder.

Tarea:
1. Complete the flashcards from yesterday's pink list: same as the one on the link from yesterday's blog. (Card #s 25-48)
2. Write out answers in complete sentences in Spanish to Activity 3, page 133

Español I el 06 de mayo de 2010

Español I
el 06 de mayo de 2010

VERB DAY!
(1) We watched the Gram Activa DVD - explaining -er & -ir verb forms - See page 132 in your text book.

(2) We wrote out Activity 12, page 132, practicing the -ir verb, compartir, and then students shared their answers by writing them on the board.

(3) Reviewed the WHITE PACKET going over ALL 3 Verb Families: -Ar, -Er, -Ir. We went over the verbs' forms and meanings and TOOK NOTES, too. Get notes from your Study Buddy, if you were absent.

(4) Conjugation Flash Cards: We cut apart -Er & -Ir verb stems and endings flash cards like the -AR set we made with our last chapter, reviewing their meanings, and writing study hints on the reverse of the cards.

(5) We played the conjugation game, using our flash cards and holding up the pieces that go together for each of the clues given.
(6) We came back to the verb grid we began on Tuesday, and completed the upper section on -ER verbs.

Tarea:
1. Workbook page 52 - verb practice: Answering questions in the "Tú" form with the "Yo" form.
2. Finish the -IR section of your white verb grid.
3. Finish up your 3A Flash Cards - Numbers 41-50

Español II el 6 de mayo de 2010

Español II
el 6 de mayo de 2010

1. Big review of VERBS! - (Pink 2-sided handout of fill-in charts)
(A) Regular Presente (indicativo)
(B) Regular Pretérito
(C) Grouped Irregular Preterite = See white reference handout, EL PRETERITO - page 2
We went over conjugations AND special translations in English of all of these verbs.
NOTE: In Chapter 3A the book is going to focus on: SER/IR, Hacer, Tener, Estar and Poder.

2. Review of SER/IR - Preterite - see page 140 in text.
Wrote out Activity 15, page 142

3. Watched the Gram Activa - Irregular Preterites & took their practice quiz.

4. The House - Partner Oral game - (Handout) -
Review of FURNISHINGS and PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE.
Students drew a sketch of "their new apartment" and how they furnished it with the items given on the handout. Then they explained where they had put everything as their partner tried to recreate the original drawing. In the end they compared pictures.

5. New Vocabulary - Capítulo 3A - Handout and pronunciation practice.

Tarea:
1. Flashcards for the first 24 items on the new 3A vocabulary list - PLEASE number each item, and write YOUR NAME on card #1.
2. Memorize the PRETERITE forms of SER/IR and the "UV" group (tener, estar, andar) - be ready to show me tomorrow that you KNOW them.

Español I el 5 de mayo de 2010

Español I
el 5 de mayo de 2010

¡DIA CULTURAL! -

We celebrated the Victory of Mexico's Troops over the French on May 5th, 1862 in Puebla with a classic dish from that city: Mole Poblano - with rice and other fun traditional foods and refrescos.

We watched about 30 minutes of a DVD of a concert of Ballet Folklórico with Mariachi and traditional songs and dances of Mexico, and then we switched Jorge, el curioso - and we finally finished it!

Students had an opportunity to play a variety of "Juegos de mesa", and then everyone pitched in and helped clean up. (:>)


Tarea:
Bring the homework assigned yesterday:
(1) 3A Flashcards #2: Numbers 25-40
(2) Workbook pages 51 & 53 - see yesterday's blog for more details.
(3) BRING your -AR verb flashcards from our last lesson to class tomorrow, please.

Español II el 5 de mayo de 2010

Español II
el 5 de mayo de 2010

¡DIA CULTURAL! -

We celebrated the Victory of Mexico's Troops over the French on May 5th, 1862 in Puebla with a classic dish from that city: Mole Poblano - with rice and other fun foods.

We watched a DVD of a concert of Ballet Folklórico with Mariachi and traditional songs and dances of Mexico.

I checked off homework whiles students watched and ate, and after the concert, students played various "Juegos de mesa".

Tarea:
Practice your "Comunicativo" at the bottom of today's vocabulary matching exercise and come ready to talk about chores.

Español I el 4 de mayo de 2010

Español I
el 4 de mayo de 2010

1. Warm-up: Workbook pages 49-50, Ex. 3A-1 & 2: Practicing our new food vocabulary.

2. More vocabulary practice:
(A) Correcting our vocabulary lists completed as homework - practiced pronunciation.
(B) What's missing (¿Qué falta?): : using the clip art flashcards of our vocabulary - Students reviewed the items, then identified which one I had removed from the set shown under the document camera.

3. LOS VERBOS: We reviewed how -ER verbs are conjugated (how they change forms for different people doing the action) AND added -IR verbs. VERY SIMILAR but DIFFERENT IN NOSOTROS/AS AND VOSOTROS/AS.
(A) Packet of Regular Verbs - cover is an explanation of all 3 "families" of verbs (-ar, -er, -ir), followed by flash cards of their forms.
(B) Verb grid: We filled in the INFINITIVO in Spanish & English (dictionary form) of FIVE -er verbs and FIVE -IR verbs. We did ALL of the forms for APRENDER and ABRIR. We completed the YO (I) and Tú (You) forms for all TEN verbs.

4. We made our PLANS for our 5 de mayo día cultural tomorrow, with several people signing up to either bring something and/or help out with clean-up.

TAREA:
(1) Make the next set of flash cards from your vocabulary list: #s 25-40.
(2) Workbook page 51 (3A-3): Practicing the vocabulary
(3) Workbook page 53 (3A-5): Practicing the -er & -ir verbs. Do BOTH parts: the verb grid AND the sentences below it.
(4) Please bring whatever you signed-up for tomorrow.

Español II el 04 de mayo de 2010

Español II
el 04 de mayo de 2010

1. Reviewed of the preterite time expressions and introduced the preterite of HACER.

2. Warm-up: Actividad 1, page 126 - Part 1: each student wrote out sentences indicating which family member did what household chore when (in the past).

3. Made NEW partner appointments.

4. With one of our new partners, we did part 2 - Activity 1: Asking/Answer questions about Who did What and When in the past s/he did it.

5. Homework Corrections/Review:
(A) Workbook pages 49-50 (Activities 3A-A & B), re: pages 126 & 127 in text: Reviewing household chores and saying AT what time something happens.
(B) Reviewed the remainder of the vocabulary, pp. 126-127 & the ANSWERS to the QUESTIONS at the bottom of the page.
(C) Telling Time handout
(D) The House packet - From Friday. I was disappointed with how few students completed this assignment. We're adding it back in to be done for tomorrow.

6. We completed the PLANS for our 5 de mayo día cultural tomorrow.

Tarea:
1. COMPLETE the HOUSE packet, Por favor!
2. Reverse of the Telling Time - Los Quehaceres + PRACTICE the "Comunicativo" for Thursday.
3. Thanks for bringing tomorrow what you signed-up for.

Español I el 03 de mayo de 2010

Español I
el 03 de mayo de 2010

We began our new lesson today: Capítulo 3A - FOOD!

1. Students turned-in their homework:
(A) Classroom diagram (due today)
(B) Repaso #2 & Hay/Estar handout (due Friday)

2. I talked, in Spanish, about my favorite breakfast foods - showing photos and graphics from various food charts, pyramids, and other realia - printed material from Mexico.

3. We listened to various people talking about their favorite foods for breakfast (el desayuno) and lunch (el almuerzo) - see pages 124-125, and then doing the Listening Comprehension Activities 1 & 2 - page 125.

4. Video Historia - we watched the DVD, pp. 126-127, and wrote out our answers to the Listening/Reading Comprehension Activity 3, page 127. After reviewing our answers together, the students turned this in.

5. NEW vocabulary list - 3A: began filling-in items based on what we figured out so far.

6. LOS VERBOS - We reviewed -AR verbs and then added in TWO NEW "FAMILIES" of verbs - Er & Ir verbs. I demonstrated HOW "COMER" conjugates, using a grid under the document camera. I demonstrated what "COMPARTIR" means by sharing some food with various students.

TAREA:
1. Complete the new vocabulary list - see page 144.
2. Make FLASH CARDS for vocabulary list items #s 1-24

Español II el 03 de mayo de 2010

Español II
el 03 de mayo de 2010

1. La casa - Lotería vocabulary in-put game.
2. Mi casa de sueños - Students asked and answered survey questions about their "Dream House" plan they created for homework over the weekend with up to three other partners.
3. Page 126 = Chores & home; Places in the Community
4. Two Handouts & discussion - Review of chores, town and telling time:
(A) New Blue Vocabulary Handout: A ver su recuerdas ...Preparación para Realidades 2, Capítulo 3A
(B) Vocabulary Notes from page 126- reverse of blue 3A-A ver si recuerdas handout from Friday (La casa y el apartamento; La mueblería básica)

Tarea:
1. Workbook pages 49-50, Activities 3A-A & B. Be sure to CONJUGATE the VERBS on Act. A and to FULLY ANSWER the questions in ACT.B based on the information in the chart at the top of the page - practicing saying "at" what time.
2. Finish the NEW Vocabulary List started today in class
3. ANSWER the 6 questions at the end of the vocabulary list.
4. Telling Time handout: Answer the question, "Qué hora es?"

Español I el 30 de abril de 2010

Español I
el 30 de abril de 2010
I was out of class today,at a conference, but here's an overview of the plans I left with the substitute for you:

1. Explain the Hear/Say conversations and then students work with a partner to complete the conversation.
3. Correct homework – Review for test.
4. 2B Lesson Test – Listening and Reading Comprehension, Grammar and Vocabulary in context.
5. 2B Vocabulary Test = Meanings and Spelling in Spanish.
6. Classroom Diagram Project Handout = homework for Monday – if time allows, they may begin working on this in class.
7. Also, if time permits, finish Curious George in Spanish with English subtitles.

Español II el 30 de abril de 2010

Español II
el 30 de abril de 2010

I was at a conference today but here is a summary of the plans I left for you:

1. Homework corrections: Tarea de traducción - Once corrected, students turn-in their homework papers.
2. Play a few more rounds of Lotería – Review of the Regular Preterite Tense.
3. TEST 2B – Listening & Reading comprehension; Grammar and Vocabulary in context.
4. As the students hand in their test booklets and answer sheet, they pick up green The House packet. Once all tests are in, Do the listening comprehension - Exercise A all together.
5. Distribute the BLUE handout 3A – A ver si recuerdas, and point out all of the “apuntes” on the reverse.
6. Distribute the handout – Mi casa de sueños – Weekend project. If time permits, they may start on it during class.
7. If time permits – Show more Ice Age, in Spanish with English subtitles.