Español II el 30 de septiembre de 2011

A. Introduced "Affirmative and Negative Words" - see page 31.

• I demonstrated some of them (Which hand has something?/nothing?)
  
• We watched the "goofy grammar" DVD
• Read the notes in the book
• Took notes on a handout
  
• Wrote out Activity 19, pg. 31

B. More "Stem-changing Verbs"!

• Took notes on a handout - placing each of the infinitives in its appropriate category
• Practiced the meanings of the verbs
  
• Corrected our homework verb grid
• Played a game "Dedos" - who can spot the correct verb form and get his/her finger on it first?

Tarea:
Handout Lotería - Stem-changing verbs.
Fill-in the bingo sheet with the appropriate verb form for each column.
Be sure to write the verb in BOTH its Spanish and English forms in the same box.
Ex. Sirvo/I serve; Juegas/You play games
REMEMBER, for this game only: 3rd person single = Ella; 3rd person plural = Ellos.

Español IV el 30 de septiembre de 2011

1. Canción de «viernes»

2. Precaliento: WB8 - Números ordinales - we practiced their feminine forms here.

3. Repaso - tareas: Los números cardinales y ordinales (forma masculina).

4. Repaso de los verbos en el presente - WB13-15:
(A) regulares
(B) los cambios ortográficos radicales (stem-changers)

5. Más escudos!

Tarea:
1. Hoja extra (handout): Repaso Capítulo 4 (vocab & grammar from 4A & 4B) - Oraciones
2. Hoja extra: Cuadrícula de verbos - indica qué clase de verbo es y luego escribe las formas.

Español II el 29 de septiembre de 2011

1. NEW lesson (1A) - Video Historia, pp. 20-21: First we watched the DVD of this mini-drama, then we read it aloud with a partner, wrote out answers to A. 3 - Comprendiste?(Did you understand?), and last reviewed our answers all together. We focused not only on getting the correct information but also on complete sentence structure.

2. We reviewed TENER - conjugations, Pesadilla de Jaime and Workbook pg. 6.

3. We reviewed STEM-CHANGING VERBS - See page 27: Be sure you also look at the Recuerdas? box - we're using ALL of the VERBS on this page.
Starting with TENER and then continuing on with other verbs on page 27, we reviewed the different types of stem-changer (students took notes), we watched the "goofy grammar" DVD -"Gram Activa" and began filling-in a verb chart.

4. We corrected WB7 - practicing the vocabulary from pp. 18 & 19.

5. We watched the rest of the movie Introduction to Latin America and students completed their handout.
Tarea:
1. Complete your Stem-changers verb grid.
2. Complete your vocabulary flashcards: 1A #s 25-39

Español IV el 29 de septiembre de 2011

1. Hoja extra- YET ANOTHER "Pero, Sino, Sino que" handout with explanations and an exercise. We're getting this concept!

2. Reviewed the concept of a compound verb (auxiliary verb and participle), then applied to the Present Perfect, reviewing Haber in the present and how we applied it for talking about what we have already done as work experience.

3. Introduced "El futuro" - see text pages 55-56 and take notes. We took the endings from Haber in the present and attached them to infinitives and PRESTO! = El futuro. We can now talk about what we plan on accomplishing in our futures - See how it ties in to our theme of future university studies and professions? Then we reviewed our answers to P-2, pg. 4 (homework)

4. Los artículos: Homework corrections - WB3.

5. Repaso - Los números cardinales (1, 2, 3...) y ordinales (1st, 2nd, 3rd...).
See WB4, 5 & 7.

6. ESCUDOS - we continued on with our presentations.

Tarea:
1. STUDY WB4, 5 & 7 THEN apply this to Ex. 3 & 4 on WB5-6
2. Write out Ex. 1 (P-1) on Text page 4: Choose 3 professions and write 2 sentences describing it - follow the model in the example.

Español II el 28 de septiembre de 2011

1. Map & Capital Cities TEST! Took and corrected: most people did really well - Felicidades!

2. Started Lesson 1A -
A. Introduced vocabulary in context: pp. 18 & 19
B. Listening comprehension - A. 1 & 2
C. Vocabulary List handout - re: pg. 40

3. Continued with our movie, Introducing South America - students followed along, looking for the answers on their handouts.

Tarea:
1. Workbook page 7 - new vocabulary
2. Flashcards 1A, group #1: #s 1-24

Español IV el 28 de septiembre de 2011

1. Pero, sino, sino que - Más práctica! We did 10 of the 40 items on this Quia game, try it again! Gracias, Srta. Feige.
http://www.quia.com/pop/37791.html?AP_rand=911079429

2. New lesson - Preliminar: Now we're returning to the beginning of the text book:
(A) Read opening article aloud with a partner, then debriefed all together.
(B) New vocabulary list - also a quia site - check the url on your handout.
(C) Partner conversation: P-2, pg. 4

3. Partner oral - using our homework questions: Qué has hecho de trabajo? Wrote up our partner's answers using the 3rd person in the present perfect. Period 4 received a handout of all of the verb forms with examples. Period 1 will get it tomorrow.

4. Continued with ESCUDOS!

Tarea:
1. Write out your answers to P-2, page 4.
2. Workbook packet (green/pink/yellow): WB3 - 1st study top of WB2, then complete the exercise using the appropriate DEFINITE/INDEFINITE ARTICLE.

Español II el 27 de septiembre de 2011

1. Special expressions with "Tener": Filled-in the missing words from the song, "Tengo hambre", and then sang along. Next we verified all of the expressions we wrote in on our verb grid yesterday. Last we did Activity 2, pg 15 - What did everyone HAVE to do? (Tener + que + infinitive).

2. Irregular verbs - "Yo-go": Corrected our verb grid and then practiced all the forms of these verbs in Activity 3, pg. 15.

3. Countries and Capitals - we played the You Tube countries and practiced identifying WHERE the Spanish-speaking countries are AND what is the name of their Capital Cities. Next we completed a geography handout filling in the names of the capitals and bodies of water around the given countries.

Tarea:
1. La pesadilla de Jaime - Cartoon in the Tengo hambre packet: Match up the tener expressions with the cartoons of Jaime AND THEN - chose ONE NOT ALREADY USED from the list on your verb grid - DRAW a cartoon to illustrate it, and LABEL the cartoon with the expression.
2. WB(workbook) pg. 6 - Practicing the verbs on page 15
3. STUDY! Countries MAP and CAPITAL CITIES TEST tomorrow!

(3) 9:59 – Capital Raps – both together with maps

(1) 3:39 Capital Raps “Rock the Countries” – Central America”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAupLjNTae0&feature=related

(2) 3:27 Capital Raps “Rock the Countries” – South America”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw1H8aIhKNk&feature=related

Español IV el 27 de septiembre de 2011

1. More practice with Pero, Sino, Sino que - handout and exercise.

2. Homework/ vocabulary/listening comprehension: Can you guess which word I'm talking about?
Partner practice, then whole class.

3. Test 4-A: Reviewed corrections

4. ESCUDOS! We continued on presenting our personal coat of arms.

Tarea:
1. Write 10 questions about work using a different verb for each - use the tú. "Work" can be anything having to do with around the house, in the yard, as a volunteer and/or a regular job.
2. Answer your own questions.

Español II el 26 de septiembre de 2011

1. Reviewed the Calendario de celebraciones de México - homework from Thursday - comparing/contrasting U.S. celebrations.

2. Handout "Te gusta?" -
(A) First students answered the multiple choice questions (that include LOTS of review).
(B) Next we reviewed HOW to USE GUSTAR - many students took notes.
(C) Last students got together with one of their appointment partners and asked/answered the questions.

3. Started NEW LESSON: 1-A
(A) Reviewed the goals on page 17.
(B) Brainstormed words we knew for things having to do with school: classes, materials, things in the classroom, etc.
(C) NEW VOCABULARY SHEET: Mini Review Lesson "A ver si recuerdas" - pp. 14 & 15.
1. We practiced pronouncing and filling-in much of the vocabulary on page 14.
2. We reviewed verbs whose YO form ends with "-go": See top of page 15.
3. We started to fill-in a new verb chart for "Yo-go" verbs AND Special Expressions with TENER.

4. WE got our WORKBOOKS today (:>) I asked students to write their names and mine on the inside front page.

Tarea:
1. Workbook pg. 5, Act. 1A-A (vocabulary from pg. 14)
2. Complete today's handouts: Vocabulary list - pg. 14, Verb grid - Yo-go verbs.

Español IV el 26 de septiembre de 2011

1. Conjunciones: Pero, Sino, y Sino que - see page 124 in your text. We went through the text explanation, then to Spanish Exercises website. Students took notes and then we did the exercise to practice. Here's the url if the link doesn't work http://mld.ursinus.edu/~jarana/Ejercicios/self-check/pero.html

2. Trabajo de firmas - Conversation and cultural knowledge exercise using the Present Perfect: Has probado paella?(Have you eaten paella?) Blue handout.

3. Folletos -o- Carteles - (tarea: WB75, A. 15). In small groups students shared their pamphlets or posters and tried to convince one another to use their service.

4. Tarea:
Handout: Tarea de vocabulario p. 123.
For each of the items...
(A) Select the best answer
(B) Write a similar sentence for each of the remaining possible answers.

Español II el 23 de septiembre de 2011

1. Partner map activity: Can you name the countries and their capitals?
We set our Countries Test for next WEDNESDAY:
Spanish-speaking Countries, their capitals and their nationality adjectives.
See pg. 6 in your text and USE the PINK MAP handout from today to study.
Want more practice?
(A) Try this Geography Web Site for fun interactive map quizzes http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/
(B) Here are the You Tube sites for the Capital Raps

(1) 3:39 Capital Raps “Rock the Countries” – Central America”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAupLjNTae0&feature=related

(2) 3:27 Capital Raps “Rock the Countries” – South America”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw1H8aIhKNk&feature=related

2. We organized into partners - Appointment Handout (Mis Citas de parejas)

3. Working with one of our new partners, we played the verb game we prepped as homework.

4. Poemas - First presented in groups of 4s, then 1 person from each group presented to the class.

5. Reviewed the Calendarios de celebraciones mexicanas - homework.

6. Started the movie (and worksheet) "Introducing South America"

Tarea - Están libres! Enjoy the sunny Saturday and come back next week ready to work hard on our new lesson.

Español IV el 23 de septiembre de 2011

Primera hora:
1. Precaliemto: WB 72, Act. 4-11 (adjetivos y vocabulario)
2. Encuestas - repaso de la tarea (presente perfecto)
3. Juego! Pared de palabras
4. Película: Eloise va a la escuela.

Cuarta hora:
We attended the welcoming ceremonies for the Japanese school visiting Tigard this weekend.

Tarea:
Read the instructions for Activity 4-15, pg WB75 in your 4B workbook packet. Create a tri-fold pamphlet according to the instructions.

Español IV el 22 de septiembre de 2011

1. Review of Presente Perfecto:

• Power Point,
• text page 132 & Handout from yesterday
• Homework Review (WB 73)
• Oral: Class survey

2. Exposiciones - we made good progress today with many people presenting their shields. Really nice work shared today!

Tarea:
Complete the written components of the "Encuesta" (in-class survey)

Español II el 22 de septiembre de 2011

1. Question words - JUEGO - match up the questions & answers. Each student got a card with either a question or answer, they went through the room saying their card until they found their match. Then we reviewed each pairing as a whole class.

2. Extra credit review packet - corrections.

3. Turned-in poems due today - we'll do sharing groups tomorrow.

4. Took Test #2 for Para empezar.

Tarea:
1. Yellow verb game: Write 10 sentences in all - 5 for Juego uno and 5 for Juego dos. For Juego Uno say what you usually do - Juego Dos say what you rarely or never do. Use the appropriate frequency expressions in the lower right-hand corner.
2. Pink handout - months & celebrations. Decorate your calendar for the following celebrations in México: Día de la mamá: el 10 de mayo; Día de los muertos (like Memorial Day): el 1ero de noviembre; Día del niño (Kids' day): el 30 de abril; Las posadas (Pre-Christmas festival - Piñatas and parties): el 16-24 de diciembre; Día de la bandera (Mexican Flag Day): el 21 de marzo; Los reyes magos (3 Kings bringing presents): el 6 de enero; Día de la independencia (Like our 4th of July): el 16 de septiembre; Las vacaciones de verano: 15 de julio - 15 de agosoto; Día del padre: 3er domingo en junio; Descubrimiento de América: el 12 de octubre; Día de los abuelos: el 28 de agosto.

Español II el 21 de septiembre de 2011

1. QUESTIONS!
Wrote answers to questions about ourselves, then we practiced answering them aloud taking turns around the class answering them. Next we took a mini-practice quiz over the Spanish Interrogatives (see pg. 10).

2. We went over our results on the Para empezar quiz #1 from last week - now that the make-ups are completed.

3. Study Skills - using the Study Skills Handout, I coached the students on how to develop effective study habits, effective techniques and why they work well.

4. VERBOS! Students practiced conjugating a variety of verbs from page 9 by playing Verb Battleship. Want more practice? If the link doesn't work, go to www.conjuguemos.com
Then follow these steps:
Select-Indicative Mood:Simple Tenses- 2. Present tense: Regular Verbs.
Scroll down and select the verbs on the verb list from our lesson.
Select "All pronouns"
Scroll back up and either take the "5 minute" test, OR practice until you are ready for the "5 minute" test.

5. Reviewed the criteria for the FINAL copy of the Poema en diamante (pg. 13). SCORING GUIDE handed out. PLEASE turn this in with YOUR FINAL tomorrow.

Tarea:
1. Para empezar Quiz #2: Verbs on page 9 (Meanings & Forms) and Question words on pg. 10. See VERBOS! above for link and instructions for verb practice site.
2. Final copy of poema: All elements, Correct spelling, Adjectives with correct ending, Verbs in correct form. Practice saying it so you'll be confident in your presentation tomorrow.

Español IV el 21 de septiembre de 2011

El enojo - lectura, página 126: Working with a partner, students read the article about how to deal with anger in a positive way. Then they asked/answered follow-up questions and completed a +/- chart about positives/negatives of anger. We followed up with a whole class debrief.

Tareas: corrected WB 70 & 71 - Activities 8 & 9, practicing using the vocabulary in context and the position of certain adjectives and how it can change their meaning. See text page 129. Period 4 also reviewed A.27, pg. 129-130 from yesterday.

Los participios pasados y el presente perfecto: See pp. 132-134 + NEW PACKET: Los participios. Reviewed: Compound verbs, present and past participles. Then focused on specific uses of past participles as ADJECTIVES with Ser & Estar AND as a VERB when used with HABER. Practiced both the Present Perfect and the Pluperfect.

Proyectos: Continued with more "Mi escudo" presentations - period 1. We'll really have to catch-up in period 4 tomorrow!

Tarea:
1. Texto pg. 130 - Act.29 (adjectives that may shorten their form in certain positions)
2. WB 73 -Act. 12: Practicing the Present Perfect.

Español II el 20 de septiembre de 2011

Martes musical! Two songs today: los Interrogativos to Jingle Bell - repeat from yesterday AND Lonnie Dai Zovi's El preguntón. Students filled in the missing words as they listened and then we reviewed together.

Partner speaking: Using the questions written in Act. 15 yesterday, we did Act. 16 (pg. 10) to find out about our partner. Lots of Who, When, Where, etc. questions.

VERBOS!
1. Practice quiz over meanings of the verbs on page 9.
2. Corrected the homework verb grid
3. Corrected the written homework activity WAVA 6

Reviewed what is on Thursday's test - listed on board.

Poema: Page 13. We went over the criteria for the "put it all together" unit project.

Tarea:
Rough draft of the poem on page 13.

Español IV el 20 de septiembre de 2011

1. NUEVO! WB paquete Lección 4 - segunda parte (4B): We used the first exercise in this new workbook packet as our warm-up practicing reading comprehension and context as well as using our new vocabulary in context.

2. JUEGO! MAS VOCABULARIO - We played a couple of guessing games using the definitions written as homework: in 4s and then as a whole class.

3. Period 1 reviewed Act. 4-27, pg 129 : period 4 will do so tomorrow.

4. Student got HOJAS DE REACCIONES - listening comprehension activity sheets to complete while listening to each other present their projects. Students filled-in the names of the students in the order they are to present.

5. Exposiciones! We began sharing our projects, 2-3 people presented to the whole class today.

Tarea:
1. New workbook packet: WB70 & 71 - Act. 4-8 & 4-9

Español II el 19 de septiembre de 2011

Verbos! -pg. 9
1. Partner drills with the verbs on page 9: meanings and then forms.
2. Activity 13 - Listening comprension.
3. Homework corrections - Verb Packet pp. 4 & 5
4. Packet - Ir verbs: just started.
5. NEW HANDOUT: Pink verb grid
a. Filled-in meanings
b. Filled-in Yo, Tú, Ud. Forms
c. Partner Question/Answer drills Tú? - yo; Ud.? - yo

Interrogativos! - pg. 10
1. "Jingle Bells" - Interrogativos Song
2. Text. page 10.
3. Activity 15 - filled in the missing words.

ANUNCIO - Para empezar Quiz #2 - and Poem (pg. 13) BOTH on Thursday

Tarea:
1. Finish filling in the verb grid from today.
2. WAVA workbook packet - Act. 6.

Español IV el 19 de septiembre de 2011

Started our new lesson - Conexiones 4B:
1. New vocabulary - pg. 123 + Cuidado pg. 124 + adjective meaning changers + pg. 129
2. Organized our partner appointments.
3. WE got together with one of our new partners toread through the introductory reading and take the self-test "Eres buscaemociones", pg. 122.
4. Review of adjectives: Came back to our "Las partes de la oración" PowerPoint and handout and coordinated the STUDY NOTES on pages 127-129 with the power point & handout.

Proyecto Mi escudo personal:
1. Students signed-up for their order of presentations.
2. Organized papers into a turn-in packet. Escudo clipped to top; then the rest of the papers stapled together in the following order (top of packet first) Final typed copy; Rough draft(s); Outline.

Tarea:
1. Select 15 of the new vocabulary items and write a definition in Spanish of at least ONE SENTENCE for each one. OJO! NOT a LIST of Spanish to English.
2. Adjective practice: Act. 4-27 in text book, pps. 129-130.

Español II el 16 de septiembre de 2011

1. Canción de viernes

2. NEW verb packet - took notes and worked on the exercises for -AR verbs; reviewed -ER verbs.

3. Corrected "Tareas"
A. Worksheet for -AR verbs
B. Lotería: -AR Verbs. We verified the meanings of all of the infinitives, then played this Bingo/Verb Conjugations game.

4. Los meses y las estaciones - reviewed the months and seasons of the year: We listened to the dialogue on page 8 and then said, then sang, the poem/song that some students learned in Spanish I.

Tarea:
New Verb Packet - pages 4 & 5: -ER Verbs.

Español IV el 16 de septiembre de 2011

1. Canción de viernes

2. Repaso de las tareas

3. Prueba 4A - we took the test for the lesson we've been studying.

4. In-class writing time - Mi escudo.

5. El grito de México - we watched a You Tube video of this celebration of Mexico's Independence Day.

Tarea:
Mi escudo project - Final Typed Copy; Final Visual - your "Coat of Arms"; All writing process papers: Outline and Rough drafts. Be ready to present.

Español II el 15 de septiembre de 2011

1. Warm-up sentences practicing SER and personal description adjectives.

2. Corrected homework: WAVA, Activity 5 = Ser & adjectives.

3. Took our first test: Para empezar #1 (Ser & adjectives)

4. Repaso - Los verbos
a. Subject pronouns (handout)
b. Regular verb conjugations (handout)

Tarea:
1. Lotería -ar verbs. Prepare the game sheet to be ready to play in class tomorrow: Yo in 1st column; Tú in 2nd; Ud/él/ella in 3rd; etc. ALSO write the ENGLISH meaning WITH PRONOUN for each verb form filled-in. Example: "Escribo/ I write"; "Escuchas/ YOU listen to"
2. -AR verb Worksheet: Complete the activities on this handout.

Español IV el 15 de septiembre de 2011

1. Comprensión - oral y de lectura:
A. Libro de texto: pg. 121 "Escuchar" = personality traits
B. Lab manual /Handout = Reflexive versus Non-reflexive verb usage.
1. El peluquero/barbero
2. Los novios

2. Repaso de tareas:
A. Encuesta write-up from yesterday's orals
B. Workbook exercises (WB2: 1-1, WB67: 4-4)
C. Tarea de vocabulario #2 (per. 4: #s 1-8)
D. Mi escudo = verified the criteria for this project announced yesterday.

3. Taller:
In-class writing time with the goal of completing the rough draft for paragraphs 1 & 2.

Tarea:
1. 4A test tomorrow: Vocabulary recognition (link to Quia games for practice); Know the verbs on pages 118-119, Know how and when to use these verbs - in reflexive and non-reflexive constructions.
2. Mi escudo: Have your rough draft completed for paragraphs 1-4 (period 1); 1-3 (period 3)

Español II el 14 de septiembre de 2011

1. Spanish-speaking world
a. Nationality adjectives: handout describing people from Spanish-speaking countries.
b. Geography - Handout: Fill-in the capital cities while watching and listening to the Capital Raps:
South America
Central America

2. Personal descriptions:
a. Power Point of cartoon drawings
b. Handout of questions asking from descriptions of the drawings.
c. Corrected the homework: WAVA, Act. 4 - pg.3

3. Classroom business:
a. Permiso de pasillo: I gave out the extra-credit Hall Passes and explained how we use them in this class.
b. Filled-in the "Compañeros de estudio"/STUDY BUDDIES on our syllabus. Got the names and phone numbers of 3 other students in class we can call for practice and help.
c. Mixer - Quién es?

Tarea:
1. WAVA, Activity 5. Use the verb SER + at least 3 adjectives for each of the answers.
2. TEST tomorrow!
(A) Descriptive adjectives: Meanings and how to make them match the person described.
(B) SER - know all of the forms and be able to use them in a sentence.