Español II el 31 de octubre de 2011

1. Warm-up: Vocabulary Practice of the Reflexive verbs in the chapter - Meanings and conjugations. Correct answers earned PREMIOS de Halloween.

2. Homework corrections: WB 33 - Using Reflexive Verbs in the Negative; and WB 34 = Ser or Estar? Which Form?

3. Película: Los días de los muertos en Oaxaca + activity handout.

4. More SER versus ESTAR practice = Quia game.

Tarea? I postponed the 2A vocabulary test until Wednesday - have a safe and fun Halloween!

Español IV el 31 de octubre de 2011

1. Quick review of the preterite and our chapter verbs - reviewing the 10 sentences written as homework and (per. 4) practicing quickly on conjuguemos.com

2. Took, and then corrected, the Prueba del pretérito #1 (35 pts.)

3. Began reading our second story for this narration unit, Juan Bobo.

4. Reviewed the forms and uses of El imperfecto - text pp. 20-21: Some students began Act. 17, pg. 22.

5. I checked off the Abeja exercises while students worked in pairs.

Tarea:
1. - Period 4 only - Review the "tricksters" in the Cuidado! box - top of page 11, and then apply it to Act. 5, pg. 12.
2. WB 29 & 30: Practicing the Preterite and the Imperfecto
3. Act. 17, pg.22 - If not completed in class today.
4. Juan Bobo - Comprendió Ud? for Parte I: if not completed in class today.

Español II el 26 de octubre de 2011

Reviewed Chapter Test 1B - reviewing HOW to come up with the correct answer and WHY they are correct, as well as double checking my arithmetic skills.

2A WAVA Packet - New (pink) Activities Packet -Listening Comprehension activities 5, 6 & 7.
Practicing the Vocabulary in context; Reporting time of day and using Reflexive Verbs to talk about daily routines.

Homework corrections:
Workbook pages due yesterday and today = WB 29-32: Vocabulary, Reflexive Verbs, Answering Questions.

Reflexive Verb Practice:

• Completed the Reflexive Verbs on our 2A Verb Grid
• Played Barco de Guerra - Battleship Verb conjugation game.

Tarea:
1. KNOW the MEANINGS of the 2A Reflexive Verbs (on grid)
2. Workbook pages 33-34 (See text page 86 to review Ser/Estar).
3. STUDY 2A VOCABULARY - Test on Tuesday!

Español IV el 26 de octubre de 2011

Page 11: CUIDADO - Watch out for these "tricksters" for English-Speakers learning Spanish: Solo vs. Sólo; Darse cuenta de (que) vs. Realizar. Block 1 practiced these with Act. 5, pg. 12

El pretérito:

• Activity 1-4, WB29
• Reviewed the guidelines for MONDAY'S QUIZ: Using the preterite with the verbs of the chapter.
  
• We reviewed the meanings of the chapter's verbs - see the two lists in your vocabulary packet. We added Asustarse, Disfrazarse, Vestirse with their English equivalents to the first list of verbs in English. Double check the Spanish list farther back in the packet against the English one.
• Went over the criteria of the HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT - last page of the vocabulary packet.
• NEW (pink) Preterite Packet - we went through all of the study notes about irregulars and spelling changes.

Los chistes:

• Students shared their chistes in NEW groups of 4.
• One person from each group shared a chiste with the rest of the class. Qué gracioso y divertido!

La abeja haragana:

• In our NEW groups of 4, students real aloud part II of the story to each other.
• If your group had time, they reviewed last night's homework.

Tarea:
1. STUDY! Monday's Preterite Test/Chapter Verb Meanings. You could practice conjugation on conjuguemos.com
2. Select 10 of the verbs listed in the pack of your vocab. packet. Write a sentence in the preterite for each one and then translate it to English.
3. La abeja haragana - Write out answers to Comprendió Ud.? - part II (#s 14-22); Finish the Palabras claves (II - 3s 9-14) and the El infinitivo (II #s 7-10)

Español II el 25 de octubre de 2011

I. Vocabulary practice:

• identifying words from the list
• Video Historia: Watched, read pp. 76-77 and then answered the questions in Act. 3, pg. 77

II. Ser versus Estar:

• Brainstormed forms and uses
• Read grammar box on page 86
• Watched the Gram Activa and did the mini quiz
• Wrote out Act. 19. pg. 86

III. Reflexive Verbs:

• Reviewed Yo/Tú/ Ud. - él - ella forms and wrote those in on our verb grids
• Partner question/answers using Tú?/Yo
• Watched a fun You Tube Video on how to conjugate simple and compound reflexive verbs.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KATBgZ5oyIg

Tarea:
1. Finish the 2A Flashcards (#s 25-50)
2. Workbook pp. 31 & 32

Español IV el 25 de octubre de 2011

I. Practica del vocabulario en contexto:

• WB 21 y 22

II. El pretérito:

• Repaso - una vez más aún - de los irregularidades y los cambios ortográficos.
• Correcciones de las tareas: (1) Act. 8, pg. 14 (2) Cuadrícula de conjugaciones
• ANUNCIO - Prueba del pretérito #1: el lunes - el 31 de octubre = los verbos del capítulo en sus formas del pretérito.
  

III. La literatura: El cuento La abaja haragana (paquete y lista de vocabulario nuevos)

• En el grupo de 4 - leyeron la primera parte

Tarea:
1. La abeja haragana: Comprendió Ud (I = pg. 339 #s 1-13); Las palabras claves (pg. 165 #s 1-8); Las estructuras: el infinitivo - Parte I (pg. 166 #s 1-6)
2. Los chistes (o colmos, o tantanes): Mínimo de 3 impresos para compartir en clase oralmente mañana.

Español II el 24 de octubre de 2011

Began Lesson 2A today!

1. Vocabulary in context:

• Listened to pp. 74-75
• New vocabulary list - page 98: Read, repeated & filled-in words
• Listening comprehension activities: Act. 1 & 2, pg. 75
• Grooming Articles - introduced some using props, and then we played a game - seeing who could guess the one removed from the set.
  

2. Reflexive Verbs - we continued on with this concept we began last Friday:

• Demonstrated Reflexive versus Non-reflexive Daily Routine actions using dolls & grooming article props.
• Page 80 in text book: We read the grammar tips and examples.
• Gram Activa: we watched the video about a dog's daily routine. Ever see a dog taking a shower?
• Verb grid - we filled in the meanings and the forms for YO.

3. Los proyectos:
I returned the scored 1B projects - it was fun reading them this weekend. Gracias, estudiantes!

Tarea:
1. 2A Vocabulary List: If you didn't complete it in class, finish filling it in.
2. Flash cards - 2A Group #1 (#s1-24)
3. Workbook pp. 29 & 30 = Vocabulary practice

Español IV el 24 de octubre de 2011

Began our new unit - Traditional Narrations:

• Reading, pg. 9, Vocabulary pp. 10 & top of 11
• Vocabulary packet - (NOTE - on the first list: be sure to include the last two sections on page 10 & the top of page 11) List completed in class.
  
• Activity 2, page 11: Comprehension of the reading - reviewing the three types of narrations highlighted.

Reviewed the PRETERITO

• Brainstormed how & when to use
• Power Point & notes
• Text pages 13-16
• Packet of handouts
• Song - Irregular Preterites to the tune of La cucaracha

Tarea:
1. Activity 8, pg. 14: Regular preterites.
2. Two-sided verb grid highlighting irregulars: Spelling changers & Stem-changers

Español II el 21 de octubre de 2011

1. LOTS of practice with the vocabulary from page 70 - with additions, too!

• Picture/terms matching activity (blue handout)
• Magnetic FACES - we made crazy faces and described them.
  
• Packet: The Body and Clothing
  
• I introduced REFLEXIVE VERBS (One does the action for ONESELF)
• SONG - we began the song, "Mi cuerpo" - First verse today.

2. Page 71: Using TWO verbs together in a PHRASE

• Reviewed the concept of "2 verbs go awalking; 1st verb "does the talking" - meaning that the 1st verb changes form for WHO is doing the action and the 2nd verb stays in the infinitive.
• Review of GUSTAR and VERBS LIKE GUSTAR (encantar, fascinar). The little word that means who Likes/Loves/Is crazy about and how the verbs change for WHAT is liked/loved/Is crazy about.
• Reviewed meanings of ALL of the verbs when put BEFORE and infinitive. See the box on page 71
• Did the Top Half of the WHITE overview handout for pages 70-71.

Tarea: NONE! Enjoy Homecoming!

Español IV el 21 de octubre de 2011

1. Took the Prueba del vocabulario - III/6: Aplicación.
I've decided NOT to count it as a TEST, but rather as an in-class comprehension activity. Judging from the students' results, the reading comprehension piece seemed too difficult to be a true test of their knowledge of the vocabulary.

2. Continued with the summary of the article, identifying the 5 main points and then writing questions (and their answers). The groups turned these in as they completed them.
Note: Several groups finished in period 4, only 1 group did in period 1 - so we'll have just a bit more time on Monday to complete.

3. Continued, and completed, the job interview/recorded orals. I'm really proud of how well everyone did staying in Spanish and talking the whole time.

4. A few groups got to play the "Go Fish"-style card game, Elijamos una profesión.

Tarea: Están libres! - Go to the game and/or the dance this weekend. Enjoy Homecoming!

Español II el 20 de octubre de 2011

PROYECTOS!
1. Working in teams, students took turns sharing their 1B projects with each other.
2. Each team selected their "estrella" who then presented their project to the class.

REPASO - We reviewed the Lesson 1A Test.

NUEVO! - Introduced the vocabulary (and extras too) from page 70. Be sure to get the new handout - AZUL. Yes, it does have some interesting numbers - 21.5, etc.
This is one of my FAVORITE units - clothing, describing ourselves and what we regularly do as our daily routine.

Tarea:
Make flashcards for all of the items on the new vocabulary sheet.

Español IV el 20 de octubre de 2011

1. WAVA written activities 9 & 10 = vocabulary practice

2. JUEGO! - "Estoy pensando en una palabra que..." White board partners writing down the words for which the other kids give the definition - based on last night's homework.

3. ORALS! - pairs went to stations in the hall to act out their situations while recording them on the digital recorders. We did 16 people in each class today - we'll continue tomorrow!

4. Artículo: Groups of 4 continued working on "Herramientas" - identifying the 5 main points and writing comprehension questions based on them.

Tarea:
Prueba del vocabulario III/6 - Aplicación. Like last Friday's quiz but with the second group of vocabulary from the green packet.

Español II el 19 de octubre de 2011

Warm-up: Canción 1B Qué haces después de las clases? This song incorporates much of the vocabulary and grammar structures from lesson 1B. We went through it several times to review.

Homework correction/review:
1. 1B Vocabulary Crossword
2. Review sentences.

Took Lesson 1B Test

Repaso de verbos GRANDE - packet. Big review of the verbs we've learned so far and how they work.

Tarea:
NONE tonight! Go to the Powder Puff game!

Español IV el 19 de octubre de 2011

1. Warm-up: WAVA III/6 - Las profesiones
Activity 1 = Listening comprehension; Activity 8 = writing practice

2. Took and then scored the III/6 Comprehension Vocabulary Test (24 puntos).

3. Groups of 4 - Continued reading the article "Las herramientas".
The group's goal for the article is decide on the FIVE most important points and then to write a comprehension question in Spanish for each one of the FIVE points. (Total of 5 questions.)

4. Practice with recording orals - using the recorders, period 4 got to practice how to record and the system for doing recorded partner orals. We will begin those tomorrow.

Tarea:
Write 10 sentences in Spanish that work as definitions for 10 vocabulary items for the second green vocabulary sheet (SpanishIII/Capítulo 6). One sentence per vocab. item. Remember not to INCLUDE the vocabulary word in the sentence describing it.

Español II el 18 de octubre de 2011

1. Listening comprehension - WAVA Activity 9

2. 1B Review practice handout - completed with partners, then reviewed all together.

3. Homework correction: Workbook pp. 23 & 24: Saber/Conocer and Hace -time expression- que - verbo -

4. Proyectos 1B - presented in groups of 4, then one person per group presented to the class.

5. Repaso - Continued with our review partner questions begun yesterday: #s 11-20.

Tarea:
1. Crossword 1B
2. Repaso 1B - sentences
3. STUDY! TEST 1B tomorrow: Vocabulary (Spelling Test), Listening/Reading Comprehension, Grammar: Saber versus Conocer; Comparisons; Saying "How long" someone has been doing something.

Español IV el 18 de octubre de 2011

1. Precaliento - More practice with the 20 most commonly asked questions in job interviews. #s 11-15.

2. Students turned-in their final copy of their cover letters and the process papers (rough draft with partner edits; paragraph - Where you would like to work; Partner editing handout - paragraph).

3. Job Interview Oral practice - Round Robin "jobs" in groups of four. Two people talking (Interviewer/Job applicant) and two people writing: Specialized vocabulary used & Open-ended questions posed.

4. Progress Reports distributed: Students to write TWO GOALS - (1) within a week (2) by the end of the quarter - 3 weeks. Parents to sign progress report / goals.

5. Quiz Flashcards - vocabulary practice for tomorrow's vocabulary comprehension test.

Tarea/Homework:
1. Vocabulary comprehension test tomorrow
2. Write goals & have parents sign your progress report - see #4 above.
3. Practice for Thursday's recorded orals.

Español II el 17 de octubre de 2011

1. Warm-up: Listenening comprehension exercises - WAVA 1B, Act. 6, 7 and 8.

2. Partner game "Dedos' = can you spot the vocabulary word on the scatter sheet before your partner?

3. Partner questions/answers using the structures from 1B: Saber/Conocer, Comparisons, and "Hace --- que ---". We debriefed #s 1-10 and reviewed WHY the answers should be what they are.

4. Partner Project Editing - using the project description sheet, partners checked off how complete and accurate each others' work was on their rough draft completed as homework for today.

5. Comparisons - Reviewed the 3 types of comparisons and then the irregular comparatives/superlatives. Completed Practice G in the packet.

Tarea:
1. Copia final - project. Be sure it looks like you are proud of your work/product.
2. Workbook pg. 23 - Saber/Conocer (See text page 56)
3. Workbook pg. 24 - Hace --- que --- (See text page 58)

Español IV el 17 de octubre de 2011

Precaliento - Las 20 preguntas más comunes en las entrevistas: #s 6-10.
Students answered these questions while I checked off the rough drafts of their letters. Several students had already completed the final draft and organized their process paper packets, so I collected those for some extra credit.

Oral - I introduced how use the "Elements of a conversation" scoring grid, then divided the class into groups of 4. Next 2 people played out one of the work situations and the other two captured elements of their conversation: specialized vocabulary and questioning strategies.

Lectura: New article, "Herrimientas" - workplace skills - with a glossary to help with the reading.

Period 4: We reviewed the results of last Friday's vocabulary application test.

Tarea:
1. Final typed copy of Cover Letter.
2. Practice new vocabulary - see last Friday's blog for a link.
3. Practice for orals - run imaginary scenarios and come up with what you would say.

Español II el 14 de octubre de 2011

1. Wrote answers to the Lesson 1B questions (blue handout on the reverse of the 1B A ver pp.42-43 exercises). Then students practiced asking/answering the questions.

2. WAVA 1B - New packet: Listening comprehension Activity 5.

3. Continued with Comparisons: Reviewed ALL THREE TYPES, and continued working together up to Practica G (irregulars).

4. TWO handouts to introduce the UNIT PROJECT (Final due on TUESDAY). A 6-panel illustrated story about how you and your family and/or friends spend your free time.
A. Written instructions, guidelines and grading criteria = BE SURE to include ALL information listed.
B. Template for final

Tarea:
1. Rough draft of the written part of your project:
6 sets of captions (one per panel). Each caption has AT LEAST 2-3 sentences each.

Español IV el 14 de octubre de 2011

Prueba 5.2 de vocabulario:
Aplicación - filling in the needed word based on the context of the sentence.

Anuncios para la semana entrante:
El miércoles = Prueba de Comprensión:Vocabulario 5.2
El jueves = Orales grabados - Job Interview Recorded Orals with a partner
El viernes = Prueba de Aplicación: Vocabulario 5.2 (really Realidades III/Capítulo 6) y continuamos con los orales grabados.

Writing workshop = Writing a persuasive cover letter.
Supporting handouts:
1. La carta para solicitar empleo
2. Errores comunes

Address your letter to the person you indicated as being able to hire you for the job you investigated for your paragraph.
Goal: Complete through STEP 3 on handout #1.
Finish your rough draft in class incorporating the paragraph you wrote for Monday and then change papers with someone to edit each others' work.

Tarea:
1. All of the process papers for cover letter:
a. Paragraph "Dónde te gustaría trabajar?"
b. Editor's handout and comments about your paragraph
c. Outline and rough draft of the letter (Steps 1 & 2 on handout)
d. Editor's comments/marks on rough draft of letter (Step 3 on handout
2. Extra credit option for Monday: Copia final - Typed final copy of cover letter with all process papers.

Español II el 13 de octubre de 2011

1. Sports photo flash cards - vocabulary enrichment practice: I made photo flash cards from the teaching sheets about Sports that I found in Mexico and shared them with the class since this is a big part of our new lesson.

2. Video Historia: Watched the DVD, then working with a partner, students read the script on pp. 48-49 aloud to one another, and then completed the comprehension activity 3.

3. Practiced more vocabulary by corrected homework - WB18.

4. Hace --- que ___ (See page 58). Introduced the "How long as ___ done ___" expression and we practiced asking our partners about how long s/he has done their favorite pastime activity.

5. We practiced the two ways of using "to know" with Activity 15, page 56.

6. Continued practicing 3 types of comparisons: first using examples comparing heights of members of the class and then going back to the packet we started yesterday.

Tarea:
1. Complete your 1B flashcards (#s 49-62)
2. Comparison Packet - Practices B & C

Español IV el 13 de octubre de 2011

1. Round-robin orals - We reviewed the five components of a basic conversations and then applied them using the first 5 questions of the most commonly asked ones in job interviews. Students did 4-5 rounds and a wonderful job staying in Spanish - Enbuenahora, estudiantes!

2. Homework corrections: review of present and pluperfects.

3. Reviewed/corrected yesterday's vocabulary recognition quiz (25 points).

4. Reviewed my corrections of last Friday's Lesson Exam(66 points).

Tarea:
1. Study for tomorrow's Vocabulary Application Test. I double checked and it IS ONLY the first page of the green vocabulary packet.
2. Bring your "Donde me gustaría trabajar" paragraph back to class tomorrow for our in-class writing workshop on "Cómo escribir una carta que sería leído" - cover letter.

Español II el 12 de octubre de 2011

1. Warm-up: Workbook pages 16 & 17 - recap of text pages 42-43, mini-review before new lesson 1B

2. Homework review/corrections:
A. Pink worksheet - Places in town, Estar & Ir : to be in a place & To go to a place; To be going to do something.
B. Blue worksheet (Just the pp. 42-43 side): Recap of vocabulary of places around town and the uses of the verb Ir (to go)
C. Flashcards 1-25 - 1B vocabulary.

3. Introduction of new vocabulary in context - pp. 46 & 47: Listening/Reading comprehension and pronunciation practice. Also, Activities 1 & 2, pg. 47.

4. Introduction of Comparison of Adjectives:
(A) Yellow packet - overview of the THREE types of comparisons & began practicing the first kind.
(B) Text page 53: Recuerdas? review box and the FIRST type of comparisons -
"Equality": __(A)__is just as ... __(B)__

5. Review of the TWO ways to say "To know": Saber versus Conocer - pg. 56

Announced LESSON 1B TEST = A week from today (Weds. 10/19/11)

Tarea:
(1) Group #2 of 1B vocabulary flashcards: #25-48
(2) Workbook page 18 - practicing new vocabulary.

Español IV el 12 de octubre de 2011

Precaliento: Conseguí el trabajo -
In Spanish I told the story of how I got this job at Tigard High while the students answered comprehension questions.

Repaso de las tareas: Reviewed work place vocabulary, the present and pluperfects while correcting last night's homework.

Prueba de comprensión: Students took the reading/vocabulary comprehension quiz.

Work book packet (el verde) Act. 6-1 & 6-2: Saber vs. Conocer and professions and La voz pasiva with the pronoun "se" - reading classified ads.

Partner Work:
(1) Editing each others' paragraphs "Donde me gustaría trabajar"
(2) Continuing with the artículo "Pierde el miedo de elegir carrera"

Tarea:
1. Finish your work book packet: Activities 5-5 (presente perfecto y pronombres) & 5-6 (el pluscuamperfecto).
2. Finish reading the article & the summary, if not yet done. Also complete "El test" at the end of the article.

Español II el 11 de octubre de 2011

1. Repaso de la tarea:
We corrected the review handout begun yesterday in class and completed as homework, in preparation of today's Lesson 1A Test.

2. JUEGO - Las palabras afirmativas/negativas
Using the cards distributed among the class, students asked and answered questions until they found the others of their "group" - sets that made sense together. Then we went through the 14 questions with students sharing their quesions/answer sets.

3. EXAMEN - we took Lesson 1A test today (75 points): Listening Comprehension and the grammar and vocabulary for this lesson we've been working on for the past two weeks.

Tarea:
1. New BLUE 1B vocabulary handout: NUMBER the vocabulary items, then make flashcards for items 1-24.
2. Blue handout - re: pages 42-43. Complete the activities practicing the uses of IR.
NOTE: DON'T ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ON THE REVERSE. We'll learn about Saber versus Conocer in our new lesson 1B. (Gracias, Maddie!)
3. PINK handout - review of pp. 42-43. Do all of this handout, please.

Español IV el 11 de octubre de 2011

New green WAVA/Workbook packet:

• Listening Comprehension Activities:
• 5-1, 5- 2 and 5-5 = Work place vocabulary/context
• Writing Activities 1, 3 & 4: Work place context, using
• (1) present perfect
  
• (2) the present progressive
  
• (3) Passive voice "Se" and the "unknown antecedent" - the present subjunctive.

Common corrections on the Escudos compositions - Hora 1era: Handout and discussion of common English-speaker "traps" in Spanish. Keep handout and notes to refer to when doing future editing on your work. Pay attention to your "pet errors" - everyone has them!

Reacciones a los escudos - Students distributed their responses to each others' presentations.

Tarea:
1. New green packet - Act. 5-7: First person and verb = present perfect; Second person and same verb = pluperfect. "Have you written the report?" "No, ___ had already written it."
2. Crucigrama/Sopa de letras = vocabulary practice for tomorrow's quiz.
3. Recognition/Comprehension Quiz on workplace vocabulary = green vocabulary packet

Español II el 10 de octubre de 2011

1. Started the mini-review lesson for NEW LESSON: 1B
Mini-review: pp. 42-43

• Reviewed the vocabulary on pg 42 & Verb "Ir" on page 43.
  
• Handout: Page 42 = Vocabulary and Activity 1 - partner oral
  
• Encuesta: Survey partner oral - interviewing up to 4 other people about when and where they go and what they do.

2. Homework Corrections and Lesson 1A Review

• Corrected the 12-Sentence homework handout.
• Reviewed 1A Vocabulary and Grammar: Stem-changing Verbs, Para, Affirmative/Negative Words.

3. 1A WAVA Listening Comprehension

• Activity 9 - Study Tips on how to get good grades

4. We began the REVIEW practice handout - for 1A Test Tomorrow!

Tarea:
1. Complete the 1A Review handout begun in class.
2. Complete the Encuesta - Sections labeled Mi información personal & Lo que dicen mis compañeros.
3. STUDY! Remember the study guide given out last week with the web sites to study from:
www.conjuguemos.com for stem-changing verb conjugation practice and
the Quia sites: one for stem-changers, Affirmative/Negative Words , and the vocabulary.

Español IV el 10 de octubre de 2011

1. Precaliento: Encuesta
Personal job interests survey and partner oral.

2. Curriculum Vitae - template

• Reviewed typical questions to elicit requested information
• Students interviewed two others to complete a C.V. for them.

3. Distributed TWO more handouts:

• Two-sided handout: A trabajar! - vocabulary/ Las 20 preguntas más comunes en entrevistas de trabajo
• Grid - profesiones

4. Anuncios:

• 5A Vocabulary Recognition Test - El 12 de octubre (Green vocab packet - 1st page).
• 5A Vocabulary Application Test - KNOW the word and be able to write it correctly in the appropriate context.
• On-demand Job Interview Oral - Tuesday/Wednesday - October 18 & 19 : KNOW those 20 most commonly asked Job Interview Questions and be ready to answer them.

5. El artículo: Pierde el miedo de elegir carrera - continued on with our reading partner.
I returned papers: reacciones a los escudos, and the last group of corrected escudos.

TAREA:
1. Reacciones a los escudos: Cut these into strips/per each presentor/ and put them in something that guarantees they all come back to class with you tomorrow to distribute.
2. Write your paragraph for Dónde te gustaría trabajar? - For a JOB you could get NOW - follow the guidelines on your handout and USE the information you compiled over the weekend for today. Please BRING you guideline handout BACK to class tomorrow for partner editing.
3. STUDY! Start working on those 20 questions, 5A vocabulary (if not yet started).
4. Done with the article? Do the "Test" at the end.

Español II el 07 de octubre de 2011

1. Partner Orals: Stem-changing verb practice
(A) Fiestas, Comidas y el tiempo libre
(B) Listen/talk conversation re: going to the movies

2. Stem-changing verbs quiz:
Took and then corrected in class.

3. Corrections on the homework:
WAVA Writing exercises 10 & 11, pp. 12-13.

Tarea:
Handout: 12 sentences and a chart using the Affirmative/Negative words from page 31.

Español IV el 07 de octubre de 2011

1. Corrected our homework: Práctica para el examen Preliminar.

2. Took Chapter Test: Preliminar (66 points)

3. Two Handouts: Oficios de trabajo; Vocabulary & Grammar Packet (green) - Repaso del capítulo (Realidades III - Chapter 5 A/B)

4. More partner work on the article, Pierde miedo de elegir carrera.

Tarea:
1. Use the format of the handout Resumen and TYPE up your resume.
2. Research a potential job (volunteer or paying) that you could get NOW.

Identify the following information in a list:
(A) What is the job? (B) Where is it? (C) What are the responsibilities of the job?
(D) What are your personality traits and skills that make you a good candidate for this job?
(E) Who is the person who would be hiring for this position?
(F) What is that person's /company's address?