Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Español III - Cuarta hora - Primavera de 2012

Gracias por ser una clase tan divertida! 
Cariños de "Maestra"

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Español II - Segunda Hora - Primavera de 2012



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Español II - Primera Hora - Primavera de 2012





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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Español II el 12 de junio de 2012

1. Warm-up sentences using Tú commands (affirmative and negative) giving directions/instructions around the town.
2. WAVA Listening Activities 5, 6 & 8 - Following directions/instructions.
3. WAVA Writing Activity 12 - Tú commands for a camp counselor to his/her campers.
4. Repaso - Reviewed the homework over Units 2 & 3.
5. Showed slides from my teenage trip to Guatemala.
Tarea:
1. Review - Unit 4A & 4B
2. 3B Crossword
3. 30 Minutes "Juegos en español" mañana.

posted by Catie Thurber-Brown @ 12:21 PM  

Español III el 12 de junio de 2012

1. Turned-in (A) Group Review Project Evaluation Forms and (B) Extra Credit Hall Passes - these may also be turned-in tomorrow.

2. Went over the answers to the Repaso para el examen final.

3. Continued with our Review Project Activities: 2A - group #2, 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B

4. Showed my slides of my teenage visit to Guatemala.

5.  Took our class portrait photo.  Gracias por el buen semestre, español III!

Tarea:
1. STUDY for tomorrow's final exam.
2. TURN-IN your TEXT BOOK, Por favor.

posted by Catie Thurber-Brown @ 12:16 PM  

Monday, June 11, 2012

Español II el 11 de junio de 2012

1. El chigarí: I read this story to the students who filled-in the missing words on their handout while practicing the Presente Progresivo Regular.  Then we compared our answers to the notes we took last week on our 3B lesson vocabulary and grammar overview packet and with the explanation on page 171.  We also practiced the Irregulares. Next we watched the Gram Activa "goofy grammar" DVD and did the "Quiz".

2. Direcciones - Practicing giving/following directions and tú commands.  Page 168 & our lesson overview handout.  We wrote out Actividad 16, pg. 168.

3. Reviewed the results on Test 4A.

4. Review for final - Tema 1/ Unit/Chapter 1A & 1B. We played the on-line review games (see other post).

Tarea:
Review handouts for Chapter 2A/2B and 3A/3B: fill-in the vocabulary meanings and give examples of the grammar.


posted by Catie Thurber-Brown @ 12:58 PM  

Español III el 11 de junio de 2012

1. Repaso - Examen 4A + Subjuntivo

2. Returned papers & projects

3. Review projects: groups 1A, 1B, 2A today.

Tarea:
1. Group project evaluation - be sure to write a sentence to support each score given.
2. Repaso para el examen final - study/review packet.

posted by Catie Thurber-Brown @ 12:50 PM  

Friday, June 08, 2012

Español II Review Sites


Español II – Realidades 2 Review Sites

Para empezar (pp. 1-13): Spanish I Review Unit (Describing Yourself and Others; Saying where people are from, Counties & Capitals of the Spanish-speaking world, Ser + Adjectives, Interrogatives=Question Words)
Adjectives:
            http://www.quia.com/jg/598529.html
      http://www.quia.com/jw/164299.html = Jumbled words
Interrogatives:
All vocabulary:
      http://www.quia.com/jg/598359list.html
      http://www.quia.com/jg/1160515.html
      http://www.quia.com/ba/116593.html = Battleship Game

Tema 1 Tu día escolar
1A- A ver si recuerdas (pp.14-15): School classes and descriptions, school materials, things in the classroom, school schedule.
1-A (pp.16-41):  School activities, rules, things you need for class, Tener, Stem-changing present-tense verbs, Negative and Affirmative words (nothing/something, etc.), para + infinitive = in order to___.
     Affirmative/Negative words:

1-B-A ver si recuerdas (pp.42-43): Places around town, after-school activities and sports, verb IR.
1-B (pp.44-69): After school activities, Review of all comparisons, talking about what people KNOW HOW to do, and to KNOW people or places, Hace + ___ que + verb = How long something has been going on.

Tema 2 Un evento especial
2A- A ver si recuerdas (pp.70-71): Clothing and the body parts covered by them; Verb expressions that use the infinitive.
2A (pp.72-97): Talking about your daily routine and getting ready for a special event; Reflexive Verbs, Ser versus Estar

2B- A ver si recuerdas (pp.98-99): Information to ask and answer basic questions about going shopping, Cardinal numbers 10-100, 1000’s and up.
2B (pp.100-125): Describing clothing, fashion, and shopping. Preterite past tense of verbs, Demonstrative adjectives (this, that, that over there), adjectives as nouns.
Regular preterite practice:

Tema 3 ¿Qué hiciste ayer?
3A – A ver si recuerdas (pp.126-127): The house and what chores are done inside and outside of the house. Review of telling time.
3A (pp.129-153): Talking about things you did and where you did them in the town; Explaining why you couldn’t do something, describing things you bought and where you bought them, Irregular preterite verbs, Direct object pronouns

3B- A ver si recuerdas (pp. 154-155): Review of prepositions of place and modes of transportation, and a review of present tense YO forms that end with –go.
3-B (pp. 156-180): Give directions for getting to places and for doing a task, discuss driving and good driving habits, Informal affirmative and negative commands, more Direct object pronouns, The present progressive

Tema 4 Recuerdos del pasado
4A- A ver si recuerdas (pp. 182-183): Review mini lesson about celebrations: who comes, what one eats, how to set the table, decorations and activities.
4A Cuando éramos niños(pp. 184-209): Discussing what you were like as a child, what you used to play with and other activities that you used to do; Imperfecto – general past tense, Indirect object pronouns = for whom you do things.
4B Celebrando los días festivos (pp. 212-235): Describe holiday celebrations, people, places and situations in the past, cultural perspectives on Latino holidays.
·         http://www.quia.com/jg/1160500.html = Vocabulary
·         www.phschool.com  Web Code jdd-0413 = Imperfecto describing a situation
·         http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/SLC/pret_imp.php = Pretérito vs Imperfecto

posted by Catie Thurber-Brown @ 1:13 PM  

Español II el 08 de junio de 2012

1. Prácticas - el vocabulario 3B en contexto:
  • 2nd Block = pp. Listening, Reading, Pronunciation practice on pages158 & 159
  • 1st & 2nd Block =  Video Historia - pp.160-161
  • 1st block - Act. 3 & 4, pp. 161-162

2. Gram Activa - Green Vocabulary Packet:
  •  Progresivo - Estar + --ando/--iendo (see page 171)
  • Tú commands activity (see page 168)
3. Los proyectos - Selected presentation order and then partners began sharing their past tense story projects.

Tarea:
1. Review for the Final Exam - Handout over Unit 1 - Lesson A & B: Fill-in the meanings of all of the vocabulary and practice the grammar structures.  WRITE an example for each of the types of comparisons in 1B.
2. Block 2: write out the answers to Act. 3, pg. 161 and Act. 4, pg. 162

3. Study for the final: Use the "How to Study for the Final" packet (green) I gave out last week. 
Check out the Español II - Review Sites post.

posted by Catie Thurber-Brown @ 1:06 PM  

Español III Review Sites


Español III – Actividades de Quia

Para empezar -Realidades 3
http://www.quia.com/jg/517886.html
Vocabulario Español III - Realidades Para Empezar
http://www.quia.com/jg/508029.html
Los materiales escolares
http://www.quia.com/jg/438685.html
Dias especiales - Preliminar - Realidades 3
http://www.quia.com/jg/517892.html
cumpleaños, posesión, expresiones
http://www.quia.com/jg/492054.html
Capítulo uno - A ver si recuerdas
http://www.quia.com/jg/714343.html

A ver si recuerdas Capítulo Uno - #2
http://www.quia.com/jg/716211.html

Realidades 3 1A Vocabulario
http://www.quia.com/jg/718338.html
Realidades 3-Capítulo Uno -página 58
http://www.quia.com/jg/723465.html
El pasado
http://www.quia.com/jg/534065.html

El Vocabulario Realidades 3; Capítulo 2
http://www.quia.com/jg/550129.html

Capítulo 3: Vocabulario Unidad 3 Realidades
http://www.quia.com/jg/566447.html

Capítulo 4: Realidades 3 - Capítulo 4
http://www.quia.com/jg/1828165.html

posted by Catie Thurber-Brown @ 12:56 PM  

Español III el 08 de junio de 2012

1. Practice with (A) Nosotros commands and (B) Possessive pronouns - Handouts: Pruebas 4-7 & 4-8

2. Repaso - tarea: WAVA 6 & 9 = examples of typical written responses.

3. Organized into teams to create final exam review lessons for Monday and Tuesday.  Everyone takes a different aspect of the lesson and develops some review activity for the class.  See handout.

Tarea:
Your Review Lesson Materials: Lessons 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B for Monday; 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B for Tuesday. Final EXAM on Wednesday.

posted by Catie Thurber-Brown @ 12:51 PM  

Thursday, June 07, 2012

Español II el 07 de junio

Primera hora: Listened to and practiced the vocabulary in 3B - pp. 158-159.  We filled-in the GREEN Vocabulary Handout and did the verb practice on the backside of the first page.

BOTH CLASSES = Past tense Story Partner Project work time.  FINAL COPIES to be SHARED DURING CLASS TOMORROW.

Tarea:
1. Be ready to present and turn-in your project tomorrow.
2. Second Block - fill-in the GREEN Vocabulary Handout and do the verb practice on the backside of the first page.

posted by Catie Thurber-Brown @ 3:07 PM  

Español III el 07 de junio de 2012

1. WAVA Listening Exercises 3, 4 & 5.

2. Repaso - Tareas:
(A) "Pruebas 4-2 & 4-3" = Aplicación del vocabulario y el subjuntivo o infinitivo
(B) Por versus Para = Ex. D

3. Repaso de los verbos = TWO Handouts:
(1) Examples of the 7 verb tenses we've been using during this course (all given with "trabajar" - most in YO)
(2) List of all of the verbs we've studied in this course (except unit 4 - you can add those).

(4) JUEGO - White board conjugation game.

Tarea:
WAVA Packet = Writing Exercises: Actividad 6 & 9

posted by Catie Thurber-Brown @ 3:03 PM  

Wednesday, June 06, 2012

Español III el 06 de junio de 2012

1. Warm-up sentences - ?El subjuntivo o el indicativo?

2. Mandatos de Nosotros/as - See page 182 = We took notes over the 4 things to remember about how to form them.  Then we wrote out Actividad 33.  Next I shared the lyrics to the song, Escapémonos and afterwards we watched the video of Marc Anthony and Jennifer López singing it at the 2010 Grammy Awards.

3. Repaso - Tareas
(A) WB 56 + more práctica del vocabulario
(B) Partner surveys using the one from pg. 177 (two partners)
(C) Por versus Para - We corrected Ex. B and then started Ex. D.

4. "Stressed" Possesive Pronouns - "Long form" - Los míos, etc.  See page 184.

Tarea:
1. Finish Exercise D - Por versus Para packet.
2. "Pruebas" 4-2 & 4-3: vocabulario y el subjuntivo


posted by Catie Thurber-Brown @ 4:09 PM  

Español II el 06 de junio

1. WAVA 4B - Listening Act. 9: Los días festivos
2. El pretérito versus el imperfecto:
(A) Big review using all of our handouts & notes - WHEN do you USE WHICH past tense.
(B) Homework - "mop-up" - Preterite/Imperfecto: Cuento - pp. 202-203 (2a hora); Workbook 88; Packet - Ex. B + D.
3. Review - Modes of Transportation, Prepositions of Place; Irregular YO -go  verbs in the present tense.
See pages 154-155 + Handout.
4. Partner Past tense Story project work time.

Tarea:
Keep working on your project - refine your sentences and start working on your illustrations.

posted by Catie Thurber-Brown @ 3:57 PM  

Tuesday, June 05, 2012

Español II el 05 de junio de 2012

1. Practice vocabulary quizzes - have your been studying enough?  What do you need to work on to be ready for the final?
2. Fondos culturales: Los días festivos - read pp. 218, 220, 226, 227 & 228.
3. Repaso de tareas:
(Hora 1era) - Verbos del cuento, WB 87 & 88
(Hora 2nda)- WB 85-86,
BOTH classes: Crucigrama 4B, Preterite compared to Imperfect: Ex. A.
4. Proyecto - Introduced the PARTNER PAST TENSE STORY PROJECT.  Main characters = 2 animals; 6 different Preterite Verbs (Main Actions) & 6 different Imperfecto verbs (Background, Feelings, Descriptions).  Today's goal: Pick your characters & LIST your verbs.
Tarea:
1. Each partner writes his/her OWN rough draft using the listed verbs from today's in-class work.

posted by Catie Thurber-Brown @ 1:16 PM  

Español II - Hora Segunda

We seem to be standing on our heads - is it just that we are SO Happy for "Pacalala"?  Feliz último día de clase, chica!  All our best to Pacalala as she gets ready to graduate.

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Español III el 05 de junio de 2012

1. Practica del vocabulario 4A:
(A) "Pruebas" de práctica
(B) WAVA 4 - Act. 1 & 2

2. A la primera vista - 4B - pp. 174-175
(A) Escuchar y leer
(B) Act. 22 - Comprensión

3. El subjuntivo:
(A) Hoja blanca - APUNTES (NOTES) y Correcciones de la tarea de ayer
(B) Hoja azul - Oral de pareja: El subjuntivo -o- no?
(C)WB53 - Yo (verbo de emoción) que ...

4. Por versus Para - Repaso de Ejercicio A (tarea)

Tarea:
1. Por versus Para packet - Exercise B
2. Workbook page 56 = application of vocabulary
3. Encuesta - page 177.  (A) Copy the survey onto 1/3 of a sheet of paper.  (B) You answer the questions on the SECOND third of the paper (V) Be ready to fill-in the last section with your partner's answers tomorrow.

posted by Catie Thurber-Brown @ 1:02 PM  

Monday, June 04, 2012

Español II el 04 de junio de 2012

1. WAVA 4B Listening Comprehension Activities7 & 8.

2. Reciprocal Actions - Using Plural Reflexive Pronouns - Text page 224 - 225, Activities 17 & 18.

3. Preterite or Imperfecto:
(A) Rimas infantiles - Un elefante, La araña pequeña, unas trabalenguas
(B) Overview Handout - Comparing the two with a little "Acidente" story at the bottom of the page.
(C) NEW Packet: The Preterite and Imperfect Tenses Compared.
(D) Homework review: pages 202-203
(E) Workbook pages 85-86 (First Block only)

4. How to Study for the Final Exam - Packet with study tips and important text book pages and topics.

Tarea:
1. Workbook pages 87 & 88
2. Preterite/Imperfect Packet (today's) Exercise A (NOT Practice A)
3. 4B Crossword

posted by Catie Thurber-Brown @ 3:15 PM  

Español III el 04 de junio de 2012

1. Course Overview & Study Guide for Final Exam - Pink handout

2. Práctica del vocabulario = Page 165: 
(A) Activity 7 - part 1 (alone) then parts 2 & 3 - partner
(B)Ampliación - Familias de palabras

3. Por or Para
(A) Texto - pg. 171: Notes
(B) Act. 17
(C) Packet - Notes & Practices A & B

4. El subjuntivo:
(A) Gold Handout (New)
(B) Homework review: Act. 12 & 14 - pp. 168 & 169
(C) Partner Oral - Act. 14 - part 2 & Whole class review
(D) Ojalá que llueva café - song by José Luis Guerra

Tarea:
1. Por or Para Packet = EXERCISE A
2. Workbook page 53 - Subjunctive.
3. New WHITE Handout: Repaso del subjuntivo - Exercise on the reverse

posted by Catie Thurber-Brown @ 3:05 PM