El 31 de enero de 2013

1. Repaso - Los adjetivos: Writing answers to questions based on cartoons in a Power Point practicing our vocabulary from page 3.

2. Notes over Noun/Adjective Agreement: Making the form of the adjective match the gender and number of the noun being described.

3. Homework review & vocabulary practice - using the linked vocabulary lists from yesterday's blog.  Students added the extra adjectives & verbs to their vocabulary sheets from class.

4. Reviewed the verb SER - see page 5.  Reviewed SUBJECT PRONOUNS, again, and the forms of SER.  Corrected homework - Act. 7, pg. 5.

5. Reviewed some of the classroom systems:
A. Signing - in/out for Tardies, Hall Passes & leaving early for the day.
B. Extra papers - Assignment sheets, Flashcards, Verb grids, Extra Handouts for your class.
C. Homework - Copies of THESES posts.
D. Tissue, Hand Sanitizer, Lotion Stations around the room.

6. Started our Partner Surveys (Encuestas) - Using our 5 questions about the class and putting down their names as our Study Buddies.

7. We got our Workbooks today!

Tarea:
1. Workbook pages 1 & 2 = Adjectives & Ser + Sentences.
2. Make FLASHCARDS for numbers 1-24 on the vocabulary sheet.
3. Have your TEXT BOOK COVERED, please.

El español IV - el 31 de enero de 2013

1. Precaliento: Repaso del español III: 1A/B & 2A/B: Pared de palabras y conversaciones.

2. I answered the students' questions to me from their "Datos personales" handouts

3.  Las partes de la oración: El sustantivo, Los artículos definidos e indefinidos y los adjetivos.

4. El género y el número = los sustantivos regulares e irregulares.
HANDOUTS:
(A) I distributed our WORKBOOKS. 
Then we worked on pp. WB1 & 2:Apuntes y ejercicio 1 en clase
(B)  El paquete: 1. El sustantivo: Género de las cosas.
Letra A - regla general y Actividad 1 en clase.

5. Presentaciones - we began our partner introductions to the class using the paragraph written as last night's homework.

Tarea:
1. Workbook WB3
2. Paquete: Actividades 2, 3 & 4

El español II - el 30 de enero de 2013

1. Precaliento: Warm-up = Repaso español 1, pp. 1-4
2. Repaso - Tarea = Categorías: We reviewed words for each of the 6 categories from last night's homework.
3. Students turn-in their signed Workbook & Level letters; I'll still accept them for full credit tomorrow.
4. Introduction to the lesson: pp. 1, 2 & 3: Overview of how lessons are introduced; Listened to and read the conversations at top of page 2 and then wrote out answers to Actividad 1.  We then went over these together.
5. Reviewed ADJECTIVES - Why there are 4 forms.  See page 3 of Text & pg. 3 of your Repaso packet)
Review of SUBJECT Pronouns - See page 2 of your Review packet.
6. Review of the verb SER - see page 5 in the text book (& page 4 of your Repaso packet).

Tarea:
1. Vocabulary List - complete with the Spanish. 
Sorry for the confusion - you'll need to refer to TWO separate games for the words
(A) For the Adjectives: personality and physical appearance use the first part of this list. 
(B) For the Verbs, To say where and To say when use the SECOND HALF of this list - AFTER the NATIONALITIES.
2. Actividad 7, pg. 5 - text book: Practicing the forms of the verb SER .  You can just list the forms of the verbs needed for each number in the paragraph: 1-10.
3. Workbook & Level Letters completed and signed, if not already done.
4. Text book covered by Friday.

El español IV - el 30 de enero de 2013

1. Paquete de vocabulario - Preliminar

2. Text pg. 3 - Artículo: Hagamos conexiones: El español y el mundo del trabajo

3. Encuesta: Survery of 2 other classmates using our 5-question Quiz written as homework.  We then turned these in.

4. Entrevista personal (Hoja extra)- Working with a new person, each interviews the other to get background for your homework tonight.

5. Study Buddies: Filled-in the 3 spaces on the syllabus using our 3 working partners today: 2 from the Encuesta and the 3rd from our Entrevista.

Tarea:
1. Write a paragraph in Spanish describing your partner from the Entrevista personal done in class today.  Paragraph = 5-7 well written sentences.  Wondering about typing accents and tildes?  See the
post just prior to this one, Writing Diacritical Marks in Spanish

Writing Diacritical Marks in Spanish

Writing Diacritical Marks in Spanish

Accent mark:  Control, apostrophe, release.

Then the letter you want accented.

Older operating system –

á = ALT + 0225

é = ALT + 0233

í = ALT + 0237

ó = ALT + 0243

ú = ALT + 0250

Diérisis + u = ALT + 0252

ñ = ALT + 0241

New (~ )Tilde + n  =   Control + Shift + ~, N

¿ = Control + Shift+ALT+?

¡ = Control + Shift+ALT+ !

El español II - el 29 de enero de 2012

¡BIENVENIDOS A LA CLASE NUEVA!

1. Datos personales: Selected a Spanish-class name and then filled-in an informational sheet about who we are.  Turned-in for points!

2. Checked-out textbooks from the library - Wrote our NAMES on the inside cover.  PLEASE have it COVERED by FRIDAY. 

3. REPASO:

(A) Las expresiones utiles para la clase - Handout

(B) Práctica oral = conversación de presentación.

(C) BIG Spanish 1 Vocabulary  Review Packet Handout.

(D) Categorías - Just started coming up for Spanish words that fit into 6 different Categories - See Tarea/Homework.

4. Class Business Handouts: 

(A) Bienvenidos a la clase de español: Course sylabus & class expectations

(B) "Workbook Letter" - Last page of the Bienvenidos packet 

(C) "Level Letter" - Verifying this is the BEST placement for you. 

Tarea/Homework:

1. Write a Five Question "Quiz"- and answers - in English about the class expectations and grading procedures from the Bienvenidos a la clase de español packet.  You'll use this in class tomorrow to "test" your classmates.

2. Categorías: Divide your paper into 6 sections. In Each Section write at LEAST 8 words in Spanish for EACH of the Following Categories: (1)Escuela (2) Personas y Descripciones (3) Comidas (4)Actividades (5) Lugares (places) (6) Días especiales. 

3. Have a parent complete and sign the "Workbook Letter" - last page of the white Bienvenidos packet - AND the "Level Letter".

4. Have your textbook covered by Friday.