Wednesday, October 31, 2012

October 30 and31

QUIZ

Chapter 2     53 points   It covers:
     Me gusta/me gustan
     Definite articles
     Conjugation of ser
     New vocabulary words
     Opposites
     Reading comprehension  

Friday, October 26, 2012

October 26 and 29

Culture: material for binder on Paella and Saffron

New vocabulary: List of nouns from Halloween.
     Pronunciation/relate to English vocab or ACT words: sangre: sanguinary or dulces: dulcet or cuerpo: 
     corporal
     Fill in the blanks in the Spanish sentences on the other side with words from the list.

Reading Comprehension: "En Defensa de los Vampiros" Short Spanish story of an outraged vampire.
     Exercises A/B and D...turn in for credit

Thursday, October 25, 2012

October 24 and 25

New material! New material!

Me gusta and me gustan pages 55-57. (orally) exercises 20 and 22.
Nouns and definite articles. Page 60. Exercise 26 on the board.
New vocab: new adjectives on page 58 and animals with Loteria.

Classwork: translate color paragraph on page 68.
On the 25th (Thursday schedule) there was only time for Loteria OR the translation).We will pick up the second option next class.

Monday, October 22, 2012

October 22 and 23

Your Paw Prints were due today..

From the Food Channel: the cuisine of Spain. Terms to remember:

  • paella and bomba rice
  • saffron
  • percebes from La Costa de Muerte
  • churros
  • tapas
  • jamon iberica belotes and serrano ham 




                                                                            
                         Great "how-to" video : Ayo making paella autentica   



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Monday, October 15, 2012

October 15 and 16

ADJECTIVAL AGREEMENT    THE PAW ASSIGNMENT



YOU HAVE A WORKSHEET WITH SIX PAWS ON IT. EACH PAW REPRESENTS A DIFFERENT
SIDE OF YOU. THE FOOT PADS ARE NOUNS AND THE TOE PADS ARE ADJECTIVES.

OPTIONS FOR THE FOOT PAD: "YO" IS REQUIRED/YOUR CHOICES FOR THE OTHER FIVE ARE: AMIGA; HIJA; JAGUAR; CATOLICA; ESTUDIANTE; CANTANTE; BAILADORA; ARTISTA; ATLETA; SOBRINA; TIA HERMANA.

NOW THE TOE PADS : FOR EACH "SIDE" OF YOU SELECT FOUR ADJECTIVES THAT DESCRIBE THAT PARTICULAR "YOU". FOR INSTANCE, YOU MIGHT BE A FUERTE OR FEROZ ATLETA; A FIEL AND ESPIRITUAL CATOLICA; OR, A TRABAJADORA AND INTELIGENTE ESTUDIANTE. YOU WILL FINISH WITH 24 DIFFERENT ADJECTIVES AND YOU CANNOT USE ADJECTIVES THAT ARE PHYSICAL DESCRIPTIONS LIKE "RUBIA".

FINALLY, YOU NEED TO SELECT DIFFERENT COLORS AND COLOR THE PAW.yOU FINISH BY WRITING: "ESTA PATA ES __________ PORQUE" THIS PART/REASON YOU MAY WRITE IN ENGLISH. THE COLOR MUST AGREE IN GENDER AND NUMBER WITH "ESTA PATA"

15 POINTS

FINISH FOR HOMEWORK BUT THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL HOMEWORK OVER THE FALL BREAK!!!!!

October 10 and 11

"THE COCKTAIL PARTY " AKA THE ART OF CONVERSATION IN SPANISH








PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT    60 POINTS

October 8 and 9

POP QUIZ on the verb SER 16 points. You may use your window sheets.

Practica for the Cocktail Party

Explanation of the scoring rubrics, self assessment sheets and the group assignment process.

October 4 and 5

ADJECTIVAL AGREEMENT
In the text, we discussed pages 44 and 45 and worked with the vocab. We did exercises 1,2,4,7,8 and 9 together, orally. Classwork assignment (with partner, if desired): Text: exercises 11,12,and 13. Worksheet numbered 11 and 13 on Adjectival agreement and Reading comprehension. In your workbooks: Chapter Two/ exercises 1 thru 4 and 10-13. Complete unfinished exercises for homework.

Monday, October 1, 2012

September 28 and October 1

New material: new numbers 30 -100. LoterĂ­a for practice
Agenda updates for October, including "The Cocktail Party" on October 10 and 11.This performance assessment is worth 75 points! You need to get your cards in order.
Classwork in your workbooks: exercises 6-8 on page 15.
No homework tonight.