Monday, November 7, 2011 -


Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up


Homework:
*None

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:

Homework:
*None

Friday, November 4, 2011 -

Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Timed Verb Test
*Students took notes on the possessive adjectives and completed practice exercises in the textbook.
*Class discussion about what will be on the Unit 3 Lesson 2 quiz next Tuesday: vocabulary and possessive adjectives

Homework:
*Block 1 - vocabulary handout
*Block 4 - possessive adjectives handout


Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Timed verb test
*Class discussion of what will be on the Unit 3 Lesson 1 Quiz next Tuesday: vocabulary and verbs with irregular yo forms in the present tense
*Students took notes on verbs with irregular yo forms in the present tense and completed practice activities in the text

Homework:
*Handout using verbs with irregular yo forms in the present tense

Thursday, November 3, 2011 -


Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Masks for Dia de los Muertos
*Second Video about Dia de los Muertos. Students added to their SQA (KWL) charts.

Homework:
*Email about Oscar de la Hoya is due by Friday morning at 7:30 am

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Masks for Dia de los Muertos
*Second video about Dia de los Muertos. Students added to their SQA (KWL) charts.

Homework:
*Maria Hinojosa biography email is due by Friday morning at 7:30 am

Wednesday, November 2, 2011 -


Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up - Block 1 only
*Vocabulary Practice - Block 1 only
*Field Trip to the Tempe Center for the Arts

Homework:
*Oscar de la Hoya Email is due this Friday by 7:30 am

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Field Trip to the Tempe Center for the Arts
*Color by number listening comprehension activity

Homework:
*Maria Hinojosa email is due this Friday by 7:30 am

Tuesday, October 25, 2011 -


Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Students corrected workbook pages
*Students reviewed the use of gusta and gustan and completed a handout to practice that skill
*Students started a graphic organizer for a writing assignment
*Graded papers were returned to students.

Homework:
*Workbook pages 102 and 104
*Me gusta project is due on Thursday
*Jaime Escalante biography email is due by 7:30 am this Friday
*Study for the Unit 3 Lesson 1 Quiz tomorrow

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Students corrected workbook pages
*Students were divided into groups to read selected passages in Spanish

Homework:
*No new assignment
*Reflexive project is due on Thursday
*Roberto Clemente biography email is due by 7:30 am this Friday

Monday, October 24, 2011 -


Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Graded papers were returned to students
*Students played Tic Tac Toe using regular ER and IR verbs
*Discussion of what will be on the Unit 3 Lesson 1 Quiz on Wednesday
* The famous Hispanic American for this week is Jaime Escalante


Homework:
*Workbook pages 106 and 107
*Biography email about Jaime Escalante is due this Friday by 7:30 am
*Study for the Unit 3 Lesson 1 Quiz
*Me Gusta project is due this Thursday

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Ups
*Graded papers were returned to students
*Students reviewed the present progressive and completed a handout to practice that skill
*The famous Hispanic American for this week is Roberto Clemente

Homework:
*Workbook pages 79 and 80
*Reflexive Project is due on Thursday
*Study for the Unit 2 Lesson 2 Quiz on Thursday
*Roberto Clemente biography email is due by 7:30 am this Friday

Spanish 1-2 Country Project

This project is due on Monday, October 10, 2011. Students will have time in class on Wednesday, October 5 to complete their research.

Spanish 1-2 Country Project

You are going to be making a mobile. Your mobile will contain information about a Spanish speaking country. You can choose from the Spanish speaking countries on the back of this sheet. Your mobile should at least contain the information listed on this sheet. The point value is listed after each item.

o You must include a map of the country, which has the capitol and at least three other cities labeled. You will also need to label one body of water and one mountain range. Your map needs to be hand drawn. (7)

o You must include the major exports of the country. (2)

o You must include the president or ruler of the country. (1)

o You must include the primary religion of the country. (1)

o You must include 5 interesting facts, historical sites, or points of interest. (5)

o You must include 3 activities for tourists who visit the country. (3)

o Your project must be neatly presented and demonstrate creativity. (6)

o You must prepare a 1-page paper about your country. (15)

o You must present your mobile to the other students in the class. (5)

This project is worth a total of 45 points.

We will spend one period using the computer carts for research. You will have a data sheet to complete during that period.

Remember to be as organized, neat and creative as possible. You will share your mobile projects with other students in the class and we will display them in the classroom.

You will also need to prepare a one page, typed paper about the country that you studied. Your paper should be free from spelling and grammatical errors. You need to have 1-inch margins on your paper and you need to use a 10 or 12 point font. The font you use must be easily readable.

Countries You May Choose From:

Argentina Honduras

Bolivia Mexico

Chile Nicaragua

Colombia Panama

Costa Rica Paraguay

Cuba Peru

Ecuador Puerto Rico

El Salvador Republica Dominicana

Espana Uruguay

Guatemala Venezuela

Due Date: ____________________________________________

Projects and papers that are not ready to be turned in on the due date will drop one letter grade for each day that they are late.

Enjoy learning about your country and creating your project. I am looking forward to seeing them.