Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - Class Summary:
*Warm up
*Unit 1 Lesson 1 Vocabulary pronunciation practice
*Family Find Someone Who - in Spanish
*Partner Quiz Vocabulary

Homework:
*None

Monday, August 30, 2010

Monday, August 30, 2010 - Thanks for another great week last week. I appreciate all of your hard work.

Class Summary:
*Warm up - new paper for the next two weeks
*Everyone Is Unique Find Someone Who Activity
*Listening Exercise - Introduction to new vocabulary for Unit 1 Lesson 1 on pages 36 and 37
*Block 1 - finished preliminary lesson quiz
*Blocks 2 and 4 - Notes on stem changing verbs

Homework:
*Copy Unit 1 Lesson 1 vocabulary from page 55 in the text or from the back of the workbook.
*August Homework Calendars will be turned in tomorrow.
*Tomorrow is a half day and it is picture day for all freshman, sophomores and juniors.

Friday, August 27, 2010

Friday, August 27, 2010 - Class Summary:
*Warm up - Students turned in warm ups for the first two weeks of school.
*Listening activity
*Alphabet practice - Students continued to recite the alphabet.
*Preliminary Lesson Quiz
*Blocks 2 and 4 - Parent Letter regarding blog, pvlearners and infinite campus.

Homework:
*Block 1 - None
*Blocks 2 and 4 - Have parent letter signed and ready to turn in on Monday.

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Thursday, August 26, 2010 - Class Summary:
*warm up
*listening exercise pages 10 - 11
*verb tic tac toe
*vocabulary flashcard practice

Homework:
*Study for the preliminary lesson quiz: vocabulary page 29, regular AR, ER and IR verbs and the following irregular verbs - ser, estar, hacer, tener and ir
*Anyone who has not yet recited the alphabet will do that tomorrow.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Wednesday, August 25, 2010 - Class Summary:
*Warm up
*Students played bingo using the bingo cards that were created for homework last night.
*Oral practice of vocabulary from page 29 and alphabet. This included pronunciation practice and partner quizzing.
*Students took notes on irregular verbs. Block 1 - ser, estar and hacer. Block 2 - tener and ir. Block 4 - ser, estar, hacer, tener and ir.
*Students continued to have their binders checked and to recite the alphabet in Spanish.

Homework:
Write 2 sentences using each of the following verbs. Remember to use different subjects and remember to write advanced/compound sentences.
-hacer
-ser
-estar
-mirar
-beber
-tener

Reminders:
*All students will need to recite the alphabet by this Friday.
*If you haven't shown me your binder or sent me an email, please do that right away.
*Don't forget to study for the quiz this Friday.

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Oral Practice: vocabulary page 29, alphabet and counting
*Students continued to submit their binders for the first binder check.
*Students started reciting the alphabet. All students will need to do this by Friday, August 27, 2010.
*Partner handout to review regular AR verbs
*Block 2 - notes on ser, estar and hacer
*Block 1 - partner vocabulary quizzing

Homework:
*Block 1 - 6 sentences. Select 3 people and write two sentences about each person. I am looking for compound sentences. For examples, refer to yesterday's post. Bingo card - Spanish words on the front and 15 English translations and 10 pictures on the back.

*Blocks 2 and 4 - Bingo card - Spanish words on the front and 15 English translations and 10 pictures on the back.

*Study for Preliminary Lesson Quiz this Friday.

Preliminary Lesson Quiz

The Preliminary Lesson Quiz is scheduled for this Friday, August 27, 2010. Please be sure to study the following things:
*Vocabulary from page 29
*Regular AR, ER and IR verb endings - page 28
*Irregular Verbs: ser, tener, ir, estar and hacer

Don't forget that www.classzone.com is a great resource for review and practice.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Monday, August 23, 2010

Monday, August 23, 2010 - I just wanted to take a minute to say thanks to all of you for a great first week. I know it is going to be a terrific semester.

Class Summary: Today students did the following things in class:
*Warm Up
*Assembled binders. The five tabs are: warm ups, vocabulario, verbos, apuntes and tarea.
*Find Someone Who Activity - periods 1 and 2 only
*Finished presenting dialogs
*Practiced the alphabet and numbers
*Turned in vocabulary lists from page 29

Homework:
*Block 1 - None
*Blocks 2 and 5: 6 Sentences - Select 3 people to write about and write two sentences to describe each person. Do not write 3 word sentences. Combine ideas. For example, "Juan es alto y tiene pelo rubio."

Friday, August 20, 2010

Friday, August 20, 2010 - Classwork:
*Students practiced dialogs and presented them to me. Any students who have not yet presented will do that on Monday.
*Students decorated their folders for this class.
*Students copied the preliminary lesson vocabulary from page 29 in the text.
*Students practiced counting and the alphabet.

Homework:
*Students need a binder with 5 dividers by Monday. We will assemble the binders in class.
*Students need to email me by tonight from their pvlearners accounts. My email address is wwilson@pvlearners.net
*Students who did not finish copying the vocabulary, will need to complete that by Monday.

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Thursday, August 19, 2010 - Class Summary:
*Students had to time to practice dialogs with their partners. Presentations start tomorrow.
*Class discussion about using www.classzone.com (the website that goes along with the textbook), this blog and the pvlearners website (for email and for creating and sharing documents).
*Workbooks were given out.
*Students started copying the Preliminary Lesson.

Homework:
-email to Mrs. Wilson in pvlearners by midnight, Friday, August 20, 2010.
-binder and dividers for class on Monday.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - Class Summary:
-Students worked in pairs to develop their first dialogs.
-There was a review discussion about pronouns and their meanings.
-Students took notes on regular AR, ER and IR verbs as a part of a review from Spanish 1-2.


Homework:

Block 1 - Make a T Chart for each of the following verbs: mirar, beber and escribir
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Blocks 2 and 4 - None

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - Class Summary:
All students should now have August homework calendars.
Students completed the student interest inventory.
Basic conversation practice with partners.

Homework:
Write a minimum of 6 sentences about your likes and dislikes using me gusta and no me gusta. There should be at least 3 likes and 3 dislikes. I would really like to see some compound sentences such as I like _____, but I don't like _____. This is due tomorrow, Wednesday, August 18.

Monday, August 16, 2010

Monday, August 16, 2010 - Homework:
1. Binder with 5 dividers needed by Monday, August 23, 2010
2. Email from students' pvlearners accounts due to Mrs. Wilson by Friday, August 20 at wwilson@pvlearners.net