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.

Wednesday, October 5, 2011 -


Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Students used the computer carts to conduce their research for their country projects.
*Students had a data sheet to complete during the research time.

Homework:
*Workbook page 75
*Sonia Sotomayor biography email due by 7:30 am this Friday
*Binder check on Friday
*Country Project due on Monday, October 10.

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Students corrected their homework from last night
*Students played bingo for Unit 2 Lesson1
*Students corrected their handouts from yesterday

Homework:
*Workbook page 62
*Binder check Friday
*Gloria Estefan biography email due by 7:30 am this Friday

Tuesday, October 4, 2011 -

Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Block 4 students took the Unit 2 Lesson 1 Quiz
*All students copied the vocabulary for Unit 2 Lesson 2.
*Students created a bingo card using the new vocabulary.
*Students took notes on the verb IR

Homework:
*Workbook pages 73 and 74
*Binder Check on Friday
*Sonia Sotomayor biography email is due by 7:30 am this Friday
*Country Project is due Monday, October 10

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Students created a bingo card for the Unit 2 Lesson 1 Quiz
*Students completed handouts practicing the new vocabulary
*Students took notes on regular ER and IR verbs in the preterit tense

Homework:
*Workbook pages 52, 54 and 55
*Gloria Estefan Biography Email is due by 7:30 am this Friday

Monday, October 3, 2011 -


Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up - Students started a new paper
*Students received their October Homework Calendars
*Students received the directions for the Country Project - These directions will be posted in a separate post.
*The Famous Hispanic American for this week is Sonia Sotomayor. Her biography email is due by this Friday, October 7 at 7:30 am
*Block 1 - Students took the Unit 2 Lesson 1 Quiz
*Block 4 - Students finished additional time activities

Homework:
*Block 1 - None
*Block 4 - Time Handout
*All students need to submit the Sonia Sotomayor email by 7:30 am this Friday.

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up - Students started a new paper
*Students received their October Homework Calendars
*Students participated in a listening activity that involved spelling and answering questions in Spanish.
*The famous Hispanic American for this week is Gloria Estefan. Her biography email is due by this Friday, October 7 at 7:30 am.
*Students listened to the introduction of the new vocabulary for this lesson and completed a listening comprehension activity.
*Students took notes on regular ER and IR verbs in the preterit

Homework:
*Workbook pages 50, 51 and 53
*Gloria Estefan biography email due by 7:30 am this Friday, October 7th

Wednesday, September 28, 2011 -


Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up - Students turned their warm up papers in
*Students turned in their September Homework Calendars
*Students corrected and turned in their workbook pages for Unit 2 Lesson 1
*Practice with tener and with regular AR verbs
*Telling time review
**Unit 2 Lesson 1 Quiz will be next Monday.

Homework:
*None

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up - Students turned their papers in
*Students turned in their September Homework Calendars
*Students finished correcting and turned in their Unit 1 workbook pages
*Students completed a reading assignment about La Copa Mundial and completed a handout to go along with that reading assignment.

Homework:
*None