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Class description. Materials needed. Classroom rules. Tardy policy. Notebook instructions. Grading guidelines. How to learn a second language. EXTRA CREDIT options are explained here. Keep this sheet as the first page of your notebook! It is worth points on a notebook check. Lose your sylllabus? Print another here.
Syllabus Sprng 2009
January 29-February 6
Words learned: derecha, izquierda, delante de and detrás de, oso, conejo, lejos de, cerca de, avenida, calle, dobla, sigue, ve, continua, enfrente de, al lado de
We are beginning to learn how to give directions. Bring in notebook, 3 pencils, and an EXPO brand low odor dry erase marker, signed Media Release Form available on this site, your signed syllabus, information form and rules by Monday, February 2nd. The sooner the better however.
Know for tomorrow by memory the 5 classroom rules to write out in class in English for 10 pts.
We added words to directions vocabulary. We divided words into syllables. Students took a Student Information Sheet home. I began checking off materials for students who had notebook. 2 pencils to leave in class, low-odor dry erase marker, notebook and signed syllabus. Encouraged students to visit this site and print out the Media Release Form.
Added more vocabulary to directions. Used a school map to give directions in class. Divided words into syllables. Handed out a sheet of notes about word division and emphasis on the correct syllable. Handed in Student Information Sheets with a classroom job assigned.
Directions practice with Philadelphia street maps. Completed the guided notes on pronunciation and syllable emphasis. Announced quizzes are coming next week over both topics. Tuesday will be the last day to bring in materials and locate and print out the media release form to turn in. Students will receive textbooks on Monday. Assigned for Monday, a map with four streets and intersection and 6 locations. We will practice directions with these.
How to divide words into syllables and find the emphasis.
A set of words with emphasized syllables. Good practice.
Dialogue Box #8 page 31 text syllables and emphasis.
Dividing words into syllables practices.
Pronunciation Information Handout
Words to practice on. Dividing words into syllables.
Day 100 Friday, February 6th Quiz over directions, 20 pts. You will be writing out the directions to places on a map. Use a beginning, middle and end. Be specific. Complete a text book chapter review 20 pts. Receive 4.1 flashcards. Fill out flash cards for homework and study syllable division for quiz tomorrow. Students received REPASO 1-3 to complete for Monday, February 9th, 2009
Day 101 Monday, February 9th, 2009 Check flashcards for homework points zero to two points if done or the REPASO 1-3 handout. Make sure you have both done. Assign: Read pages 250-251. Vocabulary Quiz for this chapter will be Wednesday, February 18th. Assign for tomorrow, come to class with a list of at least seven words you don't know from pages 252-253 and guesses.
Day 102 Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 Introduction of the first reading of the dialogue pages 252-253. Assign summary sentences and a ¿Qué piensas? question. The ¿Que piensas? question is worth 10 points. You should be careful to answer legibly in a full sentence or more. The question for this chapter is ¿En tu opinión, va a comer Rosa y Sofía con Carlos? ¿Por qué?
Day 103 Wednesday, February 11th, 2009 Read pages 252-253 in the textbook and write four summary sentences. Divide the dialogue into four logical sections and write at least one sentence for each section in Spanish. Answer the the question, "En tu opinión, van a comer Rosa y Sofía con Carlos? ¿Por qué? with at least a sentence in Spanish. This is worth 10 pts. Do a good job on answering this question.
Day 104 Thursday, February 12th, 2009 Use the textbook page 256 to conjugate DECIR AND SALIR in the present tense. Study your vocabulary 4.1 flashcards for Wednesday, February 18th quiz. 25 pts. Homework: Go to www.classzone.com and enter the school code . Under My Teacher's Zone, find the 4.1 Vocabulary List and practice for 15 minutes online. Submit your answers to me. Updated on Thursday. Bring an aerial map that you make similar to the map on page 259. Use a whole sheet of notebook paper and the list of stores from the chapter.
Day 105 Friday, February 13th, 2009 Learn to make familiar commands (telling a friend or someone we know well that is our same age or younger what to do) from page 260. Do you know your vocabulary before the long weekend to make your life easier for Wednesday's quiz over 4.1?
Decir and Salir
Repaso 1-3
4.1 Vocabulary Grid
Giving directions in Morton.
Giving directions in Springfield.
Study Guide 4.1
Textbook Survey
Visita a Oaxaca, reading in textbook pages 264-265
Word list of words to practice dividing into syllables.
Traveling as a tourist to an archaelogical site in Mexico.
This project accompanies Unit 4 Etapas 1,2 and 3. It should take about three weeks to accomplish in the early part of the semester. Check out the formal write-up of what we will be doing and use the links to specific instructions and rubrics you might need.
http://lesson.taskstream.com/lessonbuilder/v.asp?LID=aifnzmzyhcf1c9ep
Bibliography for Mexican IPA
Resource update 2007 for Mexican IPa
Webliography Mexican IPA
http://picasaweb.google.com/David0857/ChiapasMexico
A cool site to check out in Unit 4!
Day 105 Tuesday, February 17 Use www.conjuguemos.com, to study for tomorrow's vocabulary quiz. Vocabulary Quiz, Wednesday, February 18th. Find 4.1 in the vocabulary flashcards at the www.conjuguemos.com site under Robinson.
In class students received the study guide for 4.1. Announcing TEST 4.1 Friday, February 20th. We practiced salir and decir conjugations in class. At home practice writing them out.
Day 106 Wednesday, February 18 Use study guide and handouts on this site to help you if absent or to review. Vocabulary Quiz 4.1 in class today. Use your flaschcards and/or www.conjuguemos to study. Due for homework: Page 261 Act. 16. Make the familiar commands and attach lo, la, los or las and the appropriate accent. Remember Test 4.1 on Friday.
Day 107 Thursday, February 19th Test 4.1 tomorrow. Write page 267 #4 for tomorrow. I will be at a workshop in NJ. The substitute has plans and you will be reviewing in class for tormorrow's test.
If you are home ill, write the activities on pages 266 and 267 1-4.
Day 108 Friday, February 20th Test 4.1 Check out the study guide, know your stuff. Write the equivalents in English for the flashcards 4.2. See you Monday for a new chapter.
Day 110 February 23, 2009
Read pages 272-273 and figure out the English. We used a powerpoint available on this site under 4.2 attachments to get the English for 9 verbs that change from an O in the stem of the verb to UE. Write page 278 Activity 6 for tomorrow, O-UE stem changers. Learn the English for the Spanish for the 9 verbs.
Day 111 February 24, 2009
Read and know what the El regatear dialogue is about on page 280. Know what ¿Cuánto cuesta? and ¿Cuánto cuestan? mean in English. Begin to write a shopping dialogue based on page 280 with your Madrid partner. Assign for homework: any work on the dialogue that needs to be completed, Activity 7 page 279 1-8 O-UE stem changers, be prepared for a quiz over o-ue stem changers.
Day 112 February 25, 2009
How do you say who is going to receive something? That is the next big concept this week. These are called Indirect Object Pronouns. In class we will quiz the stem changers today 10 pts O-UE.
Homework: Workbook pages with stem changers and indirect object pronouns. Study vocabulary for Quiz Tuesday, March 3rd.
Day 113 February 26, 2009 In class we will practice indicating who is receiving items a lot. Start the Literacy Activities for pages 274-276. We will write summaries of what occurs in the dialogue, words we don't know and guesses and the Part A 1 and 2 activites that follow plus the ¿Qué piensas? question: ¿Por qué está sorprendida Sofía que Rosa y Carlos se conocen? Study your vocabulary and use online sites to review for next Tuesday's Vocabulary Quiz.
Day 114 February 27, 2009 In class we will work with the dialogue and literacy activities pages 274-276. In class we will work with vocabulary. Are you learning the vocabulary? Instructions will be given for how we will present the El regatear paired dialogues (Madrid partners) These should be memorized and presented in class for a grade.
Bargaining dialogue.
Indirect Objects
Notes on how to make o-ue stem changes
Power point presentation of indirect object pronouns
Power Point presentation of o-ue stem changers
Practice writing for the Bargaining Dialogue 4.2
Scoring guide for bargaining dialogue.
Study guide 4.2
4.3 Vocabulary Grid
Affirmative and negative indefinite expressions notes.
Andres, joven aprendiz de alfarero
Do now exercise.
During reading activity for pages 296-297
Guided writing for restaurant dialogue.
IPA Mexico project with restaurant dialogue.
Reading helps for Monte Alban: las ruinas misteriosas.
Restaurant Dialogue Scoring Guide
Review of affirmative and negative expressions.
Saying "really very " to the max!
Stem changers E - I
Words like; some, none, someone and no one PowerPoint
March 16 Day 32/124 Complete the second page of the handout on stemchangers at home. Come to class with the page completed. Know your bargaining dialogue by heart. Block 3 is first tomorrow then 1, 2, 4. PSSA's School starts at 11 a.m.
March 17 Day 33/125 Write exercise 16 page 305 with servir for homework. Write out the sentences and bring them completed to class. Wednesday Block 3 is first, then 1,2, and 4.
March 18 Day 34/126 In class I introduced more information from page 304 Indefinite Negative and Affirmative Expressions (words like some, none, someone, no one, and either and neither). No homework assignment tonight. You need more information to continue. Prepare your dialogue to be presented if you haven't already.
March 19 Day 35/127 Assign guided notes on the negative and affirmative expressions. These will be used in class on Friday, tomorrow.
March 20 Day 36/128 Full presentation and review of negative and affirmative expressions and e-i stem changers. Reading of dialogue in class pages 296-297. Assign for the weekend a handout with questions about the dialogue 12 pts.
Monday, March 23rd Time spent in the LMC doing research on the Mexican Ruins project. Assign for tonight: Balance your activities...Make sure you get your script prepared for the Mexican Ruins project and keep current with studying for vocabulary, negative and affirmative expressions and e-i stem changing verb quiz.
Tuesday, March 24th Full block to be spent in the LMC. Make sure you have your script completed and in the hands of all members of your group by the close of the block today. Immediately begin memorizing for next Wednesday's presentations. Make all audio-visuals you will need and let the teacher know what equipment is necessary.
Wednesday, March 25th Back to the classroom.
Thursday, March 26th Vocabulary Quiz 4.3 today
Friday, March 27th e-i stem changing Quiz today
Monday, March 30th Complete wbk pages 101 and 102 that the teacher will distribute. Includes practice of the negative and affirmative expressions.
Tuesday, March 31st Quiz negative and affirmative expressions (words like some and none from page 304) Last practice for Presentations tomorrow. Are you ready?
Wednesday, April 1st Mexican Ruins Presentations for the complete block. 90 pts. For tomorrow come prepared to write a restaurant dialogue like those we practiced. 25 pts
Thursday, April 2nd Srta. Brown in charge. I am at Chestnut Hill College with a group of students. First 30 minutes of class will be dedicated to writing a restaurant dialogue for 25 pts.
Friday, April 3rd Assembly for Safety Block 2 End of the Nine Weeks. Beginning of Spring Break. No homework will be assigned. Return ready for 5.1 Barcelona.
Arturo y Angela: Los atrasados (español)
Arturo y Angela: Los atrasados (inglés)
Grid for Mi rutina diaria composition
Making familiar commands
Making familiar commands paper copy.
Págame Game Barcelona
Practice making all familiar commands.
Reflexive Verb Power Point
Reflexive verb study sheet.
Scoring Guide for My Daily Routine composition.
Verb list
Web Quest instructions
Word list for making commands with cooking.
Click on the link below for the projects we will be completing with our children's book collection. Do you have a favorite story from when you were little? We may be reading it in Spanish II this year.
http://lesson.taskstream.com/lessonbuilder/v.asp?LID=ulhuhqhxhqz2ceza
DAY 47 / 139 Tuesday, April 14, 2009 Greetings! We are back from break and we will be working on Barcelona and at the same time learning the vocabulary about how to take care of ourselves. Srta. Brown will be conducting class. Make sure you learn the TPR story Andres y Angela for next Tuesday the 21st of April. Memorize it and practice writing it out because that is how you will be tested. A copy is available on this site under 5.1 attachments.
DAY 48 / 140 Wednesday, April 15, 2009 Study the TPR Story. Know the second paragraph or more by heart. Write the Preguntas Personales from page 325 in the text. How will you answer these in Spanish?
DAY 40 / 141 Thursday, April 16, 2009 Write Activity 10 from page 332 for homework. Notice, this is a new topic. FAMILIAR COMMANDS. There are irregulars and we are learning to tell someone not to do something.
DAY 41 / 142 Friday, April 17, 2009 Complete the list of words that you don't know and guesses for Monday. To be checked for homework in class on Monday. Based on page 327 Dialogue.
Monday, April 20th, 2009 Day 51/143 You may use notes on next week's test. You may want to type up or group together notes on reflexives and commands now. Study for tomorrow's TPRS story Arturo and Angela and be able to look at the English and write out the Spanish for all six paragraphs, 40 pts.
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 Day 52/144 Study for Reflexive Verbs Quiz. Use links to study sites from the home page for extra practice. Reflexive Verb Quiz 10 pts tomorrow. You need to know how to conjugage the verbs, the meanings in English and where to put the right two or three letter pronoun. For homework complete the grid about the daily routine. If absent, download the grid and list your daily activities using lots of reflexives when appropriate.
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 Day 53/145 Quiz tomorrow on affirmative irregular commands the VenDiSal Haz Ten VenPon Sé group of commands. Update your grid about daily routine at home. Make corrections to the grid. Be as accurate as possible for best results later. Complete the worksheet portions assigned in class. If absent, check with a classmate to see if they can help you with the worksheet.
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009 Day 54/146 Hand in the Daily Routine Grid for teacher proofing today 15 pts. Is it as correct as you can get it? For homework continue on workbook portions assigned.
Friday, April 24th, 2009 Day 55/147 Receive the proofed grid back. Save it. We will be using it to complete a PSSA style writing to be handed in Tuesday, April 28th. In fact your homework for the weekend is to write a rough draft of your daily routine for yourself and mention of at least three things someone else ( a friend, family member, imaginary person). Budget your time. Use the grid. TEST 5.2 will also be Tuesday, April 28th.
Monday, April 27th Day 56/148 Study for your 5.2 TEST. Make sure you can hand in the ROUGH DRAFT of your DAILY ROUTINE before the test. Also, you may use notes on the 5.2 test. Bring reflexive and command information on separate paper to be used during the test.
Tuesday, April 28th Day 57/149 TEST 5.2 Reading comprehension portions. Fill in the blank with reflexive verbs and commands (both affirmative and negative). Write sentences in response to questions using reflexives and commands. Listening portion. Hand in your Rough Draft of Daily Routine for you and mention of someone else's activities. Complete vocabulary work for 5.2 if not completed after the test.
Wednesday, April 29th Day 58/150 Practice lines that could be used in the speaking tomorrow. Practice lots of commands and hygiene items. You should give 7-9 commands and suggestions tomorrow. 15 pts for the Speaking to be recorded on computer.
Thursday, April 30th Day 59/151 New 5.2 material.
Monday, May 4 TPRS story will be Thursday. Luis and Carmen. Get yourselves ready! Write a six sentence summary of the story in English for 12 pts.
Tuesday, May 5 Write Activity 7 P. 353 Using the present progressive (ing). Memorize two more paragraphs of the TPRS story Luis y Carmen.
Wednesday, May 6 We learned how to make reflexive statements also appear in the present progressive. (Me estoy despertando. or Estoy despertándome.) We introduced deber to say should or ought. Draw an outline of a house from above. Write 15 sentences to describe your house. We will use these tomorrow. Drawing and house worth 15 pts.
Thursday, May 7 Assign Act. 12 p. 355 with deber. TPRS Quiz 40 pts. Luis and Carmen in class today.
Friday, May 8 Introduce mente as a ly ending on words like frecuentemente. Explain Barcelona Project. Research will be Monday in class. BRING YOUR LAPTOP. Read Las Tapas on pages 360 -361 and answer the 5 comprendiste questions as your during reading activity. These will be checked on Monday for 15 pts.
Monday, May 11 In class all period research on Barcelona to create the presentations for Viajemos a Barcelona. These will be two minute ads. See the project description under 5.2 attachments on this website. For homework expect some workbook exercises as well as finishing up your script for the presentation. Hand in proofed scripts on Thursday the 14th of this week. In class we will be re-reading page 361 Las Tapas and receiving 15 pts for the Que piensas question. How is your presentation coming along?
Tuesday, May 12 Assigned for tonight are a continuation of the workbook pages on deber, present progressive and adverbs formed with mente. We are preparing for Friday TEST 5.2 How is your script coming along for the Viajemos a Barcelona project?
Wednesday, May 13 At home practice writing at least 11 lines about your home. This home description will be the writing part of your grade for the 5.2 test. Quiz in class over one or two concepts deber, present progressive (ing) or mente. Hand in the Viajemos a Barcelona script tomorrow if you haven't already.
Thursday, May 14 Study for your test 5.2 tonight. You always can use pages 362 and 363 as a guide to the format to the test. These are fairly good practice exercises. In class today, students will write the house description of 11 lines or more. Did you hand in the Viajemos a Barcelona script today?
Friday, May 15 Receive your Viajemos a Barcelona script back and memorize it for presentations next week. Do you have all power point slides ready? Are you working with your partner? When does the schedule say that you present? TEST 5.2 today.
Monday, May 18th 30 minutes of presentations over Barcelona sites. Continuation of Pobre Ana reading. Pobre Ana is a reader that accompanies Spanish II. We make a folder for notes on the computers and begin to take notes over Chapter 1. No homework assignment for tonight except prepare for any Barcelona presentations that need to be completed.
Tuesday, May 19th 30 minutes of presentations over Barcelona sites. Continuation of reading in class over Pobre Ana. Keep good notes. Get notes if absent. Make up reading if absent. Write a prediciton. What should Ana do? ¿Qué debe hacer Ana? What do you think she will do? ¿Qué piensas que va a hacer Ana? Answer in Spanish.
Wednesday, May 20th Full day of Pobre Ana activities. Reading in class.
Thursday, May 21st Practice your comparison/contrast of Mexico and the United States. Use the examples that Ana gives of the differences between the two countries from her experience. Be prepared to use this practice tomorrow in class. View part of the Pobre Ana movie in class.
Friday, May 22nd View remainder of Pobre Ana movie. Use your Venn Diagram from the notes to write about Ana's experiences (compare and contrast the U.S. and Mexico). Submit writing. Receive flashcards for 5.3. Look up the English. Cut them out and be ready for 5.3 following Memorial Day weekend!
5.2 Graphic Organizer: Mi casa
5.2 Mi casa: Vocabulary List for writing
5.2 Writing Prompt: Mi casa
Jeopardy 5.2 Review Game 1
Jeopardy Review 5.2 Game 2
Viajemos a Barcelona. Ad project
Vocabulary grid 5.2
Vocabulary story 5.2 (Spanish version)
Vocabulary story for 5.2 (English version)
Activities to accompany pages 384-385
Before reading about Paella
End of the semester calendar Spring 2009
Numbers 200 - 100.000.000
Págame Review Game 5.3
Preterite Power Point
Study Guide 5.3
Vocabulary grid 2(part 2)
Vocabulary grid 5.3 (part 1)
Tuesday, May 26th
Wednesday, May 27th
Thursday, May 28th
Friday, May 29th
Monday, June 1st
Tuesday, June 2nd
Wednesday, June 3rd
Thursday, June 4th 5.3 Chapter Test Have notes for final checked for a grade. Start making final exam reviews presentations. PRACTICE Writing Prompts tonight
Friday, June 5th Research and create reviews for final exam. Complete one practice writing prompt. Graded. Watch first 20 minutes of Julio y su Angel. Ms. Brown’s last day.
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Monday, June 15th FIRST DAY OF EXAMS.
Block 1 7:30 a.m. a 9:00 a.m. Room 203 Bring your textbook and CD if you had a CD.
Bring two #2 pencils. Be ready for listening, reading, 60 multiple choice that cover 4.1-5.3 vocabulary and grammar.
Block 2 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. Bring your textbook and CD if you had a CD. Bring two #2 pencils. Be ready for listening, reading, 60 multiple choice that cover 4.1-5.3 vocabulary and grammar. HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!
Tuesday, June 16th
SECOND DAY OF EXAMSBring your textbook and CD if you had a CD. Bring two #2 pencils. Be ready for listening, reading, 60 multiple choice that cover 4.1-5.3 vocabulary and grammar.
Block 4 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!
Wednesday, June 17th
MAKE UP DAY FOR EXAMS.
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