Intermediate

Students arrived and chose a book to read and write a brief description of.

We organized our folders and students had the most do now activities were given a prize.

Students reread through the story we started Tuesday -- El árbol generoso. They asked any vocabulary questions they had and made sure they understood the story. We read it aloud as a class and paused to ask students questions.

Tarea: bring photo of students as a kid (they will be writing a text about what they did as a kid using imperfect past). Also, students must study the preterite and imperfect past for a competition we'll be having on Tuesday.

-Students practiced conversational skills in partners.
-I handed back the quizzes on present tense verbs and we went through the correct answers together.
-We also reviewed the vocabulary from the “Como es?” sheet. We looked through more photos of people from Spanish-speaking countries and used these words to describe them.
-Students presented their mini autobiographies to the class.
-Students have no homework, but I did ask everyone to bring in a shoe box if they have one at home. A couple volunteered to bring extra for those who don't.

-Students practiced conversational skills in partners.
-We discussed Spanish-speaking countries in the world and which ones students have heard of. We pointed them out on the map and looked at the regions of the world that contain more.
-Using the “Como es?” vocab sheet, we looked at photos of people from various Spanish-speaking countries and described their physical features.
-For homework students are to create a mini-autobiography for a person from a Spanish-speaking country (They are to make up a person). They should include: name (Me llamo...), where you are from (Soy de...), where you live (Vivo en...), how old you are (Tengo ______ anos), and your physical description (Soy.... or Tengo....) (Use the “Como es?” sheet for this part). This assignment is due next class period, Wednesday Feb 1.

-I was out of town for a family emergency, so Karina was able to come in to sub.
-Students practiced conversational skills with one another.
-Karina reviewed the conjugation of the verb “saber”, as many made mistakes with this verb on the quiz. If you missed class, please look over this conjugation on your list of “Most Common Verbs”.
-Students were handed out a “Como es?” sheet with vocabulary for describing physical features (see attachment). They went through the vocabulary together with Karina.
-Students have no homework.

Today we had a bit of a party to celebrate the end of our unit on South America.

Students arrived and paired up to complete an information gap activity (one student had information the other needed). Through the activity, students practiced past tense verbs and learned information about famous Spanish-speakers.

At their tables, students werer given a stack of conversation questions. As they enjoyed their snacks and drinks, students were to speak in Spanish using these conversation prompts or their own conversation starters. Students who spoke any English had to stand up and sing a song.

Tarea: corregir examen.

Students took the test on our unit related to South America.

With remaining time in class, students played lotería.

Tarea: no hay. We will be having a mini-fiesta on Thursday and starting a new unit related to reading/stories (to practice reading comprehension, writing, vocabulary and the difference between the preterite and imperfect past).

-Students took a quiz on present tense verbs.
-Students finished working on their Dali-inspired art. They wrote out a couple sentences to describe the piece, and also gave it a title.
-Students have no homework. Also, there is no class this Friday Jan 20

Students answered question:

¿Qué aprendiste en las presentaciones el jueves pasado?

We spent the remainder of class playing a review game to prepare for next Tuesday's test. We will continue the game on Thursday and have the remaining three groups present about their region.

We will have class on Thursday (despite break between 2nd and 3rd quarter Matrix).

Tarea: continue to study for test. Topics include:
* countries in South America and their capitals, flags, and a few important people (worksheet attached)
* where in South America you would find: mountains, Patagonia, important lakes and rivers, jungle, desert and salt flats.
* information about Argentina (sheet attached)
* information about Colombia

-Students corrected one another's sentences that they wrote for the homework assignment. We reviewed the sentences in practice for the quiz next week.
-Students spent the rest of the class working on their Dali-inspired art. Their final draft should be finished in class on Wednesday.
-Students will have a quiz next class, Wed Jan 18. It will focus on present tense verbs that we have been practicing with in class. Be sure to study the verbs querer, ser, saber, and tener.
-Homework is to study for the quiz.

-Students practiced conversational skills with one another. We went over a new conversational questions, “Donde vives?” (Where do you live?). The response is “Vivo en...” (I live in...).
-We reviewed the Most Common Verbs sheet of present tense conjugations. We practiced sentences beginning with “Yo” (I). We also practiced choosing the correct conjugation out of two options (Ella quiero/quiere la pizza). Then, students practiced creating their own sentences with the verbs querer, tener, and ser.
-Students will be having a quiz on these verbs next Wednesday in class. We will discuss the verbs a bit more in class on Friday, but they should also be looking over these at home.
-For homework, students should create one sentence for each verb: querer, tener, and ser (3 sentences total). They must read them aloud to a parent/guardian and have them sign their sheet. This is due on Friday, 1/13.