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Historias: 2/7/12

Submitted by Nikki on

Class Activities: 

Students came in and read a story in pairs and wrote about it.

We went over several verbs conjugated for things that students did when they were little.
Ej. Nací, fui, me gustaba, iba, jugaba, leía

Students had 15 minutes to write a text about what they were like/liked when they were younger. Texts start out: Cuando era niño/niña.

Tarea: students need to complete text as homework. Also, make sure to study past tense verbs (preterite and imperfect) since we will be having a brief competition on Thursday.

Fluency level: 
Intermediate

Historias: El árbol generoso parte 2

Submitted by Nikki on

Class Activities: 

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.

Fluency level: 
Intermediate

3rd Period Matrix- 2/1

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-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.

Class topics: 
physical features
Fluency level: 
Intermediate

2nd Period Matrix- 2/1

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Students practiced conversational skills with one another, alternating the questions they asked and discussing activities we like to do.
-We reviewed the readings we read last class on popular activities in Spain, Mexico, and Puerto Rico.
-Students created mini autobiographies imagining they are a person from one of these three countries. They wrote a paragraph to describe themselves. The descriptions includes: name (Me llamo...), where you are from (Soy de...), how old you are (Tengo...), what you like to do (Me gusta...), personal features, and school subjects you might have. When finished, they added a drawing to fit the description.
-Students have no homework.

Class topics: 
activities
Fluency level: 
Beginner

Before School: El tiempo y la clima (2/1)

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Students reviewed weather vocabulary by describing photos posted on the board. We discussed ways to express weather in full sentences. You can use “hay” for “there is” and “esta” for “it is” (you might say “esta nublado” for “it is cloudy”).
-Students practiced conversational skills with one another.
-Students split up into partners and created a daily weather report for the city of their choice. They will be presenting these in class on Friday.
-Students have no homework.

Class topics: 
weather
climate
Fluency level: 
Beginner

Negocios: desarollo de negocio

Submitted by Nikki on

Class Activities: 

Students filled in the blanks below with the answers randomly written on the board.

  1. Quiero ____________ unos zapatos nuevos en la tienda de Nike. Mis zapatos son viejos.
  2. ¿________________ esta camisa?
    ________________ 15 dólares.
  3. La tienda ______________ productos fantásticos.
  4. ¿En serio, este libro cuesta cien dólares? Es muy ________________.
  5. Mi _________________ para pantalones es 50 dólares. No puedo ___________ más.
  6. El vendedor __________________ cien dólares al día. Pone todo su dinero en el banco.
  7. Mi hermana es muy responsable con el dinero: _____________ todo su dinero en el banco. En cambio, gasto todo mi dinero!

For homework, students had paired up and thought of a company idea and name. They will promote their product and do a mock market (although they can sell their product).

In their pairs today, students developed their product using the attached worksheet. On Friday, students will come up with remaining marketing material (business cards, a poster to put at their booth, and a price list/menu).

Tarea: for students who have not corrected their test, please correct. Be ready on Friday to design your business card, poster, and price list/menu.

Fluency level: 
Beginner

Historias: El árbol generoso (1/31/12)

Submitted by Nikki on

Class Activities: 

Students arrived and chose a book to read. They wrote a brief summary of what they read.

In Spanish, there are two types of past tense. The one we've been working on so far is the preterite past and is used to talk about specific events that happened in the past.
I went to the store.
She talked to her friend yesterday.

The other past is called the imperfect past. It is used to talk about routine in the past, past activities that were repeated, descriptions in the past, an ongoing event, and situations where the time in which the event happened doesn't matter. It is also used to talk about age and time in the past.
We used to travel a lot.
It was a dark and stormy night.
What were you saying?

The final two letters in a verb are dropped.
Ar verbs add: aba/abas/aba/ábamos/aban
er/ir verbs add: ía/ías/ía/íamos/ían

When we talk in the past, the preterite and imperfect past are combined since they each serve a different purpose. We are starting a new unit about stories and students will need to understand (in order to read and write stories) both pasts.

Students received a copy of El árbol generoso (attached) and analyzed the verbs. Next to the verbs, they wrote the infinitive verb and whether or not it is imperfect or preterite.

Tarea: complete above activity.

3rd Period Matrix- 1/27

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-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.

Class topics: 
physical description
Fluency level: 
Intermediate

2nd Period Matrix- 1/27

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Students practiced conversational skills.
-Students discussed different Spanish-speaking countries they have heard of and tried to find them on the big map.
-We focused on three Spanish-speaking countries: Mexico, Spain, and Puerto Rico. As a class, we read through readings that discussed the types of activities and sports popular in these countries. If we did not already know the word for them in Spanish, we learned it.
-I told students about the class project they will do next class. They will be creating a mini-autobiography from the perspective of someone from either Mexico, Spain, or Puerto Rico. They will be drawing a picture of their person, and writing sentences out to describe what they like to do.
-Students have no homework.

Fluency level: 
Beginner

3rd Period Matrix- 1/25

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-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.

Class topics: 
physical description
Fluency level: 
Intermediate

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