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Before School: La comida del mundo (1/18)

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Students practiced translating numbers and dollar amounts into Spanish. If you missed class, practice at home translating: 16, 9, 27, 35, $4.74, $1.99, $17.50
-Students practiced conversational skills with one another.
-We discussed expectations for this class. I reminded students that they are expected to participate, show effort, do the assignments in a timely manner, take responsibility, and communicate with me. If you are not sure if there is homework, you may check this website. If you miss class, you may check the website for the lesson and assignments, and talk to me about your absence.
-Students presented the dish they looked up for homework to the rest of the class.
-We will be going on our field trip to the Latin Supermarket tomorrow. We will meet in the Spanish room tomorrow at 11:00am. We will be back in time for lunch.
-Students have no homework.

Class topics: 
food
Fluency level: 
Beginner

El mundo de los negocios: vocabulario

Submitted by Nikki on

Class Activities: 

Students answered question:

¿Cuáles son algunos negocios necesarios en una comunidad?

We talked about important businesses and the products/services they provide:
* supermercado (comida)
* restaurante (comida preparada)
* tienda de...ropa, zapatos, etc.
* policia (seguridad)
* hospital (servicios de salud)

Students paired up and completed an activity where they had to communicate about information in a clothing shop.

Students learned some vocabulary related to businesses:
* vender (to sell)
* vendedor (seller)
* comprar (to buy)
* pagar (to pay)
* ganar (to earn)
* gastar (to spend)
* ahorrar (to save)
* costar (to cost)
* ¿Cuánto cuesta?
* precio
* es buen precio
* dólares
* tarjeta de crédito
* dinero en efectivo
* cheque
* caro (expensive)
* barato (cheap)
* presupuesto (budget)

tarea: students need to correct their tests for homework

Fluency level: 
Beginner

Naciones y nacionalidades: repaso para el examen

Submitted by Nikki on

Class Activities: 

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

Fluency level: 
Intermediate

1/13/12 Examen de cultura

Submitted by Nikki on

Class Activities: 

Sorry for the late post!

Students took their test related to culture/festivals of the Spanish-speaking world. For those of you who weren't in class, please have your parents administer the test (attached). No notes during the test.

When students finished, we played some Loteria.

Tarea: no hay! We will have class on Wednesday and Friday this week despite the change from 2nd to 3rd quarter Matrix.

Fluency level: 
Beginner

1/12/12 Naciones y nacionalidades: presentaciones

Submitted by Nikki on

Class Activities: 

Sorry for a late post!

Students got their presentations ready to show and questions ready to hand out.

All but two groups presented their region while other students listened and prepared to answer questions posed by the presenters.

Tarea: we're going to have a test on our nations/nationalities unit 1/24. Students need to study what we've worked on during this unit for our review games next week. Topics are below. Students also need to print out their presentation (smallest version) so that I can correct them.
* preterite verbs
* capitals/countries/flags of South America
* information about Argentina (from my presentation)
* information about Colombia (from Karina's presentation)
* information about each group's presentation

3rd Period Matrix- 1/13

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-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.

Class topics: 
present tense
Fluency level: 
Intermediate

2nd Period Matrix- 1/13

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Students practiced conversational skills with one another.
-Students will have a quiz in class on Wednesday Jan 18. It will be an oral (spoken) quiz, so they will not need to write anything. I handed out instructions for the quiz (see attachment).
-We spent class practicing together for the quiz. We reviewed the activities vocabulary and asked one another if they like doing a particular activity.
-We also practiced with the school subjects vocabulary. Students asked one another which classes they have on their schedule. We took a survey of how many students in our class have each subject.
-Homework is to study for the quiz.

Class topics: 
tener
gustar
school subjects
activities
preferences
Fluency level: 
Beginner

Before School: La comida del mundo (1/13)

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Students answered questions on the reading about typical Mexican dishes. We discussed the answers together as a class.
-Students practiced conversational skills with one another.
-I handed out a reading on typical Spanish dishes. Students read together in partners and answered questions on the reading (see attachment).
-I informed the students that we will be taking a field trip next week to Avanza, the Latin supermarket nearby. We are going on Thursday Jan 19. We will leave around 11am and be back in time for lunch. Students will have a scavenger hunt to complete while in the store, and we will also pick up food to eat together when we get back to school. I will have more details in class next Wednesday.
-Students have homework due on Wednesday (see attachment)

Class topics: 
spanish food
Fluency level: 
Beginner

3rd Period Matrix- 1/11

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-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.

Class topics: 
present tense
Fluency level: 
Intermediate

Cultura: repaso para el examen 2

Submitted by Nikki on

Class Activities: 

Students had 5 minutes at the beginning of class to study information about festivals, lucha libre and verbs.

Students competed answering questions related to the above topics. Questions are included below:

verdadero/falso
La Tomatina es un festival que se celebra en España.
El festival en Viña del mar, Chile es un festival de películas.
El festival de Cosquín es un festival de Chile.
La corrida de toros se llama El Festival de San Silvestre.
El festival Cosquin es una celebración de música pop.
El Festival Internacional de globos es en la ciudad de Pamplona en España.

vocabulario
ganar
perder
deporte
máscara
lucha libre
luchador

Error
Hay no personas.
Ella eres simpático.
Yo tiene tarea.
Ella es enferma.
Estoy hambre.
Soy 12 años.

preguntas
¿Qué es un festival?
¿Cómo se llaman las dos clases de luchadores?
¿Cómo se llaman 2 luchadores famosos?
¿Qué hace el ganador al perdedor después de la lucha?

tarea: study for test friday including information above as well as information you'll find here.

Fluency level: 
Beginner

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