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2nd Period Matrix- 12/7

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Students practiced their conversational skills with each other. They practiced how to say, “It's nice to meet you”, by saying mucho gusto.
-Students spent more time on their tener expressions illustrations.
-We reviewed the four seasons and the weather vocabulary. Students were given a sheet with the seasons listed, and were told to write the weather that goes with each season. They may write the words in list form (lluvia, sol, viento), or challenge themselves to write complete sentences (Hace sol, Hay lluvia, Hace viento). All the weather vocabulary should be placed in at least one of the seasons (except for earthquake, tornado, and hurricane). Those who didn't finish this sheet in class will need to complete it for homework (see attachment for sheet).
-We discussed our next project, which we will begin in class on Friday. Students will be making their own weather book, with one page for each season.

Class topics: 
tener
weather
Fluency level: 
Beginner

Before School: En el restaurante (12/7)

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Class Activities: 

-Students were given sentences on the board to correct, using the verbs “comer”, “beber”, and “querer”. If you missed class, practice with these verbs at home by creating at least two sentences with each verb.
-We went over the last quiz (on transportation/time) together and reviewed mistakes that were made.
-We went over the homework from Friday together (see attachment for correct answers for homework).
-Students were told there will be a quiz this Friday (12/9) over food, drink, and restaurant vocabulary. This will include the different conjugations for the verbs “comer”, “beber”, and “querer”. Students should study the vocabulary sheets they have been given (see previous lessons for attachments)
-Students were also given an instruction sheet for a project we will begin on Friday after the quiz (see attachment for instructions)

Class topics: 
food
restaurant
querer
comer
beber
drink
Fluency level: 
Beginner

3rd Period Matrix: 12/2

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Students practiced their conversational skills with classmates.
-We went over the homework together, discussing the different conjugations of the verbs we spoke about last class. Students listened to the sentences and translated them into English when asked to.
-Students read a biography on Diego Velazquez and answered questions about the reading. Together we discussed the life of Velazquez. We will continue talking about him next class period. (see attachment for reading)
-Students were not given any homework.

Class topics: 
artists
present tense
Fluency level: 
Intermediate

2nd Period Matrix: 12/2

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Students practiced conversational skills with their classmates.
-We reviewed the “tener” expressions we learned last week.
-We reviewed the weather vocabulary and played a matching game with weather photos.
-Students read a story called “El diario de una rana” (The Diary of a Frog) and answered questions about the reading (see attachment for story). We discussed the answers together as a group.
-Students were given homework on the weather vocabulary. It is due next class period, 12/7 (see attachment for worksheet).

Class topics: 
tener
weather
Fluency level: 
Beginner

Before School: En el restaurante (12/2)

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Students practiced creating sentences with the verbs “comer” and “beber”, using their worksheet of the conjugated verbs. If you missed class, try to write at least 6 sentences on your own with different forms of these verbs (such as, We eat meat, “Nosotros comemos la carne”).
-We practiced conversational skills with classmates.
-Students were given a sheet to fill out with new vocabulary pertaining to restuarants. We filled out the English translations together (see attachment for sheets)
-Students were given homework on the restaurant vocabulary. It is due next class period, 12/7 (see attachment for assignment).

Class topics: 
food
restaurant
comer
beber
drink
table settings
Fluency level: 
Beginner

Lucha libre

Submitted by Nikki on

Class Activities: 

Students practiced the difference between Ser/Estar with the attached worksheet.

In teams, students competed with verb conjugation races (estar, ser, tener).

We talked about Mexican Lucha Libre and learned a few vocabulary words:
* deporte (sport)
* luchador (wrestler)
* perdedor/ganador (loser, winner)
* máscara

Generally, luchadores are rudos (bad guys) or téchnicos (good guys). We went over some names of famous luchadores:
* El santo
* Rey misterio
* Místico
* Dos caras
* Villano

Students had the rest of class to invent a Lucha Libre character, drawing a wrestler or just a mask and coming up with a name.

Tarea: complete their Lucha libre character including mask design and name. Students will present their wrestler to class next Wednesday.

Fluency level: 
Beginner

Naciones y nacionalidades: Argentina

Submitted by Nikki on

Class Activities: 

Several students arrived late since the weather was tricky this morning. Rather than start the yoga quiz right away, we played a review game for a few minutes. Students took attached quiz which took about 10 minutes.

Students received attached worksheet about Argentina and answered Verdadero/Falso questions based on what they know about Argentina. I presented information about Argentina using the worksheet as a guide. On Tuesday I will complete the presentation about Argentina using photos and some visuals.

Tarea: be prepared to briefly talk about a trip you've taken to a Spanish-speaking country. Bring a visual (photo, money, art) to bring the topic to life for other students. If you haven't been to a Spanish-speaking country, please bring a photo of a place in the Spanish-speaking world you'd like to visit and why.

Class topics: 
Argentina
prueba
Fluency level: 
Intermediate

3rd Period Matrix: 11/30

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Students answered comprehension questions on the Picasso reading from last class and discussed the answers together (see attachment for questions)
-We discussed Picasso's art and looked at several of his paintings together.
-Students were given a sheet of verbs to fill out the conjugations for. We will be learning the 20 most commonly used verbs in Spanish, and how to use them. We began working on only the first page, and conjugated the verbs together. We discussed the patterns seen in the way the verbs change according to the subject of the sentence (see attachment for verb list)
-Students were given a homework sheet using the verbs we went over in class (see attachment for assignment). It is due next class period, Friday 12/2.

Class topics: 
verbs
artists
present tense
Fluency level: 
Intermediate

2nd Period Matrix: 11/30

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Students practiced conversational skills.
-We reviewed the use of the verb “tener” and the phrases we learned in the previous class which involve “tener” (see previous lesson for attachments)
-Students made illustrations to go along with these phrases (see attachment for sheet)
-We discussed new weather vocabulary and students recorded the translations as we went through them (see attachment for weather vocab sheet)
-We reviewed the four different seasons of the year, and the months that occur in each season.
-Students were told to review their weather vocabulary at home, but no homework was given.

Class topics: 
tener
weather
seasons
Fluency level: 
Beginner

Before School: La comida (11/30)

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Student did a reading on Spanish “tapas” and learned about a few Latin dishes.
-We looked at how to conjugate the verb “querer” and practiced with it in our conversation
-Students who were not present last week (11/23) have a homework sheet on “gustar”. Please see me if you did not get a copy.

Class topics: 
food
tapas
querer
Fluency level: 
Beginner

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