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Lucha Libre: diseño para proyecto 10/4

Submitted by Nikki on

Class Activities: 

Students had 5 minutes to quiz a partner on vocabulary in personal dictionaries.

Each student had brought in a list of 10 connecting words. We went over them as a class and made a master list.

We went to the computer lab to find some Lucha Libre images/posters that could help us choose a style for our paintings. Our level 4 Spanish class is doing an art project for the Logan auction. Students will invent and paint a luchador and we will sell the 5 paintings as a set at the auction.

Tarea: come up with image and short biography/information about student's own Lucha Libre wrestler (luchador).

Lucha Libre: diseño para proyecto 10/4

Submitted by Nikki on

Class Activities: 

Students had 5 minutes to quiz a partner on vocabulary in personal dictionaries.

Each student had brought in a list of 10 connecting words. We went over them as a class and made a master list.

We went to the computer lab to find some Lucha Libre images/posters that could help us choose a style for our paintings. Our level 4 Spanish class is doing an art project for the Logan auction. Students will invent and paint a luchador and we will sell the 5 paintings as a set at the auction.

Tarea: come up with image and short biography/information about student's own Lucha Libre wrestler (luchador).

3rd Period Matrix- 10/5

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Students read descriptions about different people and completed the sentence with a descriptive word for their personality. We discussed several new vocab words that students learned through the readings.
-We went over the activities on "Como es? Parte II" that was previous homework. Students should know to match gender and number for the adjective. They should also know how to change the verb "ser" according to the subject of the sentence.
-We looked at photos and I pretended I was a subject in the photo. As I described myself, students tried to guess which person I was.
-HOMEWORK: Students need to study the 2 pages of "Como es?" vocabulary at home.

Class topics: 
tener
ser
descriptions
personality traits
Fluency level: 
Intermediate

2nd Period Matrix- 10/5

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Students reviewed clothing vocabulary with a matching exercise.
-We played a game to practice talking about what we are wearing (Llevo = I'm wearing)
-We talked about the verb "llevar" which means "to wear".
Llevo = I'm wearing
Llevas = You're wearing
El lleva = He's wearing
Ella lleva = She's wearing
Ellos llevan = They (boys ) are wearing
Ellas llevan = They (girls) are wearing
-We played Loteria with clothing vocabulary.
-HOMEWORK: Students have a worksheet practicing with clothing vocabulary and the verb "llevar". Copies are outside my classroom in the "2nd Period Matrix" folder.

Class topics: 
clothing
llevar
Fluency level: 
Beginner

Before School: Beginner 10/5

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Students reviewed body parts vocabulary.
-Students were given grades and commentary on their Alphabet Quiz.
-We did a listening activity where students answered true or false questions about a drawing on the board.
-We played "Simon Dice" (Simon Says) to review body parts vocabulary.
-HOMEWORK: Students have no homework. If they are having trouble with the vocabulary, they should be studying it at home.

Class topics: 
body parts
Fluency level: 
Beginner

Before School: High Beginner 10/4

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Students corrected sentences in Spanish.
-We reviewed the conjugation of the verbs "ser" (to be) and "tener" (to have). We practiced using them in sentences to describe people.
-Students presented their homework assignment (describing two people in your family) to the rest of the class. Students listened and answered questions according to the descriptions given.
-HOMEWORK: Students have a worksheet on personality traits (see attachment). It is due in class on Tuesday.

Class topics: 
tener
ser
characteristics
Fluency level: 
Intermediate

Latinos famosos: 10/3/12

Submitted by Nikki on

Class Activities: 

Students started class quizzing each other on verb conjugations (tener, estar, ser, gustar, regular -er/-ar/-ir verbs).

I quizzed students on verb conjugations using small white boards.

Students presented their famous Spanish-speaking person while other students took notes and I quizzed students on listening comprehenison.

Tarea: bring a list of 10 adjectives that describe people, ideally as opposites (tall/short, young/old).

Fluency level: 
Intermediate

3rd Period Matrix- 10/3

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Students corrected sentences in Spanish, reviewing verbs and concordance.
-We did a listening activity, where students heard sentences describing a person and decided if the final statement of the person was true or false.
-We looked at photos of people from various Latin countries and used the vocabulary to describe them.
-In partners, students made drawings and then described them to the partner as they drew.
-HOMEWORK: Students have a project on describing a famous person. Instructions are attached below. This person can be historical, a movie character, a cartoon, an icon...at least someone that we all know. See attachment for more details.

Class topics: 
adjectives
characteristics
Fluency level: 
Intermediate

2nd Period Matrix- 10/3

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Students practiced conversational skills as a class and in partners.
-We did a listening activity where students heard a dialogue between two people and answered questions about it.
-Students were given vocabulary lists with clothing words (both pages are outside my classroom in the "2nd Period Matrix" folder).
-We went through the vocabulary together and students wrote sentences describing what they're wearing (Llevo... = I'm wearing...).
-HOMEWORK: Students have a worksheet on clothing vocab (copies are outside my classroom in the "2nd Period Matrix" folder). It is due in class on Friday.

Class topics: 
clothing
conversation
Fluency level: 
Beginner

Before School: Beginner 10/3

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Students reviewed days of the week in Spanish.
-Students learned names for parts of the body. The class played "Simon Dice" (Simon Says) for practice.
-Students were given a handout with the names of body parts (copies found outside my classroom).
-HOMEWORK: Students have a worksheet to label parts of the body (copies found outside my classroom). It is due in class on Friday

Class topics: 
body parts
Fluency level: 
Beginner

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