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Sobre mi y repaso

Submitted by Nikki on

Class Activities: 

Students arrived and each had an opposite half of a crossword puzzle. They had to give each other clues so that each student ended up with a full crossword puzzle. Ej. es algo que lleva un hombre en su cuello en una ocasión especial.

For the remaining classes, we will be doing a lot of review of what we've learned this year in addition to communcation activities. Students received blank dice and on one wrote the conjugations we've learned this year (presente, preterito, imperfecto, futuro) and on the other wrote personal pronouns (yo, tú, él, nosotros, ellos). Students rolled the dice and praticed conjugations, ej. imperfecto/yo/trabajar, yo trabajaba.

Tarea: final books about students are due this Thursday. Students should have handed in all of their rough drafts and got my corrections so that they can turn them into final drafts. They should add some photos or drawings to make pages more interesting. If students were late with any of their book pages, they need to coordinate with me by tomorrow (5/16) so that I can correct any missing drafts. Students in general have been working hard on their book so once the books are handed in on Thursday homework will be very limited until the end of the year.

Fluency level: 
Intermediate

Before School: Actividades (5/11)

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Students were handed back their quizzes and corrected the mistakes they made.
-Students practiced conversation using activities vocabulary we learned on Wednesday.
-We reviewed the verb “gustar” and different forms (A mi me gusta, A ti te gusta, A el/ella le gusta, A nosotros nos gusta, A ellos/ellas les gusta)
-Each student was given a checklist of activities and asked students in class which they liked.
-We played bingo with the final checklist.
-For homework, students have a worksheet on “gustar” and activities (see attachment).

Class topics: 
gustar
activities
Fluency level: 
Beginner

Explorando América Latina: turismo

Submitted by Nikki on

Class Activities: 

Students answered question:

Si tuvieras la oportunidad de viajar a tu país, ¿qué harías?
If you had the opportunity to travel to your country, what would you do?

Students had the remainder of class in the computer lab to come up with a plan for a 7 day trip in their country. What do they recommend doing? What cities should tourists visit and for how long?

Students got back some corrections to rough drafts.

Tarea: final drafts for the corrected rough drafts they were handed back. Rough draft page about 2 important people in their country. The final drafts are all due by next Friday. I know students have had more homework than usual lately but once they hand in books next Friday there will be limited homework.

Fluency level: 
Beginner

Sobre mi: una persona importante

Submitted by Nikki on

Class Activities: 

Students wrote page in their book about someone who is important in their lives (worksheet attached).

We reviewed all of the conjugations for verbs we've worked on this year (present, preterite, imperfect, future) and played a game practicing them.

Tarea: incorporate all corrections into book pages and complete final drafts. Add some pictures to make the pages more interesting;) Final draft of book will be due next Thursday so that they can be bound before the end of the year.

Fluency level: 
Intermediate

Explorando América Latina: festivales, 5 de mayo

Submitted by Nikki on

Class Activities: 

Students matched up words below:

nadar eat
visitar arrive
recorrer take photos
ver get to know
conocer walk
quedarse to spend
manejar visit
comer swim
llegar see
caminar tour/go around
sacar fotos drive
pasar to stay (ej. in a hotel)

Students read an article about 5 de mayo and completed a crossword puzzle using information from the article. We also made some papel picado.

Tarea: page in the book about their country about popular sports in their country.

3rd Period Matrix- 5/9

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Students reviewed what they learned about Mexican history and mariachi music.
-Students continued working on their past tense story project. They should be finished by the end of class on Friday.
-If students think they will not be able to finish by Friday, they should work at home on what they can.

Class topics: 
preterite
imperfect
Fluency level: 
Intermediate

2nd Period Matrix- 5/9

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Students reviewed conversation questions.
-Students were given instructions for their final project (see attachment). Those on field trips this week will have time in class next week to work on this project.
-Students have no homework.

Class topics: 
final project
Fluency level: 
Beginner

Before School: Actividades (5/9)

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Students reviewed how articles in Spanish must match the noun (el or la, un or una). We also looked at plural forms (los or las, unos or unas).
-We reviewed the use of the verb “gustar”.
-We learned new vocabulary about “Actividades” (activities) so we can talk about what we like to do in our free time.
-Students have no homework but should be studying vocabulary at home to be prepared for class.

Class topics: 
gustar
articles
activities
Fluency level: 
Beginner

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