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Mi libro: sobre mi, futuro

Submitted by Nikki on

Class Activities: 

Students arrived and wrote about themselves on worksheet attached.

Our final project of the year is having students write a book about various aspects of their lives, using what we've worked on this year (including present, preterite and imperfect verbs). They received a folder with a checklist (attached) with dates that the pages of the books are due in the next few weeks.

Last student presented his review topic on reflexive verbs. At this point all students have presented while other students took notes. We are having a short quiz Thursday about these review topics:
* números
* la familia (vocabulario)
* tiempo
* pronombres posesivos
* futuro (ir a + infinitivo)
* 2 verbos
* gustar
* concordancia

Tarea: use notes to study for quiz on topics above. Also, most students had a few mistakes on one of their old projects "cuando era niño" and since it will be a page in the book we're making, students need to correct mistakes and hand in a new final copy by Thursday.

Conversaciones: vocabulario de viajes 4/27

Submitted by Nikki on

Class Activities: 

We played game using the words students had written about travel (pasaporte, maleta, extranjero, etc.). Students each had an allotted time to describe as many words as they could get other students to guess (not using the word). After going through all the words, we played another round where students could only say one word to get the others to guess. The final round involved acting out the word and students guessing the word.

Tarea: no hay.

Fluency level: 
Intermediate

Explorando América Latina: España 4/25, 4/27

Submitted by Nikki on

Class Activities: 

We reviewed information presented in the previous class about Spain (regions, music, languages, artists). I completed presenting information about Spain, including:
* currency
* Spanish civil war and Franco dictatorship
* Spanish spoken in Spain

Students took attached "quiz" so I could see how much they got out of the information I presented.

Tarea: choose a city in Spain to describe briefly in their own words in Spanish.

I was sick with the flu on Friday 4/27 and had to cancel class. Thanks for your understanding!

Fluency level: 
Beginner

3rd Period Matrix- 4/27

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Student reviewed verbs in preterite and imperfect past tense.
-We discussed the answer to our last riddle: El arbol (a tree)
-Students spent class working on their Libro del Pasada (see previous lesson for instructions).
-For homework, students have another riddle to solve: Grande, es muy grande; Mayor que la tierra, Arde y no se quema; Quema y no es candela.

Class topics: 
preterite
imperfect
Fluency level: 
Intermediate

2nd Period Matrix- 4/27

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Students reviewed present tense verbs.
-Students made “Cartas de Comida” (Food cards), which both a picture and the Spanish name for the food. We exchanged them and practiced talking about what utensils we would need for the particular food.
-I handed out instructions for the quiz we will have in class on Wed 5/2 (see attachment).
-For homework, students must study for quiz and complete a worksheet (see attachment).

Class topics: 
food
restaurant
present tense
utensils
Fluency level: 
Beginner

Before School: Las direcciones (4/27)

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Students reviewed how to give directions to different rooms in the school. I handed out a vocabulary sheet with helpful phrases on it (see attachment).
-We played a blindfolded game to help practice giving each other directions.
-Next week, we will be doing an Amazing Race activity around the school.
-For homework, students have a worksheet due next class, Wed 5/2 (see attachment).

Class topics: 
directions
Fluency level: 
Beginner

3rd Period Matrix- 4/25

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Students reviewed preterite and imperfect past tense use.
-Students began working on a new project: Libro del Pasado. This will be a book using past tense to tell about a character. It may be in first person if the student chooses. It consists of three parts. Part 1: A few sentences introducing the character (name, age, where he/she is from—This may be in present tense). Part 2: Using imperfect to tell what he or she used to do (ie: when he/she was young). Part 3: Using preterite to tell about a typical day (describe what he/she did yesterday). The project will include drawings and will be presented to the rest of the class when completed. We will work on this during class time unless otherwise notified.
-For homework, students have a riddle to solve: Te adorno en la primavera, En otoño te alimento, Te refresco en el verano, Y en invierno te caliento. Bring your ideas or answer to class on Friday.

Class topics: 
preterite
imperfect
Fluency level: 
Intermediate

2nd Period Matrix- 4/25

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Students reviewed present tense and food vocabulary.
-We played a game outside categorizing fruits and vegetables in Spanish.
-We reviewed the verb ser (“to know”). Yo soy=I am, Tu eres=You are, El/Ella es=He/She/It is, Nosotros somos=We are, and Ellos/Ellas son=They are
-Students learned new restaurant vocabulary (see attachment).
-For homework, students have a worksheet due next class, Fri 4/27 (not attached-see me for a copy if needed).

Class topics: 
food
restaurant
present tense
Fluency level: 
Beginner

Before School: Las direcciones (4/25)

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Students reviewed and practiced directional commands in Spanish (derecha=right, izquierda=left, adelante=forward, de atras=back)
-We learned phrases for giving someone directions (Gira a la...(Turn to the...); Sigue adelante (Continue forward); Va arriba/abajo (Go up/down)). I will hand out a sheet on Friday with this vocabulary.
-We practiced giving directions to a place in the school and having someone guess where we picked.
-Next week we will be doing an Amazing Race activity throughout the school.
-For homework, students have a worksheet due next class, Fri 4/27 (see attachment).

Class topics: 
directions
Fluency level: 
Beginner

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