Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Miercoles, el 31 de octubre, 2012

ATTENTION ALL SPANISH STUDENTS: ALL MAKEUP WORK AND MISSING ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE MADE UP BY WEDNESDAY, NOV 7th IN ORDER TO GET CREDIT!!!! SEE SRA SEIDEL WITH QUESTIONS

Esp 3H
1. Video-Guernica
2. Goya p. 94-95
Tarea: Finish the worksheet on Goya, review all your art stuff, be ready for speaking test on Friday

Esp 4
1. Practice listening to latin music and identifying what genre it is
2. Finish video-Chicano Rock
Tarea: Organize notes, study for test, use this link to practice listening section:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/latinmusicusa/#/en/exp/cat/genres

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Martes, el 30 de octubre, 2012

ATTENTION ALL SPANISH STUDENTS: ALL MAKEUP WORK AND MISSING ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE MADE UP BY WEDNESDAY, NOV 7th IN ORDER TO GET CREDIT!!!! SEE SRA SEIDEL WITH QUESTIONS. 

Esp 3H
1. La tarea-Diego Rivera
2. Review info from yesterday about Jose Guadalupe Posada and La Catrina
3. Reading on Picasso and Guernica, watch 3D video clip, discuss
Tarea: organize notes, review notes, prepare for speaking assessment on Friday! 

Esp 4
1. Watch Video-Latin Pop and Chicano Rock.
Tarea: organize notes, practice listening to different genres, Test is on Friday! 

Monday, October 29, 2012

Lunes, el 29 de octubre, 2012

Esp 3H
1. Que hiciste
2. Discuss end of trimester expectations/lessons etc...
3. Reading about Jose Guadalupe Posada-in groups, summarize and write comprehension questions and answers
Tarea: Textbook p. 75-Read about Diego Rivera and answer comprehension questions. Be prepared to talk about him. Speaking test will be on Friday. Chapter 2 test will be next week Wednesday. 

Esp 4
1. Finish gallery walk La musica latina.
2. Continue watching Latin Music USA-Divas and Superstars.
Tarea: Finish notes, review Latin Music USA website.  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/latinmusicusa/  Test will be on Friday. May use notes. There will be a listening section and you can't use your notes on that part.

Friday, October 26, 2012

Viernes, el 26 de octubre, 2012

Esp 3H
1. Discuss the reading about Miro and Dali from yesterday.
2. Computer lab (if the network is working...there have been issues today) to practice using Audacity
Tarea: No hay

Esp 4
1. Gallery Walk-take notes on classmates posters and listen to samples of the genres.
Tarea: Organize your notes. Listen to samples on Latin Music USA PBS and begin preparing for listening test next week Wednesday (Oct 31)

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Jueves, el 25 de octubre, 2012

Esp 3H
1. Prueba vocabulario 2A
2. p.74 Act sobre Miro y Dali--read and complete comprehension questions after you finish the quiz.
Tarea: No hay:)

Esp4
1. Last day to work on Latin Music Project. Due Friday...TOMORROW!!

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Miercoles, el 24 de octubre, 2012

Esp 3H
1. Review of ester + participio
2. Review vocal Cap 2A
Tarea: Prueba Vocab Cap 2A

Esp 4
1. Work day in class to work on music genre project.
Tarea: Project--Due FRIDAY!!!

Monday, October 22, 2012

Lunes, el 22 de octubre, 2012

Esp 3H
1. que hiciste
2. Vocabulario-pizarras blancas
3. Act de escribir-en parejas
Tarea: Hoja de practica-p. 26 (there are two sides, just do pg 26). Estudien el vocabulario-Quiz on Thursday

Esp 4
1. Lab-investigacion-Latin Music project
PBS Latin Music USA
Latin Grammy Nominees
List of nominees-ABC/UNIVISION
Tarea: Projecto-fecha limite-viernes


Friday, October 19, 2012

Viernes, el 19 de octubre, 2012

Remember Iowa Assessment-Test is in the morning on Tuesday, Oct 23 and on Wed afternoon Oct 24

Esp 3H
1. Tarea-PW 23-24
2. Las meninas-p. 73-discuss famous painting by Diego Velazquez, complete worksheet in class, and watch video clips describing the painting
Tarea: No hay :) Study for the vocab quiz p. 104 on Thursday, Oct 25th.

Esp 4
1. Lab time to research Latin Music project. Use this website-- PBS Latin Music USA
Tarea: Work on project this weekend. Lab day on Monday and next week Thursday.

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Jueves, el 18 de octubre, 2012

Esp 3H
1. La tarea
2. Discutimos el vocabulario p. 104
3. Definiciones-Play game "password" to work on circumlocution/ definitions of vocabulario
Tarea: PW 23-24

Esp 4
1. Discuss music unit project--assign groups and genres
2. Watch some of Latin Music USA PBS Website-Latin Music USA
Tarea: Start working on project. Consult rubric for details!

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Miercoles, el 17 de octubre, 2012

Esp 3H
1. La tarea-gender review
2. Comparaciones-Review
3. Magazine scavanger hunt-find pictures to represent 10 sentences using a variety of comparatives and superlatives (see handout for ideas). We will share tomorrow in class
Tarea: Copy vocab p. 104---quiz will be next week Thursday, Oct 25th.

Esp 4
1. In class writing assignment-Mi identidad. Turn in at end of hour along with rubric and collage.
Tarea: No hay :)

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Martes, el 16 de octubre, 2012

Esp 3H
1. go over the homework
2. practice vocab
3. pg 62-review of gender and agreement, handout with addtional rules and hints, time to work on worksheet
Tarea: finish worksheet, do PW 21-22

Esp 4
1. Prueba-La casa en Mango St
2. Writing assignment-start in class, will write tomorrow in class as well

Monday, October 15, 2012

Lunes, el 15 de octubre, 2012

Esp 3H
1. Que hiciste-mixer
2. 1st hour--go over worksheet AGAIN from Friday to make corrections
3. AVSR Chapter 2-fill out what you remember first, then partner up to fill in the rest--you should remember lots of words/cognates
4. Describe the paintings p. 62  using the vocab on pg 62-65
Tarea: Study vocab, finish worksheet

Esp 4
1. Share drawings/lists about the short story Casa en Mango Street
2. Answer and discuss the 2 comprehension questions
3. Read the last story, Mi nombre, and answer the comprehension questions
Tarea: Study vocab-quiz tomorrow! will include vocab and 3 comprehension questions = 20pts

Friday, October 12, 2012

Viernes, el 12 de octubre, 2012

Esp 3H
1. Go over worksheet to review translation sentences from test that gave students problems.
2. Intro-speaking topics-time to think and practice
3. Situaciones orales
Tarea: no hay :)

Esp 4
1. Review vocab
2. Brainstorm places in the house-vocab
3. Read story La casa en Mango St. Illustrate the apartment on Loomis St and the Casa on Mango St. Also, think about what Esperanza's  "casa de verdad" is and do you think she will get it?
Tarea: no hay :),,,,could study vocab!

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Jueves, el 11de octubre,2012

Esp 3h
1. Discuss projects and test
2. Finish film
Tarea: no hay

Esp 4
1. Share collage
2. Review vocab
3. Read " papa se despierta en oscuridad" and Discuss questions
Tarea: study vocab

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Miercoles, el 10 de octubre, 2012

Esp 3H
1. Miramos "Casi, Casi". How would you describe the Spanish used in the film? Pronunciation? Word choice? Baseball terminalogy? How does it reflect the age of the speakers and the geographical location of the film-Puerto Rico?
Tarea: No hay

Esp 4
1. Collage work time. Catagories are: Yo y mi nombre, mi familia y casa, eventos formativos
Tarea: Finish collage, bring vocab and story packet to class, study vocabulary

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Martes, el 9 de octubre, 2012

Esp 3h
1. Compartir los cuentos y fotos de ayer
2. Pelicula-Casi Casi---where does it take place and what are the clues?
Tarea: No hay

Esp 4
1. Discuss vocab and Cisneros biography reading from yesterday.
2. Begin collage
Tarea: work on collage, bring in more magazines/clip art

Monday, October 8, 2012

Lunes, el 8de octubre,2012

Esp 3h
1. Picture cards-creative writing exercise
2. Scrabble vocab game
Tarea: no hay

Esp 4
1. Continúe work on pret. And imp review
2. Define vocab for new story unit
Tarea: finish defining vocab if not done in clases and read intro to Sandra Cisneros biographical info


Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Miercoles, el 3 de octubre, 2012

Esp 3H
1. Examen-pret v imp
2. Lean p. 54-57 y contensten las preguntas (WS first page questions only)
Tarea: Finish story questions, and finish news articles summaries

Esp 4
1. Review vocab
2. Discuss story Una carta a dios , questions, and predict some T/F that will be on the quiz tomorrow.
Tarea: Study for the quiz 25pts (vocab matching and T/F)

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Martes, el 2 de octubre, 2012

Esp 3H
1. Reviewing for the pret and imp test. Reviewing the special meaning verbs. Write sample sentences with verbs. Time to make a notecard that has verb forms but no rules or key words!
Tarea: Study for test on Pret and Imp

Esp 4
1. Repasar el vocabulario del cuento Una carta a dios
2. Time to read and answer comprehension questions.
Tarea: Study vocab and finish questions if you did not finish them in class.

Monday, October 1, 2012

Lunes, el 1 de octubre, 2012

Esp 3H
1. La tarea
2. Jugamos-Jeopardia :)
Tarea: Estudien-study for the test on pret and imp on Wednesday. Keep working on news articles for Thursday

Esp 4
1. Reading a short story --worked on vocab development, illustrated the first 2 paragraphs, and answered 2 comprehension questions. Also, started conversation about usage of pret and imperfect.
Tarea: Study vocabulary words from the story Una carta a Dios