jueves, el veintinueve de abril del dos mil diez

Español Uno (1):

Today’s Agenda:

1. Go back and review some of our “essential Spanish 1 questions”: #’s 3, 8, 13, 18, 23 & 28.

--¿Cómo eres?
--¿Qué hora es?
--A ti, ¿te gusta ver la televisión?
--¿Qué vas a hacer hoy?
--¿Cuál es tu clase favorita?
--¿A qué hora empieza la clase de español?

2. Listen to our song of the week: “Bikini a lunares amarillo.” Nice job catching the last four missing words: nadie, entonces, dijo, nadie.

3. Finish defining our ch. 9 vocabulary. Establish new gestures for:

--¿Qué te pasó?
--A mí me cae bien.
--A mí me cae mal.
--Tiene dolor de (cabeza, estómago, garganta, muelas, oído).
--Tiene fiebre.
--Tiene gripe.
--Tiene sueño.
--Tiene un resfriado.
--Tiene hipo.
--Tiene vergüenza.
--Tiene prisa.

4. Individually practice writing a story in the past, using our high-frequency word lists and a series of pictures.

Remember, your goal is that with a bit more practice you are able to write a 100+ word story in the past using our high-frequency words by memory.

Homework: Remember that your typed group stories from last week are due tomorrow.

Español Dos (2):

Today’s Agenda:

1. Fill out three more “essential Spanish 2 questions”: #’s 29, 30 & 31.

--#29: ¿Podrías indicarme cómo llegar al aeropuerto?
--------Sí, toma carretera 405 al Sur. Hay letreros muy claros.

--#30: ¿Qué te pasó? ¿Cómo te lastimaste?
------Me rompí la muñeca. Me lastimé mientras yo jugaba al tenis.

--#31: ¿Cómo te sientes hoy?
------Me siento (mal/bien/mejor/peor/…).

2. Listen to our song of the week: “No.” Nice job catching the remaining phrases: después de, mirando, te vas, morir.

3. Establish some more ch. 9 gestures:

--me picó un mosquito
--me pica la mano
--rasca la picadura
--respira el polvo
--rocía el repelente
--el enfermero me cae bien
--el enfermero no me cae bien / el enfermero me cae mal
--los frenillos
--las gotas para los ojos
--le pone una inyección
--toma el jarabe
--las muletas
--traga la pastilla

4. Review yesterday’s homework: 9-1 & 9-2.

5. Practice the preterite/imperfect with a story called “Alicia, la alérgica.”

Homework: It would be a great idea to make flashcards for ch. 9!!

miércoles, el veintiocho de abril del dos mil diez

Español Uno (1):

Today’s Agenda:

1. Discuss the expectations for individually typing your edited, group story on the computer. Remember, it’s due Friday with a signature verifying that you individually typed it.

2. Listen to our song of the week: "Bikini a lunares amarillo." Nice job catching the next four missing words: sabía, nadie, dio, vino.

3. Continue defining more of our ch. 9 vocabulary.

Homework: It would be a good idea to start making ch. 9 flashcards if you haven’t already done so.

martes, el veintisiete de abril del dos mil diez

Español Uno (1):

Today’s Agenda:

1. Review a list of Spanish classroom sayings to help us stay in Spanish as much as possible. What phrases are missing that you’d like to know how to say?

2. Listen to our new song of the week: “Bikini a lunares amarillo diminuto.” Nice job catching the first three missing words: vi, pude, nadie.

3. Practice our irregular yo song, both singing it and writing it.

4. Edit our stories. While it is not expected that your level 1 stories be perfect (that would be unlikely to happen!), there are some important corrections you are accountable for.

--(if needed) Make sure you included the word “that” (que) in your introductory phrase. For instance, “Había una mujer que se llamaba Betty.” Many level 1 students forget this important connecting word.

--(if needed) Do titles have proper notation? If you included a movie or TV show title, it should be in quotations. If you included a book title, it should be underlined.

--Do you have consistent gender & # agreement. Make sure everything matches in gender (una chica simpática) and number (unos calcetines feos).

--Is the story consistently in the PAST (with the possible exception of dialogue)?

--Check off the high-frequency phrases you used. How many did you include? Which could you have easily included as well?

5. Receive our pink packet for chapter 9 and begin to define some of our new vocabulary.

Homework: It would be wise to make flashcards for the ch. 9 vocabulary we defined in class.

Español Dos (2):

Today’s Agenda:

1. Review a list of Spanish classroom sayings to help us stay in Spanish as much as possible. What phrases are missing that you’d like to know how to say?

2. Listen to our new song of the week: “No.” Nice job catching the first three missing phrases: jueges, me mires, pedirte.

3. Tackle 8-8 (positive & negative words) in table groups.

4. Finish defining our ch. 9 vocabulary on our new pink packet.

5. Establish new gestures for:

--tiene músculos fuertes
--tiene músculos débiles
--tose
--estornuda
--se siente enfermo/a
--tiene hipo

Homework: It would be wise to make flashcards for the ch. 9 vocabulary we defined in class.

lunes, el veintiséis de abril del dos mil diez

Español Uno (1):

Today’s Agenda:

1. Read, in Spanish, for ten minutes during SSR.

2. Discuss the weekend, first seeing how well we can remember three of our fundamental weekend questions:

--What did you do during the weekend?............¿Qué hiciste durante el fin de semana?
--What did you have to do?................................¿Qué tuviste que hacer?
--What did you do in order to have fun?............¿Qué hiciste para divertirte?

**MUCH better job remembering these important questions this week!

3. Practice our preterite verbs (regular/irregular/-car,-gar,-zar).

**Remember, there’s no trick to looking at an infinitive and knowing whether it’s regular or irregular in the preterite. You just have to memorize the irregulars…and the 8 irregulars on your blue packet are fair game!!!

4. Finish writing the group stories from Friday.

Homework: If your story isn’t at least 60 words (bare minimum!) or finished, please get it ready for tomorrow.

Español Dos (2):

Today’s Agenda:

1. Read, in Spanish, for ten minutes during SSR.

2. Discuss the weekend.

3. Finish reviewing our answers to the impersonal “se” worksheet.

4. Practice our commands.

5. Take a pre-test on por/para, one of the ch. 9 grammar targets.

6. Receive the chapter 9 pink packet & begin to define our new vocabulary.

Homework: None, officially.

viernes, el veintitrés de abril del dos mil diez

Español Uno (1):

Today’s Agenda:

1. Discuss weekend plans with peers, using our important weekend questions from memory.

2. Sing our song of the week: “Andar conmigo.”

**Quick discussion about música ranchera from México.

3. Practice our gestures and our irregular yo song.

4. Listen to some brave volunteers sing the irregular yo song for the class.

5. Write out a basic template for telling a story in the past:

INTRODUCTION: Establish main character, description, location.
--Había una vez………………………(There was one time….)
--Se llamaba…………………………..(S/he called him/herself….)
--Era……………………………………….(She was [tall/funny])
--Estaba………………………………….(S/he was [on vacation/sick/sad])

CONFLICT: Establish the problem.
--Pero había un problema……….(But there was a problem.)

SOME CONFLICT OPTIONS:
---------------------…No quería……………..(S/he didn’t want….)
---------------------….No tenía………………….(S/he didn’t have….)
--------------------:….No podía encontrar….(S/he couldn’t find….)
--------------------:….Tenía miedo de……..…(S/he had fear of….)

CONFLICT DEVELOPMENT: Attempt (and fail) to solve the problem.
--Así que…………………………………….(So….)
--Luego……………………………………….(Later….)
--Entonces…………………………………..(And then)

RESOLUTION: Solve the problem.
--Por fin……………………………………...(Finally)
--¡El fin!.........................................(The end!)

6. Students added a new high-frequency phrase to our list:

A (name) le gustaba…………………. “S/he liked” / "It was pleasing to him/her"

7. Using the high-frequency words in the past list, table groups worked together to write a story in the past using the pictures displayed on the screen.

We will edit those stories next week.

Homework: If you haven’t already made flashcards, consider doing so!

jueves, el veintidós de abril del dos mil diez

Español Uno (1):

Today’s Agenda:

1. Practice our numbers.

How well can you decipher the first five numbers read aloud?
--1.456………………mil cuatrocientos cincuenta y seis
--12.367…………….doce mil trescientos sesenta y siete
--189.274…………..ciento ochenta y nueve mil doscientos setenta y cuatro
--23.523.635……..veintitrés millones quinientos veintitrés mil seiscientos treinta y cinco
--15.790.100……..quince millones setecientos noventa mil y cien

How well can you write the next five numbers in Spanish?
--93……………………noventa y tres
--54……………………cincuenta y cuatro
--139………………….ciento treinta y nueve
--146…………………ciento cuarenta y seis
--187…………………ciento ochenta y siete

2. Listen to our song of the week: “Andar conmigo.” Nice job catching the remaining, missing phrases: trae, para, hay, llegar, cosa & ahora.

3. Practice our ch. 8 gestures and our irregular yo song.

4. Review the homework for Tuesday: 8-5 & 8-8.

5. Complete a dictation. After the dictation, decipher the meaning of each phrase.

--¿Por qué tuviste que empujar el escritorio?
--No pude verme en el espejo muy bien.
--Les di una lámpara a mis abuelos.
--¿Fueron Uds. en coche a la zapatería?
--¡No tienes razón! Conozco a él.

Homework: Officially, none, though if you haven’t made ch. 8 flashcards, do so!

miércoles, el veintiuno de abril del dos mil diez

Español Uno (1) y Dos (2):

Today’s Agenda:

…Well, it wasn’t what I planned, but today’s 40-minute conversation about Spanish, learning languages, studying/living abroad, etc. was fascinating and worth the sacrifice of what we were going to originally do.

Thanks for sharing all of your curiosities with me! If you missed class, here are some of the questions you raised:

--Does it really matter if you “punch” (stress) a word correctly in Spanish? Why?
--“I’ve noticed a lot of Spanish speakers don’t use accents when writing online. Why?”
--What are some stereotypes people in Spain have about the US?
--“Are you going to talk in Spanish to your baby, Profe Nick?”
--“When is your baby due?...Will we get to see pictures?”
--When should I study abroad?
--“Can we learn some swear words in Spanish?”
--“Why don’t we use the text in class?”
--"Why did you want to learn Spanish, Profe Nick? Do your family members speak it, too?"
--“How long did you study Spanish, Profe Nick?”
--How long does it take to become “fluent” / “proficient”?
--“How long did it take you, Profe Nick, to become fluent?”
--Does immersion really work?
--Do language videos for babies really work?
--Does the Rosetta Stone software work?
--When do Spanish speakers start studying English (or other languages) in school?
--“What grade equivalency am I? Do I speak/write Spanish like a 5th grader?”
--Why do kids sometimes refuse to speak back in their parents’ language if surrounded by English?
--Will it be harder to learn another foreign language?
--Is language-learning the same in college?
--Will I be “fluent” by the end of Spanish 4?
--Which teaches you a language better: studying in a class or living abroad?
--Why do little kids seem to pick up another language easier?
--“What’s your favorite food from a Spanish-speaking country? What’s your favorite word in Spanish?”
--Is Spanish really different in Spain and Mexico?
--etc.

See you tomorrow!

martes, el veinte de abril del dos mil diez

Español Uno (1):

Today’s Agenda:

1. Finish with yesterday’s preterite verbs (regular, irregular & –car, –gar, –zar)

**Quick assessment of how well we know our –ar & –er/–ir preterite endings by memory. They should be PERFECTLY memorized by now. Remember, they’re just the tip of the iceberg. We also now have eight irregular preterite verbs on our blue, preterite packet. You’re accountable for them all!

2. Practice spelling unknown words using our knowledge of Spanish phonetics.

--que-ji-ca
--som-brí-o
--ca-la-ña
--au-di-ci-ón
--guer-i-lla

3. Listen to our new song of the week: “Andar conmigo.” Nice job catching the first two missing words: saber, podemos.

4. Practice our chapter 8 gestures and our irregular yo song.

5. Review the homework for Monday: 8-6 (preterite) & 8-7 (present).

6. Begin the homework.

Homework: 8-5 (present) & 8-8 (evens translated for both pages).

Español Dos (2):

Today’s Agenda:

1. Quick grammar review: present progressive & commands.

--they are eating………………………están comiendo
--we are dancing……………………..estamos bailando
--she is sleeping……………………….está durmiendo

--(Ud.) walk! / don’t walk!.........ande/no ande…….camine/no camine
--(tú) wait! / don’t wait!............espera/no esperes
--(Uds.) open! / don’t open!......abran/no abran
--(nosotros) let’s leave!.............salgamos

2. Practice spelling

--que-ji-ca
--som-brí-o
--ca-la-ña
--au-di-ci-ón
--guer-i-lla

3. Listen to our new song of the week: “Al menos ahora.” Nice job catching the first three missing phrases: óyeme, estoy buscando, nos miramos.

4. Practice our chapter 8 gestures.

Practice defining our “cucaracha” song words:

--tuve………………………….I had (OVER) / I got (idea)
--estuve………………………I was (OVER)
--fui……………………………..I went / I was (OVER)
--puse………………………….I put
--pude…………………………I managed to
--traje………………………….I brought
--hubo…………………………there was/were (OVER…event)
--hice…………………………..I did / I made
--supe………………………….I found out
--quise…………………………I tried / I refused
--vine…………………………..I came
--dije……………………………I said
--di………………………………I gave
--vi……………………………….I saw

5. Finish reviewing 12-6 & 12-8.

6. Discuss the impersonal se.

Homework: Finish #’s 2-6 on our impersonal se worksheet.

lunes, el diecinueve del dos mil nueve

Español Uno (1):

Today’s Agenda:

1. Read,in Spanish, for ten minutes during SSR.

2. Self-assess how well we can generate three of our fundamental, weekend questions:

--What did you do during the weekend?
--Did you have fun or not?
--What were you going to do that you couldn’t manage to do?

**Remember, our goal isn’t only that you’re able to respond, but also that you’re able to ASK the questions!

3. Discuss the weekend, and take a quick listening quiz on how well you paid attention to what others did over the weekend.

4. Write two more irregular verbs in our blue, preterite packet.

VER (“saw”)
vi…………………..vimos
viste……………………….
vio…………………vieron

DAR (“gave”)
di…………………..dimos
diste……………………….
dio…………………dieron

**Remember: NO ACCENTS allowed on any of our irregular, preterite verbs!!!

5. Practice our preterite verbs. First decide whether the following verbs are regular/irregular/-car,-gar,-zar…and then figure out how to form them.

Homework: Finish activity five.

Español Dos (2):

Today’s Agenda:

1. Read, in Spanish, for ten minutes during SSR.

2. Self-assess how well we can generate three of our fundamental, weekend questions:

--Did you have fun or not?
--What were you going to do that you couldn’t manage to do?
--What did you do in order to have fun?

**Remember, our goal isn’t only that you’re able to respond, but also that you’re able to ask these questions!

3. Discuss the weekend.

4. Take a quick listening quiz on how well you listened to our weekend discussion, as well as a quick writing quiz, writing a quality, Spanish 2 summary of your own weekend.

5. Begin to review the homework for today: 12-6 & 12-8.

Homework: None, officially.

viernes, el dieciséis de abril del dos mil diez

Español Uno (1):

Today’s Agenda:

1. Discuss weekend plans, relying totally on our memory of those fundamental questions and answers.

2. Sing our song of the week: “Si tengo miedo.”

3. Practice our ch. 8 gestures and our new gesturing song for the irregular yo forms in the present.

4. Listen to some of the definitions you wrote in class yesterday using your circumlocution phrases.

5. Review the homework: 8-3 & 8-4.

6. Play a few rounds of Simon Says. We added three new body parts to our list:

--las cejas…………………….the eyebrows
--la lengua……………………the tongue
--las rodillas…………………the knees

7. Begin the homework.

Homework: 8-6, 8-7 (evens translated). Please do 8-6 in the PRETERITE (“-ed”), but 8-7 in the PRESENT.

Español Dos (2):

Today's Agenda:

1. Write in the irregular, preterite forms of querer, venir, poner, saber, caber, traer & conducir on our blue, preterite packet.

2. Sing our song of the week: “Perdona.”

3. Practice our ch. 8 gestures.

4. Review the correct answers to our preterite/imperfect practice with the “Jorge, el curioso” story.

5. Play a few rounds of “Simón,” adding five new body parts:

--la frente…………….(the) forehead
--los hombros………(the) shoulders
--la lengua……………(the) tongue
--las espinillas………(the) shins
--el bigote……………(the) moustache

6. Begin the homework.

Homework: 12-6 & 12-8 (evens translated).

jueves, el quince de abril del dos mil diez

Español Uno (1):

Today’s Agenda:

1. Practice our letters of the alphabet, spelling unknown words.

--D-I-S-F-R-A-Z
--G-A-LL-I-N-A
--C-O-CH-E-C-I-T-O
--G-U-I-J-A-RR-O-S
--P-A-R-Q-U-Í-M-E-T-R-O

2. Listen to our song of the week: “Si tengo miedo.” Nice job catching the next four missing phrases: te quiero, nuestra, llevo, nuestro.

3. Practice our gestures. Practice the gestures in order for our new “irregular yo” song. This song helps you learn some important irregulars in the present tense. It will also help you in Spanish 2 with commands, and in Spanish 3 with a verb tense called the subjunctive…hence, it’s REALLY important!

“Me caigo, conozco, digo, doy…hago, pongo, salgo, soy…tengo, traigo, vengo, veo…oigo, sigo, sé, voy, estoy.”

4. Discuss circumlocution (describing a word in a roundabout way when you can’t come up with the specific word). We naturally use circumlocution in English when we forget a term. This skill is even more important for us in Spanish, as we won’t always have the specific vocabulary we need, but we should still be able to get across the meaning.

Class example: el refrigerador

--Es un lugar donde hay comida fría.
--Es un aparato que está en la cocina.
--Es donde la gente pone la comida y la leche.

Practice circumlocuting some of our ch. 8 vocabulary.

5. Begin the homework.

Homework: 8-3 & 8-4 (evens translated)

Español Dos (2):

Today’s Agenda:

1. Practice spelling unknown words hearing just the letters of the alphabet.

2. Listen to our song of the week: “Perdona.” Nice job catching the last three missing phrases: estas, te quiero, ningún.

3. Practice our ch. 8 gestures.

4. Review the homework: 12-5 & 12-7.

5. Practice choosing between the preterite and the imperfect with a Curious George story.

Homework: Finish the Curious George story.

miércoles, el catorce de abril del dos mil diez

Español Uno (1):

Today’s Agenda:

1. Practice some of our irregular, preterite verbs with “direct object pronouns” (“it” / “them”).

--they did………………………………………………………………..hicieron
--they did it (the homework)…………………………………..la hicieron
--he made……………………………………………………………….hizo
--he made them (the steaks)…………………………………..los hizo
--I said…………………………………………………………………….dije
--I said it (the answer—la respuesta)………………………la dije
--she had to buy……………………………………………………..tuvo que comprar
--she had to buy them (the shoes)………………………….los tuvo que comprar…/…tuvo que comprarlos
--Did you walk?...........................................................¿Anduviste?
--Did you walk it (the mile—la milla)?.......................¿La anduviste?

2. Listen to our song of the week: “Si tengo miedo.” Nice job catching the first three missing words: mar, encontrar, pienso.

3. Practice our ch. 8 gestures, and establish six final gestures! We wrote these extra gestures on the bottom of p.3 of our ch. 8 pink packet. Knowing these six extra gestures will help us learn our very important song for this chapter.

se cae…………..s/he falls
lo conoce……..s/he knows him
le trae…………..s/he brings (__) to him/her
viene de………..it comes from
lo oye……………s/he hears it
los sigue……….s/he follows them

Homework: If you haven't yet made flashcards for ch. 8, consider doing so.

Español Dos (2):

Today’s Agenda:

1. Reivew the commands you wrote for Monday’s homework.

corre……………………………no corras
nada…………………………….no nades
salta…………………………….no saltes
piensa………………………….no pienses
trae………………………………no traigas
sal………………………………..no salgas
pon……………………………….no pongas
haz……………………………….no hagas

2. Listen to our song of the week: “Perdona.” Nice job catching the first three missing words: regalo, pido, llores.

3. Practice our ch. 8 gestures.

4. Review the homework (8-3 & 8-4).

5. Begin the homework.

Homework: 12-5, 12-7 (evens translated).

martes, el trece de abril del dos mil diez

Español Uno (1):

Announcement: Classes shortened to 47 minutes each due to assembly.

Today’s Agenda:

1. Review the answers to yesterday’s practice grammar quiz, circling areas that still need improvement.

2. Receive our last grammar quiz, and look for trends. Have you improved your grammar knowledge since we took the quiz? Has your knowledge declined since then? Remember, you are accountable for all this information indefinitely. You will continue to be quizzed on this same material (and more) as we keep moving along.

3. Practice writing phrases with our preterite endings & direct object pronouns (“it” & “them”).

--I ate………………………………………………………………..comí
--I ate them (the eggs)……………………………………..los comí
--we danced……………………………………………………..bailamos
--we danced it (“la salsa”)…………………………………la bailamos
--they ascended……………………………………………….subieron
--they ascended them (they pyramids)…………….las subieron
--you called……………………………………………………….llamaste
--you called it (the store)…………………………………..la llamaste

4. Fill out three more known irregular verbs on our blue, preterite packet.

HACER (“did” / “made”)
hice……………………….hicimos
hiciste……………………………….
hizo……………………….hicieron

PODER (“managed to”)
pude……………………..pudimos
pudiste………………………………..
pudo……………………..pudieron

DECIR (“said”)
dije………………………..dijimos
dijiste………………………………..
dijo………………………..dijeron

What do we notice about all our irregular, preterite verbs? NO ACCENTS!

5. Practice our gestures, and establish new ch. 8 gestures for:

--cuadrado/a
--toca madera
--redondo/a
--“¡Tengo que irme!” / “¡Tengo que salir!”
--tiene razón
--no tiene razón
--está de acuerdo
--no está de acuerdo

Homework: If you haven't started making ch. 8 flashcards, I'd recommend you do.

Español Dos (2):

Announcement: Class shortened to 47 minutes each due to assembly.

Today’s Agenda:

1. Practice forming commands in table groups.

…………………………+tú…………………….-tú…………………..-Ud………………………-Uds…………………PERDER……………pierde………………...no pierdas………no pierda (Ud.)……no pierdan (Uds.)DORMIR………….duerme……………….no duermas…….no duerma (Ud.)…no duerman (Uds.)
SEGUIR……………sigue…………………….no sigas…………..no siga (Ud.)……….no sigan (Uds.)PINTARSE………..píntate………………..no te pintes…….no se pinte………….no se pinten
ENSEÑAR(LE)…..enséñale……………..no le enseñes….no se enseñe………no se enseñen
PONERSE…………ponte…………………..no te pongas…..no se ponga………..no se pongan

2. Practice our ch. 8 gestures.

3. (4th & 6th hours only): Catch up on singing our song “Dímelo.”

4. Begin the homework.

Homework: 8-3 & 8-4 (evens translated)

lunes, el doce de abril del dos mil diez

Español Uno (1):

Today’s Agenda:

1. Read, in Spanish, for ten minutes during SSR.

2. Discuss the weekend, answering three of our fundamental questions:

--¿Qué hiciste durante el fin de semana?
--¿Te divertiste o no?
--¿Qué tuviste que hacer?

3. Add three of our irregular, preterite verbs (from p.1 of the ch.6 pink packet) to our new blue, preterite packet.

IR (“went”)…….also SER (“was”…but it’s OVER—like was an actor in a play
fui………………………..fuimos
fuiste……………………………..
fue……………………….fueron

TENER (“had to” or “had” but it’s OVER)
tuve………………………tuvimos
tuviste……………………………….
tuvo………………………tuvieron

ANDAR (“walked”)
anduve………………….anduvimos
anduviste……………………………….
anduvo………………….anduvieron

4. Practice our ch. 8 gestures and establish some new ch. 8 gestures:

--pone la mesa
--quita la mesa
--sacude los muebles
--lava los platos
--se lava las manos
--empuja el refrigerador

5. In table groups, work through a version of our last grammar quiz. How well do you recall the material?

Homework: Finish the practice grammar quiz. You will get back your real grammar quizzes in class tomorrow.

Español Dos (2):

Today’s Agenda:

1. Read, in Spanish, for ten minutes during SSR.

2. Discuss the weekend, answering the following fundamental questions:

--¿Qué hiciste para divertirte?
--¿Qué ibas a hacer que no pudiste hacer?
--¿Qué tuviste que hacer?

3. Practice our ch. 8 gestures.

4. Listen to some more ch. 8 vocabulary definitions using our circumlocution phrases.

5. Begin discussing –tú commands

6. Practice forming some +tú/–tú commands

Run!.................................Don’t run!
Swim!...............................Don’t swim!
Jump!...............................Don’t jump!
Think!...............................Don’t think!
Bring…!.............................Don’t bring…!
Leave!..............................Don’t leave!
Put…!................................Don’t put…!
Make…!............................Don’t make…!

Homework: Finish the commands for tomorrow.

viernes, el ocho de abril del dos mil diez

Español Uno (1):

Today’s Agenda:

1. Quickly discuss weekend plans with a partner & share out with the class.

2. Practice our preterite (“-ed”) endings.

3. Listen to & sing our song of the week: “Paces.”

4. Practice our chapter 8 gestures, and establish new gestures for:

--conduce el coche
--recoge las cosas del suelo
--el cuadro
--se ve en el espejo
--se quema en la estufa

5. Review the homework: 8-1 & 8-2.

6. Play a few rounds of “Simon Says.”

New body parts added to our list:

--los brazos…………………….(the) arms
--las orejas……………………..(the) outer ears

Homework: Consider making flashcards!!!

jueves, el ocho de abril del dos mil diez

Español Uno (1):

Collected: (2nd period): Quiz reflections w/parent signature. If you didn’t have a stapled quiz reflection with the quiz you received yesterday, you did not need to complete the reflection.

Today’s Agenda:

1. Continue practicing our new, chapter 8 preterite (“-ed”) endings.

2. Take some culture notes about “Carnaval,” which is the party/festival referenced in our song.

Carnaval
--multi-day festival in Catholic societies
--celebrated throughout all of Latin America
--largest & most well-known Carnaval is in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
--main events occur in February, right before the start of Lent (the one month preceding Easter)
--ends on Mardi Gras ("Fat Tuesday" the day before Ash Wednesday...the beginning of Lent)
--large parades of dancing samba schools that compete to be the crowd favorite
--samba music: fast music w/ lots of drumming

3. Listen to our song of the week: “Paces.” Nice job catching the last two missing words: necesitamos, otra.

4. Establish some new chapter 8 gestures, and quickly review previous chapters’ gestures.

pasa la aspiradora……………………………..s/he “passes” the vacuum (s/he vacuums)
saca la basura………………………………….s/he takes out the trash
hace la cama…………………………………...s/he makes the bed
señala el cartel…………………………………s/he points to the poster
corta el césped…………………………………s/he mows the grass
se corta el pelo…………………………………s/he cuts his/her hair (literally: s/he cuts the hair on him/herself)

5. Begin the homework, practicing our new chapter 8 vocabulary.

Homework: 8-1 & 8-2 (evens additionally translated).

Español Dos (2):

Today’s Agenda:

1. Receive the vocabulary quizzes. If you had a stapled reflection page, please complete it tonight and get a parent signature for tomorrow.

2. Practice the present progressive.

3. Take some culture notes about “Carnaval,” which is the party/festival referenced in our song.

Carnaval
--multi-day festival in Catholic societies
--celebrated throughout all of Latin America
--largest & most well-known Carnaval is in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
--main events occur in February, right before the start of Lent (the one month preceding Easter)
--ends on Mardi Gras ("Fat Tuesday" the day before Ash Wednesday...the beginning of Lent)
--large parades of dancing samba schools that compete to be the crowd favorite
--samba music: fast music w/ lots of drumming

4. Listen to our song of the week: “Paces.” Nice job catching the last two missing phrases: tobogán, nos abrazamos.

5. Practice our chapter 8 gestures, and establish some new gestures.

--se pinta las uñas con esmalte de uñas
--sube / baja en el ascensor
--sube / baja la escalera
--sube / baja la escalera mecánica
--la caja
--la ropa para caballeros
--la ropa para damas
--les vende ___
--Lo gasta todo.

6. Review the homework: 8-1 & 8-2.

7. Practice defining our chapter 8 vocabulary with our circumlocution phrases.

Homework: Finish your five, thorough definitions of the vocabulary using your circumlocution phrases.

miércoles, el siete de abril del dos mil diez

Español Uno (1):

Today’s Agenda:

1. Review some of the –er & –ir verbs we’ve learned. Practice forming these in the preterite (“-ed"), using our new –er/–ir preterite (“-ed”) endings.

–ER
to eat…………………comer
to drink……………..beber
to learn………………aprender
to break…………….romper
to sell…………………vender
–IR
to ascend…………..subir
to live…………………vivir
to leave……………..salir

–ER/–IR preterite (“-ed”) endings
í………………………….imos
iste…………………………….
ió……………………….ieron

--I ate (“eated”)…………………..comí
--we learned………………………..aprendimos
--they ascended………………….subieron
--she left (“leaved”)…………….salió
--you broke (“breaked”)………rompiste

2. Listen to our song of the week: “Paces.” Nice job catching the next two missing words: prendí, buscamos.

3. Finish defining our chapter 8 vocabulary, and receive a pre-view of the “irregular yo” song you will learn in about a week.

4. Practice our gestures.

Homework: (2nd hour only): If you received a stapled quiz reflection page, please get it signed by tomorrow.

Español Dos (2):

Today’s Agenda:

1. Discuss the “present progressive” (“is/are ___-ing”) and its uses (page 3 of the ch. 8 pink packet). Practice forming the present progressive to explain what some people are doing in the illustrations shown.

¿Qué está haciendo la persona?
--está llorando
--está comiendo pizza
--está bailando
--está montando en bicicleta
--está saliendo
--está escribiendo

2. Listen to our song of the week: “Paces.” Nice job catching the next three missing words: buscamos, rodillas, ya.

3. Practice our new chapter 8 gestures. Establish new gestures for:

--suda
--se pone el desodorante
--se afeita
--la curita
--la venda
--se maquilla
--se quita el maquillaje
--el lápiz de labios

4. Review 7-7 & 7-8 in the workbook.

5. Begin the homework.

Homework: 8-1 & 8-2 (+evens translated). Consider making flashcards for your chapter 8 vocabulary!

martes, el seis de abril del dos mil diez

Español Uno (1):

Today’s Agenda:

1. Practice our numbers in Spanish.

¿Cómo se escriben estos números en español?
--67…………………………sesenta y siete
--93…………………………noventa y tres
--25…………………………veinticinco / veinte y cinco
--34…………………………treinta y cuatro
--15…………………………quince
--49………………………..cuarenta y nueve
--78…………………………setenta y ocho
--56…………………………cincuenta y seis
--82…………………………ochenta y dos
--101………………………ciento y uno

2. Listen to our new song of the week: “Paces.” Nice job catching our first two missing words: tengo, tiempo.

3. Continue defining our chapter 8 vocabulary.

4. Establish some new gestures for chapter 8.

--cerca de
--lejos de
--la casa de 2/3/4/5 pupitres
--el cuarto / la habitación / la sala
--arregla su dormitorio
--tiene miedo del sótano

Homework: None, officially. If you struggled with the numbers warm-up, pull out your flashcards from earlier in the year!

Español Dos (2):

Today’s Agenda:

1. Practice our positive tú commands with pronouns.

dry yourself………………………………………………sécate
buy it (the book)……………………………………….cómpralo
sing them (the songs)……………………………….cántalas
give me them (the books)…………………………dámelos
cook us it (the soup)………………………………….cocínanosla

2. Listen to our new song of the week: “Paces.” Nice job catching the first three missing words: viene, limpié, prendí.

3. Finish defining our chapter 8 vocabulary.

4. Establish gestures for some of our chapter 8 vocabulary.

--el semáforo en rojo
--el semáforo en verde
--el letrero
--la señal de alto
--el cruce
--la carretera
--el buzón de voz
--¿Me podría Ud. indicar cómo llegar a…?
--dobla (a la derecha / a la izquierda)
--la seda dental

Homework: None.

lunes, el cinco de abril del dos mil diez

Español Uno (1):

Today’s Agenda:

1. Read, in Spanish, for ten minutes during SSR.

2. Discuss Spring Break, answering the following questions:

--¿Qué tiempo hacía? ¿Dónde estabas?
................(Hacía mucho (frío/sol/calor/…). (Yo) estaba en ___.

--¿Pudiste practicar el español?
................(Sí, pude practicar el español.)

--¿Trajiste (Did you bring) tu cámara contigo para sacar unas fotos?
................(No, no traje mi cámara conmigo para sacar unas fotos.)

--¿Compraste unos recuerdos? ¿Los trajiste (did you bring) a casa?
................(Sí, compré unas camisetas. Sí, las traje a casa.)

--¿Te divertiste? ¿Querías salir?
................(Sí, me divertí mucho. (Yo) no quería salir.

--¿Quisieras regresar al mismo (same) lugar en el futuro? ¿Recomiendas que yo vaya?
................(Sí, quisiera regresar en el futuro. Recomiendo que tú vayas.)

3. Practice our old gestures.

4. Receive the chapter 8 pink packet and discuss the chapter objectives.

Homework: Officially none, though reviewing previous pink packets is a great idea.

Español Dos (2):

Today’s Agenda:

1. Read, in Spanish, for ten minutes during SSR.

2. Discuss Spring Break, answering the following questions:

--¿Dónde estabas y por cuánto tiempo estabas allí? Por lo general, ¿qué tiempo hacía?
................(Estaba en ___ por ___. Por lo general, hacía mucho (calor/sol/frío/…).

--¿Pudiste practicar el español? ¿Cómo lo practicaste?
................(Sí, pude practicar el español. Lo practiqué en los restaurantes y en la playa.)

--¿Trajiste tu cámara contigo para sacar unas fotos?
................(No, no traje mi cámara conmigo para sacar unas fotos.)

--¿Compraste algunos recuerdos? ¿Los trajiste a casa?
................(Sí, compré unas camisetas. Sí, las traje a casa.)

--¿Te divertiste? ¿Querías salir?
................(Sí, me divertí mucho. (Yo) no quería salir.

--¿Quisieras regresar al mismo (same) lugar en el futuro? ¿Recomiendas que yo vaya?
................(Sí, quisiera regresar en el futuro. Recomiendo que tú vayas.)

3. Practice our old gestures.

4. Receive the chapter 8 pink packet and discuss the chapter objectives.

Homework: Officially none, though reviewing previous pink packets is a great idea.