miércoles, el tres de septiembre del dos mil ocho

Español Uno (1):

Announcement: During the school year you will not need your books for in-class assignments. Please leave it at home all year, unless I specifically request otherwise.

Announcement: We have three, easy classroom rules.

1. Show respect.
2. Make good decisions.
3. Solve problems.

Routine: All backpacks always belong in the designated backpack zone at the back of the room. Grab what you need at the beginning of class (Spanish binder, pens/pencils) and leave your backpack in the backpack zone.

Today's Learning Objectives:

1. Introduce 6 Spanish actions and corresponding gestures

agarra -- s/he grabs (grab!)
escribe -- s/he writes (write!)
dibuja -- s/he draws (draw!)
espera -- s/he waits (wait!)
entiende -- s/he understands
le gusta -- is pleasing to him/her ("likes")

2. Decipher written directions together and follow these directions.

DIRECCIONES: [DOS MINUTOS]
(1°) PRIMERO, AGARREN UNA (1) HOJA DE PAPEL. NO IMPORTA EL COLOR.
(2°) SEGUNDO, ESCRIBAN TU NOMBRE. ¡ENORME!
(3°) TERCERO, DIBUJEN TU ACTIVIDAD FAVORITA. (¿BÁSQUETBOL?
¿ESCRIBIR? ¿VER TELEVISIÓN? ¿JUGAR XBOX? ¿…?) NO IMPORTA EL ARTE.
(4°)CUARTO, ESPÉRENME.

3. Learn the names and interests of some of our fellow classmates as we hear and discuss (in slow Spanish always made comprehensible by the teacher) which activities are popular amongst our classmates.

Homework: Due Monday (8th). Find a binder (1" is plenty big) for Spanish. If you can't find a binder, let me know. There will be a LOT of handouts this year, many which we will continue to refer back to all year long. You will need to keep these handouts organized, and my students have found that a folder is not as effective as a binder.

Español Dos (2):

Announcement: During the school year you will not need your books for in-class assignments. Please leave it at home all year, unless I specifically request otherwise.

Announcement: We have three, easy classroom rules.

1. Show respect.
2. Make good decisions.
3. Solve problems.

Routine: All backpacks always belong in the designated backpack zone at the back of the room. Grab what you need at the beginning of class (Spanish binder, pens/pencils) and leave your backpack in the backpack zone.

Today's Learning Objectives:

1. Introduce 6 Spanish actions and corresponding gestures

agarra -- s/he grabs (grab!)
escribe -- s/he writes (write!)
dibuja -- s/he draws (draw!)
espera -- s/he waits (wait!)
entiende -- s/he understands
le gusta -- is pleasing to him/her ("likes")

2. Decipher written directions together and follow these directions.

DIRECCIONES: [DOS MINUTOS]
(1°) PRIMERO, AGARREN UNA HOJA DE PAPEL. NO IMPORTA EL COLOR.
(2°) SEGUNDO, ESCRIBAN TU NOMBRE. ¡ENORME!
(3°) TERCERO, DIBUJEN TU ACTIVIDAD FAVORITA. (¿BÁSQUETBOL?
¿ESCRIBIR? ¿VER TELEVISIÓN? ¿JUGAR XBOX? ¿…?) NO IMPORTA EL ARTE.
(4°)CUARTO, ESPÉRENME.

3. Name Card Spanish Discussions (What we learned about our classmates):

4th hour: Kaitlyn likes to run. She runs a mile in 2:06...way faster than Usain Bolt. Kaitlyn likes to run with her friends, especially Eva. Jonathan and Marcus also like to run. They don't like to run alone. Jonathan runs with 26 pretty girls--supermodels. Marcus runs with 122 pretty girls.

Homework: Due Monday (8th). Find a binder (1" is plenty big) for Spanish. If you can't find a binder, let me know. There will be a LOT of handouts this year, many which we will continue to refer back to all year long. You will need to keep these handouts organized, and my students have found that a folder is not as effective as a binder.