Today's Learning Objectives:
1. "Geek Out Grammar" session #2: Personal Pronouns. Receive important handout on Spanish personal pronouns (yo—I, tú—you (informal), él—he, ella—she, usted—you (formal), nosotros / nosotras—we, ellos / ellas—they, ustedes—you all).
Very brief discussion of "informal you" and "formal you." More discussion to come tomorrow.
Let's apply what we already know. What verb endings do we associate with these personal pronouns? [Answer: I—"o", you—"+s", we—"+mos", they—"+n"]
What do we notice about how ustedes is grouped? [Answer: Ustedes is grouped with ellos. We also use "+n" for actions done by "you all."]
2. Listen to our song of the week: "Me pregunto."
3. (2nd period only): Receive yesterday's numbers quiz. Remember, the value of assessments is what information they provide us. How are you doing with number recognition? If you're struggling, you need to study your numbers! Remember, recognition precedes production!
4. Begin our first partner "Dice Game" to practice basic verb conjugation. We will continue with the Dice Game tomorrow.
Homework: None.
Español Dos (2):
Today's Learning Objectives:
1. Practice spelling in Spanish. How well did you spell the following unknown words?
--di-ri-gi-én-do-le
--jau-la
--per-ma-ne-ció
--cu-ri-o-si-dad
--pri-si-o-ne-ro
Discussion about the spelling of di-ri-gi-én-do-le. Our brains have unconsciously been picking up a spelling/pronunciation rule. We know that with the words like agarra, jugó, lago and guantes the "G" has a classically strong "G" sound. Yet, with words like gente or gigante, the "G" has a classically, English "H" sound. As a rule, "ga, go, gu" have a strong "G" sound, and "ge, gi" have an English "H" sound.
2. Listen to our song of the week: "Me pregunto."
3. Partner work on pages 2-1 & 2-5 in the workbook. Remember that while some assignments can be done with a partner in class, when you are finishing something at home, it needs to be done independently.
Homework: Finish 2-1 & 2-5 with translations for ALL questions/answers.
