miércoles, el quince de octubre del dos mil ocho

Español Uno (1):

Today's Learning Objectives:

1. Answer our essential questions: ¿Cómo estás? ¿Cómo eres? ¿Qué día es hoy? ¿Qué día fue ayer? ¿Qué día es mañana? ¿Qué tiempo hace? ¿Cuál es la fecha de hoy?

2. Practice spelling in Spanish. Using the five vowels in Spanish--a, e, i, o, u--can you sound out five unknown word? (Nice job! You're right that spelling in Spanish is EASY!)

3. Complete the listening section of the first test.

4. Listen to our new song of the week: "Vida más simple." Whoever decided that it sounds like Jack Johnson was right!

**Quick discussion about Cuba. Nil Lara, the singer, is originally from Cuba. Where in the US would you find many individuals originally from Cuba? [Answer: Florida]

Homework: Always feel free to reread our stories, create/use flashcards, or do anything that provides you valuable REPETITION.

Español Dos (2):

Today's Learning Objectives:

1. Complete the listening part of the first test.

2. Listen to our song of the week: "Vida más simple." Whoever decided that it sounds like Jack Johnson was right!

**Quick discussion about Cuba. Nil Lara, the singer, is originally from Cuba. Where in the US would you find many individuals originally from Cuba? [Answer: Florida]

3. Receive the grading rubric for tomorrow's speaking test. As a class practice creating a spontaneous story, in the past, for a picture sequence.

Homework: Think through how you could create a story, in the past, for the 2nd picture sequence. Neither of these picture sequences will be the ones for tomorrow, but they are good practice.