miércoles, el tres de diciembre del dos mil ocho

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Announcements:
--The cultural assessment piece for your test will not be over yesterday’s video. We will find a way in the next week or so to make that up.
--Please save yesterday’s classwork for tomorrow.

Today’s Learning Objectives:

1a. Write an original story with a partner. On Monday we wrote an original story as a class. Today you’re going to work toward a bit more independence and write a new, original story with a partner. Please utilize the provided guidelines and rubric.

1b. Make-up listening and speaking assessments will also be taking place during the class period.

Homework: None.

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Announcements:
--The cultural assessment piece for your test will not be over yesterday’s video. We will find a way in the next week or so to make that up.

Today’s Learning Objectives:

1. With a partner, redo the grammar section from our second exam.

Reflection: What allowed you to be more successful with the grammar section as you redid it with a partner? Most everyone seemed to be providing A/B-level work with their partner, yet I was not seeing that on our exam last Tuesday. Why might this be for you individually? What could you do to be at the A/B level for grammar on our next test?

2. Receive last week’s test. Complete the test reflection piece.

IMPORTANT REMINDER: Although most of you like to see your composite test score (by adding up the total points earned out of the total points possible), this is MISLEADING. Your test scores are entered individually by the specific skill assessed in each section. Each skill is weighted in the gradebook differently. Per your syllabus, you’ll remember that the grades are weighted (per Bloom’s Taxonomy) as follows:

--Speaking (18%)
--Writing (18%)
--Reading (15%)
--Listening (15%)
--Grammar (8%)
--Vocabulary (8%)
--Culture (4%)

Homework: Please fill out both test reflection pages—one is for you to keep, the other will be put in your writing folder for me to read.

Español Dos (2):

Today’s Learning Objectives:

1. Play the vocabulary game “Vamos a la playa” for our new chapter 4 vocabulary.

Homework: Start studying your chapter 4 vocabulary.