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Reminder: You will have a chapter 4/12 vocabulary quiz on Tuesday, December 16th.

Today’s Learning Objectives:

1. View last week’s tests. NICE WORK! I am so pleased—especially with your writing. You can keep the speaking and listening sections, as those grades are already entered. The other parts of the test need to be handed back in so I can get them into the gradebook. On Monday you will receive your tests for good, and we will do a test reflection piece and look for areas of improvement, as well as growth opportunities.

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%)

2. Play a vocabulary game: “Vamos a la playa”. Remember, this chapter (4 & 12 food words) has a LOT of words that need to just be memorized. This game, while lots of fun, should be a great head start.

Homework: If you have not already made flashcards with the food clip-art images, please do so for Monday.