miércoles, el catorce de enero del dos mil nueve

Español Uno (1):

Today’s Learning Objectives:

1. Brainstorm how you can prepare yourself for the final exam.

Here are the ideas you came up with (in no particular order):
--get enough sleep
--eat a good breakfast each morning
--start studying early, not the day before
--practice conjugating verbs
--review old flashcards and/or make new flashcards
--look at the pink packets
--study in 20-minute increments
--make up your own song
--listen to your songs (while reading lyrics)
--practice writing stories
--practice speaking
--practice spelling (if you have sibling/parent/tutor who can help)
--practice those irregular verbs (ser, estar, ir, tener)
--pull out the Paso a paso book
--have others quiz you
--review old quizzes/tests/work
--attempt unassigned workbook pages
--find/create a study group
--ask me questions while in class
--go back and review old posts on the blog
--practice the gestures

2. Practice our new gestures.

3. Review 5-4 from the workbook.

4. Practice speaking (and telling a story) with classmates’ artwork.

Homework: Start studying for the final!

Español Dos (2):

Today’s Learning Objectives:

1. Brainstorm how you can prepare yourself for the final exam.

Here are the ideas you came up with (in no particular order):
--get enough sleep
--eat a good breakfast each morning
--start studying early, not the day before
--practice conjugating verbs (present, preterite, imperfect)
--study accent rules
--review old flashcards and/or make new flashcards
--look at the pink packets
--study in 20-minute increments
--make up your own song
--listen to your songs (while reading lyrics)
--practice writing stories in the past
--practice speaking (with stories in the past)
--practice spelling (if you have sibling/parent/tutor who can help)
--practice those irregular verbs (ser, estar, ir, tener)
--pull out the Paso a paso book
--have others quiz you
--review old quizzes/tests/work
--attempt unassigned workbook pages
--find/create a study group
--ask me questions while in class
--go back and review old posts on the blog
--practice the gestures

2. Listen to our song of the week: “La historia de Juan”

3. Practice our new gestures.

4. (4th period only): Review 5-1 & 5-2 in the workbook.

5. Practice speaking (and telling a story) with classmates’ artwork.

Homework: (4th & 5th periods only): 5-3 & 5-4 in the workbook.