jueves, el diecisiete de septiembre del dos mil nueve

Español Uno (1):

Today’s Agenda:

1. Practice spelling in Spanish using our growing knowledge of its phonetics.

2. Practice “conjugating a verb” together: sacar.

3. Receive yesterday’s vocab. & grammar quizzes. GREAT WORK!

4. Practice our basic questions, defining a new basic question and six possible answers.

¿Qué tiempo hace? (What’s the weather like?)
--first six possible answers defined. If absent, copy those translations from a friend upon returning.

5. Listen to our song of the week: “Cielito lindo.”

6. Learn some new numbers. We are learning numbers out of sequence, on purpose, to make sure we’re not dependent upon counting up from 1 to get to a larger number, such as 14.

Homework: None, officially, though reviewing stories & vocab. is always a good choice.

Español Dos (2):

Today’s Agenda:

1. Practice spelling in Spanish using our growing knowledge of its phonetics.

2. Discuss yesterday’s quizzes and Spanish 2 placement options.

Spanish 2 Placement Options:

1. Retake (and pass) the quiz after school Friday (find your own transportation) or Monday (activity bus @4pm).
..............Ø Likely outcome: Success in Spanish 2

2. Retake (and not pass) the quiz after school Friday or Monday.
..............Ø Option 1: Move to Spanish 1 or other available elective

..............Ø Option 2: Stay in Spanish 2
.......................o Outcome 1: Mandatory after school retakes until passing
.......................o Likely outcome: Failure to prepare yourself within another week will likely mean lack of success in Span 2.
..................................§ Keep in mind:
...................................· End of 1st sem: 60% or better is needed to continue
...................................· End of 2nd sem: 73% or better is needed to continue to Span. 3

3. Listen to our song of the week: “Cielito lindo.”

4. Practice telling our story “El camarero horrible” aloud, both with a partner and (for a few brave volunteers) for the class.

5. (4th & 6th periods only): Practice writing our story “El camarero horrible.”

Homework: If you did not achieve at least 24/28 on our “Bare Minimum Beginning of the Year Grammar Expectations Post-test,” please share the “placement options” with a parent and obtain a signature for tomorrow.