lunes, el ocho de septiembre del dos mil nueve

Español Uno (1):

Today’s Agenda:

1. Homework check: binders & illustrations for picture dictionary.

2. SSR (Special Spanish Reading): Every Monday we will spend time reading in Spanish in our library of children’s books. As beginners in Spanish, our goal today is that you look for “cognados.” A cognado (cognate) is a word in Spanish that resembles English (or any other language with which you are familiar).

[2nd period only: 20-minute speech by President Obama.]

Examples of cognates found in your books today: …elefante, inteligente, millones, bote, edición, mágico, grupo, dinosaurios, rinocerontes, pollen, ratón, animals, princesa, mamá, rápido, fantástico, intersección, diferente, océano, brillantes, papá, anciano, león, familia, costa, Universidad, aire, zoológico, aventura, roca, pantalones, policía….

3. Discuss what we did over the weekend with the yellow “¿Qué hiciste?” page.

We will be using this page every Monday to hold discussions in Spanish about what we did over the weekend. This page is intended as an initial support for you, but you are not ultimately limited by the options listed.

Quick discussion about yo ("I"). The word for “I” in Spanish (“yo”) should not be overused. Throw it in every once in awhile, if you’d like, but do not use it every time. Overusing yo unintentionally makes someone sound self-centered.

First we need to label your options:
estudié (I studied) / hice la tarea (I did the homework)
trabajé en (I worked at/on)
vi la tele / una película (I saw TV / a movie)
practiqué el piano / las artes marciales (I practiced the piano / martial arts)
cuidé niños (I cared for kids... “I babysat”)
dormí un poco / un montón (I slept a little / a ton)
visité (a)… (I visited…) ............[the "a" is necessary when talking about a person]
leí un libro (I read a book)
pasé tiempo con… (I spent time with…)
jugué al ___ (I played ___)
compré… (I bought…)
bebí… (I drank…)
comí… (I ate…)

fui (I went)
fuimos (we went)

…al partido de… (to the game of….)
…a una fiesta (to a party)
…a la playa / de vacaciones (to the beach / on vacation)
…al cine (to the cinema)
…a la casa de… (to the house of…)
…de compras (shopping)

Nice work writing your first sentences in Spanish.

[1st period]: Nice, quick discussion about what three classmates did over the weekend.
[2nd period]: We’ll have our discussion tomorrow.

Homework: Offically there is nothing due. However, it is a great idea to start studying our picture dictionary phrases & our new song.

Español Dos (2):

Today’s Agenda:

1. Announcement about our upcoming quiz (next Wednesday). Quick review of our regular, present tense endings. Tomorrow will be receiving a complete list of the basics that you will be quizzed on next Wed.

2. SSR (Special Spanish Reading): Every Monday we will spend time reading in Spanish in our library of children’s books. Nice work using cognados (cognates) and context to decipher the meanings of new words.

3. Discuss what we did over the weekend with the yellow “¿Qué hiciste?” page. We will be using this page every Monday to hold discussions in Spanish about what we did over the weekend. This page is intended as an initial support for you, but you are not ultimately limited by the options listed. Definitions of the words listed can be found above in the Spanish 1 entry.

Homework: Offically there is nothing due. However, it is a great idea to start studying for your upcoming quiz.