viernes, el diecinueve de marzo del dos mil nueve

Español Uno (1):

Announcement: Due to today’s Talent Show Assembly, all classes except 2nd period are shortened to 47 minutes.

Today’s Agenda:

1. Quickly practice conjugating ir & pensar (e-->ie) in the present.

How do we ask about weekend plans?
--¿Qué vas a hacer este fin de semana?
--¿Qué piensas hacer este fin de semana?

Quick conversation with table group members & reporting out about members’ plans for the weekend.

2. Listen to and sing our song of the week: “Inevitable.”

3. Working in table groups, define our high-frequency words for stories. Your first one-on-one story with me can be in either the present or past. You choose whichever you feel more comfortable with.

4. Use the answer key to correct what table groups wrote for the high-frequency word definitions.

5. Discuss the speaking rubric and the realistic expectations students should have coming into the first one-on-one story speaking assessment.

A student who does no preparation on their own will likely fall into the “approaches target – C range” at best.

A student who does some preparation will likely fall into the “meets target – B range / approaches target – C range.”

A student who does much preparation will likely fall into the “exceeds target – A range."

Students who come in best prepared for speaking (and writing) assessments have usually:
--reread our stories (over and over!)
--made flashcards of high-frequency words and studied them (repeatedly)
--practiced telling spontaneous stories aloud (using pictures they drew or pictures drawn by others)

5. (2nd hour only): Begin the homework.

Homework: Illustrate a story sequence carefully following the instructions. We will use the illustrations in class on Monday and Tuesday to practice telling spontaneous stories.

Español Dos (2):

Announcement: Classes shortened to 47 minutes due to Talent Show Assembly.

Today’s Agenda:

1. Practice some of our Spanish 2 Essential Questions: #’s 1, 6, 10, 15, & 20.

2. Listen to and sing our song of the week: “Inevitable.”

3. Practice our “positive tú commands.”
------Buy it! (the book)…………………………….Cómpralo.
------Listen to me!...................................Escúchame.
------Aim it! (the flashlight)…………………….Dirígela.
------Sing it! (the song)……………………………Cántala.
------Sing to him!....................................Cántale.
------Throw them! (the fireworks)…………Tíralos.
------Build it! (the sand castle)……………….Constrúyelo.
------Climb it! (the tree)………………………….Trépalo.
------Greet them! (the nieces)………………Salúdalas.
------Bathe (Wash) yourself!..................Lávate.

4. Practice using circumlocution to define our chapter 7 vocabulary words.

Circumlocution (working your way around a word) is a VERY important skill when using a foreign language. When you can’t come up with a specific word (whether you’ve forgotten it or just don’t know the word), it is important to be able to describe the word so that your listener understands.

There are many easy ways to start of your circumlocution phrases:
--It’s a place where…....................................Es un lugar donde….
--It’s a person that…....................................Es una persona que….
--It’s a thing that….......................................Es una cosa que….
--I use it for/in order to…............................Lo/La uso para….
--I need it for/in order to…..........................Lo/La necesito para….
--It costs….......................................................Cuesta….
--It’s of ___ size.........................................….Es de tamaño….
--You find it at.............................................…Lo/La encuentras en….
--It’s of...(fabric).............................................Es de….
--It’s the opposite of…....................................Es el opuesto de…. / Es el contrario de….
--It’s what….....................................................Es lo que….
--It’s the appliance that…...............................Es el aparato que….
--We wear it on…..............................................Lo/La llevamos en….
--It’s a synonym of….......................................Es un sinónimo de….
--It’s the antonym of…....................................Es el antónimo de….
--It’s the action of….........................................Es la acción de….(+inf.)
--It’s a type of…...............................................Es un tipo de….
--It’s similar to..............................................….Es similar a….
--It’s not similar to........................................…No es similar a….
--It describes…..................................................Describe….
--It means that…...............................................Significa que….
--It’s something that.....................................….Es algo que….
--It’s a way of.................................................….Es una manera de….

5. (4th & 5th periods only): Play a couple rounds of Simon Says.

Homework: Fully define five of our chapter 7 vocabulary words using the circumlocution phrases above. Your definitions should be so complete that there is no doubt what/who is being described.