viernes, el veintitrés de abril del dos mil diez

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Today’s Agenda:

1. Discuss weekend plans with peers, using our important weekend questions from memory.

2. Sing our song of the week: “Andar conmigo.”

**Quick discussion about música ranchera from México.

3. Practice our gestures and our irregular yo song.

4. Listen to some brave volunteers sing the irregular yo song for the class.

5. Write out a basic template for telling a story in the past:

INTRODUCTION: Establish main character, description, location.
--Había una vez………………………(There was one time….)
--Se llamaba…………………………..(S/he called him/herself….)
--Era……………………………………….(She was [tall/funny])
--Estaba………………………………….(S/he was [on vacation/sick/sad])

CONFLICT: Establish the problem.
--Pero había un problema……….(But there was a problem.)

SOME CONFLICT OPTIONS:
---------------------…No quería……………..(S/he didn’t want….)
---------------------….No tenía………………….(S/he didn’t have….)
--------------------:….No podía encontrar….(S/he couldn’t find….)
--------------------:….Tenía miedo de……..…(S/he had fear of….)

CONFLICT DEVELOPMENT: Attempt (and fail) to solve the problem.
--Así que…………………………………….(So….)
--Luego……………………………………….(Later….)
--Entonces…………………………………..(And then)

RESOLUTION: Solve the problem.
--Por fin……………………………………...(Finally)
--¡El fin!.........................................(The end!)

6. Students added a new high-frequency phrase to our list:

A (name) le gustaba…………………. “S/he liked” / "It was pleasing to him/her"

7. Using the high-frequency words in the past list, table groups worked together to write a story in the past using the pictures displayed on the screen.

We will edit those stories next week.

Homework: If you haven’t already made flashcards, consider doing so!