Para Empezar

2/2 --- You have 5 minutes to review your classroom guide.

2/3 ------ What is the continent

2) What are the 7 continents?

3. Which continents have official Spanish=speaking countries?

2/4 ------ Name 4 Spanish –Speaking Countries and their capitals

8-29 B – Write three Spanish-Speaking countries in North America

7-13 NO CLASS

2/5 ------What other places (besides the United States) do you think have high populations of Spanish-speakers even though Spanish is not their official language? Why?

7-13 NO CLASS

2/6 – In complete sentences write down at least 3 things you learned from the computer activity yesterday. Also if you haven’t already copied down the countries and capitals copy them down in your notes section of your binder.

2/9 – No class

7/13B à In complete sentences write down at least 3 things you learned from the computer activity yesterday.

2/10 ----- 1. Write two ways you could greet someone in Spanish

2. Try to write a conversation in Spanish (Hello, What is your name, My name is, Goodbye)

2/11/09----- Before you begin researching your country, write down any information you already know about the country (i.e. the capital, location, languages, etc.)

12/02/09: Write down what you would say in response to the following:

1. Hola

2. Como te llamas?

3. Cuantos anos tienes?

4. Mucho gusto.

13/02/09: IN BCR format explain why sometimes in Spanish we use ¿Cómo estás? and sometimes we use ¿Cómo está?

17/02/09: Write down one thing you didn’t know before you researched your country

18/02/09: Make a pasaporte for the presentations

19/02/09: Make a pasaporte for the presentations

20/02/09: Make a pasaporte for the presentations

23/02/09: What famous Spanish singers do you know? What kind of music do they sing?

6-14 No Drill

24/02/09: Sumarize the movie Selena, what you have seen this far.

6-14 Create a pasaporte for the presentations

( Presenters à Steven & Rodnay)

25/02/09 ----- Summarize the movie Selena. What is your favorite part of the movie and what is your least favorite part.

6-14 Create a pasaporte for the presentations

26/02/09 ------ In BCR format (TO BE COLLECTED) respond to the following: What is your nationality/ What do you know about your nationality? What do you think Selena’s father meant when he said, “It’s

difficult being Mexican-American?”

6-14 Create a pasaporte for the presentations

27 /02/09----- 5 minutes to prepare for your notebook check

6-14 Create a pasaporte for the presentations

02 /03/09 – No tiene escuela

03/03/09 - What do you know about the Spanish alphabet? Do you think there are more letters in the Spanish alphabet than the English alphabet? Do you think the letters make the same sounds in both alphabets?

04/03/09 – In BCR format explain the differences between the Spanish and English alphabet. Make sure to include examples such as different letters or different sounds.

6-14 In BCR format summarize the movie Selena so far. You can include your opinions of the movie meaning what do you like or not like about the movie and why.

9/03/09 Orange Workbook page 11 Exercise A.

10/03/09 The following words are in Spanish, what do you think they mean in English?

1. Color

2. Inteligente

3. Interesante

4. La policía

5. profesor

11/03/09 What is a cognate? Give three examples of a cognate

12/03/09 Cognate Worksheet (handed in and graded)

13/03/09 7-13 & 8-29 No Class

6-14 ¡Cinco minutos para preparar!

16/03/09 ¡Cinco minutos para preparar!

6-14 No dril.

17/03/09 Describe tu usando cognados

18/03/09 ¡Cinco minutos para prepara tu cuaderno (notebook)!

19/03/09 ¡Cinco minutos para preparar tu cuaderno! Take out any make up work to turn in. Those who didn’t get a notebook check yesterday,

20/03/09 No dril RETABLO

23/03/09 Responden a las preguntas 1) ¿Cómo estás? 2) ¿Cómo te llamas? 3) ¿Cómo eres?

24/03/09 Contestan las preguntas en español. 1) ¿Eres gordo/a 2) ¿Eres joven? 3) Eres guapo/a o feo/a? 4) ¿Cómo eres?

25/03/09 Contestan las preguntas en español. 1) ¿Eres gordo/a o flaco/a 2) ¿Eres inteligente? 3) Eres ordinario/a?

26/03/09 Pretende que tú eres 1) Miley Cyrus 2) Oprah 3) Shaq y describe tú.

27/03/09 Describe tu 1) Madre ideal 2) Profesor ideal 3) Novio/a ideal 4) Amigo/a ideal

7-13B, 8-29B, 6-14 When using Soy, what “person” are we using? Do you think we use the same verb to describe someone else?

30/03/09 Cinco minutos para preparar tu cuaderno y estudiar para el examen.

4th Quarter

1 de abril: Completa el crucigrama (crossword puzle)

2 de abril: What do you like to do and what do you not enjoy doing? Form two columns one with your likes and one with your dislikes.

6-14- Complete la página 18 en tus cuadernos (page 18 in workbook)

3 de abril: ¿Te gusta patinar? ¿Te gusta hablar por teléfono? ¿Te gusta leer? ¿Te gusta estudiar?

7-13B Purple workbook pg 13

LAS VACCIONES DE PRIMAVERA

15 de abril: En forma de BCR escribe sobre tus vacaciones. (COLLECTED)

16 de abril: What do you want to be when you grow up? Write down some words that you already know how to say in Spanish regarding professions.

17 de abril: ¿Qué quieres ser?

18 de abril: Responden a las siguientes pregunats:

1. ¿Quién es Will Smith?

2. ¿Quién es Beyonce?

3. ¿Quién es Barack Obama?

4. ¿Quién es tu madre?

21 de abril: Escribe 3 frases en Español sobre tres personas famosas.

Por ejemplo: Beyonce es cantante

22 de abril: En forma de BCR, escribe sobre tu casa y las personas que viven en tu casa (o apartmanento, condominio o mansión).

23 de abril: En español escribe 5 frases sobre tú. (Por ejemplo:¿ Dónde vives? ¿Cómo eres? ¿Cuántos años tienes?) COLLECTED

24 de abril: Se Imagina que tu eres Beyonce. Describe tú. (Imagine that you are Beyonce and describe yourself)

27 de abril: En forma de BCR responde a la pregunta siguente: Typically Hispanic-Americans have lower paying “dirty” jobs in America. Why do you think this is so? Give supporting examples.

28 de abril:

29 de abril: What Reading strategies do you reacall that we can use in SPanish class? What other reading strategies do you know?

6-14: 1. ¿Qué quieres ser?

2. ¿Dónde vives?

3. ¿De dónde eres?

4. ¿Cómo estás?

30 de abril: En forma de BCR escribe sobre tu clase favorita

1 de mayo: Take out any written homework. Students have 10 minutes to prepare any written work they would like to share.

4 de mayo: Write down any commands you already know in Spanish.

7-13B, 8-32B, 6-14: Contesten las preguntas siguientes:

1) ¿Dónde vives?

2) ¿Cómo estás?

3) ¿Que te gusta hacer?

4) ¿Te gusta leer

5) ¿Qué quieres ser?

6) ¿Qué clases tienes?

5 de mayo: What do you think Cinco de Mayo is? Why do you think we celebrate it?

6 de mayo: Pretend you are the teacher telling the class to do the following and translate into Spanish.

1. Listen

2. Sit Down

3. Be quiet

4. Stop

7 de mayo: What is an infinitive? Give three examples

8 de mayo: What do you think about the US school system? Do you think it’s effective? What are the advantages and disadvantages?

11 de mayo: Complete your essay on Latin American Schools.