Wednesday, September 1,2010

Spanish 1& 2, Grades7th and 8th:  Artículos definidos e indefinidos- Choose the correct article. Remember gender and plurality must match

For example:

Definite articles"the"------el libro, los libros la casa, las casas

Indefinite articles "a, an, some"-------un libro, unos libros una casa unas casas

Tuesday, August 30th,2010

Middle School: 6th grade-¿Que hay en la clase, la mochila y el almuerzo? Complete the activity sheet

7th grade- Translate the all of the action verbs and conjugate: correr, saltar, escribir, llamar, ayudar,and escuchar. Write a sentence using each one the conjugated verbs

High School: Spanish 1 complete the activities for "El cuento del gato"

Spanish 2: Write 4 lines differently in the play La emergencia en la clase de geografia

Thursday, August 19,2010

6th grade- Practice numbers, colors and shapes from your class notes. We will have a quiz next week on a combination of the three. For example: Draw me a red triangle= Hagan uds. un triángulo rojo. OR Haganme un dibujo de cuatro estrellas azules.

8th grade- Complete the adjectives worksheet (the one with the faces that you drew the emotions in)

Spanish 1- Complete the Action Verbs word search and conjugate "andar,mirar, and correr in the present tense. Use your notes with the formulas for conjugating regular verbs. Write the English meanings of all the action verbs listed in the word search list.

Spanish 2&3- You are working on your TueSDAY class presentations- a more complete decription of yourself. Use the three worksheets given in class in order to write a detailed profile of yourself in Spanish.

Use 5 descriptive adjectives from "Personality Profile", 6 adjectives from the  "Spanish Adjective Match" and 3 examples from "¿Cómo te sientes hoy?

Write in complete sentences

Include in your presentation a description of a friend or family member.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

7th Grade:Learn the alphabet, numbers 1-100, and the shapes (your notes for today)Quiz on Tue 8/24)

8th grade: Study class notes from Paso a paso-Vocabulario para conversar- Prepare an introduction of yourself for class tomorrow-each student will do a personal introduction to the class.

High School- You will be writing a description of yourself- How you look phisically and your personality traits. This will be due on Tuesday 8/24 and you will present to the class. You may include some of the items from Todo sobre mi activity. Remember to use the verb SER: yo soy when describing how you are in general.

Tuesday, August 17,2010

High School- Spanish 1- Study the puzzle "Cosas en la clase"-Quiz tomorrow (English/Spanish words) For example: borrador=?

Spanish 2& 3- Memorize the "Cosas en la clase" words- Quiz tomorrow (Spanish/English words) For example: eraser=?

Monday,August 16,2010

Spanish 1,2,&3 will be presenting the introduction assignments: Todo acerca de mi/All about me

Students will be able to introduce themselves and name some things that they like to do

This is due Tuesday August 17th

Monday, 05/17/10

Finals this week-Monday thru Friday. review your notes and lessons!

Tuesday, 0512/10

Middle School-TPR story-El muchacho que llego tarde

Cmplete all reading comp activities and complete the vocabulary dictionary:

palabra,definicion,oracion & dibujo

High School-Review for Final next week-The final will cover reading comprehension, verb conjugations, listening comprehension and oral pronunciation

Monday, 05/10/10

Review the parts of the body-use your "caveman" diagram

Spanish1- Review Chapters 3&4 in VenConmigo : www.thinkcental.com Sources- Type in:WV3 MEXICO

 Spanish 2-Review Chapteras 4&5 of Ven Conmigo www.thinkentral.com  Sources-Type in: Wv3 TEXAS-5 and  WV3 VALLEY OF MEXICO-4

Wednesday 5/5/10

Feliz cinco de mayo!

Classes are reviewing the tenses-Present,past,imperfect,future,conditional,present subjunctive. Students will review the tenses we went over in class:

Middle School: present and past, gustar, commands

Spanish 1: present,past,imperfect, future, conditional,

Spanish 2: present, past, imperfect, future, conditional, present subjunctive, imperative

Tuesday, 5/4/10

Classes are reviewing for the final and have been given handouts, or taken notes in class to study at home.

Wednesday 4/28/10

High School- Students are to be working on the movie assignment given on 4/26/10 for "MAN OF LA MANCHA"

Middle School- Complete the movie comprehension worksheet for "Wallace & Gromit" movie in Spanish.Due next class period.

Monday, 04/26/10

High School-MOVIE WEEK-We are watching "Man of La Mancha" and learning about Don Quijote, written by Miguel de Cervantes. Students will write 10 questions about the biographical information we go over in class. Students must write in Spanish and will answer the questions they create in Spanish. Students are also responsible for writing(in Spanish) a short summary of the movie:Beginning, Middle and End. These asignments will be graded as a TEST grade(50% of overall grade) It is imperatve that students complete this assignment.

Thursday, 4/22/10

Middle School- 7th grade- Bring your Spanish folders with all completed activities for the year to class tomorrow

High School-

Wednesday, 04/21/10

High School- Review the present tense, past tense, imperfect-regular and irregular verbs

Middle School- Review the present tense, regular and irregular conjugations

Tuesday, 04/20/10

High School- Final review- go over the weather conditions we reviewed in class. Use your completed Spanish worksheets.

Middle School- Complete the Paso a Paso word search from chapter 1

Monday 04/19/10

High School- Review "Telling Time" in Spanish

Monday 04/12/10

High School- Spanish 1-Complete the TPR story activities for "El mucacho que llego tarde"

                   Spanish 2- Complete the TPR story activities for-"El carro de la familia"

Friday 4/9/10

Middle School- Review the present tense and the preterit tense-use notes from the beginning of the year-we will have conjugating activities next week

High School- Complete the PRUEBA/QUIZ for por and para- due on Monday

Thursday, 4/8/10

High School- Students are learning the difference between "por" and "para" - Complete the worksheet of practice to differentiate when to use por or para. Numbers 1-12

Tuesday, 04/06/10

Middle School- Oraciones fragmentos- Put the scrambled words in order to make a correct sentence in Spanish.

High School- Check out this web site that goes along with Venconmigo Spanish text books:

http://www.thinkcentral.com/index.htm = Web page for our text books

http://go.hrw.com/hrw.nd/gohrw_rls1/pKeywordResults?wv0%20SPAIN-WV3 =  Spanish Level 1

http://go.hrw.com/hrw.nd/arbiter/pRedirect?project=hrwonline&siteId=593&pageId=4625 = Spanish Level 2

http://go.hrw.com/hrw.nd/gohrw_rls1/pKeywordResults?keyword=WV3+LA+CORUNA = Spanish Level 3

We will begin review for the year andwill be using our text books and the computer to practice what we hve learned this year.

Tuesday, 3/23/10

Movie Week- Homework is to complete and turn in the activity worksheet for your class's movie.Due:Next time class meets

Thursday, 3/18/10

Jr High-Learn the new vocabulary words for Caperucita Roja-we will have reading comprehension activities tomorrow

High School- Complete the Internet activity- Una estrella de Pop Latino-Due tomorrow

Tuesday, 3/15/10

Middle School-Caperucita Roja- learn any new vocabulary to help with the work sheet on reading comprehension

High School- Complete the Internet research on Charles Perrault

Monday 3/15/10

High School- Caperucita Roja-reading comprehension packet-This will be completed in class tomorrow. Study the new vocabulary words and idioms from the story

Thursday 3/11/10

7th grade- Complete the crossword puzzle: En la oficina del medico-Due next time we meet

High School- No HW-Enjoy your long weekend!

Wednesday 03/10/10

High School- Study for QUIZ tomorrow on the Future and Conditional Tenses

8th grade- Complete the Reading Comprehansion packet(5 pages and drawings)-Due next week

6th grade-Complete the grammar coloring activity-Due next week

Monday, 03/08/10

High School-Activity sheet:Color the verbs,nouns,adjectives and adverbs according to instructions and then create 7 sentences using your knowledge of sentence structure in Spanish-Cut the words out and glue them onto the sentence sheet OR just create the sentence using the colored words and write the sentence using correct grammar.

Thursday, 03/0/10

7th grade-Complete the Examencito: Tener que, Ir a, and Estar en.This is due tomorrow

High School-Finish worksheets on the Future Tense and the Conditional Tense-Due tomorrow

03/03/10

High School-Study for the QUIZ tomorow on the "mandatos" commands

Jr High- Finish the story comprehension questions "Ted salva un gato"-due next time we meet

Tuesday, 03/02/10

Jr Hgh- 8th grade-Due tomorrow-Complete the packet for The Personal 'a' in Spanish

High School-Spanish2- Due tomorrow-Complete #7-15 in thePresent Subjunctive packet

Monday, 03/01/10

High School- Word Search-conjugate 5 verbs in the present tense and the past-Write the meanings in English of all the verbs

Tueday, 02/23/10

6th grade- Finish the Word Search puzzle of verbs. Translate the verbs from Spanish to English and pick 5 to conjugate in the present tense. Due 2-24-10

8thgrade/High School classes:  Finish the Examencito{quiz} for the expressions:1.Estar + en + location, Tener + que + infinitive, Ir + a + location

This is due at the beginning of class tomorrow.

REMINDER{OJO} Research papers, due 2/22 are not accepted after tomorrow.

Monday,02/22/09

High School-

Word Search puzzle for action verbs- be sure to write what the verbs mean in English

Complete the "Trabajo en equipo" preguntas 7 y 8. We will complete the packet tomorrow in class.

Friday, 02/19/10

HOMEWORK REMINDERS:

High School: A two page typewritten research paper is due on Monay February 22. Please refer to the handout given in class for your research topics.

Jr High: A reading and listening comprehension paper is due (next time we meet) for the movie "Leave It to Beaver". Hand outs were given in class to students.

Tuesday, 02/16/10

Jr High- Students are watching "Leave It to Beaver" in Spanish and will be required to complete a listening and reading comprehension work sheet

High School- Student received a research assignment for the movie "Blood in Blood Out". This assignment is due on Mon Feb 22nd

Monday 02/15/10

High School- Students are watching the movie Blood In Blood Out. Begin research on gangs- a report will be due the 22nd of Feb.

Gang activities in Tucson today as compared to the "gangs" in the movie, which takes place in the 1970's.

Who was Pancho Villa?

Who was Joaquin Murrieta?

Prison life for gang members-what is it like?

Testimony from ex-gang members and why they got out-

Wednesday,2/10/10

Spanish 1- Choose the skit for PAL-The Language Arts Fair April 10th. We will be entering the Drama competition

Spanish 2- Learn vocabulary words from the memory game "opposites"

COMBO- Complete "el polo norte y el polo sur" from class work today

Tuesday, 02/09/10

Spanish 2-summarize "Los perros olimicos"

Spanish 1-Write a new dialog for the skit "lola"

COMBO- complete "las banderas"

Monday, 02/08

Spanish 2-Practica con los imperativos-Finish writing the scenarios on your work sheets #5-12

Spanish 1- Decide which Skit we will be doing for the Language Arts Fair: Recitos de oro y los tres osos,

 La princesa y un guisante,un albondigo y un platano, or Lola in the edited version

Spanish 3- Complete the classwork-La tormenta Cause and Effect reading comprehension

Thursday 2/4/10

Jr High: La pequena arana-answer the reading comp questions. Read "La telerana de Carlota"

High School: Assignments are due 2/05/10

Spanish 1:TPR Story: Los tres elefantes. Answer the reading comp activities

Spanish 2: Los perros olimpicos- Answer the reading comp activities

COMBO class: Las banderas: read about the conuntries' flags and then color the depicted flags

Wednesday, 2/3/10

Middle School- Play Hangman with a friend or family member and teach them the alphabet in Spanish.

High School- Complete the "mandatos formales" Formal Commands worksheets. Choose another scenario from the previous assignment sheet and give the commands for Usted or Ustedes. For Example: You are the teacher telling the class what to do(ustedes).

January 25th - 29th

1-25-10

High School-Worksheet for gustar and encantar-Complete the phrase using the correct form of gustar or encantar

January 19th - 22nd

1-19-10

High School- Complete all worksheets for the verbs Gustar and Encantar
Jr High- 7th grade- Movie in class- worksheet tomorrow

1-20-10

High School- Complete worksheet: Cuentos exagerados and Ralpph-reading comprehension
Jr High- Listening comp. worksheet for the movie in Spanish "Dunston Checks In"

January 11th - 15th

1-11-10

Spanish 1 and 2 study for a quiz on the commands- the irregular forms. There will be a quiz on Wed. Use you "Imperative" packet to study- all quiz answers will be taken from there

1-15-10

JrHigh-complete the "GUSTAR" worsheets started in class. They are due the next day we meet(next week)
High School- Complete the "Cuentos exagerado" and "Ralph" worksheet

January 4th - 8th

1-6-10

High School- Working on completing the writing assignment for Spanish 1,2,3.
1:Write a storybook and illustrate it. 10 pages minimum-with illustrations
2,3: Write a Legend,Myth or Fable in Spanish- Typed-one page minimum and at least one illustration
8th grade-6th grade Las comparaciones HW-Comparisons worksheet Due next week

1-7-10

7th grade-finish "L'entourage de Lola" Colors and clothing activity
HS-Working on the assignment that is due on Monday
Writing a story or Legend in Spanish

1-8-10

Middle School- HW is to complete the "comparisons" worksheets you started in class
High School- Due on Monday Jan. 11th are the writing assignments for Spanish 1- A Children's Story book- in Spanish or bilingual (both Spanish and English). Spanish 2&3- Write a Legend, Myth or Fable in Spanish