Español 2
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miercoles, el 15 de febrero
Posted on February 15, 2012 by doctora in Español 1, Español 2EXAM: Canción-La Despedida y vocabulario de la actividad del Día del San Valentín.
Homework for Wednesday: New Song: El Yerbatero. All students received print out of song. Have it with you each day. Replacement songs available in Documentos/Songs.
Thursday: Storytelling and Second Semester Syllabus with assignment to have parent/guardian email stating they have read it.
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martes, el 14 de febrero
Posted on February 14, 2012 by doctora in Español 1, Español 2Monday: All students created cards in Spanish as practice for Valentine’s Day vocabulary. Cards were exchanged today. Grade= all or nothing. The vocabulary is located here, and you should be able to comprehend the phrases on a matching EXAM tomorrow, along with the EXAM on La Despedida, por Yankee Daddy.
This exam will be more challenging than the usual song test as you have been listening to the song for 7 days and each night for a week and a half. Questions: Approx. 40 Matching
Tuesday-2-14: Elefante Blanco y Cambio de Tarjetas de San Valentin.
Miercoles: EXAM y Canción Nueva (El Yerbatero)
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viernes, el 10 de febrero
Posted on February 10, 2012 by doctora in Español 1, Español 2SONG OF THE WEEK: A new Daddy Yankee La despedida song has been placed in documentos ←(Click )for you. This version is Spanish only, in the correct order.
Use your handout you were given in class for the English translations. Copy of class handout: click here
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PREPARE NOW FOR ACTIVITIES NEXT WEEK
Bring Supplies for Tarjeta de San Valentin, Monday. It is the only day you will have to work on card. Card is an assignment, for which you create, in Spanish, a card for the student’s name you draw on Monday. You will leave the card in the classroom, according to the period no. yours should be delivered to. You will receive your card on Tuesday-created by a student that drew your name.
Elefante Blanco on Tuesday at request of the students. Find something to wrap (do a respectful job of wrapping) that you would like to re-gift, or make, or purchase a LOW-COST ($1) item.
EXAM Wednesday over Dia de San Valentin vocabulary and La Despedida. If you are singing the song at home every night and singing in class you will do well on the exam. Look over Valentine Vocabulary document here (as well as Word format or PDF format if this jpeg does not open for you), to study for vocab section of EXAM.
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Storytelling on Thursday
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miercoles, el 8 de febrero
Posted on February 8, 2012 by doctora in Español 1, Español 2Documentary: Which Way Home is being shown in class
Day One: Alternative Assignment-For students without permission to view this Non-rated film: Go to the library and look for statistics on immigrants to the United States from Central and North America. Note, on paper, the data that you find that is interesting to you. Make several notations about the information that you find. Title for this assignment: Alternative to Which Way Home
For students in class, as you watch the film, make notations about the following:
Day 1: Which Way Home
- Who is the movie about-in general?
- Why are they leaving?
- Who are they-specifically?
- Where are they going, or trying to go? WHY?
Day 2 for students in class: continue with the same questions above.
Day 2: Alternative assignment for students going to the library:
Watch this video http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/watch/player.html?pkg=704_crimes&seg=1&mod=0 There will be 3 segments for you to watch. Answer these questions after watching the video. Add this work to the answers from questions you did for Day 1. Do not turn in until the class if finished watching document. Title for this assignment: Alternative to Which Way Home
QUESTION a: What is the one sure way to cross the border illegally?
QUESTION b: What is a load house?
QUESTION c: Describe a way that so many illegal immigrants can cross the border
QUESTION d: What is a typical amount of money that illegal immigrants might pay to cross?
QUESTION e: List some reasons that pressure for corrupt border officials exist
QUESTION f: How has increased numbers of Border Patrol officials changed things along the border?
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Lyrics to current song in Spanish-click on the following link:
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lunes, el 6 de febrero
Posted on February 6, 2012 by doctora in Español 1, Español 2IMPORTANT* All students were to have had a permission slip turned in today to view the documentary: Which Way Home.
If you lost, or still need a permission slip, get it here. Documentary will continue Tuesday, and Wed. Bring signed slip to stay in room or work on alternative assignment in library after checking in with Dr. Cogburn for roll and a pass to library.
Students began giving quick recitations of “How much wood would a woodchuck chuck …” today, in Spanish-the first two lines. See post from last week for the rhyme. Rubric for grading can be found here.
Total points 18 in Speaking category (12% of overall grade)
Documentary began in some classes today. Those student without permission slips to view went to library to work on an Alternative Assignment.
Those in class are looking for answers to the following questions while viewing the film: For questions click here→ This/These notes will be due when documentary is finished.
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viernes, el 2 de febrero
Posted on February 2, 2012 by doctora in Español 1, Español 2Hoy es el día de marmota-el 2 de febrero.Mira un video de marmota que venía de su “casa” como prognástico del tiempo.
3 things are Due Monday:
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The following two lines memorized~
A ¿Cuánta madera masticaría una marmota,
si masticaría madera una marmota?
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Be able to define
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madera- wood
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masticar- to chew
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marmota- marmot, or groundhog
A ¿Cuánta madera masticaría una marmota,Si masticaría madera una marmota? Memorize just these two first lines
Masticaría tanta madera como pudiera masticar,
Si masticara madera una marmota.
Madera= Wood
Masticar= To chew
Marmota= ground hog
Tanta= so much
Pudiera=(is like puede [can-or-to be able])-but you use pudiera when something might not happen, or when you want to be really polite in case it never “can” happen
Example: Pudiera tener su número?
(is it possible that) I might be able to have your number?
Versus
Example:
Puedo tenerlo?
Can I have it?
How much woodwould a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
He’s chuck as much wood
As a woodchuck would,
If a woodchuck could chuck wood.
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martes, el 31 de enero
Posted on January 31, 2012 by doctora in Español 1, Español 2Students have been watching “La misma luna” over the last days. The film provides an accurate depiction of immigration from the perspective of immigrates to the United States. The assignment attached to the film was to identify adjectives during the Spanish film, and add them to 3-ring binder in the “Adjetivos” section.
Today-Tuesday finals for periods zero, 1, and 3. Wednesday finals for periods 2, 4, and 6 are scheduled.
Spanish 2 classes testing over “el capítulo 2-El mono y la vaca” focusing on imperfect past tense.
Spanish 1 classes testing over “el capítulo 1-El cuento del gato-cuentos 1 y 2.”
All students receiving a Parent Permission Slip for “Which Way Home” an Un-rated Spanish movie about immigration to be shown next Monday and Tuesday, February 6 and 7. Permission slip must be returned no later than Monday in order to stay in class and watch the film. Those without permission slips will go to library to work on alternative assignment-also on immigration. Dont’ forget your permission slip.
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jueves, el 12 de enero
Posted on January 12, 2012 by doctora in Español 2Song test tomorrow: Día de enero
A song grade was given today. Those walking in during the bell, leaving backpacks on their desks, not having a song will notice a 0/3. Those in their seats when the bell rang with desks cleared with ONLY the song in front of them will see a 3/3 grade.
Today: Students read their Vaca Version A Ejer 6 and Vaca Version B Ejer 7 stories (written for homework last night) out loud in English to a table partner in order to prepare for the next activity.
100 word timed write: Students wrote about any topic at in, in a story form, for 10 minutes. The writing will be graded for 5 imperfect-past tense sentences, and the number of words you write and the quality of your writing will be noted as a base-line from which to work for improvement over the second semester. There will be approximately 4 more timed writes, with the last two being five minutes rather than 10.
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miércoles, el 11 de enero
Posted on January 11, 2012 by doctora in Español 2Due today Vaca Ejercicios 1-5, also Diccionario Enero.
Students were given a grade for reading and being prepared to read-during the Song Activity at the beginning of the period. Class procedure is 1. Enter class and prepare desk for song activity. When the bell rings you receive a 3/3 grade if 2. desk is cleared so that 3. teacher can see your working space (backpacks, purses, books, electronics, food or drinks prevent that), 4. song is placed on your table in front of you, and 5. you are looking at it/reading it as the song plays (those looking at other students/ those playing with or doodling on papers/ those texting or still engaged in turning off electronics/ those digging through their backpacks for the song/ will need to work on Song Activity procedures in order to earn points in the future. Great job to most students today!
If you misplaced your song, or do not have one yet because you’ve been absent and not printed it, please Print one off for tomorrow
Homework for tomorrow, Thursday:Vaca ejercicio 6 & Vaca ejercicio 7 Directions: write a story for Exercise 6 with no fewer than 12 sentences as you look at the cartoon on page 14-(Version A). Write it in story style (a paragraph), rather than numbered sentences. Do the same for Exercise 7, WITH NO FEWER THAN 18 sentences (equates to 3 sentences per box) from the cartoon on page 15 (Version B).
USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRACTICE VERBS like se despertaba, tenía, quería, encontraba, le daba, le cogía la mano del mono, buscaba, necesitaba, era, había, etc., ¿comprenden? Es muy buena idea porque el examen va a tener verbos en estas formas, ¿verdad?
Tomorrow in class-Thursday, students will be doing a timed-100 word write using verbs in the imperfect-past tense for a Writing Grade.
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martes, el 10 de enero
Posted on January 10, 2012 by doctora in Español 2Assignments today: 1) Song-Listen every night this week at home- at least once a night, from canciones link on this website. If you lose song, print out another one from Documents folder on this website 2) Diccionario Dia de Enero-students underlined words for which they will translate and draw a picture -due tomorrow-Wednesday 3) Ejercicios 3, 4, and 5. Read the directions in Spanish, complete the 3 exercises. Due tomorrow-Wednesday. If you would like to work ahead, or will be absent Wednesday, the assignment follows:
For Thursday, In a story-style, write 3 sentences per box for Vaca Version A, and the same-3 sentences per box for Vaca Version B. These are in the secured files for which you will need to use the password.