Announcements:
WELCOME!  I'm so glad to have you in Spanish class.

We will be using TPRS® (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling, originated by Blaine Ray) in our class: TPRS is a powerful teaching methodology that is based on proven techniques and sound pedagogy. An input-based methodology, TPRS focuses on specific activities and techniques that expose the learner to an abundance of authentic language in a condensed period of time. It simulates a hybrid immersion experience by eliminating its flaws- INcomprehensible input and excessive amounts of time- while maintaining the powerfully effective aspects of an immersion experience: context, comprehensible messages, natural and useful language and a great deal of repetition (Carol Gaab, 2009). Want more detailed information about the method? Read on at the links below…

 

For adults interested in TPR Storytelling, follow these links to read about this amazing method of language learning:
Learn why TPRS® is one of the most powerful methodologies in practice today at any of the links here:

We will meet this week-Thursday, Mar. 4th, for adult Spanish class. Next week, Mar. 11th, final class.

Students: An opportunity for extra credit is Spanish class is coming up on March 25th. Mark your calendars. The multi cultural potluck dinner is going to be held the last Thursday evening before vacation on March 25th at 6:30 in the HUB. This year Keven Phok and Mohammed Shamim are planning and hosting the event for their senior project. If you would like to participate, please contact Mrs. Zeifman, and she will have the boys get in touch with you.

This week in class Mar 8 - Mar 12: Wednesday- Examancito over Song: Loba.

This week in class Mar 1-Mar 5:
Song: Loba by Shakira. Go to doctoracogburn.com/canciones  to listen. Handout is in documents. Thur. 3-

Due All Classes : Assignment:

3-2  100 Word Write/Movie

   Part I: Take 15-30 movie words, thinking about what you will use to write a 100 word story. Part II: Write 100 word story, using some of the movie words, above. Circle the words you use in the story from the movie words. After 100 words, draw a line to show you have reached 100 words. For 15 extra credit points, write another 100 words, counting them, and write the number of words extra out to the left, in the margin, telling me how many you write extra. Points poss: 30, points extra credit poss: 30. Due 3-3.

Spanish 3, you should be studying Rodolfo, stories 5 & 6.1st period Rodolfo:
Mini-situacion 5 vocab introduced: Thursday 3-4, Read minisituation as homework. 
3rd period Rodolfo: Minisituacion 6 vocab review, Thursday3-4.Read minisituation
as homework.
5th period Rodolfo: Minisituacion 6 vocab review, Thursday 3-4.   


 

   

 

 

Spanish 1, working on packet of El Cuento del Gato. Thursday, 3-4 reviewed vocabulary in El Cuento Del Gato packet, and reviewed the story. Read the main cat story in English as a class, p.4 of Gato packet. Test is coming soon, over Cat story in packet, plus all vocabulary from Cat chapter.
Spanish 2, you should be studying Que Casualidad, story 13-the final story of
the chapter. Thursday, 3-4, work in class was over p. 27. In groups of 2, you drew pictures of Strip Story 1 (opcional). You are to have that drawing with you on Monday, so that you can use it for more partner work (=10 points).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spanish 2 Period 6 Story (Nov 10)
Titulo: cuento de TS
 
Hay una chica que se llama Taylor Swift. Ella es muy pobre. Ella está triste porque no tiene dinero. Va al crucero de cantantes. Ella no canta porque está sucia. Está sucia porque no tiene un baño. Sin (w/out)  un baño, no puede bañarse. ¿Cómo consigue (get) dinero ella.?
 
Taylor canta en el baño al lado de la clase de español en MTHS. Cuando canta, ella consigue dinero por su gato, que se llama Sandipe. Sandipe hace una colecta bastante bien. Él colecta dos millones, tres mil, y un centavo cuando hace la colecta. El dinero es bastante por el resto de su vida.  Después, ella da un poco dinero a la clase del período seis porque Taylor no quiere ofender a una clase tan generosa  a quien no la molesta cuando cantó ella.
 
Quiz Titulo: cuento de TS
 
  1. ¿Quién es la chica?
  2. ¿Porqué está triste ella?
  3. ¿A dónde va ella?
  4. ¿Canta ella o no?
  5. ¿Por que está sucia ella?
  6. En este cuento, ¿consigue (does she get) dinero ella?     Sí   o  no.
  7. ¿Dónde canta ella?
  8. ¿Cómo se llama el gato de Taylor?
  9. ¿Por qué el gato se llama eso?!! (Inventa)
  10.  ¿Qué hace el gato?
  11. ¿Cuánto dinero consigue el gato?
  12. ¿Tiene Taylor bastante dinero por el resto de su vida?
  13. ¿Ofende ella a la clase de español 6 cuando cantó ella?
  14. Además de eso, para que ella no la ofenda a la clase de español 6, ¿qué hace ella?


Spanish 1 4th period Story invention for Gato 3: (Quiz on this Tuesday, Nov 10)

Hay un chica que se llama Apu que
quiere una hamburguesa de salchicha
con el sabor de banana. Va a África
porque quiere comer hamburguesa.
Busca una hamburguesa de salchicha
pero no hay. Hay hamburguesa de
peacock, pero no le gusta la hamburguesa.
Ella va a Amsterdam. En Amsterdam hay
un restaurante que se llama “Hamburguesa
Hut.” Apu quiere comer una hamburguesa
del sabor de salchicha de banana. Normalmente
hay hamburguesas de salchicha del sabor
de banana. Sr. Hamburguesa Hut le da a
Apu una hamburguesa pero es de gato!!!!!
¡Que Asco! Apu no le gusta porque el
gato se llama Felix. Apu prefiere
hamburguesa de salchicha de gato
del sabor de banana. El fin.

Dictionary words Bajo el mar? EXAM Thursday

 
1.    Crees que en otros lagos                 
2.    Las algas más verdes son
3.    Y sueñas con ir arriba,                        
4.    ¡Qué gran equivocación!
5.    ¿No ves que tu propio mundo            
6.    No tiene comparación?
7.    ¿Qué puede haber allá fuera
8.    Que causa tal emoción?
 
9.    Bajo el mar, bajo el mar
10.  Vives contenta, siendo sirena
11.  Eres feliz
12.  Sé que trabajan sin parar
13.  Y bajo el sol para variar
14.  Mientras nosotros siempre flotamos
15.  Bajo el mar
16.  Los peces son muy felices,
17.  Aquí tienen libertad
18.  Los peces allí están tristes,                   
19.  Sus casas son de cristal
20.  La vida de nuestros peces muy larga
21.  No suele ser
22.  Si al dueño le apetece,
23.  A mí me van a comer
 
24.  Bajo el mar, bajo el mar
25.  Nadie nos fríe ni nos cocina
26.  En la sartén si no te quieres alinear
27.  Bajo el mar te quedarás
28.  Y sin problemas
29.  Entre burbujas tú vivirás
30.  Bajo el mar,
31.  Hay siempre ritmo
32.  En nuestro mundo al natural
33.  La manta-raya tocará,
34.  El esturión se unirá
35.  Siempre hay ritmo, ritmo marino
36.  Bajo el mar
 
37.  Oye la flauta, oye el arpa
38.  Al contrabajo ponle atención
39.  Verás las trompetas y el tambor
40.  Disfruta de tu canción,
41.  Con la marimba y el violín
42.  Las truchas volteando,
43.  Que el otro cantando
44.  Y sin olvidar los del espadín
45.  Que empiece la función
 
46.  ¡A bailar!
 
47.  Bajo el mar, bajo el mar
48.  Hay bailarinas, son las sardinas,            
49.  Ven a bailar
50.  ¿Para qué quieres explorar
51.  Si nuestra banda va a tocar?
52.  Hay castañuelas, son las almejas
53.  Bajo el mar
54.  Y las babosas son tan cocosas
55.  Bajo el mar
56.  El caracol es saxofonista
57.  Y las burbujas llenan la pista
58.  Para que bailes en esta fiesta
59.  Bajo el mar
 
1.    You think that in other lakes
2.    The algae is greener
3.    You dream about going up there
4.    What a big mistake!
5.    Don’t you see that your own world 
6.    Is unmatched?
7.    What can you do there beyond
8.    That causes such excitement?
 
9.    Under the sea, under the sea
10.  You’re living content, feeling serene 
11.  You are happy
12.  I know they work without stopping
13.  And under the sun to vary
14.  While we are always floating
15.  Under the sea
16.  The fish are really happy
17.  Here they have freedom
18.  There the fish are all sad
19.  Their houses are glass
20.  The life of our fish is really long
21.  (There) they’re not usually
22.  If the owner fancies you
23.  They are going to eat me
 
24.  Under the sea, under the sea
25.  Nobody fries us nor cooks us
26.  In a skillet if you don’t want to be in line
27.  You will stay under the sea
28.  Ya’ got no troubles
29.  You’ll live life among bubbles
30.  Under the sea
31.  There’s always rhythm
32.  In our au natural world
33.  The manta ray will play
34.  The sturgeon will join in
35.  There’s always rhythm, marine rhythm
36.  Under the sea
 
37.  Hey the flute, hey the harp
38.  Double bass pay attention
39.  You’ll see trumpets to drums
40.  Enjoying your song
41.  With the marimba and the violin
42.  The trout flying
43.  The other singing
44.  And without forgetting the sword fish
45.  Let the show begin
 
46.  Everybody dance!
 
47.  Under the sea, under the sea
48.   There are dancers, there are sardines
49.  Come dance
50.  Why do you want to explore
51.  If our band is going to play?
52.  There are castanets, there are clams
53.  Under the sea
54.  And the slugs are so fashionable
55.  Under the sea
56.  The snail is a saxophonist
57.  The bubbles fill the dance floor
58.  So that they can dance in this party
59.  Under the sea
 

Students, what do you learn about the concept of "TIME" by reading Karen Rowan's Blog posts from this past week?

If you were born in the years 1993 or 1994, you may apply for one of four scholaraships to be awarded by the Spanish Embassy. Winners will visit and study La Ruta Quetzal of the Mayan Yucatán?
Go to this link to read about the scholaraship opportunity. All paperwork must be submitted by January 8, 2010.

 

Your name and  contact information _________________________        
Which day of the week is best for classes for you? _____________
Would you prefer classes twice a week, or once a week?  Once   Twice
Would you prefer classes that last   1 Hour    1 1/2 Hours    2 Hours
 
See documents for Ideas for names and nicknames.

Monday, Oct. 19,
Spanish 3,
Qz 1 Rodolfo. Make up if you were absent.

See links and image gallery for more information about Rebekah Del Rio, the singer of Llorando. Who is she known as in Los Angeles?

Dictionary Page Matador. 

The rest of the assignment is in the Homework page.-see link above for Homework. This is DUE THURSDAY Oct. 15th, before the test. 

The list is complete so that you may work over the weekend. 

Pease print an FVR Report for this Wednesday's Reading Day. Otherwise you will copy it from the overhead in class during the assignment.
Download and print the FVR Reading Report Paper now from the documents page.
Matador por Los Fabulosos Cadillacs-
A little background about the new song: “Matador-”  It makes a reference to Victor Jara, a revolutionary Chilean singer/songwriter who was kidnapped, tortured, and murdered by Pinochet’s goverment after the coup in 1973 (”Victor Jara no calla”, meaning, “Victor Jara will not be silent”).
The rather confusing video of “Matador” won the MTV Latino Video Music Award in 1994 and increased the band’s popularity, making the song their trademark hit. See more history and informaiton about the group in the documents page. Watch the winning video on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58lN67LfJpw


As of Monday, Sept. 28, all classes are now beginning to learn vocabulary from the Blaine Ray series of books: "Look, I Can Talk." Look I Can Talk More." and Look I'm Still Talking."

Until further notice, you should come to class ALWAYS having one of these handouts with you. See the documents page for handouts. 

Sp 1:  El Cuento del Gato. (minisituacion 1 and lectura 1)
Sp 2:  Que Casualidad. (minisituacion 1 and lectura 1)
Sp 3:  Rodolfo. (vocabulary, minisituacion 1 and lectura 1)

If the scanned image opens up larger than the printed page, try 1)-Print Preview 2)-Shrink to 30%. I was able to make the document shrink down to the proper size that way. 
 

The document for make-up participation points is now in the document section. 

  • Make Up Points. Remember, no more than 10 points per week allowed make-up.
  • WHY READ BLOGS WRITTEN IN OTHER COUNTRIES??  Read carefully, and you will see!
  • I am suggesting another blog for you to read. If you are interested in Costa Rica, Karen Rowan who writes some of the readers for TPRStory Telling, has move for a year there, taking her 13 year old reluctant daughter. The blog has only just started, like Juanita's below, so it is possible to read and watch, from the beginning, how an American teenager adjusts to one of the most beautiful places on the planet, when she REALLY would rather be back in Colorado with her friends.  There are Great Photos, Interesting Anticdots about adjusting to Latin American life, and new Spanish phrases occur once in a while that Karen and her daughter learn, used just in Costa Rica. If you like beaches, white water rafting, surfing, snorkeling, diving, read this blog:
  • http://karenrowan.blogspot.com/   
  • Hint: I will start taking extra credit questions from Karen's blog above, and Juanita's blog, below on all future EXAMS!
  • To read a blog written by a girl just a couple years older than you, from Spokane, who just moved to El Salvador to live with her dad for a year, log on to:
  • www.blogitajuanita.blogspot.com

You will learn alot about her contact with the Salvadorian culture that she is not used to, about her immersion in to the language again, and about her relationship with a dad that she only sees once every few years. The last time she lived in El Salvador she was only 10 years old.

Dr. Cogburn's Schedule 09-10

1st    Spanish III
2nd   Preparation Period
3rd    Spanish III
4th    Spanish 1
Lunch
5th    Spanish III
6th    Spanish II

If you have already taken Spanish III, and want to take an Independent Study in Spanish, there is one available.

For that to happen, you must:
1.  have permission from your counselor, 
2.  have permission from an administrator, and 
3. have permission from Dr. Cogburn.

The syllabus for Independent Study, Spanish 4, can be viewed to the left, under Documents.

                                                       Last updated Mar 3, 2010
                                                                    10:56 am
                                                                By Dr. Cogburn


 

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