el 21 de mayo

Today we went over the gustar worksheet before taking the quiz. Students reviewed for a few minutes before taking the interpretive task (putting events of the movie in order and then listening to two sections and describing characters/scene.)

Tarea:

Projects are due May 28! Friday is a workday - those of you who were absent May 21 will have worktime after the interpretive.

el 19 de mayo

Today we finished the last two parts of "La Misma Luna". If you were absent be sure to talk to me about making up these parts of the movie. We began reviewing the characters and plot of the movie, incorporating past grammar concepts from the semester in our review.

*Stations that should be finished for next class (1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10). (Pick up stations sheet from me.)

*A worksheet to review gustar verbs for our quiz next class was also passed out (Pick up from me if you were absent!)

Tarea:
*WS - gustar verbs
*Stations packets
*Examen interpretativo - based on a few sections of the movie
*Gustar/Vocabulary quiz

el 15 de mayo

Today we watched parts 5 y 6 of "La Misma Luna". If you missed today, be sure to catch up with what you missed (you can watch the movie during your study hall!) *This is important because your interpretive task will be taken from the movie.

We then went over Unit 7, p. 5 of the packet. We also practiced with movie vocabulary from the "Fotos" packet, p. 7.

Tarea:
 - Put phrases in order, Lecciones 5 y 6 (separate packet from last class)
 - Hoja de resumen - pick this up from me - it was handed out in class today.

el 13 de mayo

Today we watched parts 3 and 4 of "La Misma Luna". Here are few hints for pages 10 and 12 of the Actividades y Cultura packet:

P. 10
1 - Rosario le dice a Paco que ella tiene que tomar el examen...
6 - Los oficilaes de inmigración paran la camioneta otra vez porque se dan cuenta de que Marta...
12 - Rosario mira la luna desde su cama.

P. 12
1 - Carlitos tratade comprar un boleto de autobús...
9 - Reina les sirve comida a un grupo de hombres...
10- Carlos irá a LA con unos hombres...
11 - Rosario busca un nuevo trabajo...
12 -La migra llega y detiene a los hombres que están pizcando tomates.

We then worked on gustar verbs and corrected pages 3 and 5 of the Unidad 7 Actividades packet.

Finally, we looked at movies that our classmates chose in our Google Doc activity. We tried to match students up with their movie!

Tarea:

"La Misma Luna" Actividades y Cultura p. 10 y 12 (See hints above)
Moodle 1

*By the way - THOSE OF YOU IN ENRIQUE'S JOURNEY BOOK CLUB: Our meeting has been changed to Tuesday, May 20 before or after school. (I meant to tell you in class before the Smartboard broke down!)

el 9 de mayo

Today we watched Capítulo 2 de "La Misma Luna". *If you are absent be sure to find a time that you can watch that part of the movie! You are responsible for making up what you miss from the movie!

We then practiced with gustar verbs and verbs like gustar, finishing the notes packet that we started on Wednesday.

Tarea:
Unidad 7 (yes, 7) p. 3
(Actividades y Cultura) La Misma Luna (after watching Capítulo 2) p. 8

el 7 de mayo

Today we started "gustar" notes and will continue them in class on Friday.

Students also worked on a movie synopsis/trailer prediction through a Google Doc.

Finally, we started our unit movie, "La Misma Luna". We watched Pt. 1 (13 min.).

Tarea:

1) Google Doc activity
2) Unidad 7 (yes, 7) p. 5
3) La Misma Luna packet p. 7

el 5 de mayo

Today we practiced for the interpersonal before dividing in groups to talk about immigration.

Those who were not in class, please pick up:
1) your pre-quiz for the immigration unit and the article "La Presencia Latina".
2) Actividades y Cultura packet.
3) "La Misma Luna" packet
4) Lista de vocabulario U8
5) an organizational sheet for the interpersonal

Tarea:
1) Correct your pre-quiz (we took it at the beginning of U7) - it's based on the article "La Presencia Latina".
2) Fill out U8 vocabulary list
3) Pre-viewing activity: Actividades y Cultura p. 2

el 1 de mayo

Another shortened class! Ay!

We reviewed pgs. 31-33 before looking over and completing p. 20 of the Lectura packet.

We then took the quiz on history/immigration.

Tarea:
Practice for the Interpersonal

For those will be out due to AP testing on Monday:
-There will be new materials for Unit 8 to pick up. Unfortunately, they will not be ready until Monday. Please pick them up Monday or Tuesday so that you can be ready for class on Wednesday. (Y buena suerte en el examen. ¡Qué todos saquen un 5!)

el 29 de abril

We took notes on Cuba (PPT is on Moodle) then we began to review for the history/immigration test, which will be next class.

Tarea:

Moodle 3 (historia)
Lectura pgs. 31--33
Google Doc - fill in information from Lectura p. 20

*Pick up interpersonal rubric from me! Interpersonal will be on Monday, May 5!

el 25 de abril

Today we reviewed/practiced ser + participio, estar + participio, se pasivo and se impersonal before taking the grammar quiz.

We then read the articles on pages 14/16.

Tarea:
Lectura p. 18
(Remember that there is a quiz on history/immigration on May 1.)

el 23 de abril

Today after watching Adrian's and Aurelia's videos we practice vocabulary through "Pasa la Palabra".

We then practice with the Voz pasiva, both ser+participio and se pasivo.

We reviewed our notes on Puerto Rico and then held a debate about the future of Puerto Rico, whether it should remain an ELA, become the 51st state, or become an independent country.

We took notes on Estar + participio (which will also be on the vocabulary quiz next class.)

Tarea:
Moodle 2
Prueba de gramática

• estar +participio
• ser + participio (voz pasiva)
• se impersonal
• se pasivo
• vocabulary (front side of vocabulary list

el 21 de abril

Today we talked about the years/events that probably impacted Mexican immigration to the United States.

Then we split into pairs and took notes on se impersonal y se pasivo. We did practice activities with each.

We then learned about Puerto Rico through notes and articles from the Lectura packet (pgs. 9-11).

Finally, we played baseball to review the notes on Puerto Rico.

Tarea:
pgs. 25-26 (video en Moodle)

el 14 de abril

Today we practiced 'la voz pasiva' through translation practice and 3 truths and a lie. We then talked about the history of Mexico, leading up to the "Tratado de Guadalupe".

Tarea:

Timeline - in small groups divide the years for creating a Google presentation that shows the timeline of Mexican history, based on this PBS website.

*Your group should share the presentation within the group as well as with Sra. Anderson.

On each slide the corresponds with one of the years include:
   año
   una descripción que usa la voz pasiva y/o 'se' impersonal.
   vocabulario nuevo
   un gráfico
*If you were absent see me!

Lecturas: p. 7 - El Tratado de Guadalupe

el 8 de abril

Today we began our unit on immigration. Students shared what they had written in the Antes de Empezar packet (*this is for a grade so be sure to show Sra. Anderson if you were absent!)

We then looked at where our ancestors came from and plotted it on a world map.

We then watched a video called "30 Days", which shows the perspective for one immigrant family.

Tarea:

1. Create an escudo familiar (link is on Moodle.) This should be done completely in Spanish. Please print it and bring it to class next time.

2. Pick up the reading on "La Presencia de Latinos en EEUU" and read and answer questions.

el 4 de abril

Today we went through the expectations for the Interpersonal conversation before doing a practice round.

Students were offered the option of taking an interpretive task to add to the proficiency task portion of their grade.

Finally, students worked on a packet asking about family history and thoughts on immigration. (Pick up packet and new vocabulary list for Unit 7).

Tarea:

Complete the packet and write 10 sentences with the new verbs on the last page of the packet. Also, fill in the cognate section.

el 31 de marzo

We started class by talking about the quiz - those with 79% or lower who would like to retake the quiz worked on a remediation packet, while others worked on comparing hotels based on the Cadiz Guide sheets. 

We then practiced vocabulary with a drawing/sculpting activity and a two partner activities based on reserving a hotel room.  

Finally we looked at reviews based on negative hotel experiences and created a quick skit about how to resolve the problems. We then created sentences based on the situation presented using ESCAPA AAA, MCDEATH, or WEDDING. We will continue with these dialogues next class.

Tarea:

1) Study for vocabulary quiz. (El hotel)

2) Look for and bring to class 3 critiques from a Caribbean hotel (in Spanish)

3) Write 6 sentences comparing hotels from the Guía de Cádiz busqueda (2 WEDDING, 2 ESCAPA, 2 MCDEATH)

el 17 de marzo

Today in class we practiced with si clauses both present and past (real vs. fantasy).

We worked on a few activities to prepare for the grammar quiz, but time ran out and there was not enough time to take the quiz - it was postponed to the 19 of March.

Tarea:
Prepare for the quiz!

el 3 de marzo

Today we practice with restaurant vocabulary through Piccionario. We then looked at pictures of food from Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic and talked about whether we would eat them or not, or what we would eat them with!

We then took notes on Imperfect Subjunctive (folder notes - these are on Moodle under Unit 6.)

Finally, we did a practice with the forms of imperfect subjunctive.

Tarea:
Moodle 2
Sinopsis (tarea opcionar) Tener - yo

el 27 de febrero

Today students received new vocabulary lists for Unit 6. *Pick up from Sra. Anderson if you were absent!

We also took (brief) notes on the conditional tense. We added them to our future/ESCAPA AAA/MCDEATH folder.

We pinpointed Puerto Rico on a map and then learned about some of the Bizarre foods that can be found there. Students wrote six sentences about what foods they would try, they would prepare, the would order, etc.

Tarea:

Moodle 1 

Crédito Extra: Prepare a Caribbean dish (from Puerto Rico, Cuba, or la República Dominicana) that is authentic. Bring in a sample for each student in class as well as serving utensils/dishes. Bring the recipe too!

**Also - NEXT WEEK IS WORLD LANGUAGE WEEK! Listen for the SAT Word of the Day each day in Spanish! Write the word of the day down each day (is Spanish) and at the end of the week submit the list with your first and last name so that you will be entered into a drawing for a prize!!!

el 25 de febrero

Today we took the grammar quiz and the interpretive task. The rest of the time was dedicated to working on the presentational task, Mi Proyecto de Vida, which is due at the beginning of next class.

Tarea:

Presentational task

el 21 de febrero

We went through a reading called "No Busques Trabajo" in preparation for our upcoming interpretive test.

We took notes on infinitives (this is on the 3rd page of the handout I gave several days ago.)

Finally, we talked about 'metas' and 'logros' and clarified some information about "Mi proyecto de vida".

Tarea:

Moodle 6
Quiz - ESCAPA AAA / MCDEATH
Interpretive Task

el 19 de febrero

Today we practiced ESCAPA AAA / MCDEATH and future goals through various stations, including:
1) Links to 3 practice sites
2) A listening activity about planning a proyecto de vida
3) A conversation circle
4) Creating sentences with ESCAPA AAA / MCDEATH
5) Reflecting on our future goals
6) Reviewing conjugations of present indicative, present subjunctive, preterit, imperfect, future
7) Listening for the tense stated in a sentence and deciding between present/past/future

We ran out of time to talk about our goals, but our homework is:

Moodle 5
Cultura packet p. 21 + 2 metas according to the Mi Proyecto de Vida Rubric

el 14 de febrero

¡Feliz día de San Valentín!

Today we worked on learning how to use ESCAPA AAA / MCDEATH and when to use subjunctive with MCDEATH phrases.

We listened to the song "Para no verte más" to see how adverbial expressions are used. We then worked on p. 12 of the Actividades packet together.

Tarea:

Moodle 4

el 12 de febrero

Today we critiqued each other's Currículum Vitae and gave advice on what our classmates could do to improve it.

Then we worked on forming our Mission Statement for the "Mi Proyecto de VIda". (handout and Cultura packet pages 22/23).

Finally , we took the Vocabulary quiz and then took notes on ESCAPA AAA / MCDEATH (notes on Moodle.)

Tarea:

Actividades: 8-10
*p.9 pasa #9/p. 10 pasa #3

el 10 de febrero

Today we focused quite a bit on interpretive skills. We read the article from the Cultura packet called "De mi empleo, valoro..." on p. 10. First, we highlighted vocabulary words and words from Cultura p. 12 to infer their meanings. We then made predictions about what we were about to read and then verified whether our predictions were true.

The tarea is to write your own Currículum Vitae. This will be a great stepping stone for the "Proyecto de Vida" project. On your CV include:

una foto de ti mismo

tu estado civil

tu educación

tu experiencia profesional

tus habilidades

¿Qué te distingue?

tus idiomas

I recommend that you look up a few CV's to use as an example, but DO NOT copy them. Use language and phrases that you KNOW how to say!

el 6 de febrero

We practiced with vocabulary through a 'busqueda'. Then we reviewed affirmative and negative words (handout in class).

We took a survey to find out where our interests are and received a recommendation for the type of job we may want in the future.

We looked at different job ads from Mexico/Spain according to what we learned from the survey and we wrote down what abilities we have to would make us good candidates for those jobs.

Finally, the "Proyecto de la Vida" rubric was handed out and explained. The project will be due February 24.

Tarea:
Vocabulary quiz - front side of vocabulary list!
Actividades p. 24, 25, 27 (1-9 only on page 27)
Actividades p. 18 (4-11)

el 4 de febrero

Today we practiced the future tense with several activities before taking a quiz on the formation/use of the tense.

Then we looked at an infograph that outlines suggestions on how to make yourself a good candidate for a job and create a sound Curriculum Vitae. From the infograph we made our own summary of suggestions and put them in the Tú command form. We then looked at an example of 'what not to do' with a CV.

We took notes on affirmative/negative words (Act. p. 16).

We then did an activity to practice vocabulary (upcoming quiz February 10!)

Tarea:
Moodle 3 - affirmative/negative words

el 31 de enero

Today we talked about taking a foreign language at the university level and the benefit of receiving retroactive credits. We 'heard' from some former WHS alumni about their experience at the college level so far and the impact the foreign language has had them so far.

 We practiced with the future tense in preparation for our upcoming quiz on Tuesday, February 4.

Tarea:
-Moodle 2 (Enrollment Key 3A)
-Quiz - Future tense - study verbs from Unit 1 (yes, Unit 1!) and be sure to know your irregulars!

If you haven't completed your self-evaluation or the vocabulary list, please do so!