1/28: You will need to review pages 15-17 of the textbook if you were absent today. Also, you will need to study all vocabulary related to Viajes, and Yo soy, Tu eres... sections of the first collection in the textbook to prepare for a quiz tomorrow.
1/29: Quiz Vocabulary Colleccion 1, pp6 and 7 of woorksheet packet, intro. to syllables and accent marks (textbook p18- Acento Tonico. No homework due tomorrow. No quiz tomorrow. Next quiz will be Friday on syllables and accent marks!
1/30: We practiced and applied syllable division and accentuation rules on page 18. We also watched Llamada de Larga Distancia (silent movie) and put our own words into the scenes of the movie. We will continue the movie tomorrow and its follow up. There will be a syllable and accent quiz this Friday! The quiz includes the following: classification of words into "llanas" and "agudas"(after listening to the words, you will divide them into syllables and tell whether they are "llanas" or "esdrujulas", you will read a paragraph and list four words that are "agudas" and four words that are "llanas" found in the paragraph, also you will write a paragraph about a trip that you want to make in the future (including plans and a detailed schedule, paying attention to word stress, then you will have to read your own paragraph and decide which words appear in your paragraph with more frequency "agudas" or "llanas".
1/31: Finished watching Llamada de Larga Distancia, broke into groups of three and wrote a 50 word paragraph to retell the story in words. Read the paragraph to the class and underlined words that are "llanas" with double line and "agudas" with two lines. Completed last page of activity packet and discussed. Practiced breaking words in syllables again, and classifying them into "llanas" and "agudas".
2/1: Discussed last page of packet/answers to Acento Tonico exercises, took quiz on syllables and stress, and watched Episode 2 of the VideoNovela.
2/4: Wrote an e-message to a friend and went over information on pages 20-21 of textbook, and gave back quizzes taken last Friday. Students learned about the parts of an informal letter. Quiz on Vocabulary page 21 is Wednesday, February 6th.
2/5: Practice writing narratives based on picture sequence from Colleccion 1, Listnened to reading selection on pages 23-25 of textbook, went outside and reviewed vocabulary in revolving circles using flash cards, and took new practice packet home to complete top page front and back for tomorrow.
2/6: Completed up to page 12 of worksheet packet and took packet home to complete pages 13 and 14(homework!!!)- due tomorrow, discussed the Nota Cultural on page 27 of the textbook, and went over the uses and conjugations of verbs in the Present Progressive and Present Perfect. Your vocabulary quiz will be this Friday, February 8th and your Coleccion 1 test will be next Wednesday, February 13!!!
2/8: Plans were left with a substitute teacher. Students wrote down two antonyms for each of these words: ocio, usual, aumentar, detestar, eficaz. They also read page 34 of the textbook and pages 36-38/In pairs, they answered questions under A and B of page 39; they turned in their answers to this exercise. They completed p15 of packet, read all info on pp 40-41, answered questions on page 16 of packet, and took homework home(to study all vocab. for 2nd half of chapter1, starting on page 21). You will have a vocabulary quiz tomorrow! Your chapter 1 test will be next Wednesday! Check this web site periodically.
2/11: Students worked on a formal letter(We passed a transparency from student to student and each student contributed a sentence.). All students also worked on all activities on page 45 of the textbook. Tomorrow we will work on page 46 activities, except Act. L which we worked on today(the formal letter to a homeowners' association president). Homework is to complete activities packet for Coleccion 1. Coleccion 1 test will be this Wednesday, February 13!!!
2/12: Classes did not meet today due to FCAT. Test tomorrow- Colleccion 1
2/13: Test Coleccion 1 / You will have until tomorrow to turn in exercises from pages 45-46 of Nuevas Vistas and your completed packet for Asi Somos- Colleccion 1.
2/14: Went over meanings of voc. on page 50(New chapter!), pairs created dialogues using 8 words from the list on page 50, presented dialogues, and started reviewing the qualities of a good essay(Students were giving a sample copy of a medium-scoring essay- They will find the errors in that essay and highlight them tonight; this is HOMEWORK!)
2/15: went over errors in medium-scoring essay from yesterday, looked at a high-scoring essay and learn some skills for a well thought essay, homework #1: read pages 52-55 of Nuevas Vistas, and be prepared to answer questions abou the story on Tuesday, homework #2write a 200 word essay using the elements of a well written essay about the topic in Sample 1 of the high-scoring essay sample. There will not be school on Monday. Have a nice and safe long weekend!
2/19: 5 min: students discussed story El Nacimiento de Veva, listened to story from CD, followed with acts. from the book orally on pages 56 and 57(act E was done in groups and students received 20 points for participating in it), and received new reading selection packet to be completed at home tonight! There will be a reading comprehension quiz this Thursday, and a vocabulary quiz on Monday! Re-read and study!!!
2/20: TOMORROW'S QUIZ POSTPONED UNTIL FRIDAY!!!Be ready to take it on Friday! The quiz is on El Nacimiento de Veva. Today we did oral exercises and from the CD using white boards to write our answers. We studied the Preterite and the Imperfect (pages 60 to 63 of the textbook), and completed the packet that was due today. The last page proved to be challenging for students but we completed it in class and students received 20 points. If you were absent today, you must bring your packet tomorrow to class; let me see it in order to post 20 points for you in the gradebook. Your homework is to STUDY for Friday's quiz and Monday's vocabulary quiz!
2/21: Wrote a classmate's biography(200 wds.), and practiced listening with a CD and the listening complrehension workbook.
2/22: Students reviewed and took reading quiz for El Nacimiento
2/25: Substitute teacher today. Vocabulary quiz scheduled for today will be tomorrow. Everyone present MUST take it. Students wrote a 200 wd report in Spanish about a given topic related to severe weather. They were required to read a periodical supplement provided in class with information on the student selected topic. Students also wrote 10 original examples of sentences in the Past Progressive in Spanish. Both assignments were due and collected at the end of the period.
2/26: Took vocabulary quiz for La Ninez. Went over words on page 69 and wrote four line verse(5 words each line, at least) that rhyme A,B,A,B using the words ABSORTO(a), AMARGADO(a), DOLOR, and FRACTURADO somewhere in your verse. Come prepared tomorrow to recite your verse in front of the class from memory! =0)
2/27: Recited verses from memory for 20 points, went over vocabulary words on electronic cards before reading the story Los Juegos de Lilus, read Los Juegos de Lilus pp 71-73 of textbook, then answered some questions on reading packet and will complete at home tonight(homework due tomorrow). There will be a reading/vocabulary quiz on Friday on Los Juegos de Lilus. You may access electronic cards at www.schoolnotes.com; enter zip code 32110 when prompted, then find Sra. Tangney's name and click on Spanish IV PIB. You will see the flashcards on the top section of your screen.
2/28: Completed and discussed reading packet in class(20 points) and role played a portion of the TZ episode Nightmare at 20,000 Feet. Homework: Study for quiz tomorrow on Los Juegos de Lilus. You must know what happened in the story and know meaning and function (including synonyms and antonyms) of all vocabulary words from the story.
2/29: Finished creating dialogues for Twilight Zone epsisode "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet. Took vocabulary and reading quiz for Los Juegos de Lilus. Discussed the Preterit and Imperfect in the same context, and the use of the Pluperfect. Took a worksheet home to complete for El Pasado Continuo and Preterito E Imperfecto en Contexto; this is due Monday. Your chapter2 test will be next Friday, next week!
3/3: Dialogue using all formal words in exercise F of page 77 of textbook(the ones after the slash); if you were absent and excused, you have been excused, but you are still responsible to know the use of each word shown in that exercise, went over exercise on page 79 of the textbook, and watch episode 3 of Contigo en La Distancia. Students also turned in their worksheet(homework over the weekend) for 20 points; you will have until Friday this week to turn it in if you were absent today.
3/4: Reviewed Past Progressive and Pluperfect tenses, p80 and 82 of book, read info on pages 88-89 of book and in groups, wrote a 100 wd paragraph to narrate life during the different periods of time in the history of Latin America starting with the discovery through today. Students put themselves in the shoes of someone who lived through all periods of time(fiction). In groups, they also prepared 20 index cards to practice the use of b/v and m/n- See page 90 for a review.
3/5: Finished and turned in spelling cards(b/v and m/n usage) and composition based on Datos Historicos part of chapter 2, worked in revolving circles with spelling cards, and started practice exercises on worksheets that are due tomorrow in class. CHAPTER 2 TEST IS STILL THIS FRIDAY!
3/6: Checked homework from yesterday (pages 31-34 on photocopies), went over answers, and did Repaso from pp 93-94 of textbook. Test Chapter 2 tomorrow! Check www.schoolnotes.com and enter zip code 32110 when prompted to access my flashcards(vocabulary and past participles).
3/7: Students took test for Coleccion 2. No homework this weekend.
3/10: Students watched Mariposa and wrote 10 sentences related to the movie using these words(found on page 98 of your textbook): asequible, astronomo, con todo lujo de comodidades, entorpecer, excentrico, indignarse, incontable, estar al servicio, impulsar, a partir de. Also, it was announced in class today that students need to know ALL VOCABULARY words that appear on page 98 by Thursday. There will be a vocabulary quiz on those words Thursday!!! Study! Study! Study! Visit www.schoolnotes.com to access flash cards to practice the use and meaning of these words.
3/11: FCAT today- We did not meet. Good luck on the FCAT Math tomorrow!
3/12: Wrote a 100 word composition about what you will be doing in 10 years using all verbs in the future. Future tense is explained on page 110 of your textbook. Study vocabulary on page 98 of the book; you will have a quiz on those words tomorrow!
3/13: Reviewed vocabulary on page 98 using electronic flashcards from School Notes. Read/listenend to text Rumbo al Futuro that starts on page 100 of your textbook. Took vocabulary quiz for Coleccion 3 (last 15 min. of class) for 20 points. No homework tonight.
3/14: Completed a crossword puzzle for vocabulary on Rumbo al Futuro, and created a one-minute skit in groups of three about an android or a "boceto"(sketch of a criminal). Students left without homework. =0(
3/17: Today students completed a worksheet related to the reading selection Rumbo Al Futuro in coleccion 3 of Nuevas Vistas textbook. They reviewed future and future perfect tenses found in Coleccion 3 also. Then, they broke into groups of three to build an android that specializes in a certain function(chosen by students). Wednesday each group must explain in Spanish step by step how to make their android work and how he/she will perform the task all in Spanish! NRT testing tomorrow, periods 1 and part of 2. Students will stay in homeroom until 11:00 am.
3/18: We did not meet today due to NRT testing all morning until 11:00 am.
3/19: Finished building androids and presented information regarding the android each group created. Reveiewed the use of Conditional tense in Spanish, Reflexive Verbs, and Diphtongs/All found in Coleccion 3 of Nuevas Vistas textbook. Review vocabulary words on page 118 to get familiar with expressions used to talk about the environment.
3/20: Finished discussing all topics in Chapter 3. If you were absent, you will need to review information about diptongos and hiatos on page 116, vocabulary on page 119, read pages 121 to 125 and re-read if necessary, Commands on page 130 (affirmative and negative/Use the IMPERATIVE MOOD for affirmative commands, and SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD for negative commands.), Indirect and Direct Object Pronouns used in the same sentence on page 132, simple and compound sentences on page 134, read pages 140 and 141 and translate to English each paragraph(THIS IS DUE ON MONDAY!- NOT LATER), review the "s" sound in Spanish and the use of s, c, and Z on page 142. Mid-Term Exam will include Chapters 1, 2, and 3 of Nuevas Vistas. Visit www.schoolnotes.com to find some tools that could help you review for the exam. Your Mid-Term Exam will be 20% of your final grade for the third quarter.
3/21: No School- Teachers Worksday
3/24: Substitute teacher gave the following directions: Complete practice packet for Coleccion 3 with a partner making sure both write answers on their worksheets, turn in answers only on separate sheet of paper. Complete practice quizzes for chapters 1 and 2 (Substitute teacher will project answers for you after you so that you can see how you did.). Study Colecciones 1, 2, and 3 tonight and practice with electronic flashcards.
3/25: Mid-Term exam today first block and The Bee movie second block.
3/26: B movie first block and Mit-T exam second block.
3/27: Students translated vocabulary words on page 150 into English, chose 10 of those words and wrote original and miningful sentences, and a dialogue using the words.
3/28: Students read story on pages 152 and 153 of textbook Tiempo Libre after doing pre-reading activities on page 151. After that, students watch Lucy and the Monkey and wrote a summary/comparison paragraph for the two stories they learned about today in class, Tiempo Libre and Lucy and the Monkey.
3/31: Mr. Deaugustino and Mr. Tangney guided students through course selection for next year. Second period class completed a survey. We will resume normal Spanish class activities tomorrow. Only four more days to spring break!
4/1: Went over p 156 exercises for vocabulary in context, completed vocabulary in context worksheet for coleccion 4 and turned in, discussed word families(word study) and viewed word maps for words on exercise F p157 of Nuevas Vistas, worked on students' own word studies for five different word families and turned in. We will be in the Media Center tomorrow to complete a special assignment related to our topic in coleccion 4.
4/2: Students worked in pairs in the Media Center to create a 10 slide PP presentation in Spanish. Each slide must contain 25 words of narrative in past tenses. Remember, in Spanish we narrate in the PAST! Each slide must contain pics. illustrating a scene. We will watch slide shows tomorrow in class.
4/3: Watch some of the PP presentations, and started watching Selena, the movie.
4/4: Finished watching the movie Selena.
4/14-4/18: Reviewed commands and received list of commands. Quiz next Wednesday, 23 of April(matching and fill in the blank for regular verbs).
4/21: Played BINGO with expressions containing commands. Reviewed voc. words that appear on page 167 with flash cards in revolving circles. Received worksheets to practice the subjunctive mode(Must turn in this Wednesday, April 23rd!). There will be a quiz on expressions containing commands and Imperative conjugations(regular) this Thursday!
4/22: We spent most of the block in the Media Center working on PP presentations. Students completed their PP projects and saved them in their accounts.
4/23: Students turned in their worsheets (packet pp 57 to 61) for Subjunctive practice. They reviewed vocabulary on page 167 of the textbook using flash cards and read Chac Mool. We did not finish reading the story; we will continue reading tomorrow. There will be a quiz on commands tomorrow. Study list of commands given to you, as well as rules for conjugating verbs in the IMPERATIVE MODE.
4/24: Took quiz on commands. Read the rest of Chac Mool, and discussed with whole class.
4/25: Prepared and presented a one-minute skit to role play Chac Mool. Students were asked to change the ending of the story for their own ending.
4/28: We watched some power point presentations, reviewed vocab. words for Chac Mool, and copied words from the board that can be found in sentences in the subjunctive's main clause. There will be a Chac Mool Vocabulary quiz this Friday and a chapter 4 test next Friday.
4/29: P.182 Discussed Perfect Subjunctive(If you were absent, you need to get the information on Perfect Subjunctive from the textbook.), read about 5 de mayo and organized a reenactment of how 5 de mayo came to be a mexican-american celebration(from the historical perspective). We will reenact history of 5 de mayo Monday, May 5th, so students have to be ready to act their parts that day. They will not have time to rehearse their parts that day. That day, students will have the option to bring a home-prepared dish that is tradicional Mexican. If you work with a partner, you must bring in a couple of snap shots of you and your partner taking part in the preparation of the dish. Food preparation is for a maximum of 20 bonus points. Remember your dish MUST BE MEXICAN!
4/30: Reviewed some more for vocabulary quiz on Chac Mool, planned Cinco de Mayo skit, went over prepositions and adverbs that appear in chapter 4. Students wrote down English meanings, and we discussed their use.
5/1: Reviewed vocabulary Chac Mool, finalized plans for Monday's Cinco de Mayo skit. Students will get to rehearse one more time on Monday, 5th of May before performing skit.
5/2: Took quiz on voc. from Chac Mool story(matching), practiced skit.
5/5: Practiced skit, performed skit, sampled Mexican foods in class, watch video Cinco de Mayo.
5/6: Refered to page 182 of Nuevas Vistas to write five examples of sentences in the Perfect Subjunctive, refered to page 186 to write five sentences using prepositions in Spanish, refered to page 187 to write examples of sentences using adverbs, and read about architecture of the Hispanic world from pages 192-193 of Nuevas Vistas. Students turned in written assignment at the end of the period. Test chapter 4 is this Friday.
5/7: Went over the c, qu, and k to produce the |k| sound in Spanish- refer to page 194 of textbook, went over Architecture of Latin America- refer to pages 194-194 of Nuevas Vistas. Your chapter 4 test Friday!- No excuses, no delays, no extentions.
5/8: Students completed written Repaso on pages 197-198 of textbook (Parts A through K) and turned in for 50 points. We saw some Power Point Presentations; still working on them.
5/9: Reviewed chapter4, took chapter4 test, watch film on the Aztects and explained what it means to be a native american today.
5/12: Wrote story using voc on p 202 of book(words starting with each letter of ATREVIDO).
5/13: Reviewed vocabulary p 202 and sat in groups of three to translate parts of fragment from Como Agua Para Chocolate(turned in translations).
5/14: Read and went over translations of fragment of Como Agua Para Chocolate story. We will watch the movie tomorrow. First block did a skit based on the story, but second period watched movie "Smashed" and completed the post video survey.
5/15: Watched Como Agua Para Chocolate. Wrote a small paragraph before watching film to make a prediction about the end of the story.
5/16: Finished watching CAPChocolate and wrote a 100 word composition to talk about familiy tranditions vs. forbidden love. Is it more important to follow your heart even if it breaks family tradition?
5/19: Students completed the following ideas and answered questions on pages 73-74 of the workbook. They also reviewed vocabulary for the story using flash cards.
1. Dudo que Mama Elena...
2. Estoy seguro(a) que Tita...
3. Quisiera saber porque Pedro...
4. No puedo creer que...
5. La novela se titula Como Agua Para Chocolate porque...
5/20: Went over vocabulary on page 225 and wrote english meanings in notebook; also, discussed antonyms and synonims for each word. We also reviewed vocabulary with flash cards and voted for students' superlatives. The written part of the final exam will be Friday, May 30th. Be prepared!
5/21: Read story El Hijo on page 227 of Nuevas Vistas and translated and discussed the story orally. Went over activities on page 236 with the whole class. Nothing was collected from students today. Students must re-read the story at home, and go over the whole unit using the textbook to adequately prepare for chapter 5 test next Tuesday, May 27th!
5/22: Went over Nota Cultural about the Guarani language on page 235 of textbook. Presented a dialogue involving a parent and a child with a conflict, and discussed answers to exercises on page 237 of the textbook.
5/23: Watched Mi Pobre Angelito
5/27: Completed activities on pages 75-78 of workbook/discussed answers. Students must bring final exam study guide to class tomorrow. Chapter 5 test will be this Thursday, May 29th; it will consist of 25 multiple-choice questions. You must re-read the two stories in the chaper, and review all grammar and vocabulary.
5/28: Students presented concepts from study guide for final exam. Test chapter 5 tomorrow. Bring an index card with information to Monday's exam.
5/29: Students reviewed vocabulary from chapter 5 with flash cards. They took chapter 5 test, and continued presenting their concepts from study guide(They started yesterday, but did not finish.). Exam essay question will be answered in class tomorrow. It could by any A, B, or C from end of list on study guide. Be prepared! Be sure you use proper grammar, syntax, and spelling as well as answering the question thoroughly, accurately and logically.
5/30: Completed essay requirement of final exam. Worked on and completed bonus assignment in class(how to draw a "coqui" - for 5-10 bonus points). Multiple choice part of final exam Monday(Bring index card with grammar- NO ATTACHMENTS! Students who do not follow directions will be denied the opportunity to refer to index card. Students who "forget" to bring index card will not be allowed time to prepare one in class. Be ready! Study using your study guide for the final exam; do not rely on index card only!