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!  AP students are required to write a 200 wd essay on the topic:  El Mas Allla/Los Fenomenos Sobrematurales es/son producto de la imaginacion y no tiene/tienen validez. (The topic sentence will not appear in any part of the essay!). 

1/30: We finished discussing, studying and practicing word intonation and accent rules on page 18, divided words into syllables on the board, and watch a silent movie Llamada de Larga Distancia(Students played the roles of the actors and created their own dialogues to go along with the movie.)  There will be a quiz on syllables and accent marks this Friday! 

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".  Essays for AP students are due this Monday coming up!

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. AP students MUST submit their essays MONDAY, February 4th for 100 points.  Students not meeting the deadline, can turn them in Tuesday for a maximum of 80 points(Refer to class syllabus).

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, 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.  Spanish AP ONLY:  Review conjugations of verbs in PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE, PRETERIT, IMPERFECT, PRESENT PERFECT, PLUPERFECT, FUTURE, and FUTURE PERFECT from pages VC-1 to VC-7 of your textbook Conexiones. You must present one example of sentences in each tense/mode.  You must write the personal pronoun (Yo, Tú, usted, etc.) along with the conjugated verbs to show subject-verb agreement(This assignment is due this Friday, February 8th!!!).  Start reading page 75 of Conexiones, Human Rights Agreement(You will be asked to submit an example of a violation of each.  This assignment will be due Monday, February 11!!!!).

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!  See bulletin board in classroom(calendar)- AP students!!!, and check this web site periodically.

2/11: AP students turned in their third week assignments(from last week).  All 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, read pages 52-55 of Nuevas Vistas in class and answered questions on page 56 orally, homework:  write 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!

2/22: Students reviewed and took reading quiz for El Nacimiento

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)

2/21:  Wrote a classmate's biography(200 wds.), and practiced listening with a CD and the listening complrehension workbook.

2/22: 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.

2/25: 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:  Quiz vocabulary unit2, went over vocabulary words p.69 and took notes, created a four line verse to memorize with the words:  "absorto", "dolor", "amargado", and "fracturado".  The verse must rhyme A,B,A,B.

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 10-20 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 started Repaso from pp 93 and 94 of the textbook(students required to finish at home and bring back tomorrow).  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.  AP students ONLY:  Received assignments for this week.  These are required and must be turned in this Friday in the folder provided.  Assignments that are one day late will be penalized and will only receive 80% maximum of the total value.

3/11:  Students wrote a 100 word paragraph using correct grammar and punctuation about what they will be doing 10 years from now.

3/12:  We did not meet today due to FCAT testing.

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).  After presenting skits, AP students met with the AP coordinator to get information regarding the AP Spanish exam.  AP assignments for this week are due MONDAY, 17 of March; not later! 

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:  Students who came to class were given the priviledge to work on bonus questions from the textbook.  All bonus questions must have been submitted by the end of the period TODAY.  Bonus assignments will not be accepted tomorrow or later. 

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 if you want to earn 10 bonus points in class participation(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

3/26: Bee movie today.  No assignments were given.

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. Students also worked on the AP workbook Practica 1(Short Dialogue).

3/31: Did activities on page 156 orally in class, completed a worksheet for vocabulary in context, and looked at an example of a word study(using a word root to map words from the same family) on a transparency, then sat in pairs and did their own word study for five different words.  If you were absent, you need to pick up a worksheet and complete it.  You also need to do a word study for five words of your choice.

4/1:  Test today!!!

AP Spanish ONLY:

3/31-4/4  These are your assignments for this week.  You must work on these at home and turn them in this Friday 4/4 before leaving for Spring Break.  Late work will not be accepted.

Assignment #1:  Write a critique in Spanish about a movie(must be filmed in a Hispanic country or of a Hispanic theme) or t.v. show(from Telemundo or Galavisión).  Your critique must be at least 100 words in Spanish.  You must show good use of grammar structures, punctuation, and spelling learned in class.  You will lose ½ point for each misspelled word, or inappropriate use of a word, and wrong use of  the accent mark(includes its absence).  

Assignment #2:  Escribe un ensayo de 200 palabras en Español para hacer una comparación o contrastar la Segunda Guerra Mundial a la Guerra en Iraq.  Indica las causas y las consecuencias de cada una.  Tendrás que basar tu ensayo en una investigación por medio de la Internet. You must show good use of grammar structures, punctuation, and spelling learned in class.  You will lose ½ point for each misspelled word, or inappropriate use of a word, and wrong use of  the accent mark(includes its absence).  

4/1:  AP students were given AP assignments above on hard copy.  Students used the AP Prep book to practice listening to short narrative and answering questions, reading and answering questions, and paragraph completion with word roots provided. They completed Practica 1 Short Narrative 1-6, Reading Practica 1, 1, and Paragraph Completion 1, Practica 1.  We will be in the Media Center tomorrow.  Come by the classroom to see if you have first or second lunch.

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.  AP students worked on their third AP assignment for the week involving Power Point.

4/3: Worked on Power Point presentations during first and third lunches.  Went back to class and started watching Selena, the movie. 

4/4: Finished watching the movie Selena.  AP students were given an extention on AP assignments due today.  Assignments MUST BE turned 4/14/08; not later! Assignments submitted one day late will be penalized; scores will be lowered by 20% of the total value of the assignments.

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(some students only) working on PP presentations.  Students completed their PP projects and saved them in their accounts. The use of the subjunctive mode was reviewed.  Some students completed subjunctive packet and turned it in.