Monday, Dec. 14, 2009

Spent entire class period working through review packet distributed before Thanksgiving. Some students attempted/completed speaking part of exam.

Tues., Dec. 15 - Writing and speaking sections of midterm
Wed., Dec. 16 - vocab exam, chapters 4B-7A
Thurs. or Fri. - scantron exam

Friday, Dec. 11, 2009

1. Checked demonstrative adjective sheet from Thurs.
2. Returned book activity spotcheck
3. Took 7A Vocab quiz
4. Practiced speaking for final exam
5. Library - exam review

Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009

1. Practiced 7A Vocab with fashion show
2. Learned new set of demonstrative adjectives
that...over there = aquel, aquella, aquellos, aquellas
3. Demonstrative adjective sheet/practice
** 7A vocab test tomorrow, Friday, Dec. 11

Wed., Dec. 9, 2009

1. Reviewed spotcheck from yesterday
2. Practiced sentence writing (s/v agree; n/adj. agree; word order)
3. Learned two grammar points of 7A - p. 330 (stem-changing verbs)
and p. 332 (demonstrative adjectives)
4. Jumped rope with new grammar jingle
5. Tarea: p. 330 - act. 14 (change speaking to writing)
p. 331 - act. 15
p. 332 - act. 17 - fill blanks, translate to English
** 7A Vocab quiz - Fri.

Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009

1. Passed back 6B test
2. Turned in 7A word puzzle(s)
3. Started chapter 7A, p. 322-323 - new vocab
4. Did Manos a la Obra activities - p. 326-329
5. Activity with authentic Spanish song

Deadline for retakes/makeups is Mon., Dec. 14

Mon., Dec. 7, 2009

1. Did guided practice sheets for 2 grammar sections of 6B
2. Took 6B test
3. Read and watched Video Historias for 6A & 6B
4. Began 7A Vocab p. 342
5. One vocab puzzle for homework, two for extra credit

LAST DAY FOR RETAKES AND MAKEUPS - MON., DEC. 14

Friday, Dec. 4, 2009

1. Presented house plans/sentences
2. Chose winners
3. 6B Listening activities
4. Eres tu, Maria video
6B Test on Monday

Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009

1. Returned spotcheck from Wed.
2. Reviewed 6B Vocab
3. Took 6B Vocab Quiz - 30 pts.
4. Drew house plan, labeled rooms, 3 command sentences,
3 present progressive sentences

Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009

1. Turned in puzzle(s) from Tues.
2. p. 308 - learned present progressive
3. Practiced present progressive
4. Practiced 6B Vocab (Test Thurs.)
5. Complete Grammar Tutor sheet for spot check grade

Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009

1. p. 302 - act. 5
2. p. 305 - affirmative commands
3. all activities through p. 307
4. Grammar Tutor sheet (see cart)
5. Reviewed 6B vocab, p. 318 - test Thursday
6. 2 vocab puzzles - one of your choice for credit, both for extra credit
(see cart)

Monday, Nov. 30, 2009

1. Began Chapter 6B - new vocab
2. Did Manos a la Obra activities
3. went to library to learn/review 6B with computers
This week:
6B Vocab Q. - Thursday
6B Test - next Mon., Dec. 7

Monday, Nov. 23, 2009

1. Did Guided Practice sheets for 6A
2. Took 6A Test
3. Read "Eres tú, Maria?, p. 292-293
4. Watched video
5. Distributed EXAM REVIEW PACKETS
(l per student) See teacher for your copy

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

1. Finished projects
2. Reviewed 6A Vocabulary
3. 6A Listening
4. 6A Workbook
** 6A Test on Monday

Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009

1. Presented Restaurant projects (100 pts.)
2. Translated story (see basket under cart)

Wed., Nov. 18, 2009

1. Reviewed adverbs of place vocab
2. Reviewed 6A Vocab (quiz on Fri.)
3. Learned Comparative (p. 278) and Superlative (p.80)
4. Practiced Comparative and Superlative with art poster
and captions.
PROJECT DUE TOMORROW!

Tuesday, Nov. 17

1. Checked verb chart from Mon.
2. Played spoons with irregular/stem-changing verbs
3. P. 284-287 - stem changing verbs
4. Watched Gramactiva
5. pronunciation - "r" and "rr"
6. Story translation for homework
(see basket on cart)

Monday, Nov. 16

1. Returned 5B tests and went over answers
(Many need to retake it by Tues., Nov. 24)
2. Began chapter 6A, p. 270-271 (New vocab p. 294)
3. p. 274-275 - practiced new vocab with activities
(Listening, writing, drawing, speaking)
4. Verb Chart for homework (check basket in bottom of cart)

Friday, Nov. 13

1. Reviewed Ser and Estar, practiced
2. Reviewed Venir and Traer, practiced
3. 5B Test
4. Watched Episodio 2 of "Eres tu, Maria?"

Tuesday, Nov. 10

1. p. 256 - verb "venir", + activities
2. p. 258 - ser vs. estar + activities
2 handouts, (labeled p. 10 & 11)
3. "Eres tu, Maria?" video mystery

Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009

1. Went over homework from Tues., Nov. 10 (Ser and Estar)
2. Practiced 5B Vocab
3. Took 5B Vocab quiz
4. 5B Additional listening activities
5. 5B Workbook
** 5B Test Tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 13

Wed., Nov. 11, 2009

Attended Veterans' Day program
Library/Computer work on 5B
** 5B vocab quiz tomorrow

Mon., Nov. 9, 2009

1. Returned 5A test
2. Intro 5A, p. 248-249
3. manos a la obra, p. 252-255,
act. 4, 6, 8
4. Both Video historias, 5A and 5B
5. Former student video project
6. Homework - 5b Vocab puzzle
(take from black basket on bottom of cart)
** 5B vocab quiz Thurs.
*** 5B Chapter test Fri.

Friday, Nov. 6, 2009

1. Took 5A Test
2. Finished presenting projects
3. Received Video Project Assignment - due Nov. 19
(see basket on cart for copy)
4. Went to library for 5B intro/practice on computers

Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009

1. Presented Family Tree projects
2. Reviewed 5A Vocab
3. Did p. 85-93 in workbook
** 5A Test tomorrow

Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009

1. 5A Vocab quiz - 25 pts.
2. Reviewed 4 grammar/conversation
constructions
3. p. 232 - Possessive adjectives
4. Act. 18 & 20
5. Did back of "tener" sheet from Tues.
6. 5A Additional Listening activities
* Poster due tomorrow
** 5A Test on Friday

Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009

1. Picked up Tener as complete verb, p. 228, all activities
2. Practiced Tener forms (see basket in cart)
3. Did interviews
4. Reviewed 5A vocab
** 5A Vocab quiz Wed.
***Poster due Thurs.
***** 5A Test Friday

Monday, Nov. 2, 2009

1. Began chapter 5A, p. 220-227
2. Worked with vocab in context
3. Did all activities, p. 226-227 for participation grade
4. Turned in homework from Friday, and received 4B test
5. Received poster project info - due Friday, Nov. 6
** Other dates this week:
5A Vocab quiz - Wed.
Poster due - Thurs.

Friday, Oct. 30, 2009

1. 4B Communicative Activity
2. 4B Practice sheet
3. 4B Test
4. Began 5A vocab, p. 244
Write each word five times in Spanish, with 1 English heading

Thursday, Oct. 29. 2009

1. Practiced 4B vocab
2. Took vocab quiz /40 pts.
3. 4B listening activities
4. 4B Workbook activities
** 4B Chapter test Friday

Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009

1. New grammar, p. 206, "ir a + infinitive"
2. New grammar, p. 208 - verb "jugar"
3. Did writing activities
4. Learned dance - merengue
Took up 4B Vocab puzzle/tarea
4B Vocab Quiz Thursday 10/29

Mon., Oct. 26, 2009

1. p. 196-205 Chapter 4B
2. p. 218 - new vocab
3. Participation grade
** last week of six weeks
%%% All retakes/makeups (since Oct. 10) due by Wed. MORNING, 10-28
Tarea - 4B vocab wordsearch

Friday, Oct. 23, 2009

International Food Day celebration with all other World Language students and GAPP visitors from Berlin

Thursday, Oct. 26, 2009

1. Classroom pronunciation/participation 4B Videohistoria
** If you are absent, you do NOT need to make it up
2. Received grade from midterm scantron
3. Listening activities
TOMORROW IS INTERNATIONAL FOOD DAY!

Wed., Oct. 21, 2009

1. Practiced speaking with communicative activity
2. took scantron part of midterm exam (100%)
@@ Don't forget food day on Friday!

Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009

1. Midterm speaking exam
2. Midterm writing exam
reviewed for midterm scantron (short answer) for tomorrow

Monday, Oct. 19, 2009

1. Practiced writing
2. Practiced speaking
3. Practiced verbs
** Midterm writing and speaking tomorrow

Friday, Oct. 16, 2009

1. Returned 4A Vocab Quiz
2. Read/watched 4A Videohistoria
3. Practiced speaking and reading for midterm
4. Had 4 guest speakers (teenagers) from Berlin
&&& Don't forget to study for your midterm:
Tues. - speaking and writing
Wed. - scantron (listening, vocab, grammar)

Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009

1. Turned in tarea (question word puzzle)
2. Reviewed 4a vocab
3. Took 4A Vocab quiz
4. Did workbook pages 69, 70, 71, 72A, 73
5. Reviewed for midterm exam (using pkt.)

Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009

1. p. 184 , learn question words
2. Act. 15 and 16
3. Question word cards - matching
4. Question word sheet - Grammar Tutor
5. 4A Vocab review - fly swatter game
6. Tarea - Question word puzzle
*** 4A Vocab Quiz Thursday

Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009

1. Learned and used verb "ir", p. 180-183
2. Worksheet on verb "ir"
3. Reviewed/learned 4A Vocab
^^Turned in wordpuzzles from Mon.

Monday, October 12, 2009

1. Began 4A, p. 170
2. All vocab and "manos", p. 176-179
3. p. 194 - vocab
** 2 sided vocab puzzles (your choice of
one for credit; do both for EXTRA Credit)

Friday, Oct. 2, 2009

1. Returned 3B test and project grades
2. Distributed Progress Reports
3. Library - regular verb conjugation, 4A Vocab

Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009

1. 3B Guided Practice
2. 3B Test
3. Projects presented

Wed., Sept. 30, 2009

1. Returned 3B Vocab Quiz
2. Practiced short answer questions/answers
3. Watched 3B Videohistoria
4. Did communicative Activities
5. Did additional listening activities
Tomorrow: 3B test, projects due, retakes/makeups due

Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009

1. Checked and turned in homework from Mon.
2. Reviewed 3B vocab
3. Took 3B vocab quiz
4. Did workbook pages 59, 62, 63, 64
5. Played spoons with verb conjugations
### Bring sentences for project for Ms. Rice to check

Monday, Sept. 28, 2009

1. p. 155 - pronunciación
2. read all culture in 3B
3. Added five irregular verbs and forms to graphic organizer:
ser, estar, ir, hacer, tener
4. practiced noun/adjective agreement (using ser to make sentences)
5. practiced 3B vocab
6. 3B Narrative - translte to English (check cart in room)
** 3B vocab quiz Tues.
***3B Test Thursday
***Project due Thursday
*** All retakes/makeups due Thursday

Friday, Sept. 25, 2009

1. Read p. 156 and 158 for new grammar
2. Did noun/adjective agreement practice
3. Did act. 15, p. 158
4. Watched Gramactivas
5. Did 3B vocab puzzle (cart in room), p. 168
6. Worked on poster project

Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009

1. Returned 3A test
2. Took up homework translation
3. Began 3B, p. 146-155
4. 3B Vocab - p. 168
5. Distributed Poster project directions-due Oct. 1

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

1. Did 3A Guided Practice
2. Checked homework from Tues.
3. Took 3A Test
4. Tarea: Translate story/narrative
(get from cart in classroom)
5. Watched video historia

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

1. Created and presented skit with 3A Vocab
2. Fly swatter game with vocab
3. 3A Vocab Quiz
4. 3A Additional Listening activities
5. -er & -ir verb sheet (get from cart in room)
** 3A Test tomorrow, Wed., Sept. 23

Monday, Sept. 21, 2009

1. p. 122-133 - Chapter 3A
2. Practiced new vocab
3. Did crossword puzzle
* 3A Vocab Quiz tomorrow
** 3A Test - Wed.

Thursday, Sept. 17

1. Reviewed 2B test
2. Brainstormed: What does it mean to study?
3. Baseline reading with digital recorders
4. Library - intro to 3A Vocab (food)
** 3A Vocab Quiz Tuesday, 9-22

Wed., Sept. 16

1. Did 2b guided practice sheets, checked
2. Took 2B Test
3. Filled out -er and -ir verb chart

Tuesday, Sept. 15

Did Study Centers in preparation for 2B Test WED., 9-16
1. two communicative activities
2. dice game with estar and preparations
3. plurals of nouns and articles
4. verb estar
5. vocab cards

Monday, Sept. 14

1. Reviewed prepositions/phrases
2. 2B Additional Listening activities
3. 2B Workbook
4. Watched 2B Video Historia
5. Practiced 2B Vocab
**2B Test Tues. OR Wed.

Friday, Sept. 11

1. Finished projects
2. Reviewed verb "estar", p. 107-109
3. Learned plurals of nouns and adjectives,
p. 110+
4. Pronunciations of letter "g"
5. Reviewed prepositional phrases

LAST DAY OF FIRST SIX WEEKS

Thursday, Sept. 10

Watched and listened to "Mis Clases" Power point projects.

Wed., Sept. 9, 2009

1. Practiced conjugating regular -ar, -er, -ir verbs
2. Started 2B, p. 98
3. p. 107 - learn verb ESTAR
4. 2B vocab puzzle for Thursday (see cart in room)
** Power Point Project due Thursday
^^ All retakes, makeups due Thursday

Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009

1. Returned 2A test, answered questions
2. Added -er and -ir verbs and endings to graphic organizer
3. Practiced conjugating -er and -ir verbs
4. Worked in library for 45+ minutes on power point project -
DUE Thursday, Sept. 10
**** All retakes and makeups due by Thursday afternoon, Sept. 10
(Last day of six weeks is Friday, Sept. 11)

Friday, Sept. 4

1. Did guided practice sheets to prepare for test
2. Took 2A test
3. Practiced with digital voice recorders
** Finish power point script for Tuesday

Thursday, Sept. 3

1. Cloze listening activity
2. Received powerpt. project info - due Thurs., Sept. 10
3. Started creating powerpoint
** 2A Test Friday, p. 72-97

Wed., Sept. 2

1. Additional listening activties
2. Verb/sentence practice (get from cart in room)
3. Video de San Antonio/cloze activity
^^^^^^ 2 A test postponed until Friday, Sept. 4
See teacher for returned 2A vocab quiz

Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009

1. Checked graphic organizer and verb chart for completion (20 pts.)
2. Reviewed 2A vocab words
3. Took 2A vocab quiz (40 pts.)
4. Watched Videohistoria and gram activas from 2A
5. Practiced verb conjugation
* 2A Test on Thursday

Mon., Aug. 31

1. used question cards for oral practice
2. did review sheet/activities for -ar verbs
3. made graphic organizer for conjugating verbs
4. practiced 2A vocab for quiz on Tues.
* complete chart on back of #2 sheet
** finish graphic organizer
*** study for 2A Vocab quiz, Sept. 1

Fri., Aug. 28

1. Returned 1B tests, answered questions
2. Practiced pronunciation
3. Read skit/earned grade
4. Retaught/learned -ar verb conjugation
5. practiced verbs
* 2A Vocab quiz - Tues., Sept. 1
2A TEST - Thur., Sept. 3

Thurs., Aug. 27

1. Spent half class time in library using websites to review
2. 2A Vocab crossword (see cart in room)
3. Review/practice p. 52-53 - will present tomorrow for
pronunciation grade

Wed., August 26

1. Textbook, p. 78-81, act. 4, 5 & 7 (writing)
2. p. 79, act. 6, and p. 80, act. 8 - speaking
3. Adjective agreement handout (see cart in classroom)
4. p. 52-53 - choose one part and practice reading it aloud
this will be presented and graded on Fri., Aug. 28

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

1. Reviewed 1B grammar
2. 1B Test
3. Began page 2A, p. 72-73
4. p. 82 - Subject pronouns - MEMORIZE
5. p. 84 - Conjugating AR Verbs
*Tarea (homework) - memorize subject pronouns (#4)

Monday, Aug. 24

1. Checked homework (10 pts., act. 19 & 21, 1B)
2. Read p. 64-67 in text
3. Additional Listening activties
4. 1B Workbook, all pages
** 1B Test tomorrow, Tues., Aug. 25

Friday, August 21, 2009

1. Reviewed 1B Vocab
2. Learned 1B grammar
Adjectives, articles, word order
3. p. 61 pronunciacion
** Tarea - p. 62, act. 19 and p. 63, act. 21
Write all complete sentences

Thursday, August 20, 2009

1. Distributed 3-week progress reports to be shared with parents
2. Learned adjectives, p. 55-57
3. Practiced 1B vocab p. 70
4. Library review and practice
*1B Vocab quiz Friday

Wed., Aug. 19, 2009

1. Reviewed 1A
2. Tested C. 1A
3. Began 1B, p. 48-51 & 54
* Tarea (homework) 1B vocab wordsearch, p. 70

Tues., Aug. 18, 2009

1. Did workbook pages 13-20 & checked
2. Did Additional Listening Activities
3. Read/listened to/watched "videohistoria", p. 28-29
** 1A Test tomorrow

Mon., Aug. 3

1. Reviewed 1A Vocab/several different activities
2. Took 1A Vocab quiz
3. Created conversations and presented in class
* 1A Test on Wed.

Fri., Aug. 14, 2009

1. Learned all grammar in 1A
2. Reviewed vocab
* 1A Vocab quiz on Monday

Thurs., Aug. 13, 2009

1. Received graded PE test from Wed.
2. p. 32 + (infinitives)
3. p. 36 + (negatives)
*1A Vocab Quiz on Monday, Aug. 17
**1A Chapter Test on Wed., Aug. 19

Wed., Aug. 12, 2009

1. Took PE test
2. Began chapter 1A, p. 24-29

Tues., Aug. 11

1. Did all listening activities
2. Went to library and explored textbook websites and much more
3. PE Test tomorrow, p. 2-22

Mon., Aug. 10, 2009

1. Reviewed calendar and weather
2. Listening activities, speaking activities
3. finished workbook, p. 9 & 10 - turn in for credit

Friday, Aug. 7, 2009

1. Reviewed vocab so far
2. Quiz on first part of PE
e. Intro weather & calendar
* PE Test on Wed., Aug. 12

Thursday, August 6

1. Learned time, p. 8
2. Learned body parts, p. 9
3. reviewed p. 2-9 for quiz on Friday

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

1. Received textbooks
2. Covered new (and old) material, p. 2-7
3. Recited Alfabeto (30 pts.)
4. Quiz on p. 2-9 on Friday

*See Sra. Arroz for textbook

Mon., Aug. 3

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