Jan. 24-26

Monday: NO SCHOOL - Teacher workday

Tuesday: NO SCHOOL - Teacher workday

Wednesday: First Day of Classes

• Seating arrangements
• Class intro/cover classroom policies and expectations
• Receive textbooks and workbooks
• Bathroom/Homework passes
• Student intro/why should I take this class?
• Handouts: The Spanish alphabet and vowels in Spanish
• HW: Cover book and sign class policies paper; complete Para empezar vocab. flashcards, p.22-23

Thursday:

• Turn in class policies paper
• Review: the Spanish alphabet
• Notes: Some important phrases used in Spanish like greetings, formal and informal speech, etc.
• p.1 - Read cultural background/talk about etiquette, greetings, and personal space in Spanish-speaking countries)
• p.2 - Read dialogues and exploration of the language
• p.1 in practice book (prbk)
• p.3, #1-2 (activities)
• p.4, Read exploration of the language; complete #4 (listening) and #6 (written)
• p.2 (Practice book - Prbk)
• HW: Para empezar vocab. flashcards, p.22-23; Cover your book

Friday:

• Check book cover for HW grade
• Common classroom commands p.6
• Notes: p. 7, Numbers
• Practice: p. 7, #8 and #10 (number 2)
• p.8, Notes: Time
• Practice with clocks
• p. 9, Body parts
• Simon says!
• p.5 (Prbk) (practice with body parts)
• HW: Study for  vocab. quiz (general greetings, numbers, and body parts)

Monday: NO SCHOOL - Teacher workday

Tuesday: NO SCHOOL - Teacher workday

Wednesday: First Day of Classes

• Seating chart
• Class intro - read class policies and expectations
• Names
• Distribute texts and workbooks
• Homework/bathroom passes
• Handout vocab. packets
• p.1-2, Cultural background and chapter objectives
• p.3, #1 Read dialogues and answer questions
• p.4, #2-3
• HW: Cover book and sign class policies paper

Thursday:

• Turn in class policies paper
• Take and go over pre-test
• Notes: p.5, Review the verb ser
• HW: Cover your book!; p.5, #7 - practice with the verb ser

Friday:

• Book check
• Warm-up: p.2 (Practice book) - ser
• p.6, Review of nationalities (read)
• p.7, #11 (Discuss) - practice with nationalities
• p.8, Read the dialogue; #12 (listen and write) - dialogue comprehension
• p.9, Review of present-tense regular verbs and leisure activities
• p.9, #14 (write) - practice with conjugating verbs
• p.11, #19 (Read and answer paragraph)
• HW: p.3-4 in practice workbook (prbk)

Jan. 29-Feb. 2

Monday: Report Cards

• Review for vocab. quiz - bingo
• Vocab. QUIZ (greetings, numbers, and body parts)
• p.3 (Prbk)
• p.10, Read Classroom vocab. and "también se dice" section
• p.10, #2
• Notes: p.11, Gender of nouns/definite articles (copy off board)
• p.11, #3 (oral practice with gender of nouns)
• p.12, Review of vocab/pronunciation, #4 (1-4)
• p.14, Notes: Months of the year and days of the week (Copy off the board)
• Activity: calendar/birthdays
• HW: Study for vocab. quiz (classroom objects and calendar vocab)

Tuesday:

• Review 1st vocab. quiz
• Warm-up: p.15, #9 (written)
• p.16, #10 - more practice with the calendar vocab. (oral)
• Review and take 2nd quiz (classroom objects, calendar vocab. days of the week)
• p.18, Weather vocab.
• p.23, Preparation for the test on Para empezar
• HW: p. 4 and 10 (Prbk); Study for test!; Bring blank flashcards to make set with new vocab.

Wednesday:

• p.19, #1-2
• Test review (Whiteboards)
• Test on Para empezar
• Make flashcards (FC) on ch. 1A (p.46)
• p.24, Picasso and cubism
• p.25, Chapter objectives
• p.26-27, Review vocab.;I like/don't like concepts
• HW: Vocab. p. from Ch. 1A, p.46 (37 terms)

Thursday:

• Hand in FC
• Review 2nd vocab. quiz and Para empezar tests
• p.46, Review vocab. pronunciation; ¿Qué te gusta hacer?
• p. 26-27, Read dialogues
• p.27, act. #1-2 (listening practice)
• p.28-29 (read)
• p.29, act. #3
• p.7 (2nd part practice book); Watch videos and complete Activities #1-4
• HW: Study for vocab. quiz, p. 1A-1 and 1A-2 (practice book)

Friday:

• 1A-1 and 1A-2 prbk
• Review for vocab. quiz
• Take 1st vocab. quiz/check it
• p.30, #5 (writing), #6 (speaking)
• HW: p.1A-3 and 1A-4 (Prbk)

Monday: Report Cards

• Check HW
• Warm-up: p.10, #15 - review of interrogatives
• Hand out - "The Spanish Inquisition" questionnaire
• HW: Study for grammar quiz; Bring flashcards

Tuesday:

• Review for quiz
• Quiz: Review of Spanish I (Para empezar chapter)
• Do flashcards for chapter 1A vocab.
• HW: Complete Ch. 1A flashcards, p.40

Wednesday:

• Turn in Ch. 1A flashcards
• p.16, Read Cultural background
• Introduce vocab. from Ch. 1A p. 40 - pronunciation
• p.18, Read dialogues
• p.19, #1-2 (listening)
• p.20-21, Videostory (Read and answer)
• Watch videostory, Complete #2-3, p.6 (2nd part practice book)
• Review of tener &  Review of tener + que + infinitive (discuss); 1A-A (Prbk)
• HW: 1A-B, 1A-1 and 1A-2 in practice book (prbk)

Thursday:

• Review Para Empezar grammar quizzes
• Check HW
• p.14-15, REVIEW: Classroom vocabulary and the verb tener (notes off board)
• p.15, #3 (discuss)
• p.22, #4 (written)
• HW: Study for vocab. quiz

Friday:

• Whiteboards review for vocab. quiz
• Vocab. quiz and check
• p.24, #7 - More vocab. practice (write)
• p.25, Fondo cultural - Jose Marti (read), #9 (read and discuss)
• p.25, #10 for EC! - present on Friday
• HW: p.1A-3 and 1A-4 in practice workbook

Feb. 5 - 9

Monday:  

• Notes on infinitives of verbs, p. 32
• p. 32, activity #9 (written)
• p. 32, #10 (speaking)
• Create a dialogue with a partner on what you like to do
• HW: Study for spelling vocab. quiz

Tuesday:

• Whiteboards review for quiz
• 2nd vocab. Quiz: Ch. 1A Vocab.
• p.31, Read cultural background
• 1A-5 and 1A-8 (Prbk) and check it
• p.34 - Read about cognates and cultural background
• p.35, Read about dance and music in the hispanic world (listen to music samples)
• p.36, Grammar notes: Negatives & #15

• Work on dialogues themed "What do you like to do?"

• Review game with vocabulary

• HW: Study for grammar quiz on infinitives, negatives, and agreement/disagreement; Memorize dialogue

Wednesday:

• Go to computer to sign up for online textbook
• p.38, Grammar notes: Agreement/disagreement, #
• Grammar quiz (infinitives, negatives, and agreement/disagreement)
• p.39, Pronunciation (vowels a, e, and i)
• p.40-41, Read lecture and answer questions
• Work on dialogues
• HW: Memorize/type dialogue

Thursday:

• Prepare for/Present dialogues
• Review vocab/grammar quizzes
• p.16 (2nd part, practice book), #12
• Culture: p.35, Dance and Music in the Spanish-speaking world
• p.47, Preparation for the exam
• HW: p.1A-6 & 7; Study for chapter test

Friday:

• Test review
• Ch. 1A Test
• HW: p.70, Vocab. flashcards

Monday:  

• Check HW
• p.26, #12 (written)
• Notes: p. 27, Grammar presentation - "Stem-changing verbs"
• p.27, #14 - Practice with stem-changers
• HW: Study for 2nd vocab. quiz; Memorize poem on p.25, Versos sencillos

Tuesday:

• Vocab. quiz review
• 2nd Quiz on vocabulary
• 1A-5 (Prbk) and check
• p.13 (2nd part, Prbk)
• HW: Study stem-changers and affirmative and negative words for grammar quiz; Finish p.13 (2nd part, Prbk)

Wednesday:

• Go to computer to sign up for online textbook
• Review of stem-changing verbs: copy off board (translation)
• p.29, Read Pronunciation of letters b, v, and d
• p.31, Read Grammar - affirmative and negative words
• p.31, #19 - Practice with affirmative/negative words
• HW: 1A-6 (Prbk)

Thursday:

• Review gram. for quiz
• Quiz on stem-changing verbs/affirmative and negative words
• p.34-35, Read Lecture and answer questions
• p.36, Read culture page for test
• p.41, Test review/Study guide
• HW: Study for Ch. 1A test; bring flashcards; p.36, Read culture page for test; p.41, Test review/Study guide

Friday: 

• Test: Chapter 1A
• HW: Vocab. flashcards on chapter 1B
• p.30, Read Culture - grading systems in Mexico
• More test prep (handouts)

Feb. 12 - 16

Monday:

• Warm-up: p.48, Fondo cultural (Frida Kahlo)
• p.70, Pronunciation of vocabulary
• p.50-51, Presentation: Vocab./gram. in context
• p.51, #1-2
• p.52-53, Present: Videohistoria "Amigos por Internet"; read and answer #3
• View videohistoria
• p.18-20 (2nd part, Prbk);Video activities 1-3
• Finish presenting dialogues
• HW: Practice workbook P.1B-1 and 1B-2 (Prbk)

Tuesday:

• HW check
• p.54, #5-6 (written)
• p.55 - Grammar notes presentation: Adjectives (copy from the board)
• p.55, #7 (on board/written)
• p.56, #8 (speaking)
• 1B-5 (Prbk)
• Hand out progress reports
• HW: Practice workbook 1A-3 y 1A-4 (Prbk); Study for 1st vocab. quiz!; Get progress report signed and returned ASAP

Wednesday:

• Check HW
• Vocab. review - Eggspert!
• Quiz: Vocab. recognition
• p.57, Read exploration of the language
• p.58, Read cultural background on Simon Bolivar
• p. 59, Read #14 and rewrite the poem in #15
• p.60, Notes: Grammar presentation - Definite and indefinite articles
• HW: Study for 2nd vocab. quiz; 1B-6 (Prbk)

Thursday:

• Review 1st vocab. quizzes
• Spelling review of vocab.
• Quiz: Vocab. production
• p.61, #18 (written)
• p.61, Read pronunciation section
• p.62, Grammar Notes - Order of adjectives
• p.62, #19
• HW: p.1B-7 (Prbk)

Friday:  EARLY RELEASE @ 11: 05 AM

• Warm-up: Write four sentences (in Spanish of course!) using your vocab. to describe four of your favorite celebrities

• Computer activity with PBS website - RACE: The Power of Illusion???

• HW: Nada!

Monday:

• p.42, Review theme: Free time
• p.43, #2
• The verb ir - review
• 1B-B (Prbk) - review of ir
• p.68, Pronunciation of vocabulary
• p.44, Cultural background (Artist - Berni)
• p.45, Chapter objectives
• p.46, present vocab./gram. in context
• p.47, #1-2 (Listening)???
• HW: 1B-1 and 2 (Prbk)

Tuesday:

• Warm-up: Read video story on p.48 and answer questions on p.49, #3

• View Videohistoria + Video activities 2-4, p.16-17 (2nd part, practice book)
• Warm-up: p.50, #4
• Vocabulary review
• HW: Study for 2nd vocab. quiz
• Hand out Progress reports
• HW: Bring back signed tomorrow for EXTRA CREDIT!; 1B-3/4 (Prbk); Study for 1st vocab. quiz

Wednesday:

• Check HW

• Review of vocab. - Eggspert

• 1st vocab. quiz

• Make Valentine's Day cards in Spanish!

• HW: Nada!

Thursday:

• p.52, #9

• p.53, Notes: Grammar presentation - comparisons/superlatives (copy from the board)

• HW: 1B-5 (Prbk); Study for 2nd vocab. quiz

Friday: EARLY RELEASE @ 11: 05 AM

• Go over chapter 1A test

• Review vocab. quizzes

• Test corrections (good through Tuesday afternoon)

• HW: Nada!

Feb. 19 - 23

Monday:

• Go over Ch. 1A tests/2nd vocab. quizzes
• Check last Thursday's HW
• View GramActiva video on grammar
• Quiz: Grammar quiz on definite/indefinite articles and word order of adjectives
• p.21-22 (2nd part, Prbk) - listening practice
• p.26 (2nd part, Prbk) - written practice
• HW: Study for Ch. 1B test

Tuesday:

• Review grammar quizzes
• Warm-up: p.27 (2nd part, Prbk) - #12, working on sentence order
• p.64-65, Read La lectura and complete ¿Comprendes?
• p.66?, Read culture part about friends v. acquaitances
• p.71, Test preparation
• HW: Study for 1B test; bring blank flashcards

Wednesday:

• Ch. 1B Test
• HW: Vocab. Ch 2A, p.96

Thursday:

• p.72-73, Fondo cultural and chapter objectives
• p.96, Review pronunciation of the vocabulary
• p.74-75, Present vocab. and grammar in context
• p.75, #1-2
• Notes on board: Ordinal numbers
• p.76-77, Read and answer the dialogue
• p.29 (2nd part, Prbk), #1
• Watch the video story
• p.29-30 (2nd part, Prbk) #2-4
• p.78, #4 (speaking)
• p.78, #5 (written)
• HW: 2A-1 through 2A-2 in the practice book

Friday:

• Check HW
• Review/1st vocab. quiz (matching)
• p.79, #7 (speaking)
• p.80, Read Cultural background about Studying English
• p.81, Exploration of the language about Romance Lang. roots and Cultural background about Roman influence in Spain
• Talk about extra credit assignment
• HW: p.2A-3/4 (Prbk)

Monday: 

• HW check (1B-5)
• Quiz: Vocab. production
• p.53, #10-11 (practice with tan como/tanto como)
• p.56, Notes: Grammar presentation - Saber v. Conocer
• HW: 1B-6 in practice book

Tuesday:

• Review 2nd vocab. quizzes
• Check HW
• p.56, #15 - listening practice with saber/conocer
• p.57, #16 - written practice with saber/conocer
• p.58, Copy notes on Hace + time expressions
• p.58, #18 - Practice with Hace que
• Work on HW or test corrections
• HW: 1B-7 (Prbk); Study for grammar quiz

Wednesday:

• Check HW
• Quiz review on overhead
• Grammar quiz
• p.59, #21 - Read and answer the questions about Celia Cruz
• HW: Study for the test; Finish p.59, #21

Thursday:

• Review grammar quizzes
• p. , (2nd part, Prbk) - #  - Review of saber/conocer
• Handout: Practice of saber/conocer
• p.64, Culture
• p.69, Test prep
• HW: Study for Ch. 1B test; bring blank flashcards

Friday:

• Ch. 1B Test
• p.54, Fondo cultural
• p.55, #14 and Fondo Cultural on Fernando Botero
• p.60 Exploration of the language
• p.61 Spanish in the community
• p.63 El fondo cultural on folkloric ballet
• HW: Vocab. Ch. 2A, p.96

Feb. 26 - March 2

Monday:

• Check HW
• p.82, Notes: Grammar presentation - subject pronouns (handout)
• p.83, Practice: #10-12 
• p.84, Notes: Grammar presentation - conjugating verbs that end in -ar (handout)
• p.84, #13 (listening)
• p.85, #14 (speaking)
• 2A-5 (Prbk)
• p.85, #16
• HW: Study for 2nd vocab. quiz; 2A-6 (Prbk)

Tuesday:

• Check HW
• Review for 2nd vocab. quiz
• Vocab. production quiz
• p.86, Read cultural background about recess!
• p.86, #17 (listening)
• p.87, #18-19 (work in partners/written)
• p.37 (2nd part, Prbk)
• HW: Finish p.37; Study for grammar quiz (subject pronouns and -ar verbs); prepare your notebook (make it neat and label EVERYTHING!)

Wednesday:

• Check HW
• Warm-up: p. 2A-7 (Prbk)
• Whiteboards practice with subject pronouns and -ar verbs
• Worksheet: -ar verbs practice
• HW: Finish p.90, Read and answer lecture; Study for the test!

Thursday:

• Whiteboards review for grammar quiz
• Grammar quiz
• Notebook check (test grade)
• p.90, Read and answer lecture
• HW: Study for chapter test; bring blank flashcards

Friday: Last day to turn in Make-up work/Extra Credit

• Review 2nd vocab. quiz
• Catch up day/Watch "Shrek 2" in Spanish
• HW: Study for test!; p.86, Read cultural background; p.92, Read cultural perspective on soccer; p.97, Test prep

Monday:

• Review Ch. 1B tests
• Review: Clothing and body parts, p.70, #2
• p.96, Pronunciation of the vocabulary
• p.71, Review of infinitives
• p.73, Chapter objectives
• p.72, Fondo cultural
• Watch Videohistoria and complete p. (2nd part, Prbk), #1-2
• Talk about reflexive verbs project
• HW: 2A-1 and 2 (Prbk)

Tuesday:

• Take up permission slips/$ for tomorrow's field trip
• Check HW
• Discuss Reflexive verbs project/start working in groups
• Review for 1st vocab. quiz (Bingo!)
• HW: 2A-3 and 4 (Prbk); Study for vocab. recognition quiz!

Wednesday:

• DANCE LESSONS AT THE DANCE DEPT.!

Thursday:

• Check HW
• Review/1st vocab. quiz (vocab. recognition) and check
• Notebook check
• p.80, Notes: Grammar presentation - Reflexive verbs (overhead) (Copy from overhead or page if not completed in class)
• HW: Review notes on reflexive verbs (p.80) and use to complete p.80, #18

Friday: Last day to turn in Make-up work/Extra Credit

• Catch up day/Watch "Shrek 2" in Spanish
• Work on reflexive verb projects

March 5 - 9

Monday:

• Review - p.80, Notes: Grammar presentation - Reflexive verbs (overhead) (Copy from overhead or page if not completed in class)
• Review - p.80, #8 (write) - practice with reflexive verb pronouns
• Worksheet (reflexive pronouns)
• Work on reflexive verb projects
• Give out six weeks grades/return notebook checks
• HW: 2A-5 in practice book; Work on projects

Tuesday:

• Give "Sean angelitos"
• Work on projects
• Review of reflexive verbs - copy and translate sentences on board
• Review of ser v. estar - notes
• Handouts: ser v. estar
• HW: 2A-6 in practice book; Finish both worksheets on ser/estar

Wednesday:

• Check the HW
• Go over worksheets on ser/estar
• Review possessive adjectives (mi, tu, su, etc.) (on board)
• Notes: possessive adjectives p. 88 (mío, tuyo, suyo, etc.)
• p.88, #22-23 (practice with possessive adjectives - discuss/listening and writing
• HW: 2A-7 in practice book; Study for grammar quiz; Finish reflexive verb projects

Thursday:

• Whiteboards review for grammar quiz
• Grammar quiz (reflexive verbs, ser v. estar, possessive adjectives)
• Present Reflexive verb projects

Friday: NO SCHOOL - TEACHER WORKDAY

March 12 - 16

• Watch projects
• Review: clothing, colors, and numbers; p.98-99; #1-2
• p.124, Pronunciation of vocabulary
• p.100-101, Read cultural background
• p.102-103, Vocab. and grammar in context, read the dialogues
• HW: 2B-A, 2B-B, 2B-1, and 2B-2 in practice book

Tuesday: Writing Test for all 10th graders - alternate schedule

• p.104-105, Read video story,#3 and answer questions
• p.35 (2nd part of practice book), #1 (describe what types of clothes you like to wear)
• View video story
• p.35-36 (2nd part of practice book), #2-3
• Play bingo to review vocab.
• HW: 2B-3 and 2B-4 (Prbk); Study for 1st vocab. quiz

Wednesday:

• Check HW (2B-A through 2B-2)
• 1st Vocab. quiz
• Check quizzes
• p.107, #6 (vocab. practice)
• p.106, #4 (listen and write)
• Talk about/work on dialogues
• HW: Work on your dialogue!

Thursday:

• Check HW (2B-3/4)
• Notes: Grammar presentation - the preterite tense, p.110
• p. 110, #13 - practice with the preterite tense (write the conjugated form of the verb)
• Work on dialogues
• HW: 2B-5 in practice book; Study for 2nd vocab. quiz

Friday:

• Whiteboard practice with vocabulary
• 2nd vocab. quiz
• 2B-5 (Prbk) and check
• Work on dialogues
• HW: Memorize and type dialogues for Monday

March 19 - 23

• p.122, Read Cultural background
• p.144, Pronunciation (with food!)
• p.124-5, Read monologues
• p.125, #1-2 (listening)
• p.126-7, Read video story and answer questions
• Watch video story
• p.49-50 (2nd part, practice book), #1-3
• HW: 3A-1 and 2 (Prbk)

Tuesday:

• Warm-up: Answer translated questions from yesterday
• Vocab. practice - p.128, #4
• p.128, #5 (listening)
• p.129, #6-7 (discuss)
• Vocab. review - Bingo!
• HW: p. 3A-3 and 3A-4 (Prbk); Study for first vocab. quiz

Wednesday:

• Check HW
• Whiteboards review
• First vocabulary quiz and check it
• p.130, Exploration of the language - read
• p.131, Connections - read
• p.132, Notes: -er/-ir verbs (Copy off the board) with examples
• p.132, #12 (written)
• HW: Finish p.132, #12; 3A-5 (Prbk)

Thursday:

• Check HW
• p.133, #13 (discuss)
• p.134, #14 (write)
• p.134, Read Cultural background
• p.135, Notes: Grammar presentation - me gusta(n), me encanta(n)
• p.135, #17-18 (speaking)
• HW:  Study for 2nd vocab. quiz; 3A-6 (Prbk)

Friday:

• Check HW
• Review/Take 2nd vocab. quizzes
• 3A-7 (Prbk)
• p.59 (2nd part, Prbk) - written
• HW: Study for grammar quiz (-er/-ir verbs and me gusta(n)/encanta(n)

• Present dialogues
• Go over Ch. 2A grammar quizzes
• Ch. 2B spelling quizzes
• Activities to practice the preterite tense (copy from projector)
• HW: Study for quiz on the preterite

Tuesday: 

• Hand out dialogue grades
• Warm-up: Review of the preterite (translate sentences on projector)
• Notes: Demonstrative adjectives, p.114 (overhead)
• Overhead practice with demonstrative adjectives
• p.114, #9 (write)
• Whiteboards review: Translate sentences on board from English to Spanish in the preterite tense
• HW: p.111, #15 - only do part 1 (practice writing in the preterite)

Wednesday:

• Check HW
• Grammar quiz: preterite tense
• 2B-6 (Prbk)
• Overhead projector (review of demonstrative adjectives)
• p.116, Notes: Grammar presentation - using adjectives as nouns
• HW: 2B-7 in practice book; Study for grammar quiz (Study demonstrative adjectives and adjectives as nouns)

Thursday:

• Check HW
• p.112-113, #18 (read and answer)
• p.114, #19-20 (write/listen/discus) - practice with demonstrative adjectives
• p.116,#23 (oral review of adj. as nouns)
• Grammar quiz: adjectives as nouns and demonstrative adjectives
• p.118-119, Read lecture and answer both sets of questions on p.119
• p.120, Culture - Read
• p.125, Test preparation
• HW: Study for chapter 2B test; bring flashcards

Friday:

• Review grammar quizzes
• Chapter 2B test
• HW: Vocab. - chapter 3A

March 26 - 30

Monday:

• Warm-up: (copy and correct) of -er/-ir verbs and me gusta(n)/encanta(n)
• Watch Gramactiva grammar video
• Grammar quiz: -er/-ir verbs and me gusta(n)/encanta(n)
• p.138-139, Read lecture and answer questions (Comprendes?); Complete worksheet along with lecture
• p.140, Culture, read Churros y chocolate
• Test review p.145
• HW: Study for test; bring flashcards

Tuesday:

• Chapter 3A Test
• HW: Vocabulary flashcards, chapter 3B, p.168

Wednesday: Progress Reports

• Watch video "Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern: Spain"
• Talk about Food/Countries project
• HW: 3B-1 and 2 (Prbk)

Thursday: EARLY RELEASE @ 11:05 AM

• Check HW
• Talk about food/countries project
• Look at some examples of food/countries project
• Research recipes
• HW: Study for 1st vocab. quiz

Friday:

• Library: Food/countries project research
• Review/First vocab. quiz/check it
• Review Ch. 3A tests
• HW: 3B-3/4 (Prbk)

Monday:

• Review material for Chapter 3A, p.126
• p.126-127, #1 & #3
• Cultural background and chapter objectives, p.128-9
• Vocab. and grammar in context, p.130-131
• p.131, #1-2 - listening
• p.132-133, Read videostory
• HW: p. 3A-1 through 3A-2 in practice book; Study for 1st vocab. quiz

Tuesday:

• Chech HW
• Warm-up:p.46, #1 (2nd part in practice book)
• Watch video story; Complete #2-4 p.47-48 in practice book
• Review directions dance
• p.134, #4 - Vocab. practice (written)
• p.134, #5 (discuss)
• p.135, Read cultural background (Post office in Mexico City)
• HW: 3A-3 through 3A-4 in practice book; Study for 1st vocab. quiz

Wednesday: Progress Reports

• Check HW
• Review Ch. 3A tests
• First vocab. quiz and check
• p.136, #9 (Vocab/Reading practice)
• p.137, #11 (Vocab/Writing practice)
• HW: NADA

Thursday: EARLY RELEASE @ 11:05AM

• Notes: Grammar presentation, Ir/Ser in the preterite (board notes)
• p.140, #15 (Practice with ir/ser in the preterite)
• Sidewalk chalk practice with the vocab!
• HW: Study for the 2nd vocab. quiz (spelling); 3A-6 (Prbk)

Friday:

• Review/2nd vocab. quiz
• Notes: Grammar presentation - Direct object pronouns (handouts w/ powerpoint presentation)
• p.138, #12 (writing practice with direct objects)
• HW: 3A-5 in practice book

April 2 - 6

Monday:

• Check the HW
• Laptop time - research food/country projects
• p.146-147, Cultural background and chapter objectives
• p.168, Vocab. pronunciation
• p.148-149, Vocab. and grammar in context
• HW: Work on projects

Tuesday:

• Computer lab research
• p.156, Notes: Grammar presentation - plurals of adjectives (copy from the board)
• p.156, Read cultural background
• p.158, Notes: Grammar presentation - the verb ser; plus VERB song
• 3B-5 and 3B-6 (Prbk)
• HW: Work on food/countries project; Study for grammar quiz (plurals of adjectives and the verb ser)

Wednesday:

• Work on projects in the computer lab
• HW: Study for grammar quiz; Work on project

Thursday: 

• Grammar review
• Grammar quiz
• p.152, Read cultural background section
• Review HW (p.158, #15)
• Present food/country projects
• Review for grammar quizzes (copy from board)
• HW: Finish project; Study for grammar quiz and complete quiz review

Friday: EARLY RELEASE @ 11:05 AM - HAPPY EASTER BREAK!

• Present food/country projects/Let's eat!
• HW: Ch. 4A vocab. flashcards

Monday:  

• Review 2nd vocab. quizzes
• Warm-up: Review of direct object pronouns - copy worksheet off projector
• Review notes (green handout) of dir. obj. notes
• Review: Translation of sentences on projector (direct object pronouns)
• Notes: Grammar presentation - Hacer, Tener, Estar, Poder in the preterite (copy)
• p.142, #19
• HW: 3A-7 (Prbk)

Tuesday:

• Check HW
• p.143, #20-22 (speaking/listening/writing practice)
• HW: Study for grammar quiz (irregular preterite verbs - hacer, tener, estar, poder)

Wednesday:

• Check HW - read stories
• Group whiteboards review of grammar
• Grammar quiz (dir. obj. pronouns & irregular verbs in the preterite; irregular preterite verbs - hacer, tener, estar, poder)
• p.146-147, Read lecture and answer questions
• HW: Study for rest of chapter 3A test; bring flashcards; p.148, Read Culture page; p.153 - Test prep

Thursday:

• p.148, Review Culture
• Review grammar quizzes
• Chapter 3A test
• HW: Ch. 3B flashcards

Friday: EARLY RELEASE @ 11:05 AM - HAPPY EASTER BREAK!

• Watch "Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern"

April 9 - 13

SPRING BREAK!

NO SCHOOL - SPRING BREAK

NO SCHOOL - SPRING BREAK

April 16 - 20

• Finish - Present projects/food day
• Discuss end of six weeks/EC HW assignment/date of notebook check
• Review Ch. 3B gram. quizzes
• p.170-171, Read and discuss Cultural background and chapter objectives
• p.194, Vocab. pronunciation
• p.172-3, Read Vocab. and grammar in context
• p.173, #1-2 (listening)
• Watch Video Story
• p.70-71, #2-4 (2nd part practice book)
• HW: 4A-1/2 (Prbk)

Tuesday:

• Warm-up: p.176, #4 - written
• Check HW
• p.176, #5 - speaking
• p.177, #7 - writing and listening
• p.177, Cultural background - read
• p.178, Exploration of the Language - read
• p.180, Notes: Grammar presentation - the verb IR (copy from board)
• Review vocabulary
• HW: 4A-3/4 (Prbk)

Wednesday:

• Check HW
• Vocab. review
• 1st vocab. quiz
• p.180, #11 (write)
• p.75-76 (2nd part, Prbk), #10-11
• HW: 4A-3 and 4 (Prbk); Study for vocabulary quiz

Thursday:

• Check the HW
• Review/Take 2nd vocab. quiz
• p.184, Notes: Grammar presentation - interrogatives (copy from overhead)
• HW: Prepare for the Notebook check; 4B-6 (Prbk)

Friday: EARLY RELEASE @ 11:05 AM / Last day for extra credit/make-up work

• Notebook check
• p.183, Pronunciation (read)
• Lyrics and pronunciation of "La Bamba"
• HW: None!

Monday:

• Warm-up: Answer these questions in 4 complete sentences in Spanish. "How was your break?  What did you do last week? Where did you go?"
• Discuss end of six weeks/EC HW assignment/date of notebook check
• Review Ch. 3A tests
• p.154-5, Review vocab. (prepositions and modes of transport, "go go" verbs)
• p.156-7, Read Cultural background and Chapter Objectives
• Watch Video story
• Talk about taxi dialogue/give specifics
• HW: 3B-1 and 2 in practice book

Tuesday:

• Check HW
• p.158-159, Vocab. and gram. in context - read dialogues and complete listening activitiy #1
• p.162, #4 Vocab. practice - fill in the blanks
• p.162, Read "tambien se dice"
• Work on taxi dialogues
• HW: 3B-1 and 2 in practice book

Wednesday:

• Check HW
• p.163, #8 - recognizing street signs in Spanish
• Review vocab.
• First vocab. quiz/check
• Work on dialogues
• HW: 3B-3 and 3B-4 in practice book; Study for 2nd vocab. quiz; Prepare for notebook check

Thursday:

• Check HW
• Review/2nd vocab. quiz
• Notebook check
• Work on dialogues
• HW: Study for second vocab. quiz

Friday:  EARLY RELEASE @ 11:05 AM

• Review/present taxi dialogues
• HW: None!

April 23 - 27

Monday:

• Check HW/Review interrogatives
• Review of interrogatives: p.77 (2nd part, Prbk)
• Review on the projector of interrogatives and the verb "ir"
• p.184, #15 and check it - review of interrogatives
• p.185, #16 (discuss on projector)
• HW: 4A-7 (Prbk); Study for grammar quiz (interrogatives/ir)

Tuesday:

• Review 2nd vocab. quiz/Hand back notebook checks
• Grammar quiz (the verb "ir" and interrogatives)
• p.188-189, Read Lecture and answer questions
• Check quizzes
• HW: Study for chapter 4A test; Bring flashcards; Study for the test; p.195, Preparation for the test

Wednesday:

• Watch GramActiva videos

• Review for chapter test

• Ch. 4A Test

• HW: Ch. 4B vocabulary flashcards, p.218

Thursday: 

• Finalize 6 weeks grades

• p.196-197, Read Cultural background and chapter objectives
• p.218, Vocab. pronunciation
• p.198-199, Vocab. and grammar in context
• p.199, #1-2 (listening)
• p.200-201, Read video story
• p.79 (2nd part practice book), #1
• Watch video story and complete #1-3, p.79-80 (2nd part practice book)
• HW: 4B-1 and 4B-2 in practice book

Friday: 

• Check HW
• p.202, Warm-up: #4 (speaking)
• p.202, #5 (writing)
• p.203, #7 (writing)
• Loteria! - Bingo in Spanish
• HW: Study for 1st vocab. quiz; 4B-3/4 (Prbk)

Monday:

• Review 2nd vocab. quizzes
• p.164, #9 - Listening practice
• p.165, #11 (discuss)
• p.165, Read cultural background on La Plaza Mayor
• p.166, Notes: Grammar presentation - More direct object pronouns
• p.166, #12 (partners)
• p.168, Notes: Grammar presentation - Affirmative "tú" commands (regulars) (notes from the BOARD)
• Verbal examples
• HW: 3B-5 in practice book

Tuesday:

• Check HW
• Review of dir. obj. pronouns
• p.167, #14 (dir. obj. pronouns - me, te y nos)
• Review notes on commands, continue with irregulars
• p.168, #16 - written practice with affirm. informal commands
• HW: 3B-6 in practice book; Study for gram. quiz on "me, te y nos" and affirmative informal commands (irregulars)

Wednesday:

• Hand back notebook checks
• Check HW
• p.64, 2nd part of practice book - Practice with direct object pronouns
• p.65 (2nd part practice book); Review of affirmative informal commands
• Grammar quiz (dir. object pronouns "me, te y nos" and irregular affirmative commands - informal)
• HW:  Read p. 171 in text and copy notes; Use to do 3B-7 in practice book;  There WILL NOT be a quiz on the present progressive (in the interest of saving time, it'll only be on the test on Friday)

Thursday:

• Review Wednesday's grammar quiz
• Go over HW - Reading notes on present progressive and it's irregulars
• p.172, Notes: Present progressive (copy from the board)
• Take practice quiz
• HW: Study for chapter 3B test and bring flashcards; p.176, Read Perspectives of the Hispanic World - culture