Use a cumulative review packet to review what I've learned this year
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Go over the study guide
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Use a cumulative review packet to review what I've learned this year
Present a topic that I'm struggling with
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Using your cumulative study guide, answer the following questions. 1. Ser and estar both mean “to be.” When is each used? 2. In which form(s) do stem-changers not change? 3. Saber and conocer both mean “to know.” When is each used? 4. Reflexive verbs are verbs that end in “se.” What do you do with the se? When can reflexive verbs be used non-reflexively? 5. What are the three spelling changes in the preterite? In which form(s) do these changes take place?
Warm-up: Write what the following mean in English; remember that ir = to go 1. Voy a comer muchas galletas. 2. Vamos al parque a las cinco. 3. ¿Vas a jugar al fútbol americano? 4. Ella no va a bailar con él. 5. ¿Qué vas a beber en el almuerzo?
Copy the forms of jugar
Tell me who plays which sport based on what I write or say
Open activity: choose one of the following
Make flashcards of the six forms of jugar with their English translations on the back and study individually
Write individually or say with a partner who is playing the sports in the pictures on page 256
After a review of telling time with es la and son las, I introduced the use of a la and a las to say at what time something happens. Students did activity 12 on page 249. We practiced with speaking and writing and finished with worksheet 79.
Conjugate hacer, tener, estar, and poder in the preterite
After a warm-up involving writing about a past event in Spanish, I assessed students' ability to conjugate regular verbs, ser, and ir in the preterite. Students were given different assignments based on the data from this assessment. I then introduced the four new verbs for today in the preterite. Students practiced with activities 19 and 20 and worksheet 57.
Students were given worksheet 78 and more class time to practice the dialogue. We finished with activity 9 on page 248.
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Conjugate ir and ser in the preterite
Students rewrote sentences using direct object pronouns to review. I handed back tests, which students must use make corrections for a classwork grade. I reviewed regular verbs in the preterite and introduced ser and ir, which share the same forms. Students practiced with flashcards, a poem by Pablo Neruda, a three-step interview, trivia, activity 18 in the book and worksheet 56.
Students worked on activity 6 on page 246 and were then given a dialogue to memorize and practice with a partner. These will be presented for a grade next week. We finished with activity 10.
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Recognize and use direct object pronouns
After reviewing reflexive pronouns, I introduced direct object pronouns by explaining them in English, giving examples, and having students copy them in Spanish. Students were shown sentences with reflexive pronouns or DOPs and tried to guess which one was shown. They practiced with activity 13, worksheet 55, speaking, and writing.
After the bellringer, I introduced the second half of the vocabulary on page 152. Students practiced by playing Simon Says in Spanish, drawings with expressions as captions, and worksheets 51-52. Quizlet
Recognize the new verbs and emotions in chapter 4B
After introducing or reviewing the vocabulary on the left side of page 266, students made word wall entries and participated in a competition to see who could be the first to say the words.
See Friday's post to review the vocabulary.
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Talk about what I bought and where
We reviewed yesterday's vocabulary with a competition like the one mentioned above. I introduced the vocabulary on page 152 and reviewed present and preterite affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences. Students practiced with speaking and a chart with categories Tengo, Quiero, and No tengo ni quiero.
Use context clues to choose appropriate vocabulary
Students completed worksheet 74 with their assigned teachers. This is to be turned in.
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Talk about chores and when I do them
Students made a hint chart, flashcards, or word wall entries to familiarized themselves with vocabulary on page 126. They completed activity 1 on page 126 and made a poster with "Hay que" and "Tengo que" to express what has to be done at home and what they specifically have to do, respectively. They read about time on page 127 and took turns drawing clocks and telling the time. They finished with activity 3 and a timeline with what they did today (using the preterite) and what they're going to do (using ir a + infinitive).
Use this unit's vocabulary and grammar in a project of my choice
After the chapter 3 test, students worked on a project that will be due on Monday. The options are below:
Create a PowerPoint or Prezi about your daily routine. Use the preterite to talk about what you’ve done so far today and ir a + infinitive to talk about what you’re going to do.
Pretend that you’re in a fashion show. Prepare a self-introduction in Spanish including your clothing and adjectives to describe it. Present in front of the class.
Write a page in Spanish about a past shopping experience. Use details such as what you looked at, whether they were on sale, how the prices were, etc.
Create a dialogue between a customer and a clerk using comic strips or animation software if you’d like. Include at least ten terms from page 124 plus adjectives used as nouns.
Write lyrics for a song in Spanish like the videos we watched in class. It can review vocabulary or grammar. It can be based off of a real song or original.
Write a blog in Spanish about a topic of your choice using at least four of these: reflexive verbs, ser vs. estar, possessives, the preterite, demonstratives, and adjectives as nouns.
We finished the dialogue and worked on activity 5 in the book. Students had a choice of activities as time permitted.
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Assess my understanding with a practice test
We finished going over the study guide. Students took a practice test, and I explained each section. The projects will be tomorrow instead of today because of mobile lab availability; however, the test is still tomorrow.
We discussed strategies for reading challenging texts in any language. Students did a probable passage activity. After I modeled the first two scenes, students continued reading using the strategies we discussed.
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Use a study guide to prepare for a test
Students worked on a study guide, which we went over at the end of class.
We reviewed question words with a warm-up, carousel questions, and matching with cards. Students then work on a flyer that was originally planned for an earlier lesson. See April 30's post for extra practice.
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Navigate a challenging dialogue in Spanish
We spent the day on the dialogue on pages 104-105. I modeled pre-reading and during reading strategies, and then students continued on their own. After going over the questions and discussing the dialogue, students completed worksheet 42 and acted out the dialogue in small groups.
Students made a KWL chart for Cinco de Mayo. They watched videos, updated their KWL charts, and talked with other students about the meaning of the holiday.
I reviewed adjectives and then introduced how to use them as nouns to say "the/a/some [adjective] one(s)." After some practice, students made drawings on the board for others to compare using el/la [adjective]. Students made license plates that they would use to describe themselves or a vehicle in Spanish, then they asked each other questions to compare things. I assigned worksheet 46. After reviewing expressions, students finished with a "me importa" poster.
We continued using and responding to question words with a warm-up, activities 22 and 23 on pages 226, and speaking with a partner. See April 30's post for extra practice.
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Use demonstratives with previous vocabulary and grammar
After some review including a video and a song, I introduced demonstratives. Students practiced using activity 19, speaking with a partner, worksheet 45, a drawing, and a ticket out the door.
We reviewed question words, and students used flashcards to practice. They then completed activity 20 on page 225 and made a flyer for something they're interested in using question words and responses. See yesterday's post for resources to practice outside of class.
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Conjugate regular verbs in the preterite
We reviewed the preterite at the board and with a music video. Students completed activity 15 in the book and then asked questions with a partner. They wrote a blog/diary entry that someone they know might write, and as they worked I gave them verbs to conjugate individually. See yesterday's post for resources to practice outside of class.
Respond to the most common question words in Spanish
Students that didn't take the quiz yesterday took it today. We reviewed interrogatives (question words), went over new ones on page 224, and watched a video. Students completed activity 19 on page 224.
I introduced the preterite, which is the simple past tense. The preterite is considered to be one of the most challenging parts of Spanish, especially when irregular verbs are thrown in; but we'll get through what is perhaps also the most useful tense. Rather than talk about what people do habitually, we can finally talk about what everyone did over the weekend or what happened one time.
After a 4A vocab quiz, we reviewed ir and did activity 15. I then talked about accents as explained on page 223. Students chose correct spellings of words including accents.
Discuss shopping in depth by describing the store, materials, prices, and/or clothing
I introduced the vocabulary on page 124 and assigned worksheets 40-41 for practice. We did activities 7 and 9 on pages 107-108, and students pretended to own a store and drew it with everything labeled in Spanish. We finished with a contest to review vocabulary.
7-1 reviewed and 8-1 and 8-2 were introduced to ir, which means to go. We did activity 10 on page 217, the forms of ir, activity 12 on page 218, and a Venn diagram.
Use reflexive verbs, ser, estar, and possessives with vocabulary on page 98
We reviewed the concepts mentioned above, and then students complimented each other using the new vocabulary. We did four corners and sentences with drawings. Students had a choice of three writing prompts to respond to. See previous posts for resources related to these concepts.
Students that came reviewed previous vocabulary and grammar.
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Describe what I'm going to buy.
I introduced the vocabulary on page 98. Students drew a third of the terms and wrote sentences using ir and adjectives. We played pictionary, reviewed numbers, and did math in Spanish. Students were assigned activity 2 on page 99 and worksheets 38-39.
We reviewed vocabulary related to doing actions at various places. Students completed activity 5 on page 214, stations around the room in which they chose the most logical activity to do at a given place, activities 6 and 8 in the book, and a "yo voy" poster. For extra practice, see yesterday's links.
Homework: Complete the worksheet given in class.
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Use ser with possessives to say who something belongs to
After reviewing ser vs. estar, the chapter's vocabulary, and short possessives from Spanish 1, I introduced long possessives. Students copied down the box on page 88, answered questions, and completed activity 22 on page 88 and worksheets. We finished by choosing two flashcards in small groups and describing what was picked. Possessive Adjectives aka Short Possessives Long Possessives Explanation Short and Long Possessives
We continued with the second half of the vocabulary on page 236. There was another listening activity (activity 2) to review. I then introduced para + infinitive, which is used to give reasons for going to a place. Like in English, the verb after para isn't conjugated. After practicing this, I gave out worksheets 67-68, which are to be turned in by tomorrow.
We reviewed reflexive verbs and conjugations of ser and estar. I explained the uses of each, and students created a Venn diagram. They did activity 19 on page 86 to practice and played ser vs. estar Bingo. Students created a "yo estoy" poster with a location and an emotion, and we finished with a walk-around survey with questions using ser and estar. Ser vs. Estar Explanation Ser vs. Estar with Activities Advanced Differences Ser vs. Estar Rap
We began new vocabulary, the left side of page 236. Students took part in a competition to see who could say the words in English first. We did activity 1, which is a listening activity that reviews vocabulary related to hobbies and connects those terms with places. I drew a map and had a volunteer trace a path to various places, and then students drew their own maps to use with a partner.
Students had time to make test corrections, which won't increase test scores but was collected as a classwork grade. At the end of class we watched a video about food preferences of people from Spanish-speaking countries, which can be found here. We'll begin unit 4 after the break. ¡Hasta el lunes!
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Say three things that I do to get ready
After the bellringer, we reviewed clothing and began new vocabulary on pages 74-75. Students completed activity 1, worksheets 29-30, and a ticket out the door. Further practice:
After the test, I reviewed vocabulary and grammar from previous chapters as time permitted. On Monday we will begin a new unit.
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Demonstrate my proficiency with a chapter test
After the test, we went over the vocabulary on page 70. Students completed activity 1 on the same page. I then reviewed using two verbs together and assigned worksheets 27-28, which are to be turned in by Monday.
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were given a practice test to prepare for tomorrow's test. The real test will have the same format but different questions. Spanish 2
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Assess my understanding with a practice test
Students
were given a practice test to prepare for tomorrow's test. The real test will have the same format but different questions. At the end of class, I divided students into stations.
Students were given a study guide for Friday's test, which we went over at the end of class. Please see the Resources page for the study guide if you were absent as well as to review this chapter's vocabulary and grammar. Another strategy is to use a search engine and type the word Spanish and the concept you want to review. For example, if you need more practice with ser, you can search for "Spanish ser."
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Use a study guide to prepare for a chapter test
Students
were given a study guide for Friday's test, which we went over at the
end of class. Please see the Resources page for the study guide if you
were absent as well as to review this chapter's vocabulary and grammar.
Another strategy is to use a search engine and type the word Spanish and
the concept you want to review. For example, if you need more practice
with irregular yo forms, you can search for "Spanish irregular yo forms."
After reviewing deber, creer, and para la salud, I introduced the irregular yo form of hacer and the yo and tú forms of preferir (which conjugates differently than other verbs seen so far but similarly to tener).
Hacer (to do) is an ER verb and has normal ER endings except for the yo form, which is hago (I do).
Preferir (to prefer) is an IR verb, but in addition to having normal IR endings, the E changes to IE in all forms except for nosotros and vosotros. Therefore, the yo form is prefiero (I prefer), and the tú form is prefieres (you prefer).
Mucho, -a (a lot; many) and todo, -a (all; every) must agree in terms of gender and number with the word after them. See the examples below:
todo el tiempo (all the time)
mucho tiempo (a lot of time)
toda la leche (all of the milk)
mucha leche (a lot of milk)
todos los estudiantes (all students)
muchos estudiantes (many students)
todas las personas (all people)
muchas personas (many people)
As you can see, mucho can be mucho, mucha, muchos, or muchas; and todo can be todo, toda, todos, or todas. Spanish 2 I can
Use hacer + time expressions to say how long I've done something
We began with a bellringer and a class discussion to review. I then introduced using hacer with time expressions to say how long things have been taking place. Students practiced with an activity in the book, a worksheet, and a drawing. Resources: Time Expressions with Hacer
Use definite articles, indefinite articles, and numbers with foods and drinks
We reviewed definite vs. indefinite articles and numbers and used them with foods and drinks that I brought to class. Students worked in groups to practice naming foods and using articles correctly. They learned and use "dame" to say "give me."
I explained the differences between saber and conocer, which both mean to know. Students made a T-chart and responded to pictures. We previewed direct object pronouns, worked with a partner, and categorized people, places, things, and ideas. There will be a test on Friday. Resources: Saber vs. Conocer Flashcards Listening and Activities Video