8/13, 14: Received Class Guide. Completed information cards. Use Chromebooks to get a Quia account (below), which you will need to be able to take the quiz. First, copy the code for your class (B1: RCBG736, B4: BDXT997, G1: HFB746, and G4: FPBJM678) so that you can paste it in when prompted for the class code. I recommend that you use the same username and password that you would use to get into your school account, but if you can’t, or if Quia tells you that your username is taken, you may choose another, just MAKE SURE IT’S ONE YOU’LL REMEMBER!
Used Chromebooks to get Conjuguemos account, or revise an existing account at Conjuguemos.com. The site changed over the summer, and it looks like you will need this code to register: zbpowv. You will also need to select the period you have my class.
Tarea: Read the class guide carefully, then do the Quia “quiz” linked below until you get 95% or higher. You may take it as many times as you need to in order to get the 95%, and you can (and should) look at the Class Guide as you take the quiz. You will get done a lot quicker if you do the reading carefully before you start.
You do not have to print anything to turn in. For almost all homework this year (unless I tell you otherwise), if you meet the minimum standard, you get 100%. If not, you get zero (unless you come in for help in SRT and let me help you complete the work).
Glass guide homework/open-notes quiz It will ask you to log-in. If you read carelessly, you will need to go back now and read the instructions carefully.
8/15, 16: Practiced greeting. Discussed importance of the formal forms. Feedback about homework, questions about class guide, policies, and procedures. Received Verb Review I. Review of regular verbs. Motivational (hopefully!) speech about the importance of taking Spanish because it will help you, not because someone is making you. (School safety talk?) Tarea: While consulting the Verb Review I sheet that I gave you, do the Conjuguemos activity entitled “Present, regular and irreg #1”. You will need to get at least 35 correct with at least 90% accuracy within the 5-minute time frame to receive credit for this review activity. You will reach this standard faster if you work slowly. Consult your sheet, and make a goal to stay at 100% even if you feel like you’re working very slowly. This will make the activity productive, and each round you will need to consult the sheet less and less, until you can easily reach the standard. If you want to get done quickly, the key is working slowly! Focus on quality, and the speed will follow! If you can’t complete this within 40 minutes, stop working and get an SRT pass.
If you would like to review these verbs before starting, or in-between rounds on Conjuguemos, here they are in a Quizlet.
To learn how to use Conjuguemos, and for tips on how to get your work done quickly, watch this video.
8/19, 20: Review motivational speech. Talk about academic dishonesty, safety (?). Talk about homework. Talked about overall plan for first quarter: we will cover key foundational material in class, much of the review will be in the form of homework, we will begin stories soon that will enable you to learn by hearing lots of comprehensible Spanish. Practiced verbs. Learned about how “taco/burrito/Pepe” can help you graduate very soon from pronunciation and spelling in Spanish. Received ¡Repásalas! packet. Homework: Do Quia activities below over Repásalas 11. Start with the Repásalas 11 matching activity. (Your computer may ask you to update your Java. Follow all instructions for the update, close and re-open your browser, and the matching activity should work. If it doesn’t, you can use this Quizlet to get familiar with the words. Make sure you’re pronouncing the words correctly to yourself as you match them up! When you are able to do the matching quickly, move on to the type-in “Quiz” activity where you have to spell them. Spell them like they sound! Click on “click to float” to make the accent mark bar follow you down the page. Get 90% right for credit.
8/21, 22: Spell the longest word in the Spanish language without seeing it. Connect pronunciation lesson with completing homework quickly. Learning efficiently vs. getting points efficiently. Question word song. Use Chromebooks to work on the Conjuguemos activity “Question Words” (Repásalas 26), deal with homework issues, and practice the Conjuguemos activity “Prepositions of Location” (Repásalas 15). Talk about “story mode” expectations: clear desks off, participation is measured by eyeballs, answer questions with the class even if they seem like dumb questions, contribute to the story if you want to, no English. Question and answer time to become familiar with the three “Main Words” for the story (listed below). Tarea: Two assignments, approximately twenty minutes each. First, in Conjuguemos, do the assignment entitled “Prepositions of Location.” You’re NOT doing the one with Repásalas 8 and 10. For credit, get at least 30 right with at least 90% accuracy. The prepositions of location are found in the Repásalas packet, section 15. Feel free to practice them first in this Quizlet. Also do the Quia activity over the Main Words I introduced during the Q&A time: Main Words 1 Q&A 1. There are only ten multiple-choice questions: get 100% to receive credit. Main words are listed here:
quería nadar= (he/she/you formal) wanted to swim
fue a la piscina= (he/she/you formal) went to the pool
pudo nadar= (he/she/you) formal was able to swim
8/ 23, 26: Question Word song. More question-and-answer time with Main Words. Watched The Chocolate Video to practice Main Words. Started the first reading. Tarea: In Conjuguemos, do “Prepositions of Location w/rep. 8 & 10.” Here are two Quia activities to help you review Repásalas 8 and Repásalas 10 if you need them. This Quizlet is a combination of the two sections. Remember, a+el = al, de+el = del. The words for “a” and “the” and the rules for masculine/feminine are located in the upper-right of the Repásalas packet. Exceptions to the masculine/feminine rules are shown in parentheses in front of any words (like calle) that are exceptions. For credit, get at least 20 right with at least 90% accuracy. Also, do the Quia quiz II MW 1 Chocolate Video , based on this video we viewed in class (this is a silent movie). 90% accuracy required on the multiple-choice activity for credit.
8/27, 28: Question Word Song. Finished the reading. Es La Una song. More Q&A, Quick review of the Chocolate Video.Tarea: Start with the Quia matching activity Repásalas 9 and 22. Do that until you’re fast at it. Here is a Quizlet over tener expressions. Do that until you’re fast, then do II Tener Expressions (Rep. 9 and 22) until you’re good at that. (Use “click to float” to make the accent palette follow you down the screen.) Then, for credit, get 90% or higher on II Tener exp. and House (Rep. 9, 10, 22)
8/29, 30: Talk about today’s homework. Es La Una, Q-Word, Stress songs. Review of stress rules, and their importance in being able to use accent marks without memorization. Pronunciation practice. Practice spelling words from hearing. First part of story 1. Tarea: Extension of previous homework deadline to next class. Prepare for a Quiz over Repásalas 8, 9, 10, 15 and 22. On the quiz, I will give you the English, and you will spell-out the Spanish. IF YOU CAN DO THE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS OVER THESE SECTIONS WITHOUT CONSULTING YOUR MATERIALS, YOU ARE READY. IF NOT, YOU’RE NOT! Keep in mind that homework is only 10% of your grade, and quizzes are 25%. That means that this one quiz will be worth 2.5 times the amount of all your homework combined! If you think I have made an error inputting a homework grade, simply print the score sheet from the Conjuguemos “My Grades” page or the Quia site (log-in to Quia.com/web, and click on the class period to see all your Quia scores, and print that sheet) and bring it to me next time I see you. Please do not email me about suspected grade errors.
9/3, 4: Quiz, Repásalas 8, 9, 10, 15 and 22. Re-cap and conclusion of story. Pronunciation and spelling practice. Songs. Talk about test next time. Prepare for test with Chromebooks. Homework: Study for test over the following: 1. Verb review 1 (material from Conjuguemos assignment “Present, regular and irreg #1“) 2. Repásalas 8-11, 15, 22. 3. Main Words we’ve been working on will appear in a written story and an oral story, about which you will answer T/F and short-answer questions. You will also have a section in which you will translate Main Words—some English-to-Spanish, some Spanish-to-English. If you can do II Main Words Practice for Test 1 without looking anything up, you’ll be more-than prepared for the Main Words section. It’s been a while since we’ve done Repásalas 11, so here are a matching and a type-in activity to help you review them.
9/5, 6: Test over Verb Review I, Repásalas 8-11, 15, 22, and Main Words. See above for details. Received Verb Review II. Talked about –go verbs and stem-changers. Sang preterite forms song. Tarea: The verb emphasis of the homework between now and the next test will be the verbs on the front side of Verb Review II: the Stem-Changers and the –go Verbs. Next class (it will not be due until class-after-next) you will be assigned “Present, -go verbs and stem-changers” in Conjuguemos. Obviously, you’ll need to be good at each topic separately before you can be good at them together on a timed assignment. Here are the steps to get there, hopefully in 80 minutes or less: Step 1 is to carefully read what I have written for you about the stem-changers in “Verb Review II”. Step 2 is to do two Conjuguemos activities that require knowledge only of the pattern, not of the meanings: “Present, –ue s.c. conj. only” and “Present, –ie s.c. conj only”. Step 3, you choose whether you want to start with this Quizlet to learn the verb meanings, or the Conjuguemos activity “Stem-Changers: English to Infinitive” (to practice the meanings alone), or to practice –ue’s and –ie’s separately on “Present, –ue stem-changers” and “Present, –ie stem-changers”, or whether you want to go straight to “Present, -ie and -ue s.c.”. Step 4 is to read about and do “Present, -go verbs”. Step 5 is to do the one that is for credit, which is “Present, -go verbs and stem-changers”. This will not be due until class-after-next, but you don’t want to put it off and end up spending lots of time in front of the computer later! See standard below if you want to finish it early.
9/9, 10: Stress Song and accent marks. Passed cards to focus on pronunciation of stem-changers. Sang Stress Song, Question Song, and Preterite Forms song. Use Chromebooks to work on stem-changers and –go verbs.Tarea: “Present, -go verbs and stem-changers”, 40/90%. Don’t forget that steps 1-4 above will help you eliminate your weak spots one-by-one and will probably help you get done faster!
9/11, 12: Went over test. Received “The Past Tense Sheet“. Sang “Preterite” song and practiced the preterite (past tense used for events) endings by passing cards. Practiced stress rules and “hearing” if a word has an accent mark or not. Work with Chromebooks to get a start on the homework. Tarea: Work your way up to “Repásalas 4-5 (Write in Spanish)”. You will have to write the articles (in the correct gender) with these, so you will need to know the masculine/feminine rules (upper right of front side of Repásalas list) and the exceptions, which are indicated in 4-5 by the articles in parentheses in front of the word. You should start this Quizlet to become familiar with the words and practice their pronunciation, but make sure you also do “Repásalas 4-5 Matching with Articles” to review masculine and feminine articles, and to become familiar with the exceptions to the gender rules. Then do “Articles and Gender” to make sure you’ve got articles and gender down. When you’re sure you’ve got it, move on to “Repásalas 4-5 Recognition”. When that’s easy, do “Repásalas 4-5 (Write in Spanish)”. Must get 95% for credit.
Click here to download the Regular Preterite Song, and any other we’ve been using in class. You have the lyrics to the Regular and Irregular Preterites songs on the “The Past Tense Sheet”.
9/13, 16: Preterite song and cards. Introduce new main words. Lectura 2 over a fun adventure I once had. Warning about importance of careful reading of materials for homework. Tarea: Read up on the rules for making plurals that are found on the bottom of the last page of the Repásalas packet. Take your time and read carefully—everything you need is there! Then, in Conjuguemos, do “Plural Nouns and Articles.” Get at least 20 right with 95% accuracy.
New Main Words
lo pasó bien = he/she/you had a good time (passed it well)
lo pasé bien = I had a good time (passed it well)
me gustó = I liked it (it pleased me)
le gustó = he/she/you (formal) liked it (it pleased him/her/you)
había mucha gente = there were a lot of people
iba a + infinitive = he/she/you/I was going to _____
9/17, 18: Finish reading. Main Word Practice with this cartoon. Talk about homework difficulties, Chromebook time to work on plural assignment. Tarea: Due date of assignment due today has been postponed to next class.
9/19, 20: Main word practice with this cartoon and El Patito Feo. Preterite song and practice. Quizlet live and Chromebook time. Tarea: Prepare for quiz over Repásalas 4-5, with articles and making plurals. If you can do the last two homeworks well without consulting your materials, you are ready!
9/23, 24: Quiz, Repásalas 4-5, with articles and making plurals. “It/Them” practice.
I’m sorry I can’t be with you today. After the quiz, pair-up with someone next to you, get a laptop, and pull-up the Tres cerditos cartoon. Watch the cartoon, pausing to discuss and write sentences to tell the story of the cartoon. Both of you will write the same story, but each of you will need to write the story on separate pages and turn them in. Try to use the Main Words as much as possible. Try to use only vocabulary that you know, but if you need to look up words, use WordReference.com, not Google Translate. When finished, turn in your paper and look over information below about the test next class. Then, practice with Chromebooks/phones for test.
Tarea: Prepare for test next time: 1. I highly recommend doing the Quia quiz entitled “II Main Words Practice for Test 2” until you are good at the main words. Main Words are found on the back of the reading. Test will include all Main Words (including those from the first test). 2. Make sure you know all the words from Repásalas 4-5 with articles and gender, along with all rules regarding making words plural. If you can do the Repásalas activites over 4-5 well, you’ll be fine on the test. 3. Practice all of the verbs we’ve reviewed so far, with a heavy emphasis on the words and conjugations from the Conjuguemos activity “Present, -go verbs and Stem-Changers” from the front side of Verb Review II. If you can do that activity, and “Present, regular and irreg #1″, you’ll do well on that section. For additional reading/main words practice, it would probably be a good idea to re-read Lectura 2 and get at least 90% on the Quia activity entitled II Lectura 2 Q&A. This is not for credit, just for practice. You may finish faster if you read slower. Don’t forget that the Main Words are found on the back of the reading as well as right here:
Main Words so far (all are on the test)
quería nadar = he/she/you/I wanted to swim
fue a la piscina = he/she/you went to the pool
(no) pudo = he/she/you was (not) able
lo pasó bien = he/she/you had a good time (passed it well)
lo pasé bien = I had a good time (passed it well)
me gustó = I liked it (it pleased me)
había mucha gente = there were a lot of people
iba a + infinitive = he/she/you/I was going to _____
9/25, 26: Test over all Main Words from this unit and last, all verbs and conjugation from this unit and last, and Repásalas 4-5 with gender/articles/plural rules. Test Audio For Substitute After test, prepare with Chromebooks for geography quiz. In-class and at home–a desktop or laptop will be better than a phone for the most important geography activities! Tarea: Prepare for quiz (class-after-next) over the locations and spellings (in Spanish) of the Spanish-speaking countries. You do NOT need to learn the capitals yet. The Spanish-speaking countries are spelled correctly and mapped on the sheet I gave you. Step 1 is to review the locations of these countries, and you can do so by using this activity for Central America and the Caribbean, and this activity for South America. These activities are in English, and include some countries that are not on the list. You are not responsible for non-Spanish-speaking countries! Step 2: When you’re quick with the locations, look over the country names on the sheet and on this Quizlet. Use the Quizlet to make sure you’re pronouncing the word correctly, as follows: read the name of the country, taking care to PRONOUNCE IT CORRECTLY. Then, check your pronunciation by clicking on the icon and listening for differences between what you said and what the recording said. Analyze and eliminate any pronunciation errors. Step 3: do the Quia activity Map Quiz until you are good at finding and spelling the countries in Spanish, including accent marks. USE GOOD PRONUNCIATION, AND SPELL THEM LIKE THEY SOUND as you practice. Use a computer, not a phone for this activity. The map quiz works more smoothly if you zoom out to 75% in your browser.
9/27: Homecoming.
9/30, 10/1: Practiced spelling words (with and without accent marks) by hearing them. Preterite Forms song. Practiced preterite tense by passing cards.Conversation in Spanish about yesterday and this weekend. Receive Verb Review III. To lab to practice three categories of verbs: verbs that often go with indirect object pronouns, e-i stem-changers, and –zco verbs. Tarea: Finalize preparation for quiz over locations and spelling of Spanish-speaking countries. Get started on “Present, –zco, e-i, i.o. verbs (V.S. III)” on Conjuguemos. Here is a Quizlet over the verbs if you’d like to start with straight translation. This Conjuguemos activity will be due the day of the test, and the minimum standard is posted with the homework from the day before the test.
10/2, 3: Quiz over the locations and spellings (in Spanish) of the Spanish-speaking countries. Go over test. Preterite song. Learned gestures for the new main words. Talked through a movie over the main words. Tarea: Before doing the activity over Pointing Words (Repásalas 16) and Possessives (Repásalas 17) that’s for credit (below), carefully consult Repásalas 16 and 17. You’ll definitely want to pay attention to the boxes and arrows below Rep. 16 and 17 to get a solid review of the possessives and pointing words. You may wish to do this activity over pointing words and/or this exercise with body parts (Repásalas 14), to make sure you remember possessives and body parts well enough to do the activity that’s for credit. Here’s a Quizlet over body parts. When you’re ready, do “II Pointing Words (16) and Possessives (17)”. Get 90% correct for credit. Also, begin practicing Main Words for test 3 (class-after-next) by doing the Quia quiz “II Main Words for Test 3”
10/4, 7: Questions about homework? Review main word gestures. Re-watch video. First half of story. (Practice i.o. pronouns?) Talk about test. Sing the preterite song. Chromebook time to prepare for test. Homework: Complete “Present, –zco, e-i, i.o. verbs (V.S. III)” with a minimum of 35 right and 90% accuracy. Prepare for test next class. This test will be on this grading period. The test is over: 1. all Main Words (see below). To make sure you’re ready for the three sections containing Main Words, practice the Quia quiz “II Main Words for Test 3”. 2. The locations and spelling of Spanish-speaking countries. If you can do this: this activity, without looking at your notes, you’re ready. 3. Repásalas 14, 16, 17, (the last homework assigned), and; 4. verbs from the bottom-front of Verb Review III (verbs that go well with indirect object pronouns, –zco verbs, and e>i stem-changers). If you can do “Present, –zco, e-i, i.o. verbs (V.S. III)” on Conjuguemos without using your materials, you’re ready. There is no past tense on the test besides what you need to know for the Main Words. There are no direct or indirect object pronouns, or reflexive verbs, and the verbs at the top of Verb Review III are not on there either. You do not need to know the capitals of Spanish-speaking countries. Since there was no new reading for this set of Main Words, I’m giving you the opportunity to preview the reading section that will be on the test: Test 3 Reading Preview.
All Main Words (Main Word Quizlet Here)
quería nadar = he/she/you/I wanted to swim
fue a la piscina = he/she/you went to the pool
(no) pudo = he/she/you was (not) able
lo pasó bien = he/she/you had a good time (passed it well)
lo pasé bien = I had a good time (passed it well)
me gustó = I liked it
había mucha gente = there were a lot of people
iba a + infinitive = he/she/you/I was going to _____
en ningún lado = nowhere
en algún lado = somewhere
dejó su teléfono = he/she/you left his/her/your telephone
debe buscar = he/she/you should look for
no lo vi (vio) = I (he/she/you) didn’t see it
10/8, 9: Re-cap and finish story. Test over all Main Words, locations and spelling of Spanish-speaking countries, Repásalas 14, 16, 17, and verbs: verbs that go well with indirect object pronouns, –zco verbs, e>i stem-changers, all from the front of Verb Review III. There is no past tense on the test besides what you need to know for the Main Words. There are no direct or indirect object pronouns, or reflexive verbs, and the verbs at the top of Verb Review III are not on there either.
Test verb section “Re-takes”
If you would like a second chance at the verb sections of the first and/or second tests, but did not meet the official requirements for a re-take, here’s the plan:
- Get an SRT pass to come in during SRT, or make arrangements to show up before school (I’m here by 7:15).
- Practice like crazy: for the first test, practice “Present, regular and irreg. #1” in Conjuguemos. For the second test, practice “Present, -go verbs and stem-changers”.
- Come to my room where there will be a computer waiting for you. With no materials, do the activity(s) you’ve been practicing. Get at least 30 right with at least 90% accuracy on the first and only try.
- If you score at 90% or above, I will modify your original test(s), replacing your original score(s) for the verb section with a score that reflects your percentage on the Conjuguemos activity.
- Because only mastery of verbs is useful for you in the future, scores below 90% will not improve your original test score. This is about foundation-building, not inflating a grade.
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