Feedback Por Favor y DP update guidelines!

DP Updates:
Please make sure your DP has the following 2 things. You will get 10 points for updating your DP in class tomorrow with these items:

1. A brief (3-6 sentence) intro/explanation of the Bracero Project (English is fine this time).
2. A copy of your final Bracero Narrative

When you are done updating your DP, please email me: beccakatz.teacher@gmail.com with the link.

Feedback Survey:

Then, please fill out this survey in class to give me feedback about this year, about the Bracero Project, and about your hopes for next year. Remember, I really appreciate your honest and constructive feedback. You will get 10 points for having this done by 3:15pm on Friday. If it's not done by that time, you will receive 0 points.

Remember:
Turn in your extra credit illustrations (with your self-eval rubric) & your bracero narrative if you haven't already turned it in.  


¡Espero que tengan veranos buenísimos!  Gracias por un año divertido.  Hasta pronto.

martes el 22 de mayo, 2012

En Clase:

• Tomaron el examen final.
• You took the final exam.

Tarea:

• Remember, you have a reading comprehension test on Thursday.
• There are several extra credit opportunities right now.  Check them out on yesterday's blog post.

lunes el 21 de mayo, 2012

En Clase:

• Leímos Peregrinos Inmóviles de Cajas de Cartón y contestamos preguntas de comprensión
• We read  Peregrinos Inmóviles from Cajas de Cartón and answered comprehension questions

Tarea:

• Bracero narratives are due on Friday by 3:15pm by email - beccakatz.teacher@gmail.com.  Please put your other drafts in the plastic drawers in my room on Friday (or before!) at the BOC.

Extra Credit Opportunities:

• Turn in your final draft (plus your earlier drafts for a total of 3) of your Bracero Narrative by the end of lunch on Thursday for +10 extra credit.  
• Turn in the comprehension questions from Peregrinos Inmóviles by the end of lunch on Thursday for +10 extra credit
• "Illustrations" (photoshop products, videos, songs, etc) for Bracero Narratives are due on Friday by email (or by the earlier deadline if you're going for it). You will also turn in this self-evaluation then.

jueves el 17 de mayo, 2012

En Clase:

• Discutimos Cajas de Cartón y El Juego de la Patada
• We discussed  Cajas de Cartón and El Juego de la Patada
• Hicieron estaciones de repaso.
• You all did review stations.

Tarea:

• Your edited, double-spaced, printed Bracero draft with a word bank (English and Spanish word bank) is due at the beginning of class on Friday.
• This is a change from what I said in class: You will ALSO turn in your 1st draft with peer feedback! 
• Remember - there are TONS of review resources for you.  Check out my the "review/repaso" folder on my google site!   

¡REPASO!

REPASO


Aquí tienen algunos sitios y actividades para repasar los temas siguientes:

1. Preterit vs. Imperfect

• My fave - the colby site activities on pret. vs. imp
• conjuguemos site - go to this site and pick from the many (10!) activities that work on this skill

2. Gerund vs. Infinitive

• quia practice quiz

3. Preterit (Irregulars)

• Go back to conjuguemos. Remember you can select to not do "vosotros". Select the various types of irregulars or mixed verbs. 
• Again, the colby site has some great stuff here. 

4. Indirect and Direct Object Pronouns

• Colby does it again.
• Also, conjuguemos under the category "Pronouns" (you can do just DO, just IO, and combined)

Both conjuguemos and colby have review activities for LOTs of the topics we've covered this year.  I just pulled up the ones that seemed to give you all the most problems.  

miércoles el 16 de mayo, 2012

En Clase:

• Hicieron revisiones en parejas
• You did peer revisions

Tarea:

• Your edited, double-spaced, printed Bracero draft with a word bank (English and Spanish) is due at the beginning of class on Friday.
• This is a change from what I said in class: You will ALSO turn in your 1st draft with peer feedback!    

martes el 15 de mayo, 2012

En Clase:

• Leyeron El Juego de La Patada de Cajas de Cartón en grupos y contestaron preguntas de comprensión.
• You read El Juego de La Patada in Cajas de Cartón in groups and you answered comprehension questions.

Tarea:

• REMEMBER: Bracero Narratives are due TOMORROW at the Beginning of Class.  They must be printed and double-spaced for peer edits. 
• Finish the comprehension questions by Thursday if you didn't finish them in class today. 
• Work on the practice final.  Here is the answer key.   

lunes el 14 de mayo, 2012

En Clase:

• Tomaron una evaluación de por v. para, otras definiciones
• You took an assessment on other definitions of por and para
• Trabajaron en los narrativos de braceros
• You all worked on bracero narratives.

Tarea:

• Your printed (double spaced!!!) drafts of your bracero narratives are due at the beginning of class on Wednesday for peer editing.  
• You should start doing grammar review for the final test.  Here's a practice final.

jueves el 10 de mayo, 2012

En Clase:

• Trabajaron en sus narrativos de braceros.
• You worked on your bracero narratives
• Revisaron por v. para - for + otras definciones - Hoja 3 con la clave.
• You checked your 3rd por v. para homework sheet with the answer key.

Tarea:

• Estudien las otras definiciones de por y para -- tienen una evaluación el lunes!
• Siguen trabajando en los narrativos de braceros.

miércoles el 9 de mayo, 2012

En Clase:

• Revisaron su tarea de por v. para.
• You checked your por v. para homework.
• Trabajaron en los narrativos del bracero
• You worked on your bracero narratives.

Tarea:

• Por v. Para (for + otras definiciones) - hoja 3

martes el 8 de mayo, 2012

En clase:

• Jugamos afuera para practicar por y para
• We played outside in order to (PARA!!) practice por and para.
• Revisaron su tarea con esta clave.
• You checked your homework with this answer key.
• Trabajaron en estas preguntas de comprensión de Cajas de Cartón.
• You all worked on these comprehension questions from Cajas de Cartón.

Tarea:

• Finish these comprehension questions if you didn't finish in class.
• Opcional - Por v. Para (otras definiciones + for) - hoja 2 

Mañana - 

Tendrás toda la hora mañana y casi toda la hora el jueves para trabajar en sus narrativos de braceros.  La rúbrica está aquí.

lunes el 7 de mayo, 2012

En Clase:

• Hablamos de lo que hay de nuevo en sus vidas
• We talked about what's new in your lives
• Hablamos de por y para cuando significan otras cosas que "for"
• We talked about por and para when they mean things other than "for

Hora 1:

• Trabajaron en las preguntas de comprensión de Cajas de Cartón
• You worked on the comprehension questions from Cajas de Cartón

Hora 6: 

• Discutimos lo que pasó en El Costal de Algodón

Tarea:

• opcional: Por y Para (otras definiciones + for) Hoja 1

Smithsonian Link

Link to Smithsonian Site 

Por y Para repaso

You can check last night's homework here. See Becca w/ questions.


Here's an online activity to practice por and para before tomorrow's assessment.  Do #s, 1-5, 7, 8, & 12
You should skip the others b/c they deal with "other uses of por & para" that we haven't covered yet. 


Here's another one that explains as you scroll over por and para.  Not all usages are going to be on tomorrow's assessment, but it's good review nonetheless.


Here are some other links you can check out to review:


http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/porpara.htm
http://legacy.lclark.edu/~benenati/porpara/porpara.html (there are review activities linked to the bottom of this page)

miércoles el 2 de mayo, 2012

En Clase:


Hora 6

• Miramos el documental "No Man's Land" de Dana Romanoff y lo discutimos.
• We watched Dana Romanoff's documentary "No Mans Land" and discussed it.  You can watch it again here.

Hora 1 

• Leyeron en grupos de El Costal de Algodón y contestaron preguntas de comprensión.
• You read from El Costal de Algodón in groups and answered comprehension questions.

Tarea:

• Por v. Para "for" hoja 2

martes el 1 de mayo, 2012

En Clase:


Hora 1

• Miramos el documental "No Mans Land" de Dana Romanoff y lo discutimos.
• We watched Dana Romanoff's documentary "No Mans Land" and discussed it.  You can watch it again here.

Hora 6 

• Leyeron en 2 grupos de El Costal de Algodón y contestaron preguntas de comprensión.
• You read from El Costal de Algodón in 2 groups and answered comprehension questions.

Tarea:

• No new homework tonight.  Here is the answer key from the por & para worksheet. 

lunes el 30 de abril, 2012

En Clase:

• Hablamos de Muerte Perdonado
• We talked about "Muerte Perdonado."  You can check the discussion questions here. 
• Empezamos a estudiar las preposiciones muy confusas: POR Y PARA.  
• We started studying the super confusing prepositions: por and para.  Here is the blank notesheet from today and here is an introduction and what you used to fill in your notes.   

Tarea:

• Por v. Para hoja de práctica 1

viernes el 27 de abril, 2012

En Clase:

• Tomaron una evaluación del presente perfecto y el pluscuamperfecto
• You all took an assessment on the present perfect and past perfect
• Terminamos de discutir la práctica auditiva con Juan Loza
• We finished discussing the listening practice with Juan Loza
• Empezaron a leer Muerte Perdonada
• You all started reading Muerte Perdonada

Tarea:

• read Muerte Perdonada and complete the "mapa de leer: muerte perdonada" found in the Cajas de Carton folder on my google site.  

jueves el 26 de abril, 2012

En Clase:

• Escribieron reflexiones del proceso de leer un libro en español, contestando:
• You wrote reflections about the process of reading a book, answering:
• ¿Qué va bien? / What is going well?
• ¿Qué te parece difícil? / What seems difficult?
• ¿Cómo te puedes ayudar? / How can you help yourself?
• ¿Cómo te puedo ayudar? / How can I help you?
• Discutimos "El Aguinaldo"
• We discussed "El Aguinaldo." Here is an answer key to the discussion questions if you missed class today.
• Escuchamos a una entrevista con Juan Loza, un bracero
• We listed to an interview w/ Juan Loza, a bracero.  Here are the questions you answered.  Here is a link where you can listen to that dialogue again. 

Tarea:

• hoja 3 - past perfect and present perfect

miércoles el 25 de abril, 2012

En Clase:

• Hicimos repaso mixto en las pizarritas blancas
• We did mixed reviews with the mini white boards
• Introduje los detalles del trabajo del "Programa Bracero"
• I introduced the details about the Bracero Program project
• Empezaron a leer El Aguinaldo y contestaron una preguntas de comprensión
• You all started reading El Aguinaldo and answered some comprehension questions

Tarea:

• Opcional: hoja de práctica del presente perfecto y el pluscuamperfecto
• Requerido: Read El Aguinaldo and answer these questions. 

martes el 25 de abril, 2012

En Clase:

• Nada.  You took the ACT.

Hasta mañana.

lunes el 23 de abril, 2012

En clase:

• Jugamos al "Juego de Sam" para repasar
• We played "Sam's Game" to review
• Hicieron esta hoja de práctica del pluscuamperfecto
• You all did this practice sheet about the pluscuamperfecto. Here is an answer key.

Tarea:

• Nada

viernes el 20 de abril, 2012

En clase:

• Practicamos con el presente perfecto
• We practiced with the present perfect
• Leyeron "Un Milagro en Tent City" y contestaron preguntas de comprensión
• You read "Un Milagro en Tent City" and answered comprehension questions

Tarea:

• Termina Un Milagro y las preguntas de comprensión si no los terminaste en clase
• Lee "El Ángel de Oro" y contesta las preguntas de comprensión

jueves el 19 de abril, 2012

En Clase

• Practicamos con la formación del pretérito en las pizarritas blancas
• We practiced the formation of the preterit on the little white boards
• Hablamos de los tiempos perfectos  :)
• We talked about perfect tenses
• Leyeron de "Un Milagro en Tent City"
• You all read from "Un Milagro en Tent City"

Tarea

• Hoja de práctica del presente perfecto

miércoles el 18 de abril, 2012

En Clase:

• Hablamos de los resultados duraderos del Programa Bracero
• We spoke about the long-lasting results of the Bracero Program
• Leyeron parte de capítulo 4 ("Un Milagro en Tent City") de Cajas de Cartón y contestaron preguntas de comprensión
• You all read part of chapter 4 of Cajas de Cartón and answered comprehension questions.

Tarea:

• Nada esta noche. Unless you haven't finished your DP update (it's listed as "missing" in powerschool if I don't have it) in which case you should finish it and email me your URL when you do so I know to check it.

martes el 17 de abril, 2012

En clase:

• Hicieron una media-hoja de práctica mixta
• You did a 1/2 sheet of mixed practice
• Hice una presentación del Programa Bracero y tomaron apuntes.
• I did a presentation about the Bracero Program and you took notes. These notes are filled in for if you missed class.  Please see me about getting a copy of the presentation b/c it is too large to post on my google site at the moment.

Tarea:

• Piensen en 2 resultados duraderos que occurieron por causa de este programa.

lunes el 16 de abril, 2012

En clase:

• Hablamos de lo que hay que nuevo en sus vidas de las vacaciones
• We talked about what's new in your lives from vacation
• Jugamos con pizarritas blancas para practicar gramática mixta
• We played with mini whiteboards to practice mixed grammar
• Uds. trabajaron en sus DPs
• You all worked on your DPs.  The blog post below this has the expectations for your DPs. Please finish your update if you didn't in class.

Tarea:

• FINISH your DP update if you didn't in class.  Due BOC tomorrow.
• Haz esta hoja de repaso de Cajas de Cartón hasta capítulo 3. Respuestas (ANSWERS) en frases completas COMPLETE SENTENCES EN ESPAÑOL!! Email it to Becca (beccakatz.teacher@gmail.com) /turn it in by BOC mañana.

DP Update - Arte y Lengua

We will be doing a DP update EN CLASE lunes el 16 de abril.  No need to do this as homework, I am just posting the expectations while they're on my mind.

Aquí tienes las expectativas para los DPs respeto al trabajo de Arte y Lengua:

1. Título: "Arte y Lengua"
2. Descripción del trabajo: 3-8 sentences in English explaining what this project involved.
3. Una copia de tu declaración del artista final
4. Una foto de tu obra de arte (see google site to see if there is a picture of you with your piece)
5. Una reflexión: 5-15 frases en español discutiendo este trabajo.  Consideren las preguntas siguientes u otras:  

•    ¿Qué aprendiste de este trabajo? (cultura, gramática, vocabulario
• ¿Qué aprendiste de tu mentor?
• ¿De qué estás orgulloso(a) (proud) de este trabajo? ¿Por qué?
• ¿Qué cambiarías (would you change) al hacerlo otra vez?
• ¿Qué fue un reto de este trabajo?

• 
  

jueves 5 el de abril, 2012

En clase:

• Terminamos la película "Y no se lo tragó la tierra"
• We finished the movie "And the Earth did not Swallow Him"
• Terminamos la discusión de los tres primeros capítulos de Cajas de Cartón
• We finished discussing the first three chapters of Cajas de Cartón. If you missed it, here are the questions we discussed for Soledad and here are the questions we discussed for De dentro hacia afuera and their answers, too.

Tarea

If I were you, I would probably review mixed old stuff using all the great review sheets on Becca's google site in the review/repaso folder. Or I might practice specific skills using the awesome practice activities and quizzes on her quia site.  Or I might review the preterit using all of those incredible files in the "Preterit" folder on Becca's google site because it is challenging".

martes el 3 de abril, 2012

En Clase:

• Miramos la película "Y no se lo tragó la tierra"
• We watched the movie "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"

Tarea:

• Nada.  Unless you haven't finished reading CDC, in which case you should read ch. 1-3 and do the corresponding reading maps (which can be found at my google site in the Cajas de Cartón folder). BRING THESE TO CLASS TOMORROW!

lunes el 2 de abril, 2012

En Clase:

• Escribieron y compartieron unas reflexiones de LINK
• You wrote and shared some reflections on LINK
• Empezamos a mirar la película "Y no se lo tragó la tierra"
• We started watching the movie "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him"

Tarea:

• Nada.  Unless you haven't finished reading CDC, in which case you should read ch. 1-3 and do the corresponding reading maps (which can be found at my google site in the Cajas de Cartón folder).

Unos Recuerdos... Some reminders...

RECUERDO: Hay que leer capítulos 1-3 en Cajas de Cartón y llenar los mapas de leer.  

REMINDER: Read chapters 1-3 in Cajas de Cartón and fill out the reading maps. If you have lost track of the reading maps or the helpful vocabulary packet, you can find them on my google site in the "Cajas de Cartón" folder: https://sites.google.com/site/animashighschoolspanish/home/espanol-3-files.  If you've lost the reading, you'll have to come pick it up from me at school.

*Do not save this until Sunday night because it will be painful. I promise. I anticipate this will take you 3-8 hours to complete, so pace yourself this week if you haven't been pacing yourself during the first two weeks of LINK.

Powerschool is updated with the assessments you took before you left. 

Finally, Sr. Youseff has finally gotten me a review sheet to make up for all of his tardies. The review sheet and its answer key are available on my google site in the review/repaso folder.  It is strange -- be warned.  

¡Nos vemos el lunes!

¡Felicidades!

¡Felicidades a todos mis estudiantes por una exposición muy exitosa!

Estoy tan orgullosa de todos.

Y gracias a todos que vinieron. Fue un gusto ver tanto apoyo.  

Exposición - MAÑANA

¡¡¡Exposición de Lengua y Arte - mañana (miércoles) entre 5:30-7pm a AHS!!!

DON'T FORGET - TOMORROW WE HAVE OUR SPANISH EXHIBITION AT AHS FROM 5:30-7PM.  BE THERE @ 5:00pm to set up, IN PROFESSIONAL DRESS, WITH YOUR:

• art piece
• color print-out of a piece by your artist
• artist's statement
• script/notecards

*JUNIORS - you will make title cards when you arrive, so think of a name EN ESPAÑOL for your piece.

jueves el 8 de marzo, 2012

REMEMBER: La exposición es el miércoles el 21 de marzo 5:30-7:00pm a AHS

En Clase:

• Hicimos una exposición de práctica
• We did a practice exhibition

Tarea:


STUDY for the assessment on mixed old stuff tomorrow (also on Preterit Irregulars).  Here is a worksheet that Ty made to help you practice and here is the answer key.

ON FRIDAY THE FOLLOWING THINGS ARE DUE IN A FOLDER YOU HAND TO BECCA AT 9:10am:

• All drafts of artist's statement
• FINAL DRAFT of Artist's Statement - with your name and the title "Declaración de (de la) Artista".  Your final exhibition draft should not have the vocabulary list on it.
• The rubric w/ the word count written on it.
• Your notes for the SPEAKING part of exhibition
• A color print-out of a piece by your artist that will be on display with your piece at exhibition

miércoles el 7 de marzo, 2012

REMEMBER: La exposición es el miércoles el 21 de marzo 5:30-7:00pm a AHS

En Clase:

• Trabajaron toda la hora en finalizar los elementos del trabajo
• You worked all hour finalizing project elements

Tarea:

ON FRIDAY THE FOLLOWING THINGS ARE DUE IN A FOLDER YOU HAND TO BECCA AT 9:10am:

• All drafts of artist's statement
• FINAL DRAFT of Artist's Statement - with your name and the title "Declaración de (de la) Artista".  Your final exhibition draft should not have the vocabulary list on it.
• The rubric w/ the word count written on it.
• Your notes for the SPEAKING part of exhibition
• A color print-out of a piece by your artist that will be on display with your piece at exhibition

 

 

martes el 6 de marzo, 2012

En Clase:

• Practicamos con gramática mixta, vieja.
• We practiced with mixed, old grammar. We used this sheet.  Here is the answer key.
• Revisaron sus guiones en parejas y los mandaron a Becca.
• You revised your scripts in pairs and sent them to Becca.

Tarea:

• Keep working on revising your artist statements. They are due (printed in a "exhibition-worthy" format) on Thursday at the beginning of class with a rubric cover page on which you've written your word count. I will distribute copies tomorrow in class if you don't have them anymore. The title should be "Declaración del (de la) Artista"

lunes el 5 de marzo, 2012

En Clase:

• Practicamos gramática mixta, vieja con esta hoja.
• We practiced mixed, old grammar with this sheet.  Here is the answer key. 
• Empezaron a revisar sus declaraciones basado en mis consejos.
• You started to revise your statements based on my advice
• Empezaron a escribir los guiones para la parte hablada de la exposición
• You started writing your scripts for the spoken part of the exhibition

Tarea:

• Write a draft of your script for the spoken part of the exhibition by using this template.  

miércoles el 29 de febrero

En Clase:

• Hablamos del proceso de evaluar en pares
• We talked about the peer review process
• Revisaron los borradores de párrafo uno en parejas
• You edited the paragraph drafts in pairs

Tarea:

• Make edits to your 1st paragraph based on any feedback you received today.  Then, write paragraph 2!  You're shooting for about 100 words/paragraph.  Please have your drafts printed DOUBLE SPACED and ready to go for tomorrow.  Guidelines for what needs to go into your second paragraph are available on my soon to be awesome google site in the "Artist Statements" folder

martes el 28 de febrero, 2012

En Clase:

• Jugamos a sillitas musicales
• We played musical chairs
• Tomaron una evaluación
• You took an assessment
• Introduje las declaraciones de artistas
• I introduced the artist statements

Tarea:

• Write your first paragraph of your artist's statement. Please see the folder "Artist's Statement" on my google site for all documents that I handed out today.  These documents give VERY DETAILED GUIDELINES. PLEASE USE THEM!!!

lunes el 27 de febrero, 2012

En Clase:

• Aprendieron de Diego Rivera 
• You learned about Diego Rivera.  You can watch the video here. Here is the worksheet on which students took notes while they listen.
• Trabajaron en sus obras
• You worked on your pieces

Please note - I have marked down if I have received your piece in the gradebook.  Please check there to see if I still need to see yours.

Tarea:

• Hagan el paquete de repaso. Go to the developing Google Site for Español 3 to get any of these files.
•   CONJUGUEMOS to practice preterit (IRREGULARS!!!) conjugation

Review packet answer key

Here is the answer key to the review packet. Please tell me if you notice any errors!! 

Tendrán 20 minutos el lunes para trabajar en sus obras.  Hay que entregarlas para las 3:15pm por la tarde.

¡Estudien de sus paquetes de repaso!

¡Buen fin de semana!

miércoles el 22 de febrero, 2012

En Clase:

• Trabajaron en sus obras
• You all worked on your art pieces

Tarea:

• Review old grammar material on the sites posted in the previous blog entry.  
• Art pieces are due on Monday at 3:15pm. Plan accordingly.

miércoles el 22 de febrero, 2012

Do some review on these sites:

• Conjuguemos - to practice verb conjugation.  Pick your tenses!  Remember to select "all but vosotros" if you don't want to deal with vosotros.
• Check out the various activities on the Colby site (preterit vs. imperfect, IO, DO pronouns, preterit conjugation, etc).
• Go to my quia page and do some activities or practice quizzes.

Para el fin de semana largo

Hey folks -- For the long weekend, here are some things to keep in mind!

1. EDIT your artist reports -- those are due on Wednesday when you will turn in the old version, the new version, and the rubric where I've circled numbers.  You cannot get a grade without those 3 pieces.
2. I will be giving you about 2 hours 15 minutes to work next week between Wednesday and Friday. Please plan accordingly and get work done over the long weekend.  
3. If you have a project where you are doing most of your work outside of class, I will have review packets and steps for our writing phase ready for you to work on in class next week.
4. Your final pieces are due on February 27th at 3:15pm.  

If you missed the presentation on Dalí, here is the powerpoint with notes. I want you to know the definition of surrealism and the symbols you see.

martes el 14 de febrero, 2012

En Clase:

• Miramos las noticias de 2/2/12 y Uds. contestaron unas preguntas de comprensión
• We watched the news from 2/2/12 and you all answered comprehension questions
• Trabajaron en sus obras de arte
• You all worked on your art pieces

Tarea:

• Nada.
• Keep current on old skills and go back and review them!  Maybe pick some standards to reassess this week or next while we're not doing lots of new content.

lunes el 13 de febrero

En Clase:

• Jugamos a sillitas musicales para repasar la gramática
• We played musical chairs to review grammar
• Hicieron preguntas de comprensión de Salvador Dalí
• You did comprehension questions about Salvador Dalí

Tarea:

• FINISH comprehension questions if you haven't already finished them.  Have them written out neatly (or typed) in complete sentences EN ESPAÑOL and ready to hand in tomorrow.  

el 9 de febrero, 2012

En Clase:

• Teníamos una discusión de la canción Sampléame, investigando las éticas alrededor del cortar, pegar, reciclar, etc con el arte
• We had a discussión about the song ¨Sampléame¨, investigating the ethics surrounding cutting, pasting, recycling, etc. with art

Tarea:

• If you didn't hand in your artwork research sheet, please do so ASAP!  It is now late!
• Write a proposal for your art piece and email it to Becca (beccakatz.teacher@gmail.com). It should include the following things:Your plan should have:
•  Your selected art form (What are you going to make?)
• Your rough sketch (verbal, in English, or an actual sketch that you turn in separately from your email) of your piece
• The 2+ ways in which you will be influenced/inspired by your mentor.

Some resources for Preterit Practice

Here is the answer key from last night's homework.

Here are 2 great sites to practice preterit:

Choose from preterit regulars, preterit irregulars, and mixed verbs on conjuguemos.

Or, go to the COLBY site and practice there.  

martes el 7 de febrero, 2012

En Clase:

• Hablamos de las diferentes categorias de verbos irregulares en el pretérito, especificamente los verbos de sandalia
• We talked about the different groups of irregular verbs in the preterit, especially the irregular "sandal" verbs
• Empezaron sus investigaciones de una obra de arte de sus mentores
• You started researching a piece of your mentor's artwork 

Tarea:

• Hoja 2 - preterit irregulars

lunes el 6 de febrero, 2012

En Clase:

• Practicaron gramática mixta con las sillitas musicales
• You all practiced mixed grammar w/ musical chairs
• Usaron el pretérito en la carrera de las estaciones de los irregulares del pretérito
• You all used the preterit in the race through the irregular preterit conjugation stations

Tarea:

• Hoja 1 - los irregulares del pretérito
• Here are the notes on how to conjugate irregulars if you missed class today

Práctica del pretérito

Ándense a este sitio de red de COLBY para practicar el pretérito.

viernes el 3 de enero, 2012

En Clase:

• Jugamos al José Dice y repasamos el pretérito v. imperfecto en el sitio de Colby
• We played Simon Says and reviewed the preterit vs. imperfect on the Colby site
• Tomaron una evaluación de partes del cuerpo y de pretérito v. imperfecto
• You all took and assessment on body parts and preterit vs. imperfect
• Empezaron las redacciónes de sus artistas
• You started your artist reports

Tarea:

• ARTIST REPORT DRAFT DUE MONDAY!!! Here are the expectations and grading rubric.

jueves el 2 de febrero, 2012

En Clase:

• Miramos La Cinta Que Envuelve Una Bomba", un documental de Frida Kahlo
• We watched "The Ribbon Around a Bomb", a documentary about Frida Kahlo

Tarea:

• Study body parts vocab (see the blog post below this for a link to the conjuguemos site) for the assessment tomorrow.
• Here is an answer key for the homework (body parts and numbers) from last night. Here is the answer key to the preterit and imperfect story. 

Partes del Cuerpo

• You can practice body parts on conjuguemos, but here are some things you should know:
• (the) ears - I taught you "(las) orejas" but conjuguemos uses "los oídos".  You can use either - I don't care.
• There are other words we don't have as vocab. SO YOU DON'T HAVE  TO KNOW THESE WORDS but you will see them:
• the jaw = la mandíbula
• the cheek = la mejilla
• the hip = la cadera
• the abdomen = el abdomen
• the thigh = el muslo
• the calf = la pantorrilla
• the hair = el cabello / el pelo
• the gums = las encías
• the forehead = la frente
• the eyelid = el párpado
• the breast = el pecho (same as chest)

En Clase:

• Escuchamos a la canción "En El Muelle de San Blas" de Maná y discutimos el uso del pretérito e imperfecto
• We listened to the song On the Peer of San Blas by Maná and we discussed the use of preterit and imperfect.
• Corrigieron la tarea de partes del cuerpo. 
• You corrected the body parts homework.  Here is the answer key to that if you didn't get to it in class.
• Practicaron con pretérito e imperfecto en el sitio de colby.
• You practiced with preterit and imperfect on the colby website
• Uds. trabajaron en sus investigaciones de artistas
• You all worked on your artist research.

Tarea:

• Cuerpo - hoja 3 
• Pret v. Imp hoja 2
• FINISH artist research form by the end of the day tomorrow (3:15 en punto!!)

martes el 31 de enero, 2012

En Clase:

• Hablamos del cuento de Picasso de Wikipedia y el uso del pretérito o imperfecto
• We talked about the Wikipedia Picasso story and whether or not we'd use preterit or imperfect
• Practicaron pretérito v. imperfecto en el sitio de red de Colby
• You practiced preterit vs. imperfect on the Colby website.
• Cantamos el rap de números y hicimos unos ejercicios de números
• We sang the numbers rap and did some numbers exercises
• Empezaron las investigaciones de sus artistas
• You started research on your artists

Tarea:

• Optional: Partes del cuerpo - hoja 2
• Optional: Imperfect/Preterit WS Remember -- there are 2 steps to this -- fill in the blanks with preterit or imperfect (LOOK UP PRETERIT VERBS TO SEE IF THEY'RE REGULAR OR IRREGULAR conjugations) and THEN, write WHY you chose preterit or imperfect.

SHOW YOUR PARENTS THE FRIDA KAHLO DOCUMENTARY NOTICE!

lunes el 30 de enero, 2012

En Clase:

• Jugamos José Dice
• We played Simon Says (José Dice)
• Contestaron preguntas de comprensión de una lectura de Picasso
• You answered comprehension questions on a Picasso reading
• Hablamos un poquito del uso del pretérito v imperfecto
• We talked a little bit about preterit vs. imperfect

Tarea:

• REQUIRED: REVISE your Les Demoiselles d'Avignon story using the feedback you got from peer review on Friday
• Partes del cuerpo hoja 1 - BUZZ LIGHTYEAR labeling . Make sure you put your articles (el/la) so you know the gender of different body parts.

viernes el 27 de enero, 2012

En Clase:

• Tomaron una evaluación de la conjugación del imperfecto, pretérito, y de los colores
•  You took an assessment on the imperfect, preterit and colors
• Introduje el trabajo de Arte, Lengua, y Cultura
• I introduced the Art, Language, and Culture project

Tarea:

• Choose your artist (please bring 2 names of artists you're excited to study)

jueves el 26 de enero, 2012

En Clase:

• Jugamos Avalancha!
• We played Avalanche!
• Revisaron el cuento de otro estudiante, buscando los usos del imperfecto y del pretérito
• You all edited another student's story by looking for uses of the imperfect and preterit
• Practicaron la conjugación en conjuguemos.com
• You all practiced conjugation on conjuguemos.com

Tarea:

• Study for the assessment tomorrow on conjugation of regular preterit verbs, all imperfect verbs, and colors/shapes vocab
• For color/shape review: click HERE for conjuguemos and HERE for a quia practice quiz
• For verb conjugation practice click HERE.