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.