Monday, February 11, 2013

Blocks 1 & 2  Spanish 1-2:

-Warm Up

-Students participated in a class discussion about Alberto Alonso and took notes on his accomplishments.
-Students practiced adjective agreement and completed an adjective agreement handout.
-Students completed a reading assignment about San Antonio and Miami. 

-Important web sites/addresses:  

  1.  my email: wwilson@pvlearners.net

  2.  class blog:  bienvenidospvhs.blogspot.com

  3.  text site:  www.classzone.com

Homework:

-Celia Cruz biography email is due to my pvlearners account by 7:30 AM Friday, February 15, 2013.  Be sure to include at least 5 facts about Ms. Cruz.
-Workbook pages 30, 31 and 32
-Study for the Unit 1 Lesson 2 quiz tomorrow.  Topics: lesson vocabulary, definite articles, indefinite articles and adjective agreement.

Block 5  Spanish 3-4:

-Warm Up
-Students participated in a class discussion about Luis Valdez and took notes on his accomplishments.
-Students took notes on the verbs ver and dar in the preterit.
-Students played a verb dice game to review the 5 irregular verbs we have learned in this lesson and the regular AR endings in the preterit.
-Students completed a handout using verbs in the preterit.

-Important web sites/addresses:
  1.  my email: wwilson@pvlearners.net
  2.  class blog: bienvenidospvhs.blogspot.com
  3.  text site:  www.classzone.com
 

Homework:
-Sandra Cisneros biography email is due to my pvlearners account by 7:30 AM Friday, February 15, 2013.  Be sure to include at least 5 facts about Ms. Cisneros.
-Workbook pages 30, 31 and 32
-Study for the Unit 1 Lesson 2 quiz tomorrow.  Topics: lesson vocabulary, regular AR verbs in the preterit and the irregular verbs in the preterit - ser, ir, ver, dar and hacer

Friday, February 8, 2013

Blocks 1 & 2  Spanish 1-2:

-Warm Up

-Students continued to work on their graphs and paragraphs that were based on their class interviews.
-Students continued to practice adjective agreement by completing a handout on the concept.
-Students quizzed a partner on the lesson vocabulary.

-Important web sites/addresses:  

  1.  my email: wwilson@pvlearners.net

  2.  class blog:  bienvenidospvhs.blogspot.com

  3.  text site:  www.classzone.com

Homework:

-Study for Unit 1 Lesson 2 Quiz next Tuesday, February 12, 2013.

Block 5  Spanish 3-4:

-Warm Up
-Students started practicing their second dialog.  The topic is what they did on their last vacation including travel arrangements.  The vacation does not have to be real.
-Students corrected workbook pages 27 - 29.
-Students quizzed a partner on the vocabulary for this lesson.
-Students took notes on 3 irregular verbs in the preterit: ser, ir and hacer.

-Important web sites/addresses:
  1.  my email: wwilson@pvlearners.net
  2.  class blog: bienvenidospvhs.blogspot.com
  3.  text site:  www.classzone.com
 

Homework:
-Study for Unit 1 Lesson 2 Quiz next Tuesday, February 12, 2013.

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Blocks 1 & 2  Spanish 1-2:

-Warm Up

-Students in block 1 completed a handout using definite and indefinite articles - simultaneous round table.
-Students in block 2 corrected workbook pages 27 - 29.
-Students in block 2 created a graph based on their interviews from earlier this week.  They also started their paragraphs about the interviews.
-Students quizzed a partner on the vocabulary for this lesson.

-Important web sites/addresses:  

  1.  my email: wwilson@pvlearners.net

  2.  class blog:  bienvenidospvhs.blogspot.com

  3.  text site:  www.classzone.com

Homework:

-Alberto Alfonso biography email is due to my pvlearners account by 7:30 AM Friday, February 8, 2013.  Be sure to include at least 5 facts about Mr. Alfonso.
-Block 1 - workbook pages 27, 28 and 29

Block 5  Spanish 3-4:

-Warm Up - crossword puzzle using regular AR verbs in the preterit
-Students played Tic Tac Toe using regular AR verbs in the preterit.
-Students completed a handout using regular AR verbs in the preterit.


-Important web sites/addresses:
  1.  my email: wwilson@pvlearners.net
  2.  class blog: bienvenidospvhs.blogspot.com
  3.  text site:  www.classzone.com
 

Homework:
-Luis Valdez biography email is due to my pvlearners account by 7:30 AM Friday, February 8, 2013.  Be sure to include at least 5 facts about Mr. Valdez.
-Workbook pages 27, 28 and 29

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Blocks 1 & 2  Spanish 1-2:

-Warm Up

-Students quizzed a partner using their flashcards for the verb ser.
-Students retook the section of last week's quiz that covered the verb ser.
-Graded papers were returned to students. 
-Students in block 1 took notes on definite and indefinite articles. 
-Students in block 2 completed a handout using definite and indefinite articles - simultaneous round table.

-Important web sites/addresses:  

  1.  my email: wwilson@pvlearners.net

  2.  class blog:  bienvenidospvhs.blogspot.com

  3.  text site:  www.classzone.com

Homework:

-Alberto Alfonso biography email is due to my pvlearners account by 7:30 AM Friday, February 8, 2013.  Be sure to include at least 5 facts about Mr. Alfonso.
-Block 2 - workbook pages 27, 28 and 29

Block 5  Spanish 3-4:

-Warm Up
-Students completed  a partner activity where they had to categorize vocabulary from lessons 1 and 2 of Unit 1. 
-Students corrected workbook page 26.
-Students took notes on regular AR verbs in the preterit (past) tense.


-Important web sites/addresses:
  1.  my email: wwilson@pvlearners.net
  2.  class blog: bienvenidospvhs.blogspot.com
  3.  text site:  www.classzone.com
 

Homework:
-Luis Valdez biography email is due to my pvlearners account by 7:30 AM Friday, February 8, 2013.  Be sure to include at least 5 facts about Mr. Valdez.

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Blocks 1 & 2  Spanish 1-2:

-Warm Up - Handout

-Block 1 students corrected workbook pages 24 - 26.
-Students finished their interviews with 7 other students about the things they like to do in their free time.
-Students played bingo using the cards they made yesterday.  
-Block 2 students took notes on definite and indefinite articles.

-Important web sites/addresses:  

  1.  my email: wwilson@pvlearners.net

  2.  class blog:  bienvenidospvhs.blogspot.com

  3.  text site:  www.classzone.com

Homework:

-Alberto Alfonso biography email is due to my pvlearners account by 7:30 AM Friday, February 8, 2013.  Be sure to include at least 5 facts about Mr. Alfonso.
-Block 2 Students: workbook pages 24, 25 and 26

Block 5  Spanish 3-4:

-Warm Up - Handout
-Students corrected workbook pages 24 and 25.
-Students completed a group activity where they had to put a series of activities in the logical order.
-Students received their graded quizzes from last Friday.  These have to stay in the classroom in the students' portfolios. 
-Students played bingo using the cards they made yesterday.

-Important web sites/addresses:
  1.  my email: wwilson@pvlearners.net
  2.  class blog: bienvenidospvhs.blogspot.com
  3.  text site:  www.classzone.com
 

Homework:
-Luis Valdez biography email is due to my pvlearners account by 7:30 AM Friday, February 8, 2013.  Be sure to include at least 5 facts about Mr. Valdez.
-Workbook page 26

Monday, February 4, 2013

Blocks 1 & 2  Spanish 1-2:

-Warm Up - Students started a new paper.

-Students participated in a class discussion about Isabel Allende and took notes on her accomplishments.
-Students received their graded quizzes from last week.  These have to stay in the classroom in their portfolios.  
-Students made flashcards for the pronouns and the verb ser.
-Students played a game using the flashcards.  
-Students copied the Unit 1 Lesson 2 vocabulary. 
-Students made a bingo card using the vocabulary from Unit 1 Lesson 2.  The front of the card should have one Spanish word per box.  The back should have pictures for 8 of the words and translations for the other 17 words.

-Important web sites/addresses:  

  1.  my email: wwilson@pvlearners.net

  2.  class blog:  bienvenidospvhs.blogspot.com

  3.  text site:  www.classzone.com

Homework:

-Alberto Alfonso biography email is due to my pvlearners account by 7:30 AM Friday, February 8, 2013.  Be sure to include at least 5 facts about Mr. Alfonso.
-Workbook pages 24, 25 and 26
-Finish copying vocabulary if necessary
-Finish bingo card if necessary

Block 5  Spanish 3-4:

-Warm Up - Students started a new paper
-Students participated in a class discussion about Dolores Huerta and took notes on her accomplishments.
-Students listened to the introduction to the new lesson vocabulary.
-Students completed a listening comprehension activity and a translation activity.
-Students copied the vocabulary for Unit 1 Lesson 2.
-Students made a bingo card using the vocabulary from Unit 1 Lesson 2.  The card should have one Spanish word per box on the front of the card.  The back of the card should have pictures for 10 of the words and translations for the other 15 words.

-Important web sites/addresses:
  1.  my email: wwilson@pvlearners.net
  2.  class blog: bienvenidospvhs.blogspot.com
  3.  text site:  www.classzone.com
 

Homework:
-Luis Valdez biography email is due to my pvlearners account by 7:30 AM Friday, February 8, 2013.  Be sure to include at least 5 facts about Mr. Valdez.
-Workbook pages 24 and 25
-Finish copying vocabulary if necessary
-Finish bingo card if necessary

Friday, February 1, 2013

Blocks 1 & 2  Spanish 1-2:

-Warm Up - Students turned in their warm ups for the last two weeks.
-Students corrected workbook pages 7, 8 and 9.  Students then turned in pages 1 - 9.

-Students reviewed for the quiz.
-Students took the Unit 1 Lesson 1 quiz.

-Important web sites/addresses:  

  1.  my email: wwilson@pvlearners.net

  2.  class blog:  bienvenidospvhs.blogspot.com

  3.  text site:  www.classzone.com

Homework:

-None

Block 5  Spanish 3-4:

-Warm Up - Students turned in their warm ups for the last two weeks.
-Students corrected workbook page 6 and then, they turned in workbook pages 1-6. 
-Students reviewed for the quiz.
-Students took the Unit 1 Lesson 1 Quiz

-Important web sites/addresses:
  1.  my email: wwilson@pvlearners.net
  2.  class blog: bienvenidospvhs.blogspot.com
  3.  text site:  www.classzone.com
 

Homework:
-None