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Homework Calendar:   
Click on your class' link for the homework calendar


Vocabulary

The TPR List is here!! Click the link below to access the TPR List of the first 96 words:
TPR list

Pobre Ana glossary- to use while reading, for words not covered yet in class:
   

QUIZLET is here! Click on the link to take you directly to our class group.
   
VIDEOS!!
    Have you learned enough Spanish yet? Watch this short clip from Saturday Night Live        and see for yourself:  La Policia Mexicana

    La Vida Loca from the BBC is here. Click here to go to "La Vida Loca" on the BBC.

Quarter 2 Grammar:

            Conjuguemos: Regular Present Tense Practice


            Review these videos on the verbs ser and ir

                    *Video lesson on the verb ir

                    *Video lesson the verb ser
                    

Quarter 3 Grammar:

            Ser vs. Estar  Watch these videos to aid in your understanding of the difference between these "to be" verbs

                Ser:    Click here to watch video

                Estar:  Click here to watch video
    
          Preterit

Introduction to the preterit and how to form the tense. Click on the following videos to aid in your           understanding of the tense and how to conjugate it correctly:

             Preterit Intro Video:  AR Verbs-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf7yEus4FwA&feature=related
                                                    ER Verbs-- http://tinyurl.com/yf2ujo2
                                                Ir Verbs--

            Another Intro Video:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2KUtBJVdRQ&feature=related

            Conjuguemos activities:

Quarter 4:

Colombia's Street Children- Culture Unit:

        Read this background article, "Children of the Street", by Gary Leech.

        Read this article for additional information: "Hope for Colombia's Lost Children," by Rhodri Davies

        Respond to the readings by going to Poll Everywhere...
           
          

RECORD Your Spanish here!
    Use the site "vocaroo" to record your Spanish and email the recording easily. If you are sending your recording to me, use this email address: mtacallahanp@gmail.com

 
            Reflexive Verbs: Click to watch video Part 1
                                           Click to watch video Part 2
       
            CW activity: Reflexive Practice #1 

            Practice Conjugating reflexives with Conjuguemos:
                    Present tense reflexives click here
            Need to review/learn how to tell time? Click below:
                    Telling Time Part 1
                    Telling Time Part 2
           Do you need more TIME to learn this? Click below:
                    Practice telling time

Music

        Sing the ABC's in Spanish-- military style!

A class favorite...  Juanes!
Here are some of the songs we listen to and sing in our class:
                       Adios le Pido on You Tube:

            Listen and follow along with Juanes' Me Enamora:
Las Noches Son Tristes byKhriz y Angel ft Divino,Dandyel
               
               Here are the lyrics for the song "Las Noches Son Tristes"
Damos gracias by Jose-Luis Orozco
                -song for Thanksgiving
              La Historia de Juan- video-
                  -video with lyrics click on this link

"La Bamba" with its many variations:
                  
Geography
        Sheppard's Geography page

Other Resources

            University of Texas