Learning Journal

Video: Describe your house by heart. Check the example to emulate it. This is a speaking task targeting the standard 'Presentational Mode of Communication.' Use the same driving questions we have been working with in class: 

➤¿Cómo es tu casa?

➤¿Cómo es tu familia?

➤¿Qué hay en…?

➤¿De qué color es…?

➤¿Dónde está…?

➤¿De qué tamaño es…?

Speak in complete sentences in Spanish. Retrieve and connect prior knowledge with new knowledge about your house and family. Remember that we have discussed how a house becomes a home because of the people and the things dear to you in there. Elaborate. Give as many details as possible in this presentation. Use your best Spanish. Use your brain power to activate and articulate your memory in Spanish.

These tasks are due this coming Friday, 2/3/23. Be ready to share and make your formal presentation in class.

6th grade students, individually, will request extra time if needed.

We respect your privacy. If this is an issue, please use the example video we watched in class. 

Remember you can not be OFF in this video. I must be able to see you clearly speaking by heart in Spanish only, or your video will be invalidated.

Video: Describe your house by heart. Check the example to emulate it. This is a speaking task targeting the standard 'Presentational Mode of Communication.' Use the same driving questions we have been working with in class: 

➤¿Cómo es tu casa?

➤¿Cómo es tu familia?

➤¿Qué hay en…?

➤¿De qué color es…?

➤¿Dónde está…?

➤¿De qué tamaño es…?

Speak in complete sentences in Spanish. Retrieve and connect prior knowledge with new knowledge about your house and family. Remember that we have discussed how a house becomes a home because of the people and the things dear to you in there. Elaborate. Give as many details as possible in this presentation. Use your best Spanish. Use your brain power to activate and articulate your memory in Spanish.

These tasks are due this coming Friday, 2/3/23. Be ready to share and make your formal presentation in class.

6th grade students, individually, will request extra time if needed.

We respect your privacy. If this is an issue, please use the example video we watched in class. 

Remember you can not be OFF in this video. I must be able to see you clearly speaking by heart in Spanish only, or your video will be invalidated.

POWERPOINT: "Mi familia." This is a writing task targeting the standard: Presentational Mode of Communication. Use the driving questions we have used in class. Include the following aspects in each slide: 1. Photo. 2. Name. 3. Age. 4. Occupation. 5. Favorite activity. 6. One physical appearance characteristic and 7. One personality feature at least. Write complete sentences in Spanish. Elaborate. Use prior knowledge connected with new knowledge.  Use your best Spanish. Write from inside out these descriptions. If I find any evidence of any use of an exterior source I must invalidate your powerpoint.

Driving questions: La Familia: ¿Cómo se llama…? / ¿Cuántos años tiene? / ¿En qué trabaja…? / ¿Cómo es físicamente…? / ¿Cómo es su personalidad? / ¿Cuál es su actividad favorita?