Homework Calendar

Monday: Slides

• Topic:  New short story: "Las abejas de bronce" -- lines 1-13 (it starts on p. 65 of the course reader).  Unit 11 packet handed out (linked above).

• Announcements:  We have two quizzes this (Wed. & Fri.) and then one quiz each week for the following two weeks.  See slides for details.

• Homework: If you were absent today you must complete the classwork as well so that you can continue with the story.

  • Read lines 14-28 of “Las abejas de bronce.” 

  • On a new piece of paper, write 3 comments/questions and 5 new words with definitions in Spanish.

Tuesday: Slides

• Topic:  "Las abejas de bronce":  Review of the main characters (the Fox, the Bear, and the Bees) and the setting.

• Announcements:  Quiz tomorrow on lines 1-51.

• Homework: 

  • Read / complete section 11.A in your course reader.

  • Begin working on your character drawing (due Friday).   These will be hung on the wall in the classroom.

    • On a blank piece of 8 1/2" x 11" paper (no lines).

    • Draw your assigned animal character from the list in Activity 4.

    • Use colors and detail.

    • Write the name of the character in large, legible text at the bottom of your drawing.

Wednesday: No slides

• Topic: Dr. Shoen absent today.  Please complete classwork AND homework:

  • Act. 6 

  • Re-read 11.A in texto

  • Act. 7 (use 11.A)

  • Re-read lines 1-52 in story (highlight confusing parts)

  • Make flash-cards / lists & practice vocab. in packet (p. 1-3) and class notes

  • Work on animal drawing for Friday

• Announcements:  Quiz delayed until tomorrow (Thursday)

• Homework: 

  • Read lines 52-63 of story. Write 3 questions/comments & definitions for five new words in Spanish.

Thursday: Slides

• Topic: "Las abejas de bronce"

• Announcements:  

  • If you missed today's quiz, it must be made up tomorrow after school.  

  • Quiz MONDAY on passive forms.

• Homework: 

  • Read to line 73.

  • Study passive forms for quiz on Monday.

  • Prepare drawing to turn in tomorrow. 

Friday: Slides 

• Topic: Reading and Discussion of "Las abejas de oro"

• Announcements:  Quiz MONDAY on passive forms.  Quiz on TUESDAY (lines 53-112)

• Homework:

  • Study for Quiz

  • Read lines 74-92

Monday: Slides

• Topic: Quiz on passive voices and continued study of "Las abejas de bronce"

• Announcements:  Quiz tomorrow on lines 53-112.  If you missed the quiz today it must be taken tomorrow after school.

• Homework: 

  • Read lines 100-112 (circle unfamiliar vocabulary and mark confusing passages)

  • Study vocabulary and content to prepare for quiz tomorrow.

Tuesday: Slides

• Topic:  Quiz on lines 53-112; Reading and Discussion of "Las abejas de bronce"; Relative Pronouns (1)

• Announcements:  If you missed the quiz today it must be taken tomorrow after school.

  • UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS:

    • Quiz Monday April 1 on relative pronouns.

    • Quiz Wednesday April 3 on lines  85-202 of the story.

    • Essay on story due Thursday April 11th.   Instructions on pp. 17-20 of the packet (in case you want a head start).

• Homework: 

  • Read 11.B in course reader

  • U11: Actividades 18-19 (El Zorro y las abejas / ¿De quién?)

Wednesday: Slides

• Topic: Relative pronouns (2); "Las abejas de bronce" continued

• Announcements:  Quiz Monday on relative pronouns.

• Homework: 

  • Read: ll. 143-156 (and write good annotations on the text!)

  • Study relative pronouns.

Thursday: Slides

• Topic:  Reading and Discussion; Relative Pronouns (3)

• Announcements:   Quiz Monday on relative pronouns.

• Homework: 

  • Study relative pronouns

Friday: NO SCHOOL, Spring recess

Monday: Slides

• Topic: QUIZ on relative pronouns and "Las abejas de oro" continued.

• Announcements:  If you missed the quiz today it must be taken tomorrow after school.

• Homework: 

  • 5 original sentences describing the problems caused by the artificial bees.  Use your own words!

  • MUST BE DOUBLE SPACED and legible--handwritten.

Tuesday: Slides

• Topic:  "Las abejas" continued

• Announcements:  Comprehension quiz tomorrow through line 202.

• Homework: 

  • Study for quiz

  • Finish story and write 3 comments / questions and 5 definitions in Spanish.

Wednesday: 

• Topic: Dr. Shoen absent, please complete sub plan (includes HW)

Thursday: Slides

• Topic:  Introduction to the play "La barca sin pescador"

• Announcements:  We will be spending the remainder of quarter 4 reading and writing about this work.

• Homework: 

  • Finish reading p. 5 of "La barca".  Be sure to thoroughly annotate the text (with definitions of words, summaries of ideas, notes about setting, characters, etc.

  • Watch first 2.5 minutes of the play on Youtube (specifically minute 1:08 to 2:27)

Friday: Slides 

• Topic:  Day 2 of "La barca sin pescador)

• Homework:  

  • Read Scene II & thoroughly annotate (look up words, summarize in the margins, etc.)

Monday: Slides

• Topic:  Day 3 of "La barca sin pescador"

• Announcements:  No quiz today.

• Homework: 

  • TBD (probably read & thoroughly annotate pp. 8 through p. 8.5 of "La barca") 

  • Study Act 1 vocabulary

Tuesday: Slides

• Topic: Day 4 of "La barca sin pescador"

• Announcements:  Quiz tomorrow on the characters and Ricardo's financial situation.

• Homework: 

  • Study for quiz tomorrow

  • Finish reading & annotating Scene III of Act I (ends on p. 10)

Wednesday: Slides

• Topic:  Day 5 of "La barca sin pescador" (AI.E3)

• Announcements:   Quiz today, must be made up tomorrow after school if absent.

• Homework:  

  • Read and annotate pp. 10-12 de “La Barca”

Thursday: Slides

• Topic: Day 6 of "La barca sin pescador" (AI.E4)

• Homework: 

  • Actividad 12: Preguntas – Acto 1, Escena III

    • Please carefully complete this exercise using complete sentences and complex grammar and vocabulary.  I will be grading them individually and want to take this opportunity to provide writing feedback.

Friday: Slides 

• Topic: Day 7 of "La barca sin pescador" (A1.E4)

• Homework:  

  • Read & Annotate pp. 14-16 

Monday: Slides (we will save most of these slides for tomorrow when everyone returns from pre-ACT testing).

• Topic: Pre-ACT test for all 11th grade /  End of Escena IV 

• Announcements:  Comprehension quiz tomorrow on Scenes 1-3

• Homework: 

  • Make sure you have read and annotated through the end of Scene V (Act I) --> p. 19

  • Study for Quiz on Scenes 1-3 tomorrow

  • PERIODS 3&4: 

    • Activity 15 recommended to study for quiz

Tuesday: Slides

• Topic:  "La barca sin pescador":  Review of Scenes IV and V.

• Announcements:  Quiz today, must be made up after school tomorrow if absent.

• Homework: 

  • Read Scene VI.  Then look over today's homework handout and write a few notes to use in class tomorrow for discussion.

Wednesday: Slides

• Topic:  Review / Discuss Scenes V & VI

• Announcements:  Quiz on Scenes I-VII toward the end of class on Friday.

• Homework: 

  • Read Scene VII

  • Complete Activity 21

Thursday: Slides 

• Topic: Review Scenes VI & VII

• Announcements:  Quiz tomorrow on Act I (Scenes I-VII)

• Homework: 

  • Complete ALL of Activity 23 (a 2-page review exercise of Act I)

Friday: Slides

• Topic: Review of Act I & Quiz on Act I

• Announcements:  If you missed the quiz today it must be made up Monday after school.

• Homework:  

  • Make flashcards of Act II vocabulary (p. 22). 

  • If you chose to make digital flashcards, please send me the link via email.

  • Study flashcards.

Monday: Slides

• Topic:  Introduction to Act II of "La barca sin pescador"

• Homework: 

  • Finish reading pp. 23-24 of "La barca"

  • Complete Activity 6 in new packet

Tuesday: Slides

• Topic: Act II: Scene I of "La barca"

• Announcements:  Quiz Thursday on Act II vocabulary

• Homework: 

  • Draw assigned vocabulary word on blank piece of paper (if you are absent see below for your assigned vocabulary word)

    • The drawing must be labelled with the vocabulary word (in Spanish) --> It must be written in large text that is legible at a distance as it will be hung in the classroom.

    • Colors encouraged!

    • Adeena = "clavado"; Emma = "celos"; Nolan = "lucha (luchar)"

  • Study vocabulary for Thursday quiz.

Wednesday: Slides

• Topic: Review of Act II: Scene I

• Announcements:  Quiz tomorrow on Act II vocabulary

• Homework: 

  • Finish coloring and strongly labeling drawings.

  • Study vocabulary for quiz tomorrow.

Thursday: Slides

• Topic:  Introduction to Scene II (Act II) of "La barca sin pescador";  Vocabulary quiz (Act II vocabulary)

• Announcements:  Quiz today, must be made up after school tomorrow if absent.

• Homework:  Finish reading and annotate Scene II (Act II) (through p. 30)

  • Annotations should include definitions of unfamiliar words, questions, notes summarizing actions and descriptions.

Friday: Slides

• Topic:  Scene II (Act II)

• Homework:  

  • Read and thoroughly annotate pp. 30 & 31

Monday: Slides

• Topic: Acto II: Escena III "La barca sin pescador"

• Homework: 

  • Read and thoroughly annotate through the end of Scene IV (p. 34)

Tuesday: Slides

• Topic: Acto II: Escena IV "La barca sin pescador"

• Announcements:  Be ready to be quizzed on Act II content this Thursday.

• Homework: 

  • Actividad 17 (sobre Escena III, Acto II)

Wednesday:  Dr. Shoen is absent

• Classwork / homework:

  • Read pp. 34-40 in “La barca”

  • Use your dictionaries, annotate thoroughly.  

  • Write a summary of the action (minimum 6 sentences) in Spanish on a separate piece of paper

Thursday: Slides 

• Topic:  Review of ACTO II: Escenas IV-VI 

• Announcements:  Quiz Tuesday on Scenes I-V of Act II.

• Homework: 

  • Study for Tuesday's quiz (this is tonight's homework).

Friday: Field Day.  R&R weekend.

Tuesday: No slides

• Topic:  Watch Act II of play on YouTube (minute 31:00 to 1:12)

• Announcements:  Quiz on Scenes I-V of Act II moved to TOMORROW

• Homework: 

  • Recommended: Watch Act II of play on YouTube (link above).

  • Prepare for content quiz on Scenes I-V tomorrow.

Wednesday: Slides 

• Topic:  Quiz on Acto II: Escenas I-V;  Study/reading of Acto II: Escenas VI-VII

• Announcements: Quiz today, must be made up after school tomorrow if absent.

• Homework: 

  • Finish reading and annotating Act II

  • Make flashcards for Act III vocabulary.  

    • Handwritten cards are better for your memory.  If you still wish to use Quizlet, please email me a link to your cards.

Thursday: Slides

• Topic: Vocabulary practice and guided reading/review of the end of Act II

• Announcements:  Start studying Act III vocabulary regularly as we may have a quiz any day coming up.

• Homework:  

  • Activity 23

  • Study flashcards for Act III

Friday: Slides

• Topic:  Review of Acts I & II; Act III vocabulary practice; Guided reading of Act III: Scene 1

• Announcements:   

  • Multiple quizzes likely to occur next week on vocabulary and content.  

  • Final exam will be about "La barca."  See slide #2 for details.

• Homework:  

  • Read and Annotate through the end of Act III: Scene III (beginning of p. 48)

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Monday: Slides

• Topic: Introduction to the Béquer's Rimas 

• Announcements:  Quiz on Thursday.  Memorized recitation of poem stanza on Friday.

• Homework: 

  • Students were each assigned one stanza to memorize from p. 49 of the course reader.  Absent students may choose the stanza of their choice, but must inform the teacher on the day of their return.

  • Tonight's homework: 

    1.  Begin to memorize your stanza for Friday's recitation (try finding it on Youtube being read aloud if you want to work on your pronunciation).

    2.  Read section 7.A of the course reader (p. 48)

Tuesday: Slides 

• Topic: Introduction to prepositions

• Announcements:  Quiz on Thursday (prepositions), and memorized poetic recitation on Friday.

• Homework: 

  • Memorize and study the prepositions on p. 48 of the course reader.

  • Practice and memorize your stanza.

Wednesday: Slides

• Topic: Prepositions, continued.

• Announcements:  Dr. Shoen is absent today.  See handout for classwork (I recommend you do it before taking the quiz tomorrow) and slides for the answers.  Tomorrow is our quiz on prepositions.  And Friday you should be prepared to recite your assigned poetic stanza from memory.

• Homework: 

  • Unit 7 packet – Actividad 10

  • Study prepositions for tomorrow's quiz.

  • Practice/memorize your stanza for Friday's recitation.  You will be graded on pronunciation as well as fluency.  I recommend searching your poem on YouTube and practicing along with a native speaker.  I did this with one student yesterday after school and she found it very helpful and sounded amazing by the end.

Thursday: Handout

• Topic: Prepositions & poetry 

• Announcements:  Quiz today, may be made up tomorrow after school if you were absent.  Recitations are tomorrow.

• Homework:  Prepare for recitation tomorrow.

Friday: Slides (see slides 22-48 only)

• Topic:  Poetry -- recitations and listening/reading

• Announcements:  Missed quizzes and recitations should be completed after school on the day of your return.

• Homework:  

1) Practice your poetic stanza again, as we will be reciting them in front of Señora Rosado's Spanish 3/4 class next week

2)  Complete p. 1 of the Unit 8 Workbook (linked in the multi-color section at the top of this page)

Monday: Slides

• Topic: "El árbol de oro" by Matute

• Announcements:  

  • Quizzes this WEDNESDAY (Jan. 18) & the MONDAY after vacation (Jan. 29)

  • Unit 8 Exam is the THURSDAY after vacation (Feb. 1) 

• Homework:  It's on the slides.  I will update here later today.

Tuesday: Slides

• Topic: "El árbol de oro" by Matute

• Announcements:  

• Homework: see slides

Wednesday: Slides

• Topic: "El árbol de oro" by Matute

• Announcements:  

• Homework: 

  • Lea líneas 40-56

    • 3 comentarios / preguntas

    • 5 definiciones en español

Thursday: Slides

• Topic: "El árbol de oro" and a quiz about the characters

• Announcements:  If you missed the quiz today, please make it up after class tomorrow.

• Homework: 

  • Read lines 64-77 & write 3 comments / questions and definitions in Spanish of 5 terms with which you are not familiar (or don't have memorized).

Friday: Slides

• Topic: El árbol de oro

• Announcements:  quiz on Monday

• Homework:  See slides

Monday: Slides

• Topic: "El árbol de oro" - prueba

• Announcements:  If you missed the quiz today, you may make it up tomorrow after school.

• Homework: 

  • Organize your binder (must have all study guides, the course reader, and the current packet).  I recommend keeping your old packets to use as practice for the final and/or review of topics that challenge you as we go.  This is worth one homework grade and MUST be turned in (showed to me).  Every subsequent day you do not turn this in will be another zero homework grade.

  • Study preterite / imperfect uses and conjugations.  Complete 15 minutes on conjuguemos.com (any or multiple preterite / imperfect exercise).

Tuesday: Slides

• Topic: Review of preterite and imperfect

• Announcements:  Exam on Friday: Will cover the story, and the uses and conjugations of: 1) preterite / imperfect; and 2) past and present of the subjunctive

• Homework: 

  • Study the subjunctive (recommended: use your study guide and conjuguemos).

  • Bring your organized  binder if you didn't show it today (worth one homework grade for every subsequent day until you turn it in).

Wednesday: Slides

• Topic:  Review of subjunctive conjugation and uses

• Announcements:  Exam on Friday: Will cover the story, and the uses and conjugations of: 1) preterite / imperfect; and 2) past and present of the subjunctive

• Homework: 15 minutes on conjuguemos exercises on the subjunctive (any that you need).  Study for the exam.

Thursday: Slides

• Topic:  Review for exam tomorrow ("El árbol de oro"; preterite and imperfect uses and conjugation; present and past subjunctive uses and conjugation)

• Announcements:  Exam MOVED TO MONDAY: Will cover the story, and the uses and conjugations of: 1) preterite / imperfect; and 2) past and present of the subjunctive

• Homework: 

1. Complete Activity 10.

2. Study for the exam.  Below are some recommended materials:

• • • Course reader: 

      • pp. 14-16 (conjugación de pretérito e imperfecto)

      • pp. 18-19 (usos de pretérito e imperfecto)

      • pp. 28-30 (conjugación y usos del subjuntivo)

      • pp. 39 (imperfecto del subjuntivo)

  • Conjuguemos exercises for preterite, imperfect, present subjunctive, past subjunctive (aka imperfecto del subjuntivo)

  • Use old packets to do practice exercises (fresh copies available in the colored section at the top of this page)

  • Review past exams for errors

Friday: Slides

• Topic: Review of subjunctive and past indicative.

• Announcements:  Exam MOVED TO MONDAY: Will cover the story, and the uses and conjugations of: 1) preterite / imperfect; and 2) past and present of the subjunctive vs. indicative

• Homework:  Study for the exam

Monday: No slides

• Topic: Unit 8 exam

• Announcements:  EXAM TODAY: If you missed the exam today, it must be made up TOMORROW AFTER SCHOOL.

• Homework: Study Unit 9 vocabulary for >15 min (p. 58 of the course reader)

Tuesday: Slides  **new Unit 9 workbook / packet **  see link in colored section at the top for a copy.

• Topic: Vocabulary and Perfect Tenses

• Announcements:  Quiz on Thursday: about the  three perfect indicative tenses and the conditional perfect. 

• Homework: 

  • If absent, make sure you read about the three civilizations in the Unit 9 packet (handed out today and linked at the top).

  • Read 9.A in the course reader (pp. 53-4)

  • Use 9.A to complete the "Los Tiempos Perfectos" study guide (it is the second page of our "Study guide: The future, conditional, progressives, and perfect tense").  You should fill in everything but the "SUBJUNTIVO" section. 

  • Workbook: Activities 3, 4, 5, & 6  (handed out today and linked at the top)

Wednesday: Slides

• Topic: Perfect tenses continued.

• Announcements:  Quiz tomorrow: about the  three perfect indicative tenses and the conditional perfect. 

• Homework: Study perfect tenses for the quiz tomorrow.

Thursday: Slides

• Topic: Review of perfect indicative tenses.  Quiz on perfect indicative tenses.  Introduction to perfect subjunctive tenses.

• Announcements:  QUIZ: If you missed the quiz today it must be made up tomorrow after school.

• Homework: 

  • Course Reader: Read section 9.B

  • Unit 9 Packet: Complete Activities 14 & 15

Friday: Slides

• Topic:  The perfect subjunctive tenses

• Announcements:  Quiz on MONDAY : about the perfect subjunctive tenses.  Unit 9 Exam will be on February 21st (the Wednesday after President's day).

• Homework:  

  1.  Study the perfect tenses of the subjunctive (for Monday's quiz)

  2. Memorize the vocabulary in 9.E

Monday: Slides

• Topic: QUIZ TODAY on the perfect subjunctive tenses.  Introduction to expressions of time with "hace" and an auditory practice (you can listen using the hyperlink in the slide for that exercise.

• Announcements:  If you missed today's quiz, it must be made up tomorrow after school.

• Homework: 

  • Course Reader: Study section 9.C

  • Packet: Complete Actividades 24-25

Tuesday: Slides 

• Topic: ‘Hace’ in Time Expressions (2)

  • Recognize and understand the use of ‘hace’ with present and past verbs to express ‘how long’ or ‘ago’.

  • Use ‘hace’ with present and past verbs to express ‘how long’ or ‘ago’.

  • Recognize and understand the use of ‘se’ to express accidents or unplanned occurrences.

• Announcements:  

• Homework: 

  • Text: Read & complete 9.D

  • Packet: Complete activities 30 & 31

Wednesday: Slides

• Topic: 

  • Recognize and understand the use of ‘se’ to express accidents or unplanned occurrences.

  • Use the accidental ‘se’ to express accidents or unplanned occurrences.

• Announcements:  UNIT 9 EXAM IS NEXT WEDNESDAY

• Homework: 

  • Study the Unit 9 study guide (p. 1 of the packet)

  • Memorize Unit 9 vocabulary (including the accidental "se" verbs on p. 1's study guide)

Thursday: Slides (STILL IN PROGRESS, PLEASE WAIT UNTIL THIS MESSAGE IS REMOVED).

• Topic:

  • Recognize and understand the use of ‘hace’ with present and past verbs to express ‘how long’ or ‘ago’.

  • Use ‘hace’ with present and past verbs to express ‘how long’ or ‘ago’.

  • Recognize and understand the use of ‘se’ to express accidents or unplanned occurrences.

  • Use the accidental ‘se’ to express accidents or unplanned occurrences.

• Announcements:  POP QUIZ TODAY, must be made up after school tomorrow if you are absent today. (It is on the accidental "se" and "hace" in time expressions.)

  • UNIT 9 EXAM = Wednesday February 21st.

• Homework: 

  • Estudiar Unidad 9: Gramática y vocabulario

Friday: Slides

• Topic: 

  • Use verbs appropriately in perfect (compound) tenses in the indicative.

  • Use verbs appropriately in perfect (compound) tenses in the subjunctive.

  • Use ‘hace’ with present and past verbs to express ‘how long’ or ‘ago’.

  • Use the accidental ‘se’ to express accidents or unplanned occurrences.

• Announcements:  UNIT 9 EXAM NEXT WEDNESDAY

• Homework:  

  • Study Unit 9 (the course reader and the packet). 

  • OPTIONAL: Make sure you know the present, preterite, imperfect, conditional, and future tenses of the indicative and the present and past subjunctive.  If not, do conjuguemos or write out conjugations.

Monday: NO SCHOOL

Tuesday: Slides

• Topic:  Review Unit 9

• Announcements:  Exam tomorrow

• Homework: Study for exam

Wednesday: No slides

• Topic:  Unit 9 exam

• Announcements:  If you missed the exam today, please plan to make it up tomorrow after school (unless otherwise agreed upon).

• Homework: 

  • Study the vocabulary in the text (section 10.D)

  • Write 5 original sentences (in Spanish) using this vocabulary. 

  • Please write on a clean sheet of paper, triple-spaced, and be prepared to turn in for a grade.

Thursday: Slides

• Topic: Vocabulary and Uses of ‘Por/Para’

• Announcements:  QUIZ next Thursday on POR/PARA. 

• Homework: 

  • Complete Activities 2-3 in Unit 10 packet (see link above for a copy)

  • Memorize the expressions using "por" at the bottom of p. 1 of the Unit 10 packet

  • Extra time: Continue to memorize the vocabulary for Unit 10 in the text

Friday: Slides

• Topic: Uses of ‘Por/Para’ (1)

• Announcements:  QUIZ next Thursday on POR/PARA.

• Homework:  

  • Activities 6-7 (Por/Para / Expresiones con ‘por’)

  • Study Unit 10 vocabulary (10.D)

Monday: Packet to practice Por/Para (classwork)

• Topic: Por and Para practice

• Announcements:  Dr. Shoen absent.  Any tutoring or makeup exams may be taken on WEDNESDAY after school. QUIZ on Wednesday on POR/PARA. 

• Homework: 

  • Check the answers to today's POR/PARA practice packet using this answer key.

Tuesday: Sophomore field trip to GCU.  QUIZ on Thursday on POR/PARA

Wednesday: Slides

• Topic: Hypothetical expressions with "si"

• Announcements:  QUIZ on tomorrow on POR/PARA.

• Homework: 

  • Read section 10.B in the text

  • Study por/para for the quiz tomorrow.

Thursday: Slides 

• Topic: Hypothetical statements with "si"

• Announcements:  QUIZ TODAY on POR/PARA.  If you missed the quiz today, you can plan to take it tomorrow after school. 

  • Unit 10 exam will be next Friday.

• Homework: 

  • Activities 14-15 (Estudiar o celebrar / Situaciones imaginarias)

Friday: Slides

• Topic: Hypothetical Statements with ‘si’ 

• Announcements:   QUIZ on Monday on hypothetical statements with "si".  Unit 10 exam will be next Friday.

• Homework:  

  • Complete Activity 21

  • Memorize the tables with "si" on p. 2 of the packet to prepare for Monday's quiz.

  • Review verb conjugations used in hypothetical statements with 'si'

    • Preterite (because it is the base for imperfect subjuntive). There are many irregulars!

    • Future / conditional – only a few irregulars to memorize.

    • You may also want to review the present indicative if you need the practice.

Monday: Slides

• Topic: Quiz on hypothetical statements with "si".  Introduction to adverbial clauses.

• Announcements:  If you missed the quiz today, it must be taken tomorrow after school.  Exam on Unit 10 this Friday.

• Homework: 

  • Make sure your study guide is complete (the subjunctive guide, section on adverbial clauses)

  • Complete Unit 10: Activity 25 in workbook

Tuesday: Slides

• Topic: Adverbial clauses (2)

• Announcements:  Quiz tomorrow on adverbial clauses.  Exam on Friday on Unit 10.

• Homework: 

  • Study adverbial clauses (memorize the bottom section of the study guide on p. 2 of the Unit 10 packet)

Wednesday: Slides

• Topic: Adverbial clauses (3)

• Announcements:  Quiz today -- must be made up tomorrow after school if absent.

• Homework: 

  • Study for Friday's exam on Unit 10.

Thursday: Slides

• Topic: Students will review and practice all the grammatical structures for this unit.

• Announcements:  Exam tomorrow.  I handed out a summary study guide for Unit 10 today.

• Homework:  Study all of Unit 10 (including vocabulary) for the exam tomorrow.

Friday: 

• Topic: Unit 10 exam

• Announcements:  If you missed the exam today it must be completed on the Monday after spring break at 2:40 pm in our classroom.  Please email me to confirm.

• Homework:  R&R.  Have a great spring break!

Monday: Slides

• Topic:  Subjunctive continued

• Announcements:  Unit 3 exam next Monday

• Homework: Actividades 41, 42, 43  (p. 24).  These are very important for you to review pronouns, verbs like gustar, and comparisons for the upcoming exam.  Please take your time and use these exercises to study.

Tuesday: PSAT.  No class today.  Complete yesterday's homework.

Wednesday: Slides

• Topic: Practicing the subjunctive with short films; and trailers for TV series in Spanish that would be beneficial to watch for passive learning in your free time.

• Announcements:  Unit 3 exam on Monday.  Check the reference section of this website to see trailers for a selection of Spanish TV and movies.  Start engaging in relaxing, passive Spanish learning by putting them on sometimes with Spanish subtitles (or even English if you must).  See what you can pick up.  It's valuable to simply relax and listen and watch and see if you can follow a little bit.

• Homework: Study for Unit 3 exam.

Thursday: Slides

• Topic:  Review for Unit 3 Exam

  • Comparisons between people and/or things

  • Personal pronouns to refer to people and things in different grammatical contexts.

  • Verbs structured like ‘gustar’.

  • Conjugation present subjunctive.

  • Use of verbs in the present subjunctive: 

    • in nominal clauses to express influence, doubt, or judgment.

    • in adjectival clauses to describe indefinite or non-existent nouns.

• Announcements:  Unit 3 exam on Monday.

• Homework:  Review Unit 3 (spend 15-20 min).  Make sure you study the GUSTAR-verb vocabulary and the vocabulary at the end of Unit 3 in your textbook:  Review your errors on quizzes.  Practice conjugation on conjuguemos.  Make vocabulary cards on Quizlet.   Use packet activities to practice.  Go over slides for confusing material.   Etc.

Friday: Slides  

• Topic: Review for Unit 3 Exam: 

  • Use verbs structured like ‘gustar’.

  • Conjugate verbs in the present subjunctive.

  • Use verbs in the present subjunctive in adjectival clauses to describe indefinite or non-existent nouns.

• Announcements:  Unit 3 exam on Monday.

• Homework:  Review Unit 3 (spend 15-20 min).  Make sure you study the GUSTAR-verb vocabulary and the vocabulary at the end of Unit 3 in your textbook:  Review your errors on quizzes.  Practice conjugation on conjuguemos.  Make vocabulary cards on Quizlet.  Use packet activities to practice.  Go over slides for confusing material.  Etc.

  • Remember, you can use the link near the top of this page to view a blank activity packet and use it to practice whatever you need to work on (comparatives!).  The answers are probably already in your packet, but they are also on the slides.

Monday: Slides

• Topic: Unit 3 Exam

• Announcements:  Students absent today must make-up the exam tomorrow at 2:40pm.

• Homework:  Unit 4 Packet (see link above in "All course materials" for "Unit 4 Workbook"): Activities 1-2 (p. 1).

Tuesday: Slides

• Topic:  Strategies for understanding new vocabulary when reading.

• Announcements:  If you missed the make-up exam today (and had not yet received my permission to take it on another date), you will receive a zero grade.

• Homework: 

  • Paquete: Actividad 4 (p. 2)

  • Estudia el vocabulario nuevo (de Actividades 1-4)

    • Opciones: Hagan fichas (flashcards) … en papel o Quizlet; escriban listas; etc.

  • EXTRA TIME:  Review preterite conjugations on Conjuguemos.com

Wednesday: Slides 

• Topic: Understanding new vocabulary in context & reading a literary text in Spanish.

• Announcements:  For tonight's homework, make sure to relax and focus on getting the gist rather than understanding every word.

• Homework: If you were absent today, you must complete the classwork before doing the homework.

  • Read lines 17-23 of "El buen ejemplo" (p. 32 of text).

  • Find 5 new vocabulary words in text (not those we have already studied nor those glossed in the text), look them up, and write their definition.

  • Write 3 commentaries or questions (be sure to make them specific and ground them in the text).

• EXTRA TIME:  Memorize the vocabulary from activities 1-4 in the packet.  Do preterite conjugation practice on conjuguemos.

Thursday: Slides

• Topic: “El buen ejemplo” – Lines 17-31.  

  • Objectives: Use strategies to understand unfamiliar vocabulary in context.  Read and discuss a literary text in Spanish.

• Announcements:  If you were absent today, you must complete the classwork before doing the homework.  Please continue reviewing past errors, practicing conjugations, and memorizing vocabulary.  

• Homework: 

  • Finish reading lines 32-41 of "El buen ejemplo"

  • Write definitions (in English) for five words you do not know in the text (not those we have already studied).

  • In Spanish, write three comments or questions based on the text. 

Friday: Slides

• Topic:  “El buen ejemplo” – Lines 32-49; Review of Lines 1-31.

• Announcements:  Quiz on “El buen ejemplo” this coming Wednesday.   If you were absent today, you must complete the classwork before doing the homework.  

• Homework:  

  • Read lines 50-57 of "El buen ejemplo"

  • Write definitions (in English) for five words you do not know in the text (not those we have already studied).

  • In Spanish, write three comments or questions based on the text.  Complete sentences please.

Monday: Slides 

• Topic: "El buen ejemplo" lines 50-65

• Announcements:  Quiz on “El buen ejemplo” is on Wednesday.  You will need to know the plot and to understand the vocabulary necessary to describe it.

• Homework: 

  • Read lines 66-77 of "El buen ejemplo"

  • Write definitions (in English) for five words you do not know in the text (not those we have already studied).

  • In Spanish, write three comments or questions based on the text.  Complete sentences please.

  • EXTRA TIME:  Study the vocabulary for this unit & review the plot for our quiz on Wednesday.

Tuesday: Slides 

• Topic: “El buen ejemplo”: lines 66-77

• Announcements:  Quiz on “El buen ejemplo” is on Wednesday.  You will need to know the plot and to understand the vocabulary necessary to describe it.

• Homework:  Study the story's plot and the accompanying vocabulary in the packet in order to prepare for the quiz tomorrow.

Wednesday: Slides

• Topic: Quiz on “El buen ejemplo” 

• Announcements:  If you were absent today, you must make up the quiz tomorrow (Thursday) during office hours unless you have made a previous arrangement with me.

• Homework:  Make flashcards of the Unit 5 vocabulary on p. 40 of your course reader ("el texto").

Thursday: Slides

• Topic:  Food/cooking Vocabulary and Commands (Imperative)

  • Identify, interpret, & conjugate imperative forms.

• Announcements:  N/A

• Homework: 

  • Read section 5.A in your course reader (texto)

  • Complete section VII of your subjunctive/imperative study guide.

  • Study unit vocabulary (p. 40 in course reader).

Friday: Slides

• Topic: Commands (including auditory practice)

• Announcements:  Quiz on Tuesday on commands.

• Homework:  

  • Unit 5 packet: Finish Activity 6 & do Activity 7 as well (Emilio y Ana / De formal a informal)

  • If it takes you less than 15-20 minutes, practice the new vocabulary with your flashcards.

Monday: Slides

• Topic:  Commands with Pronouns

• Announcements:  Quiz tomorrow on commands.

• Homework: 

  • Packet: Actividad 10 (Mandatos afirmativos y negativos)

  • Quiz tomorrow:  Study mandatos (use study guide)

Tuesday: Slides

• Topic: Quiz.  Intro. to Negative and Affirmative Expressions (1)

• Announcements:  Quiz today on commands.  Absent students: Quiz must be made up tomorrow after school (unless you and I have made a previous agreement).

• Homework:  

  • Course reader (texto): Read Sección 5.B

  • Packet: Act. 15-16 (Palabras negativas / Hablando negativamente)

Wednesday: Slides

• Topic: Negative and Affirmative Expressions (2)

• Announcements:  Quiz on MONDAY:  On affirmatives/negatives and conjunctions.

• Homework: 

  • Course reader (texto): Lea Sección 5.C

  • Packet: Act. 22-23 (Opciones / Mi familia)

Thursday: Slides

• Topic: Quiz & Intro to Conjunctions: ‘Pero/Sino/Sino Que’

• Announcements:  Quiz on MONDAY:  On affirmatives/negatives and conjunctions.

• Homework: 

  • Study for quiz.

Friday: NO SCHOOL

Monday: Slides

• Topic: Quiz on Negatives & Conjunctions; Introduction to Imperfect Subjunctive

• Announcements:  

  • If you missed today's quiz, it must be made up tomorrow during office hours.   

  • Unit 5 Exam = Friday or Monday TBD

• Homework: 

  • Packet: Actividad 31: Pesadillas en el trabajo

  • Study the imperfect subjunctive

    • Recommended: Conjuguemos.com → Pretérito (regular e irregular)

Tuesday: Slides 

• Topic:  Imperfect Subjunctive (2)

• Announcements:   Quiz on imperfect subjunctive = TOMORROW;  Unit 5 Exam = Monday

• Homework:

  • Packet: Actividades 37, 38 & 39 (Mandatos / Los preparativos / El año pasado)

  • Recommendations: 

    • Conjuguemos.com → Pretérito (regular e irregular)

    • Text/Notes: Study all of Unit 5 in preparation for the exam.

Wednesday: 

• Topic: Quiz and Unit 5: Review (1).  

• Announcements:   If you missed today's quiz, it must be made up tomorrow during office hours.   Unit 5 Exam = Monday

• Homework: 

  • Absent students may complete today's classwork/homework in two parts using the below numbered bullet points (#1-2 due Thursday; #3-4 due Friday).

  • Make a Unit 5 study guide (on fresh paper). You will create this guide by reading, taking notes for guide, and completing the below exercises:

1) Mandatos: Texto 5.A (p. 35-36). →  Act. 40 (p. 21);

2) Negaciones: Texto 5.B (p. 37). → Act. 41-42 (p. 22)

3) Subjuntivo: Texto 13.A (p. 79);  5.D (p. 39)  → Act. 35 (p. 19). Indicate which use of subjunctive for each case.

4) Conjunciones: Texto 5.C (p. 38).

Thursday: 

• Topic: REVIEW → ** Use guides. Notice stem-changes, irregulars & accents **

1. Commands: Act. 44 (p. 23) 

2. Conjunctions: Act. 45 (pp. 23-24) 

3. Commands + pronouns: Act. 46 (p. 24) 

4. Imperfect subjunctive.: Act. 48 (p. 25)

5. Study Unit 5 vocab. (p. 40 texto)

• Announcements:   Unit 5 Exam = Monday.  If you missed yesterday's quiz, it must be made up tomorrow during office hours.

• Homework: Finish classwork from today and yesterday.

Friday: Slides

• Topic: REVIEW --> We went over all the sub-work (most of the answers are in the slides) and played review Jeopardy.

• Announcements:   Unit 5 Exam = Monday

• Homework:  Study for exam.

Monday: 

• Topic:  Unit 5 Exam.

• Announcements:  If you missed today's exam, it must be made up tomorrow during office hours.

• Homework: 

  • Texto: Study vocabulary in Section 6.D 

  • Write 10 original full sentences using this vocabulary. 

Tuesday: 

• Topic: Review Bingo: Questions, Answer Key

• Announcements:  ¡Qué disfruten del Día de Acción de Gracias!

• Homework:  No homework.  R&R weekend.

Monday: Slides

• Topic: Environmental vocabulary and introduction to the future indicative

• Announcements:  Quiz on the future tense = Wednesday; Quiz on the condicional tense = Friday

• Homework: 

  • Read: Texto - 6.A (p. 41-42)

  • Escriba: Paquete - Actividades 4-5 (p. 3)

Tuesday: Slides 

• Topic: The future tense.

• Announcements:  Quiz on the future tense = TOMORROW; Quiz on the condicional tense = Friday

• Homework: 

  • Complete Actividades 11-12 (p. 7)

  • Study the future tense for the quiz tomorrow.

Wednesday: Slides 

• Topic: Quiz on Future tense.  Introduction to the conditional tense.

• Announcements:  Quiz on the conditional = this Friday.  If you missed today's quiz, you must make it up tomorrow during office hours or upon your return.

• Homework: 

  • Text: Read 6.B (p. 43-44)

  • Packet: Complete Actividades 15-16 (p. 9)

  • You MUST bring your DICTIONARY tomorrow and Friday.

Thursday: Handout

• Topic: Introduction to the Conditional (Dr. Shoen absent)

• Announcements:  Quiz on the conditional = TOMORROW

• Homework: 

  • You MUST bring your DICTIONARY tomorrow. (see handout link above for homework)

Friday: No slides (Dr. Shoen absent)

• Topic: Quiz on the conditional.

• Announcements:   If you missed today's quiz, you must make it up Monday after school at 2:40pm or upon your return. Contact me right away if you have a reasonable request for extra time (follow the formatting and other instructions for emailing me that are on the syllabus).

• Homework:  

  • N/A

Monday: No slides (Dr. Shoen absent)

• Topic:  Pop quiz on verb definitions, conjugations, and original sentences using these verbs.

• Announcements:  Dr. Shoen will be back tomorrow.   Please be prepared to show all outstanding subwork and homework.  Those absent today are excused from the quiz.

• Homework:  

  • Do a "Graded Practice" on Conjuguemos.com for whatever verb tense(s) you are struggling with.  

  • You must do at least 15 minutes and save your results.

Tuesday: Slides

• Topic: Introduction to the present & past progressive (with a little review of conditional)

• Announcements:  Quiz coming up soon.

• Homework: Actividades 28-29 (p. 16) (make sure to study section 6.C in the book to complete this--there are two pages).

Wednesday: Slides 

• Topic: Present and past progressive (day 2)

• Announcements:  Quiz tomorrow on present and past progressive tenses.

• Homework: 

  • Complete Actividad 34

  • Study present and past progressive for quiz tomorrow. 

Thursday: Slides

• Topic: Progressive tenses; review of future tense.

• Announcements:  Unit 6 Exam = Monday.  If you missed the quiz today on past and present progressive conjugations, you must make it up on the day of your return (after school in my room) unless you have my permission to do otherwise in advance.  

• Homework:  Study for Unit 6 exam

Friday: Slides

• Topic: Review Unit 6

• Announcements:  You already have the final exam study guide (it is the study guides that have been handed out throughout the semester.

• Homework:  Study for Unit 6 exam on Monday.

Monday:

• Topic:  Unit 6 Exam

• Announcements:  If you are absent the exam must be made up WEDNESDAY after school (I am not able to stay late enough tomorrow).

• Homework:

  • Conjuguemos.com: verb conjugations: Graded Practice (hit save twice):

    1. Presente (verbos regulares)  -- 40 correct before saving

    2. Presente (verbos con cambios de raíz)  -- 40 correct before saving

    3. Presente (verbos irregulares)  -- 40 correct before saving

Tuesday: Slides -- REVIEW EXERCISES PACKET

• Topic:  Review of present tense: Regular, irregular, stem changers, irregular 'yo' forms

• Announcements:  

• Homework: 

  1. Conjuguemos / verb conjugation / Graded Practice (hit save twice)

     • Presente (forma "yo" irregular) ← 50 correctos

     • Subjuntivo (presente) ← 50 correctos

       • Remember: The present subjunctive uses the 'yo' form of the present tense as it's base (and then adds the opposite regular present tense endings ... sometimes spelling changes are necessary!).

Wednesday: Slides  REVIEW PACKET #2 

• Topic: Review

• Homework: 

  1. Study pp. 8-9 of REVIEW PACKET #2

  2. SER/ESTAR/TENER → Traduce la frase (on the 13th page of today's REVIEW PACKET #2) -- spend at least 15 min

  3. Bring all four study guides to be checked tomorrow for a homework grade.

Thursday: Slides

• Topic: Review

• Homework:

  • Conjuguemos, verb conjugation – Graded Practice:

    • Pretérito (verbos -AR) – 60 correctos

    • Pretérito (verbos -ER/-IR) – 60 correctos

    • Use your preterite study guide and take advantage of this time to prepare for the final exam!

Friday: No slides

• Topic:  Return of exams and quizzes & assessment corrections.  

  • Packet two exercises for extra time:

    • p. 1 -- basic translation practice

    • p. 4 -- 1-6 Tarea: SER, ESTAR, GUSTAR

    • Study p. 10 & complete  exercise B on p. 11

    • p. 14 -- review of GUSTAR verbs

    • Study p. 17 & complete exercises on p. 18

    • Using the verb fill-in-the-blanks on pp. 19-20, practice the conjugations for any verb tense you do not know by heart.  I'd recommend starting with imperfect subjunctive since we are working on preterite and the base of it is the 3rd person plural of the preterite.  Imperfect would also be a good practice.  

• Announcements:  All conjuguemos homework will still be accepted until Sunday afternoon at 3pm.  Unit 6 exam will be returned Monday.

• Homework:  

  • CONJUGUEMOS.COM

    • Pretérito (verbos con raíces irregulares) -- 40 correctos

    • Pretérito (yo irregular / ir, ser, dar, ver) -- 40 correctos

    • Pretérito (Todo) -- 40 correctos

Monday: Slides

• Topic:  Review day #5 -- reflexives, preterite and imperfect

• Announcements:  Final exam will NOT be multiple choice.  Instead there will be 4 pages with the same format as our normal exam, and then an individual 2-question oral section in which you will be graded on verb conjugation and vocabulary.

• Homework: 

  • Conjuguemos: 

    • 30 correct: Imperfecto

    • 50 correct: Subjuntivo (presente)

    • 20 correct: Condicional

    • 20 correct: Progresivo

Tuesday: Slides (slides 34-60) -  Today's review packet with practice exercises

• Topic: Last day of review

• Homework:  Study for final exam  ***BRING EXTRA WORK TO DO AFTER YOUR EXAM***

Wednesday: 

• Topic:   NO EXAMS

Thursday: 

• Topic:  PERIOD 3 & 4 EXAM

Friday: 

• Topic:  PERIOD 6 EXAM

• ANUNCIO:  ¡Espero que pasen unas vacaciones maravillosas! <3

Thursday: See link for syllabus in the "Reference" tab above.

• Topic:  Welcome.  Review of syllabus and role-playing of respectful and disrespectful classroom comportment.  Introduction of gestures for personal pronouns and word stress.  Pronunciation practice.

• Announcements:  Make sure to start gathering your required materials.  They will be due on Monday.

• Homework: Explore this website, sign your syllabus, review it with a parent/guardian and have them sign it as well.

Friday: Slides

• Topic:  Review of numbers, greetings & goodbyes, months, dates, seasons, days of the week, and telling time--all with a focus on correct pronunciation, particularly of vowels.

• Announcements:  Quiz #1 planned for Wednesday August 9th

• Homework:  

  • 1-1 Tarea: La hora

  • Organized binder

  • Signed syllabus (if you didn't turn it in today). 

  • I also recommend (not mandatory) that you look through these basic review packets and make flashcards, quizlet, or a list of words you don't know.  We will move through this review quite quickly and it's important that you shore up your foundation since we'll be depending on it all year.

Monday: Slides

• Topic: Review of daily questions, numbers, and personal pronouns.  Conjugation of ESTAR.   Re-introduction to weather expressions and the use/conjugation of the verb SER.

• Announcements:  Quiz on Wednesday covering all received materials (all review from last year).

• Homework:  

  • You must have your binder fully organized and prepared.  It was due today, but I am giving one day grace.  Tabs must be labeled, and all handouts must be placed on the rings of the binder in the appropriate sections.

  • Complete Part 1 of "1-2 Tarea" (last page of today's packet)

  • Sign up for a free account on DuoLingo and play for five minutes

Tuesday: Slides

• Topic: Definite and indefinite articles, graded in-class presentations.

• Announcements:  Quiz moved to Thursday August 10th.

• Homework: 

  • 1-2 Tarea (secciones 2, 3 y 4)

  • 1-3 Tarea

Wednesday: Slides

• Topic: Presentations and review for Quiz #1

• Announcements:  Quiz tomorrow!

• Homework: Study for quiz

Thursday: Slides

• Topic: Review warmup before quiz, Quiz #1 (37 minutes)

• Announcements:  Quiz must be made-up ON or BEFORE Tuesday August 15 during tutoring hours after school.  If you do not contact me immediately to make an appointment or come to Tuesday's office hours to take the quiz (you'll need 40 minutes), then you will receive zero credit.  If you request to take quiz during lyceum on Monday, you will not have the full time to complete it.

• Homework: No required homework.  Recommended = Spend at least a few minutes on DuoLingo; review your handouts; study vocabulary and conjugations.

Friday: Slides

• Topic:  Review of first quiz in preparation to take another quiz on the same material on Monday, Review of verbs like GUSTAR.

• Announcements:  QUIZ ON MONDAY!  (it will cover the same material as the previous quiz, but have slightly different questions).

  • The quiz we took on Thursday will not be counted toward your grade, but rather should give you a good idea of the expectations for this course and an idea of the areas you need to focus on going forward.  

  • Students absent today: You may choose either to take the quiz on Monday and have that score count, or to use the time during Monday's quiz to review your errors on the last quiz, and then come take the new quiz during office hours on Tuesday.

  • Students absent yesterday:  You may take the first quiz on Monday, and the second on Thursday of next week during office hours after you have received and had a chance to review your errors on yesterday's quiz.  Alternately, you may take the second version of the quiz on Monday and keep that score.  Please let me know what you choose so I don't hand you the wrong quiz.

• Homework:  Complete 1-6 Tarea & study for quiz.  Make sure to read today's handout or slides before attempting to complete the homework.

Monday: Slides

• Topic: Review of GUSTAR & uses of SER vs. ESTAR, QUIZ #1 (version 2)

• Announcements:  For those who missed class today, you must make up today's quiz during office hours tomorrow.  Please allow 40 minutes (beginning at 2:40) and arrive promptly.

• Homework:  Review and correct 1-6 Tarea now that we have introduced the uses of SER & ESTAR.  Use extra time to play on Duolingo!

Tuesday: Slides

• Topic: Interrogatives in Spanish, asking and answering questions using SER & ESTAR; and other forms of SER/ESTAR practice.

• Announcements:  Those students who have yet to take the second version of the first quiz, make sure I have returned your version one quiz so that you can study for the second version--to be taken Thursday between 2:40 and 3:20pm (please arrive promptly if you wish to have the full time).

• Homework: Write Spanish definitions for the ten words-of-the-week using wordreference.com as a dictionary, and the two formulas for writing full-sentence definitions in Spanish (formulas are provided in the homework handout and today's homework slide)--1-6.5 Tarea.  We also practiced during class with the word sustantivo: 

  • • fórmula 1: "Sustantivo significa una persona, un lugar, o una cosa."; 

    • fórmula 2: "Sustantivo es un sinónimo de nombre."

Wednesday: Slides 

• Topic:  Practicing Interrogatives, Words of the Week, Writing definitions, Use of SER & ESTAR.  Introduction to an in-class presentation.

• Announcements:  We'll be doing a brief in-class presentation tomorrow.  Instructions are in the slides and yesterday's handout.

• Homework: 

  • Go to course website: 

    • Click "Reference" in top menu bar, and then select "Conjuguemos." 

    • Click on the "Conjuguemos usernames & passwords" button.  

    • Write your "usuario" (username) and "contraseña" (password) on the coverpage of your Reference section in your binder (space provided), as well as in your planner.

  • Return to course website: 

    • Reference / Conjuguemos.  

    • Click on "Conjuguemos.com (where you log in)" button.

    • Enter your username and password.

    • Click button for today's exercise: "25. Vocab: 10 palabras #1"

    • Click "Flashcards" to practice definitions of this week's vocabulary.

      • Click each card to check the defined verb and see if you are correct.

      • Then click the button for either "I don't know" or "I know well." 

      • When finished with "Round 1," Click: "Record Practice"

      • You should do multiple rounds until you can honestly score at least 90%.

  • You will be quizzed on this material in the next week.

Thursday: Slides

• Topic: In-class presentations, review the conjugation of GUSTAR, and introduce new vocabulary (other verbs that work like GUSTAR)

• Announcements:  If you miss today's presentation, you may make it up individually (or in pairs if you find someone) next Tuesday only during office hours (arrive promptly at 2:40).

• Homework: Conjuguemos.com-- you must get 50 correct before saving your results-- exercise: "Presente (vocab: 10 palabras #1)".

  • Be sure to hit graded practice.

  • Be sure to save your results twice until you can see them in your digital gradebook.

  • Be sure you select the correct exercise with the exact above title.

  • Check the slides if you want instructions on how to use wordreference.com to find conjugations you get stuck on.

Friday: Slides

• Topic: Practice with SER and description, Verbs like GUSTAR, present indicative conjugations, auditory exercise about GUSTAR

• Announcements:  Vocabulary Quiz on Monday (10 verbs-of-the-week and new verbs like GUSTAR)

• Homework:  1-8 Tarea (linked from slides)

Monday: Slides

• Topic: Review of SER, ESTAR & GUSTAR

• Announcements:  Today I handed out a new Spanish Workbook ("paquete") we will be using daily.  It is not linked via the slides, so please be sure to pick it up from the absent work folder in the file cabinet when you return.

• Homework: Write 7 original sentences using the new verbs like GUSTAR

Tuesday: No slides

• Topic:  Handed out our course packet ("the book" or "el libro"), as well as a commonly used phrase sheet that you will be referencing for the rest of the year.  Introduced and practiced sports and leisure vocabulary (p. 13 of book).  Continued to study SER/ESTAR.

• Announcements:    From now on you are required to bring your dictionaries to class.  If you missed today you must pick up a hard copy of the course packet from the file cabinet in our classroom.

• Homework:   

1) Study vocabulary on p. 13 of course packet ("el libro").  

2) Read p. 4 of course packet about SER/ESTAR.

3) Complete activity 6 in the workbook ("el paquete de ejercicios").

Wednesday: No slides

• Topic: Handed out study guide (make sure you get it out of the file cabinet if you were absent).  Reviewed homework.  Practiced vocabulary on p. 13 of book.  Completed Actividades 7, 8, and 9 in workbook.

• Announcements:  Monday quiz on SER/ESTAR

• Homework: 

  1. From tomorrow on, always bring your dictionary to class.

  2. Read pp. 7-8 in book.

  3. Complete sections I, II, III, IV, and V of the study guide.

  4. Complete activity 10 in exercise packet.

Thursday: Slides

• Topic: SER/ESTAR & Present Indicative Irregular Conjugations

• Announcements:  

  • ** Quiz on Monday (ser/estar)

  • ** Quiz on Wednesday  (present indicative & reflexives)

  • ** Unit 1 Exam on Friday (next week) 

• Homework: 

  • Book: Read p. 5 (expressions with TENER)

  • Packet: Using the above, fill in the definitions of TENER expressions on p. 2

  • Packet: Complete "Actividad 16: Mis amigos y yo"

Friday: Slides

• Topic: Adjectives that change meaning with SER & ESTAR; TENER expressions 

• Announcements:  

  • ** Quiz on Monday (ser/estar)

  • ** Quiz on Wednesday  (present indicative & reflexives)

  • ** Unit 1 Exam on Friday (next week) 

• Homework:  

  • Book p. 9: Read & Complete “1.C: Repaso - El presente del indicativo”

  • Packet p. 1: 

    • • Write the definitions of the adjectives that have different meanings with SER & ESTAR (if you did not do this in class today).  

      • Study this whole page for Monday's Quiz. 

Monday: No slides

• Topic: Using ser/estar/tener to describe people.  Actividades 21, 22, 23, & 24. Quiz on SER/ESTAR

• Announcements:  Please make up the quiz during office hours on Thursday after school (or speak with me to arrange something asap).  Quiz on the present on Wednesday.

• Homework:  

  • Read and practice reflexive verbs (Book pp. 11-13)

  • Activity 25 (packet p. 17)

Tuesday: No slides

• Topic: Substitute day: Activities 26, 27, 28, & 29.  Please refer to study guide and pp. 11-13 of the book for reference.  For Activity 27, here are the questions you need:

1. ¿Qué haces cuando tienes calor?

Cuando tienes calor, ¿te quitas el abrigo?

2. ¿Qué haces cuando tienes sueño?

Cuando tienes sueño, ¿te acuestas temprano?

3. ¿Qué haces cuando tienes sed?

Cuando tienes sed, ¿te tomas un vaso de agua?

4. ¿Qué haces cuando tienes hambre?

Cuando tienes hambre, ¿te comes una ensalada y un plato de carne y papas?

5. ¿Qué haces cuando tienes ganas de divertirte?

Cuando tienes ganas de divertirte, ¿te vistes elegantemente y te vas a la ciudad?

• Announcements:  Quiz tomorrow on the present (including irregulars and reflexives).  Be sure to complete pp. 17-21 in the packet to show in class tomorrow.

• Homework: 

  • Activity 30 (packet p. 21)

  • Prepare for quiz tomorrow.

Wednesday: Slides

• Topic:  Present irregulars and reflexives to describe routines.  Quiz on present.

• Announcements:  Unit 1 exam on Friday.  To make up today's quiz, please come to office hours after school tomorrow (2:40pm)

• Homework: 

  • Activities 34, 35, & 36 (packet p. 23–the entire page)

  • Study for Unit 1 exam

Thursday: Slides

• Topic: REVIEW: Normal vs. Reflexive verbs, irregular conjugation in the present, ser/estar/tener meaning "to be"

• Announcements:  Exam tomorrow on all of Unit 1.  

• Homework:  Study for tomorrow's exam.  It will cover all of Unit 1.  See that section of the book, as well as the entire unit 1 packet (particularly the study guide on pages 1 and 2), and also your double-sided, single sheet study guide.  I also recommend reviewing your past assignments and assessments to become aware of and correct your common errors.  You can read the Unit 1 pages in the book, study the entirety of the "paquete," and also review past assignments and assessments.

Friday: No slides today.

• Topic:  Exam: Unit 1.

• Announcements:  As always, missed assessments must be made up during the next tutoring session (see schedule near the top of this page).  If you cannot make it then, please contact me *immediately* to schedule another time.

• Homework:  🎉 ¡R&R weekend! 🥳  

If you would like to get started on the homework due on Wednesday, here it is:

1)  Read Section 2.A (El pretérito) in the book.

2)  Fill out sections I-VI of the preterite study guide.

Tuesday: Slides

• Topic:  Introduction to the preterite with auditory practice.

• Announcements: 

  •  IF YOU MISSED CLASS TODAY:  You must come and show me your organized binder for a homework grade.  The list of materials required are in today's slides.  You must also complete the study guide handed out on Friday using the answer key given in class today (linked from slides).  

  • Those who still have to make up the exam, as always, it must be done during the next office hours (Thursday 2:40pm), unless you have some extenuating circumstance and check with me immediately to schedule another time.

• Homework:  Actividad 4: Los inmigrantes (p. 3 of Unit 2 packet (linked in slides))

Wednesday: Slides

• Topic: Preterite continued.

• Announcements:  Tomorrow (Thursday) is the last day to make up the Unit 1 Exam (during tutoring hours... see top of page).  You will receive a zero if you do not and/or have not already spoken with me to schedule another time.  NOTE: the homework due today was handed-in for a grade.  Please be sure you leave yours on my desk tomorrow if you were absent today.

• Homework:  Free study of the preterite.  This is a form that requires a lot of memorization.  Do regular and irregular conjugation exercises in conjuguemos.com; write out and rewrite the conjugations in all six forms (use wordreference.com to make sure you have them right); review pages 14-15 of the book for the explanation of the preterite.

Thursday: Slides

• Topic: Preterite, Pop Quiz, first glance at the Imperfect.

• Announcements: 

  1. We had a pop quiz on preterite conjugations today.  This must be made up Monday after school (apologies, I had to sub on Friday during lyceum). 

  2. Next quiz = Monday (preterite & imperfect conjugations)

• Homework: 

  1. TEXT:  Read section 2.B  (pp. 16-17) and review the imperfect section of your study guide

  2. PACKET: Complete Actividad 14: ¿Qué pasaba antes? (p. 11)

Friday: Slides

• Topic: The imperfect to express habitual actions.

• Announcements:  

  • Unfortunately I had to substitute teach during lyceum today.  Thursday's pop quiz (for those who missed it) may be taken from 2:40-2:50pm on Monday. 

  • Quiz on Monday on preterite and imperfect conjugations.

• Homework:  Activity 21 (p. 15 of packet).  Please make sure you use your study guides for the present and past so that you practice these conjugations correctly.  If you don't have yours, they are linked at the top of this page.

Monday: Slides

• Topic: Preterite & imperfect continued.  Quiz on their conjugations.

• Announcements:  Quiz must be made up tomorrow (Tuesday the 12th) at 2:40pm during tutoring.  If you are not available then, you must contact me immediately or lose the opportunity to make it up.

  • Next quiz = this Thursday

   → The uses of preterite and imperfect

• • Unit 2 exam = next Friday

• Homework: 

  • Lea sección 2.C en el texto y repasa sección IX en el guía de estudio

  • Actividades 25 y 26 en el paquete

Tuesday: Slides

• Topic: Preterite for completed states and actions; imperfect for habitual actions, actions in progress, and continuing states

• Announcements:  

  1. • Next quiz = this Thursday

→ The uses of preterite and imperfect

• 1. • Unit 2 exam = next Friday

• Homework: 

  1. Complete Actividad 29: Hechos y descripciones

  2. Study the preterite and imperfect for our quiz on Thursday (on the uses of these verbal tenses)

Wednesday: 

• Topic:  See substitute work.

• Announcements:  Quiz tomorrow on uses of preterite & imperfect

• Homework:  See above link for substitute work.

Thursday: Slides

• Topic: Uses of preterite and imperfect; Quiz about the uses of preterite and imperfect. 

• Announcements:  Quiz must be made up tomorrow (Friday the 15th) at 2:40pm during tutoring.  If you are not available then, you must contact me immediately or lose the opportunity to make it up.   Unit 2 exam = next Friday

• Homework:  Actividad 37: Vocabulario: El dios de las moscas  (p. 24)

Friday: Slides

• Topic:  Reading "The god of the flies"

• Announcements:  Unit 2 exam = next Friday

• Homework:  Actividad 39: Vocabulario “Los dos reyes y los dos laberintos” p. 25  (for instructions/examples, see last page of slides)

Monday: Slides

• Topic:  Reading of "The Two Kings and the Two Labyrinths"

• Announcements:  Unit 2 Exam on Friday.

• Homework: 

  • Finish the story (read lines 9-17)

  • Write three commentaries or questions in Spanish.

  • Write down 5 terms you do not know, along with their definitions in English. 

Tuesday: Slides

• Topic:  Day 2 of "The Two Kings and the Two Labyrinths"

• Announcements:  Unit 2 Exam on Friday

• Homework: Study preterite and imperfect: 1) Correct your errors on quizzes and homework (in another color pen).  2) Use wordreference.com to check your conjugations. 3) Use conjuguemos.com to practice preterite and imperfect conjugation.

Wednesday: Slides

• Topic: Day 3 of "Los dos reyes y los dos laberintos"; practice and analysis of conjugations and uses of preterite and imperfect.

• Announcements:  Unit 2 Exam on Friday: Covers conjugation and uses of preterite and imperfect, as well as this week's story--"Los dos reyes y los dos laberintos."

• Homework:  Study preterite and imperfect and correct any remaining errors on all past quizzes and homework.

Thursday: Slides

• Topic: Review for Unit 2 Exam

• Announcements:  Unit 2 Exam tomorrow

• Homework:  Study for Unit 2 Exam

Friday: Slides

• Topic:  Unit 2 Exam

• Announcements:  

  • You must complete the participation self-evaluation we did in class today.

  • If absent today, the exam must be made up on the day of your return (at 2:40 in my classroom), unless otherwise agreed upon beforehand.  If you need to make up the exam on a day I do not have office hours, please let me know in advance so that  I can plan to stay after school with you.

• Homework:  

  • Complete  participation self-evaluation if you haven't already.

  • Study the vocabulary list for Unit 3.F (on page 31 of the course reader -- el texto).  Start getting ready for pop quizzes!

Monday: 

NO SCHOOL

Tuesday: Slides

• Topic: Vocabulary and Comparisons

• Announcements:  Quiz on comparatives this Thursday.  If you didn't turn in your Self-Evaluation for Participation today, please do so tomorrow!

• Homework: 

  • Read the course reader section 3.A  (p. 22)

  • Packet: Activities 4-5

Wednesday: Slides

• Topic: Comparisons with family relations vocabulary.

• Announcements:  Quiz tomorrow! (on comparatives)

• Homework: Study comparisons & complete Actividades 10-11 in the packet (p. 8-9).

Thursday: Slides

• Topic:  Review comparisons, introduce pronouns (subject / prepositional / indirect / direct / reflexive.  

• Announcements:  Quiz today! (on comparatives).  Quiz must be made up tomorrow (Friday the 29th) at 2:40pm during tutoring.  If you are not available then, you must contact me immediately or lose the opportunity to make it up.

• Homework: 

  • Read: 3.A-3.C in the course reader (el texto) (p. 23-26)

  • Complete Activities 13 & 14 in the workbook (el paquete), p. 10

Friday: Slides

• Topic: Pronouns and GUSTAR verb introduction.

• Announcements:  Have a great Home Coming Weekend!!!  

• Homework:  

  • Read section 3.D of the text.

  • Complete p. 2 of the study guide.

  • Do Actividades 19-20 (p. 12)

Monday: Slides

• Topic:  Pronouns continued.

• Announcements:  Quizzes this Wednesday (pronouns--including GUSTAR verbs) and Friday (present subjunctive)

• Homework: Complete Activities 24, 25 & 26

Tuesday: Slides

• Topic:  Pronouns, verbs like GUSTAR, and introduction to the present subjuctive.

• Announcements:  Quizzes tomorrow (pronouns--including GUSTAR verbs) and Friday (present subjunctive)

• Homework: 

  • PERIODS 3 & 4:  Complete Activity 28

  • PERIOD 6:  Complete Activities 23, 27 & 28

  • ALL PERIODS: Study pronouns for the quiz tomorrow.

Wednesday: Slides 

• Topic: Pronouns review, Pronouns quiz, introduction to the present subjunctive.

• Announcements:  QUIZ TODAY.  Quiz must be made up tomorrow (Thursday the 5th) at 2:40pm during tutoring.  If you are not available then, you must contact me immediately or lose the opportunity to make it up.

• Homework: 

  • Read pages 28 & 29 in the text (3.E, sections I-V)  

  • Fill in the present subjunctive study guide (sections I, II and III.A)

  • Complete Activities 30 y 31 (p.  18)

Thursday: Slides

• Topic:  Present subjunctive in nominal clauses

• Announcements:  Quiz tomorrow on the conjugation of the present subjunctive.  Be ready to write a few sentences using it as well.

• Homework: 

  • Conjuguemos.com:  Please do a graded practice of verb conjugations for the exercise called "Subjuntivo (presente)".  

  • You must get 100 correct before saving your results.  

  • Please be sure to hit "save" twice, until you see your "Gradebook" and can confirm the exercise has been saved.

Friday: Slides

• Topic:  Quiz and present subjunctive in adjective clauses.

• Announcements:  Have a great fall break!

• Homework:  N/A