Homework Calendar

Tuesday & Thursday 3:05-3:30pm or by appt. 

Room 206

General

Syllabus

Course Reader  

Error Correction Key

Workbooks

Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3

Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6, 

Unit 7, Unit 8, Unit 9, Unit 10, 

Unit 11, Unit 12, Unit 13, Unit 14

Study Guides

Present Indicative   

Past Indicative

Subjunctive/Imperative  

Future/Conditional/Progressive/Perfect Tenses

Unit 10

"La barca sin pescador"

Full text

Vocabulary flashcards for the entire play

--> Act I vocabulary flashcards

--> Act II vocabulary flashcards

--> Act III vocabulary flashcards

Mon 9/14

Topic:

Dr. Shoen Absent.

Announcements:

If you were absent today & Friday, you will make up the Unit 2 test on Thursday at 2:45 in room 215 with Mrs. Walters.

Homework:

Optional: Practice the present tense using the Sub packet (answer key included at the end).

Obligatory: Make a list or flashcards of unknown verbs from yellow & pink study guides.

Tue 9/8

Topic:

2:11 “Los dos reyes y los dos laberintos” – Reading and Discussion

Announcements:

Unit 2 Exam = Friday 9/11

Homework:

STUDY: Prepare for Friday's exam on Unit 2

PRACTICE: Conjuguemos: “Preterite regular and irregular”. To complete this activity you must have 50 correct conjugations (you can get as many wrong as you like, as long as 50 are correct).

Wed 9/9

Topic:

2:12 “Los dos reyes y los dos laberintos” – Discussion; Review of Preterite/Imperfect

Announcements:

Unit 2 Exam on Friday 9/11 (2 days away!)

Homework:

- FINISH: Activity on slide #9 (annotating the verbs in the story with a label of preterite or imperfect and the abreviation for which usage they represent).

- PRACTICE: Conjuguemos: "Imperfect Practice" assignment (must get 50 correct)

- STUDY: for Unit 2 exam, which will include:

1) Regular & irregular conjugations of the preterite and imperfect indicative

2) Writing original sentences using the imperfect.

3) Knowing the special verbs on p. 20 of text and when to put them in preterite or imperfect

4) Analyzing the verbs in a past narration and identifying what use each one represents

5) Writing an original summary in the past (preterite and imperfect) of "Los dos reyes y los dos laberintos"

6) Story vocabulary on pp. 25-26 of the Unit 2 Packet.

Thu 9/10

Topic:

2:13 Review of Preterite / Imperfect

Announcements:

Unit 2 Exam next class (tomorrow!)

Homework:

Prepare for tomorrow's exam.

Fri 9/11

Topic:

2:14 Unit 2 Test

Announcements:

Unit 2 Exam today. Must be made up on Monday at 2:45pm in Room 215 with Mrs. Walters (unless otherwise previously arranged).

Homework:

COMPLETE: Participation Self-Evaluation

(print this link or view online and write answers on a separate piece of paper if you missed class today)

MAKE FLASHCARDS & STUDY: Unit Vocabulary--Chapter 3.F (p. 31 of course reader)

--> If you prefer to make a list of Spanish vocabulary and English definitions on as single piece of paper, you must split the words into two columns so that you can fold one side over to cover the English or Spanish and thus practice quizzing yourself.

Mon 8/31

Topic:

2:6 Usage of Preterite/Imperfect (1)

Announcements:

Quiz in two days (Wednesday 9/2) on uses of preterite/imperfect

Unit 2 Exam = Thursday 9/11

Homework:

Study - Review preterite & imperfect uses and conjugations for Quiz

Practice - Actividad 29: Hechos y descripciones

Tue 9/1

Topic:

2:7 Usage of Preterite/Imperfect (2)

Announcements:

Quiz next class on uses of preterite/imperfect

Homework:

Memorize - Table of Uses for Preterite & Imperfect in pink study guide

Wed 9/2

Topic:

2:8 Usage of Preterite/Imperfect (3)

Announcements:

Quiz today on uses of preterite/imperfect -- must be made up tomorrow, Thursday at 2:45pm in Room 215 with Mrs. Walters.

Homework:

Study/Practice - Activity 37 (Unit 2 packet)

Thu 9/3

Topic:

2:9 (Optional) “El dios de las moscas”

Announcements:

Unit 2 Exam = Friday 9/11

Homework:

Study - Activity 39 (Unit 2 packet) - the entire page. Do not use your dictionaries.

Fri 9/4

Topic:

2:10 “Los dos reyes y los dos laberintos” – Introduction; Begin Reading

Announcements:

Unit 2 Exam = Friday 9/11

Homework:

R& R weekend.

Mon 8/24

Topic:

2:1 Preterite Tense (1)

Announcements:

Quiz in 2 days (Wednesday 8/26) on preterite conjugations (regular and irregular)

Homework:

Practice - conjuguemos.com two assigned activities (Preterite REGULAR AR verbs 5 min; Preterite REGULAR ER IR verbs 5 min)

Practice - Actividad 4 (U2 packet)

Tue 8/25

Topic:

2:2 Preterite Tense (2)

Announcements:

Quiz next class on preterite conjugations (regular and irregular)

Homework:

Study - Preterite conjugations for tomorrow's quiz.

Complete conjuguemos assignments:

• Preterite (irregular stems)

• Preterite (car/gar/zar)

• Preterite (ir/ser/dar/ver & reír/oír)

Wed 8/26

Topic:

2:3: Preterite Tense (3)

Announcements:

Quiz today - must be made up on Thursday at 2:45pm in Room 215 with Mrs. Walters.

Quiz in 2 days (Friday 8/28) on preterite & imperfect conjugations

Homework:

Read - Annotate Section 2.B (texto)

Review - Complete Sections VII and VIII of Pink Study Guide

Practice - Actividad 14 (U2 packet)

Thu 8/27

Topic:

2:4: Imperfect Indicative (1)

Announcements:

Quiz next class on preterite & imperfect conjugations (regular and irregular)

Homework:

PRACTICE: Actividad 21 (Unit 2 packet)

CONJUGUEMOS: Complete 5-minute assignment: "Imperfect (regulars & irregulars)"

PREPARE: Study preterite & imperfect conjugations for tomorrow's quiz

Fri 8/28

Topic:

2:5 Imperfect Indicative (2)

Announcements:

Quiz today - must be made up on Monday at 2:45pm in Room 215 with Mrs. Walters.

Homework:

Read - Annotate Section 2.C

Review - Finish Pink Study Guide

Practice - Activities 25 & 26

Mon 8/17

Topic:

1:8 Reflexive Verbs; Quiz on Present Indicative and Reflexives

Announcements:

Quiz today on present indicative and reflexives (uses, meanings, regular and irregular conjugations) - must be made up Thursday at 2:45pm in Room 215

Unit 1 Exam in 3 days (Thurs. Aug. 20) on all of Unit 1

Homework:

Practice - Activities: 34, 35, & 36 (U1 packet)

Tue 8/18

Topic:

1:9 Review

Announcements:

Unit 1 Exam in 2 days (Thurs. Aug. 20) on Sports & Hobbies Vocabulary (all U1 vocab); 'Ser/estar' (uses, conjugations, and special adjectives); Reflexive Verbs (uses, meanings, and regular and irregular conjugations); Present Indicative Verbs (uses, meanings, regular and irregular conjugations); 'Tener' expresions (meaning & conjugation)

Homework:

Study for Unit 1 Exam:

* Correct your homeworks and quizzes using error code key

* p. 1-13 del texto

* Memorize yellow and orange study guides (and learn the meaning of the verbs on the yellow guide)

* Unit 1 Packet (you can download a blank version to practice and then use the slides in slideshow mode to check your answers).

Wed 8/19

Topic:

Practice with conjuguemos

Announcements:

Unit exam moved to FRIDAY August 21

Homework:

See slides or reference section of our Homework Calendar for your conjuguemos.com username and password. Log on and practice the present tense for 20 minutes (any group of forms that you need to work on, such as Present irregular 'yo', etc.). You must do a "Graded Practice."  Make sure to save your work twice so that I can check it.

Thu 8/20

Topic:

1:10 Review

Announcements:

Unit 1 Exam next class (Thurs. Aug. 14) on Sports & Hobbies Vocabulary (all U1 vocab); 'Ser/estar' (uses, conjugations, and special adjectives); Reflexive Verbs (uses, meanings, and regular and irregular conjugations); Present Indicative Verbs (uses, meanings, regular and irregular conjugations); 'Tener' expresions (meaning & conjugation)

Homework:

Study for exam.

Fri 8/21

Topic:

1:11 Unit 1 Test

Announcements:

Unit 1 Exam today - must be made up on Monday at 2:45pm in Room 215

Quiz in 3 days (Tuesday 8/19) on preterite conjugations (regular and irregular)

Homework:

Read - Annotate Sección 2.A of course reader - Preterite Tense

Review - Complete Pink Study Guide: Sections I-VI. See slide 3 help with section II

Mon 8/10

Topic:

1:3 Usage of ‘ser/estar’ (Describing People)

Announcements:

Quiz in ~3 days Thursday August 13th on 'ser/estar' (uses, conjugations, and special adjectives)

Homework:

Read - Read & Annotate 1.B (course reader) - Present Indicative & Reflexives

Review - Yellow Study Guide: Complete Sections I-V. Check irregular conjugations in dictionary or on wordreference.com. See today's homework slide for help finding verb conjugations.

Practice - Complete Activity 10 (U1 packet)

Tue 8/11

Topic:

1:4 Present Indicative

Announcements:

Quiz in 2 days Thursday August 13th on 'ser/estar' (uses, conjugations, and special adjectives)

Homework:

Read - Annotate p. 5 (course reader) - TENER

Review - Complete page 2 of unit packet - TENER. Write legibly, in pencil & include accents

Practice - Activity 16 (U1 packet)

Wed 8/12

Topic:

1:5 Idiomatic Expressions with ‘tener’; Present Indicative

Announcements:

Quiz next class (Thursday Aug. 13) on 'ser/estar' (uses, conjugations, and special adjectives)

Quiz #2 in 3 days (Mon. Aug. 17) on present indicative and reflexives (uses, meanings, regular and irregular conjugations)

Unit 1 Exam in 6 days (Thurs. Aug. 20)

Homework:

Read & complete section 1.C Repaso de presente (course reader)

Study for ser/estar quiz (use p. 1 of packet to help)

Thu 8/13

Topic:

1:6 Uses of ‘ser/estar/tener’; Present Indicative; Quiz on ‘ser/estar’

Announcements:

Quiz today on 'ser/estar' (uses, conjugations, and special adjectives) - must be made up on Monday at 2:45pm in Room 215

Quiz in 2 days (Mon. Aug. 17) on present indicative and reflexives (uses, meanings, regular and irregular conjugations)

Unit 1 Exam in 5 days (Thurs. Aug. 20) on Sports & Hobbies Vocabulary (all U1 vocab); 'Ser/estar' (uses, conjugations, and special adjectives); Reflexive Verbs (uses, meanings, and regular and irregular conjugations); Present Indicative Verbs (uses, meanings, regular and irregular conjugations); 'Tener' expresions (meaning & conjugation)

Homework:

Read - Annotate 1.D (course reader) - Reflexive Verbs

Review - Complete section VI of yellow study guide

Practice - Activity 25 (U1 packet)

Fri 8/14

Topic:

1:7 Reflexive Verbs (Conjugation)

Announcements:

Quiz next class (Mon. Aug. 11) on present indicative and reflexives (uses, meanings, regular and irregular conjugations)

Unit 1 Exam in 4 days (Thurs. Aug. 20)

Homework:

Practice - Activity 30 (U1 packet)

Study for Quiz - Present & Reflexives

Thu 8/6

Topic:

1:1 Course introduction

Announcements:

None

Homework:

Read/sign - Syllabus (student & parent/guardian)

Study/review - Look up and make flashcards for all Chapter 1.E vocabulary (found in the course reader). Cards should be written by hand (not just the list in the course reader).

Purchase a dictionary if you have not already.  Must be in class every day by next Friday.

Fri 8/7

Topic:

1:2 Vocabulary; 'ser/estar'

Announcements:

Quiz in ~4 days: Thursday August 13th on 'ser/estar' (uses, conjugations, and special adjectives)

Homework:

Read & Annotate: 1.A: Sections I-III (course reader) - Ser & Estar

Review: Use reading to complete page 1 of packet. Write legibly, in pencil & include accents

Practice: Complete Activity 6 (U1 packet)