jueves, el 16 de diciembre

Estudiaaaaaa! For the break, nearing the very end of the semester, many of you need to do lots and lots of catch up work, and study. You should know all the vocabulary in the book up to page 93, the family vocabulary. Study study study! There will be a vocab quiz on January 18th, on the vocabulary on page 93, as well as all of the vocab pages from the previous chapters. I expect you to know it all, memorized! Work hard! 8) Keidi

martes, el catorce de diciembre

Today we reviewed the test on personality and physical description. We also practiced family vocabulary, which should be getting VERY familiar. 8) PRACTICE!!!


Homework:
1. Yellow Cuaderno pages, pg. 28 (5,6,7,8,9,)
Use pg. 93 if you need help, the VOCAB page. You need to know all this vocab! 8)

jueves, el nueve de diciembre

I skipped a day of blogging, no blog for Tuesday, sorry!

Today, jueves, we went over a bit of review:
Articles= the
el= the (for a singular, masculine thing, ie: el sueter (the sweater))
los= the (for a plural, masculine thing, ie: los sueteres)
la= the (for a singular, feminine thing, ie: la falda)
las= the (for a plural, feminine thing, ie: las faldas)

Indefinite Articles= a
un= a (singular,masculine, ie: un sueter (a sweater)
una= a (singular, feminine,ie: una falda (a skirt)
unos= some (plural, masculine, ie: unos sueteres (some sweaters)
unas= some (plural, feminine, ie: unas faldas (some skirts)

Llevar = to wear
Llevo= I wear
Lleva= He/She wears

Hopefully that will help out.

We started the family vocabulary, and family trees. We also went over the numbers, 11 to 100.

Homework:
1. Go back through the papers I passed back, look at mistakes and fix them
2. Catch up! Do missing homework assignments. Make sure you understand.
3. Draw a simple family tree. Use page 93 in the textbook.
-Figure out the names of your relatives.
-Include a sentence IN SPANISH about who they are to you: Ella es mi (tia, abuela, primo, mama, hermana, etc.) or El es mi (tio, abuelo, primo, hermano, papa, etc.)
-Include their age.

jueves, el doce de diciembre

Today we took our quiz on pg. 69.

Homework:
1. Pg. 66-67, Activities 1, 2, 3, 4

Catch up on Homework:
So far this quarter, you are responsible for:
1. Quiz on Pg 47
2. Color dictionary
3. pg. 57, Activity 6
4. Cuaderno p. 14-16(workbook, photocopied pages from me)
5. Clothing dictionary
6. Cosas Que Me Gusta (list of things from me to fill in that you like and don't like)
7. P. 57-62, Activities 7, 9, 10, 15
8. Cuaderno pgs 19-24
9. Novio/a de mis suenos (boyfriend/girlfriend of my dreams)

martes, el treinta de noviembre

Hoy practicamos mucho las palabras de p. 69.

Tarea:
Prueba del vocabulario en p. 69. (Vocab quiz Thursday, 12/2 on pg. 69's vocab words.)

jueves, el dieciocho de noviembre

TOday we practiced lots of personal descriptions.


Homework:
1. Cuaderno pages 19-24, ask me if you need help, use the book pages and all of chapter 1.2.
2. Quiz on the vocab page 69 on Tuesday, 11/30. Study over the break!!
3. Finish your "Novio/a de mis Suenos" activity:
6 personality descriptions (El/Ella es __________)
6 physical descriptions (El/Ella es______________)
6 things he/she likes (Le gusta_______________)
6 things he/she doesn't like (No le gusta_______________)

martes, el dieziseis de noviembre

Today we worked on reviewing our past words and learning personal descriptions, both physical and personality. Here are the words you should know:

DESCRIPTION WORDS:
Physical:
Rubio/a= blonde/fair
pelirojo= red head
castano= brunette
moreno= dark hair/eyes/complexion
alto/a = tall
bajo/a = short
feo/a = ugly
bonito/a= beautiful
guapo/a = handsome/good looking
gordo/a= fat
delgado/a= thin
fuerte = strong
debil = weak
viejo/a= old
joven= young
pequeno= small
grande= large
largo= long (as in: pelo largo (long hair)
corto= short

Personality:
nervioso/a= nervous
tranquilo/a= calm
ruidoso/a= noisy/loud
diferente= different
similar= similar
rapido/a= fast
lente= slow
simpatico/a= nice
antipatico/a= mean
bueno/a= good
malo/a= bad
honesto/a= honest
deshonesto/a= dishonest
responsable= responsible
inteligente= intelligent
interesante= interesting
perezoso/a- lazy
aburrido/a- boring
organizado/a= organized
desorganizado/a- disorganized
rico/a- rich
pobre=- poor
elegante- elegant
serio/a- serious
comico/a- funny
paciente- pacient
trabajador- hard working
divertido- fun


Homework:

P. 57-activity 7,
p. 58- activity 9,
p. 59, activity 10,
p. 62, activity 15

martes, el nueve de noviembre

Today we practiced colors and clothes, keeping in mind that in Spanish, the noun comes before the adjective: el sueter negro. We played Pacho Camacho to practice, and then passed out the homework, which is below.

HOmework: 1. Cosas Que Me Gusta
2. Study up your colors and clothes, quiz coming soon (p. 69)
3. DO YOUR MISSING HOMEWORK!! I only got ONE Clothes dictionary. Do the work!

Cosas Que Me Gusta
1. Colores
Me gusta _________________
No me gusta _________________

2. Actividades (verbos, acciones)
Me gusta _________________
No me gusta _________________

3. La Ropa
Me gusta _________________
No me gusta _________________

4. Los Dias de la Semana (lunes, martes, miercoles, etc.)
Me gusta _________________
No me gusta _________________

5. Los Meses (enero, febrero, marzo, abril, etc.)
Me gusta _________________
No me gusta _________________

6. Estaciones del Radio (106.5 FM, 102.5 FM)
Me gusta _________________
No me gusta _________________

7. Peliculas (The Princess Bride, Indiana Jones, etc.)
Me gusta _________________
No me gusta _________________

8. Deportes (Futbol, Futbol Americano, Beisbol, Volibol, etc.)
Me gusta _________________
No me gusta _________________

9. Canales de Television (ABC, NBC, etc.)
Me gusta _________________
No me gusta _________________

10. Restaurantes (Taqueria Vallarta, McDonalds, etc.)
Me gusta _________________
No me gusta _________________

martes, el segundo de noviembre (11/2)

Today we introduced the colors and basic clothing vocabulary in Spanish. We also talked about articles: el, la, los, las- Grammar which will be practiced at home in the homework. We reviewed the parts of the classroom, TPR, and pronouns.

Homework: 1. Make a color dictionary, with NO ENGLISH anywhere on the page, just colors and their names in Spanish. Use the book, page 60.
2. Read page 56, the grammar box about articles, and then practice on pg 57, activity 6.

jueves, el veintiocho de octubre

Hoy tomamos una prueba de vocabulario, de las palabras en p. 47. Practicamos TPR y partes de la clase, y leimos parte del libro, p. 30-34ish.

Homework: Make up allllll your missing homework:
1. Cuaderno assignments: Pg. 1, and Pg. 5/6
2. P. 34-38, 6,7,9,11,12,13
3. P. 38- 16, 18
4. P. 44, 1, 2,3,4
5. Pronoun drawing

Please schedule a time with me if you missed class today to make up your Vocab Quiz p. 47. Gracias.

Mi Cumplianos!!!

Martes, el 26 de octubre! Feliz Cumplianos a Keidi! 8)

Today we went over the homework from pg. 38, #13 and 14, ser + de.
We practiced TPR, we practiced pronouns, we practiced conversations.

Homework: pg. 47 Vocab Quiz- MEMORIZE the vocab words!

jueves, el vienteuno de octubre

Today we practiced A BUNCH with our "Conversaciones", common questions/conversation. (See them below). We reviewed TPR action verbs and pronouns.

Prueba de Conversaciones
1. Como estas?______ Bien, Gracias. Y tu?
2. Como te llamas? ___Me llamo___________________("May yahmo"
3. Mucho gusto! __Mucho gusto. Igualmente. Encantado/a, Es un placer.
4. De donde eres? ____Soy de (Mt. Hermon)_____________
5. Donde vives? ____Vivo en (una casa, Mt. Hermon)._________
6. Cuantos anos tienes? ____Tengo _____ (33) anos.
7. Como se llama tu doctor? ____Mi doctor se llama _____ (Dr. Johnson).
8. Eres hombre o mujer? _Soy un hombre. OR Soy una mujer__
9. Te gusta bailar? ____Si, me gusta bailar. OR No me gusta bailar.
10. Que dia es tu cumplianos? ___Es el _____ (26) de _____ (octubre).

Homework: 1. Practice memorizing. Memorize the vocabulary words on page 47 that you don't know.
2. Conversaciones- Practice. Memorize the conversation questions and the correct responses. Practice Practice Practice. 8)

martes, el diecinueve de octubre

Today we took a pop quiz, mostly for me to see how everyone is doing. We practiced "Te presento a..." for introducing someone (informally)
"Le presento a..." for introducing someone (formally)

We talked about Me/Te/Le gusta, and practiced TPR

Homework:
1. Pg. 44, Activities 1, 2, 3, and 4 Go back in the chapter for help and explanations. (See hints below if you need hints.)
2. Pg. 47, Make a list of the vocabulary words that you don't know, and start to learn them! Memorize!

Activity 1:
1. tal.

Activity 2:
1. Doctora Cruz, le presento a Miguel.

Activity 3:
1. El es maestro. Es de Venezuela.

Activity 4:
1. Le gusta nadar. (Adriana)

jueves, el catorce de octubre

Today we: went over the homework a bit, to do the outloud parts that I forgot about (pg. 6-7, from the workbook). We practiced TPR, and learned how to express likes and dislikes:

Me gusta = I like
Te gusta= you like
Le gusta= he/she/you formal likes

We briefly practiced pronouns. Lots of people have lots of homework to do.

Homework: 1. P. 39 in the textbook, exercises 16 and 18.
2. Read page 42-43 as well as you can. Check in with yourself to see how much you absolutely understand, how much you think you understand, how much you have no idea about. Answer the questions 1-5 as best you can, in Spanish, or if you have to, in English.

P. 39, Exercise 16:
1. Mario: comer (si) = Le gusta comer.
2. tu: escribir (no) = No te gusta escribir.

P. 40, Exercise 18: For yourself, tell if you like (Me gusta ______) or don't like (No me gusta _______) the activities. (cantar, trabajar, etc.)
1. Me gusta cantar.
2. No me gusta trabajar.

martes, el doce de octubre

Hoy practicamos TPR, Ser de, pronombres, y los partes de la clase.

Partes de la clase:
la puerta- door
el pared- wall
la ventana- window
el piso- floor
el techo- ceiling
el pizzaron- chalkboard
el reloj- clock

Tarea: El libro p. 34-38, Exercises: 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13
Use the book to do the homework!

jueves, el siete de octubre

Hoy: Nosotros practicamos nuestro TPR, con dos palabras mas: hablar (to speak) y escuchar (to listen).

We went over the conjugation of the verb Ser= to be, and the pronouns.
Yo soy = I am Yo soy de ...= I am from...
Tu eres = you are Tu eres de ... = You are from...
El es = he is El es de.... = He is from...
Ella es = she is Ella es de... = She is from...
Usted es = you formal are Usted es de...= You (formal) are from...
Nosotros somos= we are Nosotros somos de... = We are from...
Ellos son = they(male) are Ellos son de... = They (masculine) are from...
Ellas son = they(female)are Ellas son de... = They (feminine) are from...
Ustedes son = you all are Ustedes son de... = You (plural) are from...

We practiced the pronouns a bunch! Practice those! Learn those! Go team!

Tarea/Homework:
1. Cuaderno page 5/6 that I handed out.
2. Pronoun visuals- Draw a small visual for each of the pronouns to remind yourself. Yo, tu, el, ella, usted, etc... (nine total).

martes, el 5 de octubre

Today in class we practiced numbers, and learned the following new words:

People:
la mujer- woman
el hombre- man
la chica- girl
el chico- boy
la muchacha- girl
el muchacho- boy

el senor- Mr.
la senora- Mrs.
la senorita- Miss

el amigo- friend (male)
la amiga- friend (female)
la familia- family

Professions:
el/la doctor/a- doctor
el/la estudiante- student
el/la maestro/a- teacher
el/la policia- police person


We worked on the numbers, 1-10, and did a few exercises and pages in the textbook. (pg. 28-33).

We learned some new action words (verbs) as part of TPR (total physical response):
lee (leer= to read)
escribe (escribir= to write)
estudia (estudiar= to study)
trabaja (trabajar= to work)
nada (nadar= to swim)
patina (patinar= to skate)

Old TPR words:
come (comer= to eat)
bebe (beber= to drink)
camina (caminar= to walk)
corre (correr= to run)
salta (saltar= to jump)
baila (bailar= to dance)
canta (cantar= to sing)
da una vuelta = circle around


We also introduced the pronouns in Spanish:
yo = I
tu = you
el = he
ella = she
usted = you (formal, used with someone you are showing respect to with your speech.)
nosotros = we
ellos = they (masculine)
ellas = they (feminine)
ustedes = you all (you plural)

Homework was review, a worksheet I made from the Cuaderno. See me if you missed it. 8)


Answers to Thursday, 9/30 homework:
p. 18 Activity 1:
1. Hola
2. llamas
3. Me
4. encantada
5. llama
6. Se
7. placer
8. vemos
9. adios
10. hasta
11. tardes
12. llamo
13. Mucho
14. mio
15. manana

Activity 2
1. Me llamo Julio. Soy de Panama. Monica es de Bolivia.
2. Me llamo Diana. Soy de los Estados Unidos. Rafael es de Uruguay.
3. Me llamo Patricio. Soy de Espana. Alejandra es de Guatemala.
4. Me llamo Natalia. Soy de Argentina. Benjamin es de Mexico.
5. Me llamo Gregorio. Soy de Cuba. Veronica es de El Salvador.

Activity 4:
1. Hoy es sabado.
2. Hoy es martes.
3. Hoy es domingo.
4. Hoy es miercoles.
5. Hoy es lunes.
6. Hoy es viernes

jueves, el 30 de septiembre

Today we took the countries and capitals quiz.

People who did fabulous (above 8/10) and DON'T need to retake the quiz were: Dasha, Emma, Justin, Prasanna, Chad, Sierra, Maisy, Tyler, Ben, and Madison.

People who aren't listed above should re-study and retake the quiz on Tuesday, 10/5 at 9:15, before class.

We practiced "De donde es_________."

Students assigned themselves Spanish names and practiced introductions:

Como te llamas? Me llamo ___________. Mucho gusto (nice to meet you.)

We practiced the numbers, from 1-10.

Homework: pg. 18-19 in the book, exercises 1, 2, and 4. Write them down and make sure you understand them. You will need to look in the book especially for the parts of conversation pg 4-5, days of the week, pg 13, and the vocabulary page 21. Email me if you have trouble! klewis@slvusd.org.

Also- Practice, study, read through the blog so you see what words should be starting to be familiar. 8)

jueves, el 30 de septiembre.

Today we took the countries and capitals quiz.

People who did fabulous (above 8/10) and DON'T need to retake the quiz were:  Dasha, Emma, Justin, Prasanna, Chad, Sierra, Maisy, Tyler, Ben, and Madison.

People who aren't listed above should re-study and retake the quiz on Tuesday, 10/5 at 9:15, before class. 

We practiced "De donde es_________." 

Students assigned themselves Spanish names and practiced introductions:
Como te llamas?   Me llamo ___________. Mucho gusto (nice to meet you.)

We practiced the numbers, from 1-10. 

Homework:  pg. 18-19 in the book, exercises 1, 2, and 4. Write them down and make sure you understand them.  Email me if you have trouble! klewis@slvusd.org. 
Also- Practice, study, read through the blog so you see what words should be starting to be familiar. 8) 

martes, el 28 de septiembre

Today in class we:  Practiced "De donde es?


De donde es _________ ? (Where is ______ from?)
Es de __________.  (_______ is from _________.)

De donde eres?   (Where are you from?)

We did some TPR (Total Physical Response)
Our words were:  (see if you remember them! Do the motions!)
camina
corre
baila
salta
come
bebe
canta
da una vuelta

Then we practiced countries and capitals.

Homework:  Quiz on countries and capitals on Thursday!  8) 

jueves, el 23 de septiembre

Today we did a TINY bit of review and then got textbooks! Yay. We're going to learn countries and capitals of Spanish speaking countries, so students filled in a blank map. Study your maps!

Homework:  1. Fill in all countries and capitals.
2. Study countries and capitals for a quiz Thursday, 9.28. 
3. Practice all words and phrases we've gone over so far. 

martes, el 21 de septiembre

Today in class we went over (and over and over) basic questions with various animals that I brought.  The conversations included:

Como estas?                     Bien (Gracias, y tu?)
Como te llamas?                Me llamo........... (Keidi)
De donde eres?                 Soy de ............. (California)
Donde vives?                     Vivo en ............ (una casa)
Cuantos anos tienes?         Tengo ........ anos. (33, 15, etc.)
Cuando es tu cumplianos?  Mi cumplianos es el ..... de .......... (el 26 de octubre).

The animals were:
el perro
el oso
la jirafa
el pajaro

el cerdo
el caterpilar
el pez/pescado
el elefante

I'm hoping you can figure out from the context what each phrase/question means.  If not, please familiarize yourself with googletranslate.com, (which for many of the words will pronounce them correctly in Spanish if your computer has speakers.)

Homework:  1.  Go over the Helpful Phrases page, focusing on the *Days of the Week, * Months, *Alphabet, *numbers.   
2.  Practice the alphabet. Play hangman in Spanish. Spell things to yourself.  8) 

el 16 de septiembre

Today we reviewed Tuesdays lesson, talked a bit more about the days of the week and the months, and the brain.  We reviewed the homework (why learn a language and the alphabet) and introducing ourselves. 

Vocabulario:
Me llamo __________= My name is ______________
Como te llamas?  = What's your name? (talking to a peer)
Como se llama?  = What's his/her name?

Homework: 
1.  Get a Spanish binder, or a Spanish part of the binder.
2.  Visit the Blog (yay, you did it!)
3.  Practice "Me llamo ______". Introduce yourself to 10 people (IN SPANISH!)
 Then introduce 1 member of your family to the rest of your family (Se llama ________).  
Practica practica practica!  8)

El Primer Dia, el 14 de septiembre

The first day:  Many were not able to come because of an accident in Brookdale.  Please read below for what you missed.

We:
1. practiced listening to Spanish being spoken without freaking out or shutting down,
I'm going to have periods where I only speak Spanish and interact with you in Spanish. Hang with me, trust me, listen, watch and follow along as best you can. It's like a mystery and you're the detective, watching and listening for clues.  
2. talked about the brain and how it learns language, see below
3. talked about cognates (words that are similar in Spanish and English),
4. introduced greetings.

Buenos Dias= Good morning (to be said before 12:00)
Buenas Tardes= Good afternoon (to be said from 12 to 6ish)
Buenas Noches= Good evening/night (to be said after 6pm)

5. Assigned homework:  read the first assignment, p. 2-10 handout on Why to learn another language, and get to this blog, bookmark it, etc. 


Info On the Brain and Language Acquisition:
*The brain is a muscle- the more you use it the stronger it gets.
*As you learn your brain changes shape, gets heavier, but if you don't use the information, the connections wither and go away.
*To strengthen brain connections, use and practice what you learn, in as many ways as possible.

*Three kinds of memory;
1. Immediate - 7-9 bits of information, (phone number, new names)


2. Working memory - short term (works for a test), retained for about 2 weeks, after two-weeks brain decides what to keep or not, the brain must see meaning to decide to keep information.
3. Long term memory- its in your brain forever. 8)  Yay!!

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Buena suerte con el espanol!