Friday

Week of October 3-7, 2011

Monday October 3 - Today we took our lesson 3 test, which covered nouns, pronouns, and articles and 37 vocabulary words. No homework. If you missed the test, you have a week to come see me and get it made up.

Tuesday 4th - Today I passed back your tests and we started lesson 4, which is about verbs and present tense normal verb conjugation. I passed out the lesson 4 packets and we discussed what verbs are and what an infinitive is. We also made flash cards for our new verbs. Homework: finish flash cards and study 7 minutes.

Wednesday 5th - Today I checked your flash cards and we did a flash card activity. We also did a session of TPR, where we came up with fun gestures to help us remember our vocabulary words. No homework.

Thursday 6th - Today we used our packets and whiteboards to learn how to conjugate present tense -ar verbs. Homework: conjugate any 4 -ar verbs in the present tense.

Friday 7th - Today we used our packets and whiteboards to learn how to conjugate present tense -er and -ir verbs. Homework: conjugate any 3 -er and any 3 -ir verbs (6 total) in the present tense.

Monday

Week of September 26-30, 2011

Monday 26 - Today we went over our homework, the pronoun worksheet, and took some notes on pronoun substitution. We also took notes on what to expect on the test next Monday.

Tuesday 27th - Today we started our Lesson 3 Projects, which are Pronoun Collages. For this project you need to find 10 specific pictures in magazines and label them with our 10 Spanish pronouns. See a friend for more help. Homework: study all nouns for the test Monday.

Wednesday 28th - Today we worked on our pronoun collages and finished them up in class. Homework: finish your pronoun collage, due tomorrow.

Thursday 29 - Today we shared our pronoun collages. We also did flash card games and reviewed nouns, articles, and pronouns. Homework: study articles for the test Monday.

Friday 30 - Today we played a review game with sample test questions in preparation for our Lesson 3 test on Monday. Homework: study pronouns and all flash cards over the weekend in preparation for our test Monday over Lesson 3.

Week of September 19-23, 2011

Monday 19th - Today I gave out weekly grades, we played a flash card game, and we discussed the first 1/2 of the worksheet and notes - about nouns. We did whiteboard work with them as well. Homework: finish parts A and B only of worksheet, due tomorrow.

Tuesday 20th - Today we checked homework from yesterday and reviewed nouns. We also learned about articles, with whiteboard work. Homework: finish rest of worksheet, due tomorrow.

Wednesday 21 - We went over the worksheet today and wrapped up what we've learned about nouns and articles. We made 8 additional flash cards for the articles and did a flash card game with them. No homework.

Thursday 22 - Today I passed out a sheet with vocab and grammar about pronouns. We went over it, made 9 new flash cards for our pronouns, and did some whiteboard work with pronouns. We started our pronoun worksheet, which is homework due tomorrow.

Friday 23 - Today I checked for bellwork for the week. We went over our pronoun worksheet. We also started our Lesson 3 project, which is a family drawing with members labeled (and pronouns) in Spanish. If you were absent, come see me when you get back and I'll explain how to do this assignment and give you an extra day or two to get it done.

Week of September 12-16

Monday 12 - Today we did several activities to help us continue to memorize the vocabulary for lesson 2. The class also took notes on what to expect on the Lesson 2 test, which will be Wed. Homework: study for your test

Tuesday 13 - Today we played a review game in preparation for our lesson 2 test tomorrow. Homework: study for the test and practice your pronunciation.

Wednesday 14 - Today was the lesson 2 test. If you missed the test, remember to come see me to retake it within a week or it will be a zero. No homework.

Thursday 15 - Today we began lesson 3, which is about the people around us and includes the grammar concepts of articles and nouns. We made new flash cards with the lesson 3 words (which I passed out). Homework: finish flash cards and study them 8 minutes by tomorrow. If you were absent, you will have a chance to get them started when you return.

Friday 16 - I checked flash cards and bellwork today, we studied our new words, and we began going over our notes on identifying Spanish nouns and how to make nouns plural, with whiteboard examples. No homework.

Friday

Week of September 5-9, 2011

Monday 5 - No school today due to Labor Day

Tuesday 6 - Today we finished up our flash cards for lesson 2 as needed. We did activities with our new cards to start learning our new vocabulary. Homework: study flash cards 8 minutes

Wednesday 7 - Today we played simon says to learn classroom commands. We also did a pictionary/cherades game with our new vocabulary. No homework.

Thursday 8 - Today we started working on a group skit about a classroom. I passed out the scripts and we started translating them in groups. Homework: finish translating script if you didn't in class

Friday 9 - Today we practiced our skits and performed them in class with some costumes. Skits are worth 50 points. No homework.