Buenas tardes a todos,
This week we will be starting our family projects in class by making an initial rough draft of our families, making a rough draft of a family tree, and starting our essays in class. The rubric was passed out last Friday and that gives all the details of all the expectations for this project. It is worth 3 test grades so it is very important that you do a good job. The bulk of the poster will be done at home, however, we will nail down the rough draft in class before you start the poster. I want to check your draft before you start. If the draft is not correct, the poster will be off also.
We will also start the essay in class with more explanation and samples. There is a sample of one paragraph on the rubric. Please read it so you know what to do. I will give hints on it in class. It will consist of five small paragraphs about your family in correct Spanish, so take your time, think, and do a good job. No repeats on the essay.
The presentations will start on Tuesday, May 28th after Memorial Day. Everything is due that day; the poster, the essay, and readiness for the presentation. You cannot read your essay as I explained in class. Use your poster with the extra chores and activities drawn on it so you can talk about your 3 people that you picked. Again no repeats of adjectives, chores, adverbs of time, or activities.
This is a project that incorporates many things that we have learned all year, so it is very important that you practice before you present. Show me what you have hopefully learned.
We will also be continuing with the rest of the chapter and practicing the chores, directions and locations, reviewing the verb "estar" = to be, learning about negative words such as nobody, never, neither, and nothing, and learning a few new expressions.
As you can see we are not quite done yet because the expectation is to finish chapter 5 before you go on to high school. We will get there with everyone's cooperation with homework, classwork, and the project. We have a short week again this week with more SRI testing on Friday's half day and no school on Monday. Please continue to hang in there and do this project!
Tarea por esta semana:
lunes noche: paquete - paginas 49 y 56 - los quehaceres. Continua con el proyecto.
martes noche: paquete - paginas 57 y 60 y el proyecto
miércoles noche: paquete - paginas 58 y 46 y el proyecto
jueves noche: el proyecto - no clases el viernes. Los examenes de SRI reading test
viernes noche y el fin de semana - El proyecto
If you do not want to have this hanging over your head during the weekend, I strongly suggest you start the poster and essay during the week after I check your draft of the poster. You need to buy your own poster board, have colorful pictures, and be neat.
I will be staying after school Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday until 3:00pm each day. If you want to work on your project after school, you are more than welcome to come in. I hope to see some of you that really need a push to stay.
PS. I have been trying to put a book link on my blog but it will not connect to the book because we are not registered with book company and there is a cost. However, if you google expresate or go.hrw.com keyword: EXP1 CH5, you should be able to get to the book, it just won't be through the link on the blog which I now need to remove. Thanks for your patience.
¡Buena suerte! Señora Schneider
Monday, May 20, 2013
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Buenas noches a todos,
Well, this week is an interesting week with a Tuesday half day, and MCAS testing Wednesday and Thursday which is like having 2 more half day schedules. Monday we reviewed our possessive adjectives by playing a group game and worked on stem changing verbs by playing battleship in Spanish. We will finish it another day before we finish the chapter.
Today, we had a quiz on the above items plus the family vocabulary. It was a bit harder than the quizzes last week and I think some of you need to study more if you want to finish off the year strong. Tomorrow, after MCAS, we will finish the quizzes (5 minutes), finish our Chile notes, and hopefully, listen to some Spanish music that will tie in with a verb activity. Thursday, we will be starting our family project after seeing some examples and going over the requirements. Friday, we will be working with our new house vocabulary and learning about and brainstorming chores people do around the house.
Tarea por esta semana,
lunes noche: work sheet pages 64 and 85. study for the quiz on possessive adjectives and new verbs.
martes noche: no tarea
miércoles noche: no tarea
jueves noche: paquete nuevo - paginas TBA
viernes noche: paginas TBA
La semana proxima: another half day day on Friday the 24th so we need to push on with the project with some devoted time in class, plus still learning some new expressions and vocabulary to finish off the chapter. We are not done yet!
Hasta mañana, Señora
Well, this week is an interesting week with a Tuesday half day, and MCAS testing Wednesday and Thursday which is like having 2 more half day schedules. Monday we reviewed our possessive adjectives by playing a group game and worked on stem changing verbs by playing battleship in Spanish. We will finish it another day before we finish the chapter.
Today, we had a quiz on the above items plus the family vocabulary. It was a bit harder than the quizzes last week and I think some of you need to study more if you want to finish off the year strong. Tomorrow, after MCAS, we will finish the quizzes (5 minutes), finish our Chile notes, and hopefully, listen to some Spanish music that will tie in with a verb activity. Thursday, we will be starting our family project after seeing some examples and going over the requirements. Friday, we will be working with our new house vocabulary and learning about and brainstorming chores people do around the house.
Tarea por esta semana,
lunes noche: work sheet pages 64 and 85. study for the quiz on possessive adjectives and new verbs.
martes noche: no tarea
miércoles noche: no tarea
jueves noche: paquete nuevo - paginas TBA
viernes noche: paginas TBA
La semana proxima: another half day day on Friday the 24th so we need to push on with the project with some devoted time in class, plus still learning some new expressions and vocabulary to finish off the chapter. We are not done yet!
Hasta mañana, Señora
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Buenos dias a todos,
The first week of May has arrived and the year is quickly coming to an end. For the rest of the year, we still have lots of classwork and homework to do as well learning about the Cinco de Mayo, finding out more about Chile, learning new verbs and expressions, and making a family tree in Spanish complete with labels, pictures and other interesting information. There will also be a presentation in front of the class and an essay. This will be a culminating project of most of the things that we learned this year, so I expect everyone to put in a good effort!
We just finished our artist projects and they came out beautifully. They are currently hanging in the 8th grade hallway and our room. Nice job by everyone! The presentations overall we very good also.
We are now in the last stretch of school and learning will be a challenge with the nice weather, sports games, field trips, MCAS, and other distractions that come up at the end of the year. It is important for the students to hang in there and not slack off from homework and studying. I am expecting wonderful family projects! Information on them will be coming home soon.
Tarea por esta semana:
lunes noche: calendario - 8 places in a casa (house)- drawings in color and labeled in Spanish
martes noche: nada - MCAS testing
miércoles noche: paquete -paginas 53 y 54. new verbs and possessive adjectives. Study for Friday quiz.
jueves noche: paquete - pagina 43 !estudien! hay un examencito mañana. verbos y adjetivos posesivos.
viernes noche: nada
Hasta luego, Señora Schneider
The first week of May has arrived and the year is quickly coming to an end. For the rest of the year, we still have lots of classwork and homework to do as well learning about the Cinco de Mayo, finding out more about Chile, learning new verbs and expressions, and making a family tree in Spanish complete with labels, pictures and other interesting information. There will also be a presentation in front of the class and an essay. This will be a culminating project of most of the things that we learned this year, so I expect everyone to put in a good effort!
We just finished our artist projects and they came out beautifully. They are currently hanging in the 8th grade hallway and our room. Nice job by everyone! The presentations overall we very good also.
We are now in the last stretch of school and learning will be a challenge with the nice weather, sports games, field trips, MCAS, and other distractions that come up at the end of the year. It is important for the students to hang in there and not slack off from homework and studying. I am expecting wonderful family projects! Information on them will be coming home soon.
Tarea por esta semana:
lunes noche: calendario - 8 places in a casa (house)- drawings in color and labeled in Spanish
martes noche: nada - MCAS testing
miércoles noche: paquete -paginas 53 y 54. new verbs and possessive adjectives. Study for Friday quiz.
jueves noche: paquete - pagina 43 !estudien! hay un examencito mañana. verbos y adjetivos posesivos.
viernes noche: nada
Hasta luego, Señora Schneider
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