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