FINAL REVIEW

Clase:
As part of our final review, each of you will reteach a topic to the class. YOU WILL GET A GRADE FOR THIS!! You must teach for at least 10 minutes. A proper lesson consists of: an introduction, guided practice, independent practice, and a check for learning. Students will be allowed to ask you questions on your topic- so be an expert! Here are some ideas you can use for your lesson:

• powerpoint 
• worksheets
• mini quiz
• games (bingo, jeopardy, bluff - good for vocab)
• activities from the ebook
• powtoon
• wevideo
• youtube videos
• correcting common mistakes
• crosswords/wordsearch
• candy for right answers
• blendspace
• guided notes
• graphic organizers
• KWL charts
• poster
• props/items around the room (vocab)
• venn diagrams/other kinds of charts for organizing 

I can make copies for you if you give me a day's notice. It's also nice to print out notes for your students. We will do this the week before exams (1/6 - 1/10) Mon - Thurs and save Friday for make-ups or additional review. 

Here is the schedule for FIRST BLOCK:

Monday 1/6 

• Autumn - Alphabet, vowel sounds, spelling
• Christa - greetings
• Casey - numbers
• Kaylee - question words
• Makayla - definite and indefinite articles

Tuesday 1/7

• Chase - Possessive nouns and possessive adjectives
• JA and Sergio - Family vocab
• Anthony - school supplies
• Nick - ser/estar with adjectives
• Jay - clothing vocab

Wednesday 1/8

• Bobby - ser
• Breanna - tener
• Zaire and Ayo - all regular verbs
• Sarra - gustar
• Hunter - stem changing verbs (Querer and Preferir) 

Thursday 1/9

• Juan S. and Jamie - weather
• Grayson - months, seasons, days of the week
• Jessie - food/restaurant
• Scott - las posadas and el dia de los reyes 

Here is the schedule for FOURTH BLOCK:

Monday 1/6 

• Feliz - Alphabet, vowel sounds, spelling
• Fernando - greetings
• Malory - numbers
• Lacy - question words
• Victoria - definite and indefinite articles
• Cat - clothing vocab

Tuesday 1/7

• Ethan and Mikey - Possessive nouns and possessive adjectives
• Bekah - Family vocab
• Tesla - school supplies
• Cassidy - ser/estar with adjectives
• Wyatt - colors/agreement in gender and number

Wednesday 1/8

• Justin - ser
• Chloe - tener
• Jared and Bethany - all regular verbs
• Hardy and Tyler - gustar
• Blair - stem changing verbs (Querer and Preferir) 

Thursday 1/9

• Emilee and Colton - weather
• Kylie - months, seasons, days of the week
• SB and Teona - food
• Liam - restaurant 
• Christy - las posadas and el dia de los reyes 

Restaurant Skit DUE FRIDAY

Due 12/13

You and your group will perform a skit either in front of the class or recorded on a video. If you choose to record - make sure everything is ready to go on THURSDAY. No last minute submissions due to technical difficulties!!  Your project should include:

• Key vocab from the chapter (food, table settings, useful expressions, restaurant terms)
• Props (fake food, table settings, napkins, cups, apron, etc.)
• Menu del dia from the country of your choice (a NICE hard copy to be submitted to Ms. Carr, but may also be used as a prop- so make it look like a menu)
• At least ONE occurrence of ALL of these verbs in the script: gustar, querer, necesitar, preferir
• Your part should be memorized. You can use the menu/waiter's notepad as an aid to remember your lines, but NO READING LINES FROM A PAPER. USE SOME ACTING SKILLS.
• Something should go "wrong" in your skit - the wrong food, bad service, bad date, food allergies, high bill, wrong bill, forgot your money, etc. But then make sure it gets resolved somehow.

Here are some example videos  from youtube. None of these is exactly your assignment, none of them are perfect, but a good place to start for some creative ideas.

example 1

example 2

example 3

Here is the rubric: 

Performance Rubric for Skits

	Excellent 4	Good 3	Competent 2	Developing 1	Non-Existent 0
CONTENT
Script uses gustar, querer, necesitar, and preferir
Script incorporates key terms from the chapter (food, table settings, useful expressions, restaurant).
PERFORMANCE
All students have important performance parts in conveying the concepts and information.
Dialogue supports the plot and advances the audience's understanding of restaurant dialogue and food vocabulary
The audience could easily see and hear the skit.
The actors knew their roles
The skit was between 3-5 minutes in length.
CREATIVE EFFORT
Rich use of visual and/or audio props enhanced the presentation and interest in the performance and supported the themes of the skit.
Menú del día used culturally accurate dishes from selected country and was submitted with project.
TOTAL 32-36 = A     27-31 = B 22 -26 = C      17-21= D

TAREA 12/5

Repaso para la prueba

Log into the ebook and do Listening Mastery A (Chapter 6 Costa Rica, Mastery). I will get a notification when you have mastered the exercise.

Under the Games tab in Chapter 6, do the concentration activities for the food categories that you need the most work on. There are also flashcard sets to practice with as well.

Play this Rags to Riches game or this one and  leave a comment on the blog with your high score.

Webquest

1. Visit the following website. http://www.infoplease.com/spot/hhmcensus1.html

○      What is the estimated Hispanic population according to the 2007 US Census?

○      What county in the USA has the largest population of Hispanics?

2. http://www.thenibble.com/reviews/main/chocolate/the-history-of-chocolate.asp

○      Which country is the origin of chocolate?

○      List one interesting fact that you found from this page.

3. http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=123362

○      Which country's leader has survived more that 600 assassination attempts?

○      List one interesting fact that you found from this page.

4. http://www.topuertorico.org/coqui.shtml

○      Which country does the famous coqui live in?

○      What is the coqui?

5. http://www.entertainmentinspain.com/12%20Twelve%20Grapes%20New%20Years%20Eve%20Tradition,%20Spain.htm  

○      What do  Spanish people eat in new year's eve (at 12.00)?

○      How did this tradition start?

6. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/visibleproofs/galleries/biographies/vucetich.html  

○      Where was the first criminal fingerprint identification made?

○      Who made it?

○      What else did this country do with fingerprints in 1900?

7. List 5 place names in the USA that are derived from the Spanish language.  Try it by yourself first, then check your answers at the following links.

o   http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=26468

o   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._place_names_of_Spanish_origin

8. http://www.inside-mexico.com/featureindep.htm

○      What event do Mexicans and Mexican-Americans celebrate on September 16?

○      How is it celebrated?

9. http://wayanay.com/instruments.html

○      What are sikus, quenas, wankaras and charangos? 

○      Write next to each word below what type it is.

■      siku

■      quena

■      wankaras

■      charangos

10. http://abcnews.go.com/US/Story?id=1752325&page=1

○      What four US states are home to the most Hispanic-owned businesses?

11. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galveston,_Texas

○      Who is the city of Galveston, Texas named after?

12. http://www.elboricua.com/lares.html

○      What historic event is remembered in Puerto Rico on September 23?

13. http://www.factmonster.com/hispanic-heritage-month/quizzes.html           

Go to this link and complete at least 2 quizzes. Record which quizzes you took and your score.

13. Choose one of the following holidays and write a brief description about it. Guadelupe Day, Cinco de Mayo, Las Posadas,Three Kings Day (Día de los reyes magos) NO PLAIGAIRISM –write on a separate sheet and attach.

14. Choose one of the following people and write a brief description about him/her. Cesar Chavez, Porfirio Diaz, Miguel Hidalgo, Benito Juarez, Jose Maria Morelos, Alvera Obregon, Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera

NO PLAIGAIRISM–write on a separate sheet and attach.

Credito Extra:

Which country is home to 10% of the world's butterflies?

Prueba de vocabulario VIERNES

Vocab quiz tomorrow - use this quizlet to study http://quizlet.com/20980374/voces-ch5-el-tiempo-flash-cards/
Also know seasons and months!

Weather Project DUE 11/19

Pronóstico del tiempo:

Your group will create a 5-7 day weather forecast for a city in a Spanish-speaking country. This needs to be filmed and edited and uploaded to a google drive, shared with me on google, or put on youtube AT LEAST the day before it’s due to make sure it works properly. Here are the steps to making a successful project:

Step 1 – assign roles to everyone in the group, including who will be filming and editing and posting

Step 2 – write a draft of your script for the forecast of the city you chose. Use actual weather conditions for that area (look it up) and remember that their forecasts are likely in Celsius.

Step 3 – film the forecast, doing your best NOT to rely on the script while you film. (i.e,; don’t stare down reading a piece of paper while on film – make cue cards if need be)

Step 4 – edit and post to google docs, share with me, or upload to youtube

REQUIREMENTS:

-          5-7 day forecast of actual weather conditions (you need some variety so elaborate a little – not every day is hot and sunny)

-          Needs to be 3-5 minutes in length

-          Those appearing on screen must speak clearly and look at the camera – just like the real news

-          Props and visual aids (a map)

-          Completely in Spanish with correct pronunciation of vocab words

-          Equal participation of all group members

-          Do NOT type a forecast into google translate and hope that it comes out right. USE THE VOCAB FROM CLASS.

  

-          Scoring Guide

5 (exceeds)  4(meets)  3(almost meets)  2 (emerging)  Content  Thorough information, more than asked for  All information covered  Missing some information  Information Lacking  Presentation  Confident speaking presence  Overall acceptable speaking presence  Some Problems with speaking volume or professionalism  Multiple problems with speaking presence  Grammar  Perfect accuracy at intermediate grammar  Some grammar mistakes but comprehensible  Major grammar mistakes that hinder understanding  Very difficult to comprehend  Creativity and visual/creative products  Very neatly done, and creative idea for project- a trend setter! Visual(s) are creative and neat.  Meets requirement and is done with care.  Sloppy or issues with technology; could have spent more time.  Visuals not entirely complete.  Very messy and not done with care.  Missing visuals.  No visual aids = 0

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Headphones!

Clase - Bring headphones to class tomorrow!!! (Wednesday 11/13) 

Verb quiz THURSDAY

Clase -
We will have a quiz JUEVES over the -ar, -er, and -ir verbs that we have been practicing. REMEMBER that your e-book is an excellent study tool! You need to know what all the verbs mean and how to conjugate them correctly. If you need extra practice here are some links:
quizlet on the verb meanings
http://www.studyspanish.com/verbs/ Here you can click "Just -ar verbs" or "Just -er verbs" etc. on the left side. When it comes up you can click "Generate unique quiz" and test your skills. I would suggest doing all 3 categories and then click "Regular verbs" to try all 3 combined.

Re-tests and Projects

Hola clase:

If you need a re-test on the unit 2 exam be sure to let me know if you are staying after school. You can also come during your lunch. YOU NEED TO STUDY FOR A RE-TEST!!!! Don't just glance over your original test for 10 minutes and hope to memorize the answers. YOU WILL JUST KEEP FAILING TESTS! If you never learn one concept, you can't move on to the next one. You need to go back to past blogs and use the extra help I've posted and also utilize the ebook. I'm not going to keep offering re-tests if you're not studying for them. I will just write a whole new test.

WEB QUEST on dia de los muertos is due TOMORROW (10/30) NO HOMEWORK PASSES

Legends projects are due on Halloween - so be sure you are pretty much finished and ready to go!

Jeopardy

Get a leg up on the competition! Tomorrow we are playing this jeopardy in class. Check it out now to give yourself a better chance of winning the homework pass! (You don't have to actually play it, you can just click on everything to see the answers.)
http://www.superteachertools.com/jeopardy/usergames/Oct201343/game1382536421.php

Test Friday!!

Examen el viernes:

We will have a test on Friday that will cover the following topics:

• School supplies
• SER and ESTAR = to be (conjugations and know when to use them with adjectives - remember SER is more permanent things/physical characteristics and ESTAR is temporary, feelings, and location)

• family vocab and adjectives
• possessive adjectives
• possessive pronouns
• conjugating and using TENER = to have
• TENER expressions (idioms)
• clothing (vocab and colors) 

Study past quizzes and worksheets.
Use quizlet to review vocab: ropa     familia     adjectives     school supplies

Hispanic Legends Project

Hispanic legends project

Your group will research and do a re-enactment of a traditional Hispanic legend.
This project will be due on Halloween (THURS. Oct 31st) for a test grade.
Your group will receive one grade – so be sure everyone is doing their fair share.


The requirements are:
-Visual representation (video or skit)
-Total group participation
-At least 5 minutes in length
-List sources
A few ideas: “la llorona”, “el chupacabra”, “la pascualita”,
“el cuco”, “la viuda”, “la luz mala”, “la niña blanca”, “las campañas”
…or find your own.
Must be from a spanish-speaking country (scary is better!)
Most legends are told to children in order to keep them from misbehaving, so think along those lines when you research.

This should get you started, but stay away from legends that aren't quite school appropriate!
top 5 latino legends and monsters
Mexican myths and legends
Scary Latino myths






GROUPS:

1st block
Autumn, Juanito, Bobby, Jamie (chupacabra)

Sarra, Zaire, Grayson, Anthony (ciguapa)

Christa, Ayo, Sergio, Juan Alejandro, Hunter (pascualita)

Breanna, Nick, Jessie, Casey, Jason (silbon)

Scott, Makayla, Kaylee, Chase (la llorona)

4th block
Colton, Bekah, Teona, Liam, Victoria (Chupacabra)

Tesla, Hardy, Christy, SB (la lechuza)

Fernando, Chloe, Lacy, Cassidy (el cuco)

Ethan, Tyler, Cat, Mikey (la nina blanca)

Jared, Malory, Kylie, Feliz, Bethany (La llorona)

Blair, Wyatt, Justin, Emilee, AJ (la mano peluda)

Project Rubric

Clase: Here is the rubric on which you will be graded for your projects. Your goal is to make a 4 in every category. There are 7 categories (7x4=28) so 28 points possible. This rubric is harsh so DO YOUR BEST WORK. If you get a 3 in 3 categories and a 4 in all the rest, that's 21/28 = 75%. Use this rubric as a reference while you complete the work on your project. 

Presentation

4 Well-rehearsed with smooth delivery that holds audience attention.

3 Rehearsed with fairly smooth delivery that holds audience attention most of the time.

2 Delivery not smooth, but able to maintain interest of the audience most of the time.

1 Delivery not smooth and audience attention often lost.

Requirements

4 All requirements are met and exceeded.

3 All requirements are met.

2 One requirement was not completely met.

1 More than one requirement was not completely met.

Originality

4 Product shows a large amount of original thought. Ideas are creative and inventive.

3 Product shows some original thought. Work shows new ideas and insights.

2 Uses other people\'s ideas (giving them credit), but there is little evidence of original thinking.

1 Uses other people\'s ideas, but does not give them credit.

Sources

4 Source information collected for all graphics, facts and quotes. All documented in desired format.

3 Source information collected for all graphics, facts and quotes. Most documented in desired format.

2 Source information collected for graphics, facts and quotes, but not documented in desired format.

1 Very little or no source information was collected.

Organization

4 Content is well organized using headings or bulleted lists to group related material.

3 Uses headings or bulleted lists to organize, but the overall organization of topics appears flawed.

2 Content is logically organized for the most part.

1 There was no clear or logical organizational structure, just lots of facts.

Content

4 Covers topic in-depth with details and examples. Subject knowledge is excellent.

3 Includes essential knowledge about the topic. Subject knowledge appears to be good.

2 Includes essential information about the topic but there are 1-2 factual errors.

1 Content is minimal OR there are several factual errors.

Attractiveness

4 Makes excellent use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance the presentation.

3 Makes good use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance to presentation.

2 Makes use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. but occasionally these detract from the presentation content.

1 Use of font, color, graphics, effects etc. but these often distract from the presentation content.

REMEMER THE REQUIREMENTS!!
You will choose a Spanish speaking country to research and then create a presentation for the class on your findings. Your project should include:

- cuisine - religion -government
 -culture (including pop culture) -historical events
- famous people   - sports - unique celebrations
You need to include a visual aid in your presentation as well as new Spanish vocabulary (words we don’t already know).

 Please keep in mind:
-list your sources
-wikipedia is NOT a legitimate source
-do NOT copy/paste information from a website into your presentation
-do NOT stand in front of the class and read a power point – that’s not a presentation.
You should share the information as if you’re having a conversation.
-if you include a video or song, 3 minutes is the limit
-be prepared for Q&A from your peers at the end of your presentation – you should be an expert on your area 

PROJECT ANNOUNCEMENT!!

Clase - the majority of you will be taking the PLAN test on Tuesday of next week and I will be administering the test to my homeroom upstairs. While I will still see my 4th block on this day, I don't want 1st and 4th to be on different schedules. So if you are scheduled to do your project on Tuesday 10/8 - good news, you will now be going on Monday 10/14. This will make it difficult for me to get these grades on your first 6 weeks report card so they will probably be the first grade on your 2nd 6 weeks. Here are the people who will now go on MONDAY 10/14:

1st block
 Jason - Bolivia, Zaire - Puerto Rico, Juan S. - El Salvador, Jessie - Venezuela, Casey -   Argentina

4th block 
 Hardy - Mexico, Lacy- Cuba, Emilee - Colombia, Teona - El Salvador, Wyatt - Venezuela, Fernando - Honduras