Friday, January 31, 2014

SP I: Spanish in the snow!

Hola clases!

Due to the weather-related scheduling of school this week - we have to play catch up in order to stay on track with our curriculum guide. Prepare to have a quiz Friday (2/7) on the alphabet and greetings. You can get practice with both of those topics on the ebook (don't forget about the masteries!) and there are lots of youtube videos out there on both. Review all vocab on the chapter 1 list.
spanish alphabet - military style
spanish alphabet - cosmo the dog
buenos dias song
what's your name?
where are you from?

And don't forget about Mi vida loca for additional pracitce, too! It's always good to watch the videos again and try some of the activities on your own.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/mividaloca/ep01/

Thursday, January 2, 2014

Final Review Project Rubric


Preparedness
4 - Student is completely prepared and has obviously rehearsed.
3 - Student seems pretty prepared but might have needed a couple more rehearsals.
2 - The student is somewhat prepared, but it is clear that rehearsal was lacking.
1 - Student does not seem at all prepared to present.
Time-Limit
Presentation is AT LEAST 10 minutes long.
Presentation is 9-8 minutes long.
Presentation is 7 minutes long.
Presentation is less than 6 minutes
Content
Shows a full understanding of the topic. All info is presented accurately. Student is an expert on his/her assigned topic
Shows a good understanding of the topic. Most info is presented accurately.
Shows a good understanding of parts of the topic. Half of info presented is accurate.
Does not seem to understand the topic very well. Less than half of info is accurate. Student is not an expert on his/her assigned topic.
Comprehension
Student is able to accurately answer almost all questions posed by classmates about the topic.
Student is able to accurately answer most questions posed by classmates about the topic.
Student is able to accurately answer a few questions posed by classmates about the topic.
Student is unable to accurately answer questions posed by classmates about the topic.
Lesson Activities
Student uses activities, games, worksheets that show considerable work/creativity and which enhance peer understanding
Student uses 1 activity,game, worksheet that shows considerable work/creativity and which enhances peer understanding
Student uses activities, games, worksheets which only slightly enhance peer understanding
The student uses no activities, etc. and simply lectures OR the activities chosen detract from peer understanding.
Stays on Topic
Stays on topic all (100%) of the time.
Stays on topic most (99-90%) of the time.
Stays on topic some (89%-75%) of the time.
It was hard to tell what the topic was.
Speaks Clearly
Speaks clearly and distinctly all (100-95%) the time, and mispronounces no words.
Speaks clearly and distinctly all (100-95%) the time, but mispronounces one word.
Speaks clearly and distinctly most ( 94-85%) of the time. Mispronounces no more than one word.
Often mumbles or can not be understood OR mispronounces more than one word.
Evaluates Peers
Checks for learning from peers and all peers understand topic.
Checks for learning, but not all peers understand everything clearly.
Teacher reminds to check for learning, some peers are confused by the lesson
Is not prepared to check for learning, peers gleaned nothing from the lesson.