March+2012

__**February 29, March 1, 2012**__ 1. Take out homework and share vocab. with at least two people in the class. 2. Make master list. Students will share words and will be combined to make master list. 3. Watch video again and write sentences in the preterite and imperfect for each segment of the video. (40 seconds to a minute for each part-4 parts total) 4. Students will do packet that has screenshots from the video. Write at least two imperfect and one preterite sentence for each picture.

5. Show second video. As you watch jot brief notes into the DUWIT chart. [] 6. Work together to come up with words they will need in Spanish to recreate story. 7. Show video in segments and students work with partner to create sentences that narrate the story. 8. If time, complete the fill in the blank activity.

__**Monday, Tuesday, March 5-6, 2012**__ Good-bye celebrations for Sr. Karr

Song sheet:

__**Wednesday, Thursday, March 7-8, 2012**__ (substitute plans) //Today’s lesson will utilize the textbook because Chapter 4 has a very good unit that will help strengthen your use of the preterite and imperfect tenses as well as give you some helpful vocabulary as we learn about Mexican legends and the Aztec & Maya empires.//

1. Open book to page 194-195. The substitute will give you the worksheet “México: Cultura antigua, ciudad moderna”. Answer questions fully. 2. Complete the biography about Mexican artist Frida Kahlo that appears on the back using the preterite and imperfect tenses. Turn in to the substitute when finished3.

3. The substitute will ask for your attention and for you to close your book. He’ll next play a video to introduce vocabulary. Give your full attention but you don’t need to write anything.

4. After viewing the video, the substitute will give you a vocabulary list. Ask Identify words you recognize or learned through the video (no textbook yet). 5. View the video a second time so that you may identify more words.

6. At this point, the substitute will ask you to compare papers with your partner. Help each other to fill in words. You may now use your book to fill in the words you were unable to identify (see pp. 198-199). Please vocab. sheet in notebook.

7. On a sheet of paper that you will turn in, do #1 p. 200 using the new vocabulary. **__You are to write out the entire story, not just fill in the blanks.__**

8. Do #2 p. 200 and create two additional problems using new vocabulary groups.

9. Return to p. 199 in textbook. Rewrite paragraphs D & E completely by changing them from the present tense to the past by correctly using the preterite and imperfect tenses.

__**Friday, M**____**arch 9, 2012**__ (substitute plans) 1. Complete packet on preterite and imperfect verbs and vocabulary worksheet (need to get from HW box--not available electronically)

2. View video about recent Mayan discoveries in the jungles of the Yucatan (14 min.) []

__**Monday, Tuesday, March 12-13, 2012**__ 1. Learn about formation of the future tense. Write about your plans for Spring Break. Interview three other classmates and write what they say about their plans.

2. Create timeline of major events in your life using the preterite and imperfect tenses. Read all instructions on the handout below...

3. ...to complete this chart:

__**Wednesday, Thursday, March 14-15, 2012**__ 1. Timelines- form a line--share impt. events from life

2. Replay vocab. presentation video

3. Pair up / do charades with new vocab.

4. Repeat #1 p. 200 orally- Reread Había una vez aloud with partner

5. Q/A: (For those absent, write brief answers to the questions below:

a. Quiénes son unos de los heroes de hoy en día? Quiénes eran unos de nuestros heroes del pasado?

b. Qué atributos tiene un heroe? una heroina? un enemigo? Descríbelos.

c. Cuáles son unas leyendas famosas?

d. Cuales son unos de los palacios más famosos del mundo? Qué se puede encontrar en un palacio?

6. Video: (see classzone.com Textbook video for Chapter 4)

a. Preview p. 201--view photo / skim Watch Read together Watch again Reread to partner

b. Preview p. 206--view photo/skim Watch Read together Read again Reread to partner

c. Preview p. 211 Watch Read together Read again Reread to partner

No work assigned other than activities above.

__**Friday, March 16, 2012**__ Extra Credit Opportunity: Earn a coupon for five extra credit test points by participating in the Essay and Poster Contest offered by the Foreign Language Association of Missouri. The deadline for you to turn in is Thursday, March 29th so they may be mailed in time. See more details at: []

__Inventa una leyenda usando el vocabulario nuevo__ Lugar: Descripción 3 personajes: su nombre, descripción de su personalidad, aparencia física y su edad (age = use imperfect of tener) Eventos en la leyenda: (pretérito) Mensaje de la leyenda

//This is a rough outline of your leyenda; after break you will refine it and make an online version of it using various web 2.0 tools to create a storybook, comic strip, poster, etc.//

//FELICES VACACIONES!!!//

__**Monday, Tuesday March 26-27, 2012**__ Opener: [|Los Juegos del Hambre] Reminder: Extra credit opportunity-see FLAM poster/essay contest details and link above on Mar. 16--due this Thursday, Mar. 29 @ 3:00 p.m. I. Acércate activity to talk about Spring Break events (Students form circle / teacher reads statement / students step into interior circle if they did the activity; ask follow-up questions) II. Despedida from old teams / form new teams III. Interview new teammates about childhood activities using preterite and imperfect tenses / ask follow-up questions

IV. Trigger phrases worksheet-Place phrases in the appropriate column (preterite or imperfect) THINK/PAIR/SQUARE: Do silently first / compare with partner when prompted / square w/ partner in front or behind you to compare lists

V. Una leyenda translation ROUNDROBIN in teams-Each teammate is responsible for translating a line of the story when it is their turn--all write



VI. Tarea: Complete review sheet in preparation for Preterite/Imperfect test next Wed., Thurs., April 4-5

__**Wednesday, Thursday, March 28-29, 2012**__ 1. Reminders about FLAM poster/essay contest extra credit opportunity & Preterite/Imperfect test next Wed., Thurs., April 4-5

2. Lab One: Quia.com / Quia Web / Lilley / Under classes chose SP2 Imperfect and Preterit Review Do first 3 exercises / then go to links below to do warm-up/ then go back up to top to do next 2 exercises on irreg. preterite / we'll do Superhombre together / if time go on to other exercises about San Fermín (the running of the Bulls in España)

3. Check homework 4. Continue with translation of Una Leyenda (see #5 above from Mar. 26-27 lesson) 5. Finish Part IV pf homework(3rd & 4th blocks)

__**Friday, March 30, 2012**__ Presentation in Spanish about La Corrida de Toros en Pamplona, Espana Video El Encierro de Pamplona, Espana []

Imagine that you traveled to Pamplona last summer and now you are jotting down some of your memories. Use the preterite and imperfect tenses correctly to write about your trip: Include the following information:

__ Mi ____ viaje ____ a Pamplona el ____ julio ____ pasado __ Describe el lugar: (la hora, el tiempo, el pueblo) Describe a la gente: (su ropa, las diferentes personalidades, sus emociones) ¿Qué pasó? ¿Qué observaste?