April 16, 2012
Objective: Students will answer study questions for each section of the crime story & discuss in class. Students will use creativity and language knowledge to write an alternate ending to the story.
Monday-Thursday: Answer & discuss study questions for all sections of the crime story.
Wednesday: Write alternate ending to the story
Friday: Content test on the crime story
Objective: TEKS:b01.A.01, 01.A.02, 03; 01.A.04,05
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April 8, 2012
Objective: Students will use knowledge of the target language to discuss the story “Soñar un Crimen”
Monday: Create a Glog using Glogster about the cities covered in the story.
Tuesday thru Friday:Continue reading “Soñar un Crimen”
TEKS:01.A.01, 01.A.02, 03; 01.A.04,05
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April 2, 2012
Objective: Students will apply knowledge and vocab to read and discuss a short novel. Students will express their opinions about the plot, characterization and cultural significance of the story.
Monday: Begin reading and discussing story
Tuesday: Continue reading and discussing–activities will depend on how far we get into the story
Wednesday: UIL competition day–no assignment unless students miss class time or don’t complete reading from Monday and Tuesday
Thursday: Continue reading and discussion story, Answer the comprehension questions for each section we cover
Friday: Holiday
NOTE: Test on reading and crime story on Monday
TEKS:01.A.01, 01.A.02, 03; 01.A.04,05,
March 18, 2012
Objective: Students will read a short story in the target language and discuss plot, characters, and cultural significance of the story.
Monday-Thursday: Read and discuss the story “Soñar un Crimen.”
Friday: Quiz on the story as covered during the week. We will read each day in class and the quiz will be over only the sections covered in class.
**Note to students: If you miss class any day this week, your make up work will be the reading.
TEKS:01.A.01, 01.A.02, 03; 01.A.04,05,
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February 7, 2012
Students will use appropriate vocabulary and grammar to communicate in the target language about past activities using preterite, imperfect, present perfect and past perfect tenses.
Monday: Notes and practice for present and past perfect tenses
Tuesday: Continued practice using all four tenses together
Wednesday: Notes on using past participles as adjectives
Thursday: Combined practice on participles and all 4 verbs tenses
Friday: Test on verb tenses and participles
TEKS:01.A.01, 01.A.02, 03; 01.A.04,05,0
January 30, 2012
Objective: Students will communicate about past activities in the target language via written, speaking and listening activities using preterite, imperfect, present perfect and past perfect tenses.
Monday: Preterite/Imperfect Practice 5 written and verbal
Tuesday: Create a glog page using Glogster on differences between preterite and imperfect tense while telling a story in the past.
Wednesday: Finish Glog page
Thursday: Notes on present perfect tense with written practice
Friday: Warm-Up 5-5 on present perfect tense; Notes on past perfect tense
TEKS:01.A.01, 01.A.02, 03; 01.A.04,05,0
January 23, 2012
Objective: Students will use preterite and imperfect tenses to convey actions in the past. Students will write a story using a prompt in the target language.
Monday: Page 364 on translation differences between preterite and imperfect tenses for the verbs: querer, tener, conocer, saber and poder. Work in groups to add details using imperfect tense to a prompt from preterite tense.
Tuesday: Work in groups to develop a complete story from one of the prompts from Monday.
Wednesday: Students will choose a format for completing the story project. Students may choose to create a comic scene, glog, digital storytelling website, etc.
Thursday: Students will continue story project
Friday: Students will finish project and submit for grading
TEKS:01.A.01, 01.A.02, 03; 01.A.04,05,06
January 17, 2012
Objectives: Students will communicate in the target language via written, listening and speaking activities about past activities using proper context.
Monday: School Holiday
Tuesday: General review of preterite and imperfect tenses
Wednesday: Complete a story using preterite and imperfect tenses correctly; Write a new ending for the story
Thursday: Write a short two paragraph story about an even in the past; Story will be in two parts: First, write the story with only the facts–then add in the details of the story
Friday: Make a recording of the story using and e-mail to instructor for review
TEKS:01.A.01, 01.A.02, 03; 01.A.04,05,06
January 9, 2012
Objective: Students will communicate in the target language via speaking, written and listening activities about past tense actions. Students will be able to narrate a story in the past by giving factual information plus details using preterite and imperfect tenses.
Monday: General review of preterite and imperfect tense using examples from a story
Tuesday: Create a Glogster Glog outlining the differences between preterite and imperfect tenses with examples
Wednesday: Present Glogs to the class and explain examples; Discuss a Jennifer Lopez song to illustrate differences in preterite and imperfect tense sentences; Complete a fill in the blank story explaining which parts of the story are actions and which are embellishments or background details.
Thursday: Complete another story using preterite and imperfect tenses; Write an alternate ending paragraph to finish the story
Friday: Quiz 4-1 on preterite and imperfect tenses
TEKS:01.A.01, 01.A.02, 03; 01.A.04,05,06
December 6, 2011
Monday: Review for Semester Exam
Tuesday: Review for Semester Exam
Wednesday: Semester Exams (1st, 3rd, 7th)
Thursday: Semester Exams (2nd, 5th)
Friday: Semester Exams (4th, 6th)