Spanish III

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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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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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,

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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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

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

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

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

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

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)