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)
Object: Students will make cultural comparisons with Christmas traditions in Mexico and the U.S.
All week students will be viewing videos and conducting research on authentic traditions of Christmas in Mexico. Students will test on Christmas vocabulary and write a comparison paper on traditons in Mexico versus those of their own families.
Vocabulary Test will be Friday, Dec 9th; Comparison paper is due in class on Tuesday, 13th.
November 28, 2011
Objective: Students will communicate in the target language about past tense actions via written and verbal activities.
Monday: Create a Glog about Thanksgiving Break activities using past tense actions
Tuesday: Complete Glog and write a blog post embedding glog in post
Wednesday: Glog Presentation
Thursday: Notes on Imperfect Tense; Complete practice activities using imperfect tense
Friday: Review notes on Imperfect Tense; Prepare comparison chart for preterite and imperfect tenses
TEKS:01.A.01, 01.A.02, 03; 01.A.04,05,06
November 14, 2011
Objective: Students will communicate in the target language via written and speaking activities.
Monday: “El Robot” reading w/ preterite tense. Students will answer questions based on the reading.
Tuesday: Continue the assignment from Monday and turn in
Wednesday: Discuss the “El Robot” story then write an alternate ending for the story using preterite tense verbs in the new ending.
Thursday: Hotel vocabulary and preterite tense review sheet 1
Friday: Hotel vocabulary and preterite tense review sheet 2
TEKS:01.A.01, 01.A.02, 03; 01.A.04,05,06
November 7, 2011
Objective: Students will communicate in the target language about experiences in the past.
Monday: Go over vocab tests and take care of make-up assignments
Tuesday: Translation 3 assignment with preterite tense and vocabulary
Wednesday: Write a 2 paragraph mini-story about a problem/solution using preterite tense and hotel vocabulary.
Thursday: Pass story from Wednesday to a partner; have that partner read and answer comprehension questions on story
Friday: Read stories aloud to class and discuss
TEKS:01.A.01, 01.A.02, 03; 01.A.04,05,06
October 31, 2011
Objective: Students will communicate in the target language about travel experiences in the past using Preterite Tense and appropriate vocabulary via written, listening and speaking activities.
Monday: Vocab 2-3; Use the speaking model from last week to write sentences with new vocab in preterite tense
Tuesday: Review Vocab 2-3; Use the speaking diagram to discuss an event in the past using preterite tense and all travel vocabulary; Practice narration with a partner
Wednesday: Warm-Up 2-5 on preterite tense; Complete story from Tuesday and turn in for feedback
Thursday: Vocab practice; Warm-Up 2-6 Make corrections to story and work with a partner to develop a skit using the hotel vocabulary
Friday: Six Weeks Vocab Test; Complete skit to turn in
TEKS:01.A.01, 01.A.02, 03; 01.A.04,05,06
October 24, 2011
Objective: Students will communicate in the target language about past actions using hotel/travel vocabulary via written and verbal activities.
Monday: Review Vocabulary for Hotel and travel
Tuesday: Go over errors on Preterite Practice 1 & 2; Use speaking diagram to begin verbal communication about travel activities in the past
Wednesday: Preterite Practice 3; Incorporate Vocab 2-1 and 2-2 into mini-skit for speaking practice on narrating in the past
Thursday: Go over errors on Preterite Practice 3; Practice mini-skit in groups
Friday: Vocab 2-2 quiz; perform mini-skit for class
TEKS:01.A.01, 01.A.02, 03; 01.A.04,05,06
