Carrie S. Owen
¡Hola! Bienvenidos a la clase de español! Welcome to Spanish.
Me llamo Sra. Owen y soy la maestra de Español I y AP Spanish Language and Culture en Helena High este año. I’m really looking forward to meeting you and providing experiences that will help you develop linguistic and cultural competence.
Supplies:
Spanish I
- A composition notebook (please no spirals) just for Spanish.
- A sturdy folder to store important handouts and returned work just for this class.
- Writing utensils, loose leaf paper, general supplies.
AP Spanish V
- 1″ binder just for Spanish (will live in the classroom).
- A folder or section in a binder for take-home papers and homework.
- General supplies (paper, pencil, etc.)
If you are (or were) absent, click the “Absent Work” channel in Teams to find out exactly what you need to do to catch up.
To see weekly agendas/plans, click the “Weekly Agenda” tab for your class. Plans are subject to change, and the “Absent Work” channel is your most reliable source for exact directions for make-up work.
Agenda de Español I
Plans are always subject to change due to a variety of factors. To find out what exactly you need to make up, please use the “Absent work” channel in Teams, which is updated daily.
Unit 1 Objectives:
- Give and ask for basic information (in writing and speaking), including name, age, origin, birthday, date, and a few favorites (food, color, etc.).
- Understand (in reading and listening) basic information about other people and react appropriately.
- Identify where Spanish is spoken in the world and recognize some basics about Latino/Hispanic history and culture.
Daily Agendas:
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Mon 9/30 – work with favorites, work on listening, start interview summary activity
Tues 10/1 – finish interview activity, review and practice for writing and speaking
Weds 10/2 – Review and practice games
Thurs 10/3 – Assess reading and listening
Fri 10/4 – Assess writing and speaking
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Mon 9/23 – Finish quien es game, notes on formal and informal
Tues 9/24 –Practice formal / informal conversations, read formal and informal conversations
Weds 9/25 – Review formal/ informal address, lesson on naming conventions
Thurs 9/26 – Review naming conventions in Latin America/Spain and start favorites
Fri 9/27 – Pinata day
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Mon 9/16 – Independence day, dates practice, geography
Tues 9/17 – Start alphabet, geography, Kahoot
Weds 9/18 – More alphabet, interview activity, quien es
Thurs 9/19 – alphabet, formal and informal, practice
Fri 9/20 – Pinata day
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Mon 9/9 — Review and practice: age and other basic questions/answers
Tues 9/10 — Learn days of the week, notes and song
Weds 9/11 — Learn how to express dates, learn about San Fermin and the Running of the Bulls
Thurs 9/12 — Practice with days and dates, start learning about geography (where is Spanish spoken?)
Fri 9/13 — Review dates and geography, play a Kahoot
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Mon 9/2 — Labor Day, No School
Tues 9/3 — learn to ask/answer where you are from and where you live, lots of practice
Weds 9/4 –Numbers from 0-15, notes and practice, behavior expectations
Thurs 9/5 — Numbers from 16-31, notes and bingo boards, grading rules and policies
Fri 9/6 — More practice with numbers, bingo writing assignment, learn to ask/answer about age
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Thurs 8/29 — Class routines, what do we already know about Spanish?, supplies
Fri 8/30 –Cognates practice, learn to say name and ask “how are you?”, set up notebook organization
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Agenda de AP Spanish Language and Culture
Plans are always subject to change due to a variety of factors. To find out what exactly you need to make up, please use the “Absent work” channel in Teams, which is updated daily.
Unit 1 objectives:
- Understand norms, routines, policies, purposes, and goals of the course.
- Interpret texts to identify and compare trends in family and school structure through time in different communities and time periods.
- Comprehend and explain similarities and differences in educational communities in the Spanish-speaking world and the United States.
- Use intermediate sentence structures correctly to express ideas.
- Use tier two and three vocabulary to interpret and discuss infographics and short texts.
- Participate in academic conversations by asking for elaboration and examples.
- Complete a cultural comparison with the support of a graphic organizer and a partner.
- Produce a formal reply to an email with support.
- Collaboratively write an argumentative essay with a small group.
Daily agendas:
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Mon 9/30 – Finish Landfill Harmonic and synthesize learning
Tues 10/1 – Familias modernas: vocabulary and infographic interpretation
Weds 10/2 – Article “Cultura familiar mexicana, antes y ahora”
Thurs 10/3 – Finish reading article, class discussion to sythesize
Fri 10/4 – Introduction to the argumentative essay: group activity
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Mon 9/23 – Reading: infographic on families HW: investigacion breve
Tues 9/24 – Reading: article on family change HW: grammar* (future)
Weds 9/25 – Finish reading, begin guided essay organization HW: podcast
Thurs 9/26 – Co-write essay in groups HW: study for vocab quiz
Fri 9/27 – Vocab quiz, Academic conversation, no homework
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Mon 9/16 – Song, classroom discussion of traditions and their connections to values, HW: Investigacion breve
Tues 9/17 – Grammar screener, finish discussion of traditions, begin schools reading HW: grammar
Weds 9/18 – Grammar practice, finish schools reading, email lesson HW: podcast
Thurs 9/19 – Vocab practice, write email, peer feedback HW: AP Classroom
Fri 9/20 – Conversacion academica, NO HW
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Mon 9/9 — Values activity (learn vocabulary, talk about personal, community, and national values) HW: investigacion breve — what are some national values associated with your focus country?
Tues 9/10 — Grammar quiz, explore the connections between values and traditions in our community and in Latin America. HW: grammar practice
Weds 9/11 — Practice grammar, “dicho” presentation, do our first podcast assignment in class together
Thurs 9/12 — Get into AP classroom and do our first AP classroom assignment together
Fri 9/13 — Academic conversations — all about which values are the most important and why. Focus on asking for elaboration and examples.
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Mon 9/2 — Labor Day, No School
Tues 9/3 — Grammar quiz, Sharing activity (summer memories), writing, sign up for sayings HW: grammar (not all will have to do this), foto
Weds 9/4 — Grammar practice (in class), hopes for future speaking activity, writing, country sign-up, first investigacion breve (in class) HW: finish investigacion breve
Thurs 9/5 — Actividad con los temas, no HW
Fri 9/6 — Presentacion de los temas, gallery walk, no HW
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Thurs 8/29 — Class routines, norms, syllabus HW: fotos
Fri 8/30 — Review norms, speaking activity, writing summary HW: foto, finish writing if needed
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