¡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 proficiency.
Supplies:
Spanish I
AP Spanish V
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.
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 6 Objectives:
Students will be able to accurately
Daily Agendas:
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Mon 6/2 — Review units 1 and 2
Tues 6/3 — Pen pal cards and portfolio
Weds 6/4 — Notebook check
Thurs 6/5 — Review units 3 and 4
Fri 6/6 — Review unit 5, go over grading criteria
Mon/Tues 9/9, 9/10 — Final exams
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Mon 5/26 — Memorial Day (no school)
Tues 5/27 — Activities and practice with tener (notes) and “boot verbs”
Weds 5/28 — Verb quiz and Pobre Ana
Thurs 5/29 — Verb review
Fri 5/30 — Verb test
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Mon 5/19 — o-ue stem-changing verbs practice, introduction to e-ie verbs
Tues 5/20 — e-ie stem-changing verbs practice
Weds 5/21 — pen-pal thank you cards and portfolio organization
Thurs 5/22 — more practice with stem-changing verbs, especially tener
Fri 5/23 –Language World Cup activities
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Mon 5/12 — The verb ir and the simple future (activities)
Tues 5/13 — Notes: the verbs ser and estar, worksheet
Weds 5/14 — Practice and then quiz over ir, ser, and estar
Thurs 5/15 — Introduction to stem-changing verbs, querer, tener
Fri 5/16 — Practice with e-ie stem changing verbs
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Mon 5/5 — Practice -ar verbs, 5 de mayo activity
Tues 5/6 — Regular -er/-ir verbs, Conjuguemos
Weds 5/7 — Regular -ar, -er, and -ir verbs together, verb quiz
Thurs 5/8 — The irregular verb IR (to go)
Fri 5/9 — Review ir (to go) and add ser and estar
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Mon 4/28 – Subject pronouns (grammar notes and practice)
Tues 4/29 – Conjugating -ar verbs, subject pronoun quiz
Weds 4/30 – Practice with -ar verbs (worksheet and games)
Thurs 5/1 – Notes on -er/-ir verbs and practice activities
Fri 5/2 – Vigilante Day (no classes)
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Mon 4/21 – Learn to order food in Spanish
Tues 4/22 – Pen pal letters and test results/reflection
Weds 4/23 – Learn subject pronouns
Thurs 4/24 – Practice subject pronouns replacing subjects / Food truck
Fri 4/25 – Grammar lesson on verb endings
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Mon 4/13 – Unit Review
Tues 4/14—Unit Review/assessment prep
Wed, 4/15—Unit 5 Assessment (listening and speaking)
Thurs 4/16-—Unit 5 Assessment (writing and reading)
Fri 4/17 – Pobre Ana chapter 5
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Mon 4/7 – Practice writing about your eating habits; Vocab review (L1-5), New Vocab, Minis-tory
Tues 4/8 – ACT
Weds 4/9 – Gustar (Adjectives/Articles) Pobre Ana ch. 5 and 6
Thursday 4/10 (assembly) Gustar (adj/art) activity; L7 Vocab, Typical meal in Bolivia, Record yourself speaking Spanish
Fri 4/11 – PA Activity; Vocab 6/Mini-Story
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Mon 3/17 – Mealtimes activity, Typical food (Panama & Colombia), and L4 Vocabulary
Tues 3/18 – Mini story (Miguel), comprehension activity, new vocab: Le encanta!
Weds 3/19 – Story Comprehension, Translation works, New Vocab: Sabroso and Dificil
Thurs 3/20 – Adjectives activity , Foods and Colors, L5 Vocab
Fri 3/21 – Quiz, Articles Activity
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Mon 3/10 – Vocab review, mini story, and Latin America food video.
Tues 3/11 – Pen pal letters
Weds 3/12 – Dictation, L2 Vocabulario, Conversation/Dialog in Spanish
Thurs 3/13 – L2 Vocab Review, L2 Minicuento, Listen & Draw for Understanding
Fri 3/14 – Conversation-Discussion, Worksheet and Presentation of L2 Drawing
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Mon 3/3 – Review activities, assessment preparation
Tues 3/4 – Assess reading and listening comprehension
Weds 3/5 – Assess writing and speaking
Thurs 3/6 –Unit 5, Intro to Unit & Mealtime Vocabulary
Fri 3/7 – My typical meal Vocab/Activity
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Mon 2/24 –Finish Reading Activity, Lesson 6 Vocab
Tues 2/25 — Lesson 6 Mini-story
Weds 2/26 — Finish L6 Reading & Speaking activity
Thurs 2/27 — Review (see unit objectives, above)
Fri 2/28 — Ongoing Review
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Mon 2/17 — No School
Tues 2/18 — School schedules and lesson 5 vocabulary
Weds 2/19 — Lesson 5 activity
Thurs 2/20 — Pobre Ana
Fri 2/21 — Lesson 6 Vocab
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Mon 2/10 – Adjective agreement lesson, Lesson 3 vocabulary
Tues 2/11 – Lesson 3 story, Lesson 4 vocabulary
Weds 2/12 – Lesson 4 story and culture review
Thurs 2/13 – School schedules
Fri 2/14 — Valentine’s Day lesson
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February 3 – Lesson 1 story, writing activity
February 4 – Lesson 2 vocabulary
February 5 – Lesson 2 story, dictation activity
February 6 – Adjective agreement lesson, Lesson 3 vocabulary
February 7— Review vocabulary, culture lesson (school difference)
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January 27 – No K-12 students, staff training.
January 28 – Unit 4 Introduction to class schedules, time telling.
January 29 – Complete a class schedule in Spanish. vocabulary acquisition.
January 30 – Vocabulary expansion, listen to class schedules, and share your favorite/least favorite classes.
January 31 – Reading authentic schedules – analyze, compare, and contrast schedules with a partner.
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Mon 1/13 – Comparison activity, Gustar review, Blooket
Tues 1/14 – Blooket, correct paragraphs, practice reading
Weds 1/15 – prepare for speaking section of final
Thurs 1/16 – cuaderno check
Fri 1/17 – Pobre Ana
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Mon 1/6 – Begin semester review: creating bingo boards with questions
Tues 1/7 – Return exams, pen-pal letters
Weds 1/8 – complete bingo boards and play
Thurs 1/9 – review activity with ser and tener
Fri 1/10 – review of gustar
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Mon 12/16 – Make study guide, practice speaking task
Tues 12/17 – Practice writing, work on using transitions
Weds 12/18 – Listening and reading assessment
Thurs 12/19 – Writing and speaking assessment
Fri 12/20 – Virgen de Guadalupe story, sing Feliz Navidad
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Mon 12/9 –Finish Pobre Ana Chapter 2, Lección 4 vocabulario
Tues 12/10 – Leccion 4 minicuento and activities
Weds 12/11 – Leccion 5 vocabulary, lesson on possession
Thurs 12/12 – Leccion 5 story, activity with descriptions
Fri 12/13 – Reading activity, make study guide
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Mon 12/2 – Body parts practice, vocabulary Leccion 2
Tues 12/3 – Leccion 2 story, reading activity with Lecciones 1 and 2
Weds 12/4 – Leccion 3 vocabulary notes and story
Thurs 12/5 – Quiz: Leccion 3, vocabulary notes Lección 4
Fri 12/6 – Pobre Ana, chapter 2
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Mon 11/25 – Finish lesson 1, body parts mini-lesson
Tues 11/26 – More work on body parts, Gracias a la vida song
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Mon 11/18 — Finish Pobre Ana Chapter 1, start U3: Leccion 1
Tues 11/19 — Leccion 1 — notes and story
Weds 11/20 — Leccion 2 — vocabulary notes
Thurs 11/21 — Leccion 2 — story and activities
Fri 11/22 — Learning game with lessons one and two
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Mon 11/11 – writing and speaking practice – likes and dislikes
Tues 11/12 – review, practice listening and reading
Weds 11/13 – Unit 2 assessments: listening and reading
Thurs 11/14 – Unit 2 assessments: writing and speaking
Fri 11/15 – finish speaking assessments if needed, Pobre Ana
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Mon 11/4 – Finish guided writing activity with weather, begin weather reading activity
Tues 11/5 – Finish reading/speaking activity with weather
Weds 11/6 – Me gusta listening activity
Thurs 11/7 – Dictation activity—writing sentences about likes/dislikes
Fri 11/8 – Interview, speaking activity Heads up: assessments next Weds and Thurs
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Mon 10/28* – Game, Kahoot! Review of unit so far
Tues 10/29* – Leccion 6 vocabulary (notes)
Weds 10/30* — Leccion 6 story, listening activity with weather
Thurs 10/31 – weather activities
Fri 11/1 – Dia de los Muertos activities
*This week I will be collecting notebooks for a notebook check, 3rd period on Monday, 5th on Tuesday, and 7th on Wednesday
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Mon 10/21 — more practice with “yo” forms, reading activity, Lesson 4 vocab
Tues 10/22 – Lesson 4 story and practice, begin describing yourself with “yo soy”
Weds 10/23 – more “yo” form practice, Lesson 5 vocab
Thurs 10/24 – speaking/writing activity, Lesson 5 story
Fri 10/25 – Review game
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Mon 10/14 – Activities with Leccion 2 story, learn about first person verbs
Tues 10/15 – Work on first person verbs, Lesson 3 notes
Weds 10/16 — Lesson 3 story, break pinatas
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Mon 10/7 – Introduccion to new unit, Leccion 1 vocabulario
Tues 10/8 – Pinata day (rotates through class periods)
Weds 10/9 – Lección 1, minicuento (story) and activities
Thurs 10/10 – Lección 2 — vocabulario
Fri 10/11 – Lección 2 – minicuento and activities
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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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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.
Review unit:
In the last five weeks before the AP test, students will engage in a comprehensive review of the content and tasks identified by the AP College Board. The objective is that they feel confident and fully prepared to succeed on the test and beyond!
Daily agendas:
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Mon 6/2 — Presentations
Tues 6/3 — Presentations
Weds 6/4 — Presentations
Thurs 6/5 — Goodbye activity
Fri 6/6 — Senior rehearsal
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Mon 5/26 — Memorial Day (no school)
Tues 5/27 — Learning game: imperfecto del subjuntivo
Weds 5/28 — Grad walk (no class)
Thurs 5/29 — Work day
Fri 5/30 — Work day, presentations start Monday
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Mon 5/19 — Finish movie
Tues 5/20 — Work time
Weds 5/21 — Work time
Thurs 5/22 — Work time
Fri 5/23 — Language World Cup
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Mon 5/12 — Movie Tambien la lluvia
Tues 5/13 — Student panel
Weds 5/14 — Cultural activity, take a walk
Thurs 5/15 — AP Examn
Fri 5/16 — Celebration/relax
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Mon 5/5 — Go over/grade practice test, review MCQs
Tues 5/6 — Movie: Tambien la lluvia
Weds 5/7 — Movie: Tambien la lluvia
Thurs 5/8 — MCQ practice and review
Fri 5/9 — Student choice (vocabulary, MCQ, etc.)
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Mon 4/28 – Practice test, email, cultural comparison, and conversation
Tues 4/29 – Argumentative essay
Weds 4/30 – Peer feedback and review of exemplars: ensayo argumentativo
Thurs 5/1 – Game and radio activity
Fri 5/2 – Vigilante Day (no classes)
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Mon 4/21 — practice email reply
Tues 4/22 – practice email reply HW: read sources
Weds 4/23 – model of ensayo argumentativo
Thurs 4/24 – practice ensayo argumentativo
Fri 4/25 – peer feedback – ensayo argumentativo
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Mon 4/13 – Practice simulated conversation
Tues 4/14— Simulated conversation and Seal of Bilteracy paperwork
Wed, 4/15— Finish simulated conversation practice, start cultural comparison review and practice
Thurs 4/16-— Cultural comparison review and practice
Fri 4/17 –- Cultural comparison review and practice (finish)
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Mon 4/7 – Repaso de Temas y vocabulario
Tues 4/8 –ACT y APPLL
Weds 4/9 – Repaso de Temas, cont.
Thurs 4/10 (assembly) – Start convo simulada Fri 4/11 – conversacion simulada
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Mon 3/24 – natural disasters and cultural comparison task
Tues 3/25 – video: los Galapagos
Weds 3/26 –video: los Galapagos
Thurs 3/27 – video and discussion: threats to the Galapagos ecosystems
Fri 3/28 – academic conversation: threats to ecosystems
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Mon 3/17 –Video (celulares), summary of tech, start gramatica HW: investigacion breve
Tues 3/18 – More grammar, email reply HW: grammar worksheet
Weds 3/19 – Reading: natural disasters HW: study for vocab quiz
Thurs 3/20 – Vocab quiz, finish natural disasters reading, cultural comparison HW: AP Classroom
Fri 3/21 – peer feedback on cultural comparison, new vocabulary, no homework
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Mon 3/10 – Finish innovaciones/academic conversation
Tues 3/11 – Academic conversation part 2 / values and technology paragraphs
Weds 3/12 – Young innovators – group work
Thurs 3/13 – Presentations and discussion of innovators
Fri 3/14 – Grammar lesson: imperfecto del subjuntivo
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Mon 3/3 – Carnaval con Profe Ragen HW: investigación breve
Tues 3/4 – Carnaval con Profe Ragen
Weds 3/5 – Introduccion a Unidad 5 – vocabulario, reading HW: AP Classroom
Thurs 3/6 – Analyze benefits and problems associated with increase in technology HW: Farandulas video
Fri 3/7 – Academic conversations about the role of technology in our lives
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Mon 2/24 — Ecoturismo–discussion, video, and reading HW: investigacion breve
Tues 2/25 — Gramática (impersonal phrases), write email reply HW: grammar worksheet
Weds 2/26 — Editing activities with the email reply HW: study for vocab quiz
Thurs 2/27 — Vocab quiz, Volunteerism and NGOs HW: podcast
Fri 2/28 — NGOs and unit wrap-up
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Mon 2/10 – Watch video “Mas alla del dinero” and discuss values regarding money HW: study for vocab quiz
Tues 2/11 – Vocab quiz, Explore and do activities with Hofstede’s dimensions of culture
Weds 2/12 – Read about and discuss the role of religion in Latin American cultures
Thurs 2/13 – Amigos peruanos – video call with Peru
Fri 2/14 — Finish outlines and topic sentences: role of religion in Latin America
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Mon 2/3 — Song, grammar lesson, life-styles lesson
Tues 2/4 — Vocab quiz, socioeconomic classes in Latin America
Weds 2/5 — Economy reading, juicy sentences lesson.
Thurs 2/6 — Academic conversation, video “Mas alla del dinero”
Fri 2/7 — Discussion of connections between personal values and socioeconomic class, introduction to Hofstede (philosophy)
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Mon 1/27 – no School
Tues 1/28 – semester test review, policy review, new unit intro
Weds 1/29 – academic phrase, new vocabulary, read Yo no soy…
Thurs 1/30 – leer un texto sobre la economía – read a text related to the economy
Fri 1/31 – finish text, academic conversation
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Mon 1/13 – Listen to F3, write an analytical essay HW: investigacion breve
Tues 1/14 – Editing: Edicion del ensayo y reflexión HW: podcast
Weds 1/15 – Unit summary and cultural comparison roundtable HW: AP Classroom
Thurs 1/16 – Cultural comparison roundtable, NO HW
Fri 1/17 – Cultural comparison roundtable, prepare readings (optional)
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Mon 1/6 – finish La luz es como el agua and review works of art HW: investigacion breve
Tues 1/7 – go over perfect tenses, discuss beauty norms, video (concepts of beauty around the world) HW: watch video
Weds 1/8 – verb practice, frase academica, finish discussion of beauty norms/pageants, HW: study for verb quiz
Thurs 1/9 – verb quiz, pageants (video), intro to final, essay HW: answer video questions
Fri 1/10 – mini-lesson: argumentative essay and time management, start essay
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Mon 12/16 – Romance sonambula, un poema por Federico Garcia Lorca
Tues 12/17 – La luz es como el agua, un cuento por Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Weds 12/18 – completer La luz es como el agua
Thurs 12/19 – Presentaciones de arte HW: AP Classroom
Fri 12/20 – Presentaciones de arte
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Mon 12/9 – Museo Vical de Guatemala, paragraph about an experience with art
Tues 12/10 – Tour of la Sagrada Familia, repaso de los tiempos progresivos HW: study
Weds 12/11 – Prueba de verbos, Música HW: podcast
Thurs 12/12 – Romance Sonambulo (Garcia Lorca) HW: AP classroom
Fri 12/13 – Cuento La luz es como el agua
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Mon 12/2 – Wrap up unit 2, time to write ensayo argumentative, first draft due tomorrow (finish writing for homework)
Tues 12/3 – Peer editing, final draft due tomorrow
Weds 12/4 – Turn in final draft, start Unit 3 with Yo no soy excerpt HW: investigacion breve
Thurs 12/5 – Discussion and free write: the effects of art on people HW: artesania video
Fri 12/6 – Academic conversation—definiciones de arte
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Mon 11/25 – Gracias a la vida song, lesson on introductions, time to write first draft
Tues 11/26 – Lesson on citations, time to write first draft
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Mon 11/18 — Write questions for student panel HW: none
Tues 11/19 — Conduct student panel: HW: none
Weds 11/20 — Complete acculturation reading HW: none
Thurs 11/21 — Read and discuss excerpt from The House on Mango Street HW: study for vocab quiz
Fri 11/22 — Vocab quiz, Build background for Nicolas Maduro HW: none
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Mon 11/11 – song, finish Yo no soy pages HW: investigación breve
Tues 11/12 – Esquema 2, into to Maduro, fuente escrita HW: study for verb quiz
Weds 11/13 – verb quiz, Esquema 2, fuentes dos y tres HW: podcast (short one)
Thurs 11/14 – prepare for the student panel HW: AP Classroom
Fri 11/15 – student panel
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Mon 11/4 – song, finish conversacion simulada, indigenous languages reading HW: investigacion breve
Tues 11/5 – verbos, idiomas –listening selection and infografía, guided outline for essay HW: verbs
Weds 11/6 – verb quiz, vocab B/C, dicho, read Yo no soy… HW: podcast
Thurs 11/7 –juego de vocabulario, finish Yo no soy… HW: AP classroom
Fri 11/8 – Academic conversation: impact of language and legal status on identity
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Mon 10/28 – discussion of the importance of nationality and ethnicity to identity, HW: prepare heroes presentation
Tues 10/29 – grammar review, discussion of how diversity challenges and enriches communities, HW: study verbs
Weds 10/30 – verb quiz, finish discussion of diversity, introduction to the simulated conversation task HW: podcast
Thurs 10/31 – heroes presentations, HW: study vocabulary
Fri 11/1 – finish heroes presentations, play a Day of the Dead game
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Mon 10/21 – introduction to U2, conversations on paper to begin to define concepts, heroes miniproject (HW)
Tues 10/22 – definitions of the word “identity”, video and discussion, grammar review HW: study for verb quiz
Weds 10/23 – verb quiz, identities of places (citizenship) discussion, HW: podcast
Thurs 10/24 – new vocabulary, games with new vocabulary HW: AP classroom
Fri 10/25 – Academic conversation, time to work on heroes miniproject
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Mon 10/14 – Mental health article (give one-get one activity) HW: investigacion breve
Tues 10/15 – Complete mental health article activity, write email
Weds 10/16 — Wrap up Unit 1, introduccion to Unit 2
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Mon 10/7 – cultural comparison: family structure in Mexico, begin reading Yo no soy excerpt HW: none
Tues 10/8 – Complete discussion of excerpt from Yo no soy… , grammar homework
Weds 10/9 – Salud mental –reading HW: podcast (recording)
Thurs 10/10 – Salud mental – video and discussion HW: study for vocabulary quiz
Fri 10/11 – Vocabulary quiz, Wrap up unit, unit reflection, no homework
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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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