Welcome to the Assignments page of SPAN 2001!
1. Assignments and Extra Credit Submission Schedule
2. Complete and submit the following survey no later than January 14, 2011.
SPAN 2001 General Information Survey - Spring 2011
3. . Culture Project. Working in groups of 4 persons you will prepare an illustrated oral presentation on the some aspect or aspects of the culture of Cuba, Colombia, Venezuela or Puerto Rico. The project will be presented to the class towards the end of the semester. (See Full Version of the Course Outline for details of the project.) You need to form your groups as soon as possible and decide on what aspects of the culture you wish to focus. As part of the planning each group will prepare a proposal and submit it by March 9, 2011. Use the following form for the submission of the proposal.
Three formats of The Culture Project Proposal Submission Form:
Format 1 (Word 2007)
Format 2 (Word 2003)
Format 3 (PDF)
4. Composition - January 7, 2011.
On May 2, 2011 you will be writing a composition in class. The topic of your composition will be "Un personaje conocido del pasado a quien admiro." You will write in Spanish a composition of about 125 words on a well-known person (no longer alive) whom you admire. (See the course outline for details.) Here are some things to consider in preparing your composition:
- Identify the person?
- When and where did the person live?
- Describe the person?
- What did the person do to become well-known?
- Why do you admire this person?
Start collecting your ideas, reviewing and practising the necessary vocabulary and structures, and preparing your draft beforehand.
5. Tarea de preparación para la Lección 8
- Go to Centro Online Learning Center (OLC) and practise the vocabulary using the online textbook audio:
- Study and learn the vocabulary "En resumen," on pages 286 -287 of your textbook.
- Go to Centro and view Tutorials 23, 24, 25, and 26.
- In Centro also view Video Program for Capítulo 8:
- Entrevista cultural
- Entre amigos and
- Perspectivas culturales.
- Minidrama
- En contexto
- In the textbook, read the Nota cultural (Los días festivos del mundo hispánico) - Pg. 268 AND Perspectivas Culturales (Cuba, Música de Cuba) - Pg. 284 -285.
6. For Wednesday, January 12, come prepared to introduce yourself to the class and say something brief about yourself, in Spanish.
7. Go to the Main Profile Page and under "Quizzes", open the quiz "SPAN 2001 - Verb Meaning Quiz - Spring 2011."
Do the quiz 4 times for warm-up and review. These should be genuine "good-faith" attempts.
Repeat the quiz at least 1 more time . (You may continue repeating it as many times as you wish.)
The last attempt (after the warm-up) will be counted as your grade for this quiz.
Note that if you open the quiz and you do not complete it, or if you do not submit your work, this is counted as an attempt (but not a genuine "good-faith" one).
The quiz is timed: you have 4 minutes to do 20 items. Work carefully; spelling counts.
The test is open from 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 19 until 11:59 p.m. Sunday, January 23, 2011.
The secret word is "caminar".
8. CAUTION: tHIS QUIZ IS DIFFERENT FROM THE ONE IN 7, ABOVE. Go to the Main Profile Page and under "Quizzes", open the quiz "SPAN 2001 - Verb Meaning Quiz 2 - Regular and Irregular - Spring 2011."
Do the quiz 6 times for practice. These should be genuine "good-faith" attempts.
Repeat the quiz at least 1 more time . (You may continue repeating it as many times as you wish.)
The last attempt (after the warm-up) will be counted as your grade for this quiz. If you do the quiz laess than the required number of times, your grade will be 50% of your last attempt.
Note that if you open the quiz and you do not complete it, or if you do not submit your work, this is counted as an attempt (but not a genuine "good-faith" one).
The quiz is timed: you have 4 minutes to do 20 items. Work carefully; spelling counts.
The test is open from 10:00 a.m. from Wednesday, January 26 until 11:59 p.m. Sunday, January 30, 2011.
The secret word is "pensar".
9. To practise the Present tense, go to the following web sites and do the exercises.
Present Regular -ar verbs.
Present Regular -er and -ir verbs.
Present Stem-changing verbs.
Reflexive verbs.
Also go to the site below and do the practice exercises in pages 16 -25 and 38 - 42.
Present Tense.
Use this link to chek your conjugations and answers: Verb check. From the alphabetical list of verbs given click on the verb that you wish to see and a chart with all the conjugations will open.
10. Go to the Profile Page and under "Quizzes", open the quiz "SPAN 2001 - Present Tense - Regular and Irregular Verbs - Spring 2011."
You must do the quiz a minimum of 10 times. These should all be genuine "good-faith" attempts.
The last attempt (after the nineth attempt) will be counted as your grade for this quiz. If you do not complete th quiz the required minimum number of times, your grade will be 50% of the last attempt.
Note that if you open the quiz and you do not complete it, or if you do not submit your work, this is counted as an attempt (but not a genuine "good-faith" one).
The quiz is timed: you have 4 minutes to do 10 items. Work carefully; spelling counts.
The test is open from 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 31 until 11:59 p.m. Friday, February 4, 2011.
The secret word is ir.
11. Go to the Main Profile Page and under "Quizzes", open the quiz "SPAN 2001 Miniprueba - Vocabulario 8 - Spring 2010."
Do the quiz.
If you are not satisfied with your first attempt, study some more and then do the quiz again. (You have only two (2) attempts)
The last attempt (of the two attempts) will be counted as your grade for this quiz. (Make all attempts genuine good-faith attempts.)
Note that if you open the quiz and you do not complete it, or if you do not submit your work, this is counted as an attempt.
The quiz is timed: you have 3 minutes to do 15 multiple-choice items. Work carefully.
The test is open from 10:00 a.m. on Friday, February 4 until 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, February 9 2010.
The secret word is "fiesta".
12. Practise the Preterite tense at the following web site. Study the Preterite Chart, then do the exercises in sections I to VII.
Preterite.
Also go to the following site and do pages 32 - 36 and 57 -59.
Preterite.
13. Go to the Main Profile Page and under "Quizzes", open the quiz "SPAN 2001 - Preterite of Regular Verbs - Spring 2011."
You must do the quiz a minimum of 10 times. These should all be genuine "good-faith" attempts.
The last attempt (after the nineth attempt) will be counted as your grade for this quiz. (If you do not complete the ten attempts, your grade will be 50% of the last attempt.)
Note that if you open the quiz and you do not complete it, or if you do not submit your work, this is counted as an attempt (but not a genuine "good-faith" one).
The quiz is timed: you have 4 minutes to do 10 items. Work carefully; spelling counts.
The test is open from 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 9 until 11:59 p.m. Monday, February 14, 2011.
The secret word is "fui".
14. Prepare in writing 10 questions to find out information about ONE of the following two characters (as assigned in class): Ángel and Cristina. Make six of your questions in the present and four in the preterite. Bring your questions to class on Monday, February 14, 2011.
15. Tarea de preparación para la Lección 9
- Go to Centro Online Learning Center (OLC) and practise the vocabulary of Lección 9 using the online textbook audio:
- Study and learn the vocabulary "En resumen," on pages 314 -315 of your textbook.
- Go to Centro and view Tutorials 27, 28 and 29.
- In Centro also view Video Program for Capítulo 9:
- Entrevista cultural
- Entre amigos and
- Perspectivas culturales.
- Minidrama
- En contexto
- In the textbook, read the Perspectivas Culturales (Colombia) - Pg. 312 AND (Música de Colombia) - Pg. 313.
16. Study the section on Irregular Preterites in your textbook (Pages 271 - 272) and prepare the practice exercises that follow on pages 272 and 273. Write out exercise C (Una noche en casa de los Ramírez). Hand in a typed copy at the beginning of class on Monday, February 28, 2011.
17. Comopsición - pretérito.
Use the information in the following link to write a short composition using the preterite, as necessary. Hand in a typed double-spaced copy at the beginning of class on Monday, February 28, 2010. Composición
18. Be sure to do these practice exercises:
Practise the Preterite tense at the following web site. Study the Preterite Chart, then do the exercises in sections I to VII.
Preterite.
Also go to the following site and do pages 32 - 36 and 57 -59.
Preterite.
19. Go to the Main Profile Page and under "Quizzes", open the quiz "SPAN 2001 Quiz - Preterite of Irregular Verbs - Spring 2011."
You must do the quiz a minimum of 5 times. These should all be genuine "good-faith" attempts.
The last attempt (after the fourth attempt) will be counted as your grade for this quiz. (If you do not complete the required number of attempts, your grade will be 50% of the last attempt.)
Note that if you open the quiz and you do not complete it, or if you do not submit your work, this is counted as an attempt (but not a genuine "good-faith" one).
The quiz is timed: you have 3 minutes to do 5 items. Work carefully; spelling counts.
The test is open from 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 until 11:59 p.m. Monday, March 7, 2011.
The secret word is "saber".
20. Go to Quia Centro, Student Edition, "Grammar Tutorials" and view the following tutorials:
(a) #18. Direct Objects; Direct Object Pronouns
(b) #21. Indirect Object Pronouns; Dar and decir.
21. To practise the Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns, go to the site below and do the exercises.
Double Object Pronouns
22. Do Exercise B (Lengua y Cultura: La Virgen de Guadalupe) on pages 282 -283 of your textbook.
Clearly and carefully write by hand (DO NOT TYPE.) the passage (double-spaced) filling in the appropriate forms of the words given in parentheses.
Clearly number the answers and neatly UNDERLINE and HIGHLIGHT the words or expressions that you fill in.
Hand in this assignment at the beginning of class on Wednesday, March 9, 2011.
23. Go to the Main Profile Page and under "Quizzes", open the quiz "SPAN 2001 - Traducción - El cumpleaños de mi esposa - Spring 2011."
Do the quiz.
You have only ONE attempt.
Note that if you open the quiz and you do not complete it, or if you do not submit your work, this is counted as an attempt.
The quiz is timed: you have 10 minutes to complete 10 fill-in items. Work carefully. Spelling and accents count.
The test is open from 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 9 until 11:59 p.m. Sunday, 20, 2011.
The secret word is "esposa".
24. Study the vocabulary of Capítulo 9, on pages 294 and 296 of your textbook, and do the practice exercises that follow each set of vocabulary items. Remember that you can listen to the vocabulary at the Centro Online Learning Center.
25. Note that the date for completion of the quiz in #23, above, has been extended to Tuesday, March 22, 2011 and the number of attempts allowed has been increased to 2. Your grade for this quiz will be the better of the two scores.
26. Go to the Main Profile Page and under "Quizzes", open the quiz "SPAN 2001 - Imperfect Tense Quiz - Spring 2011."
You must do the quiz a minimum of 10 times. These should all be genuine "good-faith" attempts.
The last attempt (after the nineth attempt) will be counted as your grade for this quiz.
Note that if you open the quiz and you do not complete it, or if you do not submit your work, this is counted as an attempt (but not a genuine "good-faith" one). Note also that if you do not do the quiz the required number of times, you are subject to losing marks or recieving no marks at all for this quiz.
The quiz is timed: you have 4 minutes to do 8 items. Work carefully; spelling counts.
The test is open from 10:00 a.m. Monday, March 28 until 11:59, Sunday, April 3, 2011.
The secret word is "abas".
27. For review of and more practice with the Object Pronouns, go to the link Practice: Object pronouns
and see pages 13, 29, 30 and 51.
28. Here is a worksheet on the Preterite and the Imperfect.
Practice - Preterite and Imperfect
Here are the answers to the worksheet on the Preterite and the Imperfect. Check your work and as you do so try to determine why the that particular tense (Imperfect or Preterite) was used. remember that you need to know the verb forms in order to do these exercises well.
Answers to Practice - Preterite and Imperfect
29. Go to the link Practice: Imperfect and Preterite
and do the exercises on the Preterite and the Imperfect, on pages 63, 65, 66 and 67.
30. Below are 2 files containing the answers to the exercises (66, 65) and (63, 67) in the handout on EL PRETÉRITO VS EL IMPERFECTO
1. Answers to 66 and 65.
2. Answers to 63 and 67.
31. To practise the Imperfect and the Preterite, go to the site below and do the exercises: ¡Superhombre! ¡Superhombre en Chile! Ricitos de oro 1, Ricitos de oro 2, Study module on Preterite Vs Imperfect.
Uses of the Preterite and Imperfect tenses.
Also visit this site and do the interactive ecercises about Ecuador (antes del viaje, en el Ecuador, al final del viaje).
Uses of the Preterite and Imperfect tenses.
32. For the Preterite and the Imperfect check out this site too. While there also look at the link for "Making accents on a Mac or PC."
Que miedo pasé
33. Tarea de preparación para la Lección 10
- Study and practise the the vocabulary of Lección 10 using the online textbook audio from the Online Learning Center or from the link given below:
- Study and learn the vocabulary "En resumen," on pages 346 - 347 of your textbook.
- Go to Centro and view Tutorials 30, 31, and 32.
- In Centro also view Video Program for Capítulo 10:
- Entrevista cultural
- Entre amigos and
- Perspectivas culturales.
- Minidrama
- En contexto
- In the textbook, read the Perspectivas Culturales (Venezuela) - Pg. 344 AND (Música de Venezuela) - Pg. 345.
34. Use the verbs and the vocabulary of "Los quehaceres domésticos" (Pg. 296 of your textbook) to write 10 complete sentences in Spanish as follows: The first two sentences are about things that you generally do; the next three sentences are about things that you did last week; and the last five sentences are about things that you used to do when you were in high school.
Type your sentences double-spaced and hand in the assignment at the beginning of class on Wednesday, April 6, 2011.
35. View the following Power point on Palabras interrogativas and review the section on interrogative words on page 307 of your textbook. Then do, for practice, the exercises that follow
36. Tarea de preparación para la Lección 11
- Study and practise the the vocabulary of Lección 11 using the online textbook audio from the Online Learning Center or from the link given below:
- Study and learn the vocabulary "En resumen," on pages 376 -377 of your textbook.
- Go to Centro and view Tutorials 33, 34, and 35.
- In Centro also view Video Program for Capítulo 11:
- Entrevista cultural
- Entre amigos and
- Perspectivas culturales.
- Minidrama
- En contexto
- In the textbook, read the Perspectivas Culturales (Puerto Rico) - Pg. 374 AND (Música de Puerto Rico) - Pg. 375.
37. Review the uses of the Preterite and the Imperfect in Capítulos 9 and 10. Do Ex. A, B, D, E and A (Conversación Paso 1) on pages 330 - 333 of your textbook. Also prepare Ex A " Caperucita Roja" on pages 341 - 342. Type (double-spaced) to hand in on Friday, April 15 Ex D (Pg. 332) and Ex A - Paso 1 (Pg. 333).
38. Revise the draft composition that you wrote based on the series of pictures on page 253 of your textbook. Put the composition in the third person. (give your characters names.) feel free to add details and combine sentences to make your narrative flow more smoothly. Prepare a revised draft for Monday, April 18, 2011.
39. To practise Por and Para, go to the following site and do the exercises on pages 91 and 92.
Manual de Dra. Leticia MCGrath - Por y Para
The file below contains the answers to the exercises on Por and Para from pages 91 and 92.
Answers to Exercises on Por and Para.
40. This assignment is in two parts:
- PART 1: Prepare a written story based on the series of pictures given in this file. (Click to open: Narración. Give your story a title. Tell the story in the past, in the third person. Your two charactes are angel and Cristina. Place them in a specific time frame, providing descriptive and background details, as necessary, and using the necessary transitional phrases to make your story flow smoothly. Feel free to add or modify details and expand the story. Use Preterite and Imperfect tenses as necessary. Get help with your written work to ensure that the grammar and vocabulary are accurate. (Remember that the services of the Student Success Center are FREE to you.)
- PART 2: Go to the link below and use the recorder provided to make an oral recording in Spanish of the story. Speak loudly and clearly to ensure that you get a good recording. Pay attention to pronunciation, linking and stress.
Link: Casillero .
Enter your name, and the assignment code, as in the example given. The assignment code for this oral submission is the number 40. (EXAMPLE: Cano, Israel - 40).
Before you submit your recording, listen it to make sure that it is not blank.
The recording should be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, 2011.
Hand in a copy of your revised paragraph at the beginning of class on Wednesday, April 27.
41. Retest of Verb Forms:This is the retest of the test that you did at the beginning of the semester. Your grade from this test will replace your previous grade.
Go to the Profile Page and under "Quizzes", open the quiz "SPAN 2001 - Retest on Verb Forms: Present, Preterite and Formal Commands - April 2011
."
You have only ONE attempt.
The questions will be presented one at a time. You will NOT be able to return to the quetion after you have submitted it. At the end of the test you will receive your score.
The quiz is timed: you have 20 minutes to do 30 items. Work carefully; spelling counts. If you need special accomodation because of a documented condition, see me before attempting the test.
The test is open from 10:00 a.m. Friday, April 22 until 11:59 p.m. Friday, April 29, 2011.
The secret word is salud.
42. Go to the Main Profile Page and under "Quizzes", open the quiz "SPAN 2001 - Por and Para - Spring 2011."
You must do the quiz a minimum of 10 times. These should all be genuine "good-faith" attempts.
The last attempt (after the nineth attempt) will be counted as your grade for this quiz.
Note that if you open the quiz and you do not complete it, or if you do not submit your work, this is counted as an attempt (but not a genuine "good-faith" one).
The quiz is timed: you have 4 minutes to do 15 items. Work carefully.
The test is open from 10:00 a.m. on Friday, April 22 until 11:59 p.m. Thursday, April 28, 2010.
The secret word is "for".
43. Culture Project Individual Evaluation
Go to the Main Profile Page and under "Quizzes", open the quiz "SPAN 2001 Individual Culture Project Evaluation - Spring 2011" and complete the evaluation of the contribution and participation of OTHER members of your group.
This link will be open from Wednesday, April 27 at 10:00 a.m. until Friday, April 29, 2011 at 11:59 p.m.
There is no secret word for this quiz.
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