Welcome to Spanish 1/2! We're going to have a great year!
This information will help you keep track of where we've been, where we are, and where we are going.
OFFICE HOURS*:
Mondays and Thursdays, 2:05-2:45
mornings and other afternoons by appointment
4th period lunch by appointment
*occasional modifications may be noted on board due to scheduled meetings
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week of May 16-20:
o comprehensive review activities continue
o listening, reading, grammar, countries & capitals (FINAL EXAM)
week of May 9-13:
o speaking component of FINAL EXAM
o comprehensive review activities
week of May 2-6:
o oral and written reviews of verbs, verbs, verbs
o oral and written reviews of general vocabulary
o distribution of topics for speaking component of FINAL EXAM
o writing component of FINAL EXAM
week of April 25- 29:
o complete diálogo presentations
o listening and writing activities w/el tiempo
o introduction to ordinal numbers and practice w/same
o read lección 14 paragraphs for comprehension
o standardized listening and writing activities for lección 14 reading
o speaking block presentations (completed this week)
o week of April 18-21:
o practice w/el presente progresivo
o speaking block presentations (min. 2 this week)
o introduction to el tiempo and practice w/same
week of April 11-15:
o quiz: la ropa (see calendar)
o quiz: dar, traer, poner, oír
o diálogo, lección 10 (prepare & present)
o examen, lección 10 (see calendar)
o introduction to el presente progresivo
o outline of speaking block for el presente progresivo
o introduction to final speaking blocks for Spanish 1/2 (min. 2 this week)
week of April 4-8:
o review of workbook activities, lección 10
o introduction to vocabulario, la ropa
o quiz: numbers above 100 (see calendar)
o introduction to 4 new irregular verbs: dar, traer, poner, oír
o written and listening practice with 4 new verbs
week of March 28 - April 1:
o review of vocabulario, lección 10
o review of last week's written activites for lección 10, textbook
o review of last week's written activity for stem-changing verbs
o quiz: vocabulario, lección 10 (see calendar)
o quiz: stem-changing verbs (context) (see calendar)
o introduction to numbers above 100
o introduction to dates
week of March 14-18:
o introduction to vocabulario, lección 10
o textbook activities, lección 10
o workbook activities, lección 10
o week of March 7-11:
o practice with stem-changing verbs
o quiz on stem-changing verbs (meanings)
o quiz on stem-changing verbs (forms)
week of February 38-March 4:
o quiz on vocabulario, lección 9
o introduction to "personal a" and practice with same
o two poems
o workbook activities, lección 9
o listening activities, lección 9
o writing activities, lección 9
o examencito, lección 9
o introduction to stem-changing verbs
o announce quiz on stem-changing verbs (meanings)
o announce quiz on stem-changing verbs (forms)
week of February 22-25:
o speaking block presentations (tener idioms)
o introduction to vocabulario, lección 9
o announce quiz on vocabulario, lección 9
o textbook activities, lección 9
o quiz on tener idioms
o announce examencito, lección 9
week of February 14-18:
o prepare and present diálogo "Mi Familia"
o introduction to and worksheet with direct object pronouns
o introduction to and worksheet with indirect object pronouns
o introduction to "tener idioms"
o announce speaking block on tener idioms
o announce quiz on tener idioms
week of February 7-11:
o online homework # 3 announced and due (see calendar)
o workbook activities, lección 8
o writing activities, lección 8
o listening activities, lección 8
o examen, lección 8 (see calendar)
o diálogo for lecciones 7 & 8
week of January 31-February 4:
o introduction to vocabulario, lección 8
o practice with vocabulario for lección 8
o introduction to SER v ESTAR (MOONTIPC v PHLM)
o extensive practice activities with SER v ESTAR
o quiz on vocabulario, lección 8 (see calendar)
o introduction to gustar (forms, uses)
o textbook activities, lección 8
o announce examen, lección 8
week of January 24-28:
o workbook activities, lección 7
o writing activities, lección 7
o listening activities, lección 7
o examen, lección 7 (see calendar)
week of January 19-21:
o online homework #2 due (see calendar)
o introduction to possessive adjectives and practice w/same
o quiz on vocabulario, la familia (see calendar)
o introduction to vocabulario, lección 7
o practice with adjectives (for ESTAR)
o announce quiz on adjectives, lección 7, for ESTAR (see calendar)
o textbook activities, lección 7
o announce examen, lección 7 (see calendar)
week of January 10-14:
o listening activities, lección 6
o examencito, lección 6 (see calendar)
o introduction to -IR verbs and practice w/same
o announce quiz on -IR verbs (see calendar)
o introduction to vocabulario, la familia, and practice w/same
o announce quiz on vocabulario, la familia (see calendar)
o online homework #2 announced (see calendar)
week of January 3-7:
o introduction to vocabulario, la comida (food)
o activities/worksheets to learn about food and to practice vocabulary
o online homework #1 announced and due (see calendar)
o oral repaso of lección 6 material (w/focus on verbs)
o "Apuntes" review worksheet completed for lección 6
o writing activities, lección 6
o announce examencito, lección 6 (see calendar)
week of December 13-17:
o extensive vocabulary review, lecciones 1-6
o comprehensive review activities, lecciones 1-6
o FINAL EXAM, grammar component and countries & capitals (see calendar)
week of December 6-10:
o comprehensive review activities for lecciones 1-6
o FINAL EXAM, speaking component (see calendar)
o FINAL EXAM, listening component (see calendar)
week of November 29-December 3:
o workbook activities, lección 6
o quiz on vocabulario, lección 6 (see calendar)
o listening activities, lección 6
o writing activities, lección 6
o distribution of speaking topics (questions) for final exam
o review of level 1 rubrics for speaking tasks
o FINAL EXAM, writing component (see calendar)
week of November 22-24:
o practice (oral & written) with -ER verbs (sentences for translation)
o introduction to vocabulario, lección 6
o announce quiz on vocabulario, lección 6 (see calendar)
o dialogs and related textbook activities, lección 6
o introduction to using IR + infinitive to make future
o announce dates for FINAL EXAM components (see calendar)
week of November 15-19:
o repaso worksheet #2
o examen, lección 5 (see calendar)
o self-assessment for speaking
o introduction to -ER verbs and practice with same
o announce quiz on -ER verbs (see calendar)
o speaking block #3 (-ER verbs) announced & presentations of same
week of November 8-12:
o dialog, lección 5
o repaso worksheet #1
week of November 1-5:
o workbook activities, lección 5
o writing activities, lección 5
o listening activities, lección 5
o announce examen, lección 5 (see calendar)
week of October 25-29:
o introduction to interrogatives (including song)
o textbook and worksheet activities to practice interrogatives
o las presentations (making introductions)
o dialogs and related textbook activities, lección 5
o practice with IR + destination + transportation
week of October 18-22:
o review of days of the week
o writing activities, lección 4
o workbook activities, lección 4
o listening activities, lección 4
o examen, lección 4 (see calendar)
o introduction to IR
o introduction to vocabulario, lección 5
o announce quiz on vocabulario, lección 5 (see calendar)
week of october 11-15:
o continued practice with -AR verbs
o quiz #3, -AR verbs (see calendar)
o practice with vocabulario, lección 4
o quiz, vocabulario, lección 4 (calendar)
o textbook activities, lección 4
o review of and practice with ESTAR
o introduction to vocabulario, la computadora
o introduction to phone calls (answering en español)
week of October 5-8:
o additional review of and practice with subject pronouns
o extensive practice with -AR verbs (written & oral)
o quiz #1, -AR verbs (see calendar)
o quiz #2, -AR verbs (see calendar)
o introduction to vocabulario, lección 4
o announce quiz on vocabulario, lección 4 (see calendar)
week of September 27-30:
o writing activities, lección 3
o repaso worksheet, lección 3
o examen, lección 3 (see calendar)
o introduction to -AR verbs
o announce quizzes for -AR verbs (see calendar)
week of September 20-24:
o introduction to ESTAR and TENER
o practice with subject pronouns and conjugated verb forms
o introduction to making negative sentences
o announce quiz on subject pronouns and SER, ESTAR, TENER, and negatives (see calendar)
o Spanish influence in the U.S. with regard to city/state names
o dialog #3 (prepare and present)
o textbook activities, lección 3
o workbook activities, lección 3
o listening activities, lección 3
o announce examen, lección 3 (see calendar)
week of September 12-17:
o RE-TAKE offered for EXAMEN, lección 2, for any student who achieved 75% or less (must attend Office Hours or SHS tutoring prior to re-take)
o worksheets and practice with vocabulario, la clase
o announce quiz on vocabulario, la clase (see calendar)
o announce quiz on colors and days of the week
o introduction to definite articles
o introduction to indefinite articles
o introduction to making nouns plural and practice with same
o introduction to describing classroom objects w/colors (adjective agreement)
o introduction to subject pronouns
o introduction to SER (forms only)
o week of September 7-10:
o outline of diálogo, lección 2 (and presentations of same)
o listening activities, lección 2
o writing activities, lección 2
o examen, lección 2 (see calendar)
o introduction to days of the week
o introduction to colors
o introduction to vocabulario, la clase
week of August 30-September3:
o practice with telling time, including 24-hour clock
o ONLINE HOMEWORK on telling time (due by 7 am., 9/1)
o quiz on numbers 20-100 (see calendar)
o quiz, la Hora (time) (see calendar)
o introduction to other words for "you" (spelling, abbreviations, usage)
o textbook activities for numbers, expressions of courtesy, and words for "you"
o workbook activities, lección 2
o ONLINE HOMEWORK, review of lección 2 (due by 7 am, 9/7)
o announce examen, lección 2 (see calendar)
week of August 23-27:
o writing activities, lección 1
o complete presentations of diálogo 1b
o EXAMEN, lección 1 (see calendar)
o introduction to vocabulario, el cuerpo and announce quiz on same (see calendar)
o class activities for practice with vocabulario, el cuerpo
o quiz: el cuerpo (see calendar)
o introduction to expressions of courtesy
o review of numbers through 100
o announce quiz on numbers through 100 (see calendar)
o introduction to telling time
week of August 16-20:
o daily tarjetas to begin
o ONLINE HOMEWORK ASSIGNED (see specific class page for link) (see calendar)
o quiz on countries/places and their capitals (see calendar)
o introduction to el alfabeto
o introduce key phrases for asking about spelling and spelling practice
o review of numbers 0-20 and introduction to math operations
o quiz on numbers 0-20, including math operations (see calendar)
o practice numbers through one hundred
o practice with spelling using the Spanish letters of the alphabet
o song "el Alfabeto"
o learn common classroom expressions
o introduction to diálogo 1b
o practice of diálogo 1b and presentations of same (see calendar)
o listening activities, lección 1
o announce examen, lección 1 (see calendar)
August 9-13:
o brief overview of CSHS policies and Sra. Fowler's classroom guidelines
o review of required materials: textbook (covered!), blue/black pen or pencil, red or green pen (for corrections), dry erase marker, index cards (4x6 preferred), 3-ring notebook w/paper (notes to be maintained chronologically) - no perforated edges, please
o brief discussion on why we are studying Spanish w/focus on career opportunities
o mini-conversation with introductions, appropriate responses, and "new" handshake ("diálogo 1a" to be presented in class - see calendar)
o introduction to /review of numbers 0 - 20 and practice with same
o announce quiz on numbers 0-20 (see calendar)
o completion of map identifying Spanish-speaking countries/places and their capitals and announce quiz on same (see calendar)
o ONLINE HOMEWORK ASSIGNED (see specific class page for link) (see calendar)
o class strategies to learn/review Spanish-speaking places
o song "los Países hispanos"
o introduction to titles (when to use, how to spell, how to abbreviate)
o class presentations of diálogo 1a
o introduction to cognates (direct and indirect) & activities w/same
o copy notes on Saludos, Preguntas, Respuestas, Despedidas
o copy notes on numbers through 100
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You may be assigned online homework and will need to register on QUIA to complete it. If you do not already have a QUIA account, please enroll as follows:
CLASS: Period xxx, Spanish 1/2
CODE: xxxxx (to be announced in class) (if you misplace code, please email me ASAP)
Step 1. Go to the QUIA website at http://www.quia.com/web (You might want to add this page to your “Favorites.)”
Step 2. Click the area labeled Students. When the next page appears, click the link Create my free account. Fill out the form that appears and select “Student” as the account type. When you are done, press the Create my account button.
Step 3. You should now be in the Student Zone. Type the class code (above) in the text field and press the Add class button. Now you’re done!
Now that you have registered, you can view your class web page, take assigned homework quizzes, and view your quiz results.
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