español III - viernes, el 29 de octubre

Today we learned vocabulary for Halloween, corrected our homework, and we practiced our past participles from yesterday. We worked on ZOMBIE and VAMPIRE skits and we all got prizes. TAREA: worksheet packet, but you have to do the translating, only. Vocabulary listing is optional.

español II - viernes, el 29 de octubre

Today we practiced new Halloween vocabulary and saw a movie about Day of the Dead. We got prizes! We also have an extra credit vocabulary packet,and we read a vampire story. HOMEWORK: have your vocabulary list filled in AND flashcards made for chapter 2A by Monday. Happy Halloween!

TRIVIA QUESTION: Teach us about Transylvania, for real! Put your name on the board behind the screen first on Monday to win the prize and be able to tell us what you know.

español III - jueves, el 28 de octubre

Today we practiced our new verb form, called the "present perfect," and we learned past participles. We also practiced our comparatives, on the homework pages. Our homework tonight is pages 25-26 in our workbook.

español II - jueves, el 28 de octubre

Today we practiced our chapter, and reviewed and then took our exam for chapter 1B. We have a vocabulary list due tomorrow, AND our project! Our flashcards are due on Monday.

español III - miércoles, el 27 de octubre

Today we practiced making up movie reviews, and we practiced all of the information on our pages 62 - 65 in our book. We have homework in our workbook, pages 21 - 25. We presented our movie review dialogues, and we practiced our vocabulary.

español II- miércoles, el 27 de octubre

Today we practiced everything in our chapter 1B for tomorrow's exam. We practiced our "tan/como" and "tanto/tantos...como," and we practiced saber vs. conocer, and also our hobbies and "hace...que" for amount of time. We corrected and handed in our homework, and then we practiced with flashcards and translation cards, to review everything for tomorrow's test. STUDY: pages 42 - 68, read and take notes, re-do your homework, recopy hard structures, and make lists of words you don't know and review and rewrite them. NO HAY TAREA para mañana! (Friday, our project is due, and also tomorrow night you'll have a new vocabulary list to fill in)

español III - martes, el 26 de octubre

Hoy vimos muchas presentaciones, y aprendimos nuevo vocabulario en las páginas 62 - 65, y la tarea es de esas páginas. También, repasamos parte del paquete azul de ayer.

TAREA: una nueva hoja de vocabulario, de palabras en el libro páginas 62 - 65.

PREGUNTA DE TRIVIA: ¿Cómo se llama el esposo de Frida Kahlo? Bring in a sample of HIS art for 5 extra points! Write the answer on the board, behind the screen to be in the prize drawing.

español II- martes, el 26 de octubre

Today we practiced our 1B chapter, including taking notes over what's on our test this Thursday. We practiced conversation and oral activities in our book, and we did listening comprehension. We also practiced with our questions and answers with partners, and we looked at yesterday's quiz. STUDY: pages 42 - 68, rewrite difficult things, re-do your homework, look over your notes, and practice all of our structures on those pages. HOMEWORK: a review worksheet.

TRIVIA QUESTION: (write on the board, behind the screen, to be in the prize drawing!) What DAY is Día de los Muertos?

español III - lunes, el 25 de octubre

Today we practiced our new vocabulary, and we had two project presentations. Homework is a new vocabulary list, and we practiced talking about art.

español II - lunes, el 25 de octubre

Today we practiced our questions, practiced our vocabulary, and took our vocabulary quiz for chapter 1B. We also handed in our pink crossword and the homework packet from the weekend. This week: Exam 1B is Thursday, project is due on Friday, and the homework tonight is Practice Workbook 25 - 26.

español III - miércoles, el 20 de octubre

Today we reviewed and book our chapter 1 exam, and we got new chapter 2 vocabulary. Hasta lunes!

TRIVIA QUESTION: ¿Qué persona famosa visitó Portland hoy (miércoles)? Write your answer on the white board behind the screen FIRST to win a prize!

español II - miércoles, el 20 de octubre

Today we practiced our vocabulary and also we practiced "hace" to talk about "how long." We also did some speaking activities, and we practiced comparatives in a worksheet packet. We have homework: a new worksheet packet. Cuatro días! Hasta lunes!

español III - martes, el 19 de octubre

Today we saw two projects, and we also practiced our listening comprehension. NO HAY TAREA!!! Exam tomorrow is over chapter 1 including the preterite and imperfect forms, and all vocabulary from the chapter.

TRIVIA QUESTION: Bring in a self-portrait by the artist Frida Kahlo - be the first to tape it to the board behind the screen to be the winner!

español II - martes, el 19 de octubre

Today we worked on our vocabulary and on questions with our chapter information, about our activities and sports and hobbies. We also did a listening comprehension activity in our blue packet, and we took notes about "saber" and "conocer," and we practiced their forms and uses. We also did a vocabulary crossword puzzle, and our homework is pages 23 -24 in our workbook tonight.

TRIVIA QUESTION: ¿Qué es una calabaza? Draw a picture of it on the white board, behind the screen on WEDNESDAY - first one to do it is the winner!

español III - lunes, el 18 de octubre

Today we practiced the preterite and imperfect, with exercises in the book that we wrote out. We also saw four park projects, and we took notes over what's on our chapter 1 exam this Wednesday. HOMEWORK: a packet reviewing our vocabulary from this chapter.

TRIVIA QUESTION: Trae a clase un ejemplo del arte de Salvador Dalí, y explícalo.

español II - lunes, el 18 de octubre

Today we practiced our vocabulary, and we learned about comparatives. We took notes and did practice with our flashcards and conversation cue cards, and we watched our book video and did a comprehension worksheet. HOMEWORK: pages 19 -22 in our workbook.

TRIVIA QUESTION: ¿Cuál es el deporte que hacemos en el hielo?

español III - viernes, el 15 de octubre

Today we made our TIMELINES, and we also practiced our vocabulary and read some articles in our book. We discussed and practiced the uses of preterite y el imperfecto, and we watched a video about La vuelta ciclista de España and other trips in the hispanic world. EXAM next Wednesday over chapter 1. HOMEWORK: Have your timeline done (add pictures!!) and also pages 17, 18, 20 in our workbook.

español II - viernes, el 15 de octubre

Today we worked on sentence building, and we practiced all of our new vocabulary, from page 68 and also from pages 42 - 43. We have homework tonight: pages 16 - 18 in our workbook, and be sure to have your flashcards and your book in class on Monday. Hasta lunes!

español III - jueves, el 14 de octubre

Today we practiced our preterite and imperfect, and we also have a new worksheet due tomorrow. We saw two park projects, muy hermosos!

TRIVIA QUESTION: ¿Cuántos mineros fueron rescatados el miércoles en Chile?

español II - jueves, el 14 de octubre

Today we practiced our new vocabulary, and we looked at yesterday's exam and corrected our errors. We also learned all of the vocabulary and the verb "ir" on pages 42-43 in our book. Homework: yellow worksheet is due tomorrow, AND also finish your flashcards from the new 1B vocabulary list.

TRIVIA QUESTION: ¿How many miners were rescued on Wednesday in Chile?

español III - miércoles, el 13 de octubre

Hoy vimos una parte del rescate de los mineros en Chile. ¡Qué dramático! También, practicamos los usos del imperfecto y el pretérito, y tenemos un paquete como tarea.

TRIVIA QUESTION: http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/20-awesomely-untranslatable-words-from-around-the-world/2/

Put your favorite word from this list on the board, behind the screen, (in class on Thursday), and explain it to the class!

español II - miércoles, el 13 de octubre

Today we practiced our vocabulary and verbs, and then we corrected and handed in yesterday's review assignment. We took our 1A exam, and we worked on our new 1B chapter vocabulary list (homework for tomorrow). Make your flashcards for FRIDAY. We also watched the live feed of the Chilean miners' rescue!

TRIVIA: explain what GAZPACHO is - put your name on the board behind the screen if you're ready to do this in class tomorrow. A picture would be good, or a recipe.....

español III - martes, el 12 de octubre

Today we practiced our verbs and then took our preterite verb quiz. Then, we learned the imperfect and took notes, and then we interviewed each other about our childhoods. (mi niñez), and our homework is a green vocabulary practice packet.

español II - martes, el 12 de octubre

Today we practiced all of our vocabulary and all of our chapter 1A information, and we did a huge review activity in groups. Test tomorrow: all of chapter 1A, spelling and verb forms, pages 14 - 41. Page 41 has some online practice activities, and to review, you can read and study the chapter, and practice all of your verb forms and their meanings. Finish the yellow worksheet by tomorrow, as homework.

español III - martes, el 11 de octubre

Today we reviewed the preterite, and we also corrected our homework. We saw the rest of our project posters, and our homework is a blue review packet, including preterite verb practice. QUIZ TOMORROW: all preterite verb forms from our textbook, pink verb sheet, and yellow packet.

TRIVIA QUESTION: ¿Qué es El Día de la Raza?

español II - lunes, el 11 de octubre

TRIVIA QUESTION: Put your name on the board behind the screen if you're ready to explain what "Día de la Raza" is in Spanish-speaking countries!

Today we corrected our homework, and we read some review and practice exercises and text in our book. We also did some listening comprehension practice exercises, and we took notes on what our exam will cover. We discussed successful study skills, and we have our exam on Wednesday over pages 14-41. Look at your notes from today (or copy someone's tomorrow if you were absent today) to review how to prepare for this exam. Homework: 15 original and creative sentences using page 40 vocabulary.

español III - jueves, el 7 de octubre

Today we signed up for a date to present our PowerPoint about a national park in a Spanish-speaking country, and we also corrected and handed in our homework. Chapter 1 exam will be next Friday, over the past tense and all vocabulary. We will finish the country posters on Monday, because our last 30 minutes today was learning about the Amigos volunteer program. Homework: 3 page packet practicing vocabulary from chapter 1.

español II - jueves, el 7 de octubre

Today we took our verb quiz, and we also heard about the Amigos volunteer organization. Homework: pages 13-15 in our workbook, AND we have our 1A exam next week - be sure to know the verbs and vocabulary for the Wednesday exam. Have a good weekend!

español III - miércoles, el 6 de octubre

Today we practiced our verbs from some exercises in the book, and also in our verb packet from yesterday. NEXT TUESDAY: verb quiz over the preterite verb forms. We heard our poster presentations, and we'll finish them tomorrow. HOMEWORK: the worksheet we got yesterday, practicing the preterite forms.

español II - miércoles, el 6 de octubre

Today we practiced our verbs, and we played a vocabulary game. We also learned a Tengo Frio story/rap, and we practiced our vocabulary. we corrected and handed in our homework, and we also took a practice verb test. TOMORROW is our verb quiz; all of the stem-changing verbs and their forms, on a fill-in the blank quiz. Homework: a new packet, just do the first three pages. STUDY TIP: quiz yourself by covering up the squares on your verb sheet, and trying to write the forms from memory.

español III - martes, el 5 de octubre

Today we practiced our homework from our workbook, and we handed in pages 13 and 14. We reviewed for and then took our map quiz, and then we did some reading about national parks, from our book. We then played Battleship with the preterite tense, and our homework is to have our poster + speech ready for tomorrow. ¡Hasta miércoles!

español II - martes, el 5 de octubre

Today we practiced our preterite verbs and our vocabulary and our negative expressions. We reviewed for and then took our map quiz, and then we practiced conversation questions with our stem-changing verbs from chapter 1A. We played Battleship with those verbs, and our homework is Practice Workbook pages 11, 12 and 13 tonight. ¡Hasta mañana!

español III - lunes, el 4 de octubre

Today we practiced our vocabulary and verbs, and we played a review game with the preterite tense. We also practiced our maps for tomorrow's quiz. HOMEWORK: Practice Workbook pages 14 - 16

PROJECT due this WEdnesday (poster and narrative writing assignment)
TEST: map quiz tomorrow/Tuesday, including SPELLING countries and capitals

español II - lunes, el 4 de octubre

Today we practiced our verbs with two games, and we took notes over "affirmative and negative" words. We practiced for tomorrow's map quiz, and we did a review packet with our stem-changing verbs. We also played the Fast Finger Game! Homework: a review sheet over stem-changing verbs and our 1A vocabulary.

español III - viernes, el 1 de octubre

Today we practiced our preterite verbs and corrected and handed in our homework. We also sang La Bamba, and we did a warm-up with verbs. We completed and presented our projects with our partner, about a disastrous adventure. Homework: a worksheet practicing the preterite. NEXT WEDNESDAY: poster project about your country is due.
Hasta lunes!

español II - viernes, el 1 de octubre

Today we worked on our verbs and added some to our verb sheet, and we also turned in our homework and practiced our vocabulary. Then, we wrote and performed skits about our plans for this weekend, using our new verbs. Homework is a worksheet. Hasta lunes!