el 10 de febrero

Spanish II:

1. We went through all of the posters as a class and I asked, Quién tiene _____? And the class would respond with _______ (lo, la, los, las) tiene.

2. Then we wrote all of the verbs out on the back of the list, leaving plenty of space to write words below. This was in preparation for the homework assignment.

3. We then assigned a gesture and a sound for each of the verbs. Each class was different, so in order to learn them you need to find out from someone who was here.

4. We then began the homework assignment which was to take each word from the right side of the list (37 in total because we added cómoda (dresser). You then had to categorize each of the words under an appropriate verb. You need to think in terms of chores.

Example: la cama would be written under the verbs hacer and arreglar because it would make sense to say, hago la cama and arreglo la cama. Make sure you leave a lot of space under sacudir, limpiar, and arreglar.

This assignment is really good for your Spanish brain. You will be using all the verbs in context and seeing which ones make sense and which ones make nonsense. You will be connecting the vocabulary to the verbs! That is why it is a double págame assignment.

If you were gone you need to learn the new gestures and come in and show me you know them and understand what they mean. Then you need to complete the homework assignment. Remember, it is a double págame if it isn't complete.


Spanish III:

1. Each person got a list of vocab words that came with an activity.

We learned a new meaning of the verb "servir (e-i)" It meas "to serve" but it also is means "used" We use a similar phrase in English, "serves a purpose." With the activity, your group had to come up with appropriate verbs (which we will adopt as our verbs to learn for the unit) to explain the function of each of our words.

Here's two examples...how are they different?

1: Las mondedas sirven para comprar cosas. (Coins are used to buy things)
2. El control remoto sirve para ver la tele. (The remote control is used to watch tv)

Sirve vs Sirven: Please explain why we used sirven for the first one and sirve for the second one. Do this on the homework make up form.

3. Then do the activity for all the verbs. Follow the written instructions on the paper.

4. Then we finished the challege with the "matamoscas" game.

If you were gone you need to do 1-3 above.