Thursday, January 16, 2014

El proyecto: En mi familia

Buenas tardes a todos,

Here are the instructions for our first project of the new semester!  It will be based on Carmen Lomas Garza's art from En mi familia / In my family, from which we read in class.

Visual Project:  Create a piece of art that expresses your family or cultureDraw, color, or make a collage that represents a family tradition! (Note: project can be on a blank sheet of paper - but please do not use lined paper!!)
Written Project: In 1-2 English sentences, explain how a artist expresses their culture or heritage through art.  Then, in 2-3 sentences, describe the picture you drewTell about your family tradition; describe who participates and how they are related to youWrite our vocabulary words for family members in Spanish!
Please keep in mind that we will be working on this tomorrow in class.  This project will be due at the end of class tomorrow.  If you would like to get a head start, feel free to start your written project.  
Here are some examples of Lomas Garza's work that we saw in class today.

Making Tamales / La Tamalada

The Weeping Woman / La Llorona
The Healer / La Curandera

Monday, January 13, 2014

Los miembros de la familia

Hola, chicos.  
Today was Day 1 of our new unit on la familia.  Listed below are the new vocabulary words discussed today, along with a visual of our family tree. 


If you need any help with vocabulario, I suggest using www.wordreference.com.  
It is in my opinion the best online language dictionary available!


  • tía abuela
  • tío abuelo
  • los padres (los papás)
  • el padre (el papá) / la madre (la mamá)
  • los bisabuelos
  • el bisabuelo/la bisabuela
  • los suegros
  • la suegra/el suegro
  • los abuelos
  • el abuelo/la abuela
  • los padrastros
  • el padrastro/la madrastra
  • los tíos
  • el tío/la tía
  • el esposo/la esposa
  • los hijos
  • el hijo/la hija
  • los hermanos
  • el hermano/la hermana
  • el yerno
  • la nuera
  • los hermanastros
  • el hermanastro/la hermanastra
  • los nietos
  • el nieto/la nieta
  • los cuñados
  • el cuñado/ la cuñada
  • los bisnietos
  • el bisnieto/la bisnieta
  • los primos
  • el primo/la prima
  • menor
  • mayor



Friday, January 10, 2014

Homework - Grammarpalooza!!

Hola chicos!  

Here is the homework to be completed this weekend from the text book.  
Please make sure you complete the work because it will be due first thing Monday!  

It is great help for the verb practice we've done this week.  There are verb charts in the book in the pages preceding the assignments.  Please call or email if you have any questions over the weekend!

  • El verbo ser 
p. 36 sections10-12, p. 38 section 16
  • -AR verbs
p. 101 sections 1-2, p. 102 section 5
  • -ER/-IR verbs
p. 137 sections 2-3, p. 138 section 5

Monday, January 6, 2014

Bienvenidos al nuevo semestre!!

Welcome to the new semester, chicos!!  I am so excited to get started with our Spanish skills!

To get a good head start on our grades, I would like to offer some small extra credit assignments in the form of classroom supplies!!

You may bring 2 maximum things from the list for 10 extra credit points.  This is a homework grade of extra credit and a good boost!

  • #2 pencils (1 box)
  • Red pens (1 box)
  • Dry erase markers - black (1 box)
  • Dry erase markers - colors (1 box)
  • Markers - Crayola (1 box)
  • Tissues/Kleenex (1 box)
  • Hand sanitizer

I hope everyone had a nice break and very happy holidays!
-Srta. Shannon


Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Last 24 hours for extra credit!!!! Post your comments now!

Chicos, 

Please submit your comments on the five current events today! 
 Remember that each comment you post is 5 extra credit points!

Grades must be turned in by Friday morning, so turn them in ASAP!

Gracias, 
Srta. Shannon

Saturday, December 14, 2013

Current Event 5: Honduras

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-25346676


Honduras: Juan Orlando Hernandez confirmed as president

Honduras' president-elect Juan Orlando Hernandez in Managua on 4 December, 2013Mr Hernandez ran on a law-and-order platform

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The Honduran electoral tribunal (TSE) has confirmed governing party candidate Juan Orlando Hernandez's win in last month's election.
The result of the 24 November poll is contested by the defeated candidate, Xiomara Castro.
The TSE officially declared Mr Hernandez president for a four-year term from 27 January 2014.
Ms Castro, whose husband Manuel Zelaya was ousted as president in 2009, has demanded the election be annulled.
'Robbed'
She said she had been robbed of her victory by "fraud".
Supporters of Xiomara Castro shout during a protest against the results of the presidential election in Tegucigalpa on 1 December, 2013 Supporters of Ms Castro's Libre Party have demanded an annulment of the poll
Mr Hernandez won 36.9% of the vote with Ms Castro coming second with 28.8%, according to results released by the TSE on Saturday.
The TSE said there was a difference of more than 250,000 votes between the two candidates.
Ms Castro alleges there were "inconsistencies" in thousands of tally sheets, which she alleges were "doctored" in favour of the governing party.
She also said that the voter registry included people who were dead or abroad, and that polling stations were poorly monitored.
Ms Castro and her husband have called on their supporters to march to the TSE on Thursday, the second such protest since the election.
Following Mr Hernandez's confirmation as president, the Organisation of American States (OAS) urged Hondurans to unite behind their elected leader.
"I call on all the citizens of Honduras to recognise, as it should be, their new president, and for the government and the opposition to unite to confront the urgent challenges which this American country faces," OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza said in a statement.
Divisive ousting
Ms Castro was standing for the Libre Party, created after the ousting from office of her husband.
Xiomara Castro (right) and her husband Manuel Zelaya participate in a protest against the results of the presidential election in Tegucigalpa on 1 December, 2013Analysts say Mr Zelaya is trying to stage a comeback as part of his wife's team
Mr Zelaya's removal from office - which the Honduran truth commission said had been a coup - left the country deeply divided and triggered a wave of protests.
Analysts say Mr Zelaya, who could not run for president again, was attempting a comeback as part of his wife's team.
Mr Hernandez, whose National Party backed the ousting of Mr Zelaya, has vowed to restore order to Honduras, which has the highest homicide rate in the world.

Current Event 4: Uruguay

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/13/uruguay-president-jose-mujica-humble-leader-donates


Is Uruguay’s president José Mujica the world's most humble leader?

Uruguay’s President lives in a farmhouse, flies economy and donates most of his salary to social projects. How does your country's leader compare?

José Mujica, the Uruguayan president, at his house in Montevideo.
José Mujica, the Uruguayan president, at his house in Montevideo. Photograph: MARIO GOLDMAN/AFP/Getty Images
José Mujica, President of Uruguay, made the headlines last year for his humble lifestyle, offering a stark contrast to the lavish lives of many modern day politicians.
Speaking to the Guardian from his small one-bedroom Montevideo home, Mujica says he realises that asking his counterparts to adopt a more sober lifestyle may not go down well.
However, as Pope Francis preaches humility, calling on hundreds of Argentinians not to fly to Rome to celebrate with him but to donate the money they would have spent on travel to the poor, is the tide changing on world leaders leading extravagant lives?
How do your politicians compare? And who do you think is leading the way? Share your stories in the thread.