Monday, March 17, 2014

Quarter 4 - Final Project!!!


PROJECT DUE THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2014
 
TIMELINE:
MARCH 24:  SUPPLY CHECK
MARCH 28:  CHECK IN 1 (25%)
APRIL 11: CHECK IN 2 (50%)
APRIL 25: CHECK IN 3 (75%)
MAY 8: COMPLETED PROJECT DUE

LIBRO DE VOCABULARIO: 75 VOCABULARY WORDS
NO COGNATES
WORD IN SPANISH
 PICTURE

LIBRO DE VERBOS: 25 VERBS
VERB IN SPANISH
PICTURE
 STEM
 CONJUGATIONS WITH THE PRONOUNS
      YOU MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING VERBS: 
ser, estar, tener, ir, preferir, querer, dormir, pensar

THIS BOOK MUST BE TURNED IN AS A HARD COPY.

BOOK OPTIONS:
  • BUY A SKETCH BOOK
  • USE COPY PAPER OR CONSTRUCTION PAPER AND BIND IT TOGETHER IN A BOOK
  • MAKE A POWERPOINT, PRINT IT OUT, AND BIND YOUR BOOK TOGETHER

PICTURE OPTIONS:
  • HAND DRAWN
  • CUT FROM A MAGAZINE (MUST LOOK NICE)
  • PRINTED PICTURES (IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO A COLOR PRINTER MAKE SURE THE PICTURE YOU CHOOSE SHOWS UP IN BLACK AND WHITE!)

 
THE PROJECT NEEDS TO BE COLORFUL! IT'S NOT NECESSARY TO USE A COLOR PRINTER, BUT THERE MUST BE COLOR ON EACH PAGE.


Friday, March 7, 2014

Felices vacaciones de primavera

Chicos, 

¡¡Felices vacaciones de primavera!!  ¡Happy Spring Break a todos!





Many of you have already received your missing work from Quarter 3. Please remember: if you would like to make any missing work up from Quarter 3 (from today since January), PLEASE get it from me ASAP!

All Quarter 3 work will be due ¡¡MIÉRCOLES, EL DIECINUEVE DE MARZO!! Or, the Wednesday we return from break.

If you have no late work to do over break, felicidades! Relax, enjoy your break, and be safe!  

Abrazos,
Srta. Shannon

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Postcard Homework!

Chicos, 

Here are the instructions for our homework today. You are to write a short postcard message to your Mexican pen pal, Paloma.

Write a short postcard of four sentences to her explaining what you, your friends, and Spaniards do on the weekend. Don't forget to ask her what she does on the weekend!

On the other side of the postcard please draw, design, and color in a picture from the Spanish-speaking world. It can be from anywhere in the Spanish-speaking world.


Tuesday, March 4, 2014

New Socrative Quiz!

Chicos, 

Our last Socrative quiz for Quarter 3 is up and running!  There are 10 questions for you to answer.  This quiz is EXTRA CREDIT that will be applied to your Quarter 3 exam.

Go to: www.m.socrative.com
Room number: 775028

Put your name in for question 1. Last name, First name
Answer the 10 questions!

Remember, if you want to re-take the quiz, please do. I will take the higher score!

Have a nice, extended weekend!
Brrrrr!

- Srta. Shannon

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Interesante!

Chicos,

An interesting read!  Did you know some of our favorite "Mexican" foods aren't really from Mexico???  I think this is so fascinante!



This weekend's assignments

Hello, Ms Shannon's super-estrellas!

We are headed to the weekend, so OF COURSE we have a new Google Voice assignment!  

The scenario:
  • There is a new student in your school from Spain.  You would like to invite her to spend the day with you Saturday. 
  • But, when you call her cell phone it goes straight to voicemail.  
  • Leave her a message inviting her to do two activities with you. Be sure to tell her where you want to go, when and who else will be there.

Google Voice: 901-300-6836


This is in addition to our Socrative quiz!  It is open until Sunday (Feb 23) for EXTRA CREDIT!  
Next week, we will have a for credit quiz, so don't forget to check back with Socrative on Sunday or Monday!!!


Below is the Power Point presentation including all of our class notes for this week via Slideshare.com: