¡FELIZ NAVIDAD and VOCABULARY WEBSITES!

Wishing you a wonderful vacation!

Don't forget to study your vocabulary four times for 10 minutes (at least) each time, for a total of 40 minutes. You also have 3 pages of worksheets. They are good for practicing the vocabulary!

Here are the links:

Shapes and Colors   http://quizlet.com/_jdgdb


School Supplies    http://quizlet.com/_jdk18


Clothing   http://quizlet.com/_jtd05     

A section for verbs and other words will be added soon!

Enjoy the week, and study some Spanish....

¡Hola Muchachos y Muchachas!

Enjoy the week, and please take some time to review Spanish vocabulary related to:

Telling Time
http://quizlet.com/_ikret

School Subjects
http://quizlet.com/_infgn

Numbers 0-100
http://quizlet.com/_ikqze

REMEMBER: You may skip the first page of the worksheet packet and move on to the pages about telling time, writing large numbers and the verb SER.

Sorry for so many papers and worksheets! The DETAILS (plural nouns, articles, adjectives and verbs) are very important, and we have to practice all parts to master this.

¡Feliz Día de Acción de Gracias! 

Study for Countries and Capitals Quizzes

Study this site for your capital and country quizzes for Central and South America.


http://quizlet.com/_uvksu

Interpersonal Speaking Test 10/30-10/31

Go to this link FROM MY WEBPAGE (not on voicethread app) and with your email and password to respond to the questions.


https://voicethread.com/share/6228118/

Quizlet link to study personal description words:

Hola Alumnos:

Here is the link to study the personal description vocabulary:

http://quizlet.com/_ggmtf

Practice with Central and South American Countries

Use these websites to practice countries and capitals:


http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/South_America_Geography.htm

http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/Samerica.html

We will test country and capital city names as well as their correct locations next week.

CHECK OUT THESE STUDY TOPICS!

Shapes and colors:   http://quizlet.com/_jdgdb     

Numbers 0-31:   http://quizlet.com/_g5y8y

Seasons, months and days of the week:   http://quizlet.com/_g5qev

greetings and more (extra greetings included):  http://quizlet.com/_fwze3

We will test at the end of the week! Vamos a practicar!

RECORDING THE ALPHABET!

Here's the link to the VOICETHREAD: 

https://voicethread.com/share/6028845/

Sign onto your VOICETHREAD account and comment with the + sign and the microphone selection. 

Buena suerte! (Good luck!)

Please REGISTER your new Voicethread account tonight!

Here is the link to go to register for VOICETHREAD:

https://voicethread.com/register/?ReturnUrl=%2Fmyvoice%2F%23browse

1. Click the above link.
2. Fill in your valid email and password.
3. When you are finished, go to your email to verify your Voicethread account.
4. Make sure you have your email and password ready tomorrow to sign on to Voicethread to recite your alphabet after the listening test.

¡BIENVENIDOS A MI CLASE!

September 4, 2014

Welcome to a new year! 

Practice the Spanish alphabet with these websites:

 http://www.spanishspanish.com/alfabeto_ipower.html

http://www.donquijote.org/spanishlanguage/alphabet/

You will need to be ready to recite the alphabet early next week. The day will depend on whether we can get the iPads or MacBooks to record your voice. Otherwise, you will just recite it to me.

Yesterday we discussed a website called REMIND. Teachers use this website to create an account that safely sends texts to student and parent cell phones to remind students of important due dates.  To sign up for these reminders, 

Students and parents should take out their phones!

Enter this number

With this message    

 OR use the QR code below:

Looking forward to a chévere year!  

Interpersonal Speaking Standard

Follow this link to respond the Interpersonal Speaking Questions for Chapter 4--The review ones you were supposed to study https://voicethread.com/share/4385054/

For this activity you enter the email you signed up with and the password you used. Perhaps you put a "V" before it.

This is worth a standard score.

Voicethread Instruction Sheet

Español I                                                                                                              Nombre:

Presentational Speaking Standard

You will create a photo and speaking collage with VOICETHREAD in which you will describe:

Required topics/pictures	Present tense	Preterite tense
1.       A personal introduction of each member of your team  and a 2-3 sentence description
2.       Tell how you arrive at school each day.		Tell how you went to school today.
3.       Describe 4 activities you do in school each day.
4.       Tell 2 activities one of your teachers does each day.
5.       Tell 2 things you do after school and use the phrase “después de las clases” in your description.		Tell something you did last weekend and something you did yesterday.
6.       Tell about a party you or someone else gives. Tell who is at the party (estar) and tell 4 things you do at the party.		Now, make a new slide reflecting that the party is over and tell 3 things you did at the party.
7.       Unit 5—Foods—tell what each of you eats for breakfast.		Tell what you ate for breakfast this morning.
8.       Tell what each of you eats for lunch.
9.       Tell what each of you eats for dinner.
10.   Show a restaurant scene and have a conversation with a waiter/waitress. Include ordering and activities after the meal.
11.   Show your menu and tell about a plate for each meal. Your menu will be scored for a writing standard.

Key due dates: Unit 4 (1-6 above) ___________________________

Unit 5 (7-11 above) __________________________

Voicethread account information:

Spring Break 2014: Chapter 4 Vocabulary and Voicethread Assignment

Estudia, estudia, estudia: Chapter 4 (pink vocabulary) listening standard will be on Monday, March 31 when you arrive in class. Here's the link to the vocabulary: http://quizlet.com/_lsweq

The Voicethread Project has started. Accounts are assigned. You use your account assigned in class. Here are the directions:

1. Go to Voicethread.com
2. For your email use: 
1. 4th period:    (one person team) Firstnamelastname@spanishperiod4.ed.voicethread.com or (two person teams) student1firstnamestudent2firstname@spanishperiod4.ed.voicethread.com
2. 6th period:    (one person team) Firstnamelastname@spanishperiod6.ed.voicethread.com or (two person teams) student1firstnamestudent2firstname@spanishperiod6.ed.voicethread.com
3. For your password use: 123456
4. The assignment sheet will be loaded here soon. You were given one in class. 
5. Steps 1-6 are due on Friday, April 11 at midnight.
6. Steps 7-11 are due on Friday, April 25 at midnight. 
7. All work is moderated by me, so it will be previewed by me before it is shown to the class. 
8. THIS IS A SPEAKING STANDARD INSTEAD OF 2 PRESENTATIONS IN FRONT OF THE CLASS. 
9. You will have 2 class sessions each week to work toward the goal. 
10. Use your time well!

ENJOY THE BREAK!

FASHION SHOWS DUE ON FEB. 18--NEW VOCAB. ON QUIZLET

Make sure you are ready to present your fashion show on Tuesday, February 18.

All areas must be covered. (theme, welcome, 5 items of clothing with color, pattern or fabric description, cost, and season). Make it interesting! You get points toward your 20% just for being ready. The standard is graded on eye contact, comprehension, gestures and visuals and vocabulary.

You will have a vocabulary quiz on school vocabulary on Wed., February 19. You can find the new chapter 4 vocabulary, complete with pictures at: http://quizlet.com/_lsweq

Looking forward to a great week!

Voicethread--Speaking Sample

Today we embark on the opportunity to show our ability to respond to questions we are studying.

You will have to register to be able to comment/share your answers to the questions.

You will find the VOICETHREAD at this link. https://voicethread.com/?#u3667694.b5360632

¡Próspero Año Nuevo!

Happy New Year and get ready to set your shoes out for Día de los Reyes Magos (el 6 de enero)! I hope you have been good this year so the Wise Men will be able to leave you some presents. Also, don't forget to leave some hay for their camels!

On Monday you will have a quiz over colors and clothing items. The colors you need to know are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, white, black, brown, gray, pink and the question, "What color is this?" (¿Qué color es?)

Here are the links to the quizlet flashcards:

http://quizlet.com/32540447/shapes-and-colors-flash-cards/

http://quizlet.com/33282581/clothing-flash-cards/

I am excited to see you on Monday! As usual, colors and clothing will be scored based on knowing the words and spelling them correctly.

¡Hasta pronto!