23 mayo 2009

I wanted to thank you all for a wonderful year and wish you the best in the years to come.  I hope you will practice your Spanish over the summer and take it to the next level.  I wanted to recognize the top Spanish students and clarify the awards ceremony.  Because there was an Overall Academic Scholar Award category for students who excelled in two or more subjects that several of my students qualified for, I did not make an individual recognition of the following students:  VJ Servera, Miles Dayoub, Kelsey Osborne and Devon Norwood.   These four did impeccable work in and out of class and are Spanish Studs, as I like to say.

I found a great weblink that features lots of Dichos.  About.com has excellent Spanish lessons and topics that you can subscribe to over the summer.  I would recommend you keep up with your Spanish by talking to native speakers every opportunity you get and do not worry about making mistakes – I still do!  I also recommend you listen to some Spanish Radio and television.  Commercials are especially helpful.   Enjoy your summer and get the most out of your classes while they are still free!  Saludos!  Sra. Haak

19 mayo 2009

Homework for tomorrow is the demonstrative adjectives & pronouns sheet I handed out Friday or Monday.  If you need the MP sheets that were due today, here’s  mp 150 – 152

17 mayo 2009

Your final is tomorrow and it will cover the grammar you were required to use in your skit.  The grammar is found on the following pages:

Commands pp. 260, 332, 334-35

Present progressive  p.352

Deber p. 355

Preterite pp. 376, 378, 404, 406 , 407, 431

Homework due tomorrow is MP p.150-152.

Homework due Wednesday is the Demonstrative Adjective & Pronouns worksheet  handed out in class.

14 mayo 2009

HW: Tonight you will read over the grammar on pages 426 & 428, then draw stick figures and label where they are in relation to a house or some object using the prepositions on p. 426.  You will also explain the difference between “este” &” éste”.  Why does one form have an accent? (p.428).  What is a demonstrative adjective? Watch the video!

Our final is on Tuesday!  All the grammar will encompass what you needed to know for the skits we just did.

13 mayo 2009

Tonight read over the grammar on pp. 426 & 428, and draw a stick figure and label where he is in relation to a house or box using your new prepositions.

12 mayo 2009

Make sure you are ready to do your skit tomorrow in class.  We will wrap up presentations Thursday at the beginning of class at the latest so I can wrap up the prepositions and demonstrative adjectives by Monday.

Our final on Tuesday is on the grammar that was required for your skit.  If you are looking for the rubric from the skit it was posted on 4/20.

8 mayo 2009

Please make sure you have your scripts done (each person should have a copy written in their hand) as well as a final type-written copy by the beginning of class on Tuesday.

Homework due on Monday is section 3 on the worksheet (answering questions about the sketch).

6 mayo 2009

Tonight’s homework is to make sure you carefully complete the worksheet, parts 1 & 2.  Make part 2, 12 – 14 in the form of a question.  I expect to see 75% of your skit done by the end of class tomorrow and the remainder by the end of the day on Monday or beginning of class Tuesday.  Final type written copies are due at the beginning of class Wednesday.  I will meet with each group on Monday or Tuesday to go over any questions they may have regarding the skits.  Please look over your rubric carefully to make sure everyone is using all required grammar.

5 mayo 2009

Today we discussed what May 5th really means to the Mexican people in the morning classes.  All classes reviewed the upcoming project and brainstormed for ideas prior to starting work on their scripts.  Written scripts are due on Tuesday,  May 12 and the final typewritten copy is due on May 13.   Tonight’s homework is finishing part B on the homework sheet and morning classes are doing section 1 on the backside.

4 mayo 2009

Today I passed out a worksheet that will encompass your homework for this week.  All grammar required on the worksheet is also the grammar used for the skits.

The only activity due for homework from this sheet tomorrow is section A in which you use the present progressive tense to describe what various people are doing in the various rooms of the house.  You should have a minimum of eight sentences.  An example of the present progressive tense is:  Enrique está barriendo el suelo.