Lenolandia - The World of Sra. Lenord

Lunes, el 28 de septiembre: Verbs Like Gustar

Today in class we focused on classroom rules and what they would be in Spanish. It was a light day in that we are starting to coast into our unit exam on Thursday. Here's what we did:

LA LECCIÓN

1. Homework Check - Los verbos como gustar

2. Listening Practice - Actividades 7 y 8

3. Las reglas de la clase (Classroom Rules) - Prepare this tabla to organize information that will help you discuss classroom rules in Spanish.

LA TAREA

1. Mas con gustar - Voc 1.2 and Comparatives Worksheet

2. Continue studying your unit vocabulary

UNIT 1.2 TEST THURSDAY!!!

Technical Difficulties and Getting Caught UP

Hola estudiantes, padres, y amigos,

I want to start this post by apologizing deeply for not being as consistent as I should be about posting. This is NOT how things usually go with my blog, but I've had two major setbacks this week. First, our district network was down, so no matter what I posted, I could not have provided any resources to you at all because I didn't have access to my files. Then, my computer at home just DIED. So, that really put a kink in my plans.

From this point forward, you will see a drastic difference in my activity on my blog. I hope these issues won't discourage you from using it and visiting it often. Again, I apologize for the delays in information.

Have a wonderful Sunday, and check back here later today for all the information that should have gone up this week.

Sinceramente,

Sra. Lenord

Martes, el 15 de septiembre - Introduction to Unit 1.2 - Mi vida loca

Today we started a new unit, Unidad 1.2, Mi vida loca. Since you are in high school and your classes and school activities are the most demanding aspect of your lives, this is the theme we will be focusing on during this unit.

COMMUNICATIVE GOALS:

By the end of this unit you will be able to...

• Discuss what you do and don't do
• Discuss when and how often things happen
• Discuss your classes and class activities, homework and grades
• Discuss your likes, dislikes, and feelings
• Ask about others' likes, dislikes and feelings

Here's what we accomplished in class today:

LA LECCIÓN

1. Unit Introduction and Discussion

2. Vocabulary 1.2 - List, definitions, and pronunciation

1.2 Mi vida loca - II Vocabulario

3. Class discussion - Classes: favorites, best, worst, etc...

LA TAREA

1. Performance Assessment Survey

2. Mi horario escolar - Fill out this table on your class schedule, we will use this for class discussion later this week.

Jueves, el 17 de septiembre - Conjugation and Subject/Verb Agreement

Buenas tardes,

Today we talked about conjugation and subject/verb agreement and I have to say that I am impressed with how well you all seem to know this. This will really make my job easier, and making learning new concepts this year better for you. Here's what we accomplished today:

LA LECCIÓN

1. Homework Check - Nationalities Worksheet, Collect survey

2. Grammar Lesson - Conjugation and Subject/Verb Agreement

Verb Conjugation and Agreement TEACHER NOTES

3. Pre-assessment Check

4. Oral Practice - Forming questions and answers related to unit theme

LA TAREA

1. Communicating with Verbs - II 1.2 - Worksheet

2. Study Vocabulary 1.2

Unit 1.1 Assessment Resources - Use these to prepare...

Today in class we prepared for our unit assessments. We practiced a timed speaking scenario and a writing. Please be sure to study tonight. Work on learning any remaining vocabulary words you don't yet know and the meanings of the comparative/superlative phrases so you can use them tomorrow. Our assessments will cover the following concepts:

• Vocabulary 1.1
• Conocer and Personal a
• Noun/Adjective Agreement
• Comparatives/Superlatives

 

Tomorrow is our formal unit assessment. Here are the rubrics I will use to grade your performance as well as the practice scenario for the speaking portion. Please feel free to email or message me if you have any questions.

 

RUBRICS:

Download Speaking Rubric

Download Writing Assessment Rubric

 

 

Spanish 2 Practice Oral Assessment 1.1  – El comienzo de las clases (Back to School)

You and 3 friends are meeting for lunch on the first Saturday after school started. You have a lot to talk about since you are all involved in different extracurricular activities and don’t see each other much during the school day. During your lunch you discuss your classes, teachers and people in your classes. You ask each other about teachers that you don’t know well so that you have an idea about how the teacher is before going back into class with them.

Now, perform the following conversation in Spanish using this script to guide you. Use as many new structures and vocabulary words as you can as this is the information I hope to hear in your performance. ¡Buena suerte! Good luck!

Friend A: Greet both of your friends and ask them what’s going on.

Friend B: Respond to the greeting and tell Friend A nothing is going on.

Friend C: Respond to Friend A and greet Friend B. Ask your friends if they like their classes.

Friend A: Say that you like your classes, but your math teacher is really strict.

Friend B: Say that you like your English and Spanish class, but you don’t like your History class because you

    don’t know anyone in it. Ask Friend C about his/her classes.

Friend C: Tell your friend you don’t like your classes at all.

Friend A: Ask C why and what his/her teachers are like.

Friend C: Respond with negative descriptions about your teachers and classmates.

Friend B: Ask Friend C who their teachers are. Say that you know his/her English teacher. Tell your friend that teacher is really sarcastic and selfish, but his/her math teacher is patient and the best teacher in the school.

Friend A: Tell Friend C that you know a girl in his/her Spanish class. Tell him/her they are the best student in the school.

Friend C: Tell your friends they are the best friends in the world (el mundo) and thank them.

Friends A/B: Respond to the thanks.

All Friends: Say a form of goodbye and close the conversation.