4/27 el miércoles y 4/28 el jueves::Wednesday and Thursday

6th grade:
O.A.: passed back graded rough drafts
Grammar lesson on
-articles: masculine vs. feminine & singular vs. plural
-subject-verb agreement

Tarea: finish the worksheet we started in class (except class 6-2)

7th & 8th grade:
No O.A.
Envelope Activity

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4/25 el lunes y 4/26 el martes::Monday & Tuesday

Hola :)

6th grade:
O.A.: Went over requirements for Children's Story
Played vocabulary review games
Watched Mi Vida Loca

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7th & 8th grade:
O.A.: took T/F quiz over p.29 Version 2 (you read it for homework last week)
We reviewed Ch. 4 vocabulary learned thus far
Watched Mi Vida Loca

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4/21 el jueves y 4/22 el viernes::Thursday & Friday

6th grade:
O.A.: Turn in your rough draft!
Envelope Activity

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7th & 8th grade:
O.A.: Read Version 1 on p.28 of your stories section. Then answer the questions in Spanish.
New Vocabulary:
corta: s/he cuts
las tijeras: the scissors
el pelo rizado: curly hair
We read Version 1 of today's story on p.29

Tarea: Read Version 2 on p.29 (You'll have a quiz next class)

4/19 el martes y 4/20 el miércoles::Tuesday and Wednesday

Buenos, mis estudiantes :)

6th grade:
Final writing workshop
Rough Draft is DUE this Thursday/Friday

Tarea: finishing touches on rough draft

7th & 8th grade:
O.A.: Look over previous 6 vocabulary structures; take Vocab Test #2
You wrote out Mini-Cuento 2 (on p.73 of your book) with a partner
We read a couple chapters of El Nuevo Houdini
If we had extra time, we played games

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Hasta pronto,
Señora Epple

4/15 el viernes y 4/18 el lunes::Friday and Monday

Hola chicos :)

6th grade:
Writing Workshop.
Your ROUGH DRAFT IS DUE this Thursday (red day) or Friday (blue day)!!!

7th & 8th grade:
O.A.: Take T/F quiz over Version 2 on p.27- your homework was to read this
New Vocabulary:
se siente mal: s/he feels bad
crece: s/he/it grows
no puede salir: s/he can't leave
We read the story & answered the ?'s on p.73 of your book.

Tarea: If you didn't finish the ?'s on p.73 you need to have them completed before next class

Ciao ciao

4/13 el miércoles y 4/14 el jueves::Wednesday & Thursday

7th & 8th grade:
O.A.: Read Version 1 on p.26. Then answer the questions V (Verdadero) or F (Falso).
New Vocabulary:
entre la cama y la pared: between the bed and the wall
el dormitorio: the bedroom
pone: s/he puts
We read the mini-lecture on p. 27 together

Tarea: Read Version 2 on p. 27

6th grade:
No O.A.
Writing Workshop for your Children's Book
Your ROUGH DRAFT is due on Thursday/Friday the 21st or the 22nd

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4/11 el lunes y 4/12 el martes::Monday & Tuesday

Hola chicos :)

6th grade:
O.A.: Practice writing verbs in 1st person- the "yo" form.
You're working on the following:
-finishing Brainstorming Boxes
-"choosing" your storyline
-forming a list of words you might use in your story
-beginning to write the rough draft

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7th & 8th grade:
O.A.: Translate the sentences.
1. El perro tiene una lengua muy larga y morada. Qué sorpresa!
2. Cuando tú tienes una pesadilla, te despiertas y lloras?
3. Todos mis estudiantes no tienen cabello. Qué raro!

We read Mini-Cuento 1 (pgs. 26-27)
You discussed the story with a partner.
You & this partner answered 10 questions about the story. (You turned this in)

We read El Nuevo Houdini novel with our extra time.

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Ciao ciao,
Señora Epple :)

4/7 el jueves y 4/8 el viernes::Thursday & Friday

7th & 8th grade:
O.A.: Use each word in a sentence.
-la pesadilla
-qué sorpresa
-el cabello
New Vocabulary:
la lengua: the tongue/language
se despierta: s/he wakes up
el perro: the dog
We read the story on p. 72 of your book & completed the activity

Tarea: Vocabulary Test #1 next class

6th grade:
No O.A.
We did "Brainstorming Boxes" for your children's book project. You brainstormed for:
-characters
-settings
-problems & resolutions
-days of the week
-titles

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I'm due for a post!

Welcome back, spring breakers :)

Monday, 4/4/11 and Tuesday, 4/5/11
6th grade: this was just Monday's lesson
O.A.: Two Truths and a Lie game
We started Episodio 9 today
Read the 1st mini-lectura

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7th & 8th grade:
O.A.: Two Truths and  a Lie game
We began Ch. 4! New Vocabulary:
-el cabello: the hair (on your head)
-la pesadilla: the nightmare
-qué sorpresa: what a surprise
We read the 1st mini-lectura (p. 25)

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Wednesday, 4/6/11
6th grade: this was Tuesday's & Wednesday's lesson
No O.A.
Explaination of our project that we'll be working on for the next month or so: Children's Books
You are writing and illustrating a children's book. You'll do the writing in Spanish class, and the illustrating in your Art class with Ms. Bullers. Here are the expectations and requirements:

• All writing must be in Spanish
• You may use your textbook, any notes you've taken, or previously learned Spanish vocabluary as your ONLY resouces
• Write 5-7 paragraphs, with 6 sentences in each paragraph
• Must include a title
• Include 3-5 characters
• Include 3 different settings/places in the story
• Include a clear problem & a clear resolution
• You must use the 1st person in your story (the yo form)

We then practiced using 1st person (the yo form). You turned in this practice.

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7th & 8th grade:
We read Version 2 of the mini-lectura (p. 25)
With a partner, you summarized the story in English
With that same partner, you answered 8 questions about Version 2 in Spanish
You turned this work in for credit

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