"el mundo está oscuro, ilumina tu parte::the world is dark, light up your part"-graffiti along a stone wall in Spain

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

5/27 el viernes y 5/31 el martes::Friday & Tuesday

6th grade:
RED DAY students' schedule:
Computer Lab to type childrens' stories
BLUE DAY students' schedule:
Episodio 9 Exam & Mi Vida Loca

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7th & 8th grade:
Mi Vida Loca & review games

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5/25 el miércoles y 5/26 el jueves::Wednesday & Thursday

Hola mis estudiantes :)

6th grade:
RED DAY students' schedule-
Episodio 9 Exam & Mi Vida Loca
BLUE DAY students' schedule-
Computer Lab to type childrens' stories

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7th & 8th grade:
You finished your Ch. 4 Exams

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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

5/23 el lunes y 5/24 el martes::Monday and Tuesday

6th grade:
Today was a review day for Episodio 9.
You completed the following exercises in your book:
-#56
-#57
-#58
-#59

Anuncio::Announcement: The final day to turn in your Children's Story final draft is Wednesday, 5/25.

Tarea: Study for Episodio 9 Exam (next class!)

7th & 8th grade:
You took the Ch. 4 Exam today

Friday, May 20, 2011

5/19 el jueves y 5/20 el viernes::Thursday and Friday

6th grade:
O.A.: Take a T/F quiz over Version 1 on p.27 (what you read for homework).
You practiced reading with another student; you read Episodio 9.
We read Episodio 9 as a class.
You re-wrote Episodio 9 in the writing section of your binder

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7th & 8th grade:
O.A.: Complete Exercise 2 on p.79 of your textbook.
Individually, we did the Listening Comprehension activity (Exercise 6) on p.81
With a partner, you completed Exercises 7 and 8b.

Tarea: STUDY for the Ch. 4 Exam which is on Monday/Tuesday!!!

Ciao ciao

P.S. DON'T GIVE UP NOW, we are almost finished. You can SEE the finish line!!!!!

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

5/17 el martes y 5/18 el miércoles::Tuesday + Wednesday

6th grade:
O.A.: I passed back papers & those who needed to, made up the p.25-26 quiz.
New Vocabulary:
preparan: they prepare someone else or something
se preparan: they prepare themselves (get ready)
el poema: the poem
recita: s/he recites
We made up & acted out a class story.

Tarea: Read Version 1 on p.27

7th & 8th grade:
O.A.: I passed back papers
This class & the next we'll be reviewing for your Ch. 4 Exam (on either Monday the 23rd or Tuesday the 24th).
We read the story on p.78 of your textbook. Then you completed Exercise #1, Exercise #3, and (some classes) Exercise #6.

Tarea: Study for your Ch. 4 Exam!!!

Monday, May 16, 2011

5/13 el viernes y 5/16 el lunes::Friday and Monday

6th grade:
O.A.: Translate the sentences from Spanish to English.
You took a True/False quiz over your homework (Version 2 on p.25-26)
New Vocabulary:
luce: s/he/it shines
el premio: the prize
gana: s/he wins
With a partner, you read Version 1 on p.26 and then translated it to English.

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7th & 8th grade:
O.A.: Copy the "vocabulario del cuerpo" into the Vocab section of your binder
Complete & turn in Body Vocabulary Test worksheet
Write the a story (minimum of 23 sentences!) to go with the 12 pictures found on pages 76 & 77 of your book. What you finish at the end of class is what you'll be graded on.

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5/11 el miércoles y 5/12 el jueves::Wednesday & Thursday

6th grade:
O.A.: Translate the sentences from Spanish to English.
New Vocabulary:
la competencia de belleza: the beauty contest
el juez: the judge
qué talento: what talent!/how talented!
We read Version 1 on p.25 of your Stories section.

Tarea: Read Version 2 of today's stories (pgs.25-26)

7th & 8th grade:
O.A.: Ch. 4 Vocabulary Test
We then read the story on p.75 & completed the activity
We played "pair pictionary" the remainder of class

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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

5/9 el lunes y 5/10 el martes::Monday and Tuesday

6th grade:
O.A.: turn in your FINAL DRAFT
We played vocabulary review games & watched Mi Vida Loca

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7th & 8th grade:
O.A.: Translate the 4 sentences from Spanish to English
New Vocab (last words!!!):
ladra: barks
la luna: the moon
el calvo/a: is bald
We used these words in various questions

Tarea: You'll take a matching vocabulary test next class

ciao ciao,
Señora Epple

Monday, May 9, 2011

5/5 el jueves y 5/6 el viernes::Thursday & Friday

Hola :)

6th grade:
O.A.: Cinco de Mayo history lesson
Final Draft Writing Workshop- LAST ONE.

Tarea: Final drafts due MONDAY & TUESDAY

7th & 8th grade:
O.A.: Turn in your 10 sentences
Cinco de Mayo history lesson
New Vocab:
todo/a: all or the whole
la pluma: the feather
vuela: s/he/it flies
We read Mini-Lectura p.31 Version 1

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Wednesday, May 4, 2011

5/3 el martes y 5/4 el miércoles::Tuesday & Wednesday

6th grade:
O.A.: Word Scramble worksheet
Today I met with you one-on-one concerning your rough draft corrections and we discussed how to improve your children's stories.
Next class will be the final writing workshop.
Your FINAL DRAFTS are due: Monday (red day) or Tuesday (blue day)

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7th & 8th grade:
O.A.: Double quiz: vocabulary & p.30 Version 2
In your writing section, you re-wrote Mini-Cuento 3: Pobre Perro
We read El Nuevo Houdini together, aloud

Tarea: Write 10 sentences using all 18 Ch. 4 vocabulary structures. If you need to write more than 10 sentences in order to use all words, you may. Do NOT turn in fewer than 10 sentences. Please underline all used words.

Monday, May 2, 2011

4/29 el viernes y 5/2 el lunes::Friday and Monday

6th grade:
O.A.: You turned in the Grmmar W.S. you finished for homework.
I graded your W.S. and handed them back to you to do corrections. If you made the corrections, I added 5 points to your grade.
Any extra time we had in class was spent on writing your final drafts.

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7th & 8th grade:
O.A.: Unscramble the Ch. 4 vocabulary words
New Vocabulary:
mira: s/he looks or watches
el pelo largo y liso: long & straight hair
la mañana: the morning
We read the story & answered the five ?'s on p.74 of your text.

Tarea: Read p.30 Version 2