29/4 - Imperfect vs. Preterite

1. Collected Extra credit
2. Check 3 imperfect worksheets.
3. Do translations on imperfect worksheets
4. Preview of Fairy Tales!!! Next week we will do two projects with Fairy Tales. First, I will give you each a script of a children's book and you will mark all the preterite and imperfect verbs in it, and give a reason why. You will also build a glossary for the book of all the words you needed to look up. The second part of the project will be to make it into a book! Yay!

La tarea - None!

28/4 - Imperfecto vs. Preterito

1. Finish worksheet from yesterday.
2. New worksheet - irregular imperfects. I will check the three sides of the worksheets tomorrow!!!
3. Preterite vs. Imperfect. We went over a simple explanation, like this one here (starts about halfway down the page).

Generally speaking, the preterite is used for actions in the past that are seen as completed. Use of the preterite tense implies that the past action had a definite beginning and definite end.

Juan habló de la una hasta las dos.
Juan spoke from one until two o'clock.
(clearly stated beginning and end)

Generally speaking, the imperfect is used for actions in the past that are not seen as completed. Use of the imperfect tense implies that the past action did not have a definite beginning or a definite end.

Las chicas hablaban en inglés.

The girls used to speak in English.
(no definite beginning or end)



3. WE did an activity telling the story of Superhombre to try to figure out preterite and imperfect. Students did very well.
4. See the extra credit offer for tonight in the right hand column.

La tarea: finish those worksheets.

27/4 - Imperfecto

1. Check/go over "cacahuate" sheet, present and preterite as well as imperfect columns.
2. Imperfect worksheet. Easy!

La tarea - none

26/4 - Imperfecto

1. Oral - Cuando yo era niño/a, yo quería ser _____. Ahora quiero ser _____.
2. Since almost everyone mispronounced the word "quería", I am offering a BONUS to readers of the blog. If you come up to me privately before class and say that word to me correctly, I'll give you candy (or gum, I have some Mexican gum).

3. Finish filling out the back side of the "cacahuate" worksheet (the one with the peanut).

La tarea - make sure that worksheet is done and correct!!

22/4 - imperfecto

1. check imperfect column on worksheet
2. review regular imperfect conjugation, learn the 3 irregular verbs - ser, ir, ver. See this page for those conjugations.
3. Activity from textbook to practice the irregular conjugations.
4. Holland pen pal letters/Eres tu Maria. Students with a Holland pen pal wrote their letters, students who do not have one translated the episode summary for episode 7.
5. Watch episodio 7.

21/4 - prueba, imperfecto

1. Punishment quiz for period 5. Period 7 took it for fun.
2. Introduce the imperfect tense. It is actually the most perfect tense because there are only 3 irregulars - ser, ir, ver. We did not discuss uses yet, we just did the regular conjugations. See this page for an explanation. Scroll about 2/3 of the way down to see the conjugations.
3. On the back side of the "peanut" worksheet, do the imperfect column, skipping the three irregulars.

La tarea: finish that column.

20/4 - Examen, repase del preterito

1. Examen
2. Worksheet reviewing irregular verbs in the preterite.

La tarea: Period 5 will have a preterite quiz tomorrow based on the worksheet we did today. Period 7 will not.

19/4 - repaso para el examen

1. Repaso de "DOP"s
2. Repaso de verbos como gustar
3. Repaso de vocabulario

La tarea: estudiar!!

Study help:
For an explanation of Direct Object Pronouns (Complementos Directos), go here.
Pretty easy DOP activity.
harder activity with some preterite (yay!)

Explanation of verbs like gustar is here.
Verbs like gustar self-checking activity. This uses some verbs we haven't studied, but you can still do the conjugations.
Another practice for verbs like gustar.

15/4 - Vocab, Eres tu Maria, dibujos

1. Turn in PenPal letters. If you didn't have it today, get it to me ASAP!!!!
2. Vocabulario - students had to write definitions of vocab words IN SPANISH. They had to do 2 verbs and 2 nouns, and then students shared their definitions and tried to guess which words they were. Students did GREAT at this!!
3. Eres tu Maria - we watched the two episodes that didn't work last week, episodio 5 y episodio 6. Click the links to watch the episodes on YouTube.
4. Work on drawings from yesterday, they are due on Tuesday!

TEST WEDS!!

14/4 - DOP, verbos como gustar, vocab

1. DOP practice activity on board.
2. back side of worksheet from yesterday, p163, to practice "gustar"-like verbs.
3. vocab list
4. Arte -
Haz un dibujo de una ciudad con edificios, cosas en los edificios, y personas. Escribe la palabra con el dibujo. Incluye por lo menos los siguientes edificios.
El correo
El consultorio
La tienda de equipo deportivo
La farmacia
La estación de servicio
El banco

También, dibuja por lo menos 15 cosas de tu lista de vocabulario, y 5 verbos de la lista. Trata de usar palabras nuevas para aprenderlas. Entrega tu dibujo el martes.


Tarea: Pen pal letter

13/4 - Verbos como gustar, vocabulario, pen pal letters

1. Check/go over front side of worksheet.
2. Practice reverse construction verbs by making sentences for each of them.
3. Oral - each student shares one of their sentences.
4. Vocab sheet - fill in the rest of the sheet
5. Pen pal letters.

La tarea: write your pen pal letter (due Friday).

4/12 - DOP review, verbs like "gustar"

1. Collect translations from students who were absent on Friday.
2. DOP activity on board.
3. Verbs like gustar explanation: See this page for an explanation of how "gustar" works. There are several other verbs that work the same way, they are sometimes called "reverse construction" verbs.
4. Fill in new vocab sheet - "gustar" section only.
5. More practice on board.

La tarea: Worksheet. per 5 - do first side only, per 7 - do both sides.

8/4 - Eres tu Maria, cancion

Due to the large number of students absent, today was a light day.

1. Translate summary for next 2 episodes of Eres Tu Maria.
2. Tried to watch episodes, but computer wouldn't read the DVD!
3. Short explanation of affirmative tu commands.
4. Students translate the lyrics of a Mneudo song, Dame un Beso (many commands in the song!)
5. Watch video.

7/4 - DOPs

1. Review in English of Direct Object Pronouns.
2. Do dry erase worksheets, including this one and this one.

La tarea: Students who will be absent tomorrow need to do the translation I gave them today, episodes 5 and 6 of "Eres tu Maria."

6/4 - Repaso del examen, DOP

1. Pass back and go over test from last week.
2. discussion of Final Exam - topics, format
3. DOP = Direct Object Pronouns, I passed out this sheet, then we went through this slide presentation working through all the activities included in it.

La tarea: Nada!!

5/4 - Cuentos de hadas

Fuimos a ver a los estudiantes de esp. 4 actuando sus "Cuentos de Hadas".