Course Syllabus
Weekly schedule
OCTUBRE 6 AL 10 DEL 2008
QUE TE GUSTA HACER?
Lunes:
Talk about what you and others like to do and what you want to do.
Pags 80-84.
Vocabulario en acción
ExpresaVisión, Video Program DVD.
Vocabulario on pp. 82–83.
Audio CD. Activity 1, p. 84.
Activities 2–3, p. 84.
Martes:
GUSTAR with infinitives: pronouns after prepositions.
Pags 82-85.
Miercoles:
QUERER with infinitives; cultural interviews.
Pags 86-91.
GramaVisión (gustar with infinitives), Video Program
Jueves 9 de octubre. school is closed.
GramaVisión (pronouns after prepositions), Video Program DVD.
Pronouns after prepositions p. 88
Viernes:
Taking about everyday activities, saying where you go and how often.
workbook activities pags 23 to 27
Study Guide for the Midterm
http://monarchknights.com/teacherwebpages/rivera/documents/SpImidtermoutline.revision.doc
Octubre 13 al 17 del 2008
I will be in the room 538 afterschool on Wendnesday 15th, Thursday 16th and Friday 17th from 2:40 to 3:30 pm for extrahelp and makeups. Be aware if you have an empty box or "X" that turns into a zero (0), unless you come and ask Mr Amaya for makeups and extra assignments.
Expresate!!!!!!
Lunes:
Present tense of querer with infinitives: cultural interviews
Pags textbook 89 to 91
Comparaciones. Que les gusta hacer a tus amigos los fines de semana
Videocultura
Interviews Rita y Celina
Martes:
Understand oral messages that are based on familiar themes and vocabulary
Los fines de semana me gusta....
Con que frecuencia vas a la playa?
A mi me gusta...
Video and audio. Pags 94 to 96
Homework actividades 23,27 y 28 pag 97
Miercoles:
No classes 1 and 2 period ( PSAT) Testing day.
3 period
in class worksheets pags textbook 102 to 109
Preparate para el examen and correct homework.
Jueves:
Gramatica
Present tense of regular - ar verbs
Los fines de semana - cuando?
Present tense or -ir and jugar.
Gramavision.
Con que frecuencia - pasatiempos
Pags 98-102
Viernes:
Weather expressions
gramavision
Quien sera? - Videonovela
Los cuatro elementos y preparate para el examen.
Pags 102 -119
Crossword units 1-4 review vocabulary for the Mid term.
Alerta!!!!
If you need extra help and you have not taken some tests, quizes or need to makeup other grades, I will be Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st in the room 538 afterschool.
Look for me if you need some help.
Be aware that if you have an empty box, no grade or you have an "X" that's a zero unless you ask me for your assigment or makeups!
Mr Amaya
Octubre 20 al 24 del 2008
Lunes
Costa Rica at glance
The weather: Caliente,Frio, Tibio, Nublado, Lluvioso etc
Review units 1-4
Geoultura
Costa Rica- Gramavision
Martes:http://monarchknights.com/teacherwebpages/rivera/documents/SpImidtermoutline.revision.doc
Listening and speaking parts Mid Terms
Miercoles:
Mid term- Exam 3rd period
Jueves:
Mid term- Exam 1st and 2nd periods
Viernes:
No tenemos clases.
Octubre 27 al 31 del 2008
Lunes 27:
¿Qué clases tengo?
Use of the verb TENER and use of the verb NECESITAR
Indefinite articles; ¿Cuanto? Mucho, and Poco.
un-una-unos-unas
Do activities 2-4-5-6 pags 120-124
Watch Gramavision and Expresavision.
Workbooks up to page 38
Martes 28:
Activities with verb QUERER
Learn verb VENIR and use - a la, las.
Work on actividades 7-18 in class pag 124-127.
Venir+time. Watch video Gramavision
Actividad comparaciones pag 130-131
Watch videocultura
Workbook page 39
Miercoles 29:
Talking about plans and inviting people to do something.
Learn new vocabulary pags 132-137
Work on activities 20 to 31 in class
Using "Ir a" with infinitives -er and -ir verbs and tag questions using verbs with "Yo"
"Yo voy a ir a la piscina la proxima semana"
Watch Gramavision
workbook pags 40 - 41
Jueves 30:
The present tense of -er and -ir. Verbs and tag questions.
Learn verb COMER and use it with the subjets.
Do activities 32 to 39 in class.
Some -er, -ir verbs with irregular yo forms (yo hago,yo se, yo pongo)
pags 138-143. Watch Gramavision
¿Quien sera'? Episodio 4 Videonovela
Leamos y escribamos. Taller del escritor (Listening part)
Preparate para el examen- Actividades.
Workbooks up to page 48
Viernes 31:
Mr Amaya will collect the workbooks and grade them up to page 48.
Introduce Geocultura Unit 5 CHILE
Learn new vocabulary. Decribing people and family relationships. Pags 152 to 160.
Noviembre 3 al 7 del 2008.
lunes 3:
We will learn how to talk about and describe the members of our family.
Homework Workbook page 49
Assign family tree proyect, bring all the materials to work in class on Friday 7th.
Family members quiz on Friday.
martes 4: Elections Day school will be closed.
miercoles 5:
Learn the verb traer and conjugations - to bring and hacer -to do.
Activities textbook pags 159- 160 in class.
Learn how to describe family members. El cabello - Los ojos etc Page 158-161.
Workbooks pages 50 -51.
Reminder: Family tree proyect, bring all the materials to work in class on Friday 7th.
Family members quiz on Friday.
jueves 6:
Mr Amaya will be absent. Sub teacher will administrate worksheets -Unidad 5.
Update workbooks to page 51.
Reminder: Family tree proyect, bring all the materials to work in class on Friday 7th.
Family members quiz on Friday.
viernes 7:
Family members quiz. Texbook activities pags 162-164 in class. Work on the family tree
proyect in class.
Bring all materials to work in class like: Revistas, tijeras, fotos, pega, colores, marcadores etc.
(Period 3 bring the family tree poster) Work on Famiy tree poster. Homework.
Activities 17-18-20-21-23. Pags 172 to 174.
Workbook will be graded.
November 10 al 14 del 2008:
lunes 10:
Bring your family tree (Due today!!!). Work on textbook pages 165-167, work on the
activities on the board and on a piece of paper. Actividad comparaciones pag 168.
Workbooks pages 52-53.Period 3 family members quiz.
martes 11:
No hay clases.
miercoles 12:
Pag 170-174.Talk about where you and others live. talking about responsabilities. learn new vocabulary ''la casa" ,donde vives? ,direcciones, quehaceres. Watch videos gramar
and vocabulary. Do activities 17 -25 textbook. Workbook pag 54.
jueves 13:
Learn ESTAR with prepositions. Negation with NUNCA, TAMPOCO, NADIE Y NADA.
using TOCAR Y PARECER. Activities 23 -30 pages 174-177 textbook. Modeling prepositions.
Workbook page 55.
viernes 14:
Review verbos Parecer y Tocar. Do activities 31- 34 textbook.
Pag 180-181 Quien sera? video novela. Actividad leamos y escribamos pags 182-183.
Workbook up to page 60. It will be graded.
Review pages 186 to 189 grammar and vocabulary.
Homework Preparate para el examen pags 184-185 textbook.
Noviembre 17 al 21 del 2008.
lunes 17:
Examen unidad 5.
Capitulo 6 Mexico. Geocultura video and cultural aspects 190-194 textbook.
Commenting on food,Taking orders, making polite requests. Learn new (comida y mesa)
vocabulary.
Do activities 1-6 textbooks. pags 198-199 watch videos and learn grammar.
Think about a menu and bring ideas on tuesday.
martes 18:
Math BAT- II, Testing. 1 and 2 periods don't have spanish class.
3 period workbook activities in class.
miercoles 19:
Using verbs SER Y ESTAR. Pags 200-201. Pedir y Servir - Preferir y
Probar. Activities 7-15 in class.
Pags 200-203.
Create your menu for a restaurant. Workbooks pages 60-62.
Create groups for the restaurant activity. Do a draft of your restaurant Menu.
jueves 20:
Pages 204-207 learn and paractice preferir,poder, probar and conjugate these verbs.
Activities 13 to 19 In class activity (grade). Comparaciones Angelica-Paula. Listening activity and videocultura. Workbook (WB) pages 61 to 63.
Work on your spanish restaurant MENU. Create a nice and atractive menu at least 10 items.
(Draft due tomorrow Friday 21)
Viernes 21:
Pages 208 to 213. Talking about meals, offering help and give instructions.
Activities 21 to 28 learn direct objets and direct pronouns.
Affirmative informal commands with pronouns.
In class WB pages 64-65.
Homework bring your restaurant menu on Monday.
Create a nice and atractive menu at least 10 items.
Talk about food. The groups are going to bring to the " Spanish restaurants and international hispanic food festival" Wed 26.
Alerta!!!!
If you need extra help and you have not taken some exams, tests, quizes or need to makeup other grades, I will be November Monday 24th and Tuesday 25th in the room 538 afterschool.
Look for me if you need some help.
Be aware that if you have an empty box, no grade or you have an "X" that's a zero unless you ask me for your assigment or makeups!
Mr Amaya
Noviembre 24 al 26 del 2008.
lunes 24:
Pages 214 - 217 activities 30 to 38. Workbook pages 66-68. (Extracredit)
The groups are going to bring to the " Spanish restaurants and international hispanic food
festival" Wed 26.
*Talk about the Broward County Public Schools -Languages Competition in "Poetry,Posters,Models". Poster's theme is BRIDGES and models have to represent a hispanic country.
(They might be scale replicas, models, symbols, cities, monuments, etc)
Posters and models are due on December 19
martes 25: Pages 218 to 227. Quien sera? Videonovela. Leamos y escribamos.
Preparate para el examen (Extracredit)
Spanish restaurants and international hispanic food festival" Wed 26.
miercoles 26: A comer! Spanish restaurants and international hispanic food festival.
Students will bring some dishes form different spanish cultures and countries.
Enjoy the "fiesta de accion de gracias hispana" .
Period 3 work on the workbook for extracredits.
jueves 27 y viernes 28:
School will be closed.
Happy thanksgiving. Felices fiestas de accion de gracias.
Diciembre 1 (primero) al 5 (cinco) del 2008
lunes 1
Unidad 7. Argentina - Video Geocultura
learn to talk about daily routines pags 234 to 238. Staying fit and healthy,
learn parts of the body.
Activities 1 to 6 in class.
Use reflexive pronouns. (me, se, te , nos, os, se)
martes 2
Pags 238 -241. Activities 7-13 (it will be graded)
Verbs with reflexive pronouns. Using infinitives and review stem-changing verbs.
Workbook up to page 72. Use refexive pronouns.
Practice some stem changing verbs
Work book pages 73 and 74 in class.
miercoles 3
"En cuerpo sano menta sana"
Pages 242- 248. Use refexive pronouns. Practice some stem changing verbs
Work book pages 73 and 74 in class.
Activities 16 to 24. then listen "Comparaciones" Miguel-Ivania.(video)
Talk about how you feel and giving advices.
Quiz on Friday.
*Talk about the Broward County Public Schools -Languages Competition in
"Poetry,Posters,Models".
Poster's theme is BRIDGING OUR WORLD LANGUAGES "BOWL" and models have to represent a
hispanic country. It could be a duplicate of something famous like scale replicas, models, symbols, cities, monuments, statues replicas, etc)
Posters and models are due on December 19
jueves 4
Pages 250-253.
Gramatica using "Estar, Sertirse and Tener" .
Negative informal commands and object and reflexive pronouns with commands.
Activities 26-28. Homework bring activities 30 to 36 (It will be graded)
(3 period in class activity -Textbook activities+crossword 50/50%)
Update workbooks to page 75.
Quiz on Friday.
*Talk about the Broward County Public Schools -Languages Competition in "Poetry,Posters,Models". Poster's theme is BRIDGING OUR WORLD LANGUAGES "BOWL" and models have to represent a
hispanic country. It could be a duplicate of something famous like scale replicas, models, symbols, cities, monuments, statues replicas, etc)
Posters and models are due on December 19
viernes 5
Quiz today Friday.
Review homework and correct. Review vocabulary and reflexive pronouns and commands
before quiz. Students may use their indexcards with her/his name on it.
Then watch videonovela and leamos y escribamos activity, pages 254 -259. Homework preparate para el examen pages 260 -263. Workbook pages 75-78 in class.
Semana de Diciembre 8 al 12 del 2008.
lunes 8
Review pages 253-257. Videonovela- Quien sera?
Leamos y escribamos page 258-259 (listening activity)
Work on a worksheet activity in the back do "Preparate para el examen"
Then talk and about poster BRIDGING OUR WORLD LANGUAGES "BOWL" and models have to represent a hispanic country. It could be a duplicate of something famous like scale replicas, models, symbols, cities, monuments, statues replicas, etc)
Posters and models are due on December 19
martes 9
Pages 262 to 265. Repaso de gramatica 1 - 2. Practice the vocabulary.
Work in class workbook pages 77 to 84.
Check drafts for the posters and models.
miercoles 10
Unidad 8. Geocultura, La Florida. A conocer la Florida.
Asking for and giving opinions. Asking for and offering help in a store.
En la tienda de ropa- Que ropa llevas y que color te gusta mas?
Talk about projects and check drafts.
Finish unit 7 - workbook in class.
jueves 11
Pages 274 to 277. Activities 1 to 9 in class. Costar and numbers to one million,
demonstrative adjetives and comparisons - Quedar.
Bring all the materials you need to work in your poster like colors, scissors, glue, posters,
pencils etc . Students will work on their posters in class Friday 12.
Poster's theme is BRIDGING OUR WORLD LANGUAGES "BOWL" and models have to represent a
hispanic country. It could be a duplicate of something famous like scale replicas, models, symbols, cities, monuments, statues replicas, etc)
Posters and models are due on December 19
viernes 12
Students will work on their posters today Friday 12.
Poster's theme is BRIDGING OUR WORLD LANGUAGES "BOWL" and models have to represent a
hispanic country.
Diciembre 15 (Quince) al 19 (Diecinueve) del 2008
lunes 15
Pages 278-280 in the textbook. Use demonstrative adjetives and comparisons.
Use "este-esta,estos-estas,esos-esas"
to point out things. Work on activities 10 to 14
Learn verb "QUEDAR" to say how something fits or looks on someone.
Homework - workbook pages 85-86.
Remember that the "BOWL" posters and models are due on Friday 19th.
martes 16
Computer day. Work on EXPRESATE on line . Bring your username and password.
Work in class - workbook pages 87-88 then we move to the media center to
work some assingments on line.
Remember that the "BOWL" posters and models are due on Friday 19th.
miercoles 17.
Pages 281 -284. Work on activities 15-17 and practice verb QUEDAR.
COMPARACIONES Miriam y Dayana (Listening) answer the questions on page 283.
Lear new vocabulary on page 284.
Homework workbook pages 88-89.
Remember that the "BOWL" posters and models are due on Friday 19th.
(Today is a make up day - after classes 2:50 pm,
room 538 with Mr Amaya)
Be aware that if you have an empty box, no grade or you have an "X" that's a zero unless you ask me for your assigment or makeups!
jueves 18.
Pages 284 to 287. Saying where you went and what you did, talking on the phone.
Work on activities 18-22 on the textbook.
Remember that the "BOWL" posters and models are due on Friday 19th.
viernes 19
Due day for the "BOWL" posters and models today Friday 19th.
Do the presentation of your poster or model and select the best work for the Broward Language Competiion.
