week of Nov 14

Spanish II students are contrasting life in the city with life in the country.  We are continuing to work on learning the past tense...especially some common irregular verbs this week.  We will also work on prepositions, ordinal numbers, and demonstrative adjectives (this, these, that, those).  Anticipated grades for the week include:

clicker quiz over vocab
quiz over prepositions and demonstrative adjectives
quiz over irregular past tense verbs and ordinal numbers

Test will be early next week.

week of Nov 1

Spanish II students are finishing up unit 6, chapter 3 which introduced the preterit (past) tense for the first time.  Their language is taking a big step because they will be able to discuss events that took place in the past...this expands our ability to communicate.  There will be a quiz over irregular -er, -ir verbs in the past, a written homework grade, and a test grade this week.  Please put forth good effort this week...lots of points will be earned toward your class grade.  We will then begin a unit taking place in the country and learn farm related vocabulary and some more past tense verbs. 

Have a safe, long weekend!

Week of Oct. 17

Spanish II students have begun learning the preterit (past) tense so they can discuss activities that occurred in the past.  We have learned numbers...all the way to one million!  We will review early in the week, have a test, and start unit 6 of our book.  Anticipated grades for the week include:

written homework (40 points)
Test over unidad 5, etapa 3 (100 points)

The take home tutorial would be an excellent way to get more practice!

Week of Sept. 19

Students have begun a new unit centered in Spain.  We are learning vocabulary related to the house, household chores, and foods (tapas in Spain). Grammatically we are reviewing present progressive (-ing forms of verbs), the verb deber (should), and how to change adjectives into adverbs with the -mente ending. 

Anticipated grades for the week include:
Quiz over present progressive
Quiz over deber and adverbs
Homework assignment from p. 362
Test over unidad 5, etapa 2

Week of Sept 12

After experiencing some "technical difficulties" with our Movie Maker videos showing commands and reflexive verbs, we will finish them up.  Students, show your parents your video if you have the opportunity!  We will begin Unit 5, Chapter 2 which reviews the use of -ing ("-ando, -iendo"), the verb deber-should, rooms in a house, and household chores.

Anticipated grades this week:
final video grade
vocab clicker quiz over chores/rooms
quiz over present progressive (-ing) and deber

Week of September 6

Spanish II students should be able to use reflexive verbs, and give affirmative and negative commands to friends/family.  Tests will be returned and discussed this week.  In order to practice these concepts one more time before moving on, students will create a video in groups of 3 lasting one or two minutes showing the use of reflexive verbs and commands in a creative setting.  We will enjoy watching all the videos toward the end of the week.  This will be worth 50 points and students have been given their scoring guides.

Week of August 29

Spanish II students have been learning/practicing reflexive verbs and affirmative commands given to friends/family.  (ex. despertarse, lavarse; pon, ten, sal) This week we will add negative commands.

Grades this week:
quiz over reflexive verbs/commands (Monday)
quiz over negative commands (Tues or Wed)
review and written homework (Wed)
TEST (Thursday)...CDs are available to practice new concepts from each chapter.

Week of August 22

Spanish II students have reviewed with various activities and games and we are ready to continue our learning.  This week we are focusing on reflexive verbs (done to oneself...like lavarse, despertarse...), household chores, and commands (telling friends/family what to do or what not to do). 

Planned grades include a clicker quiz over vocabulary on Tuesday, a quiz over reflexive verbs and irregular commands (ask your student what the following words mean...ven, ten, sal, ve, sé, di, haz, pon) on Wednesday, and a quiz over negative commands on Friday.  See if your student can give you the following commands in Spanish:  go to the office, come to my house, tell the truth, don't go to the park, don't come late). Our first test will be early next week.

CDs to review each chapter are available to download on your computer if your student hasn't done that yet!

Week of August 15

¡Qué buenos son los estudiantes de español II! 

Spanish II students have reviewed with various activities and we are ready to continue learning the language.  Students will begin a unit that takes place in Barcelona, Spain.  We will study reflexive verbs, commands, body parts, and common chores.  Students should expect a clicker quiz on vocab and a written quiz on reflexive verbs and commands.

Week of August 8

¡Bienvenidos a la clase de español II! Welcome to Spanish II class.

This week Spanish II students will review lots of vocabulary from last year for several days.  We will have classroom activities to help refresh Spanish knowledge learned.  Students will practice introducing each other. Toward the end of the week we will get back in our textbooks...focus on Barcelona, Spain...and continue with new learning.

Grades this week will consist of review worksheets and an oral presentation of a classmate.

Supply List

Spanish II students need to repair/replace last year's binder as needed.  If your binder is in poor condition, it will hinder your daily work. You might want to use page protectors for the notes and vocabulary sections to keep information in good shape.  A pencil pouch with pencils and pens to leave in your binder will help ensure that you are prepared daily.