Category: Español 2

In case you are interested in keeping up with your Spanish, I am including two handouts.  One is similar to a Scattergories game that you could play with others in your household/friends via the computer/phone. . . the other is a handout where you could complete a movie review in Spanish since I am sure we have all watched a movie or two during our “physical distancing” from others.  Enjoy!

1st handout (Scattergories):  If you are looking at this handout, you would first fill in letters down the side. . . then, in order from left to right:  city, country, river, a noun, a verb, an adjective, an animal, fruit or vegetables and then “total points” where you would count how many you got from left to right for each letter.  The purpose behind the game is that if you came up with the same word as someone else, you would both cross it off and the winner is the one with the most unique/accurate responses (helps to practice the vocabulary you know already. . . obviously, for city, country and river, you could do those in English and that could help you practice your social studies as well).

Spanish Scattergories

2nd handout:  A movie reivew. . . in case you are wondering what the different items are, the first section has you describe the main characters (four of them); then describe the plot; on the back side, describe the themes; where does the movie take place; did you like the movie?, and explain why or why not.

Spanish movie review

As we navigate through these unprecedented times, I hope you and your family are doing well.  I wanted to take a moment to give you an update on how I foresee Spanish class continuing throughout the school year so that each may earn credit.  It seems as though with this “distance learning” for all, we will be continuing with this for the rest of the school year, unfortunately.=(  My hope is that everyone will still have their book and workbook (Spanish 2-5) at home so we can continue our Spanish learning (there will be plans to pick up workbooks and books from my classroom or your lockers at some point in the few days or so. . . stay tuned).  I plan to set up a Google Classroom for each different Spanish level and Meets/Hangouts where lessons can be taught, student work can be shared, assignments and such submitted, etc.  Email is the best way to get in touch with me at this point (jsnider@fernridge.12.or.us).   At the top of the main page on my blog includes the Fern Ridge School District website (with updates) as well as some sites to continue practicing Spanish (Duolingo and Conjuguemos).  I encourage you to take a look at them and below is a link to some apps that might be useful to practice until we get everything up and running and figuring things out/problem-solving to meet everyone’s needs.  Please get in touch with me if you have any questions, concerns, ideas or just need someone to connect with/share stories (it was great to talk to my homeroom’s parents/guardians) as we are practicing “physical distancing” at this point.  We all need to pull together, help each other and take care of one another. . . and, we will get through this and become stronger together.  I really am missing our daily learning, interactions, stories and adventures that make Elmira High School a great place to be.

 

A Guide to the Top Spanish Learning Apps in 2019

This past week was spent on review activities to prepare for the test over Unidad 3.3.  These activities are located on pages 242-243 in the book.  If you were here on Monday and did not finish them, please make sure to complete them as soon as possible.  Also, there was a vocabulary handout that students completed on Tuesday, so be sure to get that done if you have not done so.  On Thursday, we wrapped up the small “How to” project and presented those, so if you didn’t quite finish, now would be a good time to do that (based on p.233 activity 10).  We prepared for the test on Wednesday and it was supposed to take place on Friday, so we will take it as soon as we resume school.  Also, if you want to get ahead, I would recommend completing the next chapter’s vocabulary which can be found on p.273.

On Tuesday, we completed p.84 in the workbook during class.  On Wednesday, we took notes over “hacer” with expressions of time and completed p.85 in the workbook (if you didn’t finish, the rest was homework).  Today, we went over p.85 in the workbook and were introduced to a new tense in Spanish called the “subjunctive.”  You received a handout on it and also came up with a creative sentence that pertained to someone on giving them advice (the subjunctive is used for giving advice/recommendations, hopes, wishes, etc. because there is uncertainty/doubt on whether the other person will take the advice or recommendation).  Parts of workbook pages 86-88 were assigned and due Monday (p.86 act.13 and 15–speaking one; p.87 act.16 (just verb) and either 17 or 18 and on p.88 activities 19 and 20.  Keep working hard (will start the partner “How to” project next week).

Today, we started Unidad 3.3 going through the new vocabulary words and turning it in (p.245) followed by the objectives and questions page and the “En Contexto” in groups.  Workbook page 83 was assigned for tomorrow (activity 6 and then you choose between activities 7 or 8).  We will review these two activities at the beginning of class tomorrow.

Today, you took the vocabulary portion of your assessment (multiple choice).  Tomorrow, you will complete the grammar sections of the test.  I mentioned it today, but p.245 vocabulary (the next chapter) is due on Monday at the beginning of class.

On Thursday, we wrapped up the workbook pages that we were completing for Unidad 3.1 and 3.2 (did an activity from p.70 and p.72 on Thursday before turning them in).  We will be reviewing and preparing for our upcoming assessment over the two chapters which will take place on Thursday (vocabulary) and Friday (grammar concepts).  Please make sure you have good notes and are prepared for it to get off to the right start this semester (you received a handout on Friday to help you prepare for this assessment).  Keep working hard!

Today, we concluded the five command game (nicely done!).  Then, we talked about how to form negative commands (think of the “yo” and do the opposite). . . can be found on p.210 in the book.  We did one from each on p.79 workbook and we will review this page at the beginning of class on Wednesday.

On Wednesday, we discussed how to form commands you would use with a classmate (affirmative you familiar).  After practicing, workbook page 77 was assigned and due on Friday.  We read the two stories about Puerto Rico and El Yunque on Thursday.  On Friday, I explained the command game in more detail and you had half of the class period to complete them (create five affirmative and appropriate commands that you could have a classmate act out during class). . . I wanted to look them over this weekend, so they were due by the end of the day on Friday (2/7).

Yesterday, we practiced with the vocabulary through some question and answer Spanish conversation.  Then, we completed the top activity on p.68 (how often you do things) as well as p.76 workbook (split up, wrote them on the board and then copied down from the other groups to have the entirety of the page done).  Today, we will take notes on adverbs and complete workbook page 80 during class.  Keep practicing your new words on p.199 and p.221.