Author: Srta. Snider

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

After completing the assessment from Unidad 6.1 on March 5, Kaitlin and Bailey started their chapter on Monday, March 9.  Please keep up with the work they have been assigning (workbook pages, vocabulary was due on March 12 and the writing piece and workbook will be due the day we resume classes).  The plan was for those students to take their vocabulary quiz a couple of days after that, so I would recommend studying the vocabulary from p.445, and they have already discussed what it’s going to look like so you can best prepare.  I figure once all three groups have completed their chapters and assessments, each group will go through and correct the writing pieces as well as the assessments before I take a look at everything and give everyone feedback (you reflect on how it went in your own group as well as your reflection being a student in the other two chapters).

This past week, we went through the review activities on pages 170-171 out of the book.  Tuesday was the final lab day to work on your animal project (paper and presentation) and Wednesday we reviewed what the grammar and culture quiz is going to be like. . . we started presentations on Thursday (8/12 completed), so we will finish those the day we resume school and take the grammar and culture quiz the following day.  If you want to get ahead, you could always work on the next chapter’s vocabulary which can be found on p.201 in the book.

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.

This past week, you completed some in-class activities and handouts to help you best prepare for the test over Unidad 3.3.  The activities were on pages 238-239, so if you were here that day and did not turn them in yet, please finish them as soon as possible.  On Tuesday, there was a vocabulary handout–people who were absent that day should have all received one by now, and make sure to complete that.  We then reviewed and prepared for the test (took sections A-C on Thursday, with sections D-G supposed to be taking place on Friday).  We will resume the test when we return so be prepared for that over Unidad 3.3.  Also, if you are bored and want to be ahead of the game, you could complete our next chapter’s vocabulary on p.269.

After we finished our last assessment and spent a few days in the computer lab last week, Dean and Jessica started their chapter (Unidad 6.1).  Make sure you are completing the work that is assigned for them (vocabulary was due today and workbook/writing piece are due tomorrow).  The vocabulary quiz is on Thursday over their words (they discussed the layout today).  Keep working hard!

Today, we completed the listening pages out of the workbook (pages 57-58) after finishing the “Tengo” game that we did on Friday.  The workbook pages that were assigned last week are due on Tuesday which is when we will be turning the workbook in so make sure you are ready to turn it in on time.  We also did a vocabulary handout game to help prepare for Wednesday’s vocabulary quiz.  Keep working on the animal project (due March 12th)!

Today, we took notes on the present progressive tense after spending some time with the vocabulary and grammar concepts we have done so far.  You received a handout that is due on Wednesday over it (listening activities during class on Wednesday).

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).