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Spanish 2

 Pensamiento (Pansie) by Yoyita--Nicaragua

Week 1 & 2, 08/29 & 09/05

•  1.1 Pg.3 Act. 2, bring 3 ring binder/dividers

• 1.2 / 1.3 Ser and Estar with video, HW  on PHSchool.com

• Adjectives, singular-plural and femenine-masculine with internet homewok

• Actividad 7, ser and estar exercise/homework with translation

• Ser/Estar internet homework, jdd-0002 (phschool.com)

• Nacionalidades, Argentina to Mexico & USA

Week 3, 09/12 - 09/16

• Una Población Diversa, Actividad 10 & 11

• Practice with nationalities, phschool jdd-0316

• Ser & Estar - Video and notes - Vocab buildup for quiz at end of week

• Actividad 17, during double period after quiz.

Week 4, 09/19 - 09/23

• Culture Video, Panama, with worksheet

• Translation of worksheet for Panamá content Quiz

• Begin review of numbers & practice with regular verbs

• Vocab buildup on content

• Quiz, Panamá (document in Spanish) 

 Week 5,  09/26 - 09/30

• Return to Realidades Text, Pg.18 - A Primera Vista

• Vocabulario & Gramática plus vocab buildup for quiz

• Internet homework, jdd-0102, vocabulary practice

• Review numbers and begin Spanish alphabert, English + ñ

• Poetry in Spanish, José Martí - Guantanamera

• Short vocab  & numbers quiz at the end of the week

Week 6, 10/03 - 10/07

• The alphabet, audible exercises on word spelling

• Stem Changing verbs & review of weeks vocabulary

• Continue Textbook with Fondo Cultural & website assignments

• Review afirmative and negative words, website jdd-0105

• Culture music, listening & comprehension w/notes

• Quiz on chapter content, vocab & alphabert

• Culture music - audible comprehension for jigzaw puzzle

Week 7, 10/10 - 10/14

• Un nuevo escudo de armas, Pg.36

• Web search, coat of arms and their meanings (colors, figures, etc.)

• Make two coat of arms, one for VCS, one for your family

• Lectura, "En Busca de la Verdad" (Guanajuato, Mexico) pg.38

• Content and Vocabulary buildup for quiz at end of week

• Quiz on vocab and content, coat of arms & Guanajuato

Week 8, 10/17 - 10/21 *

• ¿Qué haces después de clases? Fondo Cultural
• Antonio Berni, Argentinean painter - website assignment
• A primera vista, pg.46 with vocab buildup
• Website assignment, PHSchool jdd-0112
• Actividad cultural, Rubén Blades, Panamá
• Vocabulary practice, jdd-0113
• Quiz on vocab and chapter content at end of week.

Week 9, 11/24 - 10/28 ***

• Actividad Cultural, pinturas de Fernando Botero, Colombia pg.55

• Vocabulary for skit presentation on Thursday, 11/05

• Groups present skit format and material for approval

• Gramática, repaso: saber & conocer

• Actividad Cultural, Celia Cruz, singer - Cuba

• Vocab & meaning (cuadros, sentido, pájaro, daños, saber, conocer, recordar)

•  " (correo, mundo, película, desde, estrella, dibujar, empezar, enlaces)

Week 10 10/31 - 11/04

• Review of First Quarter material & vocabulary

• Review of Grammar from 1st Quarter

• First Quarter Exam (scantron) on Thursday, 11/12

• Cultural Fiesta - Paintings from Argentina/Colombia, Music from Panamá/Cuba 

Week 11, 11/07 - 11/11

• Textbook material, Quinceañera and it's meaning
• Vocabulary buildup for quiz at end of period
• Website assignments, JDD-0203, vocabulary and JDD-0204, the reflexive
• Quiz on content and vocabulary

Week 12, 11/14 - 11/18  

• Cultural video, Buenos Aires - an introduction to listening to more Spanish
• Buenos Aires Worksheet, content and vocabulary review for quiz
• Correction of worksheet for grade, vocab & content
• HAPPY THANKSGIVING - BE GRATEFUL FOR A LOVING FAMILY AND FOR YOUR HEALTH!!

Week 13, 11/21 - 11/25   *** THANKSGIVING *** No School on Thursday or Friday

• ¿Necesitas Dormir Más? Review of vocab & content, pgs. 83 - 86
• Reading in class for content and review of Ser & Estar
• Eventos Especiales & Festivales Nacionales
• Internet homework, jdd-0205, review of Ser and Estar
• Quiz on Wednesday, one day early (Grandparents' Day) = Ser and Estar

Week 14, 11/28 - 12/02

• Cómo Hacer un Poncho, vocab buildup for quiz at end of week
• Make your own poncho, assignment due for next week
• Día de la Fiesta - Photograph assignment due next week
• Tarjetas de Navidad - Christmas Cards for Mexicali Children
• Quiz, Vocab and Content - Haciendo un Poncho

Week 15, 12/05 - 12/09  

• The preterite for regular verbs, pg.110
• Vocabulary buildup for quiz at end of week (Adentro/Afuera)
• Poncho & Picture Reminder
• jdd-0214 - Website practice with the preterite, due at end of week
• BBC Mundo Video Clip due Monday, 01/11/10

Week 16, 12/12 - 12/16 

• Historical information, jeans and Levi Strauss, pg.118,119
• Vocabulary and content buildup for quiz at end of week
• Perspectivas del mundo hispano, parrandas (vocab)
• Historical info., Segunda Guerra Mundial & hispanos
• Vocab quiz, 16 with content questions

• CHRISTMAS BREAK, 12/20 - 12/31   *** BACK TO SCHOOL ON 01/03

 CHRISTMAS BREAK, 12/17 - 01/02   *** 

Week 17,  01/02 - 01/06, 2012 *  * * * * FELIZ AÑO NUEVO * * * * * *

• BBC Mundo Video Clip not due, begin next week 
• Review for Semester I Final; vocab, content questions,
• Preterite review and verb review of ser/estar
• Review of handouts and Spanish Folder for grade, Sem.I

Week 18,  01/09 - 01/13

• Listening and comprehension material, BBCMundo Video Clip due every Thursday
• Spanish Movie assignment due on Mondays, 15 familiar vocab words with meanings
• Direct Object Pronouns, review and recognition
• Website assignment due, jdd-0304 for Monday

Week 19, 01/16 - 01/20

• Finish review of handout material for Finals, next week
• Grade and return Spanish Folders
• Last BBC Mundo/Movie assignment

Week 20,  01/23 - 01/26, no school Friday

FINALS, SEMESTER I, ALL CLASSES, ALL PERIODS - CHECK YOUR PLANNER

Week 21, 01/30 - 02/03

• ¿Qué hiciste ayer? Capítulo 3A, pgs.128/129
• Vocab buildup & study for Quiz on Friday, pgs. 130 & 131
• Mi comida favorita project, due at end of next week 
• Vocabulary Practice, jdd-0303 due Monday, BBC Mundo also due Monday

Week 22,   02/06 - 02/10

• BBC Munco in class and "Comida" vocab for quiz
• The written accent, pg.144, & Fondo cultural (barrios & sellos)
• "Comida Favorita" project due and presented orally to class
• Los Mercados al Aire Libre, Pg. 148, Reading & Comprehension
• Frases de la clase, quiz on Friday
• Movie project due on Monday, 02/14

Week 23, 02/13 - 02/17

• Fondo Cultural, Diego Rivera, Pg. 156
• A Primera Vista, pgs. 158 & 159 - Vocabulary (8) audible quiz on Friday
• Frases de la clase, review and quiz at end of week
• Vocabulary Practice, jdd-0312 & 0313 - 
• BBC Mundo due on 1st day of the week (Presidents' Day)

Week 24, 02/20 - 02/24 (No School Monday, Presidets' Day)

• Continue review of vocabulary on food items
• BBC/Movie project due
• Vocab Quiz  with audible comprehension at end of week
• Frases de la Clase Quiz-3
• Movie Assignment due next Monday,

Week 25, 02/27 - 03/02

• Video homework from weekend due
• Syllable separation for recognition of accents - worksheet
• Continue work with accents in Spanish - quiz at end of week
• Worksheets and reading material for accent comprehension
• Highlighter worksheet on song - accent identification
• Accent and syllable separation quiz on Friday
• Quiz - Frases de la Clase, identify them and write them in Spanish

Week 26, 03/05 - 03/09

• Celebrando los días festivos, pg.211 & El Metro, pg.169
• Vocab buildup and content for quiz at end of week
• Recuerdos del pasado, with listening CD for oral practice
• Actividad 2, pg.213 - jdd-0412, vocab practice due at end of week.
• Questions, Actividad 3, pg.215
• Movie and vocabulary due on Monday.

Week 27,

• La fiesta de San Pedro - Video  for oral/visual practice
• Fechas Importantes, pg.223
• La Ceremonia de los Lazos & El Carnaval
• Las Fallas - Vocab & content buildup for quiz at end of week
• El Dia de los Reyes - La Rosca de Reyes
• BBC Mundo due at end of week

Week 28, 

• Las Pascuas / Semana Santa en Guatemala
• Vocab and content on Easter in Guatemala
• Begin project on Latin American countries & Capitals
• Review video material/vocab for quiz at end of week
• BBC Mundo due at the end of the week

Week 29, 

• Países de Latinoamérica - Spanish Speaking Countries
• Centroamérica y sus capitales
• Norteamérica, Europa y Africa - sus capitales
• Worksheet/Quiz on Spanish Speaking countries and their capitals

Week 30,                             

• Países de Latinoamérica, part 2 - Sudamérica y sus capitales
• Vocabulario de países - mestizo, mulato, moneda, escudo, por ciento, raza
• Proyecto de países, pages 1 - 4, due on Thursday (all in color)
• One BBC Mundo due on Thursday,
• "Países" worksheet & vocabulary on Thursday
• 1 BBC Mundo due on Thursday - 1 Movie/Video due on Monday, 04/29

Week 31, 

• Realidades, Ch.5-A, Un Acto Heroico
• Vocab and content buildup for quiz at end of week
• Quién Es & Noticiero de San José, pgs. 240 & 241
• Actividades 1, 2 & 3 - Comprendiste?

                   

Week 32,

• Continued work on Un Acto Heroico, pg.245, Actividad 6
• Fondo Cultural, Los Bomberos Chilenos - vocab & content buildup
• Los desastres naturales - Incendios forestales y erupciones volcánicas
• Actividad 15, Audible exercise with written responses
• Reporte del País, pgs. 5,6 & 7 due Friday, 04/29
• Vocab Quiz and 1 BBCMundo due on Friday, 04/29

Week 33,

• Desastres Naturales - Worksheets from Writing/Audio/Video
• Audible Material for listening & comprehension
• Worksheets from W.A.V., part two
• In-Class BBC Mundo assignment
• BBC Mundo homework assignment, due Mon. 05/10

Week 34,

• Capítulo 5-B, Un accidente en California
• Lectura para comprensión, Vocabulario
• Vocab Quiz and Listening & Comprehension at end of week
• Begin Notebook review for preparation of Final
• BBC Mundo homework assignment, due Mon., 05/17

Week 35,

• Finish Ch. 5-B with content  and vocab buildup
• Reading & Comprehension exercises
• Practice Translation exercises of material in 5B
• Continued review of Spanish Notebook, preparation for Final
• Last BBC Mundo homework assignment due on Mon., 05/24

Week 36,  

• Final check of Spanish Notebook for grade
• Review material from Sem. 2 for Semester Final
• All work & material due by Thursday, 05/27 for grading
• Last preparation for Finals, Sem.2 (including audibles & translations)

Week 37,

• Good luck to you on all your finals!!
• Have a safe and blessed summer!!