Mr. Black's Syllabus

Mon. 8/22  Go over rules, policies, grading, seating chart, etc.  Learn ways to earn pesos.  See files.

Tues. 8/23  Learn new vocabulary for greetings, names, and how one's doing.  Practice Q & A.  Begin alphabet.

Wed. 8/24  Learn alphabet and pass off.  Learn commands.  Learn gender and articles for "the."  Learn plural rules.

Thurs.  8/25  Learn sounds the letters make.  Practice spelling.   Spelling relay.

Mon. 8/29  Label items in the classroom.  Assignment is to label 25 things at home, then turn in a list of the words with a parent signature.

Tues. 8/30 New vocabulary, do Greetings worksheet, practice classroom commands.

Wed. 8/31 Review for test.

Thurs.  9/1--  Alphabet test.  Students need to know the letters, sounds, articles (the), plurals, and classroom commands.  Begin numbers.

Mon.   Labor Day

Tues. 9/6--Begin learning the numbers.  Play Bingo and Caracoles.  Students will need to memorize the numbers from 1-100 and by 100's to 1000.  Practice numbers using "Cuantos ____ hay en la clase?"

Wed.  9/7  Map instructions.  Learn countries and capitals.

Thurs. 9/8  Review numbers.  Countries and capitals.  Compete in math competition.  Learn informal/formal communication.  Maps due.

Mon. 9/12  New vocabulary for calendar.  Begin calendars.  Drill and practice.  Q &A.

Tues.  9/13  Learn holidays.  Q&A 

Wed 9/14  Learn Spanish songs "Uno de Enero," " Hoy es Lunes"  Cuando es...?  Review for countries quiz.  Journal #1 

Thurs.  9/15  Quiz on Countries and Capitals.  Pass off numbers.  Work on projects.

Mon.  9/19  Learn phone numbers.  Review old vocab.  Classmate mingle--students ask classmates 5 questions  and record their responses. 

Tues. 9/20  Students learn to tell time in Spanish using the traditional and digital ways.  Students learn the personal pronouns and complete the pronouns and clock worksheets.

Wed. 9/21 Correct clock worksheet. Q&A  Cuando es. . .? Review holidays.  View video on names and places and alphabet. 

Thurs. 9/22  Students learn the body parts and play "Simon dice."  Students learn the weather conditions and what the weather is like in the seasons.  Begin Chpt. O worksheets

Mon. 9/26   Correct worksheets.  Partner practice p. 19, 21

Tues. 9/27  New vocabulary for Chpt 1A.  Drill and practice. Learn to say "I like and I don't like."  Journal #2  "Me gusta."

Wed. 9/28  Review vocab. for chpt 1.  Play Mentiroso.  Journal #3--"No me gusta."

Thurs. 9/29  Personal introductions (students give 10 sentences orally to the class about themselves.  No notes.  Play pictionary with new vocab.

Mon. Oct 3  New vocabulary (p.70).  Add up all vocab and journals and turn in.  Write Journal # 4 "Como eres?"  Finish up personal introductions.

Tues. Oct 4  Drill and practice new vocab.  "What are you like and why?"  Partner practice pp56-57  Actividades 8, 9, 11.

Wed. Oct 5  Play charades

 Cultural Food Day.  Students make and bring in an authentic Hispanic food dish.  Include the recipe.  This is the only day to do this project.  Cultural Trivia questions.

Mon.  Oct 10Review vocab.  Q&A.   Do exercises on pp. 54, 62  Actividades 5, 6, 19.  Write a Diamond Poem--See file for instructions.  Do a class mingle asking/answering questions.

Tues. Oct 11  Review vocab playing Roshambo.  Writing assignments--pp 55.  Write a sentence for each adjective with a plural subject; make the adjectives adgree.  Ex = Mark y Maria son artisticos.

Wed. Oct 12  Review 3rd person.   Introduce classmates in groups using Mingle worksheet.  Write 6 sentences about 10 family members or friends.  Make family album.  Include yourself.  Watch genders on adjectives.

Thurs. Oct 13  Go to PHSchool.com on the internet and type in codes jcd-o1o2  thru jcd-0105 and jcd-0111 thru jcd-0115 and complete the activities.  Record your results and turn in.

 Mon.  Oct 17  View and Listen to video and Videohistoria pp. 28 & 54.  Begin chpt 1 worksheets.

Tues. Oct 18   Finish and correct Chpt 1 worksheets.   Chpt 1 test.

Wed. Oct 19   Cultural food day

Parent/Teacher Conference 4:30 -8:00  (Ex. Credit for attendance)

Thurs. Oct 20  New vocab. for Chpt 2.   p. 96 plus vocab. handout (see file).   Learn Verb Conjugations  Video on Mexico.

Mon. Oct 24    Do Journal #5 List your class schedule "Tengo la clase de _____ en la primera hora."   Drill and Practice  schedules and items for class and times.

Tues. Oct 25   Partners Q & A .   Dia de Muerto video.  Oral presentation instructions.

Wed. Oct 26   Sentence translation worksheet.  Verb conjugation relay

Thurs. Oct 27  Filibuster practice.  Learn ESTAR

Mon.  Oct 31   Dia de los Muertos. Students will memorialize a loved one and bring a food item that their loved one enjoyed and orally present it.

Tues. Nov 1  Filibuster practice.  Chpt 2 worksheets.

Wed.  Nov 2  Escuela composition  (300 word essay on class schedules)

Thurs.  Nov 3  Filibuster  oral test and receive new vocabulary.  Learn prepositions.

Mon. Nov 7  Review verb ESTAR and practice prepositions.  Journal #6-- "Que necesitas para tus clases?  Do partner practice pp. 100, 108. 

Tues Nov 8  Chpt 2 worksheets and correct them. 

Wed.  Nov 9    Correct Chpt 2 wkst.  Turn in vocab. and journals.   Work on makeup assignments and projects.

Thurs.  Nov 10  Review entire course vocabulary for final.  Play Outburst.  All projects due. 

Mon/Tues Nov 14 or 15  Final written exam.  Cultural Trivia Exam.  Turn in books.

Feb. 28  Watch Spain video and complete worksheet.

Mar. 1  Correct worksheet.  Review rules , grading, policies, and review Span. 1A vocab.

Mar. 2  Chpt 3 vocab.  pp. 144, 168.  Put in vocab.  notebook.

Mar 3 Drill and practice using new vocab.  Do pinpoint #1 with partner.  Write in journal "What I like to eat?"

Mar. 7  Do pinpoint #2.  Get market vocab. and instructions for Thursday's market.  Translate market sentences.  ( See Market handout.)

Mar. 8   Do pinpoint #3.  Do journal #2  " What you don't like to eat or drink."  Play categories.

Mar. 9  Sentence translations.     Make market signs.

Mar.  10  Participate in the class market.  Set up booth with the assigned food and then buy and sell goods using questions to purchase the items. 

Mar. 14   Practice the pledge. (Pledge test on Thurs.)  Pinpoint #4   "Correct sentence translations.  Partner practice pp. 133-136.  Make meals with cards.  Orally explain.

Mar. 15  Make Poco Loco menus for the restaurant.  Pinpoint #5

Mar. 16  Restaurant diologue practice.

Mar. 17  Pledge quiz.  Restaurant simulation.

Mar 21  Chpt 3 worksheets.

MAr 22  Finish Chpt 3 Worksheets

Mar 23  Correct worksheets and review for test.

Mar. 24  Test on Chpt 3.  Correct test.

March 28  Chpt 4 vocabulary and definitions.

March 29  Learn and practice  verbs --Ser, Estar, Tener, Ir.  Verb quiz on Thurs.  All or nothing grade on quiz.  Learn Future tense and do Future Worksheet.

March 30  Learn Adonde vas y donde estas?  Journal "Adonde vas de vacaciones de primavera? Do adjective agreement worksheet.

March 31  Verb quiz on conjugations of 4 verbs.  Practice giving excuses.

SPRING BREAK

April 11  Review vocab. for places and excuses.  Cuando vas worksheet.

April 12 

April 13  Chpt 4 Worksheets

April 14  Chpt 4 Test

April  18  Correct test.  New vocab.

April 19  Drill and practice new vocab.  Instructions for Family Albums and Fam. Trees. count up and turn in vocabulary for first half of trimester.  Divide words by 4 for score.

April 20  Descibe self using hair, eyes, physical desc.  Learn possessive adj and possessives using "de."  Complete the possessives worksheet.  (see files)

April 21  Correct worksheet, Do journal--Tu Familia.  Orally give descriptions of pictures.  Play "Quien es?"  Personal introductions.

April 25  Family Presentation and preparations.

April 26  Family Feud surveys.  Practice family orals.

APril 27  Family presentations orally (each person has 2 minutes).

April 28  Play family Fued game.

May 2   Fam. Presentation editing.  Journal-- naming of families.  Partner practice exercises p. 22.

May 3  Chpt 5 worksheets

May 4  Chpt 5 test

Cinco de mayo--Cultural food day.  Make authentic Hispanic food dish.  Bring in the recipe. 

May 9  Chpt 6 & 7 Vocabulary  words.  Learn demonstrative adjectives.  Learn past tense endings.

May 10  Drill and practice clothing vocabulary.  Pinpoint #1.  Learn Direct Object Pronouns and their usage. 

May 11  Pinpoint #2  Journal--¿Que llevas?  Clothing mingle.  Write cards for fashion show.

May 12   Fashion show.  Filibuster practice.

May 16  Filibuster practice.  Pinpoint #3  Clothes shopping activity preparation.  See file for instructions.

May 17  Pinpoint #4  Clothes shopping mingle.  Write summary of purchases.  Begin 24 hour Marathon.  See file for instructions.

May 18  Pinpoint #5 Filibuster test.  Past tense worksheet. (See file--Past Tense)  Work on written projects.  All Projects due Monday May 23.

May 19  Vocab. review game Outburst

May 23  All projects due.  Chpt 7 worksheets.

May 24  Chpt 7 test

May 25  Cultural Trivia Test

May 26  End of course final