Homework (Deberes / Tarea)
1. Finish 7.4 if you did not do so in class

2. Study for the Unit 6 Quest - Monday

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Homework (Deberes / Tarea)
1. Finish handout 7.1

2. Study: Unit 6 Quiz on Tues./ Wed. 

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2. Keep working on your autobiographical essay. Pt. 4 is due on Friday at midnight. Be sure to have everything edited (based on the comments/ notes that I left you online) and remember to add in all of the new requirements for part 4. You should have a 7-8 paragraph essay.  

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2. Termina 6.3 

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Homework (Deberes / Tarea)
1. Termina 5.4 

2. Estudia: Unit 4 Exam on Thurs/Fri

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1. Termina 5.2 if you did not finish in class

2. Estudia: Unit 4 Quest (lunes)

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1. Finish typing part 1 and part 2 of the autobiographical essay (Due Monday!)

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1. Termina 4.5
2. Keep working on part 1 & part 2 of your typed essay

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1. Finish 4.4 - you do not have to complete part 2 of the essay, but may want to if you'd like to get ahead. 

2. Consider finishing the typed version of part 1 of your essay. Remember to make correction 

3. Essay: Pt 1 & Pt. 2 DUE JAN. 29th (Mon.)

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1. Estudia: Study for your Unit 3 exam! 

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Create a music video and teach others about ser vs estar. Be sure to include the following:

- the conjugations of each verb (soy, eres, es... etc.)

- how to differentiate between the two verbs (DOCTOR/ PLACE)

 

You may work solo or with a team of people. Totally up to you :)

 

More importantly, enjoy your holiday break and get some MUCH needed rest! See you all in 2018...

 

Most of you are now done with both the listening and the first portion of the speaking assessment. We are about half way done!! You got this :) 

 

Homework (Deberes / Tarea)
1. Study for your Intro to Spanish Final (Units 1-3)!

2. 30 mins on Quizlet/ Conjuguemos to practice

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Homework (Deberes / Tarea)
1. Finish 3.7 if your team did not finish it today in class

2. Study for the Unit 2 Exam (on Monday)

3. Complete a self-binder check and be prepared to turn it all in on Monday!

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1. Finish handout 3.5 if you did not do so in class

2. Study for your Unit 2 Quest (Thurs./ Fri.)

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1. Finish handout 3.2 and 3.3 if you did not get a chance to do so in class

2. Practice on Quizlet or Conjuguemos or simply review/ study for your upcoming midterm!


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1. Finish handout 3.1 if you were unable to finish in class. 

2. Start working with Unit 3 on Quizlet or continue practicing on Conjuguemos with ser vs estar so that you are getting ahead. 
3. Enjoy your break and consider doing some of the extra credit homework assignments for points during the break :)

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1. Finish 2.5 if you did not finish in your group

2. Remember that your weather project is due on Thurs. Fri. 

3. Remember to practice on Quizlet (Unit 2)

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1. Quizlet - Practice Unit 2 vocabulary for 15 minutes

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1. Study for your Unit 1 Exam (Thurs./ Fri.)

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Homework (Deberes / Tarea)
1. Finish handout 2.4

2. Practice your presentation in case you did not present today!

***STUDY FOR YOUR UNIT 1 EXAM: THIS THURS./ FRI.***

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2. Practice your presentation! We start these on Monday!

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Homework (Deberes / Tarea)
1. Create flashcards for your presentation. Remember to not write in long/ complete sentences. Make short bullet points that are easier to remember so that you don't get stuck reading from your cards when you do present. 

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2. Finish your country presentation if you did not in class

*** Study for your Unit 1 Quest (alphabet, numbers, greetings, subject pronouns, charts, etc.). Remember that there will also be a 3 point mini check on the countries/ caps***

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- Subject pronouns

- Greetings

- Alphabet

- Numbers

2. Organize your binder the way we discussed in class in preparation for your second binder check

 

**Rough draft of your country presentation is due Thurs/ Fri, October 12-13**

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Homework (Deberes / Tarea)
1. Finish handout 1.7

2. Study for speaking assessment (numbers 0-20)

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- If you have decided to do the extra credit 3 paragraph essay, see the attached PDF doc or scroll down to see it here. 

 

 

 

 

 

Reading and Annotating

 

Read the article provided and write detailed annotations on the handout. If you have never done annotations, look at the following example: 

 

* As you can see, you will want to take notes as you read the

article carefully. Include notes on the following:

- vocabulary

 

- things that you understand

 

- things that you need clarification to fully understand

 

- underline and take notes on sentences that you will

later use as quotes in your 5 paragraph essay

 

When you are finished, please hand your article to the teacher for approval. Once your warm up has been approved, you

will be given an article and can move on to Part 2.

 

 

Essay

Use the step by step guide below to guide you through your essay

Write the proper MLA heading and create a titIe

 

 

Introduction paragraph:

1. Grab the attention​ of your audience: Start by asking an interesting question or make a bold statement (1-2 sentences).
2. Give background info​. Fully explain and set the stage for your topic. This could be by defining important words, giving historical context or introducing important facts. (2-3 sentences)
3. Introduce the main points of your essay (ALL in your own words) (2-3 sentences)
4. Write your thesis statement: What are you trying to prove? The thesis statement is your argument​. Underline the complete thesis statement/ sentence.

Body paragraph:

1. Write a topic sentence to introduce what your first paragraph will be proving.
2. In your own words, introduce your first point​/ subtopic (1-2 sentences).
3. Support your first point with evidence: Use a direct quote, evidence, proof, example or data. Must use citation​. Ex: Research proves, “blah blah blah” (Jones 3).
4. In your own words, analyze, explain, evaluate, elaborate or comment​ on the relevance of your evidence from step 3. 
5. Explain why this evidence is meaningful to your thesis (3-5 sentences).
6. Transition​ into your next point. (Ideas: In addition, Likewise, On the other hand, Similarly, In contrast, As a result, etc.) (Only a few words and combines with step #6)
7. In your own words, introduce your second point​/ subtopic (1-2 sentences).
8. Support your second point with evidence: Use a direct quote, evidence, proof, example or data. Must use citation​. Ex: New York Times article, “The Future of the Children” demonstrates that blah blah blah (Garvy 22).
9. In your own words, analyze, explain, evaluate, elaborate or comment​ on the relevance of your evidence from Step 8. Explain why this evidence is meaningful to your thesis (3-5 sentences).
10. Conclusion​: Use a clincher to end the argument in a powerful way.

Conclusion paragraph:

1. Grab the attention​ of your audience: Start by asking an interesting question or make a bold statement which ties back to your overall essay (1-2 sentences).
2. Restate the main points of your essay (ALL in your own words) (5 sentences)
3. Write a clincher​ - This is your final argument! Make it strong (1-2 sentences)

MLA Format Guide

 

1. Create your own title, centered above essay

2. Indent each paragraph

3. MLA in-text citations =

a. If you have an author, use: Author’s Last Name and pg # (Jorges 3).

b. If you don’t have an author, use: Title of article and pg # (“The Children” 2).

 

 

 

 

 

Formal Writing Tips

 

1. No contractions: (can’t, don’t, won’t, etc.)

2. No first or second person (I, me, my, us, you, we, our, ours, ourselves, yourself, mine, yours)

3. Be respectful: don’t call authors by just first name (use first and last or just last)

4. Keep formality and avoid redundancy. Avoid words like: very, stuff, a lot, thing(s), really, etc.

 

1. Finish 1.8 if you did not do so in class

2. STUDY for your Unit 1 Quiz (35pts) on Thurs/ Fri

 

Unfortunately, I will not be in school for Back to School Night. I will leave some information in front of my classroom, but please feel free to email me if you have any questions or concerns. I'm incredibly sad to be missing the opportunity to meet you in person!

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1. STUDY for your Unit 1 Quiz (35pts) on Thurs/ Fri

 

Unfortunately, I will not be in school for Back to School Night. I will leave some information in front of my classroom, but please feel free to email me if you have any questions or concerns. I'm incredibly sad to be missing the opportunity to meet you in person!

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Homework (Deberes / Tarea)
1. Finish handout 1.5 if you did not do so in class
2. Create a FORMAL comic strip. Include the following:

- Greeting

- Name

- How are you

- Where from

- Where live

- Nice to meet

- Bye

** REMEMBER THAT EACH PERSON MUST ASK AND ANSWER EACH QUESTION IN ORDER TO GET FULL CREDIT ** 

 

Unfortunately, I will not be in school for Back to School Night. I will leave some information in front of my classroom, but please feel free to email me if you have any questions or concerns. I'm incredibly sad to be missing the opportunity to meet you in person!

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1. Finish handout 1.3 (use pencil and try your best) 
2. Organize your binder the way we discussed in class in preparation for your binder check

3. Practice your alphabet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LT9ltzFJTQ

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1. Create a comic strip using ONLY the vocab from Unit 1.1. The script must include the following:

- Greeting

- Ask and answer, "what is your name?"

- Ask and answer, "how are you?"

- Ask and answer, "where are you from?"

- Ask and answer, "where do you live?"

- Nice to meet you / Bye

*** REMEMBER THAT YOU GET EXTRA CREDIT FOR MAKING IT LOOK NICE (the way we discussed in class). ALSO REMEMBER THAT YOU CAN ONLY USE THE CLASS VOCAB FROM UNIT 1***

 

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1. Finish handout 1.2 (front and back)

2. Organize your binder the way we discussed in class in preparation for your binder check 

 

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1. Finish handout 1.0 if you did not finish in class

2. Finish handout 1.2 if you did not finish in class

3. Keep studying the 1.1 vocabulary 

 

 

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1. Sign up / subscribe to our homework page (make sure you click on the correct period/ class!)

2. Start gathering the materials that you will need for this course: 

a. binder

b. notebook

c. pencils / pens / highlighters or colored pencils or pens

3. Sign your syllabus and have a parent or guardian sign and initial as well.

 

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1. Finish handout 1.1

2. Sign up / subscribe to our homework page (make sure you click on the correct period/ class!)

3. Start gathering the materials that you will need for this course: 

a. binder

b. notebook

c. pencils / pens / highlighters or colored pencils or pens

4. Sign your syllabus and have a parent or guardian sign and initial as well.

 

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1. Sign up / subscribe to our homework page (make sure you click on the correct period/ class!)

2. Start gathering the materials that you will need for this course: 

a. binder

b. notebook

c. pencils / pens / highlighters or colored pencils or pens

3. Sign your syllabus and have a parent or guardian sign and initial as well.

 

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Have an amazing weekend and enjoy your day off!! 

 

Srta. Ruiz