Week of December 8th

lunes: Field Trip to Old Globe

martes: El Mercado Challenge Options and Final Prep for Presentations
Gramatica: Interrogatives
Poesia

miércoles: El Mercado Challenge Options and Final Prep for Presentations
Poesia

jueves: El Mercado Challenge Options and Final Prep for Presentations
Gramatica: Prepositions
Poesia

viernes: Benchmark #3 Due: Challenge Options for El Mercado Due

El Mercado Presentations begin on Monday, 12/15.

Week of December 1st

lunes: El Mercado Project

martes: La Geografia de Latina America: los Mapas
El Mercado

miércoles: Gramatica: Stem Changing Verbs
Los Mapas
El Mercado

jueves: Gramatica: Reflexive verbs
Los Mapas
El Mercado

viernes: El Mercado Benchmark #2 due

Week of November 17, 2008

lunes: College Day

martes: Ser v. Estar Quizito

El Mercado Project Launch

miercoles: El Mercado

Create Itinerary and Script

jueves: Itinerary and Script

Gramatica: Telling Time

viernes: Itinerary and Script Due by end of period

TAREA: Site visits are completed, documented and turned in by Friday, December 5th

Week of November 3, 2008

Complete all Creative Masters Presentations

SLC Preparation: Answer all Essential Questions and provide project evidence (see Essential Questions on handout from core teachers). Practice SLC's in class.

DP's: Post most meaningful project work on your DP

Gramatica y Vocabulario: Ser vs. Estar / Verb and Adjective agreement

Listening, Speaking, Writing in Spanish: Poesia, Cinema y Musica
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12:30 pm dismissal on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (11/5, 11/6, 11/7)

Weeks of October 20 and October 27, 2008

10/20 - 10/23: Gramatica: ER / IR verbs practice quiz (10/20) and real quiz (10/21)
Maestros Creativos project ongoing.
Listening, Speaking, Writing: Poetry and Music: Pablo Neruda and Miles Davis
Benchmark #3 due on 10/23 by end of period: Maestros Creativos Project is at least 70% complete.

10/27 - 10/31: Gramatica: Ser vs. Estar and Singular / Plural nouns
Maestros Creativos project DUE: Presentations on Wednesday, October 29th and Thursday, October 30th
Listening, Speaking, Writing: Dia de los Muertos
Dia de los Muertos mini-project ongoing (10/27, 10/28, 10/31)

Week of October 13, 2008

Creative Masters Project

Benchmark 1: Proposal Due 10/9


Continue to work on the three products due for the project. Please bring in any and all materials to class to meet the benchmarks by the due dates.


Benchmark 2: Due 10/17

Re-Creation / Re-Expression at least 35% complete

Digital Presentation at least 35% complete

Creative Writing Piece at least 35% complete

If you have questions, please consult the assignment sheet handouts that you have received or email me.

Buena Suerte!

Señor G

Week of May 12th (La Semana del 12 de mayo)

Lunes (5/12): Gramatica - Me Gusta y Poder

Geografia: Espana, Mexico y America Central, America del Sur, el Mar Caribe

Project Launch: Capturando la Cultura Latina

Martes (5/13): Geografia (Repaso)

Project Topic Research / Selection

Topic Due 5/14

Miercoles (5/14): Project Topic Due

Project Proposal Work - Due Monday, 5/19

Gramatica y Geografia Quiz on Friday, 5/16

Jueves (5/15): Gramatica y Geografia Repaso (Review)

Project Proposal Work

Quiz: Friday 5/16

Viernes: Quiz

Project Proposal Work

Proposal Due Monday, 5/19

Week of April 7th

Lunes:

Quizito: Vocabulario y Ser / Estar
Accion: Skit en Espanol para Miercoles

Martes:

Gramatica: Tiempo (Telling Time)
Accion: Skit Practica

Miercoles:

Accion: Las Presentaciones de los Skits

Jueves:

Gramatica
Podcast: Proyecto

Viernes:

Quizito: Vocabulario (El Oido - Hearing Nouns and Adjectives)
Podcasts

Week of March 31st

Monday: Vocab. Intro. / HW: Vocab Quiz Friday, 4/4

Tuesday: Grammar Intro.: Ser vs. Estar / HW: Grammar Quiz Friday, 4/4

Wednesday: Vocab/Gram. Practice

New Project Intro.

Thursday: Vocab./Gram. Practice: Practice Quiz today.

New Project Work

Friday: Quiz

New Project Work

Key Assignments for Week of March 10th

Monday through Thursday: Los Maestros Creativos: Proyecto

1) Complete the re-expression / re-creation piece

2) Complete the creative writing piece in Spanish and English for Thursday's Exhibition at 6pm.


Tuesday, 3/11: Benchmark #1 due: 80% completion of re-expression and creative writing piece by end of class.

Wednesday, 3/12: Benchmark #2 due: 90% completion of both pieces due by end of class. Practice spoken word pieces, rehearsal of live performance, staging for movie and cooking.

Thursday, 3/13: Final Completion of project due by end of class. Practice and staging for Exhibition.

Friday, 3/14: Half day. Vocabulary game and study sheet of vocab./grammar for Spring Break.

Key Assignments for Week of March 3rd

Monday:

Study Vocab./Grammar for Quiz on Friday, 3/7.
Creative Masters Project research.
Guacamole contest.
Homework: Proposal for Creative Masters due on 3/4 (typed).


Tuesday:

Homework due: Creative Masters proposal.
Study vocab./grammar for Friday quiz.
Homework: Work toward completion of Benchmark 1 (bring all materials to complete re-expression piece).

Wednesday:

Creative Masters project: benchmark completion
Homework: Vocab./Gram. quiz on Friday and Creative Masters work.

Thursday:

same as Wednesday, 3/5.

Friday:

Vocab./Gram. quiz.
Creative Masters Benchmark 1 due.

Plan for Week of January 28th

Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday: Vocab/Grammar Quiz on Monday only. POL Prep. DP creation. Student-led Comments.

Thursday and Friday: Practice POL's for a grade.

POL's begin on Monday, February 4th...please make sure you are prepared.

Key Assignments for Week of January 21at

Monday: Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday

Tuesday through Thursday: Latino Culture Project Presentations

Friday: Vocabulary and Grammar Quiz on Lugares y Personas (Vocab List Handout Sheet) and Stem Changing Verbs (see notes).

Key Assignments for Week of January 14th

Monday: 1 pg. Research Paper Due (Benchmark #1) / Project Rubric distributed to each student

Tuesday: Vocab & Grammar practice / Project work

Wednesday: Vocab & Grammar practice / Project work

Thursday: Vocab & Grammar Practice Quiz / Project work

Friday: Vocab. % Grammar Quiz / Project work is due: Digital Presentation and 1 Challenge Option (minimum)

Capturing Culture Project

Timeline:

Due on Monday, Jan. 14th:

1 pg., 12-pt., double-spaced paper that answer the 5 essential questions listed on the Project Description handout.

Due on Friday, Jan. 18th:

Digital Presentation and 1 Challenge Option (minimum) due.

Due on Tuesday, Jan. 22nd:

Final Presentation of Digital Presentation and Challenge Option(s)

Key Assignments for Week of January 7th

Monday: Reading, Listening, Speaking proficiency with Total Physical Response Spanish activities. Students role play and then design their own comic.

Tuesday: Grammar: por vs. para, this/that/these/those, stem-changing verbs, the verb: ir
Vocab: 15 words. Complete comics.

Wednesday: New Project Launch - Capturing Culture. Begin your research and your project design. Match to Project Benchmarks. Project is due on Friday, January 18th.

Thursday: Grammar and vocabulary continued. Capturing Culture Project. Meet Project Benchmarks.

Friday: Grammar and Vocab. Quiz. Capturing Culture Project.