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 * Grade 8 Spanish I**
 * La Fecha **:  el miércoles, el 4 de septiembre, 2013 (Wednesday, September 4, 2013)
 * //Note- In Spanish days and months are not capitalized. //**
 * Trabajo para Entregar (Work Due): **This is where I will write what will be checked. It is usually an assignment from the previous class and the previous night's homework. Students should be ready to show me the completed work and then translate the daily phrase and start the warm up activity.
 * La Frase del Día (Daily Phrase): **¡Hola clase! Bienvenidos a la clase de español.
 * (Translate this phrase each day.) **
 * La Meta: ** We will become acquainted. Students will learn the class routine, discuss the syllabus, & explore my wiki page.
 * La Agenda de Clase (The Class Agenda): ** This is where you will see what we have planned to do for the day. After you have translated the daily phrase, you should begin the warm up (#1 on the agenda).

1. Attendance in Spanish (Learn some phrases in Spanish to greet people) 2. Learn the Class Procedures and Review the Daily Agenda 3. Discuss the syllabus and the required materials <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">4. Complete the student questionnaire

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">If time permits… (We did not get to alphabet and more time is needed to explain <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">the late work policies.)

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">We will learn the Spanish Alphabet <span style="color: #0023e3; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">[|Spanish Alphabet]

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<span style="color: #0026f8; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> **La Tarea:** **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">(Homework) **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Finish the questionnaire, give your parents the welcome letter and have parents fill out the second page of the questionnaire (signature required). Check out the Wiki page – there just might be an opportunity for extra credit… Hmmmmmm J <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> You have to go regularly to get the bonus points.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">to be collected. Extra credit offered on September 4th has expired. //You may still respond to the discussion thread on the wiki but will not receive extra points to this assignment.// <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">1. Take a conversational grid. Practice asking and answering the questions with the person across from you. Do not write anything on the grids! If you want to write do it on scrap paper This is a speaking activity and writing is not required. All I should hear is Spanish! <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">2. We will finish going over the syllabus (rules, policies, procedures for class). There is a link to download syllabus on the previous agenda for September 4th. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">3. We will view a short presentation to reinforce classroom values and work ethic that will demonstrate verbs and vocabulary related to school in Spanish. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">ESCUELA presentation <span style="color: #0023e3; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">[|Link to Prezi] [|**http://wordreference.com/**] //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Me llamo señorita Fannoney. En mi familia hay muchas personas. Vivo con mi hija Nazirah. Tengo dos hermanas. MI hermana menor vive con mis padres en Norwood y mi hermana mayor vive en Norte Carolina con mis sobrinos y su esposo. Mi color favorito es morado. Tengo un iphone y me gusta usar facebook para hablar con amigos y compartir fotos. //
 * Grade 8 Spanish I**
 * <span style="color: #0026f8; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">La Fecha **<span style="color: #0026f8; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> el lunes, el 9 de septiembre, 2013
 * <span style="color: #0026f8; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Trabajo para Entregar (Work Due): **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Student and Parent Questionnaire is due. Have it ready
 * <span style="color: #0026f8; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Trabajo para Entregar (Work Due): **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Student and Parent Questionnaire is due. Have it ready
 * <span style="color: #0026f8; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">La Meta: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Discuss late work poilicy; Review Spanish Vocabulary to talk about School; Practice daily procedures; Speaking practice (Asking and Answering Questions); Review themes from last year’s curriculum.
 * <span style="color: #0026f8; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">La Frase del Día (Daily Phrase): **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">La clase de español es divertida.
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">(Translate this phrase each day.) ****<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> //(Students should complete the translation first.// //Write the date in Spanish and the translation both in Spanish and English. Remember this should be on a separate piece of paper because you will continue tomorrow with tomorrow’s daily phrase.)// **
 * <span style="color: #0028f8; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">La Agenda de Clase (The Class Agenda): **
 * <span style="color: #0026f8; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">La Tarea: ****<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">(Homework) **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Write a short description about you in Spanish. Choose at least three questions to respond to in your paragraph from the conversation grid. Your paragraph should be a minimum of 6 complete sentences and must be written in Spanish. Think about what you learned to do last year. This grid contains many themes that you studied and many of the verbs that you learned. Be careful to conjugate your verbs, pay attention to gender and number, and use the reference below for help with spelling and vocabulary.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Example: **
 * Grade 8 Spanish I**
 * Week 2: Day 3**
 * <span style="color: #0026f8; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">La Fecha **<span style="color: #0026f8; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> el martes, el 10 de septiembre, 2013
 * <span style="color: #0026f8; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Trabajo para Entregar (Work Due): **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Daily Phrase from 9/9 / Self Description in Spanish/ Extra Credit from Wiki (Collect)
 * <span style="color: #0026f8; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Las Metas: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Book Distribution / Review - Parte I/ Definite & Indefinite Articles/ The Verb Ser/ Regular AR Verbs/
 * <span style="color: #0026f8; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">La Frase del Día (Daily Phrase): ** <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Mis amigos son de Costa Rica. La capital de Costa Rica es San José.
 * <span style="color: #0028f8; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">La Agenda de Clase (The Class Agenda): **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">1. Warm up: Pick up a book and complete the slip.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">2. Review the vocabulary on pages 2-3 and then complete activities 1 & 2 on page 4. (Always put your name, date, and title on your assignments)
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">3. Review the Verb Ser on page 6. Write a sentence using each form of the verb and a subject pronoun.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">3. Review the Verb Ser on page 6. Write a sentence using each form of the verb and a subject pronoun.


 * <span style="color: #0026f8; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">La Tarea: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Cover your textbooks. Copy the vocabulary on pages 2 & 3 on the vocabulary handout. Be sure to fill out the top of the vocabulary page with the Unit, Lesson, and Page number.

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Grade 8 Spanish I Week 2: Day 4 <span style="color: #0026f8; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">La Fecha (Date): <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> el miércoles, el 11 de septiembre, 2013 <span style="color: #0026f8; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Trabajo para Entregar (Work Due): <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Activities 1 & 2/ Ser Sentences/ Vocabulary pages 2-3 <span style="color: #0026f8; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Las Metas (Objectives): <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Repaso – Parte I: Ser/ Articles/ Adjective-Noun Agreement/ Gustar/ Regular AR verbs/ <span style="color: #0026f8; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">La Frase del Día (Daily Phrase): <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Mariana es una buena amiga. Ella es de Paraguay pero vive en Estados Unidos. <span style="color: #0028f8; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">La Agenda de Clase (The Class Agenda):
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">I. Look at your conversations grids and find examples of the following:
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Ser
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">A feminine indefinite article
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">A Masculine indefinite article
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Possessive Adjectives
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Conjugated verbs
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Infinitives


 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">II. Complete activity 4, page 5 (write Full Sentences)

<span style="color: #0026f8; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">La Tarea (Homework): <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Cover textbooks! Complete activities 6, 7, & 8 on pages 6-7.
 * <span style="background-color: #00ffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Our first quiz will be on Friday, September 13th. The quiz will assess your knowledge of the syllabus, classroom procedures, and the daily agenda. Students should know what each part of the agenda means, understand all of the policies, and understand the daily procedures. Students should also be familiar with my Wiki page. Know the address and how to navigate through it! There may be an extra credit answer found on the Wiki at some point this week to earn extra points on your quiz! **

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Grade 8 Spanish I Week 2: <span style="color: #0026f8; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">La Fecha: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> el jueves, el 12 de septiembre, 2013 <span style="color: #0026f8; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Trabajo para Entregar : <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Grammar warm up (CW) / Activity 4 (CW)/ Activities 6, 7 & 8 (HW) <span style="color: #0026f8; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Las Metas: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Spanish Speaking Countries / Repaso – Lesson 1 (Vocabulary, Articles, Ser, Gender- Number Agreement, Gustar, AR verbs) <span style="color: #0026f8; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">La Frase del Día: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Hay 21 países hispanohablantes en el mundo. ¿Cómo se llaman? <span style="color: #0028f8; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">La Agenda de Clase: <span style="color: #0028f8; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Warm Up <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">1. Use your textbook maps at the beginning of the book. Tell me what Spanish speaking countries are located in the following regions: (pages xxvi – xxix) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">México and Centroamérica: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">El Caribe: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Sudamérica __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Europa __ <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">África

__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">2. Review the notes on Gustar on page 8 and then complete activity 10. __

__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">3. AR Verb Review and Diagnostic Assessment Parte I __ __<span style="color: #0026f8; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">La Tarea: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">There will be a quiz tomorrow. Check out the wiki and come prepared! Know the class routine, parts of the agenda, and be able to prove you have __ __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">been on the wiki. __ __<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Our first quiz will be on Friday, September 13th. The quiz will assess your knowledge of the syllabus, classroom procedures, and the daily agenda. Students should know what each part of the agenda means, understand all of the policies, and understand the daily procedures. Students should also be familiar with my Wiki page. Know the address and how to navigate through it! <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">There may be an extra credit answer found on the Wiki at some point this week to earn extra points on your quiz! __ __<span style="background-color: #ff00ff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Notebook Quiz – Next Friday (At this time you must have all the required supplies for class and your book covered). <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Dividers, Binders, Paper, Book, and Cover __

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 * Grade 8 Spanish I**
 * Week 2**
 * <span style="color: #0026f8; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">La Fecha: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> el viernes, el 13 de septiembre, 2013 **
 * <span style="color: #0026f8; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Trabajo para Entregar : <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Geography Warm Up / Activity 10 **
 * <span style="color: #0026f8; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Las Metas: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Quiz on Syllabus and Wiki/ Vocabulary & Grammar Practice for Repaso 1/ Hispanic Heritage Month **
 * <span style="color: #0026f8; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">La Frase del Día (Daily Phrase): <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Hay una prueba hoy. **
 * <span style="color: #0028f8; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">La Agenda de Clase: **
 * <span style="color: #0028f8; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Warm Up **
 * A. Warm up: Replace the following people with a subject pronoun in Spanish (I, You, He, She, We, Etc…):**
 * 1. Marcos**
 * 2. Anamaría**
 * 3. Las Chicas**
 * 4. I**
 * 5. You (Familiar and Singular)**
 * 6. You Plural (familiar in Spain)**
 * 7. You Plural (familiar & formal used most countries)**


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">B. After the quiz complete the vocabulary worksheet pages 10 - 11 **


 * <span style="color: #0026f8; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">La Tarea: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">¡Pasa un buen fin de semana! If both class activities are completed you do not have homework **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">over the weekend. The warm up and the worksheet must be completed for Monday. **
 * <span style="background-color: #ff00ff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Notebook Quiz – Next Friday 9/20 (At this time you must have all the required supplies for class and your book covered). <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Dividers, Binders, Paper, Book, and Cover **