Maureen Gamble

Spanish 3
-we reviewed the healthy living vocabulary (throughout chapter 2) and listened to several people discuss their habits for healthy living.
-we corrected the homework(workbook exercises) to ensure understanding of the concepts reviewed
-you all worked on an oral conversation --
-we continued to review the uses of the preterite and reviewed how hacer is used in the preterite--
Spanish 2
-we all sang a catchy tune using estar and ser and several of the uses of each verb-
-you all answered some questions about the Andalucia reading on p. 1,2,3,4-please take some time to google up some of the places mentioned-it really is an AWESOME place!
-you all then did several exercises using either ser, estar, or tener, and we went over each.
-you then did a few more ser or estar exercises --
homework: study for quiz tomorrow over uses and forms of ser, estar, and tener

Posted by Maureen Gamble on August 27, 2008 at 03:46 PM | Permalink

Spanish 3
-we continued to review the present tense of stem change and irregular yo form verbs
-you wrote a short composition about your family using new vocabulary on family and emotions
-we reviewed the workbook pages in 2nd and in 5th I assigned pl 2,3&4, p5, ex.9,11 p4 ex.7&8,p.8,ex.16,17,18
and p. 12 ex.5&6 using new vocabulary about living a healthy life-p.39/41
-you all began to prepare a short conversational skit using given structures and vocabulary--
Spanish 2
-we continued to review the present tense forms of regular verbs as well as ser and estar. We reviewed the last night homework in the workbook to ensure understanding.
-you all completed a worksheet using verbs like gustar-
-you began to prepare for an oral assessment--

Posted by Maureen Gamble on August 26, 2008 at 06:40 PM | Permalink

Spanish 3
-We discussed the weekend and eased in to a reminder of how and when to use the preterite. we reviewed with regular verbs, ir and ser, and -car -gar and -zar verbs orally and with notes and exercises to accompany.
-You all went to the lab and practiced proficiency with the preterite on conjuguemos.com
tarea:workbook pages 1,2,3,4,5,6
Spanish2
-I collected the homework from the workbook and returned last weeks quizzes. I explained verbs like gustar again, and gave you a sheet explaing them well. We went over it, and then you all wrote 10 sentences with different subjects to show me that you understand the concept.
-We went to the lab and on the book site-www.go.hrw.com you all reviewed in Chapter 1 adjective agreement, verbs like gustar, and countries,capitals and nationalities.
Homework: Complete the activity online-chapter 1-

Posted by Maureen Gamble on August 25, 2008 at 01:23 PM | Permalink

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Posted by Maureen Gamble on August 22, 2008 at 05:33 PM | Permalink

Spanish 3
-we continued to review verbs like gustar with several oral activities-
-You all read El Secreto de la Llave in groups, and then completed a graphic organizer to help comprehension-
-I issued workbooks today=
=we did a quiz review of tener expressions and did a speaking activity using them-
Spanish 2
-We continued to review ser and estar and use both to reinforce--
-I gave you a copy of the writing assignment rubric and then returned the graded paragraphs from Wednesday and you corrected any mistakes.
-we reviewed tener expressions, tener + que + infinitive and ir +a+ infinitive and you all had to decide which to use in given sentences.
Homework-workbook pages 1-5

Posted by Maureen Gamble on August 22, 2008 at 05:01 PM | Permalink

Spanish 3
-we continued review of verbs like gustar in class and then went to the lab to review online-you will have a quiz over these tomorrow!
-you all wrote and shared original sentences with the yo form present tense irregular verbs. You also reviewed these online, and sang a catch tune to help you remember them!
-we played bingo with sports and hobbies vocabulary-
-homework: review for tomorrow's quiz!
Spanish 2
-we reviewed countries, capitals, and adjectives of nationality for the quiz tomorrow. We sang that great song again to help-I learned a nice acronym from you all for Central America-My Goriilla Eats Hamburgers Nightly Causing Pain.NICE!!!
-we continued discussing the many uses of the verb tener and did lots of exercises to reinforce.
-We discussed again the ser/estar similarities and differences, and you all wrote examples of each.
-We discussed weather expressions again, and practiced with them yet again.
-Homework: study for quiz, and review ser,.estar, tener

Posted by Maureen Gamble on August 21, 2008 at 03:45 PM | Permalink