Creative Project Reminder!!

This Friday, you will need to report your plan for your project! This will be a part of your weekly quiz, and will be worth 5 points. Some things to include in your plan are:

-Format (powerpoint, collage, timeline, movie, etc.)

-Countries (are you doing 3 topics about 5 different countries, 10 topics about 1 country, or 10 facts about 1 topic in 1 country)

-How do you plan to do your research?


I want to help you break this into smaller steps so you can be successful!!

Sprint to the end!

We are in the last six weeks of a great semester. You have all been patient with my in my first semester of teaching, as I've tried out lots of different ideas and strategies. Hopefully you have learned some Spanish, and learned more about the world around you! In these final weeks, we will not be adding much new vocabulary to the 200+ words that we already have learned, we will be focusing on grammar from now until the end. Here are some important dates to know:

Dec. 7--First in class test assignment. This is an assignment that you will do on your own and will be factored into your test grade

Dec. 14--Second in class test assignment

Dec. 21--3rd Six weeks TEST

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

January 9-10 we will be presenting our cumulative creative projects, using the information you have already gathered for your project. More information and a rubric to come for that assignment.

Let's finish strong!!!

Honduras!!!

Some recipes:

http://www.food.com/recipes/honduran

Cuba Week!!

Here is a link to some Cuban recipes:

http://www.tasteofcuba.com/cubanrecipes.html

A Concert and Extra Credit?? What a Deal!

Check this out!

This is going to be a great concert featuring music from Spain! It is worth a weekly quiz grade if you go and bring me your ticket stub! I hope I can go!

PROGRESS REPORTS GOING HOME TODAY!!!!!

Just thought you should know.

And have I mentioned that

MAKEUP WORK IS DUE BY THE END OF MONDAY, OCTOBER 31ST!!!!


And Happy Halloween!

Creative Project #2 Rubric

Creative Project #2
Grading Rubric

Name:

Required Element
5 countries represented in presentation
Points possible: 25

Countries:
Panama
Peru
Spain
Cuba
Honduras

3 topics discussed for each country (see list on assignment sheet, or other approved topic)
Points possible: 30

Length: 10 minutes
Points possible: 30

Pictures: 1 picture required for each topic
Points possible: 15

Extras: (5 points each)
*Food
*Music
*Props


I will give you a handout that has the same table I'll be using to grade your projects. These will be due November 17th!!!!! I have the computer lab reserved on Fridays so if you use your time wisely during class, you should be able to finish everything in class, except for any extras you want to add in for fun.

MAKE UP WORK ALERT!!!!

Today I will be giving out slips to those who are missing grades for weekly quizzes. Tomorrow I'll be letting you know if you are missing a vocabulary quiz grade. The last date to submit makeup work is OCTOBER 31st! That is halfway through this six weeks, and the last day you can make up for anything you've missed in the second six weeks term so far. As a reminder, here is how you make up work:

1. Vocabulary Quiz: For every quiz you miss you have to turn in 40 translated words--in English and Spanish

2. Weekly Quiz: You can come either before school or after school to take the quiz, or you can attend the National Honor Society tutoring session for 20 minutes. You will need to sign in and out with Mr. Caviness and have the tutor that helped you sign a paper saying what time you came and what you worked on while you are there. Even if they haven't taken Spanish, they can still quiz you on your vocabulary!


DO NOT LET A ZERO BRING DOWN YOUR AVERAGE!!!!! :)

Spain Week!!!

Here is a link to some recipes for typical food from Spain if you want to make something to bring on in Friday to take place of your vocab quiz grade!

http://www.euroresidentes.com/euroresiuk/Recipies/Recipies.htm

http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/world-cuisine/europe/spain/main.aspx (these are easier to understand and are written in American measurements)

Creative Project #2

Country Powerpoint

In this project you will do a powerpoint demonstration for the class about five different countries we study during this six weeks period. The countries will be:

Panama
Peru
Spain
Cuba
Honduras

I will give you a rubric with more details regarding the grading later, but for each country you must highlight at least 3 of the following elements.

Music/musicians Traditional food
Art/artists Past relations with United States
Traditional clothing Daily life of teenagers
Major historical figures Geographic regions/climates
Past wars Popular sports or well known athletes
Famous writers Government structure


You can pick three things and do the same three for each country, or you can do different elements for each country. But, in your presentation, each country must have three of these elements explained, with pictures to go along. Each Friday, we will be going to the computer lab to give you time to work on these presentations. Use this time wisely!!!!


This can be a really fun project. Google away! Learn about these wonderful countries, their people, their culture, their music. The world is an incredibly interesting place—dig in!!

Sandhills Community College Speaker Series EXTRA CREDIT ALERT!!!!

Okay, this is to help those who struggled last six weeks and want some big way to help boost that grade, or you can do it and apply it to this six weeks for TWO weekly quiz grades! At SCC, they are having some speakers discuss the challenges of latino immigration. It will be in English! It is free! It is Thursday, October 20th at 7:30pm. If you attend and write a 1 page summary of what they talked about, I will give you 20 points either towards your test or presentation from the first six weeks, or you can replace two weekly quiz grades from the 2nd six weeks. This comes in handy if you miss or bomb one! Here is a link with more info.

September 19-23

Este semana, vamos a aprender sobre la familia. Quien somos? Que nos gusta a hacer? Vamos a aprender como usar el verbo "gustar" y al fin de semana cada estudiante hara una presentacion sobre su familia, con fotos y explicaciones EN ESPANOL!!!

This week, we are going to learn about the family. Who are we? What do we like to do? We are going to learn how to use the "gustar" verb and at the end of the week each student will do a presentation about their family, with pictures and explanations IN SPANISH!!!

Preguntas Esenciales de la semana:

Lunes: Como puedo decir que me gusta hacer y comer?
Martes: Quien son los miembros de mi familia?
Miercoles: Donde hablan Espanol en el mundo y cuales son algunas tradiciones de sus familias?
Jueves: Como puedo hablar en espanol sobre las personas en mi familia y que les gustan a hacer y comer?
Viernes: Que tipos de familias hay en nuestra clase?

Essential Questions of the week:
Monday: How can I talk about what I like to do and eat?
Tuesday: Who are the members of my family?
Wednesday: Where do they speak Spanish in the world and what are some of their family traditions?
Thursday: How can I speak Spanish about the people in my family and what they like to do and eat?
Friday: What types of families are there in our class?

Nicaragua