Dianne Davidson
Spanish II
Martin High School
Dianne Davidson - Spanish II
Martin High School
E-mail: ddavidso@aisd.net
Conference: 9:13 - 10:45
School phone: 682-867-8685
(Please call after school or after 9:30 during my conference period.
Make-ups and Tutorials
Makeups at lunch Monday - Friday and after school.
Tutoring is available at lunch on the day that you do not have Spanish. (If I have you on A-days then I am available every B-day and vice versa.) You must have done your homework and have questions ready.
Helpful Websites
Spanish Grammar Practice
Power Point Grammar Presentations
Vocabulary Spelling and Pronunciation Practice
Power Point Spanish Slideshows
More Power Point Spanish Slideshows
Games for Realidades 1 and 2
Realidades 1 and 2 Power Point Presentations Mrs. Shirley's site
[Link]http://www.phschool.com/webcodes10/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.gotoWebCode&wcprefix=jdk&wcsuffix=0001 Prentice Hall Realidades site
Aug. 25 - C Day
En clase
Introduction to Spanish 2
Seating arrangement
Filled out index card
Explanation of Class Management Plan
Tarea (due Tues./Wed, Sept. 2 and 3)
Buy supplies.
Add dry erase marker and small box of long, white envelopes to supply list.
Organize notebook.
Return student info sheet with all necessary signatures.
Dividers in notebook should be named as follows:
Class Mtg.
Vocab.
Handouts
G.P.
P.W.
WAVA
Text
Songs
Misc.
Paper
Aug. 26/27
En Clase
Handed out bathroom pass (Get yours from me.).
Practiced pronunciation:
vowels/several consonants
Fray Felipe
El Pep Rally
Los cadaveras
Reviewed capitals and countries
Explained tissue project.
Started name chain.
Tarea
Same as yesterday.
Decorate tissue box.
Aug. 28/29
En clase
Issued books.
Filled out book condition form.
Did self-assessment of Spanish I material learned last year.
Did book "scavenger hunt" (except 3rd period).
Reviewed capitals and countries, with maps.
Worked on pronunciation.
Wrote letter.
Tarea
1) Bring all supplies to class (except - bring only 1 envelope and about a third of a
package of 3 x 5 index cards instead of all of them).
2) Have notebook completely organized with all dividers labelled and in order with appropriate pages behind each divider.
3) If you have not already done so, bring back student info sheet with proper signatures.
4) Bring your tissue box decorated with your assigned country- flag on one long side, map with capital city and several other important cities labelled on other long side of box. On the other two ends, put small pictures or write a few words which will trigger what you want tell us about that country - interesting facts that you found out about the country. Note: This is not a major project. You shouldn't need to spend a lot of time either decorating the box or doing the oral presentation.
Sept. 2/3
En clase
Talked about organization of Spanish Notebook.
Did presentations on countries.
Went over objectives for Para Empezar.
Reviewed adjectives and noun/adj. agreement. (pp. 1-3)
Practiced pronunciation.
Some classes did "Busca a una persona".
Tarea
Worksheet on adjectives.
Notebook quiz.
Sept. 4/5
En clase
Finished presentations.
Reviewed capitals and countries.
Tore out, punched holes in, and wrote name on the following pages in workbooks:
Guided Practice - pp. 1 - 76.
Practice Workbook - pp. 1 - 48
WAVA - pp. 1 - 44
(These are the pages we will be using first semester). We listened to some Spanish music while doing all of this - Marc Anthony and Enrique Iglesias (Refer to pp. 3 and 11 in your Spanish book.)
After punching holes, etc. we put the pages in the Spanish notebook and then took the notebook quiz.
The purpose of the notebook quiz was to help students get organized so that we can work efficiently in the classroom with little or no wasted time searching for papers.
Tarea
Take the workbooks home and keep until second semester.
Do worksheet on countries.
Quiz (matching) on location of Spanish-speaking countries and the capitals.
Sept. 8/9
En clase
Did quick review of locations of countries and capitals and then took quiz.
Reviewed gender and plurals of nouns, adjectives and noun/adj. agreement.
Introduced nationality adjectives on p. 6.
Went over homework handed in on Thurs./Fri. and did Act. 4 in book.
Reviewed subject pronouns and conjugation of verb ser. Did Act. 7 in book.
Started P.W. pp. 2 and 3. and reviewed for quiz for next class.
Started learning Rayando el Sol.
Tarea
Quiz on pp. 1 - 7 of book.
Finish P.W. pp. 2 and 3.
Do worksheets on adjectives, subject pronouns, and ser.
Sept. 10/11
En clase
Reviewed noun/adj. agreement and conjugation of ser.
Went over hwk. and did extra practice.
Reviewed present tense of regular verbs.
Watched Episode 1 of Eres tu, Maria and took quiz.
Took quiz on Para Empezar.
Started on homework.
Tarea
Do packet on regular verbs.
Sept. 12/15
En clase
Reviewed present tense of regular verbs, interrogatives, and words
of frequency.
Read chapter 1 of Pobre Ana and took quiz.
Returned and went over 2 quizzes.
Tarea
Do worksheet on verbs and interrogatives.
Sept. 16/17
En clase
Reviewed present tense of regular verbs and interrogatives.
Did Act. 13, 14 and 15 on pp. 8 and 9.
Went over homework.
Using info on p. 13 and G.P. pp. 10 and 11, class wrote poems.
Tarea
Quiz on last half of Para Empezar.
Do worksheets on reg. verbs and interrogatives.
We will do the listening activities that go with Para Empezar.
Decorated poster with Poem (see. p. 13) will presented orallly on Sept. 18/19.
Sept. 18/19
En clase
Short review for quiz.
Did P.W. p. 4, Ex. B.
Went over homework.
Played sentence strip game for further review.
Took quiz on last half of Para Empezar.
Tarea
Bring in decorated "Poema en diamante" and be ready to present.
P.W. pp. 5 and 6.
Write vocab. on p. 14 five times.
Sept. 22/23
En clase
Reviewed vocab. on p. 14, go verbs, tener expressions,numbers to 100, telling time.
Did listening activities for Para Empezar.
Practiced reading Poemas en Diamante and then read to class.
Started worksheets on go verbs and telling time.
Tarea
Finish worksheets started in class.
Sept. 24/25
En clase
Returned papers and went over last quiz.
Reviewed Ep. 1 of "Eres tu, Maria?", watched Ep. 2 and took quiz.
Reviewed go verbs and went over homework.
Tarea
Act. 3 on p. 15.
Worksheet on go verbs.
Quiz on go verbs. Know meanings and how to conjugate all 10.
Sept. 26/29
En clase
Reviewed go verbs, went over homework and took quiz on go verbs.
Went over objectives of Chapter 1A.
Read A primera vista - pp. 18 & 19.
Read "La clase de Esteban" and then watched videohistoria and did
WAVA pp. 6 - 8.
Discussed how to study vocabulary.
Tarea
P.W. pp. 7 - 10.
G.P. pp. 13 - 22 (optional for bonus pts. on production quiz, and due
near end of chapter.
Sept. 30/Oct. 1
En clase
Reviewed vocab. on p. 40 and did several activities in text.
Worked on o to ue verbs.
Played game using new vocabulary.
Tarea
Recognition vocabulary quiz - words on p. 40.
Worksheet on o - ue verbs.
Oct. 2/3
En clase
Reviewed vocab. on p. 40, did Ex. 6 and 7 on pp. 23, 24.
Went over P.W. pp. 7 - 10.
Took vocab. quiz.
Reviewed o to ue verbs.
Learned e to ie verbs and practiced conjugating.
Returned and went over go verb quiz.
Tarea
Worksheet on e to ie verbs.
Oct. 6/7
En clase
Returned pop quiz on o to ue verbs and recognition quiz.
Reviewed o to ue verbs and went over worksheet.
Practiced sentences with same verbs and did paired practice.
Reviewed e to ie verbs and corrected homework.
p. 27 - Made list of 13 stem-changing verbs.
Learned e to i verbs and practiced conjugating.
Tarea
G.P. - p. 24
P.W. - p. 11
Worksheet on e to i verbs
Know 13 stem-changing verbs on list for two quizzes -
one on definitions and conjugating,
the other the Realidades stem-changing verb quiz.
Oct. 8/9
En clase
Pop quiz on e to ie and e to i verbs and meanings of 13 verbs on p. 27.
Reviewed all stem-changing verbs, did Act. 14 on p. 27, and played game
on stem-changing verbs.
Then took quiz.
Explained format of vocabulary production quiz.
Tarea
Study for vocabulary production quiz.
Oct. 10/14
En clase
Did listening act. for Chap. 1A.
Returned and went over stem-changing verb quizzes.
Discussed format of Chapter 1A test.
Took vocabulary production quiz.
Tara
Worksheet - practice for Chap. 1A test.
Study for chapter test.
Note: A Day - test postponed until Thursday. I forgot about the PSAT!
Oct. 15 (A Day only)
En clase
Returned and went over quiz on Episode 2 of Eres tu, Maria.
Watched Episode 3 and took quiz.
Tarea
Same as assigned last class.
Oct. 16/17 (B Day/A Day)
En clase
Returned and went over production quiz and reviewed verbs.
Introduced A ver si recuerdas on pp. 42-43.
Took Chapter 1A test.
Started on homework.
Tarea
Vocab. list quiz on words on p. 42.
P.W. pp. 16-17.
Oct. 20/21 (B Day/A Day)
En clase
Reviewed voc. and grammar on pp. 42-43.
Took vocab. list quiz.
Went over homework.
Did Act. 1, 2, and 3.
Went over chapter 1B objectives.
Went over pp. 46-47 and all vocab. on p. 68.
Sang Rayando el sol.
Tarea
Vocab. list quiz on first half of words on p. 68.
P.W. p. 18.
Oct. 22/23
En clase
Listened to pp. 46 and 47 with CD.
Reviewed vocab. with transparencies, vocab. sheet, and
quick oral pre-quiz.
Took list quiz on first half of vocab. on p. 68.
Went over second half of words on p. 68.
Practiced "Rayando el sol".
pp. 48 and 49 - listened to videohistoria with CD, practiced
in groups, watched video and did some activities based
on the video.
Did act. 4 and 5 in book.
Tarea
Vocab. list quiz on last half of words on p. 68.
Recognition quiz on all words on p. 68.
P.W. pp. 19 and 20.
Oct. 24/27 (B Day/A Day)
En clase
Did Listening Act. 5 and 6
Reviewed vocab. and took list quiz on second half of words
on page 68 and recognition quiz.
Worked on Act. 8 and 9 on p. 52.
Watched gramactiva on comparisons.
Watched performance of Rayando el sol.
Tarea
G.P. pp. 39 and 40.
P.W. p. 22.
Oct. 28/29
En clase
Reviewed equal and unequal comparisons and did practice sentences.
Went over homework.
Returned quizzes and chapter test.
Did Act. 10 and 11. Also Act. 12 - paired practice.
Created original questions eliciting answers using comparisons.
Started homework.
Tarea
Finish worksheets started in class.
Quiz on comparisons of equality.
Note: All makeup quizzes will be made up in class next time.
Be prepared!
Oct. 30/31
En clase
Reviewed comparisons of equality, went over homework, and did
practice sentences.
Took quiz on comparisons.
Watched gramactiva on saber and conocer and did G.P. p. 41.
Started homework.
Tarea
Act. 16 on p. 57.
P.W. p. 23.
Two worksheets.
Nov. 3 (B-Day)
En clase
Watched Episode 3 of Eres tu, Maria and took quiz.
Returned and went over two quizzes.
Reviewed saber and conocer and started going over homeowrk.
Tarea
None
Nov. 4/5
En clase
Read pp. 62-63 and did worksheet.
Did worksheet on "fondos culturales" of Chapter 1A.
Read dognate reading "Juanito el ocupado" and answered questions.
Did P.W. pp. 25-26.
Tarea
None
Nov. 6 (A-Day)
En clase
Returned and went over two quizzes.
Reviewed saber and conocer and started going over homework.
Also did several paired practice activities and a written activity.
Tarea
Quiz on saber and conocer.
Wkst. on saber and conocer.
Nov. 7 (B-Day)
En clase
Reviewed saber and conocer, went over rest of homework,
did several paired practice activities and a written activity.
Worked on "hace + time".
Tarea
Quiz on saber and conocer.
Wksts. on saber and conocer and "hace + time".
Nov. 10 (A-Day)
En clase
Reviewed saber and conocer, went over homework and did additional practice.
Postponed quiz until next class.
Learned "hace + time" expressions and did 2 groups of practice sentences.
Tarea
Wkst. on "hace + time".
Quiz on saber and conocer.
Nov. 11/12 (B-Day,A-Day)
En clase
Reviewed saber and conocer, did additional practice, went over homework,
and took quiz.
Reviewed "hace + time" and went over homework.
Did remaining listening activities for Chap. 1B.
Tarea
Wkst.
Quiz on "hace + time".
Listening and reading sections of Chapter 1B test.
Bring one envelope and some 3 x 5 index cards to makr flash cards.
Nov. 13/14
En clase
Returned and went over quiz and other papers.
Reviewed "hace + time" and took quiz.
Took reading and listening part of Chap. 1B test.
Introduced A ver si recuerdas on pp. 70-71.
Worked on making flashcards and P.W. pp. 27-28.
Tarea
Finish making flashcards and study them.
P.W. pp. 27-28.
List vocab. quiz on words on p. 70.
Beginning of Third Six Weeks
Nov. 17/18 (B-Day/A-Day)
En clase
Reviewed "A ver si recuerdas" vocab. and took quiz.
Went over Level 1 Chap. 7A and 7B vocab.
Reviewed p. 71, corrected homework and did additional practice.
Went over Chap. 2A vocab. and made picture flashcards.
Tarea
Finish flashcards.
Do worksheet based on grammar on p. 71.
Quiz on verbs on p. 71.
Nov. 19/20
En clase
Returned old quizzes.
Watched Ep. 4 of Eres tu, Maria and took quiz.
Reviewed new vocab. - p. 96.
Watched video on reflexive verbs.
Practiced conjugating regular reflexive verbs.
Tarea
Write first half of new words on p. 96 five times - through "los labios".
Do conjugation worksheet on stem-changing and irregular reflexive verbs.
Remember Santa Cop - bring a children's book or diapers if you can.
Nov. 21/24
En clase
Returned quizzes.
Reviewed clothing and color vocabulary.
Did paired practice activity with clothing vocab.
Reviewed reflexive verbs and went over homework.
Did several activities using reflexives.
Reviewed possession with "de" and did paired practice activity.
Reviewed vocab. on p. 96.
Went over pp. 74-75.
Tarea
Color bottom of first paired practice activity.
Vocab. list quiz on first half of vocab. on p. 96 - through "los labios".
Nov. 25/Dec. 1
En clase
Reviewed first half of vocab. on p. 96 and took vocab. list quiz.
Watched Episode 5 of Eres Tu, Maria and took quiz.
Did worksheet/played game on reflexives.
Tarea
None
Dec. 2/3
En clase
Reviewed vocab. on p. 96.
Worked on reflexives and short possessive adjectives.
Discussed uses of ser and estar.
Tarea
Write last half of words on p. 96 five times.
Vocab. list quiz on same words.
Vocab. recognition quiz on all words on p. 96.
Quiz on short possessives.
Dec. 4/5
En clase
Reviewed vocab. and took list quiz on last half of vocab. and then
recognition quiz on all vocab. on p. 96.
Reviewed and did practice on short possessives and then took quiz.
Did practice on ser and estar.
Tarea
Wkst. on reflexive verbs and ser and estar.
Quizzes on ser and estar.
Dec. 8/9
En clase
Reviewed reflexives, did more practice, and went over part of homework.
Took quiz on reflexives.
Tarea
P.W. pp. 29-34.
Act. 19 and 20 on pp. 86 adn 87.
Quiz on ser and estar.
Dec. 10/11
En clase
Watched Episode 6 or Eres tu, Maria and took quiz.
Reviewed ser and estar the took two quizzes.
Tarea
Read pp. 90 and 91.
Answer "comprendiste" questions in English.
Do. G.P. p. 59.
Dec. 12/15
En clase
Returned and went over several quizzes.
Did communicative activity with reflexive verbs.
Learned long possessives, p. 88.
Did G.P. p. 58 and P.W. p. 35.
Tarea
Do worksheet on long possessives.
Dec. 16/17
En clase
Watched and took quiz on Episode 7 of Eres tu, Maria.
Returned and went over two quizzes on ser and estar.
Sang Spanish Christmas song(s).
Tarea
None
none
Dec. 18/19
En clase
Watched and took quiz on Episode 8 of Eres tu, Maria.
Sang Spanish Christmas song(s).
Tarea
Have a fantastic, joyful, and safe Christmas break!
Jan. 5/6
En clase
Watched and took quiz on Episode 9 of Eres tu, Maria.
Reviewed long possessives and did several written and paired practice
activities.
Tarea
Quiz on long possessives.