Chapter 4B Computer Activities

Please do the following activities to review before the test next Wednesday. I'm sorry I'm unable to be in class today, as such, your Yo Puedo will be due on Monday.
1. Flashcards -  go through the cards at least twice. Star the cards that you need to practice with more.
2. Learn - practice spelling the words, try to avoid looking at your vocabulary
3. Vocab practice 1 - drag the sentence to the corresponding picture
4. Vocab practice 2 - write the vocab, be sure to include el or la for the nouns, accent marks and the pronouns before conjugated verbs.
5. Ir + a + infinitive - Answer the question and fill in the blank with the correct form of ir (voy, vas, va, vamos, van) + a + verb (must end in -ar, -er or -ir). Hint - the verb you need is in the question.
6. Jugar practice - Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of jugar.
7. Test - retake it until you get at least 90%
8. Scatter - play 3 times
9. Gravity - play twice

4A Practice Activities

Do the following activities to review for the 4A test:

1. Quizlet
2. Vocab practice
3. Vocab Drill
4. Practice with Ir
5. Word order of questions

4 de febrero - recitar un poema

1. Listen to Pablo Neruda recite Poema 20 here.
2. Listen to Pablo Neruda recite another poem here.

3. Go to vocaroo.com
4. Plug in your headphones
5. Make a test recording and listen to it to make sure your headphones are working
6. Record your portion of the poem - aim to make it sound similar to the poems you listened to earlier
7. Listen to it
8. Record your name and your portion of the poem again
9. Listen to it
10. If it sounds fluent & poetic, click on "Click to save" and email your recording to eizquierdo@usd259.net

Chapter 3A/B Review Activities

1. Conjuguemos
2. Adjective Agreement Reading
3. Adjective Agreement Quiz
4. 3A Flashcards
5. 3A Vocab Quiz
6. 3B Flashcards
7. 3B Vocab Quiz
8. 3A Games
9. 3B Games - Play scatter, gravity, speller, etc...

Pablo Neruda

Visita este sitio de la Red: http://www.poemas-del-alma.com/pablo-neruda.htm.

Aquí, lee unos poemas de Pablo Neruda.  Escoge uno favorito para hacer una presentación a la clase como parte de nuestro “Café de poesía.”  Dile a la maestra el título del poema que has escogido (no puedes escoger uno de los poemas que hemos leído como parte de la clase).

·         Vas a memorizar por lo menos 10 líneas del poema para decir a la maestra.

Presentación: tienes 3 opciones para la presentación

1.          PowerPoint/Video (incluye un enlace a una recitación del poema o recítelo)

2.          Presentación oral

3.          Un póster

Incluirás:

·         La letra del poema - con imágenes que concuerdan con el/los tema(s) si haces PowerPoint o un póster y si haces la presentación oral interpretarás el poema en voz alta

·         La identificación del uso de por lo menos 5 de los elementos literarios que estudiamos (metáfora, simíl, onomatopeya, etc…) Identifica en cual línea se encuentran los elementos

·         Una explicación de qué se trata el poema en tu opinión

·         Por qué a ti te gusta

Nuestro café de poesía ocurrirá el _______21 de enero____________.

Rubric for your poetry recitation: 

Poetry Recitation
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Preparation	Excellent Student is well prepared and it is obvious that he/she rehearsed his/her poem thoroughly.	Good Student is well prepared but the presentation of the poem requires a few more rehearsals.	Fair Student is not well prepared and would benefit from many more rehearsals.	Poor Student is obviously unprepared for the task. No evidence of any rehearsals.
Memorization	Excellent The student has memorized the entire poem and is able to present it without error.	Good The student has memorized entire poem and is able to present with just one error from which he/she recovers.	Fair The student has memorized entire poem and is able to present, however makes three+ error and doesn't recover (needs prompting).	Poor The student has not memorized the poem.<BR> (needs too many prompts)
Pronunciation/Fluency	Excellent Spanish is very clear and spoken without any hesitation. Pronunciation is very good with no errors (maybe 1).	Good Spanish is clear and spoken without hesitation. Pronunciation is good with a few minor errors, but does not interfere with the overall presentation.	Fair Spanish is clear with a few moments of hesitation. Pronunciation is average with minor errors that interfere with the overall presentation. More than 2 errors in pronunciation	Poor Spanish is not clear and/or several moments of hesitation. Pronunciation is poor and/or major errors that interfere with the overall presentation. More than 4 errors in pronunciation/fluency.
Clarity and Expression	Excellent The student speaks clearly, distinctly, and with appropriate and varied pitch and tone modulation. Recites loudly enough for all to hear throughout presentation.	Good The student speaks clearly and distinctly. Some minor lapses in pitch, tone and volume OR the emotion conveyed did not fit the content OR emphasis uneven.	Fair The student speaks clearly but is, at times, indistinct, too quiet, and/or pitch is rarely used OR the emotion it conveyed often did not fit the content.	Poor The student does not speak clearly, mispronounces words and is inaudible to the audience. Spoken in monotone.
Physical Presence	Excellent Student employs proper posture and gestures, is relaxed and confident, and maintains appropriate audience contact.	Good Student employs proper posture and gestures, is relaxed and confident, and maintains appropriate audience contact most of the time or lacing in one of these elements.	Fair Presentation is lacking two or more of the criteria.	Poor The student slouches, looks uncomfortable and makes no effective contact with the audience at all. Tension and nervousness is obvious.

Chapter 2B Review Activities

Complete the following activities to review Chapter 2B vocabulary and grammar. Record the time you complete each activity and your scores or answer the questions. Remember the test is on Thursday/Friday December 17/18.

1. Flashcards
2. Learn
3. Scatter
4. Gravity
5. Vocabulary practice 1
6. Practice with Estar
7. Subject pronouns
8. -ar verb endings
9. Crossword
10. Jumble
11. Word search
12. Word search with clues

Después de terminar el ensayo

Después de terminar y imprimir tu ensayo puedes ir solamente a los siguientes sitios;

1. Nulu - news and questions in Spanish - read news stories and then take the quiz
2. 6 Grados de Separación - 20 short videos about the history of how diverse products and traditions made their way to Mexico.
3. Free Rice - Test your Spanish vocab while donating rice to those in need. You can change the level.
4. Veinte Mundos - Click on any article that seems interesting to you. Read and watch the videos that go along with the articles.
5. Radio Ambulante - El equipo fantasma. Listen to a story about a soccer game in Chile in 1973.
6. Radio Ambulante - Outsiders. Watch the video and listen to the story about a man's experience learning English in London.
7. Radio Ambulante - Frikis. Watch the video about a different kind of music group from Cuba.