Tuesday, May 28, 2013

1. We will present our PROJECTS on Thursday by means of a "paseo de proyectos", or gallery walk.  On Friday, volunteers will deliver mini-presentations for extra credit.

2. On Tuesday and Wednesday, you will have time to do the following:
- Complete the CLASS SURVEYhttp://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HWMGJJJ
- Make any necessary changes to your FINAL PROJECT
- Complete Castle Learning assignment: Final Review 2

3. The Castle Learning assignment: Final Review 2 contains 100 questions and counts for 50 points.  It will be open from May 28 -  June 4.

4. We will have one last REVIEW EXAM on Wednesday, June 5 on vocabulary from Spanish II.  Use www.classzone.com to review the vocabulary from Units 1 & 2 from the the orange book.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Computer Lab: Thursday, May 16 & other important announcements

We will be in the computer lab on Thursday, May 16 to complete the Castle Learning assignment "Final Review 1".  It contains 100 questions, it's worth 50 points, and it will close on Monday, May 20.

On Tuesday, May 21, we will have a review exam on all vocabulary from Spanish 1.  You may review vocabulary by going to www.classzone.com.  I recommend looking through the flashcards, then completing practice activities.

You must complete the SPEAKING section of the Spanish Regents Exam between May 20-31.  Make an appointment with your assigned teacher:
period 1 - Ms. Holmes
period 5 - Ms. Ortiz
periods 6 & 8 - Mr. DiSanto

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Mini-proyecto: ODA A _________

In the spirit of Pablo Neruda's "Oda al tomate" (and also "Oda al diccionario" by Anonymous), create an original "Ode to [something]" in Spanish.  Your ODE should be approximately 16 lines; try to follow a consistent rhythm and add rhyme when possible).

We will present our odes in class on Friday, May 3.  For your presentation, you must display text of your ode on the Smartboard so that your classmates can follow along as you read aloud.

You can use Word or Powerpoint, as long as you include:
- a page or slide with 5 new vocab words
- the text of your "oda"
- you may choose to add a picture, but be sure that the text is visible to your audience

If you are all done creating and practicing your ode, you may spend the remainder of the time in the computer lab working on the Castle Learning that will close this Friday, or you may explore any of the other Spanish-related sites on the class blog.