Spanish II - Homework 12/1 & 12/2

Spanish II - Practice for Preterit Quiz #4

Spanish II - Practice for Preterit Quiz #3

AP Spanish Homework

Due to Senior Retreat & the Junior Brunch, this week's essay will be assigned on Friday. If you are on retreat, please see me upon your return!

Spanish II - Practice for Preterit Quiz #2

Spanish II Homework - 11/8 & 11/9

Complete the practice quiz that you were given in class. We will correct these on Thursday/Friday in preparation for your Regular Preterit Quiz #1 on Monday/Tuesday of next week. If you were absent, please see me & don't forget to check the prezi!

Due to Junior Service, Spanish II - 2A will take their quiz on Thursday 11/17 & you will receive the quiz practice next class.

Spanish II Homework - November 3 & 4

Preterit Tense Prezi

You will find many of your notes over the preterit tense on the Prezi below. Be sure to check back regularly for updates, to see what you've missed or to refresh your memory before class!

El preterito on Prezi

AP Spanish - Cell Phone Debate 10/31

On Friday, our class will have a debate. You will discuss the problems and importance of cell phones in today's world.  I have schedule laptops for you to research this issue – please use your time and resources effectively! Next class, we will decide which position you will defend. Today I want you to research BOTH viewpoints. Remember: if you use statistics, please cite your sources! Work with a partner to complete each of the following:

A.  You should propose a change to the “status quo.” You will propose that there should be established and stringent limits or rules for the use of cell phones. This should be a statement in the form of a strategy, rule, or proposal. 

Example: We propose that tourist excursions to the Galapagos Islands be prohibited in order to best preserve nature and the unique animals that live there. Moreover, we propose that strict laws are approved to restrict scientific studies to reduce the impact on the island. 

B.  Your position will defend the unlimited usage of cell phones everywhere. You should propose that neither rules nor restrictions be imposed on the use of cell phones. This should be a statement in the form of a strategy, rule, or proposal.   

Example: We propose that tourist excursions to the Galapagos Islands are NOT prohibited in order to better understand and teach the world about the importance of the island and its flora and fauna. Moreover, we propose that scientists continue to study and share their knowledge so that we may better care for the island.

*I specifically did NOT use an example of cell phones, please research and form your own ideas and opinions. These examples are meant to help you write and organize your arguments next class.

During the next class, you will prepare for next week’s debate. Each member of the group should have – at least – 10 points on which you will base your arguments. Remember - this is a debate, you won't necessarily know which points your opposition will choose. You should be prepared for a variety of arguments. Ex: Cell phones in schools, cell phones in cars, etc.

Spanish II Homework - DUE November 2nd & 5th

Assignment

Write a paper comparing the portrayal of Evita, Juan Peron, and their politics in the films
“Evita” and “Eva Peron.” Use specific examples from the film clips and movie we watched in
class. How is the American portrayal of the government similar to or different from the
portrayal we saw in the Argentine film? Which do you believe to be more (or most) accurate?
Why?

Parameters


2 pages
Double-spaced
Times New Roman – size 12 font
1” Margins
Your name & the title of your essay should be your only heading    

***Remember, I do NOT accept late assignments!                   

AP Spanish Homework - DUE 10/31

Revise and type the journal entries that were returned to you (responses to Las Mamis using preterit and imperfect) on 10/25. Don't forget to pay attention to the feedback you were given on this & other essays. Please include at least one photograph of you and your mother (or mother figure) that relates to your memoir or anecdote. These entries will be displayed in the classroom, so feel free to decorate your paper or create a scrapbook-type display.  

Por ejemplo, yo usaría estas fotografías para describir un viaje importante para mi madre y yo. Este verano – después de un año llena de estrés y tristeza – mi mama y yo viajábamos juntas por España. Fue un viaje que nos permitió relajar y descubrir más de nuestra relación complicada. 

Spanish II Homework - DUE 10/26, 10/31 & 11/1

***Please note that the due dates have been changed!


2A - October 26th
4A - November 1st
3B - October 31st 
4B - October 31st 

In the winter of 1952, Argentina was filled with a frenzy of emotion over the death of Evita Peron.  A multitude of Argentine men & women gathered to pay their respects to one of the most controversial & influential women of their time.  On October 26th, 31st & November 1st, we will become a part of this crowd of mourners, critics & onlookers.  Each of you has been assigned a specific role (see descriptions below) and will perform the following tasks:

Reporters – Walk through the crowd and interview at least 5 critics and 5 supporters of Evita. Ask them thought-provoking questions and be sure to record their responses.

Descamisados and Aristocrats – talk to a total of 10 people. At least 5 of these MUST be reporters and 5 should have a DIFFERENT opinion than the one you support. You should record questions & responses.

ALL – Each person you encounter should sign the form you were given in class. Extra credit will be awarded for those who go “above & beyond” the requirements for this performance.

At the end of the class period, we will have a debate between Evita’s supporters & her critics. Reporters will support the side that convinced them the most during the first part of your assessment. The winning team will receive an additional 5 points on this assignment, a prize & bragging rights! 

Role Descriptions:

***These were assigned in class. Please DO NOT switch or choose a different role.  

Imagine you are a journalist interviewing the crowd of both critics and mourners at Evita Peron's funeral. Prepare 10-15 questions for both the supporters and critics.  Remember – you are giving these people a voice in a very critical time in Argentine history, so your questions should be thought provoking and unbiased – you never know who may be a supporter or a critic!  Some questions to help you get started: What do you think they would list as her accomplishments? Why was she so loved by the people? How would Evita’s critics respond? How would her supporters feel?

Imagine you are a descamisado that has joined the crowd of mourners at Evita Peron’s funeral. The area is filled with reporters, so you must be prepared to discuss your feelings about the day. Prepare 10-15 factual statements about the impact Evita has had on your life. Be sure to provide factual examples of what life is like for you in Buenos Aires. Remember – this may be your only opportunity to share your thoughts with the people of Argentina! What are you going to say to make them love Evita just as much as you? Some questions to help you get started: What would you list as Evita’s accomplishments? Why was she so loved? How do you feel now that she is gone?

  

Imagine you are an aristocrat forced to attend the funeral of Evita Peron. The area is filled with reporters, so you must be prepared to discuss your feelings about the day. Prepare 10-15 factual statements about how Evita has impacted your life. Remember – you have endured the rule of Peron & Evita for years and you finally have the opportunity to share your opinion with others!  What are you going to say to convince the people of Argentina that this woman is the opposite of a saint? Some questions to help you get started: What affects did Evita have on the lives of aristocrats? Why was she so hated by this – and other – groups? How would her critics feel upon hearing the news of her death? 

To provide authentic or more-accurately detailed descriptions of these events, you may use the following article from Time magazine or other related articles: 

ARGENTINA: In Mourning

Monday, Aug. 11, 1952

Rarely has there been such a display of public feeling as the frenzied mourning of Evita Perón. Last week, in near-freezing rain, some 700,000 Argentines made pilgrimage to her bier in Buenos Aires.* Most waited for more than 15 hours to get a 20-second peek at Eva's thin and wasted face—and often at Juan Perón, who kept long vigils at her glass-topped casket. Sixteen persons were killed, crushed and trampled by the throngs; 3,900 were in hospitals with injuries; thousands of others got first aid. In the 20-block, four-abreast queue were infants in arms and a 102-year-old woman who cried, "I've never known real pain before." To feed the multitude, the army set up 24 field kitchens, gave away sandwiches, oranges, coffee. The street outside Evita's resting place was packed with 8,340 funeral wreaths, costing $2,000,000.

Away from the bier, there were other extravagant tributes:


The Union of Workers and Employees of the Food Industry cabled a request to Pope Pius XII to canonize Evita.


Minister of Public Health Ramon Carrillo ordered a 220-lb. candle, the height of Evita (5 ft. 5 in.), to be installed in the ministry and lighted for an hour on the 26th day of every month (the day Evita died). Carrillo thought the candle would last 100 years or more.


Schoolkids got prizes for poems and essays praising Evita. They were also told that she "got sick because she kissed the ill, the lepers, the consumptives."


Carlos Aloé, super-Peronista governor of Buenos Aires province, fired an employee who refused to wear a black tie. A Buenos Aires youth was arrested for laughing on a streetcar. "Attitudes like this are antisocial," said Aloé.


Eva's political cronies in high office, who stand to retain power if they can keep her memory alive, formed an "Association of Friends of Eva Perón" and asked, "What would Christ have been without his disciples?" (Eva's disciples, presumably, will be wanting to look after the more than $100 million which annually pours into her Social Aid Foundation, a "charity" which is Argentina's biggest business and keeps no accounting of funds.


So clamorous was the public lamentation that Evita's funeral was postponed indefinitely. Instead, the government planned to move her body this weekend to Congress, there to lie briefly in state. Then her closed casket will go to the headquarters of the great labor federation she controlled, to stay until a downtown monument tomb can be completed.

* A celebrated U.S. outpouring of grief over a popular idol's death, the mourning in 
Manhattan over Rudolph Valentino in 1926, attracted a mere 50,000.

Spanish II Homework 10/6 & 10/7

Please watch the videos below in their entirety and answer the questions that follow. These clips were taken from A&E's biography of Eva Peron Evita: The Woman Behind the Myth.

Spanish II Homework - 10/4 & 10/7

In class, I used an Oral Presentation Rubric and Written Assessment Rubric to grade your assessment. For homework, I want you to "grade" your own performance. Be honest! I'm not grading your opinion - I'm looking for information that will help me as we move into the next unit.

AP Spanish Homework - 10/4

Spanish II Homework - 10/3 & 10/4

Please read the directions and complete the form below. You will not be quizzed over these words, but I do expect you to be familiar with this vocabulary as we discuss Evita & Argentine politics in class. You should also be prepared to use them in your upcoming assignments & assessments. Remember - some of these words and their etymologies may be helpful as you prepare to take the ACT.

AP Spanish Homework 9/30

Spanish II Class Assignment 9/29 & 9/30

AP Spanish Homework 9/28

In addition to your "Abriendo Puertas" homework (p. 233 Activity E) this evening, please complete & submit the information on the form below:

Spain 2011

Please enjoy some highlights from our 2011 trip through Spain!

Spanish II Homework - 9/26 & 9/27

Ladies -


Your homework this evening is to create a gmail or google account and complete the form below:



If you cannot complete the form, please e-mail the following information to szledford@gmail.com:


1. Your name
2. Your google account name or gmail address
3. Your class information (ex: 1B)


I will send you a response e-mail to let you know that I've received your information! This MUST be completed before next class! Also, don't forget to subscribe to my blog with your new or existing gmail account! This will help you stay up-to-date on any assignments you have missed or documents you may have lost!


Thanks


Ms. Ledford