martes, 6 de marzo de 2012

La Casa - Study Guide for Quiz on 3/7 & 3/8

Click the following link to study your words using interactive practice activities - La Casa. OR use the flashcards below:




Use this drawing to help you prepare for your quiz on Wednesday/Thursday! Remember - Ms. L does NOT use word banks!



jueves, 1 de marzo de 2012

AP Spanish - Substitute Plans (3/2)

Subjunctive Role Play

Work with a partner to prepare an oral presentation employing the following uses of subjunctive:




  • Wish/Want (querer, desear, preferir, and so on)
  • Emotion (alegrarse, sorprenderse, enojarse, and so on)
  • Doubt (dudar, no estar seguro, and so on)
  • Denial (negar)
  • Impersonal Expressions (Es importante, bueno, malo, necesario, and so on)
  • Negation (No + verbos como creer, pensar)
  • God (ojalá)
Each group should respond to TWO of the following situations:

**Remember - these informal conversations are EXCELLENT practice for the AP Exam!
**The span of each conversation should reach - at minimum - two minutes.

  • Una cita romántica. 
    For example  - "Espero que mi novio y yo vayamos a la playa para nuestra cita." The other student may respond by saying, "Ojalá que caminemos en la arena en la playa."]

    • En un restaurante elegante
    • En un viaje a Europa
    • En un parque de atracciones
    • En el parque zoológico
    • En el museo de arte
    • En un concierto de rock
    • El primer día de escuela
    • Las vacaciones de verano
    • Una fiesta de sorpresa
    • Un partido de básquetbol/fútbol/béisbol

    You should be prepared to share these brief presentations in class on Tuesday 2/6. Be creative! Write your conversations in the form below:



    Subjunctive in Action


    Respond to the following videos on the form below:

       

    martes, 28 de febrero de 2012

    Direct & Indirect Object Pronouns

    Ladies - Use the following the notes & examples to help you prepare for the upcoming quiz over direct and indirect object pronouns. Try to make your own sentences & replace the object(s) with the appropriate pronoun(s).




    Below, you can see how the notes were originally written on the board (just in case you're a visual person like me!)


    domingo, 26 de febrero de 2012

    Ojalá que Llueva Café - AP Spanish Subjunctive




    Wordle: JLG
    You should complete the following form BEFORE class on 2.29. I will not be in class on Wednesday, but will check to see what time your answers were submitted. If they are not submitted before 8:15 a.m., you will NOT receive credit.




    jueves, 23 de febrero de 2012

    Subjunctive - AP Spanish IV

    As you are working on subjunctive essays/writing, please use the Prezi below as a reference.


    viernes, 10 de febrero de 2012

    Introducing....¡SOLES!



                                Mercy Academy World Language SOLES Program
    SOLES – Summer Online Learning Enrichment Sequencing

    Objectives

    -          To encourage continued use of the target language during summer months.
    -          To promote continued exposure to the target language and culture(s).
    -          To allow opportunities for the development of aural and oral skills.
    -          To provide authentic and engaging text(s) to encourage the continued development of reading comprehension and retention of vocabulary.
    -          To create real-life scenarios that encourage continued development and maintenance of writing skills.
    -          To provide opportunities and contacts that challenge students to serve native speakers outside of the classroom.
    To provide travel opportunities for students (at least every other summer).  

    lunes, 6 de febrero de 2012

    House Hunters International

    Use the clips below to help you prepare for your upcoming performance assessment:

    Barcelona, Spain - Parts 1-3
       



    Nicaragua - Parts 1 & 2
      

    Madrid - Parts 1 & 2
     


    Dominican Republic - Parts 1 & 2 
      

    Spanish II - Performance Assessment

    Cazadores de Casas Internacional


    Parte 1 - Information Gathering:
    You will watch clips of House Hunters International from Spain or a country in South America. Take notes about the three houses that are shown in each clip. Pay attention to details not only about the houses, but also the neighborhoods and convenience of the location of the places. Take note of what the realtors have to say about the culture, economy, population, & etc. of each city/country.
    Parte 2 - The Assignment:
    You are the realtor in charge of looking for houses for the buyers. The buyers want to know beforehand what are they going to be looking at. You will write a letter to them in Spanish describing three possible houses. Include references to the neighborhood, location, and any other information that may influence their decision. You must use the vocabulary studied in class. You should also use direct and indirect object pronouns when describing the house to your potential buyers.
    The letter should be handwritten & at least 300 words in length.

    miércoles, 1 de febrero de 2012