Friday, January 27, 2017

Wrapping up January

8th grade Spanish students continued their second story unit of the year. We read the following story. This was an abbreviated week due to school-wide ACCESS/NWEA testing.
* El avión privado (The Private Airplane)
Students learn different structures in Spanish with each story. Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally. 

7th grade continued their first novela of the year called "El Nuevo Houdini" (The New Houdini). Students will follow the character, Brandon Brown, as he encounters new fiascos/adventures in every chapter. Students learn different structures in Spanish with each chapter. Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally. 
This was an abbreviated week due to school-wide ACESS/NWEA testing. The following activity was completed this week:
* Capítulo dos: ¡Adiós! (Chapter 2: Good-bye!)
Students learn different structures in Spanish with each story. Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally. 

6th grade Spanish students continued with their first novela "Las aventuras de Isabela." This week we read:
*Capítulo cinco: La zapatería (The Shoe Store)
*Kahoot chapters 1-5

Friday, January 20, 2017

New Units

8th grade Spanish students began their second story unit of the year. We read the following stories:
* Valentina quiere una mascota (Valentina wants a Pet)
* La casa sin espejos (The House without Mirrors)
Students learn different structures in Spanish with each video. Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally. 

7th grade began their first novela of the year called "El Nuevo Houdini" (The New Houdini). Students will follow the character, Brandon Brown, as he encounters new fiascos/adventures in every chapter. Students learn different structures in Spanish with each video. Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally. The following activities were completed this week:

* Harry Houdini pre-reading 
* Capítulo uno: Una situación horrible (Chapter 1: A Horrible Situation)

6th grade Spanish students continued with their first novela "Las aventuras de Isabela." This week we read:
*Capítulo tres: Las estatuas (The Statues)
*Capítulo cuatro: El caballito (y otras aventuras) (The Horse [and other adventures])

Friday, January 13, 2017

Mid-January

8th grade Spanish students did the following MovieTalk discussion this week:
*  El destino https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEKLEeY_WeQ
Students finished this unit by creating their own personal written MovieTalks based on the film below. Students synthesized their knowledge in writing by summarizing and posing questions about the short film. Students will receive an exam grade in IC for this assessment.
* Una decisión difícil https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMJXvsCLu6s

More about the value of MovieTalk: Students learn different structures in Spanish with each video. Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally. If you are unfamiliar with how MovieTalk helps kids learn Spanish faster, I have provided a link below for more information:
http://martinabex.com/teacher-training/movietalk/

7th grade students finished their MovieTalk unit by creating their own personal written MovieTalks based on the film below. Students synthesized their knowledge in writing by summarizing and posing questions about the short film. Students will receive an exam grade in IC for this assessment.
* Fresh Guacamole https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNJdJIwCF_Y

More about the value of MovieTalk: Students learn different structures in Spanish with each video. Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally. If you are unfamiliar with how MovieTalk helps kids learn Spanish faster, I have provided a link below for more information:
http://martinabex.com/teacher-training/movietalk/

6th grade Spanish students kicked off 2017 off with their first novela called "Las aventuras de Isabela." Students will read this 10 chapter book entirely in Spanish with a focus on different verbal and written structures with each chapter. This week we read:
* Yo soy Isabela (I am Isabela)
* Yo saco fotografías (I take photographs)
Students also reviewed their first two chapters in a Kahoot activity to gauge their understanding of our character and the events that occur. So far they have been great participants and actors for our stories!

Friday, January 6, 2017

A New Year

8th grade Spanish students did the following MovieTalk discussions this week:
*  La receta de amor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKLmKXqCR0U
* La muerte y el mar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBmlLKzMA_s
Students learn different structures in Spanish with each video. Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally. If you are unfamiliar with how MovieTalk helps kids learn Spanish faster, I have provided a link below for more information:
http://martinabex.com/teacher-training/movietalk/

7th grade Spanish students did the following MovieTalk discussions this week:
* Las pirámides https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6PbonHsqW0
Students learn different structures in Spanish with each video. Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally. If you are unfamiliar with how MovieTalk helps kids learn Spanish faster, I have provided a link below for more information:
http://martinabex.com/teacher-training/movietalk/

6th graders have been doing a mini-unit focusing of simple Spanish grammar. The following topics were practiced this week.
* Tú versus Usted