The Beginning of March

8th grade Spanish students began their last novela of the school year called "Piratas."Students will follow the characters as they encounter new fiascos/adventures in every chapter. Students learn different structures in Spanish with each chapter. Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally.  The following chapter was featured:
* Capítulo dos: Una pistola especial (Chapter 2: A Special Pistol)
* Pre-Reading #2: Henry Morgan y los bucaneros

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.  The following chapters were featured:
* Capítulo siete: Una reparación urgente (Chapter 7: An Urgent Repair)
* Capítulo ocho: Una cita indescriptible (Chapter 8: An Indescribable Date)
Students learn different structures in Spanish with each story. Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally. 

6th grade Spanish students officially completed their first novela of the year and have moved on to our newest MovieTalk unit. This series of short clips included:
* El gato de Simón: ¡Simón quiere dormir! (Simon's Cat: Simon Wants to Sleep!)
* El gato de Simón: El tanque y el pez (Simon's Cat: The Tank & the Fish)
* El gato de Simón: ¡El gato loco! (Simon's Cat: Crazy Cat!)

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/