Oct. 30, 2012

If I hear ANY bad news…it’s gonna be ugly when I return!

Weather Terms 8Look up the following weather terms in the Exploring Spanish

textbook (6th grade book). Write them in your notebook¿Qué tiempo hace? RelampagueaHace buen tiempo NievaHace mal tiempo. TruenaHace sol. LlueveHace calor. Está humedoHace fresco. Está nubladoHace viento. La temperatura es __ grados.Hace frío.

When these are in your notebook WITH their English meaning; pick up a Celsius to Fahrenheit worksheet from the sub.

Converting Celsius to Fahrenheit 8

• Exact formula:– Degrees in Celsius x 1.8 + 32– 25°C x 1.8 = 45 +32 =77° – The activity will require you to use the

exact formula.• Easy formula: C° to F° (approximate temperature)

– Degrees in Celsius x 2 + 32– 25°C x 2 = 50 +32 =82°

• Complete the handout and turn it in when finished– Yes…it will be graded

Unit 3 Vocabulary 8• After you turn in your weather worksheet; get a Unit

3 Vocabulary list and glue it into your notebook• The vocabulary for Unit 3 will be broken into several

pieces…let’s start with verbs, sports & question/sentence starters.

• Create flashcards for the VERBS for homework– This CAN NOT be completed in class– You may take construction paper to complete them AT

HOME– DO NOT LEAVE MY ROOM A MESS…I’M WATCHING YOU

Gustar with Infinitives 8• Read the notes on Pgs. 62 AND

86– Review the gustar pronouns

• Complete Text Pg. 86 #7 in your notebook– Based on the things Carlos and his

friends like, what activities do you think they like to do?

– MODELO:– Roberto le gustan las peliculas.

• Robert likes movies.– Le gusta ir al cine

• He likes to go to the movie theater.

me (Yo)

nos (Nosotros)

te (Tu)

X

le (El, Ella, Ud.)

les (Ellos, Ellas,

Uds.)

Presentational Speaking 8• Work with your son las tres to write a short play about

yourselves. • Your PLAY MUST INCLUDE:

– things you like and don’t like to do according to your personality

• Yo soy perezoso, no me gustan los deportes – I’m lazy, I don’t like sports.

– Include what you do when the weather is a certain way• Cuando hace calor, me gusta nadar

– When it’s hot, I like to swim.– Write the script IN BOTH OF YOUR NOTEBOOKS

• This will be your FIRST speaking grade for the quarter!

Adjectives 7

• Review your vocabulary words– The list was written in your notebook last week after your test– If you’re having a “brainfart” the vocabulary words are on Pg.

72 (Vocabulario 1)– Make flashcards of:

• Adjectives• Subject pronouns

– Follow Pg. 14 – cream colored box• Forms of ser

– Follow Pg. 24 – cream colored box

– To be completed in class…you may use construction paper, markers & scissors

– DO NOT LEAVE A MESS!

Subject Pronouns 7

• Recite the subject pronoun rap to yourself 5 times• Read over Pg. 14

– Once everyone is finished, the student helper will click on the link on the 7th grade wiki to watch a video about subject pronouns

• Watch the video• Complete Pg. 14 #16 and Pg. 15 #18

– In your notebook– We will check answers jueves

Ser 7

• Recite the ser cha-cha-cha to yourself 5 times• Read over Pg. 24

– Once everyone is finished, the student helper will click on the link on the 7th grade wiki to watch a video about using ser

• Watch the video• Complete Pg. 24 #32 and Pg. 25 #33

– In your notebook– We will check answers jueves

Punctuation & Accent Marks 7

• Read over punctuation & written accents on Pg. 26

• Complete Pg. 27 #37 in your notebook– Rewrite one of the 2 messages in your notebook,

including the missing accent marks, tildes & punctuation marks

Interpretive Reading – P2S3 7• Individual Activity• Cognates – Spanish words that

look and sound like English• Draw the graphic organizer in your

notebook– Use the text on Pg. 30, fill out the

graphic organizer– This will help you develop reading

skills in Spanish– READ EACH BOX CAREFULLY…the

instructions are RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU

• Read ALL THREE parts– Interesante/Claro que si– Divertido Ritmos del momento– Eventos Deportivos

PreviewWrite down all the cognates you find?

PredictJUST using the words in the Preview box, write a prediction (1-2 sentences max)

Skim & ScanQuickly read the passages. Write an English interpretation (optional)

SummarizeWrite a 20-25 word summary IN SPANISH that paraphrases what you readGo back to the reading and pull words from the passages