Capitulo Uno

el 6/7 de septiembre
Bienvenidos!
Paperwork/pictures
Fire drill and emergency procedures
Review: regular verbs
Describing what people are like and what they like to do.
TAREA: write 10 sentences in Spanish: 5 describing yourself, 5 about what you like (or don't like to do) Use as many new vocabulary words on page 37 Vocabulary 1 as possible. Typed, double-spaced. Be prepared to talk about yourself using these sentences in a small group. (10 pts) see rubric

el 8/9 de septiembre
Warm-up: adjective/noun agreement
Activity: Small groups: taking about daily routines
Review: stem-changing verbs, reflexive verbs
TAREA: Imagine that you are a famous person(living or dead) - a person that would probably be know to most of your classmates and write about your daily routine. Be prepared to present your routine to the class with enough detail so that they can guess who you are. (10 pts) see rubric

el 12/13 de septiembre
warm-up: Irregular Verbs:
Activity: Who Am I?
Preparation for Grammar Quiz
Tarea: Study for Qu

el 14/15 de septiembre

Quiz - grammar
Intro: Mexico D.F and Independence Day
TAREA: Navigate in the online textbook to the chapter one, resources, fiestas and celebrations. Listen and repeat the three paragraphs, paying close attention to pronunciation. Food preparation for fiesta

el 16 de septiembre
Fiesta! Viva Mexico!
TAREA: Using tener que and tener ganas de, create and illustrate 5 panels contrasting chores you have to do and things you want to do.

el 19/20 de septiembre

Warm-up: (review) present progressive
Activity: Share cartoon panels, describe what you see
Intro: Object pronouns
TAREA: Go to Spanish Language and Culture, navigate to DO pronoun exercises: Complete the three exercises, print out and bring to class. Also bring in forms for the National Spanish Exams signed by parents/guardians

Del 21/22 de septiembre
Warm-up: Affirmative commands
Activity: With a partner, think of a common household chore. Imagine that you are teaching a younger sibling how to do it. Subdivide the chore into its component parts and write a command for each step. Cut the paper so that each sentence is separate. Put the pieces and give to another pair to reconstruct.
TAREA: Read the Riddles on page 30 and the Acertijos on page 31. Try to solve them.

el 23 de septiembre
Riddles
Intro: negative informal command
TAREA: Write a scene where two parents are talking to their child about his/her responsibilities at home: one parent is very lenient, the other super-strict. Everything one parent tells the child not to do, the other tells him to do. Use as many vocabulary words as possible from page 37 . (1p pts) see rubric.

el 26/27 de septiembre
Warm-up: negative commands
Presentation: scene
al laboratorio -Preparing for Chapter test
Tarea: estudiar

el 28/29 de septiembre
Chapter 1 test