Entra un nuevo profesor en la clase. Él dice:
-Buenos días, mi nombre es Largo.
Dice Jaimito:
-No importa, tenemos tiempo.
Note about this site:
Assignments for each class are listed weekly in the order that they are assigned. Each assignment is due the following class unless otherwise stated.
You will also see test and quizzes announced on this site. You can e-mail me directly from this site if you have any questions- just click on the appropriate link!
7th Grade Spanish
Quiz and Test Schedule for Chapter 3B and Assessments
Verb form review Quiz- White 5/5, Blue 5/6
Vocabulary Quiz- column 1 vocabulary- white 5/7, Blue 5/8
Vocabulary Quiz- column 2 vocabulary- White 5/11, Blue 5/12
Grammar Quiz- White 5/20, Blue 5/21
Written Test- White 5/29, Blue 6/1
ASSESSMENTS- White- 6/2 & 6/4, Blue 6/3 & 6/5
Verb review quiz- White- 6/10, Blue 6/11
NOTE: Friday, June 5 is the deadline for turning in any missing assignments!
Week of June 8
Blue & White Classes
1) If you have a Spanish-English dictionary, bring it to class, study for quiz next class- AR, ER, IR verbs
Week of June 1
Blue Class
1) complete classwork, study for assessments next class
2) study for assessments, hand in any missing assignments by Friday, June 5
3) complete classwork, return signed test
White Class
1) study for assessments, hand in any missing assignments by Friday, June 5
2) complete classwork, return signed test
Week of May 26
Blue Class
1) wb 64 & 65
2) study for 3B written test next class, wb 66, return signed grade sheet
White Class
1) study for 3B written test next class, wb 66, return signed grade sheet
2) complete classwork, study for assessments next class
Week of May 18
Note: Those students who need to make up the classwork assignment from last week should plan on turning it in on the first class next week (Tuesday for the blue day class, Wednesday for the white day class).
White Class
1) study for grammar quiz next class, complete assessment review packet pages 1-2
2) Assessment review packet pages 3-4
3) wb 64 & 65
Blue Class
1) study for grammar quiz next class, complete assessment review packet pages 1-2
2) Assessment review packet pages 3-4
Week of May 11
White Class
2) complete classwork
Blue Class
1) return signed grade sheet, wb 63
Week of May 4
Blue Class
1) wb 60, study for AR verb review quiz next class (you will be writing a drill)
2) wb 61, study for column 1 vocab quiz next class
3) wb 62, study for column 2 quiz next class
White Class
1) wb 61, study for column 1 vocab quiz next class
2) wb 62, study for column 2 quiz next class
Week of April 27
White Class
1) Complete 3B classwork, return signed grade sheet
2) return signed test, wb 58 & 59
3) wb 60, study for -AR verb form grammar quiz next class (you will be writing a drill)
Blue Class
1) Complete 3B classwork, return signed grade sheet
2) return signed test, wb 58 & 59
Week of April 20
White & Blue Classes
1) wb 56, study for speaking test next class
2) wb 57, study for written test next class
Week of April 14
White & Blue Classes
1) wb 54, study for pg 472 vocabulary quiz, return signed grade sheet
5) ¿Hablan ustedes francés?
No, nosotros no hablamos francés.
6) ¿Hablan ellos francés?
No, ellos no hablan francés.
Study Suggestions:
1) Use the first couple of days of studying this unit to get ahead in your studying.
2) Read over all the words every night, but focus particularly on the material for the next quiz.
3) Use your flash cards to quiz yourself- make sure you know the word and can spell it.
4) Read over the grammar pages several times during your study times.
LOGIN INSTRUCTIONS FOR TEXTBOOK WEBSITE
1) Go to http://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com/authoring/login/login.jsp
2) Your username is: firstlast
This is your first name followed by your last name with no capitals or spaces.
3) Your password is: lastnamebooknumber
This is your last name followed by your book number. No capitals, spaces, or dashes. If your name were Joe Hardy and your textbook number were 03-33, your username would be joehardy and your password would be hardy0333
4) Let your teacher know about any questions you have.
8th Grade Spanish
Quiz and Test Schedule for Chapters 7A/7B and Assessments
Vocabulary Quiz: 7A- "la sudadera"- "esas": White 5/5, Blue 5/6
Vocabulary Quiz: 7B vocabulary: White 5/7, Blue 5/8
Vocabulary Quiz: pg 473, Tema 7: White: 5/11, Blue 5/12
Vocabulary Quiz: ¿Eres Tú, María? 7A & 7B: White 5/18, Blue 5/19
Grammar Quiz: 7A Grammar: White 5/20, Blue 5/21
ASSESSMENTS: White 5/27 & 5/29, Blue 5/28 & 6/1
7A/7B Written Test: White 6/8, Blue 6/9
NOTE: Friday, June 5 is the deadline for turning in any missing assignments!
Week of June 8
Get 7A/7B tests signed
Week of June 1
Blue Class
1) wb 128
2) write out conjugations for pensar, querer, preferir
3) study for test next class, chapters 7A/7B
White Class
1) write out conjugations for pensar, querer, preferir
2) study for test next class, chapters 7A/7B
Week of May 26
Blue Class
1) wb 126 & 127, study for Assessments starting next class
2) study for second part of Assessments, return signed grade sheet
White Class
1) study for second part of Assessments, return signed grade sheet
2) wb 128
Week of May 18
White Class
1) Assessment review packet pages 1-3, study for grammar quiz next class
2) review packet pages 4-6
3) wb 126 & 127, study for Assessments starting next class
Blue Class
1) Assessment review packet pages 1-3, study for grammar quiz next class
2) review packet pages 4-6
Week of May 11
White Class
1) return signed grade sheet, write out ¿Eres Tú? vocabulary words (7A & 7B) words 3 times each, study for quiz next week, ¿Eres Tú? vocabulary words
2) complete classwork
Blue Class
1) return signed grade sheet, write out ¿Eres Tú? vocabulary words (7A & 7B) words 3 times each, study for quiz next week, ¿Eres Tú? vocabulary words
Week of May 4
Blue Class
1) wb 130 & 131, study for quiz next class, "la sudadera" - "esas"
2) wb 132- write out translations of dialogue and questions, then answer questions, study for quiz next class- 7B vocabulary
3) wb 125 (watch out for stem-changing verbs), study for quiz on page 473 vocab next class
White Class
1) wb 132- write out translations of dialogue and questions, then answer questions, study for quiz next class- 7B vocabulary
2) wb 125 (watch out for stem-changing verbs), study for quiz on page 473 vocab next class
Week of April 27
White Class
1) wb 121 & 122, return signed grade sheet, return signed test
2) wb 123 & 124, study for quiz next class, "buscar" - "los pantalones cortos"
3) wb 130 & 131, study for quiz next class, "la sudadera" - "esas"
Blue Class
1) wb 121 & 122, return signed grade sheet, return signed test
2) wb 123 & 124, study for quiz next class, "buscar" - "los pantalones cortos"
Week of April 20
White & Blue Classes
1) wb 120, study for written test next class
2) complete 7A classwork
Week of April 14
White & Blue Classes
1) wb 118, pg 307 Exploración del Lenguaje, return signed grade sheet, study for grammar quiz next class
2) wb 119, pg 307 activity 15, study for speaking test next class
LOGIN INSTRUCTIONS FOR TEXTBOOK WEBSITE
1) Go to http://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com/authoring/login/login.jsp
2) Your username is: firstlast
This is your first name followed by your last name with no capitals or spaces.
3) Your password is: lastnamebooknumber
This is your last name followed by your book number. No capitals, spaces, or dashes. If your name were Joe Hardy and your textbook number were 03-33, your username would be joehardy and your password would be joe0333
4) Let your teacher know of any questions you have.
Expectations Spanish Expectations
¡Bienvenidos!
Welcome to Spanish Class!
Materials: •Covered textbook and homework worksheets
•Filler paper (may also use notebook with perforated pages)
•Binder (empty after every unit, save papers at home)- may be used for other classes
•Spanish/English dictionary
•Index cards
•Pens, Pencils, and Colored pencils or markers
Grading: Please note: Your child’s grades may be lower than normal as he/she adjusts to a completely new subject. It is important to keep working regularly and to experiment with different study techniques.
Note: Assessments will be at the end of 2nd and 4th quarter and will count as test grades. 8th Grade Spanish is the second half of level I Spanish. In order to enter level II Spanish (regular or honors) in high school, students must pass Spanish class as well as the 8th grade end of the year assessment.
•The way to get a good participation grade is to speak in Spanish!
•One letter grade will be deducted for every class day that homework is late without a valid excuse.
•Tests and quizzes will be announced in advance and posted on the homework website.
•Grade sheets will be sent home approximately 4 times per quarter and should be signed and returned. The website will update you on when to expect grade sheets.
• Quizzes and speaking tests do not need to be signed.
Behavior & Discipline: Students should come to class focused and ready to learn! Students are expected to be prompt and prepared with all appropriate materials. Cheating hinders academic progress and may result in a zero. Students who do not meet class expectations and ignore warnings may expect lunch detentions, parent contacts or more serious consequences.
How can parents help?
•The homework website is my main method of communicating with you. It is a good idea to check it regularly for information about homework, quizzes, tests, and grade sheets.
•Encourage your child to take responsibility for his/her grades. Remind them that they should inform you of all of their grades, not just test grades and grade sheets, and that it is their job to make up missing work.
•Make sure your child regularly studies for Spanish. Don’t wait until the week of the test! Study time should include grammar (look for the tan box and the word ‘Gramática’ in the textbook) and vocabulary (listed at the end of each chapter). Remember that your child will be taught how to access the textbook online as well.
Contact Information:
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me by telephone at EMMS or e-mail me at Shannon_costello@hcpss.org. Many parents find it easier to e-mail me through my homework website at schoolnotes.com. My page may be easily accessed through the EMMS website- just click on my name! Or go directly to: http://www.schoolnotes.com/21043/scostello.html
Study Suggestions:
•Check out the textbook website. •Seek out other Spanish websites.
•Read the grammar ahead of time. •Make up your own grammar true/false questions.
•Make flashcards. •Study with a friend.
•Look up words you don’t know. •Study a little bit at a time- don’t wait until the last minute!
•Complete work promptly. •Study both grammar and vocabulary.
•Watch the Spanish channel. •Listen to Spanish radio (900 AM, for example).
•Look in the children’s audio section of the Howard County libraries for Spanish books
on tape.
•Watch a movie you like- with subtitles and sound set to Spanish!
Reading Expectations
Welcome to Reading Class!
Materials:
Students will need the following materials for Reading class:
•Writing utensils and filler paper (may also use notebook with perforated pages)
•One-inch binder (clean out every unit)
•Colored pencils or markers
•Poster board (please store at home)
Reading Logs:
Reading regularly is an invaluable habit that helps students improve their own abilities to work with the English language. Students will be required to read various books throughout the year and will periodically complete in-class assignments based on their individual readings.
Behavior & Discipline: Students should come to class focused and ready to learn! Students are expected to be prompt and prepared with all appropriate materials. Cheating hinders academic progress and may result in a zero. Students who do not meet class expectations and ignore warnings may expect lunch detentions, parent contacts or more serious consequences.
Contact Information:
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me by telephone at EMMS or e-mail me at Shannon_costello@hcpss.org. Many parents find it easier to e-mail me through my homework website at schoolnotes.com. My page may be easily accessed through the EMMS website- just click on my name! Or go directly to: http://www.schoolnotes.com/21043/scostello.html
Spanish Study Tips Pronunciation Guide adapted from "Madrigal's Magic Key to Spanish" by Margarita Madrigal
Vowels
Vowels in Spanish are pronounced more quickly and cleanly than vowels in English.
A- "ah" as in "father"
E- "a" as in "ate"
I- "ee" as in "greet"
O- "o" as in "obey"
U- "oo" as in "boot"
Consonants(in abc order)
B- "b" as in "bat" (pronounced more softly when between vowels: try saying "abundancia")
C- "c" as in "color" before A, O, or U
"c" as in "city" before E or I
D- "d" as in "dog" (pronounced more like a faint "th" when between vowels): try saying "actividades"
G- "g" as in "goat" before A, O, and U
sounds like "h" as in "hat" before E and I
H- is silent! Say "otel" instead of "hotel"
J- "h" as in "hi"
L- "l" as in "like"
LL- "y" as in "yes"
Ñ- "ny" as in "onion" (onyon)
R- usually "flipped", making it sound similar to the "d" in "ladder"
RR- rolled or trilled- try it at home and be patient- it can take more than a year to get it!
Y- pronounced as in English ("yet") except when seen alone- then it sounds like "EE"
Z- pronounced like "s" as in "seventh"
Other Combinations
QUE- "ke" as in "kept"
QUI- "kee" as in "keep"
GUE- "gue" as in "guest"
GUI- "gee" as in "geese"
Suggestions for Excelling in Spanish
- Visit the textbook website.
- Watch a movie - with subtitles and sound set to Spanish!
- Look in the children’s audio section of the library for Spanish tapes.
- Watch the Spanish channel or listen to Spanish radio.
- Check out the textbook website and seek out other Spanish websites.
- Read ahead in the chapter. It helps to know what’s coming next!
- Make flashcards and practice vocabulary with your friends.
- Make up true/false questions about grammar concepts.
- Look up words you don’t know.
- Make separate lists of all the masculine and all the feminine words.
- Study a little bit at a time. Don’t wait until just before the test or quiz to start studying! Be sure to study vocabulary and grammar.
- Do your homework on time!
8th Reading
Fourth Quarter Extra Credit Opportunity!! Write a 250-word typed summary of one of the Black-Eyed Susan novels (from the 6th-9th grade list). This novel is to be read in addition to your regular reading log novel. Correctly completing this assignment will result in your lowest two quiz grades being dropped. It is due anytime on or before Thursday, May 28, 2009.
Grades 6-9
Auch, M. J. – One-Handed Catch
Carter, Ally – I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You
Key, Watt – Alabama Moon
Kostick, Conor – Epic
Lord, Cynthia – Rules
Pfeffer, Susan Beth – Life As We Knew It
Salisbury, Graham – Night of the Howling Dogs
Shafer, Audrey – Mailbox, The
Smith, Roland – Peak
Wells, Rosemary – Red Moon at Sharpsburg
May Reading Log Due Dates
Summary # 1 -Friday, May 8
Summary # 2 -Thursday, May 21
Summary # 3-Monday, June 1
Summary # 4- Tuesday, June 9
Any late or missing work should be turned in by Thursday, June 11
Week of June 1
Summary # 4 is due next week
Get "Giver" test signed
Week of May 26
Return signed grade sheet (to be sent home Thursday), study for test on "The Giver" on Thursday, May 28, summary # 3 for may reading log due next Monday
Week of May 11
Return signed grade sheet, complete Short Story/Debate project planner, read chapters 16-18 (THREE chapters, not two) for next Tuesday
Week of May 4
Complete assigned work on "The Giver" - make sure you are prepared for quizzes
Complete work for short story/debate project
Week of April 27
1) return signed grade sheet, read chapters 5-7 of "The Giver", complete pink graphic organizer and yellow sheet on chapter 5, summary # 4 and your May reading log novel are due Thursday
2) Read chapters 8-9 of "The Giver"
April Reading Log Dates
Summaries 1 & 2 due Friday, April 17
Summary # 3- 4/24
Summary # 4 and Reading Log- 4/30
Week of April 20
April reading log summary # 3 due Friday
The following are all due next week on Tuesday, April 28: quote sheet, detail sheet, source sheet, typed noodle-bib sheet- This stage of the project will be worth one test grade.
Week of April 14
return signed grade sheet, complete April Reading Log Summaries 1 & 2 for Friday, turn in project proposal
NOTE: Your quote sheet, interesting details sheet, and your source sheet are all due Tuesday, April 21 and will be worth one test grade. What you do not finish in class must be completed outside of school.
Your typed noodle-bib sheet will also be due on Tuesday, April 21.
Unit III
Apo- greek prefix marking things that are detached, away from
Cata- greek prefix meaning down, against, or back
Logos- greek- speech, word
Strephein- greek- to turn
Apology- noun- 1. an expression of regret or sorrow for having insulted or wronged another 2.a defense or justification for a cause or doctrine.
Apostrophe- noun- the sign (') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters in a word, to indicate the possessive, or to indicate plurals of abbreviations and symbols, as in 3's
Catastrophe- noun- a sudden and widespread disaster
Strophe- noun- the part of an ancient Greek choral ode sung by the chorus when moving from right to left. 2. (in modern poetry) any separate section in a poem, distinguished from a stanza in that it does not follow a regularly repeated pattern.
Catapult- noun- an ancient military engine for hurling stones, arrows, etc. 2.a device for launching an airplane from the deck of a ship
Unit II
Ing- suffix forming nouns
Ant- a person who, the thing which, suffix forming nouns or adjectives
Ic- like, of the nature of, suffix forming adjectives
Flagrare- latin- to burn
Fledgling- noun 1. a young bird that has recently acquired its flight feathers 2. an inexperienced person.
Flagrant- adj. shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring
Vigilant- adj. keenly watchful to detect danger; wary
Remnant- noun- a remaining, usually small part, quantity, number, or the like
Domestic- adj.- 1. of or pertaining to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family 2.devoted to home life or household affairs.
Unit I
De- prefix meaning from, down
Testari- (latin) be a witness
Crescere- (latin) to grow
Detest- verb- to feel abhorrence of; hate; dislike intensely (literally: to denounce with one’s testimony)
Testimony- noun- statement of a witness under oath, usually in court. 2. evidence in support of a statement; proof.
Testament- noun- a will, esp. one that relates to the disposition of one's personal property.
Decrease- verb- o diminish or lessen in extent, quantity, strength, power, etc
Crescent- noun- a shape resembling a segment of a ring tapering to points at the ends
Crescendo- noun- a gradual increase in volume of sound in music
Reading Suggestions
1) Take notes while reading (Teacher addition: use the blue Character Map!)
2) Read with your parents.
3) Re-read (skim)
4) Read out loud.
5) Make a mental note of items that could be quiz questions. (Try to predict what your teacher will ask!)
6) Take breaks...don't try to do the whole thing at once!
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