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Interesting article titled "Diwali is having a mainstream moment in the US" published on 10/23/22

Información de los "Retakes"

Unit 1 Reading Evidence:
  1. Use the resources below to help you prepare for the retake of the reading quiz. It will be a new passage with new questions but it will use all the same types of language from Unit 1 and ask questions with the same types of structures. 
  2. There is 1 help session in 203 for the Reading Retake on Mon. 10/10 from 3:30-4:15 but then you can also come for any of the before/after school help sessions as well. See the whiteboard in Rm. 203 for specific days Sra. Moore is available each week. 
  3. The reading retake will be offered after school on two separate dates: Wed. 10/12 AND Thu. 10/27 from 3:30-4:15 p.m.
  4. ​You must go through the Request to Retest process in order to retake. All practice assignments from Unit 1 must also be completed to have this opportunity. Your late HW does not count as any of the three activities you need to show you've done in order to retake the quiz. You need all the missing HW AND 3 extra activities. If all your HW is caught up to date, then you only need the 3 extra activities!
Unit 1 Speaking Evidence:
  1. Use the resources below to help you prepare for the retake of the speaking evidence and to go through the "Request to Retest" process. 
  2. To retake the speaking evidence, you will need to come on one of the dates to retake with your own speaking partner. That student needs to be in a Spanish 1 class (but any section is fine), and they may or may not be retaking as well. If they are not retaking, I will only be grading your performance.
  3. I will listen to your conversation from start to finish and assess you using the same rubric as the first time. 
  4. The dates & times I'm available for retakes include:​
                     - Tue. 11/1 during 9th or 10th grade ACP
                     - Thu. 11/3 before school between 7:30 a.m. and 7:55 a.m.
                     - Fri. 11/4 before school between 7:30 a.m. and 7:55 a.m.
                     - Thu. 11/10 after school between 3:30-4:00 p.m.
                     - Fri. 11/11 after school between 3:30-4:00 p.m.

  1. ​You must go through the Request to Retest process in order to retake. All practice assignments from Unit 1 must also be completed to have this opportunity. Your late HW does not count as any of the three activities you need to show you've done in order to retake the quiz. You need all the missing HW AND 3 extra activities. If all your HW is caught up to date, then you only need the 3 extra activities!

Unidad 1: ¿Qui​én soy yo? Who am I?

Día #1 (Day 1) - el 15 (A) o el 16 (B) de agosto 

Recursos de clase: ​Class Resources
You were given the "Beginning of School Year Success Criteria" at the end of our first class. It has tasks on it that are to be completed between now and Thursday, 8/25 (A) or Friday, 8/26 (B).

The two we suggest you complete before next class are:
  • Finish responding to the questions you'd like to answer on the 1st Day Student Survey. You can turn it in at the beginning of the next class.
  • Give your parents/guardians/support people the Day 1 Family Letter. Read it together and sign the bottom of the backside. Show Sra. the signature at the beginning of the next class. 
  • Feel free to start completing other tasks on the list if you have the time!
Más práctica: Practice/ Enrichment

Día #2 (Day 2) - el 17 (A) o el 18 (B) de agosto 

Recursos de clase: ​Class Resources
You were given the "Beginning of School Year Success Criteria" at the end of our first class. It has tasks on it that are to be completed between now and 8/25 (A) or 8/26 (B).

The one task I suggest you complete before next class  is to get a binder, 5 dividers & paper & bring to class every day.

If you have time, you might want to start on some of the other tasks as well: 
  • Review the Spanish 1 Course Syllabus with a parent/guardian/support person at home.
  • Have the same adult complete the Spanish 1 Support Person Google Form. 
  • Make sure you and your support people have signed up to communicate via the Remind app.​
Más práctica: Practice/ Enrichment
The links below include the vocabulary we've learned & practiced through TPR in class. There's also some extra ones! Enjoy learning something new too! :)
Why can't we just Google everything?
​Check out the article below!

Día #3 (Day 3) - el 19 (A) o el 22 (B) de agosto 

Recursos de clase: ​Class Resources
Community Norms Brainstorming Sheets & Ideas
You were given the "Beginning of School Year Success Criteria" at the end of our first class. It has tasks on it that are to be completed between now and 8/25 (A) or 8/26 (B).

So far, it would be good to have all but the last task completed by now:
  • Complete & turn in the "Ist Day Student Survey."
  • Get signatures on the "Day 1 Spanish Family Letter." 
  • Get a binder, 5 dividers & paper & bring to class.
  • Review the Spanish 1 Course Syllabus with a parent/guardian/support person at home.
  • Have that adult complete the Spanish 1 Support Person Google Form and submit it. 
  • Make sure you and your support people have signed up to communicate via the Remind app.​
Please bring your charged
​Chromebook next class!
Más práctica: Practice/ Enrichment
Practice every day means progress in a big way!

Día #4 (Day 4) - el 23 (A) o el 24 (B) de agosto 

Recursos de clase: ​Class Resources
Padlet Activity:
1) Click on your section's Padlet.
2) Respond to at least 4 different questions.
3) Read through your peers' responses & reply to at 
​    least 2 of their comments. 
You were given the "Beginning of School Year Success Criteria" at the end of our first class. It has tasks on it that are to be completed between now and 8/25 (A) or 8/26 (B), aka NEXT CLASS!

It's time to make sure all tasks are complete!
Más práctica: Practice/ Enrichment

Día #5 (Day 5) - el 25 (A) o el 26 (B) de agosto 

Recursos de clase: ​Class Resources
Don't forget to take care of any missing assignments up to this point! You should have:
1) Turned in the yellow 1st Day Student Survey Sheet
2) Completed the tasks on the Beginning of the School Year Success Criteria (green sheet)
3) Shown Sra. Moore the Day 1 Spanish Family Letter with the adult signature on it
4) Gotten a binder, 5 dividers, & paper for Spanish only and show Sra. Moore it in class

Need any supplies or help?
Sra. Moore is available Thu. before & after school this week!
Más práctica: Practice/ Enrichment
Practice the adjectives vocabulary using all of the different functions on Quizlet, not just the flashcards!

Día #6 (Day 6) - el 29 (A) o el 30 (B) de agosto 

Día #7 (Day 7) - el 31 de agosto(A) o el primer día (B) de septiembre

Recursos de clase: ​Class Resources

Click on the blue button below for links to the articles!

Want to use TEXT-to-SPEECH technology? Click on the link below instead:
Más práctica:
​Practice/ Enrichment
We've got a long weekend with several days between classes! Set a daily alarm on your phone to remind you to practice 15 min. a day. Then use these resources!

Día #8 (Day 8) - el 2 (A) o 6 (B) de septiembre

Recursos de clase: ​Class Resources
CORRECTION:
On the HW, the Answer Key says the incorrect gender/quantity for the word "deportistas". It should be gender neutral and plural.All words with the suffix -ista are gender neutral in Spanish!
Más práctica:​ Practice/ Enrichment

Heads up: Listening Quiz on Adjectives is SOON!

For your HW today, if you do not have someone to quiz you, Sra. Moore made an audio below where she does the practice listening quiz for Strategy #2. 
  • Get out a paper & pencil.
  • Listen to the directions & take the practice quiz. 
  • Check your answers with the Answer Key on your yellow HW sheet. 

Día #9 (Day 9) - el 7 (A) o 8 (B) de septiembre

Recursos de clase: ​Class Resources

Heads up: Listening Quiz on Adjectives is SOON!

The two strategies explained on your Day 8 Homework sheet are the strategies you should continue to use to make sure you're prepared for the evidence.

Also, if you're missing any practice assignments from Unit 1, get them done. You can't retake an evidence if you'd like to unless all of your practice work is complete.
CORRECTION:
On the HW, the Answer Key says the incorrect gender/quantity for the word "deportistas". It should be gender neutral and plural.All words with the suffix -ista are gender neutral in Spanish!
Más práctica:​ Practice/ Enrichment
Use the resources in the "Practice & Enrichment" from the previous days as well as the ones in this section!

Día #10 (Day 10) - el 9 (A) o 12 (B) de septiembre

Heads up: Listening Quiz on Adjectives is NEXT CLASS!

Recursos de clase: ​Class Resources

HW: Make progress with Spanish using strategies & resources! 
Más práctica:​ Practice/ Enrichment

You'll never know unless
you try! ;) 
Examples:
  • Prepare for the Adjectives Listening Quiz: Use the two strategies described on the Day 8 of Unit 1 Homework sheet.
  • Practice your conversational skills in Spanish. Use your Day 9 Guided Notes and work with a partner.
  • Improve your recognition of the Spanish ABC letter sounds using  your pink ABCs sheet or the resources under Day 6 above.
  • Practice spelling words, including your names.
  • Add to your adjectives vocabulary by continuing to do the A/B partner activity from Day 9's lesson using the 4 survival questions to translate and spell in Spanish and the gold/pink sheets and/or the Quizlet set under Day 9. 

Día #11(Day 11) - el 13 (A) o 14 (B) de septiembre

Recursos de clase: ​Class Resources

The Adjectives Listening Quiz is TODAY!

If you are out on quarantine on the day your class takes the quiz, you must make arrangements to take the quiz when you return. 
No formal homework assignment today! You should:
1) Complete any missing practice assignments
2) Practice for a retake if you need/want to
3) Work with a study buddy to practice your Spanish conversation skills
Más práctica:​ Practice/ Enrichment
Please note: This was a video I made for my students two years ago when we were all learning virtually. Some of what I say doesn’t connect to how our class is set up this year, but the large parts where I teach the concepts of gender and quantity are the same! Also, we have more vocabulary words in our basic list that the students did that school year.​

Día #12(Day 12) - el 15 (A) o 16 (B) de septiembre

Recursos de clase: ​Class Resources
For the homework, you will need to click on the live links in the document below to access the videos and articles!

Suggestion: Use Text-to-Speech to help you hear the article in Spanish aloud while you read it. 

You can change the voice of the person on Read&Write to be a Spanish speaker & then they will sound authentic as it's read!

Click on these step-by-step directions to help you change your settings: 
Más práctica:​ Practice/ Enrichment
Additional homework/15 min. per day practice ideas:
  • Use the strategies to prepare for a retake of the Adjectives Listening Quiz if needed
  • Use the conversation activity in the guided notes to practice starting, maintaining and ending a conversation in pure Spanish on unit topics
  • Use the Quizlet sets below to practice vocabulary needed to ask & answer question about other people as we were introduced to today in class

Día #13(Day 13) - el 19 (A) o 20 (B) de septiembre

Día #14 (Day 14) - el 21 (A) o 22 (B) de septiembre

Recursos de clase: ​Class Resources
Newsela Article: Mexico's Independence Day
File Size: 429 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Reminder: The Retake Window is open for the Adjectives Listening Quiz! 

Retakes are available Thu. 9/22 & Thu. 9/29 at 7:30 a.m. & 3:30 p.m. in Rm. 203. You must give Sra. Moore your Request to Retest Packet ahead of time!
Más práctica:​ Practice/ Enrichment
Use 3 of the 5 strategies in the document below as part of your Request to Retest process to improve!

Día #15 (Day 15) - el 23 (A) o 26 (B) de septiembre

Recursos de clase: ​Class Resources

The button below is for the video needed to do Part 1 of the the HW assignment! 
Más práctica:​ Practice/ Enrichment

Use links above for more practice with new vocabulary and the structures needed for clear communication!

Día #16 (Day 16) - el 27 (A) o 28 (B) de septiembre

Recursos de clase: ​Class Resources
Homework: Day 16 of Unit 1 Homework is:
  1. ​Practice vocabulary you need to learn using your resources. 
    1. ​Use resources in the Practice & Enrichment section.
    2. Review materials and guided notes in your Spanish binder. 
    3. The "Match" function on Quizlet will test your reading skills - the next evidence! 
  2. Practice conversational skills with a study buddy. 
    1. ​Use the practice activity in your "Day 16 of Unit 1 Guided Notes" to help you have a conversation from start to finish in pure Spanish. You are working towards a goal of being able to do this:​
                        - without the notes
                        - using a wide variety of vocabulary
                        - responding to each question in a
                          Proficient and/or Advanced way
Más práctica:​ Practice/ Enrichment

Last day to retake Adjectives Listening Quiz is THIS Thursday!

Practice the infinitive verbs vocabulary from today's class, as well as the context, using 1 or both sets below:
Check out this study tool below to see how you're doing with writing complete sentences for descriptions! You'll need a paper & pencil. First, you'll see sentences with errors. Then you'll try to correct them & see if you're right. If you're not, there is a very short video explaining each one to help you learn how to improve!
Check out these 3 videos on expressing your feelings in response to the question, "How are you?" in Spanish!

Día #17 (Day 17) - el 29 (A) o 3 (B) de octubre

Recursos de clase: ​Class Resources
The document below includes a lot of LINKS to resources that will be helpful for studying. Knowing the vocabulary is KEY! 
Más práctica:​ Practice/ Enrichment
Remember: The Criterion B: Reading Evidence will be
​NEXT CLASS!
​on 10/4 (A) or 10/5 (B)
The Quizlet below has example questions and responses for the reading comprehension quiz. Make sure you know what is being asked!

Día #18 (Day 18) - el 4 (A) o 5 (B) de octubre

Recursos de clase: ​Class Resources

Unit 1 Reading Evidence is TODAY! 

Think about how much you could read and understand on Aug. 15/16 on the first day of class? Is it more today than it was then? Yay! Celebrate that accomplishment!
Más práctica:​ Practice/ Enrichment
Worried you didn't do well on today's Reading Evidence? 
  • If you did not really study or prepare for the evidence ahead of time (i.e. are missing practice assignments from the unit and you did not use the document below before taking the test, that is your starting point. Do that work now to start improving your understanding before even getting the test back. 
  • If you did study and did use the document & strategies below and felt confident before you took the quiz but you feel really not confident about what you did today after taking the quiz, make a plan to come in for tutoring next week. 
Our next, and final, evidence of Unit 1 will be speaking! Practicing starting, maintaining & ending conversations every day will really help you feel confident on that! 

Día #19(Day 19) - el 6 (A) o 7 (B) de octubre

Recursos de clase: ​Class Resources
Because the summative assessment for this unit is a speaking evidence, you must incorporate daily speaking practice out of class in order to make progress towards meeting your goals!

Suggestion: Spend some time on the Quizlet sets: Target Questions on Personality & Likes/Dislikes to make sure you know how to ASK the ????s in between practicing with a partner!
Más práctica:​
​Practice/ Enrichment

Remember:

  • Practice with any person is helpful.
  • Don't write a script. Really focus on learning the question and answer structures.
  • Use your resources. Remember that to make progress, daily practice is really important. 
  • Places and times you could practice:
    • ​In-school: During ACP if you're in the same ACP or with a different peer in ACP
    • Before school (7:15-7:55 Mon-Fri with Dayanara - a Senior Heritage speaker!) OR after-school in the SAW with a study buddy of your choice (Mon-Thu 3:30-4) or with Sra. Moore on her help days
    • On the phone/computer

Día #20 (Day 20) - el 10 (A) o 11 (B) de octubre

Recursos de clase: ​Class Resources

Homework: Speak Spanish!
The speaking evidence is NEXT.
It is on 10/18 and 10/19! 
Más práctica:​ Practice/ Enrichment

Día #21 (Day 21) - el 12 (A) o 13 (B) de octubre

Recursos de clase: ​Class Resources

The Speaking Evidence was formally introduced today
​in class!

This is the big evidence at the end of the unit that we've been talking about since the beginning of the unit :)
  • It will take place on Tue. 10/18 for A-day students
  • It will take place on Wed. 10/19 for B-day students
For students in the regular education program, use this:
For some students in the special education program, use this (*you will know if this applies to you because Sra. Moore gave you a purple stapled packet): 
Más práctica:​ Practice/ Enrichment

Retake dates: Wed. 10/12 & Wed. 10/27 3:30-4:15

HW: Practice between classes is essential to make progress & to prepare for the Speaking Evidence (& possibly the Reading retake). 
Use the ideas discussed below & in class & all your resources! 

Día #22 (Day 22) - el 14 (A) o 17 (B) de octubre

Recursos de clase: ​Class Resources

The Speaking Evidence is
NEXT CLASS!
Más práctica:​ Practice/ Enrichment

Día #23 (Day 23) - el 18 (A) o 19 (B) de octubre

Recursos de clase: ​Class Resources

The Speaking Evidence is
TODAY!

If you missed class today, there will be a '0' entered for your Criterion C: Speaking evidence on Infinite Campus. When you complete that evidence, that grade will change. You will need to:
  • Schedule a time with Sra. Moore to do the conversation.
  • You will have to bring your own partner on the scheduled date/time.
  • You will be graded for the one conversation you have from start to finish & Sra. Moore will listen to the entire conversation for the evidence. 
After you have done your speaking evidence, please complete & submit the self-reflection & feedback form below. Make sure to click 'Submit' when you done!
Más práctica:​ Practice/ Enrichment

Día #24 (Day 24) - el 20 (A) o 25 (B) de octubre

TASK #1: Wrapping Up Unit 1: Independent Check-In: 

  • Do this work first independently & silently. 
  • Directions: Go through the checklist step-by-step that is on the back of the 1st page of your Day 24 Guided Notes packet. Go in order. Mark off each task that you have completed or as you complete it.
  • Make sure to put your yellow packet in the wire basket with your class section on it before you leave!

TASK #2: Practice your Listening Comprehension skills (Criterion A)

  • Follow the directions on your Day 24 Guided Packet to do the listening comprehension activities. You will need to click on the link below to access the links to the videos and audios. 

TASK #3: Practice your speaking AND/OR reading skills for a retake opportunity.

  • Use the links under Day 23 to go to document(s) with all the info & strategies for improving on either skill!

Old Videos on the Big Concepts from the unit that could help!

The videos below are all ones Sra. Moore made for her virtual students two years ago when MPS was virtual.
While our class is in-person & some of the things said don't apply in terms of how the class is set up, the vocabulary, concepts and skills are just like the ones we're learning this year! These could help!
The one below covers: adjectives (gender & quantity), the questions "What are you like?", "What aren't you like?" Are you funny?", subject pronouns & forms of the verb SER that is needed to describe personalities. 
During the virtual school year,  the partner conversation speaking evidence did not include likes/dislikes as it does this year. Here are examples of the conversation minus that part! You can't hear Srta. Voith but you only need to pay attention to how I am speaking & the quality of answers I give to get an idea of what you're shooting for in your conversations. 
The next 2 videos I didn't make but did use to teach how to talk about likes/dislikes when we had virtual school.
These videos Sra. Moore did NOT make but they can still be super helpful!