Unidad 1: Para empezar: To begin...
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Everything you need to get started!
Do you want to retake evidence from this unit? If so, here are some logical ways to improve your skills!
Remember that as part of the Request to Retest process, you must do at least three additional practice activities to improve your skills. Through practice, we will become better at these skills. Practice is key to making progress!
Use all of the materials on this page to help you get better at the basic conversational skills. Then use the specific strategies below to really improve each skill.
Use all of the materials on this page to help you get better at the basic conversational skills. Then use the specific strategies below to really improve each skill.
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Listening
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Speaking
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Reading
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Writing
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When can you retake the evidence once you're ready and your Request to Retest packet has been completed?
- You can retake during ACP on Tuesdays or Thursdays.
- You can also retake after school on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
- You may retake in the morning before school starts (between 6:45-7:15). Ask Sra. Moore for a pass to get let in early.
- If you are retaking the speaking evidence, you must come with your own partner who is a Spanish 1 student as well. That person could be retaking too, or they could simply just be helping you out. It doesn't matter.
Día #1: el 13 de agosto (A) o el 14 de agosto (B)
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Class Resources
*Please note: To access any Google documents, you must be logged in with your school email.
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Study Materials
"30 Excellent Career Options for Spanish-Speakers"
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Día #2: el 15 de agosto (A) o el 16 de agosto (B)
Día #3: el 17 de agosto (A) o el 20 de agosto (B)
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Class Resources
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Study Materials
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Día #4: el 21 de agosto (A) o el 22 de agosto (B)
Día #5: el 23 de agosto (A) o el 24 de agosto (B)
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Class Resources
Open the document below to see each of the class' complex conversations. Sra. M. scanned the notes here:
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Study Materials
*Click on the link below & scroll to the bottom to click on the play symbol to hear native speakers in a conversation where they are asking for the spelling of names!
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Día #6: el 27 de agosto (A) o el 28 de agosto (B)
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Class Resources
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Study Materials
Was today's quiz difficult for you? Use the flashcards below to help you improve so you can retake!
Suggestion: Use both the "Flashcards" and the "Speller" function. The speller will sound out for you each letter. Make sure to select "Spanish Slow". Open the link below to see a complex conversation. I combined all of the language from the 6 classes to make one that has it all! Also, there are the English translations & notes on how the language is being used!
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Día #7: el 29 de agosto (A) o el 30 de agosto (B)
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Class Resources
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Study Materials
More Study Materials
Easier writing practice quiz w/ immediate results:
Harder writing practice quiz w/ immediate results:
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Día #8: el 4 de septiembre (A) o el 5 de septiembre(B)
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Class Resources
Use the links under Dia #7 to practice your numbers!
HW: Then click on either link below to begin your writing practice homework. You want to try to get really good at writing a conversation, too!
To practice, use the following functions to help you become more proficient:
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Study Materials
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Día #9: el 6 de septiembre (A) o el 7 de septiembre(B)
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Class Resources
The two documents below contain the overall IB standards for this course for the entire school year and a picture of our MYP Unit Plan for Unidad 1. This has more specific and timely goals we're trying to accomplish by the end of the unit. It tells us all of the important IB concepts and connections we're making as well as what evidence we're going to have for our summative assessments.
Remember that your Unit "I can..." Statements are a progress-monitoring tool you can use every day. Reflect on skills you're strengthening and determine what types of practice is needed to progress further and to prepare for the unit's summative assessment tasks.
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Study Materials
From today's class:
A more challenging set:
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Día #10: el 10 de septiembre (A) o el 11 de septiembre(B)
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Class Resources
HW: 1) Watch the video below.
2) Take notes on the note-taking sheet while you watch it. Pause & rewind as necessary. 3) Complete the Numbers Writing Practice. There are two ways you can access the video for your homework. Use whichever one works best for the device you are on. 
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Study Materials
Time: Listening Comprehension - Interactive Site for Telling time - Super cool! Click on all of the icons...so many different ways to practice!
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Día #11: el 12 de septiembre (A) o el 13 de septiembre(B)
Today's lesson will be a little different from our others! The first 50 minutes will be spent online, using the resources below.
- You will need your own set of headphones/earbuds. If you don't have any, you can turn the sound up quietly on your computer and listen that way.
Directions:
1. Begin by completing the MYP Unit Plan Reflection at your desk.
2. Read the descriptions below of the 4 different evidences you will have at the end of this unit.
3. Work independently to practice the skills you need the most work with by using the resources below.
1. Begin by completing the MYP Unit Plan Reflection at your desk.
- Write responses in complete sentences, sharing as many details as possible.
- Make sure to write your heading on this paper.
- Use the section titled "Evidence of My Independent Practice" while you use the resources below.
- *Please note: You will be turning it in at the end of the class to Sra.Moore.
2. Read the descriptions below of the 4 different evidences you will have at the end of this unit.
- Make note that each evidence will assess a different skill.
- Observe the different dates that they will each be taken on, so you can plan accordingly.
3. Work independently to practice the skills you need the most work with by using the resources below.
- Record how you spend your time on the "Evidence of My Independent Practice" sheet.
- Use the entire time to practice your Spanish skills.
- Work alone and do not use the Internet for anything other than the Spanish learning activities below.
You will have the listening evidence on
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You will be asked to view two or more short audio clips of people having conversations in Spanish.
You must be able to identify basic information, like people's names, ages, feelings, register, etc. Use the resources below to help you prepare for this particular part of the assessment. |
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Listening Practice #1: Easier
Watch the video on the link below that says "Sample Conversations". There are four several dialogues to watch/listen to. After each one, there are a set of questions to test your understanding. Then there is an explanation of each response.
Listen to the Podcasts below that are .MP3 files. The first one is all about how to introduce yourself.
The one below is all about telling time. There are some fun, new ways to express it to add to your "language bag of tricks!"
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Listening Practice #2: Harder
Use the "Learn" function on the master set of Quizlet flashcards. This set has ALL of the vocab we have been using in the entire unit.
Click on the link below, and make sure to click the boxes for 'See Spanish First' and 'Play Audio.' (See the picture as an example.) 
Try listening to and translating the following conversation - video/audio:
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Listening Practice #3: Hardest
Listen to the 3 audios of native speakers below. Can you pick up on what their names are? Do you know how old they are? Can you tell where they are from? What else can you understand? Listen several times.
You might need to watch the videos below on a personal computer if they don't work on your Chromebook, but you can click on the Print the PDF to see a transcript right now in class.
Watch the "First Interactive Episode" of the mini-tv show: "Mi Vida Loca" on the BBC channel. After viewing, go to the "Ep. 1: Learning Section" and try out the additional activities by clicking on the hyperlinks. Episode 11 focuses on the two different ways to say "you" - formal and informal. Check that one out!
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You will have the reading evidence on
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You will be asked to read two or more short conversations in Spanish.
You must be able to identify basic information, like people's names, ages, feelings, register, time, etc. Use the resources below to help you prepare for this particular part of the assessment. |
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Reading Practice #1: Easier
Use the "Scatter" function on the master set of Quizlet flashcards.
Click on the link below, and play the reading game. You will need to drag each Spanish phrase and drop it on to the English phrase that matches it! Try to play it multiple times and beat your own score! If you do, that means your automaticity is getting better! :) |
Reading Practice #2: Harder
Read the conversation below. Try to translate it.
Then answer the comprehension questions. When you're finished, click on the Answer Key below to check your work. |
Reading Practice #3: EHardest
Check out pages 1-23 of the Spanish Wikibook below. There are explanations that are more in depth than I have given in class, and there are mini-dialogues for you to read and check your comprehension. There's also some additional vocabulary to push your learning.
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You will have the speaking evidence on
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You will be asked to record you and a partner having a conversation in the informal register in pure Spanish.
You must be able to use relevant words and phrases to ask questions and demonstrate you understand by logically responding to your partner's questions on the following topics: Los Saludos (greetings), Los Nombres (names), La Cortesía (courtesies), El Escrito (writing/spelling of names), Los Sentimientos (feelings), La Edad (age), La Origen (origin), La Traducción (translation), La Hora (time), Las Despedidas (farewells) |
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Speaking Practice #1: Easier
Use the "Cards" function on the master set of Quizlet flashcards.
Say each word/phrase out loud. Listen to the correct pronunciation when you flip the card. Quietly repeat again, after hearing the model. Repeat several times if you did not pronounce the word/phrase correctly from memory. |
Speaking Practice #2: Harder
Have a conversation with a peer. Not now...but later! Have a lot of conversations in fact! Start them in ACP, or at lunch, or waiting for your sports' team to start practice, etc.
Use the informal register when speaking with your peers. You can start by using your Q & A sheet from class, but eventually you want to be able to hold the conversation without it! |
Speaking Practice #3: Hardest
You guessed it...have more conversations! Yup, the only way to get better at speaking Spanish is to speak Spanish. To be even more advanced, take turns pretending to be an adult when talking with a friend. Use the formal register with the person who is role-playing the adult role.
Again, use your sheet at first, but get to the point where you don't need it anymore! |
You will have the writing evidence on
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You will be asked to write a formal conversation between two people in pure Spanish on the unit topics.
You must be able to use relevant words and phrases to write a logically flowing conversation between two individuals using correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, and a wide range of vocabulary. Use the resources below to help you prepare for this particular part of the assessment. |
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Writing Practice #1: Easier
Use the "Speller" function on the master set of Quizlet flashcards.
Click on the link below, and make sure to click down to select "Spanish (Slow)." (See the picture as an example.) 
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Writing Practice #2: Harder
Use the "Gravity" function on the master set of Quizlet flashcards.
Click on the link below, and make sure to click on 'START WITH ENGLISH." (See the picture as an example.) If the game is too easy or too hard, change the difficulty level too. Play several times & try to beat your own score! 
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Writing Practice #1: Hardest
After doing both writing practice #1 and #2, try to actually write a conversation between two people on lined, loose-leaf paper.
Write a conversation between two people who are just meeting for the first time. One of the people should be someone with whom the other person would need to use the formal register. Try to include all of the topics without looking at your notes. When you think you've finished, go through your notes (or look at the master list of vocab on the Quizlet cards), and see if you have the correct structures written for the questions and answers. Proofread and edit your word choices, spelling, punctuation, accents, etc. |
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Just say "no" to improper Spanish grammar. Keep on practicing, and you'll keep on progressing!
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Día #12: el 14 de septiembre (A) o el 17 de septiembre(B)
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Class Resources
Your listening & speaking evidences are NEXT class!
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Study Materials
Your Unit 1 End-of-Unit Evidences start next week! Use all of the materials on this page as well as the ones below to help you prepare and don't forget, you need to make time to meet with and/or talk on the phone with your speaking partner for the conversation evidence!
***NOTE: We did not learn body parts in this unit because I reflected & thought they'd be better and more logical to learn in a different unit later on.
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