3/26-4/13 SPN I ¡Reciclemos! El medio ambiente 3/26-3/30 state testing all week! Project in state of flux ☺ Write sentences in Spanish: 5 El presente + comparatives(now) 2 present + superlative (now) 2 verbs like gustar (a/ an endings) 2 verbs like gustar (e/en endings) 2 El futuro (ir + a+ infinitive)(will) 5 El pretérito (did)

3/21/12 At the library ► Students choose one country to investigate – Environmental concerns – Endangered species – Traffic restrictions – Ecotourism – National bird

3/29-Ch 6A-WKB P. 107 Making comparisons: The adjectives bueno(a), malo(a), viejo(a), and joven and the adverbs bien and mal have their own comparative forms. Más and menos are not used with these comparative adjectives and adverbs. Adjective Adverb Comparative bueno, -a bien mejor (que) better than malo, -a mal peor que) worse than viejo, -a mayor(que) older than joven menor (que) younger than Mejor, peor, mayor, and menor have plural forms that end in -es.

3/29-6A WKB P. 108 The superlative To say that someone or something is the “most” or “least,” use: definite article (el, la, los, las) + noun + más / menos + adjective  La foto de mi familia es la posesión más importante para mí. To say that someone or something is the “best” or the “worst,” use: definite article + mejor(es) / peor(es) + noun  Rojo y azul son los mejores colores para mi dormitorio.

3/29-Ch 7B The preterite of -ar verbs ¿Recuerdas? In Spanish, the endings of verbs identify both who is performing the action (the subject) and when it is being performed (the tense). To talk about actions that were completed in the past, you use the preterite tense. To form the preterite (Past) tense of a regular -ar verb, add the preterite endings to the stem of the verb. Here are the preterite forms of comprar: (yo) compré (nosotros) (nosotras) compramos (tú) compraste (vosotros) (vosotras) comprasteis Ud. (él) compró (ella) Uds. (ellos) (ellas) compraron Notice the accent marks on the endings -é and -ó. The nosotros form is the same in the present and preterite. You will need to look for other context clues to tell which tense is intended.

► Project Due 4/10/2012 ► Turn in Information needed for Written test grade: 5 El presente+ comparisons (now) 2 el presente + superlative 2 verbs like gustar (a/ an endings) 2 verbs like gustar (e/en endings) 2 El futuro (ir + a+ infinitive)(will) 5 El pretérito (did) 2 fotos para el cartel en la clase Fotos para mostrar a la clase 15 total # of sentences in Spanish (At least) A summary of your subject in ENG in your own words. ???? ► Start Oral Presentations.

3/28-3/29-3/30 Hispanic Art Students color and design Hispanic art Turn in art work for a grade Study regular verbs in the preterite tense

Ch 7B The preterite of -ar verbs ¿Recuerdas? In Spanish, the endings of verbs identify both who is performing the action (the subject) and when it is being performed (the tense). To talk about actions that were completed in the past, you use the preterite tense. To form the preterite tense of a regular -ar verb, add the preterite endings to the stem of the verb. Here are the preterite forms of comprar: (yo) compré (nosotros) compramos (nosotras) (tú) compraste (vosotros) comprasteis (vosotras) Ud. (él) compró (ella) Uds. (ellos) compraron (ellas) Notice the accent marks on the endings -é and -ó. The nosotros form is the same in the present and preterite tenses. You will need to look for other context clues to tell which tense is intended. Test April 5

3/30 Study the Preterite El pretérito de verbos regulares -ar E-book Ch. 7B gramática 1 vidéo – Listen learn and repeat Cojugate in the yo, tú, él forms Arreglar Hablar Bailar Lavar Caminar Levantar Cantar Limpiar Mamá limpió la casa conmigo. Mi hermano caminó a la escuela. Cocinar Montar Cortar Nadar Dibujar Pasar Escuchar Patinar Esquiar Trabajar Estudiar Usar Yo canté muchas canciones ayer. Todos escuchamos las clases ayer.

► Project Due 4/10/2012 Turn in Information needed for Written test grade: 5 El presente+ comparisons (now) 2 el presente + superlative 2 verbs like gustar (a/ an endings) 2 verbs like gustar (e/en endings) 2 El futuro (ir + a+ infinitive)(will) 5 El pretérito (did) 2 fotos para el cartel en la clase Fotos para mostrar a la clase 15 total # of sentences in Spanish (At least) A summary of your subject in ENG in your own words. ????

The previous slide is the information for TEST 4/5/12 Homework: Escriban en español Write sentences in Spanish: 5 El presente + comparatives(now) 2 present + superlative (now) 2 verbs like gustar (a/ an endings) 2 verbs like gustar (e/en endings) 2 El futuro (ir + a+ infinitive)(will) 5 El pretérito (did) Class work: view cultural video and continue to write sentences about what you learned (en español)

4/5 Martes: class work review Preterite Test for –ar regular verbs. Continue Writing in Spanish: Write sentences in Spanish: 5 El presente + comparatives(now) 2 present + superlative (now) 2 verbs like gustar (a/ an endings) 2 verbs like gustar (e/en endings) 2 El futuro (ir + a+ infinitive)(will) ►5 El pretérito (did) 18 total # of sentences in Spanish (At least) A summary of your subject in ENG in your own words.

Review the preterite el pretérito de verbos regulares -ar E-book Ch. 7B gramática 1 vidéo – Listen learn and repeat Cojugate in the nosotros y ellos forms Arreglar Hablar Bailar Lavar Caminar Levantar Cantar Limpiar Cocinar Montar Cortar Nadar Dibujar Pasar Escuchar Patinar Esquiar Trabajar Estudiar usar

Miércoles Review Preterite for test e-book pret. Verbs go online 7B student home page 7B animated verbs Continue getting ready for Oral Presentations and written test: Write sentences in Spanish: 5 El presente + comparatives(now) 2 present + superlative (now) 2 verbs like gustar (a/ an endings) 2 verbs like gustar (e/en endings) 2 El futuro (ir + a+ infinitive)(will) ►5 El pretérito (did) A summary of your subject in ENG ????

Jueves written Test: el pretérito Continue getting ready for Oral Presentations and written test: Write sentences in Spanish: 5 El presente + comparatives(now) 2 present + superlative (now) 2 verbs like gustar (a/ an endings) 2 verbs like gustar (e/en endings) 2 El futuro (ir + a+ infinitive)(will) 5 El pretérito (did) 2 fotos para el cartel en la clase A summary of your subject in ENG –????

Viernes Finish getting ready for Oral Presentations and turn in written information=written test: Write sentences in Spanish: 5 El presente + comparatives(now) 2 present + superlative (now) 2 verbs like gustar (a/ an endings) 2 verbs like gustar (e/en endings) 2 El futuro (ir + a+ infinitive)(will) 5 El pretérito (did) 2 fotos para el cartel en la clase A summary of your subject in ENG ????

Viernes Regular–er/ir pret. verbs Regular -er and -ir verbs are similar to one another in the preterite. Here are the preterite forms of aprender and salir. Notice the accent marks on the endings -í and -ió: (yo) aprendí (nosotros) (nosotras) aprendimos (tú) aprendiste Ud. (ella)(él) aprendió Uds. (ellos) (ellas) aprendieron (yo) salí (nosotros) (nosotras) salimos (tú) saliste Ud. (él) (ella) salió Uds. (ellos) (ellas) salieron

Lunes abril 9 All sentences should have been finished and shown to teacher. Should have been corrected ahead of time to be able to gain full credit on the finished project which is due tomorrow.

Martes abril 10 Turn in project Start oral presentations

Miércoles-Jueves Continue with oral presentations

Viernes Solve puzzles to review information from oral presentations Review –ar, -er, -ir preterite verbs