Description Sentences & Ser vs. Estar

Singular Only one place Use “es”: to say “is” No letter “s” on the noun or adjective Ex: El banco es grande.

Plural More than one place Use “son” to say “are” Must have the letter “s” on the noun and the adjective. Ex: Los bancos son grandes.

Masculine Sentence starts with el, un, los, unos Noun and Adjective usually end with the letter “o” Ex: El supermercado es nuevo.

Feminine Sentence starts with la, una, las, unas Noun and Adjective usually end with the letter “a” Ex: La plaza es nueva.

Exit Ticket 1 Singular Sentence (El banco es grande) 1 Plural Sentence (Los bancos son grandes) 1 Masculine Sentence (El supermercado es nuevo) 1 Feminine Sentence (Las plazas son nuevas) HW: Las escuelas Memorial y Haines son viejas.

Homework I will collect homework and review errors We will meet individually to discuss

Ser vs. Estar: Do Now

Ser vs. Estar Notes

Graded Assignment Practice In order to prepare for our graded assignment next class period, we will work out the “kinks” today in class. Take out your city map. Write the following sentences based on your map: 1 Singular Description 1 Plural Description 1 Singular Location 1 Plural Location

Peer-edit Switch sentences with a partner. Peer-edit, looking for the following: Description Sentences: Is the student following singular or plural rules? (check your notes) Is the student following masculine or feminine rules? (check your notes) Ser vs. Estar is = es or está? are = son or están? Location sentences: El  Los (Plural), La  Las (Plural), de + el = del

La ciudad de Audubon Fill out the Mini-Tchart at the top of the page Use the Mini-Tchart to fill in the blanks with the correct verbs in the paragraph about Audubon. Work alone for the first 5 minutes, then review or complete with a partner. We will then review the answers as a class.

Graded Assignment part I Complete a paragraph in SPANISH describing your town in your city map. You must include: An opening and closing sentence (see Audubon’s model) 5 Location Sentences 5 Descriptions Sentences Special Notes: La biblioteca esta cerca del museo. (This equals 1 location sentence because it’s telling the location of the library) One plural sentence will count as 2 towards the 5 needed. (Las bibliotecas estan cerca del museo).

Graded Assignment part i You may use ALL of your notes. You may NOT talk or ask questions to a classmate. You have the rest of the period to work. You must finish before class is over. Procedure for turning in work: Take a cover sheet and put your name on it Staple in this order: Coversheet, Writing, Map

Graded assignment part ii Error Correction Practice:

Graded assignment part ii 1. Los restaurantes están lejos del cine. 2. La piscina es nueva. 3. La biblioteca está cerca de la escuela. 4. La tienda está al lado del gimnasio. 5. Los supermercados son grandes. 6. Las escuelas son pequeñas.

Graded assignment part ii Interpretive Exercise: Students will work in partners (Three times, each time with a different partner) Student A will read his/her city paragraph to Student B IN SPANISH. Student B records information (place, location, and description) IN ENGLISH on the Interpretation worksheet. Student B will check answers with Student A. Switch roles. Switch partners