Hoy es lunes, el 27 de octubre. Esponja: Use your notes and explain how to say each of the following words in Spanish: 1. I 2. the man 3. we 4. they (all girls) 5. the boy 6. he

You’ll receive a card with an event on it See if you can figure out where in the story you go: Early life/Background Interest in Traveling and Arrival in Mexico Conquest of Aztecs After the conquest

Hoy es martes, el 28 de octubre. Esponja: 1. Who was Hernan Cortes? 2. How is he similar to Christopher Columbus? 3. How are they different? 4. Why is Cortes important?

As you read about these explorers and conquerors, think about these questions: 1. What was their early life like? (Where/when were they born? School?) 2. What is a conquistador? 3. How did they impact the “New World” and Europe?

Hoy es miércoles, el 29 de octubre. No esponja today! Please take out your articles from yesterday. Please take out any notes you have made so far. Be ready to share with others!

As you read about these explorers and conquerors, think about these questions: 1. What is a conquistador? What is an explorer? How are they similar and different? 2. What was their early life like? (Where/when were they born? School?) 3. How did they become an explorer or conquistador? What did they have to do in order to go on their adventure? 4. How did they impact the “New World” and Europe? 5. What was the end of their lives like?

Hoy es jueves, el 30 de octubre. No esponja today! Please clear off your desk except for a pen or pencil, your notes and the articles. You must remain silent during the quiz. During the quiz, you must say in your seat. When you finish please turn in your quiz. Once you’ve turned in your quiz, you can work on homework, read or relax, but please remain quiet. Quiz Instructions: 1. Fill in the tree diagram with details about the explorers and conquerors. 2. Then, write a compare and contrast paragraph using the information in your diagram.

Hoy es viernes, el 31 de octubre. Please clear off your desk except for a pen or pencil, your notes and the articles. You must remain silent during the quiz. During the quiz, you must say in your seat. When you finish please turn in your quiz. Once you’ve turned in your quiz, you can work on homework, read or relax, but please remain quiet. Quiz Instructions: 1. Fill in the tree diagram with details about the explorers and conquerors. 2. Then, write a compare and contrast paragraph using the information in your diagram.

Esponja: ¿Qué signfica? 1. la muchacha 2. ustedes 3. tú 4. las mujeres 5. ellos 6. el señor

APUNTES: p. 50 (descripciones) alto/a = tallgrande = big bajo/a = shortpequeño/a = small bonito/a = prettyguapo/a = attractive delgado/a = skinnygordo/a = fat viejo/a = oldjoven = young feo/a = ugly el pelo = hair los ojos = eyes castaño/a = dark/brownmoreno/a = dark complexion corto/a = shortpelirrojo/a = red-head rubio/a = blondelargo/a = long

Mother = madre Mom = mama Father = padre Dad = papá Sister = hermana Brother = hermano Grandma = abuela Grandpa = abuelo Aunt = tía Uncle = tío Daughter = hija Son = hijo Cousin = primo/prima Granddaughter = nieta Grandson = nieto Niece = sobrina Nephew = sobrino

Ser = “to be” (p. 35) Used to describe permanence, characteristics and much more yo soy = I amnosotros somos = we are tú eres = you are (fam.)vosotros sois = you all are él/ella es = he/she isellos/ellas son = they are usted es = you are (for.)ustedes son = you all are