Vámonos Pick up a new passport. Then, translate this short passage into English: Un hombre viajó a Nicaragua para visitar a sus primos. Él fue por avión. Él fue a una clase de cocinar con su primo. Ellos cocinaron “gallo pinto”, un plato (dish) tradicional. Después, ellos fueron al banco y un ladrón entró y robó mucho dinero. Fue terrible.

Repaso: Vocabulario 11 de enero

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Procedimientos nuevos  New passports: Vamonos will be out of 10 points and classwork will be out of 10 points. 2 minutes after the bell, the door will be locked and if you come in after you’ll no longer have the chance to get full credit on the Do Now. If you come in for morning tutorial, you can make it up there for half credit. Professionalism: If your phone is out or if you’re being disrespectful, -5 for the day  Bean bags: If you are having a profoundly bad day, you may take a bean bag off my desk and place it on yours. If there is a bean bag on your desk, no one can bother you. You won’t be called on, you won’t be spoken to, and no one can ask you what’s wrong. However, if you use the beanbag more than once in one week, or more than three times in a semester, you have to speak to your guidance counselor about it.

Vocabulario Nuevo había: there was ratoncito: little mouse tuvo que: had to tener miedo: to be scared mientras: while esconderse: to hide oneself entregarse: to surrender oneself

Actividad 1 Work in groups to transcribe this story on paper in Spanish. You may work together to determine the meanings and the sentences, but everybody needs to write the story individually, on their own paper. Your version should have at least 12 sentences. Then, write 10 bullet points in English about the story.

Actividad 2 Tienes cuatro opciones para tu segunda actividad. Tienes que escoger una opción. Trabaja individualmente. 1) You rewrote the story as it was originally. Now, rewrite the story in Spanish but write a different ending. Start from the beginning, but you may change as many details as you’d like. 15+ sentences. 2) Draw a comic strip to illustrate the story (with text bubbles as needed). You should have at least 6-8 images. 3) Rewrite the story as a journal entry from Jerry’s perspective- this means changing everything from the “él” form to the “yo” form. 15+ sentences. 4) Write a script of the interview that Jerry had with the reporter. 16+ lines (8 per person).