Today, Friday

1. First day of finals, we took 1st and 3rd period ACPs.
2. Tuesday, you will go to your 2nd period and 4th period classes for ACPs.
3. All "in-class" finals have been graded.  You may email me for your grade: apotasznik@dallasisd.org.
French students: here is the answer key to the exam (click image to enlarge).  A 5-point curve was added to each test grade.

Today, B day

Spanish:
1) p256-257: C&T with pictures.

French: We worked on verb reference books and then turned them in.  They are due by 3:45pm today at the latest for full credit.

Today, B day

Spanish:
1.  We finished any late work
2.  We turned in both our Cultural Reviews and Note Summaries
3.  We played a game to review for the final.

If you have this class on A days, you will take the teacher-made final on May 24th.  If you have Spanish (or French) on B days, you will have your exam on May 25th.

Additionally, you will have an ACP for this class.  That schedule is separate, beginning May 27th and ending June 2nd.

French
1.  We translated the song "Complainte de la Butte," a song written about love in the 1800s in Montmartre.
2.  We worked on our verb reference books.

Today, B day

French: work on Verb Reference Book
Spanish: Finish cultural review, begin note summary for final, dictation practice.
For note summary, make sure you include (or memorize):

• Health: illness, aches, exercises (p263)
• Interrogatives: Por cuantos, A que hora, Cuanto cuesta... etc.
• Writing from dictation
• All pronouns: subject, reflexive, direct object, indirect object
• Adjectives: possessive and demonstrative
• Negation: nunca, tampoco, nadie, nada
• Affirmative/Negative commands

Thurs/Friday... B/A day

Spanish:

Binder check TODAY!
Mini-project: Cultural Review
For each entry, list the name, capital, currency, web code, famous artist, national food and national dance found in the book.  Also include an image of the country's flag and any other drawing you find suitable (animal/painting/etc. that represents the country).  You must do an entry for each of the following 8 countries:

• Spain (p0)
• Puerto Rico (p40)
• Costa Rica (p116)
• Chile (p154)
• Mexico (p192)
• Argentina (p230)
• Dominican Republic (p306)
• Peru (p344)

Hayley from 3rd period is off to a great start:

French:

Today we started our Verb Reference books.  For the following 32 verbs, make a mini reference entry including the infinitive, pronunciation, auxiliary verb (for the past tense), past participle, present conjugation chart, past tense conjugation chart, sentence using verb + at least one vocab word, and the translation of that sentence.

1. Acheter
2. Aller
3. Appeler
4. Avoir
5. Commencer
6. Conduire
7. Connaître
8. Croire
9. Descendre
10. Devoir
11. Dire
12. Dormir
13. Ecrire
14. Etre
15. Faire
16. Lire
17. Mettre
18. Monter
19. Mourir
20. Ouvrir
21. Partir
22. Pouvoir
23. Prendre
24. Recevoir
25. Rester
26. Savoir
27. Servir
28. Sortir
29. Tomber
30. Venir
31. Voir
32. Vouloir

Today, B day

Spanish:
1)  Roll call with "conocer" and direct object pronouns.
2)  Querido Hermanito, volume 2, including the usage/formation/examples of each of the following:

• subject pronouns
• direct object pronouns
• reflexive pronouns
• indirect object pronouns
• regular preterite
• irregular preterite
• present progressive

3)  Put that assignment in your binder, to be checked during our binder check next time. 

French:

Be ready for Binder Check next time!  We learned about the 16 verbs that use "être" in the passé composé instead of "avoir."  These constructions require gender and number agreement in their past participles.  We came up with our own personal mnemonic devices to remember these 16 verbs.  They are:

• Devenir
• Revenir
• Mourir
• Rester
• Sortir
• Venir
• Aller
• Naître
• Descendre
• Entrer
• Rentrer
• Tomber
• Retourner
• Arriver
• Monter
• Partir

Be ready for Binder Check next time!

Today, B day

Spanish:  We caught up with our A-day classmates by completing 348-349 C&T, then p350 act 2 answers only.

French: We practiced irregular past participles by translating past-tense sentences and finding the corresponding infinitives.

Today, B day

Spanish:
Peru project is due today.
p332-333 C&T all (turn in).
Online Quiz 10 is due tomorrow at midnight. 


French:
15 Pictograms:  choose 15 vocabulary words from different categories (you can't do 15 types of food, for instance) that you have trouble remembering.  Then, use the words themselves to draw a picture of that object.  See below for example.
Online Quiz 6 is due tomorrow at midnight.

Today, B day

Spanish:

1)  Online quizzes and Peru projects are due at the end of this week.
2)  There will be a Cinco de Mayo celebration this Thursday at Woodrow.  If you bring me a signed affidavit from one of the coordinators saying that you brought food to the event (Food must be in the cafeteria by 6pm on Thursday), I will add 10 points to your lowest grade.
3)  Assignment today:  Notas Culturales.  Summarize (using a full, English sentence) the cultural notes on the following pages: 160, 171, 174, 198, 210, 214, 216, 236, 249, 274, 278, 286, 288, 318, 324, 328, 350, 356, 362, 367.
4) I called students individually to give them their progress reports. 

French:

1)  p350-351 Answers only.  Grade in class.

2)  p356 - 357 C&T into notes, draw pictures for the words that are difficult for you to remember.

FINAL ONLINE QUIZZES

For Spanish:Online Quiz 10 


For French: Online Quiz 6

Today, 6th and 8th periods after TAKS

French:

• French online quiz for 6th six weeks assigned (click here)

We translated and found equivalents for 7 French proverbs.  Here they are:
1.  Avoir les yeux plus grands que le ventre
2.  Faire d'une pierre, deux coups
3.  Qui ne risque rien, n'a rien
4.  L'amour est aveugle
5.  Les hommes sont comme les melons: sur dix, il y a un de bon
6.  Quand le chat n'est pas la, les souris dansent
7.  Il n'y a pas de rose sans épine.


Spanish:
Proverbs

• De decir a hacer, hay mucho que ver.
• Dime con quién andas, y te digo quién eres.
• El que busca, encuentra.
• Le das la mano, van a tomarte hasta el codo.
• Más vale tarde que nunca. 

2.  Online Quiz 10 (<-- click there to access)

Today, B day

Spanish:

2.  Notes: Conjugating the verb SEGUIR
3.  Translate and take notes on the song "Gitana" by Shakira.
 

For a grade: conjugate the following verbs on the back of the sheet:

usar, andar, intentar, pensar (e-ie), entender (e-ie), decir (e-i, go in yo), parar, llegar

 

 

 

 French:

- Assignment: p330, act 5,6,7,8
5- full sentences, 6- answers only, 7- full sentences, 8- answers only
-Notes:

Past Participles of Irregular Verbs

In many cases, irregular verbs have irregular past participles and can be grouped according to their endings.

TABLE 1 Past Participles Ending in - u: Irregular Verb Past Participle English Translation avoir eu had boire bu drank connaître connu known, knew croire cru believed devoir dû had to, owed lire lu read pleuvoir plu rained pouvoir pu was able to recevoir reçu received savoir su knew voir vu seen, saw vouloir voulu wanted

TABLE 2 Past Participles Ending in - is: Irregular Verb Past Participle English Translation mettre mis put (on) prendre pris took

TABLE 3 Past Participles Ending in - it: Irregular Verb Past Participle English Translation conduire conduit driven, drove dire dit said, told écrire écrit written, wrote

TABLE 4 Other Irregular Past Participles Irregular Verb Past Participle English Translation être été been, was faire fait made, done, did offrir offert offered ouvrir ouvert opened

Irregular verbs that are contained within a larger verb are used as the basis of the past participle:

• mettre (put) and mis (put); permettre (permit) and permis (permitted)
  
• ouvrir (open) and ouvert (opened); couvrir (cover) and couvert (covered)

Today, B day

Spanish:
1.  New (and final!) project assigned: PERU
2.  LOC due 4-22-11.  Actual project due; May 5 for B days, May 6 for A days)
3.  Today's assignment: Pictograms.  Choose 15 words, each from different categories (numbers, food, body parts, clothes, etc.), and design illustrations made out of the words.
Here are some good examples (way to go Stephanie and Maddison!)

French: C&T for pages 324-325 AND 328-329

New format: Copy, translate, picture, label picture in French (last part is redundant but obligatory).

Today, B day

We corrected our verb reference books and worked on missing assignments.

Didn't get the corrections?  Try typing the infinitive into THIS.  You only need the present, preterite, and imperative (tú form only).  Note that this site does not give the negative command. You will need your notes for that part.



French class was canceled due to school procedure.Students did however have time to check their grades.

Today, B day

Missing assignments can still be turned in by THIS FRIDAY.


New assignment today:
- Into notes: Copy and Translate p310-311 all
- Turn in: p312 act 1 (full Spanish sentences)
               p321 "para comprender" (full Spanish sentences)

BRING VERB BOOKS NEXT TIME to fill in correct answers.


French:  Cahier, p90, act 7,8,9,10,11 and A

Today, B day

Spanish: Continue (day 2 of 3) Referencia de Verbos book.  See entry for April 4 for directions.
French: "Corrigez!" assignment - See below:
For each questions, list
a. What the original sentence means in English (this will have a grammatical mistake)
b. Explain why and how it must be changed

Today, B day

Spanish: Reminder: Dominican Republic project due Friday!

Assignment:

You will have 3 class periods to complete "Mi Referencia de Verbos"
With one to two verbs per page, create entries in the following way:

• Infinitive in all caps, followed by english meaning in normal print.  
• List any irregularities (go in the yo form, e --> ie stem changer, etc.)
• Give present tense conjugation chart
• Give informal affirmative command and informal negative command.
• Give preterite conjugation chart.

Use the following verbs, must be in this order (alphabetical):
1.  acostarse
2.  almorzar
3.  bañarse
4.  buscar
5.  cantar
6.  comer
7.  comprar
8.  correr
9.  dar
10.  decir
11.  despertarse
12.  dormir
13.  entender
14.  escribir
15.  escuchar
16.  hablar
17.  hacer
18.  ir
19.  jugar
20.  leer
21.  llegar
22.  poder
23.  poner
24.  querer
25.  saber
26.  sacar
27.  salir
28.  ser
29.  tener
30.  traer
31.  vivir
32.  volver


French:
We learned how to conjugate -RE verbs.  (<-- click for the notes).

French reminder quiz 6

Click here to access quiz 6, due at midnight tonight.

Today, B day

1.  Spanish:
    a.  p286: act 18 - answers only in Spanish, then translate paragraph to English.
               act 25 - Full sentence (Spanish)
               act 27 - Full Spanish paragraph, underline answer you chose.  Then translate paragraph to English.

     b.  Binder check
     c.  Reminder:  online quiz 9 due this Friday at midnight, Dominican Republic project due April 8.

2.  French:
     a.  Reminder: online quiz 6 due this Friday at midnight.
     b.  Assignment: p 286-287 write out all (turn this in) , then C&T p 292-293 all (keep in notes).

Today, B day

   SPANISH

1.  Quizzes returned.
    2.  Assignment, see below.
    3.  Binder check next week.
    4.  Don't forget online quizzes due April 1, and projects due April 7 (B) and 8 (A)

Ayer:

• Divide paper into 9 squares
• Each square should have TWO preterite verbs describing what you did yesterday.
• Do not count any verb more than once (toward the total of 18 verbs)
• Way to go Alden and Kortny from 3rd period:

 


FRENCH: We had a guest speaker tell us about the French school system.