Bienvenidos maestros

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Bienvenidos maestros!

• How to cure a case of the Mondays on the Block
• Presenter LaTricea Adams
• Cane Ridge High School
• Nashville, TN
• l_adams2_at_yahoo.com
• Latriciea.adams_at_mnps.org

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The Block Breakdown

• Bellringer/Opener 15 minutes
• Review of Previous Day 5 minutes
• Presentation 10 minutes
• Practice 25 minutes
• Assessment 30 minutes
• Closure 5 minutes

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Ideas for Bellringers

• Question Game
• Cloze Passage Practice
• Basic conjugations
• Translations
• Vocabulary Scramblers
• Sentence starters

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Example of Question Game

• Qué aprendiste en la conferencia ayer?
• Qué comiste para la cena ayer?
• Escuchaste a música por la mañana? Qué tipo?
• Miraste a la televisión? Qué programas?
• Con quién almorzaste ayer? Dónde fuiste?
• Qué llevaste ayer?
• Pasaste un rato con amigos? Con quiénes?
• Leíste un libro o revista? Qué es el titulo?
• Hablaste por teléfono? Con quien?
• Compraste cosas de los vendedores? Qué cosas?

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Vocabulary Scramblers

• Word bank
• tranquilo, feliz, enojado, cansado, nervioso,
  preocupado, contento, excitado, ansioso, alegre
• Unscramble for each and then define the term and
  use it in a sentence.

1. dcasoan________________ 2. zlife______________
__ 3. noedajo________________ 4.
algere________________ 5. oassoin________________
6. iqtrloaun________________ 7.
euoppocard________________ 8. eotctnon___________
_____ 9. xedotai________________ 10.
esrnvooi________________
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Sentence StartersComplete the following to make
complex sentences.

• 1. Mi madre va
• 2. Yo saco
• 3. Mis amigos y yo caminamos
• 4. Tú vas
• 5. El equipo juega
• 6. Mis hermanos corren
• 7. Los chicos comen
• 8. Los estudiantes tocan
• 9. Mis padres salen
• 10. El maestro grita

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Review/Practice Activities

• Jeopardy
• Bell game
• Musical chairs (if you have room)
• Froggy toss
• Student-Teacher switch
• Rags to Riches (Who wants to be a millionaire
  www.quia.com)
• Writing Round Robin

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STUDENT-TEACHERLESSON

• Work in groups of four
• You will receive 4 verbs
• You will present/teach your verbs to the class
• You must include the definition, conjugation and
  a sentence for each verb
• You must create a quick activity for the class to
  participate in using your verbs
• Group 1 trabajar, cocinar, escribir, comer
• Group 2 bailar, cantar, vivir, comprender
• Group 3 caminar, hacer, recibir, practicar
• Group 4 mirar, hablar, nadar, enseñar,
• Group 5 limpiar, viajar, comprar, llevar

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Writing Round RobinDescribe each picture with
your group in 5 sentences
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Project Based Assessments

• El menú
• El proyecto de inmigración
• Verb Book
• El libro de memorías
• Latin American Country Project
• Travel Brochure

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El menú project

• Create a name for your restaurant
• Your menu must have a section for aperitivos
  (appetizers), platos especiales (special dishes),
  los postres (desserts) and refrescos (beverages)
• Each section must have
• 5 selections
• Los precios (prices)
• Cover must be fully decorated

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El proyecto de inmigración

• You will be working in pairs and you must
  complete the following
• Create a dialogue (5 lines each) discussing
  immigration IN SPANISH
• Write a letter the President of the United States
  IN SPANISH supporting immigration (10
  lines/sentences each)
• Create a symbol/shield that represents the
  support of immigration
• You will put all of your work on display paper
  (it will be provided to you)
• Decorate your display

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Verb Book Activity

• Write 3 sentences for each verb, and illustrate
  the activity. Decorate the cover of your book.
• Trabajar (to work)
• Cocinar (to cook)
• Bailar (to dance)
• Leer (to read)
• Escribir (to write)
• Viajar (to travel)
• Nadar (to swim)
• Vivir (to live)
• Comer (to eat)
• Aprender (learn)

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Un libro de memorias!

• Assignment
• Students create a memory book from the school
  year thats about to end.
• Objectives
• Students will
• create a format for the memory book pages they
  will make.
• create pages about important memories of the year
  IN SPANISH.
• put the pages together in a memory book.
• design a cover for the memory book.
• Keywords
• anuario, el fin del año, graduación, mayo/junio,
  esperar, reír, difícil, aconsejar, deber,
  lección, carrera, seguir, una capacidad.
• Materials Needed
• paper and pens or pencils
• art supplies
• pictures (printed/drawn)
• Lesson Plan

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Latin American Country Project

• ON YOUR BOARD, PUT THE FOLLOWING
• A DRAWING OF THE COUNTRY (WITH THE CAPITAL
  LABELED and other important cities)
• DRAWING OF THE FLAG
• 5 FACTS ABOUT THE COUNTRY
• PEN PAL LETTER SHOULD INCLUDE YOUR NAME, WHERE
  YOU ARE FROM, 2 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTIONS, 2 LIKES
  AND 2 DISLIKES.
• YOU WILL PRESENT YOUR PROJECT TO THE CLASS.

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Día de los muertos Memory Box

• Materials needed Shoebox, markers/color
  pencils, white paper (butcher roll), Items that
  person liked (perfume, foods, music), Pictures
• Instructions
• 1. Choose a person that has passed away (a
  relative, famous person, etc.)
• 2. Write a 10 sentence biography IN SPANISH
  describing the persons life
• 3. Wrap your shoebox with construction paper and
  decorate
• 4. Each student will present by giving the name
  of their person and the biography in Spanish.

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BIENVENIDOS A LA REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA
Su tarea es de crear un viaje a La República
Dominicana
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Scenario

• You have just received
• a new job as a travel
• agent. Your assignment
• is to attract customers to
• visit The Dominican
• Republic. The spotlight
• cities are Santo
• Domingo, Cabarete,
• Santiago, San
• Cristobal and Puerto
• Plata.

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Your Task
Your task is to create a multi-panel brochure
that focuses on one of the spotlight cities.
This will require you to conduct extensive
research on your chosen city. (Copying and
pasting of information will result in a grade of
0. PLAGIARISM IS A CRIME!)
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What to includeYou must include the following
information on your selected city
Flight information include possible airlines
and estimated plane ticket prices
roundtrip. International Traveling Tips i.e.
passport information, safety, money suggestions,
etc.
History of the City Create a timeline to
include the date of establishment to present day.
Possible locations for lodging including a
picture of the hotel/resort, the address, phone
number, accommodations, and room rates. (At least
5 should be included)
Attractive Restaurants including famous dishes
with description and price. (At least 5 should be
included) A conversion chart from American
Dollars to Dominican Pesos with the current
exchange rate. Also include pictures of
different forms of pesos in bills and
coins. Biography of the President of the country
and a description of the government. Daytime and
Night time attractions (i.e. museums, parks,
nightclubs, shopping venues etc.) At least 5
should be included)
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Grading Rubric

• 20 FOR CREATIVITY (pictures, art work, etc.)
• 20 CLARITY AND ADEQUACY (correct information and
  clear understanding of given material)
• 35 INCLUDED ALL REQUIRED PARTS AND TURNED IN ON
  TIME
• 25 CORRECT FORMAT AND NEATNESS
• MAXIMUM POINTS 100
• 15 POINTS WILL BE DEDUCTED FOR EVERY LATE DAY.
  WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE 2ND DAY.

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Por finCreate a lesson plan based on the
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