Thursday, January 29, 2009

Spanish 3 1-29-09 Purple day periods 1 and 2

Tarea: ¡No hay tarea! Estudien para el examen.

Please visit this link to help you with some readings for the test that will be given on Monday Feb 2

It would also be a wonderful idea to know all if the following vocabulary inside and out!

mezcla-he, she or your formal mix
él mismo se pintó.---He painted him self
el héroe--- The hero
sobre su caballo---on his hoarse
al lado de---on the side of
una flor--- a flower

This is your word bank for part A and B of the test. Memorize these words!


naturaleza muerta
obra de arte
movimiento
siglo
pincel
paleta
retrato
autorretrato

murales
figuras
influyeron
expresar
parado
El tema

Make sure you review the estar + Participle before you take the test! I would also review SER Vs. ESTAR as well!!!!!!!!!!

estar + participio

The past participle is frequently used with the verb estar.

El teatro está cerrado. El tren está parado.
In the following cases, the past participle is irregular.




hacer: hecho cubrir: cubierto morir: muerto escribir: escrito
abrir: abierto decir: dicho poner: puesto volver: vuelto
descubrir: descubierto romper: roto ver: visto resolver: resuelto







Las frases del día 1-29-09

On page 77 of the online textbook you will find activity number 17 " Vida de artista: Remedios Varo" Please complete this activity conjugating your verb in the preterit or the imperfect. Remember to make sure you understand what the paragraph is trying to say in English before you start the activity. The activity can also be found below!

Vida de artista: Remedios Varo
Completa esta corta biografía de la artista surrealista
Remedios Varo con los verbos entre paréntesis. Usa la forma
apropiada del pretérito o del imperfecto.

María de los Remedios Varo y Uranga __1__.__ (nacer) el
16 de diciembre de 1908, en Anglés, un pequeño pueblo al
norte de Barcelona, España. __2__.__ (ser) hija de Rodrigo
Varo y de Ignacia Uranga. Su padre __3__.__ (ser) ingeniero.
__4__.__ (construir) canales. A causa de su trabajo, Rodrigo
Varo __5__.__ (llevar) a su familia por muchas partes de
España y del Norte de África.
Desde joven, a Remedios le __6__.__ (gustar) pintar. Como
otros artistas y escritores españoles de su generación, ella
__7__.__ (viajar) a París en 1930 en búsqueda de nuevas
ideas. Allí __8__.__ (encontrar) una fuente de inspiración en
el movimiento surrealista. Los surrealistas __9__.__ (tratar)
de expresar imágenes del subconsciente. En 1936, a causa
de la Guerra Civil española, Remedios __1__0_. _ (tener) que
buscar refugio en México. Allí, Remedios __1__1_. _ (crear)
algunas de las obras más originales de la pintura moderna.


Thursday, January 22, 2009

Spanish 3 1-22-09 Purple day periods 1 and 2

Tarea: for 1-22-09 due 1-27-09

Conjuguemos grammar activity 10. Ser vs. Estar #4 due 1-27-09 and activity #4 Homework for 1-22-09 due 1-27-09.

GRAMMAR
1. Homework for 1-13-09 due 1-15-09
2. Homework for 1-13-09 due 1-15-09 #2
3. Homework for 1-13-09 due 1-15-09 #3
4. Homework for 1-22-09 due 1-27-09
5. Past Participle: Participles as adjectives
6. Past Participle: Participles in pres. perfect
7. Ser vs. Estar #1 due 1-20-09
8. Ser vs. Estar #2 due 1-20-09
9. Ser vs. Estar #3 due 1-20-09
10. Ser vs. Estar #4 due 1-27-09



Las frases del día for 1-22-09

Page 88 of your online text book. Activity number 32, Invitación a Caras y Caretas. Please copy down the whole paragraph into your las frases del día and then fill in the missing blanks with the correct conjugation of either Ser or Estar.

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Spanish 3 1-20-09 Purple day periods 1 and 2

Tarea: for 1-20-09 due next class 1-22-09

Next class you will be completing a a listening activity that will be graded and will go into your grade book. Remember that this semester you will be graded using a weighted system. Listening activities will be worth 15% of your total grade, so this activity is very important. I want to give you every opportunity to be successful on this activity so I am going to give you some steps to follow that will help you prepare!

#1 Open your online textbook by going to the website https://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com/snpapp/login/login.jsp

#2 Login to the textbook and type in page 68

#3 When you arrive at page 68 complete activity # 1 and #2
Actividad 1
Eschuchar
Start activity

Actividad 2
Eschuchar
Work with a partner...
To complete this activity, work with a
partner in your classroom.
El guía del museo
Click here to hear the Audio Clips.

#4 Remember that you can listen to the audio activities if you have speakers or headphones! I would recommend that you listen to these activities before coming to class! I would also recommend that you complete each activity!

#5 If you have forgotten your user name or password you need to email me ASAP!!!!

#6 Remember that your original user name and password were as follow unless you changed it. Your first name followed by your last name no spaces lower case. Example caseyturnbaugh Your password is turnbaugh and then the period that you were in my class first semester!!!!!!!!! example if I was in Mr. Turnbaug's first hour class first semester my password would be turnbaugh1 If you are new to my class this semester you need to get an account ASAP!!!! See me ASAP to do that!!!!!!!!







Las frases del día 1-20-09

Here is the link to the las frases del día that we completed in class for 1-20-09.

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Spanish 3 1-15-09 Purple day periods 1 and 2

Tarea: for 1-15-09 due 1-20-09

Conjuguemos vocabulary activity #1 needs to be completed for 200 attempts by 1-20-09. I would recommend doing the vocabulary activity in chunks of 100 or even 50 so you lower chance of deleting your attempts accidentally before they are sent.

VOCABULARY
1. Realidades 3 - Chapter 2

Conjuguemos grammar activities 6. 7. and 8. need to be completed and brought to class on 1-20-09

GRAMMAR
1. Homework for 1-13-09 due 1-15-09
2. Homework for 1-13-09 due 1-15-09 #2
3. Homework for 1-13-09 due 1-15-09 #3
4. Past Participle: Participles as adjectives
5. Past Participle: Participles in pres. perfect
6. Ser vs. Estar #1 due 1-20-09
7. Ser vs. Estar #2 due 1-20-09
8. Ser vs. Estar #3 due 1-20-09





Las frases del día for 1-15-09

Here is the link to the activity that we completed in class for our las frases del día.

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Spanish 3 1-13-09 Purple day periods 1 and 2

Tarea: for 1-13-09 due 1-15-09

Conjuguemos grammar activities. Please complete activities 1, 2, and 3, for homework due 1-15-09. These are found under practice zone grammar.

GRAMMAR
1. Homework for 1-13-09 due 1-15-09
2. Homework for 1-13-09 due 1-15-09 #2
3. Homework for 1-13-09 due 1-15-09 #3



Please complete the above grammar activities 1. 2. and 3. for homework

Next class you will take a quiz covering estar+participle.

To form the past participle of -ar verbs, add -ado to the root of the verb. For -er
and -ir verbs, add -ido to the root. See the examples below.

lavar lavado (washed)--- comer comido (eaten)--- servir servido (served

• Some verbs have irregular past participles. Look at the list below:

poner: puesto--- decir: dicho--- hacer: hecho--- escribir: escrito--- ver: visto
abrir: abierto--- morir: muerto--- romper: roto--- volver: vuelto--- resolver: resuelto


Las frases del día 1-13-09

Today for our las frases del día we completed an activity in the book on page 79. The activity was number 19 Retrato de la familia. If you were absent you need to log into your online text book and complete the activity. Remember that you can listen to the activity, so make sure you have speakers our your head phones before you do the activity.
Copy the chart down into your las frases del días then answer the questions using the present participle. The verb estar will be in the imperfect in each answer.

Friday, January 9, 2009

Spanish 3 1-9-09 Purple day periods 1 and 2

Tarea: For 1-9-09 due 1-13-09

Conjuguemos
VOCABULARY

1. Realidades 3- Chapter 2

GGrammar

1. Past Participle: Participles as adjectives

2. Past Participle: Participles in pres. perfect

For homework you need to complete the above vocabulary activity for 100 attempts. Remember that your flashcards are due next class as well!

You also need to do both grammar activities from above as well. Remember, you can print the activities after you get a 100%. If you do not have a printer you need to do the activity first, then you need to copy the questions and answers to a piece of notebook paper and bring that to class of Tuesday.

Reminder your Flashcards are due on Tuesday January 13!!!!!

Also, I need you to make flash cards of the following words. This semester you will be responsible for making flash cards for all of the new vocabulary that we learn this year. You will keep these cards and bring them to class every time we have class. You will receive a grade for this project each time a new set of vocabulary is assigned. The first set of vocabulary words is due January 13th. That is next Tuesday. The flash cards need to be completed on 3 X 5 note cards. I would also recommend that you find a metal ring that you can use to keep all of your flashcards together. Here is the first set of vocabulary that you will need to make flashcards from.

English
Spanish

1. the pottery
1. la cerámica

2. the sculpture
2. la escultura

3. the mural
3. el mural

4. the painting
4. la pintura

5. the self-portrait
5. el autorretrato

6. the still life
6. la naturaleza muerta

7. the portrait
7. el retrato

8. the palette
8. la paleta

9. the brush
9. el pincel

10. the sculptor
10. el escultor

11. abstract
11. abstracto

12. to express (oneself)
12. expresarse

13. famous
13. famoso

14. the figure
14. la figura

15. the background
15. el fondo

16. the source of inspiration
16. la fuente de inspiración

17. the image
17. la imagen

18. to influence
18. influir

19. to inspire
19. inspirar

20. the work of art
20. la obra de arte

21. the foreground
21. el primer plano

22. to represent
22. representar

23. the feeling
23. el sentimiento

24. the century
24. el siglo

25. the subject
25. el tema

26. to show
26. mostrar

27. to be standing
27. parado

28. to be seated
28. sentado

29. the workshop
29. el taller

30. to become
30. volverse

31. to exaggerate
31. exagerar

32. the stage
32. el escenario

33. the applause
33. el aplauso

34. the ticket
34. la entrada

35. the show
35. el espectáculo

36. the microphone
36. el micrófono

37. through
37. a través de

38. to stand up
38. pararse

39. to look/seem like
39. parecerse a

40. the poem
40. el poema

41. to perform/to accomplish
41. realizar

42. the review
42. la reseña

43. to sound like
43. sonar a

44. classical
44. clásico

45. the drum
45. el tambor

46. the band
46. el conjunto

47. the dance
47. la danza

48. the lyrics
48. la letra

49. the melody
49. la melodía

50. the movement
50. el movimiento

51. the step
51. el paso

52. the rhythm
52. el ritmo/el compás

53. the trumpet
53. la trompeta

54. to perform
54. actuar

55. to stand out
55. destacarse

56. the enthusiasm
56. el entusiasmo

57. the gesture
57. el gesto

58. to identify oneself with
58. identificarse con

59. the interpretation
59. la interpretación

60. interpretar
60. to interpret

61. bright
61. vivo

62. dark
62. oscuro

63. light
63. claro

64. to draw
64. dibujar

65. the style
65. el estilo

66. the statue
66. la estatua

67. the painter
67. el pintor

68. to paint
68. pintar

69. the gold
69. el oro

70. the silver
70. la plata

71. the stone
71. la piedra

72. the clay
72. el barro

73. complicated
73. complicado

74. amusing
74. divertido

75. exaggerated
75. exagerado

76. fascinating
76. fascinante

77. better
77. mejor

78. worse
78. peor

79. realistic
79. realista

80. simple
80. sencillo

81. the acting
81. la actuación

82. the plot
82. el argumento

83. the rehearsal
83. el ensayo

84. the scene
84. la escena

85. the critic
85. el crítico

86. the leading man
86. el galán

87. the character (in a play/movie)
87. el personaje

88. to play the role
88. hacer el papel

89. to be successful
89. tener éxito

90. to applaud
90. aplaudir

91. to have fun
91. divertirse

92. exciting
92. emocionante

93. to be based on
93. estar basado en

94. unforgettable
94. inolvidable




Las frases del día 1-9-09

Here is the link to the activity that we completed for our las frases del día for 1-9-09


Today in class 1-9-09

To form the past participle of -ar verbs, add -ado to the root of the verb. For -er
and -ir verbs, add -ido to the root. See the examples below.

lavar lavado (washed) comer comido (eaten) servir servido (served)

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Spanish 3 1-7-09 Purple day periods 1 and 2

Tarea for 1-7-08 due 1-9-08

Conjuguemos is due 1-9-08 and the Flashcards are due 1-13-09

Conjuguemos

VOCABULARY

1. Realidades 3 - Chapter 2

The above activity in conjuguemos needs to be completed with 100 attempts.

Please make sure you spend extra time memorizing the following words. All of the vocabulary for this chapter is important, but I would start memorizing these words first!!!
a. pincel
b. retrato
c. sentado
d. primer plano
e. paleta
f. escultor
g. fondo
escultura
taller
autorretrato
mural
escultora
fondo
naturaleza muerta

Also, I need you to make flash cards of the following words. This semester you will be responsible for making flash cards for all of the new vocabulary that we learn this year. You will keep these cards and bring them to class every time we have class. You will receive a grade for this project each time a new set of vocabulary is assigned. The first set of vocabulary words is due January 13th. That is next Tuesday. The flash cards need to be completed on 3 X 5 note cards. I would also recommend that you find a metal ring that you can use to keep all of your flashcards together. Here is the first set of vocabulary that you will need to make flashcards from.

English
Spanish

1. the pottery
1. la cerámica

2. the sculpture
2. la escultura

3. the mural
3. el mural

4. the painting
4. la pintura

5. the self-portrait
5. el autorretrato

6. the still life
6. la naturaleza muerta

7. the portrait
7. el retrato

8. the palette
8. la paleta

9. the brush
9. el pincel

10. the sculptor
10. el escultor

11. abstract
11. abstracto

12. to express (oneself)
12. expresarse

13. famous
13. famoso

14. the figure
14. la figura

15. the background
15. el fondo

16. the source of inspiration
16. la fuente de inspiración

17. the image
17. la imagen

18. to influence
18. influir

19. to inspire
19. inspirar

20. the work of art
20. la obra de arte

21. the foreground
21. el primer plano

22. to represent
22. representar

23. the feeling
23. el sentimiento

24. the century
24. el siglo

25. the subject
25. el tema

26. to show
26. mostrar

27. to be standing
27. parado

28. to be seated
28. sentado

29. the workshop
29. el taller

30. to become
30. volverse

31. to exaggerate
31. exagerar

32. the stage
32. el escenario

33. the applause
33. el aplauso

34. the ticket
34. la entrada

35. the show
35. el espectáculo

36. the microphone
36. el micrófono

37. through
37. a través de

38. to stand up
38. pararse

39. to look/seem like
39. parecerse a

40. the poem
40. el poema

41. to perform/to accomplish
41. realizar

42. the review
42. la reseña

43. to sound like
43. sonar a

44. classical
44. clásico

45. the drum
45. el tambor

46. the band
46. el conjunto

47. the dance
47. la danza

48. the lyrics
48. la letra

49. the melody
49. la melodía

50. the movement
50. el movimiento

51. the step
51. el paso

52. the rhythm
52. el ritmo/el compás

53. the trumpet
53. la trompeta

54. to perform
54. actuar

55. to stand out
55. destacarse

56. the enthusiasm
56. el entusiasmo

57. the gesture
57. el gesto

58. to identify oneself with
58. identificarse con

59. the interpretation
59. la interpretación

60. interpretar
60. to interpret

61. bright
61. vivo

62. dark
62. oscuro

63. light
63. claro

64. to draw
64. dibujar

65. the style
65. el estilo

66. the statue
66. la estatua

67. the painter
67. el pintor

68. to paint
68. pintar

69. the gold
69. el oro

70. the silver
70. la plata

71. the stone
71. la piedra

72. the clay
72. el barro

73. complicated
73. complicado

74. amusing
74. divertido

75. exaggerated
75. exagerado

76. fascinating
76. fascinante

77. better
77. mejor

78. worse
78. peor

79. realistic
79. realista

80. simple
80. sencillo

81. the acting
81. la actuación

82. the plot
82. el argumento

83. the rehearsal
83. el ensayo

84. the scene
84. la escena

85. the critic
85. el crítico

86. the leading man
86. el galán

87. the character (in a play/movie)
87. el personaje

88. to play the role
88. hacer el papel

89. to be successful
89. tener éxito

90. to applaud
90. aplaudir

91. to have fun
91. divertirse

92. exciting
92. emocionante

93. to be based on
93. estar basado en

94. unforgettable
94. inolvidable



Las frases del día 1-7-08

Here is the link to the worksheet that we completed today in class for our las frases del día.

Today in class 1-7-08

Today in class we studied the following formulas or structures in Spanish!

tanto (tanta/tantos/tantas) + noun + como

Hay tantos actores como actrices en la obra de teatro.

más/menos + noun + que.

Hay más actores que músicos en la obra de teatro.
Hay menos personas en el teatro que anoche.

To say something is the “most” or the “least,” you use a structure called the
superlative. To form the superlative, use el/la/los/las + más/menos + adjective.


el/la/los/las + más/menos + adjective.

Celia Cruz es la más talentosa de todas las cantantes.
Creo que el crítico Roger Ebert es el más inteligente.

To compare one thing within a large group, use de + the group or category.

Marta es la más alta de todas las actrices.

Monday, January 5, 2009

Spanish 3 1-5-09 Purple day periods 1 and 2

Tarea: 1-5-08 due 1-7-08

Please write a half page to a full page answering the following questions. The page will be graded on how well you use the preterit and the imperfect. If you use the imperfect please make sure you have a definite imperfect trigger, like todos los días, or siempre.

¿Cómo pasaron las vacaciones de navidad?

¿Qué hiciste durante las vacaciones?

¿A dónde fuiste para las vacaciones?

¿Qué regalos recibiste para la navidad?

¿Qué comiste durante la navidad?

¿A dónde viajaste para las vacaciones?

Las frases del día 1-5-08

Here is the link to the activity that we completed in class for our las frases del día. As always you can follow this lik to complete the activity if you were absent, or to print the activity off for your notes.