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-Students took a quiz on present tense verbs.
-We read a story about Frida Kahlo.
-We reviewed present tense verbs.
-HOMEWORK: Students should complete the reading on Picasso and answer the comprehension questions (see attachments).
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-Students practiced their conversational skills with one another. We practiced using mucho gusto or encantado/a (it's nice to meet you), when introducing ourselves.
-Students completed comprehension questions on the Latin artists we previously discussed in class (see attachment for questions).
-We looked at a couple photographs of real life art from Salvador Dali, including a lobster telephone.
-Students began working on their next project, which is to create a drawing in the inspiration of Dali. Students are to draw a scene of objects made up out of unusual objects, such as a car with bread wheels, or the Roman Colosseum made out of a giant drum. We will continue working on these drawings next week.
-I will be out of town this Friday, Jan 6. My sub will be Karina, who has previously subbed at Logan for Spanish. She is from Colombia and is very excited to have our students in class.
-Students have no homework.
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-Students practiced their conversational skills with one another.
-Students answered comprehension questions on Dali, the artist we learned about last class period (see attachment for questions)
-As a group, we created a crazy story together in Spanish, using the verbs from our "Most Commonly Used Verbs" sheets. Each student wrote a sentence of the story. If you'd like to read it, it is posted outside the Spanish room. If you missed class, try writing your own crazy story at home, using the verbs we went over together in class.
-We discussed the Latin artists we have read about and each student said who their favorite artist and painting is. Salvador Dali seemed to be rather popular with our class!
-We also talked about a future project of creating a piece of art in the inspiration of one the artists we discussed in class. We will talk about these details after break.
-No homework was given. Have a wonderful break!
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-Students answered comprehension questions on the Las Meninas discussion we had last class (see attachment for questions)
-We went over the homework assignment together and discussed the translations of each sentence.
-Students read a biography on the Spanish artist, Salvador Dali. Together we discussed comprehension questions about his life and art, looking at photos of his work (see attachment for biography)
-no homework was given.
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-Students practiced their conversational skills with each other. They practiced how to say, “It's nice to meet you”, by saying either mucho gusto or encantado/a.
-Students answered comprehension questions on the Velázquez biography (see attachment)
-We went through the second page of the most commonly used verbs in Spanish. Together, we conjugated them according to the subject of the sentence (see attachment)
-We discussed one of Velazquez's most influential paintings, called “Las Meninas”. We pointed out the different people in the painting and clever ways that Velazquez placed them (see attachment)
-We also looked at Picasso's versions of the same painting. In his life, he painted 44 versions of Las Meninas, all which look strangely different from the original.
-Students were given homework on the most commonly used verbs. It is due next class period, Friday 12/9 (see attachment for assignment)
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-Students practiced their conversational skills with classmates.
-We went over the homework together, discussing the different conjugations of the verbs we spoke about last class. Students listened to the sentences and translated them into English when asked to.
-Students read a biography on Diego Velazquez and answered questions about the reading. Together we discussed the life of Velazquez. We will continue talking about him next class period. (see attachment for reading)
-Students were not given any homework.
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-Students answered comprehension questions on the Picasso reading from last class and discussed the answers together (see attachment for questions)
-We discussed Picasso's art and looked at several of his paintings together.
-Students were given a sheet of verbs to fill out the conjugations for. We will be learning the 20 most commonly used verbs in Spanish, and how to use them. We began working on only the first page, and conjugated the verbs together. We discussed the patterns seen in the way the verbs change according to the subject of the sentence (see attachment for verb list)
-Students were given a homework sheet using the verbs we went over in class (see attachment for assignment). It is due next class period, Friday 12/2.
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-Students answered comprehension questions about the Frida Kahlo reading we did in class on Wednesday.
-We talked about surrealism and looked at different surrealist paintings. We discussed why Kahlo said in her quote that she is not a surrealist painter.
-We reviewed the conjugation of the gustar-like verbs (see previous lesson for worksheets)
-Students individually read a biography in Spanish about Pablo Picasso. We looked at pictures of his artwork and discussed a few comprehension questions (see attachment for biography)
-Student were given homework on the gustar-like verbs. It is due the Wednesday after Thanksgiving (see attachment for assignment)
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-Students reviewed the use of the verb “gustar”, and how to express preferences. We discussed the conjugation of other verbs that are similar to “gustar” and students filled out worksheets with the correct uses of these verbs. (see attachment)
-In partners, students read a biography in Spanish on the Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo. We discussed reading questions as a group and looked at photos of her artwork. (see attachment for reading)
-Homework was given (see attachment). It is due next class period, Friday 11/18.
