festivals

-Students answered questions about the history and celebration of Cinco de Mayo. We talked about the difference between this holiday and Mexican Independence Day on Sept 16.
-We reviewed verbs in the present tense and played a group game.
-HOMEWORK: Students have a worksheet to complete (see attachment).

-Students split into groups to work on Carnival celebration projects. Some created dances and costumes together, and others did face painting and songs.
-We enjoyed some Carnival cupcakes and chips/salsa!
-Groups presented their projects to one another.
-NO HOMEWORK

-Students finished making their Carnival headdresses or masks. We took votes on the Most Unique, Super Pretty, Most Complicated, and Funniest.
-We enjoyed some King Cake and cookies in celebration of the festival.
-Students learned a popular children's samba dance from Brazil.
-NO HOMEWORK.

-Students finished creating their sardines.
-Students wrote poems in Spanish to say goodbye to their sardines.
-The class held a fake ceremony to "bury" the sardines, in Spanish Carnival tradition.
-No homework. We will be having class this Friday, 2/15.

-Students worked on their Carnival masks.
-No homework

-Students reviewed the reading on Samba with questions in Spanish.
-We read about Candombe, music of Argentina and Uruguay (see attachment).
-We watched videos of Candombe.
-We also read about Soca y Calypso music of Trinidad and Tobago (see attachment) and listening to a couple songs.
-HOMEWORK: Students have questions on Candombe (see attachment).

-We finished going over the questions on the reading "Carnival por todo el mundo".
-Students began working on Carnival headdresses or masks. We will finish these next week.

-Students worked on their sardine projects during class.
-HOMEWORK: None

-We reviewed the reading on Carnival with true/false statements.
-We read about typical masks made during Carnival in the Dominican Republic. Next class we will begin making our own.
-HOMEWORK: Students should think about a character for their mask so they are ready to get started on Tuesday. They can also bring any recycled materials from home they wish to use for their masks.

-Students reviewed the reading on Carnival with comprehension questions. We discussed how to properly answer questions in Spanish using complete sentences.
-Students read about the music and dance of Samba (see attachment).
-We watched videos of Samba.
-HOMEWORK: Students should complete worksheet on Samba (see attachment).