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-Students in the salsa group presented their lesson today. We went over vocabulary, answered questions, listened to music samples, and watch a couple videos of the dances.
-HOMEWORK: Students should complete the reading on Flamenco. If you are in the Flamenco group, you should prepare to present on Tuesday.
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-Students took a pop quiz on topics previously used in class.
-Students worked in their groups to prepare for the lesson presentation.
-HOMEWORK: Continue preparation if you are presenting (salsa) on Thursday. Otherwise complete the reading on salsa (located outside my classroom).
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-Students answered questions about tango and we watched a couple videos of the dance.
-Students were split up into groups for a project. Each group will be teaching the lesson to the rest of the class. One group has salsa; the other has flamenco. They divided up the tasks for the project. They all need to complete the reading on their music/dance. The group should compile 6-8 homework questions (and provide answers to me). They should also find a video (or a few) to show the class.
-We will have a little time in class Tuesday to work in the groups.
-HOMEWORK: work on your group project.
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-We reviewed our discussion on the music and dance of merengue.
-HOMEWORK: Students should complete the reading on tango (copies are outside my classroom)
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-Students reviewed articles in Spanish that we discussed on Tuesday.
-We practiced with commands/action words and reviewed some body parts.
-Students read about the music and dance of merengue (copies of reading outside my classroom). We listened to a few merengue songs, watched clips of dancing, and learned the dance ourselves.
-HOMEWORK: Worksheet on merengue (see attachment) ***Sheet given in class has questions on merengue AND bolero--Answer only those for merengue
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-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).
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-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).
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-We finished presentations today.
-No homework..Have a nice holiday break!
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-Students presented their projects. Those who did not go will present next Wednesday.
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-Students worked on their presentations.
-We will present in class on Friday. Students will do peer evaluations of classmates. I will also be evaluating them.
