Mi Casa

It's been a while since I have posted student work and I apologize for that. It doesn't mean that we haven't been learning and doing things--we certainly have. One of our recent Spanish 1 projects involved doing an MTV Cribs-style video of our homes. Students had fun videotaping and editing. We did have some minor technological glitches with this project--let's just say that now we know why it takes so long to make a feature-length movie. Here is an example of our project, by Alberto.

¡Qué delicioso!

Semester exam time means cooking time in Spanish 1. After a unit in which they learned the vocabulary for many food items, how to talk about the foods they like and dislike, and how meal customs in Hispanic countries are both similar and different from theirs, they got the opportunity to cook and eat a full course Hispanic meal. Sixth hour students (pictured below) made chilied pork, rice, refried beans, tortillas, tropical fruit salad, churros, and piña coladas (non-alcoholic, of course).

Piñatas 2

Progress has been made since we came back from Christmas vacation. Piñatas are now partially decorated. Check them out to the left and below.



Claudia and Victoria working on the cupcake.



Rafael and Felipe putting some shine on the star.












Javier and Alberto decorating the jalapeño.