Another year has begun...

Although it still feels like summer, the first quarter is well underway. Here is a rundown of what has been happeining in the various Spanish classes:

Spanish 1:  We are off to a great start.  Students have mastered the Spanish alphabet (and can sing it for you) and can great one another, introduce themselves, and tell you something they like.  Coming soon:  our voki introductions.  This is the first year that 8th graders have been allowed to take Spanish 1 and they are doing a great job.

Spanish 2:  We have started the year with review of many things we learned last year.  I am pleased with how much this year's student remember.  Right now, we are focusing on our ability to ask questions.  Coming soon:  question comic strips.  (And I love how this group enthusiastiacally embraces anything musical!)

Spanish 3:  We have started the year working on giving detailed descriptions.  We are taking a break from that to learn about Mexico's Independence celebrations (which are Spetember 15-16, not May 5 as many people believe).  We have done some research and are comparing the Mexican struggle for independence with that of the US.  In additon, students are busy blogging (in Spanish) and reading their favorite novel in Spanish.

Spanish 4:  Our first unit of the year deals with something everyone loves--food!  We have talked about some traditional Mexican foods and are now looking at fast food in Hispanic countries.  (No Taco Bells in México, but McDonalds and Subway, sí!)  We will also be looking at traditional foods of Argentina, Spain, and Perú and making some comparisons to our own favorite foods.

All-in-all it has been a great start to the year!



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La mitad del cuarto

Hard to believe we are already at the midpoint of the 1st quarter. Here is what we have been working on lately:

 Spanish 1:  We can not only introduce ourselves (see our vokis in the previous post), but also introduce our friends to each other.  We can tell you where we are from (and some of us are from quite exotic places) or where other people are from.  We have also done a bit of Geography and can  tell you the 21 Spanish-speaking countries of the world and their capitals. (Better yet, we can sing them for you!)  We are now learning to talk about the typical things in our classroom.

Spanish 2:  We have been working on describing ourselves and other people as well as other things.  We recently wrote about what we felt were the most important things in our lives.  Here is the result:

qué es vida

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We will next be reviewing family and home.

Spanish 3:  We have continued working on our descriptive abilities.  We completed posters to help out the FBI with their Most-Wanted List.  Here are a few of examples:


We are also working on Introduction Vokis to share with our wikiamig@s--students from Pardeeville, Randolph, CWC, and Oakfield.  Some examples are below along with those from Spanish 4 who are also working with a wikiamig@.




Spanish 4:  We continue our exploration of foods of the Hispanic world.  In the past few days we have learned a great deal about Chocolate and its part in pre-Colombian culture, as well as the foods of Argentina, Mexico, and soon, Peru--roasted guinea pig anyone?

¿Quiénes somos?

As part of our first unit on introductions in Spanish 1, students created vokis, speaking avatars, and recorded themselves introducing themselves to the class.  Here are the results: