Chapter 2A – Tu día en la escuela
- Talk about school schedules and subjects
- Discuss what students do during the day
- Ask and tell who is doing an action
- Compare your school with that of a student from a Spanish-speaking country
Announcements:
Mini-quiz Wednesday – On subject pronouns and present tense of -ar verbs
WEEK OVERVIEW:
Monday – Practice and communicate (Page 86-87)
Writing using –ar verb conjugations
Listening comprehension; writing about school breaktime
Writing and speaking using –ar verbs in personalized context
Writing using nosotros forms of –ar verbs in a personalized context
- Exercise 16-17 – pg. 86
- Fondo cultural – How is this similar to your school? How is it different? – pg. 86
- Exercise 18-19 – pg. 87
Tuesday – Pronunciacion: The letter “C” (Page 88-89)
Reading about a Spanish-speaking school in Costa Rica
Demonstrating reading comprehension
- Exercise 20-21 page 88
- El Español en la comunidad box questions
Wednesday – Mini-quiz on subject pronouns and present tense of -ar verbs
Lectura (Page 90-91)
Read a brochure about a school in Costa Rica
Learn soccer fan chants
Talk about some of your classes
Learn facts about Mexico
- Comprendes activity pg.91
- Fondo cultural box question
Thursday – Presentacion oral: Mis clases (Page 93)
El mundo hispano: Mexico (Page 94-95)
Application: Imagine that a student from Costa Rica has just arrived at your school. Tell the student about some of your classes.
Learn about Mexico
- Prepare, practice, evaluate, and present oral presentation pg. 93
- Videos on Mexican culture
- Reading about Mexico pgs. 94-95
Friday – Spanish Thanksgiving/grateful related vocabulary
Thanksgiving is not celebrated in Spanish-speaking countries
- Learn vocabulary related to gratefulness and Thanksgiving
- Videos on typical celebratory foods in Spanish-speaking countries
