Spanish 3 / Español 3 (Period 3 & 6) Assignments
- Instructor
- Mr. Miguel Pimentel
- Term
- Year 10-11 (Only for 2-semester courses)
- Department
- World Languages Department
- Location
- Room K3
- Description
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Teacher: Mr. Miguel PimentelSpanish III / Español 3Term: Year 2010-2011Location: Room K3Mission Statement:As a Catholic School, Bishop Alemany is a community enriched by faith that develops intellectually prepared men and women who are committed to promoting a just and peaceful world as conscientious and morally courageous leaders in service to others.Spanish III - SyllabusInstructor: Mr. Miguel PimentelClass: Spanish IIITutoring: Wednesdays and Thursdays after school (1:40-3:00)Books required: Textbook: Spanish for Mastery 3 Situaciones(Workbook also required)Spiral notebook (For Spanish Class Only)English-Spanish Dictionary (optional)Course Description:Spanish 3 is a course designed for students who have successfully completed levels 1 and 2 of high school Spanish. In this course, students will continue to work and develop their ability to speak, expand their vocabulary, and further develop their reading ability. Students will also be reviewing certain short works of Latin American Literature.Class Rules:1. Students must show respect for the teacher as well as for each other at all times.2. Students are to be in their seats when the bell rings and are to remain seated until the teacher dismisses them.3. No gum chewing, food, candy of any sort or drink other than water is allowed in the classroom.4. No electronics (cell phones, I Pods, CD Players, Laptops, etc...)Course Requirements:Students are expected to complete and turn in any and all assignments given by the teacher in a timely manner. If a student is absent, he/she will be allowed to turn in the work upon their return provided it is accompanied with an excused slip. Participation in class is important and as such materials like the textbook, notebook, workbook, writing utensils and a Spanish-English dictionary are required since they allow the student to more fully participate in any and all activities.Testing Procedure and Policy:Tests will be administered at the end of every chapter and quizzes will be given as needed. The student is responsible for scheduling any make up test or work with the teacher and after an excused absence slip has been presented. Late assignments will not be accepted. Any cheating, talking or assisting others during a test will result in an immediate fail of the test or quiz.General Guidelines For Determining GradesTest and Quizzes: 20%Assignments: 20%Projects/Presentations: 25%Class Participation: 15%Final Exam: 20%94-100% = A90-93% = A-87-89 = B+84-86% = B80-83% = B-77-79% = C+74-76% = C70-73% = C-67-69% = D+64-66% = D60-63% = D-0-59% = F
Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
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Final Exam schedule:
Period 3:
5/23 - Essay is due
5/25 - Verbal
5/27 - Listening
6/1 - Mult choice
Period 6:
5/23 - Essay is due
5/24 - Verbal
5/27 - Listening
6/2 - Mult choice
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Take Home Essays Due...
Preguntas:
1. ¿Cuáles son los temas comunes en estos cuentos? Da ejemplos/símbolos
2. ¿Qué críticas hacen los autores sobre: 1) sociedad/industria, 2) gobierno, 3) los pobres
3. En tu opinión, ¿se podrá mejorar la situación de los pobres en latinoamérica? ¿Cómo?
4. ¿Cuál fue tu cuento favorito y por qué?
***4 párrafos mínimo
****6 palabras minimas por oració
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Prueba - "Nos Han Dado la Tierra" by Juán Rulfo
Know the following:
characters
setting
the location and time frame in Mexico's history when the story takes place
themes of the story
Individual work, with all answers being in paragraph format. No less than 4 sentences per paragraph.
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"Nos Han Dado la Tierra" - Juan Rulfo
Continue to read and analyze the story. A copy is attached for you to print if you need to.
Go online and print out the vocab list at:
flashcarddb.com/cardset/14862-nos-han-dado-la-tierra-76-flashcards
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Quiz
La Siesta Del Martes by García Marquez
Period 3 on 3/23
Period 6 on 2/24
Be prepared to write about and give examples for the following from the story and lecture:
1. The "heat"
2. Describe the mother (what type of woman was she?)
3. What role does dignity play in the story?
4. What crime "happens"?
5. Describe the priest. What is he like and what does he represent?
6. What social/economic problems are reflected in the story.
7. What is the tradition of the "siesta"?
8. Describe the son's life.
9. What role do the banana plantations play in García Marquez's stories?
10. Write about the United Fruit Co. and it's impact on Latin America.
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As you read the short story "La Siesta del Martes" look for the answers to the following questions that will be discussed in class:
1. ¿Por qué es muy importante el calor en este cuento?
(Noten ejémplos específicos que implican el calor intenso.)
2. Describe la Madre físicamente. ¿Qué tipo de mujer/madre es ella?
3. ¿Qué papel tiene la dignidad para la Madre en el cuento?
4. ¿Cómo es la niña y por qué es importante en el cuento?
¿Por qué es niña y no niño? Discute el rol del chico/hombre.
5. ¿Qué es ‘el crimen como consecuencia de la pobreza?’ ¿Qué papel tiene en este
cuento?
6. Discute la significancia del cura. ¿Cómo es y qué representa?
7. ¿Qué problemas sociales o económicos se ven reflejados en el cuento?
8. ¿Qué significa el título Siesta del Martes?
9. Nunca conocemos al hijo, Carlos Centeno Ayala, pero lo conocemos de su familia.
Escribe una biografía breve del muchacho muerto.
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Quiz Unit 5....
Repasen el vocabulario titulado Unidad 5 vocabulario (2)
Sepan como conjugar en el imperfecto (-aba/-ía)
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Español 3 - 3rd Quarter - Project
1. Due 1/24/11 (absolutely no late work will be accepted)
2. Working in groups of 3-4 Create a "Talk Show"
- one host interviews the other members of the group)
-members can be themselves or a famous personality)
3. Must be in Spanish (use command forms and all tenses learned when needed)
4. Talk show must include the following:
a. Host
b. people being interviewed
c. Why should /do we know he person being interviewed
d. interviewee should talk about what they've been up to recently
5. Must be on video (turned in on disc or flash drive)
6. Remember that the "talk show" should be between 3-5 minutes long (depending on size of group) and all members of the group should appear speaking Spanish
Grading:
15 points sentence structure
15 points conjugation/proper tense of verb
15 points originality
15 points artwork/layout
60 points total possible
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Prueba sobre conjugación de verbos en el pretérito. Tendrán que conjugar y completar oraciones.
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Prueba sobre el vocabulario de la Unidad 5.1
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Mi Ciudad
3rd period Due 12/1
6th period Dua 12/2
Working on groups of 3 or 4 produce a program about a place of interest in your neighborhood or city.
As an alternative, you can focus on one place, but show different things about it.
Video needs to be 4-5 minutes long.
All members of the group should appear in the video speaking Spanish.
Use as much of the vocab you have learned until now in your video.
You must turn in a typed transcript of your news program along with the video.
Grading breakdown is as follows:
20 pts grammar (sentence structure, adjectives, articles, pronouns, etc.)
20 pts vocabulary (use of vocab words from previous vocab lists or new vocab learned during project)
20 pts conjugation(verbs are conjugated in the proper tense and for the proper person)
20 pts pronunciation (sentences are clear and audible, words are pronounced right)
20 pts creativity and originality (art work, video design, original idea, etc.)
100 pts total possible
No late work will be accepted!
Above all else...choose partners wisely.
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Para entregar
Actividad 4, página 77...
escribe las oraciones completas.
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Essay Project
Assignment is to write a 4 paragraph paper describing someone you look up to or your hero.
Paper must be typed, double spaced. Try to keep it to four paragraphs. As usual, sentences must be 5-6 word minimum. Each paragraph should be 5-7 sentences long.
As a guide, or to help you with this, think of answering the following questions:
1. Who is it?
2. Where does/did he/she live/lived?
3. What does/did he/she do/did?
4. Why do you look up to him/her?
5. How does he/she look (describe personality and physical traits)?
You will be graded on the following:
1. Sentence structure
(nouns, adjectives, articles are where they're supposed to be)
2. Verb Conjugation
3. Grammar (adjectives and articles match in number and gender, etc.)
4. Use of vocab
Project worth 40 points
Absolutely no late work accepted!!!
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Review the reflexive verbs on your vocab list that have to do with personal care/hygiene.
Know how to conjugate them and be able to write a sentence with them.
I will post a detailed list on Monday 9/20
Know how to conjugate them and be able to write a sentence with them.
I will post a detailed list on Monday 9/20
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Español 3
Unidad 2 Vocab Quiz
Know the meaning of each of the following:
negarse (a) _______________________
darse cuenta (de) _______________________
reunirse (con) _______________________
despedirse (de) _______________________
despertador _______________________
el jabón _______________________
despertarse _______________________
lavarse _______________________
la toalla _______________________
secarse _______________________
bañarse _______________________
ducharse _______________________
las tijeras _______________________
cortarse _______________________
las uñas _______________________
la barba _______________________
el champú _______________________
el peine _______________________
peinarse _______________________
pintarse _______________________
el lápiz de labios _______________________
los rulos _______________________
rizarse _______________________
el cepillo _______________________
cepillarse _______________________
la secadora _______________________
secarse _______________________
el rimel _______________________
aburrirse _______________________
enojarse _______________________
ocuparse (de) _______________________
preocuparse (de) _______________________
ponerse furioso _______________________
enfadarse _______________________
callarse _______________________
alistarse _______________________
prepararse _______________________
equivocarse _______________________
quejarse (de) _______________________
olvidarse (de) _______________________
acordarse (de) _______________________
el cepillo de dientes _______________________
cepillarse _______________________
la maquinilla de afeitar _______________________
la afeitadora eléctrica _______________________
hacerse _______________________
casarse _______________________
mudarse _______________________
la máscara de ojos _______________________
las pestañas _______________________
divertirse _______________________
alegrarse _______________________
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Conjugation Quiz...
Be able to conjugate the following verbs in the present tense and use them in a sentence.
caer
traer
ver
hacer
conocer
poner
dar
saber
salir
gustar
dormir
tener
cerrar
pensar
jugar
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Please review and study your vocab list for your quiz during block periods this week.
Also, if you didn't finish the activities from the book we started in class, please finish and have them ready for Monday.
To turn in - Text Page 23 act 7
Page 24 act 8
in your Notebook - Text Page 17 act 2 & 3
Also, if you didn't finish the activities from the book we started in class, please finish and have them ready for Monday.
To turn in - Text Page 23 act 7
Page 24 act 8
in your Notebook - Text Page 17 act 2 & 3
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Alphabet and Number Check...
Make sure you know your alphabet in Spanish and be able to count to 30 in Spanish.
You will have to recite them both verbally.