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Clothing vocab and HW#1

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Clothing vocabulary from MONDAY (4-27-15)! El abrigo                  La gorra                               el vetido La blusa                   los jeans                               los zapatos Las botas                  los pantalones                     buscar Los calcetines          los pantalones cortos          comprar La camisa                la sudadera                          la tienda La camiseta             el sueter La chaqueta            el traje La falda                   el traje de baño Practice game: http://www.digitaldialects.com/Spanish/Clothes.htm Homework: Make a list of how many shirts, dress shirts, pants, shorts, shoes, suits/dresses +1 more category, you have and describe your … [Read more...]

23 April 2015 – Aim & Assignments

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Aim: How did African nations gain independence? Announcements: - Start studying for the Global Regents - Regents Prep tutoring schedule Monday – 8th period and 9th (2:45pm-3:45pm) Tuesday – 8th period Wednesday – 9th (2:45-4:30pm) Thursday – 8th period and 9th (2:45-4:30) Friday – 8th period Saturday Mock Regents Exams (10 am – 2pm) April 18th April 25th May 2nd May 9th May 16th May 23rd May 30th June 6th June 13th Online resources for Global Regents http://regentsprep.org/Regents/global/global.cfm – Online activities to review Global History http://www.nysedregents.org/globalhistorygeography – All of the old Regents Exams … [Read more...]

STUDY FOR QUIZ TOMORROW / HW #2 / Classwork 4-23-15

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Hello, We have a quiz tomorrow! Make sure you know these verbs: hablar                                           lavar jugar                                              cocinar bailar                                            correr escuchar                                      beber sacar                                             caminar escribir                                        comer dibujar                                         estudiar AND make sure you know how to say what someone is doing using the present progressive: Subject  +  Conjugation of ESTAR  +  Verb -> replace -ar ending with ANDO / replace -er ending with IENDO Example:   YO ESTOY COMIENDO = I am eating HOMEWORK#2 Due … [Read more...]

Pre-Regents Assessment

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During the week of April 27-May 1, the 10th Grade English Classes will sit for all 4 parts of the ELA Regents exam, during their  English class periods.  Monday, teachers and  students will  review the  literature,  essay components. comprehension skills and test taking strategies of the New York State Regents exam that will be given in June. Students should come to class on time,  prepared with writing materials (pen, pencil), having studied the literary outlines from Monday's class. As time and concentration are essential, be mindful of the effect that lateness or distraction would have on assessment. … [Read more...]

Present Progressive Notes 4-20-15

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The term present progressive is a fancy way of describing actions happening right now. You know it in English as the verb “to be” followed by a second verb that ends with –ing ? I’m talking. In Spanish, the present progressive is constructed in a similar way. We use the verb estar first and end the second verb with –ando­ or –iendo. Here is a fun video that explains it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4LhR6fPdYM … [Read more...]