I have been reading the essays that were due last week, and am pleased with the effort that students are making.  If you have not yet turned in your essay, make an appointment to see me during my office hours.  You are required to complete the essay for the first marking period.  While, your work  will be marked as late, it is a mandatory assignment, in order for me to assess your writing level, and assist your growth as a writer. … [Read more...]

For the students who did not bring in the information or picture of a famous Hispanic, here is the article to answer the questions.  You can either go to the link or view below.  DUE TOMORROW!! Sept. 16th! No exceptions! http://www.sparkenthusiasm.com/hispanic_influence_english.pdf   [gview file="https://www.whsad.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/hispanic_influence_english2.pdf"]   … [Read more...]

Aim: How can we write full sentences in Spanish about ourselves? Due date: 9/16 POINTS: 40 Escribe un párrafo sobre ti. Incluye está información en oraciones completas: •¿Cómo te llamas? •¿Cuántos años tienes? •¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños? •¿De dónde eres? •¿Dónde vives? •¿Cuántas personas hay en tu familia? (list them) •¿Qué te gusta hacer & qué no te gusta hacer? (2 cosas) *Remember to use ‘ni + verb, ni +verb’ •¿Cómo eres & cómo no eres? (2 cosas) *same as previous •¿¿¿Otra información sobre ti??? Follow the following sentence structures: (Fill in the blanks with your information!) Me llamo _______. Tengo _____ años. Mi cumpleaños es el ______ de _____________. Soy de _______. Vivo en _________. Hay _____ … [Read more...]

BRING YOUR INFORMATION AND PICTURE OF YOUR FAMOUS HISPANIC TO CLASS TOMORROW. REMEMBER YOU NEED: NAME PLACE OF BIRTH / PLACE OF PARENTS BIRTH IF BORN IN THE US DATE OF BIRTH / DEATH AGE / AGE AT DEATH 3 INTERESTING FACTS   Here are the questions: Remember, you are answering them as if you  were the famous person! 1. ¿Cómo te llamas? Me llamo... (name of famous person) 2. ¿De dónde eres? Soy de... 3. ¿Cuando es tu cumpleaños? Es el... 4. ¿Cuantos años tienes? Tengo... 5. 3 interesting facts   STUDENTS WITHOUT INFORMATION WILL NOT BE ABLE TO COMPLETE PROJECT! … [Read more...]

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Aim: How does an author's description and word choice create a mood for the reader? "Happy! Of all the nonsense." He stopped laughing. He put his hand into the glove-hole of his front door and let it know his touch. The front door slid open. Of course I'm happy. What does she think? I'm not? he asked the quiet rooms. He stood looking up at the ventilator grille in the hall and suddenly remembered that something lay hidden behind the grille, something that seemed to peer down at him now. He moved his eyes quickly away. What a strange meeting on a strange night. He remembered nothing like it save one afternoon a year ago when he had met an old man in the park and they had talked .... Montag shook his head. He looked at … [Read more...]

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AIM What are the different strategies you can use to improve your Literary Element/Literary Technique Short Response (Q27) score on the ELA Regents? EXTENSION ACTIVITY / HOMEWORK   HW#2: Students will complete Q27 … [Read more...]

Here is the review sheet we went over in class.  Use the flashcards from Quizlet to study :) To study the vocab --> http://quizlet.com/47189423/realidades-1-para-empezar-greetings-taking-leave-flash-cards/ To study the numbers from 1-20 --> http://quizlet.com/15379943/spanish-numbers-1-20-flash-cards/ [gview file="https://www.whsad.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Review-for-Quiz-9-12-14.docx"]         Also, make sure you know the difference between Tú and Usted :)   … [Read more...]