martes, 27 de abril

Finally, we had a full day of class! Students took the Aztec Quiz and had 20 minutes to prepare for their myth presentations. The first group presented today and the other two will present during reading and work time on Thursday.

Leading up to DC, we will talk about May 1 - International Labor as well as immigration and some of the current legislation that has passed in Arizona. Students will be completed a graphic organizer over the DC break to prepare for an essay in response to an article on immigration. Students will be able to form and opinion statement and defend their opinion. More information as well as rubrics and all to come.

Homework: Students were given a refresher on articles and verb conjugation. Complete for Thursday!

martes, 20 de abril

Students are working in class on a piece of Teatro Azteca - an Aztec myth that they are turning into a play. They are working in groups of three. They will be presenting on Tuesday, April 27. Please look below at the previous for quiz answers for Tuesday as well!

lunes, 19 de abril

We covered MUCHO today! We then end of Don Quijote, we are started our final unit in Spanish entitled Celebrations in the Spanish-speaking world. With CRCT and the DC trip, we will be getting into a Quinceañera unit in May along with stem-changing verbs. This week; however, we will do a short unit on Aztec Mythology and Folklore and next week we will do another lesson from ¡Viva la Causa! on immigration (both related to my background in Chicano Studies).

For those who need a review from today here is a breakdown of some of the gods and important figures:

Huitzilopochtli - warrior sun god, hummingbird good, required sacrifices to help him win in battle

Quetzalcoatl - creator of humans, represented by the feathered serpent

Tláloc - rain god (has goggles), child sacrifices were performed in his name as the tears would bring rain

La Virgen de Guadalupe - dark-skinned, Nahuatl-speaking apparition of the Virgin Mary who came to Juan Diego, and old Aztec man bringing together the Aztec religion with the Catholic religion of the conquering

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Tenochititlan - Aztec city what is now Mexico City

Aztlán - homeland of the Mexica, who immigrated to what is now Mexico City to form the Aztec Empire

Also, here is the Aztec Timeline as well as the story of Popo & Izta.

Please remember, we have quiz on this information on Tuesday, April 27 (spelling will not be important!)

I also shared pictures from my trip to Mexico City of the Basilica of the Virgin de Guadalupe, Tenochitilan, and Teotihuacan.

jueves, 15 de abril

We watched Don Quijote today in class, comparing it to the book we read as well as making comparisons between the imaginary world in Don Qujiote's head to reality.

Remember that the final draft of Don Quijote, la historia sigue is due tomorrow. Don't forget your name and date on the front! As always, I'm available by phone if you have any questions!

Peace,

Laura

lunes, 12 de abril

Welcome back! Today we jumped right back in to Don Quijote. We completed the book today in class which was very exciting! Our first book in Spanish! Congrats to Hati & Ariel for getting the phrase of the week right! They each earned a peso!

Here's what's coming up this week:

Tue - Don Quijote, La Historia Sigue 1st Draft Due - Peer Editing

Wed - Students may turn in a 2nd draft to me for editing

Thu - Students will watch an animated version of Don Quijote, comparing and contrasting the book to the movie

Fri - Final draft of the students' versions of Don Quijote

As always, I am available for questions after school. Tutorial is Tuesday at 4. Have a great week!

Paz,

Profe Laura

lunes, 29 de marzo

Today we started the presentations for Don Quijote -- students did a great job. We will complete the last presentation tomorrow and start the next Rompecabeza (Jigsaw) round. Students will present on Friday. The rubrics are attached below. There is no homework this week due to the rompecabezas (unless you are working on parts of the project at home!).

Heads up: for spring break, students are to start their drafts for The Stories Continue -- the next chapter in Don Quijote. They are to be written in Spanish. We will work on peer editing when students get back, and they will have a chance to let me read through their work. The timeline is posted under important dates to the left. Students will receive a culture and writing grade for their story. Here is the rubric:

Don Quijote: La Historia Sigue

Have a great day!

Paz,

Profe Laura

viernes, 26 de marzo

Students continued to work on their chapter presentations of Don Quijote. Presentations will begin on Monday so students must be ready with their poster, summaries, quotes, and opinions. Please feel free to review the rubrics here if you no longer have a copy:

Don Quijote Jigsaw (all parts but Visualize)

Poster Rubric (Reading & Culture)

Presentation Rubric (Speaking & Listening)

Have a great weekend! Hope to see some of you at Into the Woods (Break a leg!)

Paz,

Profe Laura