Semana 12: 25 al 29 de Octubre (Week 12 October 25 to 29) Palabra de la Semana: Caridad

La caridad empieza en casa // Charity begins at home

Agenda:
A. Periodos 1- 5
 We will write essays during this week. (Periodos 1 y 2 have to turn in it as homework on Monday, October 25). The rubric for Spanish Writing was handed to the students last Friday, so the students will follow it through the process of writing. Periods 4 and 5 will be working on this essay on Monday and Tuesday if necessary.
Write a 3 paragraph essay:
- Introduce yourself and your celebrety as a friend.
- Write about
a. nationality
b. description
c. likes and dislikes
d. hobbies
e. favorite color, animal etc.
f. what you do on weekends
g.what food and activities you do to keep you healthy
h. use these verbs: gustar, comer, compartir, vivir, estudiar, beber, hacer ejercicio, leer, practicar deportes, mirar t.v.
h. use adjectives at least 10.
i. Use vocabulary (food- cognates) seen up to now.
Importante:
- Write clearly
- No scratches are allowed
- Underline: blue - verbs, red- adjectives, green- vocabulary
- Useful words to use: y - and, pero - but, tambien- also
- Please SKIP  a line
Periods 1 and 2 will have another essay to do in class.

B. Periods 1-5: Test # 2. Students will use their own "portafolio" and dictionary to take the test. (I want to clear up that students will not share " Portafolios" or dictionaries. This test will be on Wednesday October 27 or Thursday October 28. It depends how much time students need to finish their essays.

C. Tarea (HW): There will be "tarea" everyday this week to be turned in every day:

1. Lunes, el 25 de octubre: Write a  5 line -paragrap about: La pizza: describe it, you can mention ingredients, say if it is good  or bad for our health, when you eat pizza most of the time, who you share pizza with etc.

2. Martes, el 26 de octubre: Write a 5 line paragraph about: ¿Como es tu mejor amiga? / tu mejor amigo (best friend) You can use same tips from the essay (above)

3. Miercoles, el 27 de octubre: Write a 5 line- paragraph about: Tu escuela ( your school) You can describe it, say what you do in school, what you like or don't like about the school, etc.

4. Jueves, el 28 de octubre: Write a 5 line- paragraph about: ¿Como es Bart Simpson?  (the animated character on tv): describe him, talk about what he does or doesn't like etc.
Por favor dejar espacio (skip a line)

PARA RECORDAR (REMEMBER)
-Dictionary: Please bring one with you
- Tutoring: Wednesdays morning between 8 - 8:45 AM
- Remember to follow the rules in class: "Every action brings a consequence"

PERIODO 6
We will start our chapter # 2. Me gusta...
Tarea: Find small pictures from a magazine, newspaper or printed from Internet: 5 pictures of people and 5 pictures of the: Study, run, eat, play, swim, wath tv, sing, use the computer, practice sports (choose just 5)