¡Bienvenidos a la clase de Español!

Expectations Habla mucho espaňol Be kind and respectful with your words and actions Put forth your best effort Allow me to help you Respect our classroom Keep la carpeta de argollas neat and complete

Classroom Procedures Enter the class quietly. Have binder and materials needed for class Complete bell ringer M,W Record Frase de Semana- Th. Be ready to pray in Spanish Clean up before leaving the classroom

Grades Homework will be given as needed tests/quizzes 40% participation 30% class work 30% When you are absent check in to see what was missed- this is your responsibility. All work is due the next Spanish class. You are responsible to make up any tests or quizzes asap. See me to schedule a day and time for make up All assignment and test dates are posted on my class pages

¡HABLA ESPAŇOL! Use your Spanish! Look around the room for prompts Use the frases de semana that you already know

¿Tu Sabes? Spanish is…. the the dominant language in the western hemisphere The most commonly spoken language on Earth outside of Mandarin Chinese Growing more rapidly than any other languages around the world The 2nd most common language in the U.S. Spoken by 25% > of the population in New Mexico, California, Texas , Arizona Spoken by 10-20% of the population in Nevada, Colorado, Illinois,Florida,New York, New Jersey, Florida

Other facts…. Spanish bears a close resemblance to several other Romance languages, particularly Portuguese and Italian Mexico has the most Spanish speakers Spanish uses the latin alphabet and is one of the easiest languages to learn due to cognates and it adheres well to its own grammatical rules Descends from the Latin spoken by the Romans who conquered much of the continent in days of yore

Task: In your groups take take turns asking each other ... “ Qué hacíste durante tu vacacíon del verano?” Yo fuí a ____________________________. ( I went to______) Ex: Yo fui al parque de Scott. Tell what someone in your group did this summer. _____ fue a _______________. (______went to ______) Ex: Senora Marasco fue al parque de Scott.

Partner and Group Time: Work cooperatively with your assigned partner/group Partner: across/ side -move desks accordingly Group of 4 All students : -contribute to the task - work cooperatively -clean up

“Dime algo sobre ti” ( tell me something about yourself) Me gusta No me gusta Me encanta Yo soy____. _______le gusta_______ ______no le gusta_____ _______es___________ ________le encanta______