1. Question of the Day – 11.19.14 United States Regional Differences in AccentsRegional Differences in Accents Which one sounds more like your family? How accurate do you think these are? How long do you think these regional differences will continue to be so clear?

2. WEDNESDAY – 11.19.14 Unit 3: CULTURE - Chapters 4, 5, 6, 7 Language – Unit 3, Session 2Unit 3, Session 2 PowerPoint is on ANGEL Toponymy – Slides to follow Dying Languages of the World Wall Street Journal – October, 2010 Wall Street Journal Endangered Languages Story Map Article of the Day Listening to (and Saving) the World’s Languages New York Times – April 28, 2010 Spanish Toponyms in the United States Activity / Map

3. Spanish Term (Translation) Name of Place in U.S. Relative Location Example: rio (river)Rio Grande A river that is on the southern border of the U.S. and the northern border of Mexico amarillo (yellow) arroyo (brook, dry stream bed) blanco (white) boca (mouth estuary) colorado (reddish brown) costa (coast) grande (big) laguna (lagoon) los, las (the) mesa (high table) nevada (snowfall) paso (pass) pueblo (town, village) sierra (mountain) vegas (fertile lowland, plain) Spanish Toponyms Activity

4. Discussion Questions Following Spanish Toponyms Activity Are the place names you located on the map clustered or dispersed? What patterns do you observe on the map that you created? Why do you think those patterns exist?