Day of the Skulls in Ecuador
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8350092.stm
Día de la tierra 2009
***This is the info for the last Extra Credit assignment.
Check out one person’s blog about Earth Day
http://www.aollatinoblog.com/2008/04/18/dia-de-la-tierra-dia-de-la-reflexion/
On this official site with an article format, check out the ten suggestions for what we can do in 2009, this year, to help our planet:
http://ecosofia.org/2009/04/diez_entretenidas_maneras_de_celebrar_el_dia_de_la_tierra.html
On this official site with an article format, check out a basic history of Earth Day.
Spanish I, Computer Lab 9/30/08
Remember that while this work is going on, we will be doing “La Rima” oral quizzes. Good luck! :)
I. Webquest for Dia de los Muertos
Go to this site and use the handouts to follow directions:
(*note that the quest sheet isn’t in your papers and that you have two of the food sheets…just click on the quest link from the webquest and record answers on your pages without writing the questions)
http://teachers.sheboygan.k12.wi.us/lmuch/DayoftheDeadWebquest_000.htm
II. Are we ready for college?
Read this first debate (the two different perspectives) about students being ready to go on to college and then answer the questions that follow here.
http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/education_editorial/index.html
1. Do you think you’re ready for college?
2. What can we do about this problem?
III. Verb conjugation review and practice
1. Review with the following ppts/links:
http://www.pwidergren.net/PPT/gram/ARsing.ppt
http://www.pwidergren.net/PPT/gram/ARsing2.ppt
http://www.pwidergren.net/PPT/gram/ar3singQA.ppt
IV. An interesting article that affect us:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95054397
Please answer for this cell phone story:
1. Do you think you need to be concerned about how much you use your cell phone?
2. Do you think our nation could be headed for an epidemic of sorts?
3. Will you tell your family about what this article said? Why or why not?
Spanish II, Computer Lab, 9/30/08
I. Webquest for Dia de los Muertos
Go to this site and use the handouts to follow directions:
http://teachers.sheboygan.k12.wi.us/lmuch/DayoftheDeadWebquest_000.htm
II. Reflexives verb game
http://www.quia.com/rr/213865.html
III. Find any left over visuals for tomorrow’s oral. Those of you who are set that way, explore and attempt to play this game:
or
IV. Are we ready for college?
Read this first debate (the two different perspectives) about students being ready to go on to college and then answer the questions that follow here.
http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/education_editorial/index.html
1. Do you think you’re ready for college?
2. What can we do about this problem?
Easter approaches…
Hey guys,
Many of you might be interested in Easter holiday connections with Spanish and Latin American Communities. Some of the following links are very general, but I hope they’re helpful to you:
http://www.gu.edu.au/gutl/stf/spanish/puerta.htm
–”La puerta del mundo hispano”
–Starting point for many things within Hispanic world
http://carla.acad.umn.edu/IS-resources.html
–Intercultural Studies:Materials
–Exercises for intercultural issues
http://www.tol.itesm.mx/~esolisw/oracion.html
–Pensamientos
–Prayers in Spanish
http://www.vatican.va/
–The Holy See
–Vatican Web Page in several languages
http://www.christusrex.org/www1/pater/index.html
–Our Father
–Lord’s Prayer in several languages
http://www.iglesia.cl/oracion.html
–Mi oración de cada día
–Daily prayer
http://hubcap.clemson.edu/~fromero/canciones/
–Canciones en español
–Songs in Spanish
http://www.arrakis.es/~marmol/
–Citas y Proverbios
–Proverbs in Spanish
http://www.ciudadfutura.com/ciclon/pro.htm
–Proverbs in Spanish
–Proverbios
http://www.SiSpain.com/
–Starting point for Spain
http://www.cyberspain.com/
–Starting point for Spain
http://www.clark.net/pub/jumpsam/
–Go Spain
–several topics about Spanish
http://www.gardenweb.com/forums/espanola/
–Jardinería
–Gardening in Spanish
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Bistro/7445/spanish.html
–Starting point in Spanish for several topics
http://www.catholic.org/saints/stsindex.html
–Online Saints index
http://ancienthistory.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa052698.htm
–Etymology — background on words
http://childparenting.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa081398.htm
–Instructions for making “Ojos de Dios”
a nice “Dia de los muertos” Powerpoint
A student recently asked me about the Day of the Dead celebration in Mexico. Of course we’ll look at it in October/November, but here’s a link to a great powerpoint to help him or others get started:
http://www.sprachhexen.com/teaching/lessons/fiestas/dia_delos_muertos/dia_de_los_muertos.ppt
