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:

http://www.tracesofhope.com/

or

http://www.freerice.com/

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?

Spanish I, computer lab 9/10/08

Dictionaries online

My favorite: www.spanishdict.com

Making adjectives agree in gender and number

http://www.rocketlanguages.com/spanish/spanish_adjectives1.php (adjectives and how they work; basic with pictures too)

http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/adj2.htm (how they work)

http://www.lingolex.com/personalidad.htm (examples of English and Spanish descriptive adjectives)

http://spanish.speak7.com/spanish_adjectives.htm (this site also explains how adjectives work and agree along with examples)

 ***Later at home, check out the youtube explanation at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh0FiI5u9vg