FIRST TRIMESTER Monday 1:30 to 2:00 Tuesday 2:30 to 3:00 Thursday 2:00 to 2:30

SPANISH
SIXTH GRADE
Textbook
Sixth graders started the year with a comprehensive review of previous chapters, pronunciation and oral communication. Right now, they are working on Chapter 8 in Spanish is Fun: La descripcin: colores y caractersticas personales. Adjectives: How to Describe Things in Spanish. At the end of this chapter, students should be able to generate oral and written descriptions using adjective agreement (gender and number) and the verb to be. Review of chapters 5-8 and evaluations will be done prior to starting the next chapter. By Christmas break, we will be finishing chapter 9: Ser o no ser Professions and Trades; the Verb ser.

Instructor: Laura Carlsson E-Mail: lcarlsson@delmarpines.com Office: Art Room Office Hours: Thursday 8:00-9:00AM

Materials
SPANISH IS FUN Third Edition

Important Links
Class Wiki:

http://dmpsexto.wikispaces.com

Class Webquests:

http://questgarden.com/q/mayas http://questgarden.com/q/mexicas

Webquest Due date: April 28th 2012

Individual topics were assigned to students in sixth grade for the Webquests. This important project is part of the sixth grade curriculum; it covers Ancient Civilizations (social studies); Technology (PowerPoint presentation); English (oral presentation and research); and Spanish (culture). Classroom teachers, the technology teacher, and myself are involved. Teachers will randomly evaluate students after the due date. Rubrics and instructions are in the Webquest and were already explained to students. They should be working already at home doing research.
Class Resources:

http://www.diigo.com/list/lcarlsson/sexto

Wiki
The first trimester of sixth grade is dedicated to descriptions, uses of the verb to be, and adjective agreements. For an extensive practice, students will write compositions and make videos in Spanish and post them on the Wiki. Each student has been assigned an animal. They have to describe the animal using all of the vocabulary learned in the chapters covered. They have already started in class; but the students are more than welcome to work at home too.

SIXTH GRADE