Hoffman-Fields Spanish III

Hoffman-Fields --- Spanish III

week 14 – November 16-20, 2015

Course materials / links / handouts / lesson plans available online at

Monday, November 16

Topic/Objectives: Unit 2 Lesson 1 in text. (pages 84-115) The objectives in Unit 2 Lesson 1 include: Describing volunteer activities, organizing people to do a project, and persuading/influencing others. New grammar in this chapter includes tú commands, Ud./Uds./nosotros commands, and polite requests.

In-Class Activities: “Músicalunes” - Spanish video/lryics “Sígume y Te Sigo” by Daddy Yankee. Both the title of this song and the lyrics have examples of command forms and irregular verbs. Continued Practice with commands. Review of formation/conjugation, with emphasis on irregulars. Introduction of another use for commands - giving directions. Students will write (a) recipe(s) in Spanish, using at least 20 commands in the Ud. form. I will provide a list of cooking-related verbs. Using commands with different verbs, in a different activity, allows students to apply knowledge of command forms in a different situation.

Handouts/Worksheets: List of cooking-related verbs, recipe cards.

Homework: submit recipe card either online (shared in Google Classroom), or on paper (handed out in class)

Tuesday, November 17

In-Class Activities: Continued practice with commands. Students will report to the computer lab and complete online review activities on our online textbook. (my.hrw.com) Students have a bonus competition available through the app Quizlet (or Quizlet.com) to score the highest in a review game for bonus points.

Handouts/Worksheets: none - assignments are all online

Homework: study commands (Quizlet has 2 review activities if students wish to use this app)

Wednesday, November 18

In-Class Activities: “Miáucoles” Spanish internet meme. Continued practice with commands. Students will complete a review worksheet with the most commonly missed verbs from this past week. (primarily irregulars)

Handouts/Worksheets: Commands review chart

Homework: study commands (Quizlet has 2 review activities)

Thursday, November 19

In-Class Activities: Review and Practice with all commands. Take commands quiz.

Handouts/Worksheets: none

Homework: none

Friday, November 20

Topic/Objectives: Unit 2 Lesson 1 in text. (pages 84-115) The objectives in Unit 2 Lesson 1 include: Describing volunteer activities, organizing people to do a project, and persuading/influencing others. New grammar in this chapter includes tú commands, Ud./Uds./nosotros commands, and polite requests.

In-Class Activities: Vocabulary Activities in class. (Presentation, reading, writing) Identify a person or activity associated with a charitable/ volunteer organization.

Handouts/Worksheets: “Vocabulario Actividades”

Homework: none

Content Standards for this week:Communication: Communicate in languages other than English. Grade 11 standards: A1, B2, C3, D4, E5, F6, G7, H8, H9, I10, J11, J12, K13; Cultures:Gain knowledge and understanding of other cultures. Grade 11 standards: A1, B2, B3, C4, C5, D6, D7. Connections: Connect with other disciplines and acquire information. Grade 11 standards: A1, A2, B4. Comparisons: Develop insight into the nature of language and culture. Grade 11 Standards: A1, B2, C3, C4, C5, C6, D7. Communities: Participate in multilingual communities and cultures at home and around the world. Grade 11 Standards: A1, E8, F10, G11