7th Grade Test Review

Click on the image below to get the answers to the practice sheet handed out on Friday.

Digital Art Project: Book Cover

6th Grade Test Review

Try to get to a million dollars on this game concerning the verb "gustar"

Try getting to level 5 on Space Race with these flash cards concerning our Free Time Activities Vocabulary.

7th Grade Project

History Project

Your second summative project will be a PowerPoint presentation on a historical event or a person of significance in the history of the Spanish speaking world.

If you choose to do an event, your presentation should include the following slides

6th Grade Latin American Country Project

Project – A Latin American Country

You will be doing a Presentation about a Latin American country of your choice. This can be any country you’d like, so long as it considers Spanish as one of its official languages. Your PowerPoint must include at least eight slides with the following information:

1.       Slide 1: Title

a.       Include the name of your country, and your name

b.      Include a map that shows both your country and the United States

2.       Slide 2: Basic Information

a.       Three facts about the country like its full name (for example Argentina is officially known as “the Argentine republic), its coordinates, or the name of its biggest city.

b.      Include the name of the Capital on this slide.

c.       At least one relevant picture

3.       Slide 3: Basic Information

a.       Three facts about the country like its population, its area, the current governor, etc.

b.      Include the demonym for this country in both English and Spanish. (i.e., what do the people from this country call themselves? We call ourselves American in English and the term estadounidense in Spanish.)

c.       At least one relevant picture

4.       Slide 4: Historical Facts

a.       When was it founded? Who founded it?

b.      When did it declare and achieve its independence from Spain?

c.       At least one more item of interest to come from this country’s history.

d.      At least one relevant picture

5.       Slide 5: Economic Facts

a.       What is its currency? What’s the exchange rate with American Dollars?

b.      What types of industry/resources can we find there?

                                                               i.      Name at least four

c.       A picture of its currency

d.      Another relevant picture

6.       Slide 6: Cultural Facts     

a.       Information on leisurely activities (sports, arts, music, etc)

b.      The name of a popular food item or dish

c.       An example of clothing particular to that city

d.      Three relevant pictures

7.       Slide 7: Climate Information

a.       Compare the highs and lows of its climate to that of Georgia.

b.      Compare the rate of precipitation to that of Georgia.

c.       Are there places with extreme temperatures?

8.       Slide 8: Geographical Information

a.       Three facts about the geography of the city. Manmade sites like ports and buildings don’t count!

b.      Three pictures to go along with your facts

We will be presenting these reports to the class. After your presentation is done, you will be asked the following question: “Would you ever live in this country?” You must answer and give a compelling reason why or why not.

7th Grade Double Object Pronouns

Here are some exercises involving shortening a sentence by changing the direct object and the indirect object into a pronoun.

Here are some exercises in translating sentences from English to Spanish involving two object pronouns.

8th Grade Project

Summative Assignment – Anuncio Turístico

This quarter, we’re going to be using our new vocabulary words to make a commercial (in Spanish) for a travel destination. You will be providing the narration and using pictures to enhance your pitch. 

You can do one of two things:

• Create a powerpoint presentation and “present” your commercial to the room
•  Create a movie maker project and simply play it with your narration already recorded.

Your commercial must feature:

• A city not in the United States (it doesn’t have to be a Spanish Speaking country)
• At least five pictures of the city that showcase its variety – if your city doesn’t have any variety, then pick a different city!
•  A description of the city using our vocabulary on vacation and modes of transportation
•  Use at least 7 vacation terms and 3 transportation words
•  At least three tourist destinations
• At least two pictures of each spot
• Describe what these places are and what you can do there with two complete sentences
•  A brief history of the city you’re describing using the preterit tense
• Use at least three verbs in the preterit tense.
•  Have music appropriate to your presentation playing
• Either add it to the Movie/PowerPoint or have it playing on an exterior device.
• A slogan with a call to action
• See Rock City! Viva Las Vegas! etc.

Here’s an example of how you might start

                Desde el siglo I, Madrid fue un centro de historia, cultura, y arte. Fundió por los Romanes, Madrid tiene un montón de arquitectura fenomenal, ruinas ancianas, pero también es llena de sitios modernos para turistas y habitantes. Puedes ir en pie de tu hotel a varios lugares como el Parque de Buen Retiro. Con muchos estatúas maravillosas, es obvio que fue el parque personal de la monarquía española hace cien años. Puedes caminar por el parque o tomar un viaje en moto alrededor y ver las estatúas y jardines bellos.
                Ven a Madrid, ¡somos el principio del mundo hispanohablante!

This Project will be due on Monday February 23^rd. Some will present the following Wednesday.