Book Cover!

Let's practice making a composite image by cobbling together various PNG files we find on the internet. We'll start by making a simple cover for the Harper Lee classic "To Kill a Mocking Bird"

First off we need images, click below and download the items to your local disk or flashdrive.

Once you have them downloaded, open up GIMP.

6th Grade Review!

Here's a link to flashcard on our vocabulary concerning days, months, and the time.


PZAM!

Play the race game and try to get to level 4! Remember that most words have "el" or "la" attached to them in Spanish.

Here's a link to a game asking you to tell time by going from Spanish to English! Try to win by getting 20 points!

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And here's another game asking you to tell time by going from English to Spanish! Try to win by getting a million dollars!

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Challenge!

Create this gif: (click to see it)

http://i.imgur.com/YkodSWX.gif?1

By using the following elements:

 Remember the following things:

• Create a new GIMP document using the "Toilet Paper" preset
• Open each item as a new layer and resize them to your preferred scale.
• Duplicate each picture 10 - 12 times
• The first frame of your animation will appear at the BOTTOM of your layers dock.
• The last frame will be at the top.
• To combine two layers, right click on one layer and choose "merge down."
• The only element that should be moving are the sunglasses
• Use the blend tool to create the shifting background.
• To animate it, go to "Filters - Animation - Optimize for gif" to preview it. To create the animation click "filters - animation - animate"
• To export it, click "file-export" and choose "gif" in the file extension window at the bottom of the dialog box.

If you get stuck, watch this video (with your headphones on): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP1CMyBD97w

Good luck!

6th and 7th Grade Vocabulary

Still shivering after Snowpocalypse? No worries! Here's a link to a set of flashcards to 7th Grade's list of clothing and color vocabulary.

The cold never bothered me anyway.

And 6th grade can warm their hands in the pleasant glow of these flashcards on food!

I would make a snow angel, but my dogs use the yard. A lot.

We're still quizzing on Thursday for 7th grade and Friday for 6th!

5th Grade Spelling Terms

Hola mis quintos!

Here is a link to your spelling terms in flash card form. Study for your spelling quiz next Friday the 31st!

Wa-pow-pow-pow-pow-pow-pa-pow!

Extra Credit Opportunities for 3rd and 4th Quarter

Here’s a chance to earn 10 points on a test grade this semester. Do any of the following things (1 time only!)

• Go to a Hispanic food market and examine the labels; write down at least ten new terms you learned.
• Write a short summary (500 words) of a news article that features a Spanish speaking country. (Nothing too terribly violent!) And present it to the class (bring in a copy of the article as well)
• Make a short PowerPoint of ten slides of words that are both English and Spanish. Be able to explain the etymology (how the words came to be used in both languages). Include pictures. (This cannot include any food items – e.g., taco, burrito, etc.) Present it to the class.
• For this project, students will need access to actual travel information. The student will plan a trip, based on accurate information, for at least three days to a city in the Hispanic world. The information should be written up as if the student were writing up an itinerary for the teacher to actually take the trip. The information should include airfare, hotel prices, tourist attractions, etc. The most important part of this project is a highlight of culturally significant places to visit. The itinerary must be typed.
• Write a short report (500 words) on a famous Spanish poet, painter, or historical figure. Include a sample of his or her work. Present in front of the class.
• Make a Hispanic craft (besides the Ojos de Dios). Research the origins and cultural significance behind it and share with the class.
• Perform an authentic Spanish song or dance for the class. Be able to describe its origins and historical background. Students can work together on this in groups of 2, 3, or 4.

7th and 8th Grade Vocabulary

Y otra vez yo vengo con muchas palabras para que puedan estudiar ustedes!

Mírenlas y van a sacar muy buenas notas!

• 8th Grade - Geographical Terms
• 7th Grade- Places in the House