Examen Final, el 26 de mayo

For the final exam, please study:

Chapter 5
La Familia (vocab.), p. 158-159
Stem changing verbs, p. 164, 166
En casa (vocab.), p. 170-171
Estar (and with prepositions), p. 174

Chapter 6
La Comida (vocab.), p. 196-197
The difference between SER and ESTAR, p. 200
Pedir and Servir, p. 202
Preferir, Poder, Probar, p. 204
La Comida (vocab.), p. 208-209
Direct objects and direct object pronouns (lo, la, los, las), p. 212
Affirmative informal commands, p. 214

Chapter 7
Por la Mañana... (vocab.), p. 234-235
Reflexive verbs, p. 238
Using infinitives, p. 240
Stem changing verbs, p. 242
En la enfermería... (vocab.) p. 246-247
Estar, Sentirse, and tener, p. 250
Negative formal commands, p. 252

Chapter 8
En la tienda de ropa... (vocab.). p. 272-273

Examen, viernes, el 17 de abril

On Friday, April 17, we will be having a Chapter 6 exam. For the exam, you should study:

1. Vocabulario, "En un restaurante mexicano," p. 196-197, 

2. Taking someone's order and requesting food, p. 198, 

3. Ser and Estar - Know the difference between the two verbs and their meaning, when to use them, and their conjugations, p. 200, 

4. Pedir and Servir (definitions and conjugations) p. 202, 

5. Preferir, Poder, and Probar (definitions and conjugations), p. 204, 

6. Vocabulario, "El desayuno en casa de una familia mexicana"/"¿Qué hay de cena?,"p. 208-209, 

7. Direct Objects and Direct Object Pronouns (lo, la, los, las), p. 212, 

8. Affirmative informal commands, p. 214, 

9. Affirmative informal commands with pronouns, p. 216

The full list of the Chapter 6 vocabulary is on page 225.

There will be listening, grammar, reading, vocabulary, and writing sections on the exam.

Examen, el 11 de marzo

The new date for the exam that was supposed to take place on Friday, March 6, will now take place on Wednesday, March 11. 

Please have your autobiography projects ready to hand in to me on Tuesday, March 10 in class. Please be sure that you have your name on your project and that you follow all of the guidelines.

Proyecto - Autobiografía - Due on Monday, March 9th

Tomorrow, I will return the 20 sentence compositions that you all wrote.  You will use this rough draft and create a final draft to complete your first project - Mi Autobiografía.

Proyecto - Mi Autobiografía

For this project you must:
1. Write 20 complete sentences in Spanish ("Hola" does not count as a sentence). (You most likely already have this requirement covered since you did the rough draft!),
2. Include a picture of yourself (this can be a real picture, a printed picture, or a drawing),
3. Make your project visually appealing and beautiful in addition to the above requirements,
4. Have a title - Mi Autobiografía.

Please do not number your sentences for the project. Write your sentences in paragraph form.

This is the first project that we are completing for the year. Remember, projects are a means to boost your grade. Pay attention to all of the corrections that I made to your compositions and be attentive and aware of correct grammar on your final project. Follow all of the guidelines and you will receive a good grade.

This project will be worth a quiz grade. It will be due on Monday, March 9th. 

For every day that your project is late, 10 points will be deducted. Please be sure to print out your project ahead of time. If you do not have a printer, go to the library over the weekend.

Do not email me your project, say that you left it in your locker, or that you left it at home. 
This will all result in a ten point deduction. NO EXCEPTIONS. 

Please also be aware of the contract that we signed in the beginning of the year. Should you engage in academic dishonesty (i.e. using Google Translate, any other translation device, or have somebody do your project for you) you will receive a 0 for this assignment. I am very strict with this policy.

Below you will find an example of the project. All about me!

Please don't forget to make your project visually appealing. Add a border and add color!

We will talk about this tomorrow in class as well. ¡Adios!

Examen, el 6 de marzo 2015

There will be a Chapter 5 test on Friday, March 6, 2015.

For the test, you must study:

1. La Familia (p. 158-159)
2. Possessive Adjectives (p. 162)
3. All irregular verbs in the chapter (dormir, empezar, volver, almorzar, jugar, entender, querer, merendar)
4. La Casa y Los Quehaceres (p. 170-171)
5. Estar (p. 174)
6. Estar with prepositions (p. 174)
7. Negation with nunca, tampoco, nadie, and nada (p. 176)
8. Tocar y parecer (and the pronouns used with them - me, te, le, nos, os, les) (p. 178)

Please do not forget to use Quizlet and check for extra vocabulary on page 187 (all vocabulary on page 187 is on Quizlet).

The following sections are on the test:
1. Listening
2. Grammar
3. Reading
4. Writing

Please email me should you have any questions or concerns.

Pruebita, viernes, el 27 de febrero

Just a reminder that we have a quiz this Friday, February 27. Please be sure to study these topics:

1. La familia (p. 158-159)
2. La casa y los quehaceres (p. 170-171)
3. Estar (p. 174)
4. Estar with prepositions (p. 174)
5. Negation with nunca, tampoco, nadie, nada (p. 176)
6. Tocar and parecer and pronouns (p. 178)

Also, please remember that I will be collecting the 20 sentences about yourself tomorrow, February 26.

Tarea, el 24 de febrero

This homework assignment is due on Thursday, February 26.

Please write 20 sentences about yourself in Spanish. You should use all of the vocabulary that we have learned since September. Here are some guiding questions.

Please make sure that each sentence is numbered. Please write it on a separate piece of paper as I will be correcting it.

1. ¿Cómo te llamas?
2. ¿Cuántos años tienes?
3. ¿De dónde eres?
4. ¿Vives en una casa o en un apartamento? ¿Cómo es?
5. ¿Tienes hermanos o hermanas? ¿Cómo se llama(n)?
6. ¿Cómo eres?
7. ¿Qué te gusta hacer/comer?
8. ¿Qué te gusta hacer durante el fin de semana?
9. ¿Quiénes son los miembros de tu familia?
10. ¿Qué estudias en LaGuardia?

Also, please remember that using any translation device (Google or any others) is academic dishonesty and will result in a 0 on this assignment (and any in the future).

Pruebita, el 10 de febrero

Please study all the irregular verbs in chapter five (that we have learned so far) including: 

-empezar    
-querer
-entender
-dormir   
-jugar 
-almorzar
-volver

Also, please be prepared to write a short composition about your family. 

Final Exam, January 22, 2015

The final exam for this class will be on Thursday, January 22, 2015. The exam will take place during a regular class period. The format will be the same as the other exams that I have given this year. There will be listening, reading, writing, and grammar sections on this exam.

For the final, you should study:

Chapter 1
- Vocabulary: Greetings (p. 6-11)
- Subject Pronouns (p. 14)
- Numbers 1-100 (p. 18, Quizlet)
- Time (p. 20)
- The date, the months, days of the week (p. 21)
- The Spanish alphabet (p. 22)
- Ser (p. 24)
*Page 35 has a lot of vocabulary to review for Chapter 1.*

Chapter 2
- Vocabulary: Adjectives (p. 44-45, 47)
- Ser with adjectives (p. 48)
- Gender and adjective agreement (p. 50)
- Question formation and question words (p. 52)
- Vocabulary: Me gusta (p. 56- 57, 58)
- Nouns and definite articles (p. 60)
- The verb "gustar" and porque (p. 62)
- The preposition "de" (p. 64)
*Page 73 has a lot of vocabulary to review for Chapter 2.*  

Chapter 3
- Vocabulary: a mis amigos y a mi' nos gusta… (p. 82-83, 85)
- Gustar with infinitives (p. 86)
- Querer, querer with infinitives (p. 90)
- Vocabulary: los fines de semana me gusta…(p. 94-96)
- Present tense of regular -AR verbs (p. 98)
- Ir and Jugar (p. 100)
- Weather expressions (p. 102)
*Page 111 has a lot of vocabulary to review for Chapter 3.*

Chapter 4
- Vocabulary: Tengo muchas cosas, pero… (p. 120-122)
- Indefinite articles; cuanto, mucho, poco (p. 124)
- Tener and idioms with tener (p. 126)
- Venir (p. 128)
- A + time (expressing at what time a person does something) (p. 128)
- Vocabulary: En el colegio (p. 132-134)
- Ir + a + infinitive (p. 136)
- The present tense of  -ER and -IR verbs (p. 138)
- Tag questions (no, verdad) (p. 138)
- Irregular -ER/-IR verbs: hacer, poner, traer, saber, ver, salir (p. 140)
*Page 149 has a lot of vocabulary to review for Chapter 4.*

Chapter 5
- Vocabulary: family members (p. 158)

Please email Ms. Laricchia with any questions or concerns at LaricchiaLAG@gmail.com. Don't forget that this is all on Quizlet! I will upload a "Family Members" flashcard set shortly.

Tarea, el 7 de enero

For the homework tonight, please:

Write a ten sentence dialogue between two people. Write and have responses to the following sentences.

- What time do you come to school?
- What classes do you have today?
- What is your favorite class?
- What do you like to do after school?

Hasta mañana.