Preparación Hoy es jueves , el 12 de marzo de 2015 Today is Monday, March 12, 2015

1. PreparaciónHoy esjueves,el 12 de marzo de 2015Today is Monday, March 12, 2015 Take the next five minutes to organize yourselves in groups: Review your presentations. Do you need help with pronunciation?

2. Objectives/ Objetivos • Group presentations on your “Quinceañera” power point. Time yourselves: 5 min or less. • Use rubric • Come for help with Spanish tit Group presentations • Research on “Fallas” in Spain.

3. Homework for Thursday , March 16 or Tarea para el lunes, 16 de de marzo • Review questions with months of the year. • Read about Fallas in Spain and answer the following questions: • What is it? • Vocabulary: ninot, planta and crema. • Define and explain words the best you can • When does it happen? • How are the Fallasbuilt? What are they made of? • Who participates? • Who visits? • Why do they have this Fallas?

4. Fallas of Spain http://www.travelvivi.com/las-fallas-amazing-valencia-festival/

5. Preguntas con meses del año.Questions with months of the year. • ¿Cuáleséstemes? • What is this month? • EsJunio. It’s______ • ¿Cuálfue el mespasado? • What was last month? • Fue ________ It was_____ • ¿Cuálesel próximomes? • What is next month? • El próximomeses _______ • Next month is___________

6. Las 4 estaciones.Four Seasons http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=basho%20las%20estaciones&qs=n&form=QBVR&pq=basho%20las%20estaciones&sc=8-3&sp=-1&sk=#view=detail&mid=F515E474DAA35FC00976F515E474DAA35FC00976

7. Las 4 Estacines: 4 seasons.el verano = Summer, el otoño= Fall,el invierno = Winter and la primavera = Spring

8. “The Seasons in Spanish" - Las Estacioneshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7W5oKx6g2I • ¿ Quétiempohace? What’s the weather like? Hacecalor. It’s hot. Hacefrío. It’s cold. Hace sol. It’s sunny. Haceviento. It’s windy. Llueve. It’s raining. Nieva. It’s snowing.

9. Las 4 Estaciones: la primavera, el verano, el otoño y el inviernoFour Seasons: • Hacecalor La primavera El verano • Hacefrio • Hace sol • Haceviento • Llueve • Nieva El invierno El otoño

10. CumpleañosTradicion/ TraditionHow is 15th birthday celebrated? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aPCgAHjq9c

11. QuinceañeraTraditionSee Rubric too on online homework. • Have fun creating your power point. • Content • Pictures • Accuracy • Briefly answer the following questions: • What is it? • Why is it celebrated? Do other Spanish countries celebrated? • What is the meaning of it? • How is it celebrated? • How are the boys and girls dressed? • Is it a religious and family tradition? • Is this formal? • Describe what you see in the videos: food, cake, decorations, music, dances. • What does it look like to you? Tell me your opinion. • Is there any comparison with any US tradition? • Where did you get the information? Did you interview someone that has gone to one Quinceañera?

12. Rubric for Quinceanera Have fun creating your power point. RUBRIC: Excelente/Excellent: 10 pts. Power point: answers 9-10 questions. Several nice pictures, it may include a video or compare and contrast this celebrations with another one. Group members take turns in an organized manner. Presentation: Speaks loud with a clear voice. Does know what each picture means and the meaning of the Quinceañera. Buentrabajo/Good job: 6 pts. Power point: it has 4 pictures with few details. Includes 5-7 questions of what was asked. Presentation: only read off power point bullets, no loud voice. A few group members participated and they don’t seem to know much. Necesitaayuda/ Needs help: 1-3 pts. Power point: Does have only 1-3 slides. Doesn’t show much. There is no effort. Presentation: Only one student speaks. Reads off power point, not much enthusiasm.