1. SEMESTRE 2 ESPAÑOL 4

2. LOS EXÁMENES  If you would like to discuss your grade, please come see me during tutorial, and I will be more than happy to sit down with you to explain it.

3. ¿Qué vamos a hacer este semestre?  GRAMÁTICA  VERBOS REFLEXIVOS ( me despiert o, etc.)  EL PASADO – el pretérito y el imperfecto  SER/ESTAR (to be)  VOCABULARIO  Self-care, getting ready to go out  social situations and making plans  Ordering in a restaurant

4.  POSIBLES PROYECTOS  Poster de buena/mala higiene (good/bad hygiene)  Mini-cuento (comic strips) de la rutina diaria (daily routine)  Un video(social situations)  Perfil personal online (fake online dating profile)  Convertir la clase en un restaurante (turn the classroom into a restaurant  Bailar salsa  LIBRO  Pobre Ana bailó tango  CULTURA  Argentina

5. MI PÁGINA WEB (AUSENCIAS) http://www.tamdistrict.org//Domain/704  Just like last semester, by going to my website, you will be able to get and print absent work, homework, vocabulary lists, book chapters and vocabulary, etc. PLEASE USE THIS RESOURCE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU.  Know that grades will, be updated weekly, usually by Saturday morning (except big projects, these take longer to grade). Please keep on top of your grades in my class. I will do my best to give you a tutorial slip if your grade is truly suffering, but in the end, it is YOUR responsibility to keep track.

6. QUIA and QUIZLET WEBSITES This semester, I will be expecting more of you as far as production in Spanish in order to get you ready for Spanish 5-6. To help you keep up with what we are learning in class, I expect you to use my QUIA website. It will be updated often with practice exercises and flashcards of material covered in class. You should be using this resource daily, especially if you are needing extra help. You can find a link to this page on my Drake website, on the whiteboard, or can write the address down here: http://www.quia.com/pages/drakehs/lingrell4

7. My expectations of you this semester:  I will begin to prepare you for Spanish 5-6 this semester. Expect an increase in expectations and workload  Participate actively in daily speaking/listening in order to increase your fluency, accent, and to incorporate newly learned vocabulary  Keep up with increased amount of vocabulary on a weekly basis with QUIA/QUIZLET flashcards or your vocabulary sheet  Study new grammar concepts daily at home on QUIA to “keep afloat” in preparation for Spanish 5-6  During reading activities, practice reading comprehension actively using context clues to understand the gist of what you are reading  Give your best effort in order to receive best results!