Warm up Take oUt your homework (2 Spanish conversations on a separate sheet of paper). Complete the warm up. Raise your hand (silently) if you have any questions.

estoy más o menos estoy bien / muy bien

SWBAT identify the benefits of studying another language. La Agenda SWBAT identify the benefits of studying another language. Students will create their own personal goals in order to succeed in Spanish

Raise your hand if you believe Spanish Is a language of the future Will help with employment & jobs Is required for high school graduation Helps with college admissions Gives you opportunities to travel/study abroad Can help you build new relationships Will improve your understanding of English Will increase your vocabulary Will give you higher intelligence Will earn you more money.

Future of Spanish Worldwide Spanish is the 4th most spoken language in the world and the 2nd most studied as a 2nd language behind English. 21 COUNTRIES have Spanish as their official language. Over 50% of the Western Hemisphere speaks Spanish as their first language, making English a minority language in our region.. Today, nearly 500 million people across the world speak Spanish!

Future of Spanish in the US In both the US and Canada, Spanish is the most popular foreign language to learn. In the US it is the most popular by a very wide margin. Over the past decade, the demand for Spanish Language courses worldwide has almost doubled. In Prince George’s County, over 130,000 residents speak Spanish at home. The United States has the fifth largest Hispanic population worldwide, trailing Mexico, Colombia, Spain and Argentina (just barely behind Spain itself and Argentina). --Of this group of over 35 million people, 3 out of 4 say that Spanish is their primary language.

Employment & Jobs Due to this increase in Spanish-speaking people, there is a growing demand for Spanish in every field… Knowing both English and Spanish (even if not fluently) will give you a competitive edge over those who cannot. Individuals who are bilingual or proficient in another language have many more career choices. Just being able to speak some Spanish and having that on your resume can make the difference between it being in the trash or landing you a job! Some Job Opportunities: TRANSLATOR -- JOURNALIST TEACHER -- REPORTER TOUR GUIDE -- LAWYER FLIGHT ATTENDANT/PILOT BUSINESSMAN -- HOSPITALITY DOCTOR -- ENGINEER SOCIAL WORKER GOVERNMENT POSITIONS BANKING/FINANCE AND MORE!!

High School Graduation In Maryland, you have to take and pass 2 years of a foreign language to graduate. Next year, you can continue on to Spanish 1. For those of you in 8th grade, you’ll have an advantage over your classmates. If you’re in 6th or 7th grade now, you can get high school credit at Ernest Just. If you do that, by the end of high school, you’ll be able to earn college credit!

College Admissions Most colleges at least require 2 years of a foreign language to accept someone Although, the best & most selective schools require all 4 years of the same language! To admissions officers, it shows you’re dedicated in your classes and serious about your studies

Improve English, Vocabulary & Intelligence Students who study a foreign language for 3+ years score higher on their SATs/ACTs/GREs Bilingual students, on average, perform better in school and are better critical thinkers than their monolingual peers Studying Spanish also improves native English speakers’ understanding of English grammar & knowledge of using cognates to extract meaning

3-2-1 based on what you have learned today. You will work with a partner (1,2 3,4 5,6) The two of you will come up with: 3 things you found out 2 things that interested you 1 question that you have at the moment based on what you have learned today.

Travel & Study Abroad Most universities offer students the chance to study abroad in another country for a semester. However, students who are proficient or study a 2nd language take priority over others as programs fill up! Studying abroad is a fantastic opportunity that will broaden understanding of the world, other cultures, and other people as well as develop appreciation for diversity in the world.

My Semester in Spain Camel Riding In Morocco! Overlooking Granada! With a friend in Cordoba, Spain

My Semester in Spain Riding a camel in Morocco! From the top of St. Peter’s in Rome! At the point where the Atlantic meets the Mediterranean

Sr. Connolly’s Walk to School Sr. Connolly has been to Spain twice. His first time, in Sevilla, he made a video of his everyday walk to school. (Start at 6:28) While the video is playing, write down 3 things that seem different in Spain vs. the U.S. and any questions you have for Sr. Connolly about what you see.

People who speak Spanish earn 5-20 Percent more than those who don’t That could be $10,000 more EVERY YEAR. You could buy a new car, an old car, a donkey, two cows, 5,000 tacos, or 20 plane tickets to South America for that much DINERO.

Why do you want to study Spanish? You have 1 minutes. Write on the post-it note why you most want to study Spanish.

The cool thing about Spanish is that it is COMPLETATMENTE NUEVO! It’s FRESH It’s NEW YOUR BRAIN CAN TAKE IT AND IT WILL MAKE YOU SMARTER

234 x 10= SO IF YOU’RE NOT GOOD AT MATH…

Juxtapose antagonist and protagonist? AND IF READING IS SOMETIMES TRICKY… Eww! 

What happens when we put Ionic compounds into radioactive substance? And if science is just awkward…

NO PROBLEMA!!!!!!!!!! ¡PORQUE TODOS PUEDEN APRENDER EL ESPAÑOL! BECAUSE EVERYONE CAN LEARN SPANISH!

¿Qué?

Tú puedes aprender el español. If you work hard, you can learn Spanish. If you work hard, you can get an ‘A’ in Spanish class. If you take risks in Spanish class, you can talk to NATIVE SPANISH SPEAKERS! If you try, you can understand articles and poems and other wonderful things IN SPANISH

HOW WILL WE STAY ON TRACK TO LEARN SPANISH?

Our Big Goal As a class, our big goal is that by the end of the course, each of us will be able to have a ___ minute conversation with a native speaker, read a ___ paragraph news article without help, and write ___ complete paragraphs in Spanish. In order the achieve this goal and show that we have achieved it, we will, as a class, get an average of at least ______% on each and every quiz and test and on the final exam at the end of the year. 3 85 3 3

The Importance of Visions and Goals A vision is… It is important to set a vision because without one we don’t know __________ or how ________. a long-term plan for what you will accomplish. what we want to get there

The Importance of Visions and Goals steps Goals are __________ on the way to the vision. We can always ______________ goals even when the vision might be out of reach. achieve

You will have a quiz one week from today. It will cover what we have learned up to this point.

Make flash cards of the terms we’ve learned Tarea (Homework) You do not need index cards to complete the assignment. The words you need to know are listed on your notes sheet. Make flash cards of the terms we’ve learned

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