Pre- AICE Spanish III Summer Assignment

¡Práctica Español durante el verano!

¡Disfrútalo,mejóralo,ydocuméntalo!

Exposuretoforeignlanguageoutsideoftheclassroomiscritical.Thepurposeofthis“assignment”istofindentertainingwaystoexperienceSpanish.Thechallengeistodiscoverauthenticmaterialthatwillmotivateyoutostayengaged.Findsomethingyouarepassionateabout!.Itmaybemusic,fashion,travel,culture,literature,celebrities,movies,art,sports,orcooking.Thesummerassignmentfocusesonthethreemodesofcommunication:Interpretive:HowwellyouunderstandSpanishthroughreadingandlistening.

● Reading:newspapers,books,magazines,etc.● Listening:TVstations,movies,radiostations,nativespeakers,etc.

Presentational:HowyoucommunicateyourthoughtsinSpanish.

● Writing:essaysontopicsthatinterestyou:education,health,sports,technologies,music,etc.● Speaking:makea1-minutepresentationaboutatopicthatmotivatesyou:amoviereview,etc.

Interpersonal:Howwellyoucancarryonaconversationwithoneormorepeople.

● “On-demand”Spanishspeaking:practicedialogues,debates,interviews,Skype,phonecalls,etc.● Writing:letters,e-mails,chats,Facebook,etc.

AsyoupracticethethreemodesofcommunicationyouwillalsoapplyimportantelementsofSpanishgrammarandvocabulary. ThiswillincreaseandimproveyourSpanishproficiency,enhanceyourpersonalenjoymentofSpanishspeaking,provideconfidenceabouttakingyourAPexam,andsaveyoumoneyonyourcollegedegree.Assignment: Completeanddocumentthefollowingusingthechecklistfoundinthebackofthispacket.

Lecturas(Interpretive):Minimum2summaries(5puntosparacadauno)Usingthedocumentationsheetprovided,readanythinginSpanishandcountit.Yourdocumentationmustprovidethenameofthesourceorwebsite,title,date,andasummaryinEnglishthatwillillustratethatyoureadandunderstoodthearticleorstory.Usetheresourcesbelowtogetyoustarted.

PossibleResources:� www.prensaescrita.com(periódicos)� http://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo(periódicos)� www.hola.es(revistas)� www.pronto.es(revistas)� www.diezminutos.es(revistas)� SpanishbooksfromthePubliclibrary� Children’sbooksonline

Escuchar(Interpretive):Minimum3summaries(5puntosparacadauno)Usingthedocumentationsheetprovided,listentoanythinginSpanishthatinterestsyou.Yourdocumentationmustprovidethenameofthesourcesorwebsite,title,date,andasummarythatwillillustratethatyoureadandunderstoodthespeaking.Getcreativehere!Youcanusesongs,movies,radio,orlistentonativespeakershavingconversations.Escribir(Presentational):15sentenceessay(15puntos)¿Quéhicisteduranteesteverano?

● ¿Quéhicisteesteverano?● ¿Adóndefuiste?● ¿Visitaste enalgunaparteespecial?● ¿Trabajaste?● ¿Salistecontusamigos?● ¿Quéhicierontuytusamigos?

● ¿Cenasteenunrestauranteespecial?● ¿Quépedisteallá?● ¿Fuistedecomprasantescomenzóla

escuela?● ¿Quécomprasteenelcentral

comercial?Thisisapresentationalcommunicationpiece.Userichandprecisevocabulary,grammar,andawidevarietyofpreteriteverbs.

Hablar(Presentational):Presentationalspeaking(10puntos)Prepareatleasta1minutepresentationinSpanishaboutyoursummerforthefirstweekofschool.Youwillpresentthistotheclasswithnopaper.Youmayuseyourpresentationalwritingpiece(the15sentenceessay)asaguidetohelpyoupreparethispresentation.Hablar(Interpersonal):Interpersonalspeaking(10puntos)Aftereachpresentation,onepersonwillbechosentoaskthepresenteraquestionabouttheirpresentation(10pts). Bepreparedtoanswerquestionsaboutyourpresentationonthespot(10puntos).Gramática:Grammarpractice(http://www.studyspanish.com/tutorial.htm)(10puntos)www.studyspanish.com:Lookthroughgrammarunits1-6onstudyspanish.comandidentifywhatyouneedtoimprove.Complete10basicquizzesandminiteststhatprovidepracticeinthatarea.Printacopyofyourstudyspanish.comreportcardtoprovideevidenceofthelessons,dates,andscores.

● RegularVerbs(#s8-10)● SerandEstar(#s15-18)● Stem-ChangingVerbs(#s28-30)● Ir+awithInfinitives(#s32)● DirectObjectPronouns(#s41-43)● PresentProgressive(#s49)● VerbswithIrregular1stPersons(#s50)● PreteriteTense(gotohttp://personal.colby.edu/~bknelson/SLC/preterite.php)

*Ifyouchoosetocompletethislesson,pleaseprintthepagethatshowsyouranswersonceyouhavecompletedtheassignment.

Verbos:Verbchartconjugations(10puntosparapresente/10puntospretérito)Conjugatetheverbsgivenontheattachedverbchartinthetensesgiven.Youmaypracticetheverbtensesonwww.conjugemos.com.InordertodowellonyournextlevelofSpanish,wewanttocontinuallyimproveourSpanishcommunicationskills.Byworkingoverthesummer,you’llbereadywhenthenewschoolyearbegins.Haveagreatsummer!Sra.Wigfalldwigfall@pasco.k12.fl.us

Lectura1–DocumentationSheetFuente(source)________________________________________________________________________Título________________________________________________________________________________Fecha____________________Tiempogastado(timespent)__________________DescribewhatyoureadinSpanish:who,whatwhen,where,why,how?Whatnewwordsdidyoulearnfromthereading?(ProvidetheSpanishandEnglish)WhatdidyounoticeabouttheHispanicculture?

Lectura2–DocumentationSheetFuente(source)________________________________________________________________________Título________________________________________________________________________________Fecha____________________Tiempogastado__________________DescribewhatyoureadinSpanish:who,whatwhen,where,why,how?Whatnewwordsdidyoulearnfromthereading?(ProvidetheSpanishandEnglish)WhatdidyounoticeabouttheHispanicculture?

Escuchar1–DocumentationSheetFuente(source)________________________________________________________________________Título________________________________________________________________________________Fecha____________________Tiempogastado__________________DescribewhatyouheardinSpanish:who,whatwhen,where,why,how?Whatnewwordsdidyoulearnfromthelistening?(ProvidetheSpanishandEnglish)WhatdidyounoticeabouttheHispanicculture?

Escuchar2–DocumentationSheetFuente(source)________________________________________________________________________Título________________________________________________________________________________Fecha____________________Tiempogastado__________________DescribewhatyouheardinSpanish:who,whatwhen,where,why,how?Whatnewwordsdidyoulearnfromthelistening?(ProvidetheSpanishandEnglish)WhatdidyounoticeabouttheHispanicculture?

Escuchar3–DocumentationSheetFuente(source)________________________________________________________________________Título________________________________________________________________________________Fecha____________________Tiempogastado__________________DescribewhatyouheardinSpanish:who,whatwhen,where,why,how?Whatnewwordsdidyoulearnfromthelistening?(ProvidetheSpanishandEnglish)

WhatdidyounoticeabouttheHispanicculture?

PreteriteTenseVerbsVerb English Yo Tú Él,ella,usted Nosotros Vosotros Ellos/as,ustedesRegularPreteriteTenseVerbs:-ar: é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron, -er: í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron, -ir: í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron *2 have accentsdespertar vender escribir IrregularPreterite(noAccents)Ser Ir+a Ver Dar SpellchangingPreterite:-gar g:gu, -zar z:c, c:qin 1st.person only *2 have accents jugar * abrazar * buscar * “Y”verbsinthePreteritechange“i”toa“y”inthe3rd person singular and plural *5 have accentscaer * *leer * *oír * *IrregularPreteritestemspellingchange: e iste o imos isteis ieron (no accents)

andaranduv Estarestuv Poderpud Tomanage/tosucceed Hacerhic *hiz Ponerpus Sabersup tofindout/tolearn Tenertuv Quererquis Towantorlove “J”verbsinthePreterite most verbs end in –cir change c to “j” then: e iste o imos isteis eron Note: omit “i” in 3rd person plural *no accents

conducir traducir traer Preteritestemchanging–irverbsonly: e:i or o:u *sandal verbs: change in 3rd person singular and plural *2 have accents

preferire:i * *dormiro:u * *

Nombre:______________________________________ Fecha:_____________________________

Checklist/RubricforActivities

¿Completado?

(check)

Fecha

Puntosganados

Puntosposibles

Lectura1

5

Lectura2

5

Escuchar1

5

Escuchar2

5

Escuchar3

5

Escribir

15

Hablar(Presentation)

10

Hablar(interpersonal-question)

10

Hablar(interpersonal-answer)

10

Grámatica(studyspanish)

10

verbos-presente

10

verbos-pretérito

10

TOTAL

100