I hope you all are as excited as I am about tomorrows film fest! Don't forget, you will come straight to the library for class. If you haven't done so already, post your movie trailer to your website and also EMAIL me the FILE to your movie before 8:05 tomorrow morning so it can be added to the playlist for the film fest. Here you will find the instructions for the FALL Indie Film Fest which will be held in the ELHS media center November 16th and 17th. Fall Film Festival The time has come to show off what you have learned in Spanish class so far! You will create a 10-15 minute video one of the Urban Legends that you have learned about from the different Spanish speaking countries of the world. You have the option to work alone, in a group, or even the entire class. You are allowed to have actors in your film who are not in your class (ex. Family, friends, neighbors). Your movie may be entirely spoken in Spanish or Spainglish and include ENGLISH subtitles (you will "doblado" the film later in Spanish if you use Spainglish). Your video must include both opening and end credits as well as music. Choose one of the following legends to create a movie about: La Sucia, El Hombre de Saco, La Segua/La Cegua, Luz Mala, La Lorona, La Chupacabra, The Man With The Big Knees, La Chica en la curva, El Tunchi, El Catuna, El Silbón, The Legend of Cordón, La Ciguapa, El Cadejo, La Sayona, La Tepesta, Lola or La Rogitiva. If you would like to create your film about a legend not listed above, please contact Mrs. Sellars through email with details of the legend and your ideas for the film you wish to create. Your film must have at least 5 different scenes with one of them using the vocabulary from chapters 6A and 6B and one scene using Spanish introductions vocabulary. Your story-line must be written (English is ok) and turned in by Wednesday the 28th of September. This should about a paragraph or two long. The first scene of your movie script is due Monday, October 3rd. The rough draft (filmed version) of your movie will be due October 31st. The final, edited, version of your movie will be due Wednesday, November 16th 2016. You will also need to create a trailer for your film. Don't worry, just use some of your footage from your movie to do this. Your trailer should be no longer than a minute ten seconds long and should be set to music. Use IMove or a similar program to help you create this quickly. Feel free to build your trailer manually if you are not able to download an app to create it. Finished Trailers are due November 9th. Here is an example of a movie trailer created through IMovie I can't wait to see your films!!
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Happy Independence Day!!!! Today marks the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month and is also the Independence Day for many of your Spanish Speaking countries.
I hope you all had a ton of fun today! I know I did. Each and everyone of you were outstanding and you made a lot of people happy with your beautiful displays, fun games, and delicious food!! Thank you thank you THANK YOU!!!! Tomorrow we will support Ms. Valentine's students and go to their performances in the media center. Howevever, 3rd period will have the opportunity to present again tomorrow. I have placed all the left over food in the refrigerator. Please bring any left over plates, cups, and serving utensils that you may have to help make this event memorable for all the classes that will come visit you during third period tomorrow. Procedures for tomorrow, September 15, 2016: Everyone except 3rd period report to room 403 (my classroom) during your regular class time. Please don't be late! I will check role and then we will discuss our next learning activity (the trailers for the Indie Film fest). Then we will go to the library. Be sure to bring all your belongings to the library because you will leave there to go to your next class. Third period, please report directly to the library at the start of class. Set up your station just like today. Your tri-fold boards are already in the library. Be sure to take your boards with you after the end of class. Anyone that did not present today will be able to present tomorrow as well. Be sure to bring your board, costumes, etc. Everyone must upload their photo and video of them presenting in the library by Tuesday, September 20th. If you forgot to get pictures of you in your costume while presenting or record yourself presenting today, feel free to re-present tomorrow and film your self then. You all are A M A Z I N G and thank you sooooooooooooooo much for all your hard work!!! The big day is almost here!!!! Hooray for Hispanic Heritage Month!!! Tomorrow we will be in the library doing our presentations on the Spanish speaking countries of the world. All students participating in AMI tomorrow will do their presentations on Friday.
Procedures for tomorrows event: Report to the library between 7:45and 8:10 and drop off your food item, table cloth, and poster board. Make sure your food item is sealed and labeled with your name, class period, and instructions as to how it should be stored (fridge, etc) and if it should be served hot. When it is your class time, arrive in the library FULLY DRESSED in your costume and on time. Any students late to the library will have to sign the tardy log. It is highly encouraged to wear your costume all day but it is not required. However, you must remain in full costume the entire time you are in the library. At the start of your class, find your country's table and begin setting up your station. Next, go to the kitchen at get your food item and add it to your station. Finally wait at your station for the "tourists" to come visit you. Someone will bring you a stamp and ink pad for stamping the passports of the tourists that visit your country. After all the tourists leave the library, clean up your station, take your tri-fold board with you and pass to your next class when the bell rings. I will be walking around and grading your presentations. More importantly, have fun! You all are AMAZING and I know you're going to do an outstanding job! It has been alot of fun learning about rooms of a house and household chores! Now I would like to share with you some cultural things from the Spanish speaking world.
In the culture section of your website, you will need to add a few posts about the cultural topics that are discussed in unit 6 of the Realidades I text book. Follow the istructions below: 1.Create a post that includes all the flags from the 21 Spanish speaking countries. Be sure to tell both the capital and the country name of each. Also be sure to tell where each one is located. This post may be written in English. Feel free to use p. 282 to help you. 2. Create a post with the title Salvador Dali. Write a short paragraph about him, in English, and include a picture of his painting, Muchacha en la ventana, and 4 more examples of his work. Feel free to use p. 270 to help you. 3. Create a post about the Latin Grammy's. Besure to include a short paragraph and short video from the 2015 Latin Grammy's. Note: the next Latin Grammy's will be November 17,2016. Be sure to tune in! Feel free to use p. 279 to help you with this post. 4. Create a post about the history of the Mexican flag. Be sure to include a short paragraph about this topic and include a picture of the Mexican flag and also a picture of the Mexican flag's emblem by itself (closeup). Please feel free to use p. 282 to help you. 5. Create a post about the meaning of the word "trabalenguas" and give 5 examples of a trabalengua. Besure to include a photo to represent a trabalengua. 6. Write a short paragraph about "la siesta" in Spanish-speaking countries. Be sure to include a short video that discusses fiestas in Spanish-speaking countries. Use p.286 to help you. 7. Write a short paragraph about one of Spain's best known architects, Antonio Gaudi. Mention when he was born and when he died. Be sure to talk about his accomplishments and include a picture of him. Add a picture of the Iglesia de la Sagrada Familia and 3 more buildings he designed. 8. Create a post about the Spanish national newspaper, El Mundo and El País. Include a picture of each and include a hyperlink on each picture which will direct you to each one's website. Besure to add links to these websites under the NOTICIAS section of your website. 9. Write a short paragraph about La Arpillera of Chile. Include 3 pictures of an arpillera and also a video of someone creating one. Please feel free to use p. 296 to help you. 10. Write a short paragraph about "el patio" in Spain. Include 5 photos of different patios in Spain or include a video about patios. Please feel free to use p. 303 to help you. 11. Your last post will be about Cenicienta. Please write a short paragraph about this beloved fairy tale. Please include a picture and a short excerpt of this story in Spanish. the excerpt can also be a picture form a page in the book if you like. Please feel free to use p. 313 to help you. All the above posts must be uploaded to your website by Tuesday, September 27, 2016. For those of you who haven't taken your quiz yet, feel free to view the following video to help you review. We will finish all the quizzes in class tomorrow. View the video below to help you correctly pronounce the vocabulary words needed for your House Hold Chores Video.
Your house hold chores video must loaded onto your website by midnight on Sunday, September the 11th. Your video must include the following vocabulary words: arreglar el cuarto cocinar cortar el césped dar de comer al perro hacer la cama lavar el coche lavar los platos lavar la ropa limpiar al baño pasar la aspiradora poner la mesa quitar el polvo sacar la basura caminar al perro The title of your video should be Los Quehaceres Need extra credit? Instead of using pictures for for video, using videos of people doing the list of chores will earn you bonus points. Need to brush up on your regular AR verb conjugations??? View the View the following video to get more information on how to do stem-changing verbs Your presentations for games played in your adopted nation is on el 7 de septiembre 2016. You will give your presentation in class and upload the video to your site by Friday, the 9th of September. Your post should follow the following format:
1.Under the TRABAJOS section of your site, create a new blog post. 2.Type in a title for your post ( ex. Games played in Mexico, My Gaming Project, etc.) 3.Add a text box. In this box, blog about what you are learning. Basically tell that you are learning about the different games played in the country that you are studying and give a brief description about the game. Feel free to include the things you wrote about on your information card. The last sentence of this section should say, Here is a picture of __________________ being played by children in ___________. 4. Add an image box and insert a picture of children playing the game that you are discussing. Next, insert a hyper link in that picture which takes you directly to the site on the internet where the instructions can be found on how to play the game. To insert a hyper link you must click on the image, clink link, click WebsiteURL, and then insert the website address. Don't forget to publish the page once you are done. 5. Add a text box. In this box, type a brief message which basically introduces the video that comes next. Feel free to write a sentence such as' Here is a video of children playing ________________ in ____________. 6. Add a youtube video box. Next, find an authentic video on Youtube which shows children playing the game that you have researched and insert the link into your video box. Please make sure that they are speaking in Spanish in the video. 7. Add a text box. In this box you will state that the next video is of you showing your classmates how to play the video. 8. Add a video box (youtube video box) and upload your class presentation to this box by Friday the 9th. Keep in mind that you are teaching the game. You will need to bring in the items needed to play your game. For example, if your game is a type of jump rope, bring in rope. If your game is "hopscotch" create a hop scotch "board" out of cardboard or bring masking tape to draw the hopscotch form on the floor. Feel free to substitute similar items if you are unable to find and or recreate the authentic items needed to properly play your game. Feel free to use the following script to help you prepare for your presentatio: ¡Hola! Me llamo ________________________________ Me gustaría dar un informe sobre mi país _____________________________. Los niños de _______________________ les gusta jugar ________________________. _____________________________ es .......... ¿Hay preguntas? Gracias. ¡Hola! Me llamo Meckaela Sellars. Me gustaría dar un informe sobre mi país Los Estados Unidos. Los niños de los Estados Unidos les gusta jugar Hide and Go Seek. Hide and Go Seek es a game that is usually played in an area that .............. ¿Hay preguntas? Gracias. |
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