Giovedi 12/18/08

Italiano 1: Dettato #13 (Quiz tomorrow!)/ "Christmas in Italy" activity

Italiano 2: Presentations- Maria & Brian- Presentations/ "Christmas in Italy" actvity

Mercoledi 12/17/08

Italiano 1: Dettato #13/ Presentations (Great job everybody!)

Italiano 2: Check out laptops/ PowerPoint presentations

Dettato #13- ITALIANO 1 ONLY

Luigi ha fame. Ha voglia di mangiare subito. Ordina un panino al bar e lo mangia velocemente.

Martedi 12/16/08

Italiano 1: Dettato #13/NBC- Ex. K, p. 76 (classwork) & Prepositions chart (vocab) Continue "Vivere in Italia" interview activity (Ex. B, p. 80)- Partner presentations tomorrow!

Italiano 2: Group time/ Start presentations

Lunedi 12/15/08

Italiano 1: Dettato #13/ Listening exercises/ "Vivere in Italia" exercise B, p. 80

Italiano 2: ACTIVE Assembly (Presentations postponed until tomorrow!)

Venerdi 12/12/08

Italiano 1: -ARE Quiz/ C'`e, Ci sono, Ecco- p. 77, Ex. O, p.78/ Period 6 only- Review Ex. K (from yesterday)

Italiano 2: Dettato Quiz #13/ Check out Laptops/ COntinue working on presentations (due Monday!)

Giovedi 12/11/08

Italiano 1: -ARE prep (see below)/ Preposizioni, p. 75/ Ex. J & K, p. 76/ progress report grades

-ARE Prep (QUIZ TOMORROW!)
7. Giada non guida la macchina.
8. Danillo non cerca le chiavi.

Italiano 2: Dettato #13 (Quiz tomorrow!)/ Laptop check out/ project time/ progress report grades

Mercoledi 12/10/08

Italiano 1: -ARE Prep (see below)/ Preposizioni (Prepositions)- chart on p. 75

-ARE Pre:
5. Ascoltate la musica hip-hop?
6. Io e Giulia guardiamo la TV.

Italiano 2: Dettato #13/ Imperfetto (con't)- Ex. C, p. 208/ Project info

Dettato #13- ITALIANO 2 ONLY

Quando ero piccolo, vivevo a Roma. Ogni giorno andavo a scuola a piedi con il mio amico Bruno. Io mi divertivo molto a scuola e facevamo varie attivita`.

Martedi 12/9/08

Italiano 1: -ARE prep (see below)/ NBC- p. 72, Ex. A (classwork) & Dettato #12 practice/ Prepositions, p. 74- Vocabulary "flash doors" (see me for instructions if needed)

-ARE Prep
3. Penso.
4. Giocano il calcio.

Italiano 2: Dettato #13/ NBC- Flash Doors (vocab) & Imperfetto t-charts (verbs)/ Imperfetto (con't)- Finish Ex. A, p. 207

Lunedi 12/8/08

NBC for Italiano 1 & 2 will be on TUESDAY!

Italiano 1: -ARE prep (see below for today's sentences)/ Dettato #12 returned/ Finish presentations/ Expressions using AVERE, p. 68/ Ex. D, p. 68 (out loud) and Ex. F, p. 69 (in classwork). REMEMBER: There is no Dettato this week! Instead, we will have an -ARE Quiz on FRIDAY!

-ARE PREP Sentences:
1. Visitiamo la nostra famiglia Venerdi.
2. Frequenti il liceo?

Italiano 2: Dettato #13/ Dettato #12 returned/ Imperfetto, p. 206- copy irregular verb charts, rules on p. 207, Ex. A (classwork)

Venerdi 12/5/08

Italiano 1: Dettato #12 Quiz/ -ARE PowerPoint Presentations (Excellent job everyone!)

Italiano 2: Dettato #12 Quiz/ Review flash doors/ Imperfetto tense (p. 206)

Giovedi 12/4/08

Italiano 1: Dettato #12 (Quiz tomorrow!)/ Laptop time. REMEMBER- You will have just five minutes tomorrow to finalize your PowerPoint, then we will start presenting!

Italiano 2: Dettato #12 (Quiz tomorrow!)/ Espressioni Negative- flash doors (vocab section)

Mercoledi 12/3/08

Italiano 1: Dettato #12/ Laptops assigned to pairs/ -ARE project time (Thank you to everyone for being so responsible and on task today!)

Italiano 2: Dettato #12/ Tempo (ripasso) vocab, p. 202/ Vocab, p. 205

Dettato #12

Italiano 1: Dove sono le chiavi? Cerchi le chiavi? Anch'io le cerco.

Italiano 2: Guardate pagina 199

Martedi 12/2/08

Italiano 1: Dettato #12/ Review Ex. A, p. 72/ Complete Ex. B, p. 72/ Project preview for tomorrow.

Italiano 2: Dettato #12/ Review "Domande"/ Vocab- pp. 200 & 203

Lunedi 12/1/08

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a restful and fun holiday weekend!

Italiano 1: Dettato #12/ NBC- "Domande", p. 62 (classwork) & -ARE verb vocabulary, p. 71 (verbs)/ -ARE verb rules pp. 71-72/ Ex. A, p. 72

Italiano 2: Dettato #12/ NBC- "Tu sei..." song adjective list (vocab)/Midterm corrects returned/ Lezione 9 (CD)/ "Domande", p. 199

Martedi 11/25/08

Italiano 1: Review "Domande", p. 62/ "Il bar italiano", p. 65- In the Culture section of your notebooks, list 3 major characteristics of the "italian bar"/ Intro to -ARE verbs, p. 70

Italiano 2: Finish adjective list using Easy Reader & dictionaries/ Descriptor drawings- choose 8 of the words from your list and create a thumbnail drawing for each. Include the adjective in Italian and its English translation under each drawing. Due at the beginning of class TOMORROW!

EXTRA CREDIT!

If you are reading this right now... congratulations, you have just earned yourself extra credit! Come tell me about this post tomorrow (Tuesday) to receive your points! Congratulations!

Lunedi 11/24/08

Italiano 1: Return Dettato #11/ Lezione 3 dialogo (p. 62) and "Domande" 1-8, p. 62 (to be completed in the classwork section of your notebooks- write questions and answer in complete sentences, all in Italian)/ Period 6 only- poster presentations

Italiano 2: Return Dettato #11/ Collect midterm corrections/ "Tu Sei..." (Easy Reader)- select 15 adjectives at random, write them in the vocab section of your notebook and look up the English definition of each. You will use this list of adjectives to complete a project in class on Tuesday and Wednesday... so choose wisely!!

No Dettato this week due to Thanksgiving vacation!

Venerdi 11/21/08

Italiano 1: Dettato #11 Quiz/ Posters due/ Poster Presentations (per. 3 & 4)

Italiano 2: Dettato #11 Quiz/ Finish "La vita `e bella"/Return midterms. **If you had a "C" or lower on the midterm, you must give rationalizations for each of the questions you got wrong. In other words, explain why the correct answer is correct. Staple the rationalizations to the back of the original midterm and turn it in to me on Monday. You may not make-up points on the Short Answer portion. If you have any questions over the weekend, please email me!

Giovedi 11/20/08

Italiano 1: Group time- POSTERS are due tomorrow at the START of the period! Please see "Guidelines" post below if needed. **Dettato #11 Quiz tomorrow!**

Italiano 2: Dettato #11 (Quiz tomorrow!)/La vita `e bella (con't)

Nella nostra citta` Poster Guidelines

1. Write the guidelines & attach them to the back of the poster.
2. Poster must have at least 8 places: each place must be depicted & each place must be labeled in Italian.
3. Poster must have at least 3 streets: each street must be named & labeled
4. Poster must be in color
5. Your city must be named
*Remember- your group is creating an imaginary city... but please keep it school appropriate!

DUE DATE: FRIDAY at the START of class!

Mercoledi 11/19/08

Itlaino 1: Dettato #11/ Review ex. N from yesterday/ Citta` vocab, p. 66 (copy into your notebooks)/ "Nella nostra citta`" poster project assignment (see seperate posting regarding guidelines and due date.

Italiano 2: Dettato #11/ La vita` `e bella (con't)

Dettato #11

Italiano 1: Siamo studenti. Studiamo molto in biblioteca e impariamo l'italiano al liceo. Compriamo i nostri libri alla libreria e mangiamo al ristorante.

Italiano 2: Guardate p. 195

Martedi 11/18/08

Italiano 1: Dettato #11/ Aggettivi Possessivi continued- rules on p. 54, Ex. N on p. 56. COMPITI: Finish Ex. N

Italiano 2: Dettato #11/ NBC- Dovere, Potere, Volere t-charts (verbs section)/ Unit tests, for those students who were absent yesterday/ "La vita `e bella"

Lunedi 11/17/08

Italiano 1: Dettato #11/ Dettato #10 returned/ NBC- Bologna & Emilia Romagna translations, pp. 59-60 (culture)/ Return & review Midterm Unit Test/ Aggettivi Possessivi (possessive adjectives), p. 54

Italiano 2: Dettato #11/ Dettato #10 returned/ Midterm Unit Test

Venerdi 11/14/08

Italiano 1: Dettato #10 Quiz/ Finish translations from yesterday (pp. 59-60)/ Brain Games.

Italiano 2: Dettato #10 Quiz/ Jeopardy! REMINDER: Unit Test on MONDAY!

Giovedi 11/13/08

Italiano 1: Dettato #10 (Quiz tomorrow!)/ Bologna e l'Emilia-Romagna translations- pp. 59-60 (complete in the culture section of your notebooks).

Italiano 2: Dettato #10 (Quiz tomorrow!)/ Jigsaw review/ Unit Test "cheet sheet" info.

Dettato #10

Italiano 1: Nella mia citta`, c'`e un bel parco. Qui`, gioco il futbol americano con i miei amici e prendiamo la coca-cola dopo.

Italiano 2: (da pagina 103) L'italiano `e la lingua ufficiale d'Italia ma in varie citta` e regioni molti italiani parlano il dialetto. Di solito il dialetto si parla solo in famiglia o con gli abitanti della propria citta`.

Mercoledi 11/12/08

Italiano 1: Dettato #10/ NBC- Dettato #8 practice (Dettato section) & "Che ora `e?" vocabulary (vocab)/ "Cinema Paradiso"... we will FINALLY finish the film on Friday :-)

Italiano 2: Dettato #10/ Dovere, Potere, Volere (con't)/ Unit Test Reminders

Lunedi 11/10/08

ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS: A reminder that tomorrow is Veteran's Day and we have NO SCHOOL! See you all on Wednesday!

Italiano 1: Dettato #10/ Dettato #9 returned/ "Cinema Paradiso" con't (we will finish the film on Wednesday)/ REMINDER: NBC on Wednesday!

Italiano 2: Dettato #10/ Dettato #9 returned/ NBC- Easy Reader, p. 17 (classwork) and Dettato #8 practice (Dettato)/ Dovere, Potere, Volere- p. 184-185/ Unit Test info

Venerdi 11/7/08

Italiano 1: Dettato #9 Quiz/ Continue "Cinema Paradiso"/ Midterm Grades

Italiano 2: Dettato #9 Quiz/ Pronomi Diretti (con't), ex. D, p. 187/ Midterm Grades

Giovedi 11/6/08

Italiano 1: Dettato #9 (Quiz tomorrow!)/ Unit Midterm make-ups for those who were absent/ Il film "Cinema Paradiso" (to be continued tomorrow)

Italiano 2: Dettato #9 (Quiz tomorrow!)/ Pronomi Diretti, p. 186-187 & ex. G #1- copy the paragraph and underline the direct objects

Dettato #9

Italiano 1: Sono le dieci e mezzo di sera. Io sono a casa con la mia famiglia. Il nostro cane mangia, ma io non mangio.

Italiano 2: (da pagina 60) Emilia-Romagna e` famosa principalmente per la sua cucina. I tortellini e il ragu` bolognesi sono noti a tutti. Il parmigiano e` molto buono ed e` conosciuto anche all'estero.

Mercoledi 11/5/08

Italiano 1: Dettato #9/ Midterm Unit Test. If you were absent today- you MUST make up the test tomorrow (Thursday) in class in order for your score to be counted in your midterm grade.

Italiano 2: Dettato #9/ Return Dettato #8/ Easy Reader, p. 16-17, Attivita` A

Martedi 11/4/08

Election Day!

Italiano 1: Dettato #9/ Dettato # 8 & other work returned/ Jeopardy!/ Reminder: Unit Test is tomorrow! STUDY! STUDY! STUDY!

Italiano 2: Dettato #9/ Dettato #8 returned/ ER, p. 16-17, Attivita` 1 & 2

"Cheat Sheet" Guidelines for It. 1 Unit Test

The following is a list of information that you can have out during your Unit Test on Wednesday. I will be checking all notes before the start of the test; if any unauthorized information is on your "Cheat Sheet" you will not be allowed to use it.

Cheat Sheet Guidelines:
1. "A/An" Words T-chart
2. "The" Words T-chart
3. Plurals T-chart
4. Essere & Avere T-charts (verb forms only)

Lunedi 11/3/08

Hi everyone! I was out sick today, but should be back at school tomorrow. Italian 1 & 2 will still have Dettati for the week, as usual. I will be posting Italian 1's "Cheat Sheet" guidelines for Wednesday's Unit Test later this evening. See you all tomorrow!

Venerdi 10/31/08

Italiano 1: Dettato #8 Quiz/ "che ora e`?" (p. 47-48)- notes and Ex. D/ Return work/ Period 4 only- new seats

Italiano 2: Dettato #8/Domande Personali, p. 178/ Copy vocab on p. 178 into your notebooks/ After school detention for excessive tardies this week (whole class). PLEASE STOP BEING TARDY SO THIS DOES NOT HAVE TO TAKE PLACE AGAIN!

ITALIANO 1 UNIT TEST INFO- WED., NOV. 5TH

The following is an outline of the sections that will be on your UNIT TEST:
1.Essere
2. Avere
3. Un/una/etc. ("a/an" words)
4. Il/la/etc. ("the" words)
5. Telling time
6. Plurals
7. Vocab
8. Short answer
I will post what will be allowed on your "Cheat Sheets" sortly...Stay tuned!

Giovedi 10/30/08

Italiano 1: Dettato #8 (Quiz tomorrow!)/ UNIT TEST Info (see separate post regarding what will be on the test specifically)/ "the" words continued- p. 52, ex. H & p. 53, ex. I

Italiano 2: Dettato #8 (Quiz tomorrow!)/ Lezione 8 conversazione, Domande (p. 177)

Mercoledi 10/29/08

IF YOU ARE READING THIS NOW... CONGRATULATIONS, YOU HAVE JUST EARNED YOURSELF EXTRA CREDIT! PLEASE COME TELL ME ABOUT THIS POST TOMORROW (THURSDAY) TO RECEIVE YOUR POINTS!

Italiano 1: Dettato #8/ "The" words continued- p. 52, ex. F & G

Italiano 2: Dettato #8/ Finish & Review ex. Q, p. 170/ Lezione 8 conversazione (ascoltare), p. 177 & Domande, p. 177

Dettato #8

Italiano 1: Non ho i giornali, ma hanno il libro e la rivista. Ha gli occhiali Ana?

Italiano 2: Guarda p. 59 nei vostri libri

Martedi 10/28/08

Italiano 1: Dettato #8/Review un/uno/una/un'/ Words that mean "the"- t-chart and grammar rules (p. 51-52)

Italiano 2: Dettato #8/ Return Dettato #7 & Ascoltami projects/ Partitivo con't (review p. 170, ex. P)/ p. 170, ex. Q

Lunedi 10/27/08

***If you were one of the many students out today on field trips, please be sure to see me about these make-up assignments and/or quizzes!

Italiano 1: Dettato #8/ Dettato #7 returned/ NBC- p. 50. ex. A (classwork) & L''universita italiana, p. 45 (culture)/ Mi piace QUIZ/ Essere & Avere review ( workbook p. 13, ex. K)

Italiano 2: Dettato #8/ NBC- ER (Easy Reader) translation, p. 14 (classwork) & ER vocab list (vocab)/ Il partitivo, p. 169/ p. 170, ex. p

Venerdi 10/24/08

Italiano 1: Dettato #7 Quiz/ Extra Credit collected/ Info about Monday's QUIZ (Mi piace/ Mi piacciono)/ Bingo.

Italiano 2: Dettato #7 Quiz/ Finish "Titolo/Pittura"- due in class TODAY!

Giovedi (10/23/08)

Italiano 1: Dettato #7/ Collages collected/ Plurali (con't)- p. 50, ex. C & E

Italiano 2: Dettato #7/ Ascoltami canzione/ Titolo/Pittura (Caption/Picture)- Guidelines- 1. Choose one line (in Italian) from the song 2. Depict (draw) the line 3. Write the line (in Italian) below the drawing. DUE TOMORROW!

Mercoledi (10/22/08)

Italiano 1: Dettato #7/ Mi piace canzone (song)/ Plurali (p.49-50)/ p. 50, ex. A. REMINDER: Collages are due TOMORROW!

Italiano 2: Dettato #7/ Share ER translation (p. 14)/ Verbi Riflessivi review (h/o, p. 15, ex. A)

Martedi (10/21/08)

Italiano 1: Dettato #7 (p. 41, beginning with the word "Abito")/ Un, uno, una, un' review/ "Mi piace" collage- Write collage guidelines on the back; use "Mi piace + infinitive" structure; you must have at least 3 "mi piace" statements; you must have an image to match each statement. DUE THURSDAY!

Italiano 2: Dettato #7 (p. 124)/ Finish ER translation, p. 14/ ER vocab/ p. 15, ex. A & B (?)

Lunedi (10/20/08)

Italiano 1: Dettato #7/ Dettato #6 returned/ NBC (Notebook Check)- Vocab and drawings, p. 43 (vocab) & Ex. C, p. 37 (classwork)/ L'universita italiana, p. 45- answer the question following the reading in the culture section of your notebook/ Mi piace/Mi piacciono notes (verb section)/ HOMEWORK: Bring a magazine to class tomorrow that you do not mind cutting up.

Italiano 2: Dettato #7/ Dettato #6 returned/ NBC (Notebook Check)- Imperative worksheet (handout, p. 96) & Easy Reader questions #1-9, p. 12 (classwork)/ Easy Reader, p. 14 (translate)

Venerdi (10/17/08)

Italiano 1: Dettato #6 Quiz/ "Globe Trekker" DVD

Italiano 2: Dettato #6 Quiz/ "Rome: Building an Empire" DVD (continued, but not finished)

Giovedi 10/16/08

Italiano 1: Dettato #6 (Dettato QUIZ tomorrow!)/ Vocab, p. 43: copy list in the "Vocab" section of your notebooks, draw at least 3 of the words and label them with the Italian word. (Ex: draw a house and write "la casa") Keep drawings in the "Vocab" section of your notebooks.

Italiano 2: Dettato #6 (Dettato QUIZ tomorrow!)/ Easy Reader: Ripasso, Ex. A & Cruciverba (Handout) (p. 11-13)

IF YOU ARE READING THIS RIGHT NOW... CONGRATULATIONS, YOU HAVE JUST EARNED YOURSELF EXTRA CREDIT! COME TELL ME ABOUT THIS POST TOMORROW (FRIDAY) TO RECEIVE YOUR POINTS!

Mercoledi 10/15/08

Italiano 1: Dettato #6/ Review Domande, p. 41 (checked for points)/ Pronuncia exercises (lettere "d" e "t")

Italiano 2: Dettato #6/ Review Imperativo worksheet (checked for points)

Dettato #6

Italiano 1: Buon giorno, sono Raffaele. Ho quarantasette anni. Sono sposato e ho un figlio. Sono professore di informatica e insegno all'universita di Roma. **Please note that there is an accento grave over the "a" in "universita"

Italiano 2: La Sicilia e un'isola vicino alla punta dello stivale italiano ed e una delle piu belle e pittoresche regioni del paese. **Please note that there are accenti gravi on the "e" after "Sicilia", on the "e" after "ed", and on the "u" in "piu"

Martedi (10/14/08)

Italiano 1: Dettato #6/ Lezione 2 dialoghi & Domande #1-11, p. 41

Italiano 2: Dettato #6, Imperativo worksheet

Lunedi 10/13/08

REMEMBER: Tomorrow (Tuesday) is MAKE-UP day if you are missing any Dettati or Quizzes!

Italiano 1: Dettato #6/ Dettato #5 returned/ Notebook Check- noun list (classwork section) & "Roma" translation, p. 39 (culture)/ Review "Roma" translation/ p. 37, ex. C (classwork)

Italiano 2: Dettato #6/ Dettato #5 returned/ Notebook Check- p. 165, ex. G (classwork)/ Finish ex. G, p. 165/ Imperative worksheet (p. 96)

Venerdi (Friday) 10/10/08

Attention students with low grades in my class: Most students who currently have Ds and Fs in my class, have these grades because they are missing assignments! If you are one of these students, please remember to come to my room TUESDAYS @ LUNCH to complete any missing assignments!

Italiano 1: Dettato #5 Quiz/ Finish noun list/ "Roma", p. 39- translate to English in the culture section of your notebooks/ Progress report grades.

Italiano 2: Dettato #5 Quiz/ Visit from The American University of Rome!/ Progress report grades.

Mercoledi (Wednesday) 10/8/08

REMINDER to ALL periods: Dettato #5 Quiz on Friday!

Italiano 1: Dettato #5/ Quizzes returned/ Indefinite Articles (words that mean "a" and "an"), p. 35/ Noun list (on projector)

Italiano 2: Dettato #5/ Quiz returned/ p. 165, ex. D (Imperativo)

Dettato #5

Italiano 1: Ho un'amica che ama soltanto uno sport, il calcio. Lei abita in una citta in vicino ad un aeroporto. **Note: there is an accent grave on the "a" in "citta"

Italiano 2: Marta, vieni alla festa mascherata con noi! Mettiti un bel costume subito e porta Lidia con te!

Martedi (Tuesday) 10/07/08

Italiano 1: Dettato #5 (see separate post)/ Notebook Check (AVERE t-chart, p. 32 ex. H)/ Peer-edit letters/ Second drafts completed & turned in.

Italiano 2: Dettati #5 (see separate post)/ Notebook Check (Handout, p. 67 & Imperativo notes)/ Imperativo "jigsaw" completed (p. 163-164)

Lunedi (Monday) 10/6/08

REMINDER for ALL periods: This week's Tuesday Lunchtime make-up will be your last chance for make-ups in time for progress reports!

Italiano 1: Dettato #5/ ESSERE & AVERE quiz/ Dettato #4 returned/ P. 36, Attivita B "Una Lettera"- If you did not finish this activity in class, please do so for homework and remember to bring it to class tomorrow. Notebook Check will be tomorrow (TUESDAY)!

Italiano 2: Dettato #5/ VERBI RIFLESSIVI quiz/ Dettato #4 returned/ Remainder of Agenda TBD/ Notebook Check tomorrow 9TUESDAY)!

Venerdi (Friday) 10/3/08

Italiano 1: Dettato #4 quiz/ Review & collect homework (handout)/ Review of ESSERE & AVERE. QUIZ INFO FOR MONDAY: You may use the following notes during the quiz- ESSERE T-chart, AVERE t-chart, Pronoun Combinations chart. NO OTHER NOTES/MATERIALS MAY BE USED!

Italiano 2: Dettato #4 quiz/ Review homework (Ex. P only), please be sure to keep this handout, as we will complete the other exercise next week/ Verbi Riflessivi review. QUIZ INFO FOR MONDAY: You may use the following notes during the quiz- Pronomi Riflessivi chart. NO OTHER NOTES/MATERIALS MAY BE USED!

Giovedi (Thursday) 10/2/08

REMINDER for ALL Italian classes: You will have a QUIZ on MONDAY! Italian 1 will be quizzed on ESSERE & AVERE. Italian 2 will be quizzed on VERBI RIFLESSIVI. STUDIATE!!

Italiano 1: Dettato #4 (QUIZ TOMORROW!)/ AVERE, finish ex. H, p. 32. COMPITI (HOMEWORK): Handout (p. 15, Ex. M & N)

Italiano 2: Dettato #4 (QUIZ TOMORROW!)/ Imperativo (jigsaw notes, p. 163-164)/ Ex. D, p. 165. COMPITI (HOMEWORK): Handout (p. 67, Ex. P & Q)

IF YOU ARE READING THIS NOW... CONGRATULATIONS, YOU HAVE JUST EARNED YOURSELF EXTRA CREDIT! COME TELL ME ABOUT THIS POST TOMORROW (FRIDAY) TO RECEIVE YOUR POINTS! CIAO!

Mercoledi (Wednesday) 10/1/08

Italiano 1: Dettato #4/ Finish video from last Friday/AVERE- to have (p.32)/ Begin Ex. H, p. 32

Italiano 2: Dettato #4/ Ex. F, p. 163/ Imperativo (p. 163-164)

Dettato #4

Italiano 1: Noi siamo di Bologna. Siamo studenti liceali. Ci piace la scuola, ma abbiamo molti compiti!

Italiano 2: Ieri, mi sono svegliato presto. Ho bevuto un caffe e sono uscito la case alle sette. ***Please note: the "e" in "caffe" has un'accento grave above it!

Lunedi (Monday) 9/29/08

Italiano 1: Dettato #4/ Return Dettato #3/ Notebook Check (Essere t-chart/ verb section & p. 31, ex. D/ classwork section)/ Extra Credit from San Gennaro Festival due/ Essere review/ Easy Reader passage, p. 3.

Italiano 2: Dettato #4/ Return Dettato #3/ Notebook Check (Listening Exercise from Thursday & Pronomi Riflessivi t-chart/ verb section)/ Extra Credit from San Gennaro Festival due/ Verbi Riflessivi con't (finish ex. B, p. 162; complete ex. F, p. 163)

REMINDER: There is NO SCHOOL Tomorrow!

Venerdi (Friday) 9/25/08

Italiano 1: Vocab QUIZ/ Video: "Giada's Italian Holiday"

Italiano 2: Video: "Rome: Engineering an Empire"

Giovedi (Thursday) 9/25/08

Italiano 1: Dettato #3 QUIZ/ Listening Activities/ REMINDER- Vocab QUIZ tomorrow!

Italiano 2: Dettato #3 QUIZ/ Listening Activity/ p. 162, ex. B

Mercoledi (Wednesday) 9/24/08

Italiano 1: Dettato #3- REMINDER: Dettato #3 QUIZ is TOMORROW!/ Essere, con't (p. 31, ex. D)

Italiano 2: Dettato #3- REMINDER: Dettato #3 QUIZ is TOMORROW!/ Verbi Riflessivi, (copy verbs on p. 161, complete ex. A)

Martedi (Tuesday) 9/23/08

Italiano 1: Dettato #3 (see below)/ Essere ("to be"), p. 30-31/ Friday QUIZ info- study DAYS OF THE WEEK, NUMBERS 1-100, EVERYDAY OBJECTS (p. 27)

Italiano 1 DETTATO #3: FIGLIA: Ciao, mamma. Sono io. MAMMA: Ma, dove sei? FIGLIA: Sono in biblioteca, mamma!

Italiano 2: Dettato #3 (see below)/ Verbi Rifessivi (p. 160)/ Books (YAY!)

Italiano 2 DETTATO #3: Gianni si alza alle otto. Poi si veste. Poi si mette a studiare.

Lunedi (Monday) 9/22/08

Italiano 1: Dettato #3 (Please note that Dettato QUIZ #3 will be on THRUSDAY this week!)/ Dettato #2 returned/ San Gennaro history (handout). Vocab QUIZ this Friday, details forthcoming...

Italiano 2: Dettato #3 (Please note that Dettato QUIZ #3 will be on THRUSDAY this week!)/ Dettato #2 returned/ San Gennaro history (handout).

Venerdi (Friday) 9/19

Italiano 1: Dettato #2 Quiz (If you were absent, please come on Tuesday at lunch for the make-up)/ Notebook Check/ Review of the Week/ Bingo!

Italiano 2: Dettato #2 Quiz (If you were absent, please come on Tuesday at lunch for the make-up)/ Notebook Check/ Passato Prossimo con't/ Easy reader (p.6)

Giovedi (Thursday) 9/18/08

Italiano 1: Dettato #2/ Cose Utili (p. 27)- make sure you have this list of words in the VOCAB section of your notebooks!/ Period 4 ONLY- Books! REMINDER: Dettato #2 Quiz DOMANI (Tomorrow)!

Italiano 2:Dettato #2/ Passato Prossimo (rivista) REMINDER: Dettato #2 Quiz DOMANI!

Mercoledi (Wednesday) 9/17/08

I want to thank everyone for their continuing patience as we deal with getting our text books issued. My hope is that we will have all of this resolved by the week's end...

Italiano 1: Dettato #2/ Notes on "La Scuola in Italia" (p.24) in "Culture" section of your notebooks/ I numeri 21 a 100 (p. 25)

Italiano 2: Dettato #2/ Dare, Stare, Fare rivista (p. 120)/ Complete Ex. M, p. 118

IF YOU ARE READING THIS POST, CONGRATULATIONS... YOU HAVE JUST EARNED YOURSELF EXTRA CREDIT! PLEASE COME TO ME TOMORROW (THURSDAY) TO CLAIM YOUR POINTS!

Martedi (Tuesday) 9/16/08

REMINDER for ALL Italian students: Starting this week, punctuation will count in the scoring of the Dettato Quizzes!

Italiano 1: Dettato #2/ (see below) Pronuncia (p.22-23)/ La scuola in Italia, cultura (p. 24)

Italiano 1 DETTATO #2: Salve, mi chiamo Lucia. Ho sedici anni. Mi piace molto la musica e mi piace anche ballare.

Italiano 2: Dettao #2 (see below)/ Verbi (continued)/ Andare e venire (p. 120)

Italiano 2 DETTATO #2: Lorenzo: Allora Bettina, sei libera sabato sera? Bettina: Credo di si, perche? Che si fa? Lorenzo: Ho due bigletti per il teatro. **NOTE: In "Credo di si", the "si" has un'accento grave over the "i" AND in "perche" there is un'accento acuto on the second "e". (Please see me in class if clarification is needed)

Monday 9/15/08

Italiano 1: Dettato #2/ Monologhi & Domande (Monologues & Questions), p. 19/ Vocab per la Settimana (Vocab for the week)/ Dettato #1 returned

Italiano 2: Dettato #2/ Verbi/ Dettato #1 returned

Friday 9/12/08

Italiano 1: Dettato Quiz #1/ Notebook Check/ I giorni della settimana (Days of the Week, p. 90)/ Rivista della settimana (week review)

Italiano 2: Dettato Quiz #1/ Notebook check/Easy Reader, p. 6 ex. B

Thursday 9/11/08

Italiano 1: Dettato/ Listening Activities (handout p. 166)/ Subject Pronouns (p. 29). REMINDERS: Dettato Quiz #1 & Notebook Check tomorrow!

Itaiano 2: Dettato/ Easy Reader, "Gli Studi" (p.4-5) REMINDERS: Dettato Quiz #1 & Notebook Check tomorrow!

Wednesday 9/10/08

Italiano 1: Dettato/ I Numeri (p. 9) 0 a 20

Italiano 2: Dettato/ Easy Reader "Due Amici" & "I Studi"

Tuesday 9/9/08

Italiano 1: Dettato/ L'alfabeto (p.7)

Italiano 1 DETTATO: Paolo: Ciao! Come ti chiami?/ Anna: Io? Mi chiamo Anna. E tu, come ti chiami?/ Paolo: Paolo.

Italiano 2: Dettato/ "Due Amici" (Easy Reader, p. 3)

Italiano 2 DETTATO: Please see updated post tomorrow!

Monday 9/8/08

Italiano 1: Parent slips collected/ Dictation/ Books (period 3 ONLY)/ L'alfabetto (periods 4 & 6 only)

Italiano 2: Paretn slips collected/ Dictation/Verb review

ALL PERIODS: Notebook check this Friday for points!

Summer Assignment Update!

Hi guys! I hope that everyone is having a great (and long) summer break... and maybe, just maybe, some of you are actually starting to miss school, but that's probably doubtful :-) Your summer assignments have been posted; hopefully most of you have already accessed them and are underway. For those of you who haven't yet done that, here are the specific instructions for the online downloading process:

1. Go to hollywoodhighschool.net 2. Select PROGRAMS from the top menu bar 3. Select SAS in the drop-down menu 4. Click on ASSIGNMENTS on the right side 5. Click on the class(es) that you are taking in the fall

If anyone has problems/questions, please email me... and enjoy your last month of vacation!

Summer Assignment Information

Attention all English 10B H students: Your summer assignment will be available on July 11, 2008 (7/11). To access the information, you will need to go to www.hollywoodhighschool.net and click on the SAS link. From there, you will be able to select the specific English class in which you have been programed, either Honors American Literature or AP English Language. You will also have the option of picking up your assignment on campus in the former A-Track Center. Have a wonderful, restful vacation! -Miss Taron

4/18/08

It. 1B: Menus & Recipes collected/ Create review questions

Eng. 10B H: Mini-essays collected/ journals collected/ create review questions (lit. an.)/ "Hanging Fire", p. 574/ Turn in lit books, LOTF books

ALL PERIODS: If you did not turn in your work that was due Friday, remember, you can turn it in on Monday for one grade lower!

4/17/08

It. 1B: Contine review (see post from Wednesday for outline of concepts). REMINDER: Menus & Recipes due tomorrow!

Eng. 10B H: Mini-essay time/ Literary terms game. REMINDER: Mini-essays due tomorrow!

4/15/08

It. 1B: Review groups (see below for complete list of review concepts for the final!)

Italian 1B Final Review Concepts (with pages #s): Adjectives (110-113), positioning of adjectives (115-117), -ire verbs (117-119), andare & venire (120-122), seasons and time vocabulary (132-134), passato prossimo with avare (135-138), passato prossimo with essere (139-142), irregular "ed" words (143-144), bere, dire, & uscire (145-146), food & numbers 100+ (156-158), reflexive verbs (160-161), passato prossimo with reflexive verbs (161). REMEMBER: Test questions are coming DIRECTLY from workbook and textbook exercises!

Eng. 10B H: Finish LOTF movie/ Mini-essay time. REMINDERS: Bring mini-essay work to class tomorrow. On FRIDAY, turn in your 1. mini-essays 2. LOTF books 3. journals (if you took it out of the crate)

4/14/08 & 4/15/08

TUESDAY

It. 1B: Group time.

Eng. 10B H: Book fair/ Continue watching LOTF movie. REMINDER: Bring Mini-essay work tomorrow, as you will be given class time to work on them!

MONDAY

It. 1B: Group time.

Eng. 10B H: LOTF movie.

4/11/08

It. 1B: HW collected/ Group time

Eng. 10B H: Inquiry-based discussion (LOTF)/ LOTF Mini-Essays assigned

4/9/08 & 4/10/08

WEDNESDAY

It. 1B: Review HW/ Verbi Riflessivi con't.

Eng. 10B H: LOTF vocab warm-up/ Group work (Ch. 9 & 10). HW: Read Ch. 12

THURSDAY

It. 1B: Pratica/ Verbi Riflessivi nel passato prossimo. COMPITI (HOMEWORK): WS, Ex. E

Eng. 10B H: Group work (Ch. 11) HOMEWORK: Finish the book and draft 2 questions for tomorrows wrap-up discussion

4/8/09

It. 1B: Pratica/ Verbi Riflessivi (con't). COMPITI (HOMEWORK): Worksheet, Ex. D

Eng. 10B H: LOTF Group work (Chapters 7 & 8)/ Discussion/ Read. HW: Read Ch. 10

4/07/08

It. 1B: Pratica (i numeri)/ Verbi Riflessivi (reflexive verbs), p. 160

Eng. 10B H: LOTF recap of Ch. 6/ Catch-up on reading (Ch. 7 & 8)/ Finals info. HW: LAST CHANCE to catch-up on LOTF reading!

4/4/08

It. 1B: Video (Da Vinci & Michelangelo)/ Worksheet collected

Eng. 10B H: Significant quotes t-charts (Ch. 6)/ Read Chapters 7 & 8 by Monday

4/2/08

It. 1B: Pratica/ I numberi 100 in poi (p. 158-159). I COMPITI (HOMEWORK): Worksheet, Ex B (same paper as Tuesday night's homework)

Eng. 10B H: LOTF. HOMEWORK: Read Ch. 6

4/02/08

It. 1B: Pratica/ HW review/ Project questions & sign-ups/ Ex. H, p. 157 (in- class)

Eng. 10B H: LOTF Ch. 5 group work (quotes & significance)/ Discussion. HW: Catch up on read if you are behind!

4/01/08

It. 1B: Pratica/ I cibi (con't). COMPITI (HOMEWORK): WS, Ex. A ONLY.

Eng. 10B H: LOTF vocab warm-up/ LOTF questions (Ch. 4)/ Discussion/ AP Language info. HOMEWORK: Read Ch. 5

3/31/08

It. 1B: I cibi vocabolario (p. 156)

Eng. 10B H: LOTF questions (Ch. 3)/ Discussion/ Read/ POrgress report grades given. HW: Read Ch. 4

3/28/08, 3/27/08, & 3/26/08

FRIDAY

It. 1B: Family Portraits

Eng. 10B H: LOTF questions (Ch. 2)/ LOTF vocab/ Return Catcher tests. HW: Read Chapter 3

THURSDAY

It. 1B: Family Portraits

Eng. 10B H: PERIOD 4 ONLY- LOTF questions (Ch. 1)/ Read. HW: Read Ch. 2

WEDNESDAY

It. 1B: NO CLASSES MEET (Due to CSTs)

Eng. 10B H: PERIOD 2 ONLY- LOTF questions (Ch. 1)/ Read. HW: Read Chapter 2

3/25/08

It 1B: No classes meet today

Eng. 10B H: PERIOD 2 ONLY- Collect Catcher essays/ LOTF books/ LOTF intro/ Begin reading. HOMEWORK: Finish Chapter 1

3/24/08

It. 1B: Comencia Leione 7/ Vocabolario, p. 154

Eng. 10B H: PERIOD 4 ONLY- Essays collected/ LOTF books distributed/ Ctacher boooks collected/ LOTF intro/ Begin reading. HOMEWORK: Finish Ch. 1 by WEDNESDAY

3/21/08

It. 1B: Vocabolario di Primavera WS (due in-class)

Eng. 10B H: Catcher unit test. REMINDER: Catcher essay due MONDAY (per. 4), TUESDAY (per. 2)!

IF YOU ARE READING THIS RIGHT NOW, YOU HAVE EARNED YOURSELF EXTRA CREDIT! COME TELL ME ABOUT THIS POST ON MONDAY TO RECEIVE YOUR POINTS! CONGRATULATIONS!

3/20/08

It. 1B: Passato prossimo quizzes returned/ Lezione 6 listening activities

Eng. 10B H: Jeopardy. REMINDERS: Catcher unit test tomorrow. Ctacher essay due MONDAY (Per. 4) or TUESDAY (Per. 2)

3/19/08

It. 1B: "Vivere in Italia" p. 150, Attivita C

Eng. 10B H: Peer Edits

3/18/08

It. 1B: "Vivere in Italia" (p. 148, Ex. B)- collected in class.

Eng. 10B H: Essay topic options/ Work on outlines & drafts. HW: Rough drafts (1st 3 paragraphs) typed, or neatly written, due TOMORROW!

3/17/08

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

It. 1B: Pratica/ WS p. 55-56: change answers into passato prossimo

Eng. 10B H: Journal (Did you like the ending? Why or why not?/ Wrap-up discussion

3/13/08 & 3/14/08

FRIDAY

It. 1B: Pratica/ Review & collect HW/ Charades

Eng. 10B H: Group work & discussion (Ch. 22-24). HOMEWORK: Finish the book!

THURSDAY

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It. 1B: Pratica/ Ex. p, p. 146 (In class). COMPITI (HOMEWORK): Worksheet, p. 55-56

Eng. 10B H: Group work & discussion (Ch. 20 & 21). HOMEWORK: Ch. 22-24

3/12/08

It. 1B: Collect HW/ Bere, Dire, Uscire (p. 145).

Eng. 10B H: Group work & discussion (Ch. 18 &19). HOMEWORK: Read Ch. 20 & 21.

3/11/08

It. 1B: More verb work (If you were absent, please get the notes from a classmate from your period). COMPITI (HOMEWORK): 3 verbs (as selected by each period)- Present and passato prossimo charts with English translations.

Eng. 10B H: Chapter 15 write-around/ Significant quote group work (Chapters 16 & 17). HOMEWORK: read Chapters 18 & 19.

3/10/08

It. 1B: Pratica/ Gioco di Verbi.

Eng. 10B H: Open Minds collected/ Research papers returned/ Read chapter 14. HW: Read chapters 15-17. REMINDER: Revised research papers are due this Friday.

3/6/08

It. 1B: Review Game (Period 1 only). REMINDER: Worksheet due tomorrow!

Eng. 10B H: Journal (Ch. 11 questions)/ Discussion/ Read. HOMEWORK: Chapters 12 & 13.

3/5/08

It. 1B: I Giovani e il Tempo Libero worksheet.

Eng. 10B H: Journals (Ch. 9 questions)/ discussion/ read. HOMEWORK: Chapters 10 & 11.

3/4/08

It. 1B: Stories. COMPITI (HOMEWORK): RE-DO Ex H. from last week;s worksheet.

Eng. 1B H: Catcher questions/ Discussion/ Write-around. HOMEWORK: read Chapter 9

3/3/08

It. 1B: Passato prossimo quiz

Eng. 10B H: Catcher questions (Ch. 5-7)/ Discussion/ Mac essays returned. HOMEWORK: read Chapter 8

2/27/08

It. 1B: Pratica/ Review & collect compiti (HW)/ Le storie/ Grades.

Eng. 10B H: Catcher- review questions/ discussion. HOMEWORK: finish reading Chapeter 4.

2/26/08

It. 1B: Passato Prossimo (con't), p. 144 ex. J (in class). COMPITI (HOMEWORK): WS (p. 54-55).

Eng. 10B H: Distribute Catcher books/ begin Catcher. HOMEWORK: Chapters 1-3.

2/25/08

It. 1B: Cenerentola (con't)/ Passato Prossimo (participi passati irregolari- irrregular "ed" words), p. 143. REMINDER: Passato Prossimo Quiz VENERDI (FRIDAY)!

Eng. 10B H: Return & review Mac test/ Catcher handout (themes, motifs, and symbolism)/ Catcher warm-up activity.

IF YOU ARE READING THIS NOW, YOU HAVE EARNED YOURSELF EXTRA CREDIT! PLEASE TELL ME ABOUT THIS POST TOMORROW (TUESDAY) TO RECEIVE YOUR POINTS. CONGRATULATIONS!

2/22/08

It. 1B: Review and collect HW/ Passato prossimo (ex. J, p. 141 in class).

Eng. 10B H: Mac in-class essays. If you forgot to turn in your book, please do so on Monday.

2/21/08

It. 1B: Pratica/ Passato Prossimo con ESSERE/ COMPITI (HOMEWORK): Ex. G, p. 140.

Eng. 10B H: Movie. REMINDER: In-class essay is TOMORROW! Bring your Mac books!

2/19/08

It. 1B: Vocab (p. 134)/ Passato Prossimo (past tense verbs) con AVERE. COMPITI (HOMEWORK): Ex. A, p. 137 (nel libro).

Eng. 10B H: Mac test. REMINDER: Parent forms due tomorrow!

2/15/08

It. 1B: Il Corpo Umano collages

Eng. 10B H: Movie parent forms distributed/ Mac essay info distributed/ Mac Jeopardy. REMINDER: Mac test is on TUESDAY! Mac in-class essay is on FRIDAY!

HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY WEEKEND EVERYBODY!

2/14/08

<3 Happy Valentine's Day!

It. 1B: L'abbliamento vocab (clothing) on p. 225/ Guess Who? game. HOMEWORK: Bring at least one old magazine (to be cut up) to class tomorrow.

Eng. 10B H: Finish movie.

2/13/08

It. 1B: Review homework/ Review il corpo umano/ Simone Dice

Eng. 10B H: Finish Macbeth (Congratulations!)/ Review Guides distributed/ Continue movie. REMINDER: Mac test is on Tuesday, Feb. 19th.

2/11/08

It. 1B: Lezione 5 Quizzes returned/ Il Corpo Umano (The Human Body) Vocabolario (p. 250)

Eng. 10B H: Research papers collected (YAY!)/ Macbeth (V.i-vi)

REMINDER FOR ALL PERIODS: I will not be at school tomorrow. English students- late papers can be turned into the sub for one grade lower. Italian students- you WILL have homework tomorrow night!

2/8/08

It. 1B: Comincia Lezione 6 (listening and reading comprehension)/ Domande & Domande Personali (p. 128)

Eng. 10B H: Macbeth (IV.ii-iii). REMINDER: Reseach papers are due MONDAY! Please email me with any concerns over the weekend and I will try to respond as quickly as possible. GOOD LUCK!

2/7/08

It. 1B: Review & Lezione 5 Quiz

Eng. 10B H: Macbeth (III.v-IV.i)

2/6/08

IF YOU ARE READING THIS NOW, YOU HAVE EARNED YOURSELF EXTRA CREDIT! TO RECEIVE YOUR POINTS, TELL ME TOMORROW (THURSDAY) ABOUT THIS POST. CONGRATULATIONS!

It. 1B: Pratica/ Jeopardy. REMINDER: Lezione 5 quiz domani (tomorrow)! **PLEASE NOTE: Dovere, Potere, Volere will no longer be on the quiz as previously stated in class!

Eng. 10B H: CAHSEE. REMINDER: Bring Mac books to class tomorrow!

2/5/08

It. 1B: Pratica/ Listening Exercises. REMINDER: Quiz on Thursday! (Lezione 5, plus colori & dovere, potere, volere)

Eng. 10B H: CAHSEE

2/4/08

It. 1B: Pratica/ "In giro per l'Italia" (p. 124)/ Make-up quizzes (for those who were absent on Friday). REMINDER: Lezione 5 quiz on Thursday!

Eng. 10B H: CAHSEE prep. GOOD LUCK ON THE CAHSEE! I WILL SEE YOU ALL BACK IN CLASS ON THURSDAY!

2/1/08

It. 1B: Homework collected/ T-Chart Quiz. IF YOU WERE ABSENT, PLEASE SEE ME ON MONDAY TO TAKE THE MAKE-UP QUIZ!

Eng. 10B H: Grades/ CAHSEE prep books distributed/ CAHSEE info. REMINDER: Bring your CAHSEE prep books to class on Monday!

1/31/08

It. 1B: Dovere, Potere, Volere review/ Grades. HOMEWORK: Worksheet p. 71

Eng. 10B H: Macbeth (III.ii-iv)

1/30/08

IF YOU ARE READING THIS NOW, YOU HAVE EARNED YOURSELF EXTRA CREDIT! TO RECEIVE YOUR POINTS, TELL ME TOMORROW (THURSDAY) ABOUT THIS POST. CONGRATULATIONS!

It. 1B: Homework collected/ Dovere, Potere, Volere continued (p. 185 ex. B)/ "Parliamo un po'" (p. 123 ex. D)

Eng. 10B H: Research packets distributed/ Macbeth (III.i)

1/29/08

It. 1B: Dovere, Potere, Volere (p.184)/ HOMEWORK: Worksheet p. 47-48

Eng. 10B H: Act II Quotes Quiz

Research Paper Help

Attention English 10B H Students: Use the "Helpful Links" section on this blog page to access helpful information and resources to guide you with your research paper writing. Good luck, and please ask me any and all questions that come up during your writing process! :-)

1/28/08

It. 1B: Review of -ire verbs/ new verbs- ANDARE & VENIRE

Eng. 10B H: Thesis statement drafts returned/ Journal #3/ Act II quote work

1/25/08

It. 1B: Homework collected/ Charades!

Eng. 10B H: Cause & Effect paragraphs returned/ Thesis statement drafts (collected in class)

1/24/08

It. 1B: -ire verbi/ ex. J (p. 119) in class. HOMEWORK: Worksheet (p.46)

Eng. 10B H: Macbeth (II.iii-iv). REMINDER: Bring research to class tomorrow!

1/23/08

IF YOU ARE READING THIS NOW, YOU HAVE EARNED YOURSELF EXTRA CREDIT! TO RECEIVE YOUR POINTS, TELL ME TOMORROW (THURSDAY) ABOUT THIS POST. CONGRATULATIONS!

It. 1B: -ire verbi (p.117-118).

Eng. 10B H: Cause & Effect research paragraphs (collected). REMINDER: Bring MACBETH books to class tomorrow.

1/22/08

It. 1B: Review worksheet (aggettivi)

Eng. 10B H: Works cited drafts returned/ Macbeth soliloquy write-around (collected)/ Macbeth (II.ii)

1/18/08

It. 1B: Collect homework/ Colors game (collected).

Eng. 10B H: Works Cited drafts collected/ Macbeth (I.v-II.1).

Happy MLK Day!

1/17/08

It. 1B: Review yesterday's material (aggettivi)/ Colori (p. 226). HOMEWORK: Worksheet- both sides! (pp. 44-44).

Eng. 10B H: Begin Works Cited drafts in class/ Macbeth (I.ii-iv). HOMEWORK: Works Cited drafts due tomorrow! MUST BE TYPED!

1/16/08

It. 1B: Collect homework/ Aggettivi (pp. 112-116).

Eng. 10B H: Macbeth (I.1-3)/ Theme notes. REMINDER: Bring research works cited info to class tomorrow!

1/15/08

It. 1B: Aggettivi con'd. HOMEWORK: "Un buono/ Una buona.." poesia (poem)

Eng. 10B H: Notecard research extraction/ Macbeth books distributed (period 2 only). HOMEWORK: Bring Macbeth books tomorrow!

1/14/08

IF YOU ARE READING THIS NOW, YOU HAVE EARNED YOURSELF EXTRA CREDIT! TO RECEIVE YOUR POINTS, TELL ME TOMORROW (TUESDAY) ABOUT THIS POST. CONGRATULATIONS!

It. 1B: Lezione 5 (aggettivi)

Eng. 10B H: Blue Whale lesson wrap-up/ Macbeth books distributed (per. 4 only). HOMEWORK: Bring ALL research to class tomorrow!

1/11/08

It. 1B: Review and collect homework/Review of prepositions and def. articles, fare, dare, and stare

Eng. 10B H: Research paper Quickwrite (Journal #1), Whale article & Journal #2

1/10/08

It. 1B: Distribute books/ Review of possessive adjectives, -are and -ere verbs. HOMEWORK: Worksheet pp. 23 & 24.

Eng. 10B H: Library research

1/9/08

It. 1B: Review & collect homework/ Review of time, plural nouns, and definite articles

Eng. 10B H: Library Research

1/8/08

It. 1B: Review of avere, masculine & feminine nouns, indefinite articles (words that mean "a" & "an")/ HOMEWORK: Complete worksheet p.11 & 13

Eng. 10B H: Works Cited con'd/ Macbeth intro/ REMINDER: We will be in the library researching on Wed. & Thurs.

1/7/08

It. 1B: Review of subject pronouns and the verb essere

Eng. 10B H: Finalize research paper topics/ Citations/ Works cited template

1/4/08

It. 1B: Listening Activities/ Numbers Review/ Bingo

Eng. 10B H: Research prep (HANDOUT)/ Library. REMINDER: Topic Selection deadline is MONDAY!

ALL PERIODS: If you forgot your signature slip, please turn it in on MONDAY!

1/3/08 Welcome Back!

It 1B: Syllabus, Review Games

Eng. 10B H:Syllabus, Research paper info (HANDOUT)

ALL PERIODS: Signature slips due tomorrow!