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)