Venerdi 2/27/09

Italiano 1: Dettato #19 quiz/ -IRE verb drills worksheet- due MONDAY!

Italiano 2: Dettato #19 quiz/ Finish scripts for your skits/ Performances on MONDAY, remember to bring your props!

Giovedi 2/26/09

Italiano 1: Dettato #19 (quiz domani!)/ NBC- Verbs Review worksheet & ER p. 17 Activity A- PERIODS 3 & 4... Verb Review worksheet & "Buono" and "Bello" t-charts- PERIOD 6 ONLY/ p. 119, Ex. J (classwork section)

Italiano 2: Dettato #19 (quiz domani)/ Continue typing skits/ HOMEWORK- Bring props for tomorrow's skit performances!

Italiano 2 SKIT GUIDELINES

-You must work in pairs
-You must choose from the following 3 scenarios:
1. Patient in a doctor's office
2. Kid who doesn't want to go to school
3. College students getting ready for their day
- Duration of skit must be 1-2 minutes
-You must use at least 10 vocabulary words/phrases from pages 250-252
-You must use at least 2 props
-Scripts must be typed, copy due to Miss Taron at time of performance
-Performances on Friday
-And... you must have fun (or at least pretend to!)
**As a class we will select the top performances and film them next week!

Dettato #19- ITALIANO 2 ONLY!

Conosciamo Tommaso, lui `e un ragazzo gentile. Sa suonare la chitarra, ma non sa giocare la pallacanestro. Sai dov'`e ora?

Mercoledi 2/25/09

Italiano 1: Dettato #19/ Review Verbs Worksheet from yesterday/ -IRE verbs (p. 117 t-charts)/ Copy -IRE verb list (if you were absent, please see me about this list, as it is extensive and is not found in your text books)

Italiano 2: Dettato #19 (see separate post)/ Skits (see Guidelines post)/ NBC- SAPERE & CONSCERE t-charts and notes, p. 230, Ex. E (Pinocchio)

Dettato #19- ITALIANO 1 ONLY!

Di solito, la mattina io non dormo fino a tardi perche preferisco andare a scuola presto. Vado a scuola alle sette, ma prima pulisco un po' la mia camera. **NOTE: There is an accento acuto on the last "e" in "perche"

Martedi 2/24/09

Italiano 1: Dettato #19 (see separate post)/ -ARE & -ERE verbs review (worksheet)/ HOMEWORK: Finish review worksheet!

Italiano 2: Dettato #19/ Vocab- p. 252

Lunedi 2/23/09

Italiano 1: Dettato #19/ Easy Reader pp. 16-17- complete Activity A (1 & 2) in classwork section of your notebook

PERIOD 6 ONLY- Dettato #18 Quiz/ Adjectives (continued), pp. 115-116/ Ex. E, p. 116

Italiano 2: Dettato #19/ Vocab (ripasso/review), p. 250/ P. 251, Ex. C

Giovedi 2/19/09

Italiano 1: Dettato #18 (Quiz tomorrow!)/ Adjectives, continued- Ex. C, p. 114

Italiano 2: Dettato #18 (Quiz domani!)/ Review Pinocchio exercise (p. 230)/ Irregular plurals, p. 231/ Ex. I, p. 233

Dettato #18

Italiano 1: Voglio descrivere il mio cane e la mia casa. Il mio cane `e piccolo, veloce, e fidele. La mia casa `e elegante, antice, e confortevole.

Italiano 2: Guardate p. 229

Mercoledi 2/18/09

Italiano 1: Dettato #18 (see separate post)/ Finish "Dove fare gli acquisti" translations/ NBC- vocab, p. 108 & Ex. B, p. 111 (classwork)/ Adjectives (continued)- pp. 112-113/ Ex. A, p. 113 (classwork)

Italiano 2: Dettato #18 (see separate post)/ Collect RE-DO worksheets/ Imperfetto vs. Passato Prossimo (con'd)/ Ex. E, p. 230/ Irregular Plurals, p. 231

Martedi 2/17/09

Italiano 1: Dettato #18/ Dettato #17 returned/ "Dove fare gli acquisti", p. 107- translate section into the "Culture" sections of your notebooks.

ATTENTION ITALIANO 1 STUDENTS: Finishing the translation as homework is NOT necessary! I will give you class time tomorrow to complete this!

Italiano 2: Dettato #18/ Return Dettato #17/ Review Imperfetto worksheet/ Pass back last week's worksheet for a RE-DO/ Imperfetto vs. Passsato Prossimo, p. 230

Venerdi 2/13/09

Italiano 1: Dettao #17 Quiz/ p. 11, ex. A & B/ "Un buon amico `e..." poems/ posters and work returned

Italiano 2: Dettato #17 Quiz/ Collect WS from Wednesday/ Finish "Stylist" activity/ Ws- Imperfetto review

EXTRA CREDIT!!!!!

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

Dettato #17

Italiano 1: Guardate pagina 106 (Loook at page 106)

Italiano 2: Guardate pagina 223

Martedi 2/10/09

Italiano 1: Dettato #17 (see separate post)/ Domande, p. 106- copy questions and write answers in Italian and in complete sentences in the classwork section of your notebooks/ Green box vocab, p. 108

Italiano 2: Dettato #17 (see separate post)/ NBC- "Venezia" (Culture section)/ Vocab, p. 225/ Watch ICR video

Lunedi 2/9/09- Il primo giorno del nuovo semestre

First day of the new semester!

Italiano 1: New seats (if you were absent, please see me first thing when you are back to get your new seat assignment)/ Dettato #17/ Semester goals/ Lezione 5 conversation (CD)/ Copy Le Domande, p. 106

Italiano 2: New seats (if you were absent, please see me first thing when you are back to get your new seat assignment)/ Dettato #17/ Semester goals/ "Venezia", p. 195- summarize (in English)in the "Culture: section of your notebooks, Complete Ex. B, p. 195

Lunedi 2/2/09

Final Semester Exam

If you were absent, please see me in class tomorrow about making-up the Final Exam in time for grades submissions!