giovedi 4/30/09

Italian 1: Dettato #25 (Quiz domani!)/ NBC- BERE, DIRE, USCIRE t-charts (vers) & Ex. P, p. 146/ Ex. R, p. 146 (interviews)

Italiano 2: Dettato #25 (Quiz domani!)/ NBC- Passato Prossimo/Imperfetto review worksheet/ Trapassato continued

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mercoledi 4/29/09

Italiano 1: Dettato #25/ Ex. P, p. 146... put yesterday's responses into PASSATO PROSSIMO

Italiano 2: Dettato #25/ Review yesterday's worksheet/ TRAPASSATO- p. 281

Dettato #25

Italiano 1: - Ciao, Paolo! Come va? Esci ancora con Laura?
-No, non usciamo piu` insieme. Lei dice che io sono noioso!

Italiano 2: Guardate pagina 295 (the second sentence "Ogni regione...")

martedi 4/28/09

Italiano 1: Dettato #25 (see separate post)/ BERE, DIRE, USCIRE continued- finish Ex. P, p. 146/ Please note that your scores for both parts of your midterm have been posted on Engrade. Tests will be returned at the end of this week and reviewed.

Italiano 2: Dettato #25 (see separate post)/ Review of PASSATO PROSSIMO & IMPERFETTO (worksheet)

lunedi 4/27/09

Italiano 1: Dettato #25/ Dettato #24 returned/ Irregular verbs BERE, DIRE, USCIRE (p. 145)/ Begin Ex. P, p. 146

Italiano 2: Dettato #25/ Dettato #24 returned/ "La gastronomia italiana" -p. 295, read and asnwer the second bullet point in 2-3 sentences (culture section)/ Mealtime vocab -p. 296

venerdi 4/24/09

Italiano 1: Dettato #24 Quiz/ Family Tree projects due- Presentations for extra credit!

Italiano 2: Dettato #24/ Review le domande, p. 292 (da ieri)/ DVD- Southern Italy

giovedi 4/23/09

Italiano 1: Dettato #24 (quiz domani!)/ project time/ REMEMBER- Your family trees must be 100% complete when class starts tomorrow- no "I need to glue this on" or "I need to write this in"!

Italiano 2: Dettato #24 (quiz domani)/ review articolo (Capone)/ Lezione 13 dialogo- ascolta e le domande

mercoledi 4/22/09

Italiano 1: Dettato #24/ finish project pre-writing/ Peer editing/ REMINDER- Bring photos to class tomorrow!

Italiano 2: Dettato #24/ Articolo- Capone

Family Tree Project Guidelines (Italiano 1)

1. Copy these guidelines and attach them to the back of your poster
2. You must also attach your pre-writing to the back of the poster
3. Your family tree must include you, plus any family member who you consider in your “immediate family.” (This may be slightly different for each person, which is ok!)
4. For each person you must include:
An image of him/her (photo or drawing)
His/her name
His/her relationship to you
His/her age
3 words that describe him/her
* letters b-e must be expressed in complete sentences!
5. Projects are due this Friday, April 24th!
Example description (without photo):
Ecco Oliver!
Oliver è mio nipote.
Ha un’ anno.
Lui è gentile, allegro, e molto carino!

Dettato #24

Italiano 1: Marcello ed Elisabetta si sono sposati. Hanno due figli, un figlio e una figlia. Si chiamano Emilio e Silvia. Emilio è un bravo fratello e ama Silvia molto.

Italiano 2: I giovani italiani amano molto la musica. I concerti all’aperto o nei teatri, i festival della canzone, e le discoteche sono i luoghi di ritrovo di ragazzi.

martedi 4/21/09

Italiano 1: Dettato #24 (see separate post)/ L'albero della famiglia project guidelines & prewriting

Italiano 2: Dettato #24 (see separate post)/ Un canzone di Capone- lyric translation (culture section)

lunedi 4/20/09

Italiano 1: Dettato #24/ collect take-home midterm/ "La famiglia" vocabulary activity

Italiano 2: Dettato #24/ "Vivere in Italia" attivita` C, p. 288

venerdi 4/17/09

Italiano 1: Dettato #23 quiz/ Midterm (Part 1)/ Take-home midterm distributed- The take-home portion of your midterm is due on MONDAY! If you need a copy of the take-home portion, please log on to your Engrade account, go to the "Calendar" section and select "Take Home Midterm." From there you will be able to download the document to view and/or print. You may also work from another classmate's copy. If you do this, please write the number & answer for each question (ex. 1: A, 2: B, etc.) on a separate sheet of paper. Please feel free to email me over the weekend if you have any trouble finding the document or have any questions (my email address is on the homepage of this blog). Buona fortuna!

Italiano 2: Dettato #23 quiz/ Midterm (translations)

giovedi 4/16/09

A reminder about the open book, open notes Midterm: please make sure you come to class PREPARED tomorrow! This means organizing and labeling your notes/book, so that you do not waster precious minutes of test-taking time trying to locate information!

Italiano 1: Dettato #23 (quiz domani!)/ NBC- Irregular Past Participles worksheet (from Monday)/ Review worksheet (passato rpossimo)/ REMINDER: Midterm (Short Answer portion) is tomorrow! You will also be givien the take-home portion in class tomorrow. Remember, if you are not in class tomorrow, you can access the take-home exam on Engrade (go to Assignments or Calendar, click on "Take-Home Midterm", and download the PDF). You can also work from another classmate's exam. If you do this, please make sure to clearly write your answers on a separate sheet of paper to turn in to me.

Italiano 2: Dettato #23 (quiz domani)/ NBC- Fututro Semplice worksheet, p. 37-38/ Review for tomorrow's midterm- sample translation passage.

mercoledi 4/15/09

A reminder about your open book Midterm: Please take full advantage of the fact that your midterms are open book! This means that you should come to class on Friday with your books/notes flagged with post-its, or have a reference paper with where to find key information within your book and notes. Don't waste valuable time during the test looking for things! Come to class organized and ready to reference!

Italiano 1: Dettato #23/ Ex L & N, p. 144

Italiano 2: Dettato #23/ Review ex. C, 279/ Ex. D, p. 279

Dettato #23

Italiano 1:
-Maura `e stata a scuola ieri?
-No, `e stata a casa tutta la giornata perche' era malata.
-Che peccato! Povera Maura!

Italiano 2: Quando andremo in montagna, staremo all'albergo Principe Vittorio. Telefonero` mia madre appena arriveremo. Le ho promesso!

martedi 4/14/09

Italiano 1: Dettato #23 (see separate post)/ Review Passato Prossimo worksheet from yesterday/ Ex. L, p. 144 (periods 3 ^ only)

Italiano 2: Dettato #23 (see separate post)/ Ex. C, p. 279

MIDTERM INFO- ITALIANO 2 ONLY

Your midterm will be this Friday, April 17. You will be given 4 passages in Italian. You must select any 3 to translate. Each passage will be worth 20 points, for a total of 60 points. This is an open book, open note, open dictionary exam! You will NOT have a take-home portion on your midterm.

MIDTERM INFO- ITALIANO 1 ONLY

Friday: Short answer portion. You will be given 7 questions in Italian. You will need to pick any 5 to answer. Your answers must be in Italian and each answer must be at least 3 sentences long. Spelling and grammar count, but this is an open book, open note, open dictionary exam! If you attend tutoring this Wednesday, you will be given sample promts and I will review your practice answers.

Weekend: At the end of class on Friday, I will give you the take-home portion of the exam. This portion is also open book, open notes, open dictionary. You are encouraged to work with your classmates on the exam; however, this does not mean that you can simply copy answers from another student. Any "suspicious" scores will be flagged and the author of that test will have a one-on-one sit down with me to review how the answers were selected. Failure to explain yourself at this time will result in a ZERO. All take-home exams are due the following Monday. No late exams will be accepted.

lunedi 4/13/09

Italiano 1: Dettato #23/ Midterm info (see separate post)/ Passato Prossimo review worksheet (irregular past participles)

Italiano 2: Dettato #23/ Midterm info (see separate post)/ Futuro Semplice review

giovedi 4/2/09

Italiano 1: 15 minutes of prep time/ Presentations. **If you were not ready to present today, you have lost 10% of your project grade, but you may present tomorrow.

Italiano 2: 15 minutes of prep time/ Presentations

mercoledi 4/1/09

You will have 15 minutes at the start of class tomorrow to finalize your projects... then it will be time to present!

Italiano 1: Pair time

Italiano 2: Pairs time