To My Italian 2 Students:

I am getting teary-eyed reading your reflections! Thank you so much for all the kind words. It is a reminder to me why I became a teacher. I am so glad that I have made such an impact on so many of you. Know that you each have made a profound impact on me as well, and for that I am ever thankful!
Love,
Miss Taron

venerdi 6/12/09

Italiano 1: Menus & recipes collected/ Final exam scores reported (check Engrade for your grade going into the final project)/ textbooks returned/ Presentation preparation (sample questions & sentence starters)

Italiano 2: textbooks returned/ "American Teen"

giovedi 6/11/09

Esame Finale

mercoledi 6/10/09

Italiano 1: Group time

Italiano 2: Final Exam sample translation passage

martedi 6/9/09

Italiano 1: Jeopardy review for final exam (THURSDAY)

Italiano 2: <> reading (ER, p. 64)

MISSING ASSIGNMENTS

This week is your LAST week to turn in missing work and/or make-up Dettati! Make-ups can be completed during tutoring on Wednesday after school in the library or ANY day this week during lunch! No make-up work will be accepted during finals week!

lunedi 6/8/09

FINAL EXAM FOR ALL PERIODS IS THIS THURSDAY, JUNE 11TH!

Italiano 1: Final Exam format information- 50 scantron questions (passato prossimo, foods vocab, in cucina vocab, finding sentence errors, etc.) Please see me if you have specific questions!/ Extra Credit questions submitted- I will pick the 5 best questions and they will appear on the Final Exam!/ 7 Minute "Output" common errors review & discussion

Italiano 2: Final Exam format information- translations (pick 4 out of 5) and identify the main verb tense used in each passage./ Translation practice- <>, ER p. 64

REMINDER: IMPORTANT DATES

Thursday, June 11th: FINAL EXAM (ALL PERIODS)

Friday, June 12th: MENUS & RECIPES DUE (ITALIAN 1- ALL PERIODS)

Monday, June 15th: SENIOR PRESENTATIONS (PERIODS 3 & 4 ONLY, due to graduation rehearsal schedule)

Tuesday, June 16th: PERIOD 6 PRESENTATIONS

Wednesday, June 17th: ICR DUE (ITALIAN 2)

Thursday, June 18th: PERIOD 3 & 4 PRESENTATIONS

Friday, June 19th: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!

venerdi 6/5/09

Italiano 1: Dettato #28 Quiz/ Project group work- Putting your recipe into passato prossimo (graphic organizer)

Italiano 2: Dettato #28 Quiz/ Due to the lock-down, we will complete the reading scheduled for today's class period on Monday. Thank you for your excellent behavior during the lock-down!

giovedi 6/4/09

Italiano 1: Dettato #28 (Quiz tomorrow!)/ warm-up vocab game/ group time- step-by-step translation for ingredients and measurements/ returned work/ REMINDER: bring your recipe work back to class tomorrow!

Italiano 2: Dettato #28 (Quiz tomorrow!)/ NEXGEN LACMA forms collected/ work returned/ <> group reading (ER book)

mercoledi 6/3/09

Italiano 1: Dettato #28/ Add past participles to "In cucina" flashcards (on the ENGLISH side)/ Flashcard game/ HOMEWORK: Bring one copy of your recipe (In English) to class tomorrow! You will have group time, but if you do not have your recipe, your group time will be useless!

Italiano 2: Dettato #28/ Discussion & reflection of LACMA field trip/ 10 minute "output"

Dettato #28

Italiano 1: Questo dettato `e il nostro ultimo dettato! Quest'anno di scuola abbiamo imparato nomi, verbi, aggettive, e molte altre cose.

Italiano 2: Questo dettato `e il nostro ultimo dettato! Quest'anno di scuola era bravo e abbiamo imparato molte cose interessanti e un po' difficili.

martedi 6/2/09

Italiano 1: Dettatp #28 (see separate post)/ make flashcards with "In Cucina" vocab

Italiano 2: LACMA field trip!

lunedi 6/1/09

Italiano 1: Dettato #28/ Finish learning "In Cucina" vocab movements/ Line game (TPR)/ Past participles for "In cucina" vocab
(PERIOD 4: ACTIVE ASSEMBLY)

Italiano 2: Dettato #28/ Collect fresco drawings/ Review museum rules/ final LACMA field trip prep (nga.gov)

venerdi 5/29/09

Italiano 1: Dettato #27 Quiz/ Final project group sign-ups deadline/ "In Cucina" vocab handout and activity

Italiano 2: Dettato #27 Quiz/ LACMA prep- work on Fresco drawings (due Monday)