Students Prepare for Entrevista de Empleo 2013!

Spanish 5-6 are put through their paces with Señor Lawhead during the Entrevista de Empleo 2013 project that culminates with the one-on-one interview with a Spanish-speaking member of the community.  Happening this Monday and Tuesday!

Giving directions, researching Mexico and preparing for the Entrevista!

Ms. Ranzolin's Spanish 3-4 class has been working on a project where they give directions to different parts of the city, including creating a map. They have also been busy researching different aspects of Mexico and creating a poster of their findings. In Ms. Ranzolin's 5-6 class, students have been busy practicing for their mock job interviews which will be coming up next week!

ASL 4 students present most recent project! ASL 2 glossing!

Mrs. Redelings's ASL 2 students learned vocabulary to tell skill level. Students also practiced glossing, a way of representing ASL concepts using the closest English equivalent.

ASL 4 students are in the process of presenting their most recent project, in which they must incorporate various facial grammar, such as topicalization, when clauses, and so on. The students in the video are signing Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham.

Fun Learning with Videos in Spanish 1-2 & 3/4!

Senora Trott's 3-4 classes are learning the imperfect tense and comparing it to the preterite tense.

Spanish 1-2 classes are learning about stem-changing verbs and direct object pronouns. 3-4 is watching and answering questions about the video CARS viewed in Spanish with Spanish subtitles.  Spanish 1-2 just watched the video MUZZY.  Both levels will be tested on these videos next week.

French students performing plays!

Students of Madame Leidhoff's first-year French classes performed Le petit chaperon rouge.
Students of French 5-6 are rehearsing for a production of Cyrano de Bergerac.

No Let Up in Spanish 5-6, 7-8 and AP!

Spanish 5-6 students in Dr. Jacobson's class practiced the for the Entrevista this week, asking and answering each other questions from the study list and refining their responses.  The interview activity is certainly providing students an opportunity to integrate all the communicative skills they have developed during their 3 years of study of the Spanish language.

Spanish 7-8 students reviewed direct and indirect objects and the past tense through online quizzes the classes reviewed together.  In addition, students practiced fluency skills through a translated version of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem 'Song of Life - La canción de la vida,' developing questions and answers related to the reading. 

Spanish AP students continued building vocabulary as well as listening and reading skills in preparation of the May 7th AP exam, through the APEX online practice exams and Barron's review materials.  Students' most recent essay was based on the expanded benefits of the computer in modern day society in the areas of music and the arts.

¡Ay, Si Te Beso!

 

 Ay Si Te Beso is a Brazilian group dance song converted into Spanish.

Students in Spanish 1-2 with Profe Bañuelos covered how to use Direct Object Pronouns (me, te, lo, la, nos, los, las).  To supplement the grammar and to use kinesthetic learning, Profe Bañuelos taught the students the song and choreographed dance moves from the Michel Teló song Ay Si Te Beso (originally Eu Si Te Pego in Brazilian Portuguese).  A good time was had by all students who participated.

Students in Spanish 5-6 prepare for Entrevista

 

Señor Lawhead's students are diligently preparing for their Entrevista de Empleo (mock-job interview) experience on April 29 and 30.  They greet each other formally, shake hands and practice taking the part of the interviewer and job-applicant. 

Signing Skits and Presentations in ASL!

Mrs. Redelings's ASL 3 students have been signing skits using all the vocabulary and grammar they have learned up to this point. It's been great to see students learning and having fun at the same time!

ASL 4 students are preparing to sign their next presentation in pairs.

No More Empty Ink Cartriges Please! :-(

The World Languages Department would like to thank all of the parents and students who donated empty ink-jet and laser toner cartridges over the past few years.  Office Depot and now, STAPLES, has changed its policies regarding recycling and has made it very difficult to recycle cartridges for cash.  With your generous donations, we have been able to buy printers, computer equipment, ink, paper and other office supplies for the past three to four years.  Although we understand the reasoning behind the policy changes, it is a great disappointment as SRHS faces a 40% reduction in its discretionary budget in 2013-2014. 

TPR/S techniques used to prepare for mock-job interview!

Señor Lawhead's Spanish 5-6 classes are using TPR/S techniques to prepare for the mock-job interview project at the end of April.

Students use hand/body motions to represent important phrases and vocabulary in a story called  Salvador Busca Empleo.  The story is changed to the 1st person (Yo busco empleo...) and is used as a support and scaffolding for the the answers students will use to respond to the interviewer's questions.  Students will add their own personal touches to make the responses unique.

L'Hotel and Preparing for the AP exam in French

Madame Leidhoff's students of French 5-6 are learning about hotels. After researching hotels in the French speaking world on the internet, students are learning vocabulary regarding pricing and accommodations. Students practice questioning about quality, pricing and amenities acting as client and reservationiste.  

Students of Advanced AP French are preparing for the exam by drilling, doing practice readings and practice speaking.

Pobre Juan: Immigration into the U.S. from Latin America

Students in Spanish 3-4 with Profe Bañuelos this week while learning when to use preterite and imperfect past tenses in the same sentence dove into a song Pobre Juan by the great Mexican rock band Maná.  The sad yet realistic story uses both preterite and imperfect tenses in telling Pobre Juan's trek from his native town to trying to cross into the U.S.  Profe Bañuelos also discussed the push/pull factors that lead to immigration from one country to another. 

 If you would like to view this video, click on the following link: 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8FBWa6WYzc

Note:  YouTube is blocked by SDUSD on campus.  This can only be viewed from home.