Sunday, February 17, 2013

Fidel Nadal - “Te robaste mi corazón” y el pasado

Un ejercicio para trabajar la canción “Te robaste mi corazón” y el pasado pretérito y el uso del verbo doler.




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Y como siempre, el video:

Easily Create Online Worksheets

This is the second post in the series on how to easily create online activities using the RICH internet applications from CLEAR at Michigan State University.

This post is concerning the program called "Worksheets".

To access "Worksheets" go to the RICH internet applications page and choose "Worksheets" from the pull down menu.

In this application you will have the ability to create multiple different worksheets including fill in the blank, short answer, matching and more. It is extremely useful for practice and for easily checking the work that students do during formative practice.


In the following worksheet the students do two things.

The first is a pronunciation activity for past tense verbs in the preterite. Students will hear a verb then be asked to record themselves saying it.

The second activity asks students to complete a sentence based upon a prompt. They will hear (and read) a prompt about the result of a competition or event. They will then have to finish a sentence basing their answer on the prompt given.

I love that these worksheets allow the students to speak.


WORKSHEET FOR THE PRETERITE

Friday, February 15, 2013

PowToon for Education

The concept of a flipped classroom seems to be gaining popularity. While I am not an avid proponent, I do see the benefit in having lessons that are engaging and can be accessed anytime and anywhere. The days of sitting in front of the webcam and lecturing are disappearing (Gracias a Dios) and there are many tools to make presentations more engaging. One that I recently stumbled upon is called PowToon and they even have a special subscription for educators. I just recently started experimenting with this program and like the features. Below I am including a presentation I am working on, it is not a completed presentation, but it will give you a good base idea of the capabilities of the program. Hope it might be helpful.



Saturday, December 22, 2012

Easily Create Online Language Activities for Free

There is a great site that allows you to create online language activities for students to complete at school or at home. I will be describing several of these and giving examples of how they can be used in the World Languages classroom.

The site I am referring to is the Rich Internet Applications site from Michigan State University. Click here to access the site.

One of my favorite applications to use is the Audio Dropbox.

First let's go over how you create an Audio Dropbox

1.Once you have signed up for the free account there will be a pull down menu. Choose "Audio Dropbox."

2. You will then be redirected to the page. There is a green link "Create a new Dropbox". When you click on the link it will automatically create a new Dropbox for you. You can then click on the pencil icon to change the title.

3. Now that you have a new Dropbox you can click on the embed icon, copy the code and paste it to your blog or webpage. Add a question above the Dropbox and you have a ready made speaking activity. When students access the Dropbox they will be prompted to input their name.

4. The recordings will be stored alphabetically in your account on the CLEAR website. You can easily see the recordings by clicking on the "eye" icon.

Here is an example of a Dropbox.

What is your favorite World Languages website? Record your answer below.








Thursday, December 20, 2012

Information and presentations for promoting WL Studies

Click here for information and presentation on advocacy for World Languages.

I need a second language!




y el video:



y un link para el poema:

http://www.hiszpanski.ang.pl/forum/solo-en-espanol/128597

Juanes y el presente

Les doy una actividad para trabajar el presente. Se puede usar en conjunto con el trabajo sobre el presente y la ciudad de Mexico.



y el video:


Saturday, August 18, 2012

GUIA DIDACTICA "ABEL"

Aquí les presento una guía didáctica para la película Abel de Diego Luna. La guía didáctica fue creada para la clase de A.P. Español Literatura y Cultura, pero podría servir para una clase de español avanzada. Se enfoca en el tema de las relaciones interpersonales

Monday, April 2, 2012

Siete - Tengo tu love


Aquí una nueva canción de Siete para trabajar con las comparaciones y disfrutar de una musica reggae al pop-latino.


Siete - Tengo Tu Amor - Comparaciones

Y el video:



Friday, March 30, 2012

Lectura para preparar para el A.P. Spanish Literature Test


Teatro fin de siglo - Gabriel Celaya

          Ese cajón de luz que es un viejo teatro,
          esa trampa sin trampa,                 
          el escenario                      
          con actores-insectos revoloteando:                        
          las larvas con pelusa y dedos largos,                       
          las mariposas locas, que ya no eran mujeres,                       
          con tanta falda y pluma, con tan poquita cara                     
          menuda y adorable.                       

          El mundo iluminado de oro y de luz de gas,                           
          tafetán resbalado, resplandor de mentira,                            
          la prestidigitación,                         
          los grandes palacios y las perspectivas                    
          con rocas, con cascadas, con sinfónicas tormentas,                         
          y el triste melodrama, y el resplandor perfecto,                  
          y en el fondo, tremendo,                             
          lo real de este juego de la mistificación.                 

          Todo se mentía, y hasta sin querer,                         

           se volvía verdad verdadera al revés.


Identifique los siguientes recursos técnicos en el poema:

la prosopopeya

metáforas

lenguaje figurado

asíndeton

polisíndeton

¿Qué representan los insectos, las larvas y las mariposas?

Anote unas imágenes del poema.

¿Cuál es el tema central del poema?

Escoge un verso que representa el tema del poema.






Monday, January 30, 2012

DJ Flex y el pretérito

Un tema de DJ Flex para trabajar el pretérito y hablar del amor.

Djflex - Dime Si Te Vas Con El









Saturday, January 21, 2012

Shakira - Sale el Sol y el preterito

Aquí hay una nueva canción de Shakira para trabajar el pretérito, comentar sobre el tiempo y aprender sobre paradojas.

Shakira Sale El Sol



Thursday, December 15, 2011

El Gordo

Una lectura sobre "El Gordo" que se sortea cada 22 de diciembre.

El Gordo - Loteria de La Navidad

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Site of the week


Here is a site that provides multimedia activities for teachers of Spanish. This site has a great selections of videos that are of great value in the Spanish classroom.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

El pescao y Ana Vera - Me da lo mismo


Aquí una canción muy simpática de El pescao con Ana Vera.


elpescaomedalomismo

y el video para escuchar:



Saturday, December 3, 2011

Site of the week

Here is a new site from Instituto Cervantes that provides exercises to practice Spanish.  It has articles, songs, grammar exercises and general practice exercises.  It is a great site!



 Practica español






Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Lluvia al corazón – Maná y el sufrimiento


Una canción de Maná con vocabulario sobre el sufrimiento.

Mana Lluvia La Corazon b


Y aquí está el video para disfrutar:

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Shakira y el preterito - Día de enero

Un repaso del pretérito y el presente usando la canción “Día de enero” de Shakira. Espero que les sirva.


Aquí está el video.


                           Aquí está la actividad completa.