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Posted by Douglas Herman in American History - Herman on
 Our Benchmark will live here on our Class Blog

-Post a link to your iWEB (it should live in Public Dropbox via Local Folder)

-Attach VIDEO (add content below as MULTIMEDIA)
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-Attach PREZI (PUBLISH and SHARE in your personal Prezi acct),
 Then post the EMBED CODE here.

-Attach KEYNOTE/POWERPOINT (add content below as MULTIMEDIA)
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 via Adobe Flash Encoder. (All laptops have it)

Here is an example of what a video (in FLV format) will look like on our class Blog

Election Day Interview

Posted by Bethany Knibbe in American Government - Laufenberg on

(picture emailed)

At my polling place, there was a guy handing out information about Brendan Boyle, and I ended up interviewing ​him. Turns out he's Boyle's uncle!
My first question was, "What motivated you to come out and vote?" He said that his nephew was running, and he was very invested in him winning, but he's always felt an obligation to vote.
Next I asked him, "What would you like to see changed in our political system?" I found his answer very interesting. He said he'd like to see more jobs, better healthcare, that kind of stuff. I don't think he understood what I was asking, or didn't have an answer. Often people don't really think about the way our political system runs as something that can, or should, be changed and improved.
My next question was, "Where have you encountered the highest amount of ad campaigning?" He answered right off the bat that it was TV by far.
Next I asked him, "Are you always sure of who you are going to vote for when you walk into the booth or are you still deliberating?" He said he always knows. From the people I've talked to, I get the sense that the dedicated voters are not only dedicated to always getting out to vote, but also to do their research, and make sure they have a good picture of the candidates and their views on issues.
The last question I had for him was, "Did you learn about voting in school? If yes, did that impact your willingness to vote today?" He said that he is from Ireland, and over there he was always taught to value the opportunity to vote, and that learning about it in school definitely impacted his willingness to vote. Once he came to America, he still held that same value that he got from his education in Ireland.

Courtesy Phrases In Spanish

Posted by Octavius Collins on

Courtesy Phrases in spanish.

This Blog is explaining how to use polite phrases from English to Spanish. I will use English polite phrases such as
Excuse me
Thank you
How are you
Good morning
Good afternoon
Good night
And translate them to Spanish.
Excuse me-Perdon
Thank you-Gracias
How are you- ?Como estas? / ?Como esta?
Good morning-?Buenos dias?
Good afternoon-Buenas tardes
Good night-Buenas noches
Examples: I drop my wallet and someone picks it up for me, and returns it. In in English i would say thank you. In Spanish I would say Gracias.

!~Courtesy Phrases~!

Posted by Sidney Williamson in Spanish 1 - Sanchez on

Courtesy phrases! (Good manners)

 Just like in English we have manners and different ways to say them in espanol.  Gracias is used mostly and it simply means thanks. You may also say Muchas gracias witch means thanks a lot or Mil gracias witch means thanks a million. Those are all good ways to say thank you. Here are some ways to say you’re welcome. De nada, Por nada and no hay de que.  And that is how you can say thank you and your welcome. When it comes to saying Excuse me there are different ways of saying it based on the situation. The three ways of saying excuse me  are Con permiso, Disculpe, and Perdon. Con permiso should be used when someone is standing in your way. Disculpe should be used when you are trying to get someones attention. Lastly Perdon should be used if you accidentally bump into someone. Por favor is appropriate to use when saying please.

 

Real life application

An real life application for courtesy phrases is one iff someone does something for you or if you are in a crowded place or mabey even on the bus This is all used in everday life.

 

We will show how to use each of these phrases in our video explaning when what is appropriate.

 

 

 

 

Telling Times

Posted by Octavius Collins on

Telling time


The way I would teach time in Spanish is to show my students an example of the clock in English and show them the same clock only in Spanish then I would make them solve the rest of the problem with the information of Spanish numbers that they know. I also would use hints of what stay the same and what changes.

Example

1:00= es la una
1:10pm= Es la una de la tarde
1:10am= Es la una y diez de la mañana
2-12= son las dos-doce

see I leave a hint to leave the"es la"(only use this for one) by bolding it and I also bold "de la""son las"(use for 2-12) and "y ___ de la". I would also put pictures and explain more that once.

Manners

Posted by Ananda Knight on
Courtesy phrases! (Good manners)

 Just like in English we have manners and different ways to say them in espanol.  Gracias is used mostly and it simply means thanks. You may also say Muchas gracias witch means thanks a lot or Mil gracias witch means thanks a million. Those are all good ways to say thank you. Here are some ways to say you’re welcome. De nada, Por nada and no hay de que.  And that is how you can say thank you and your welcome. When it comes to saying Excuse me there are different ways of saying it based on the situation. The three ways of saying excuse me  are Con permiso, Disculpe, and Perdon. Con permiso should be used when someone is standing in your way. Disculpe should be used when you are trying to get someones attention. Lastly Perdon should be used if you accidentally bump into someone. Por favor is appropriate to use when saying please.

 

Real life application

An real life application for courtesy phrases is one iff someone does something for you or if you are in a crowded place or mabey even on the bus This is all used in everday life.

 

We will show how to use each of these phrases in our video explaning when what is appropriate.

 

 

 

Qu hora es?: Asking the time in espaol.

Posted by Nuri Bracey on

In order to learn how to do this, you must know how to: say the numbers 1-29, and how to speak correct grammar


Time is one of the weirdest and confusing subjects (for me) in español. There a lot of twist and turns in it.




 If the time is anywhere BEFORE THE 30 MIN. MARK (and it's not one o'clock), than you would say Son las, dos,  tres, cuatro(etc.).


If the time is one o'clock, then you say Es la una.


Say the time is 4:20. You would say son las cuatro y veinte. If the time is 2:30, you would say son las dos y media. If the time is 4:40 or 4:55, you'd say cuatro menos veinte or cuatro menos cince. You do this since your subtracting the min. that it would take to get to 60.


There is a chart for reference and a link below to help you further understand.




Y TU vs Y Usted

Posted by Ananda Knight on

Y tu vs Y usted

 

 The difference between Y tu and Y Usted is that one is formal while the other is informal. Y tu is informal and Y Usted id formal. In Spanish we change the way we speak when talking to someone we have respect for and are an adult rather than our friends. When talking to an adult we use formal language when talking to our friends we use informal language.  They both still mean the same thing.

 

Real life application

A student is talking to a student and than an adult.



Days of the week in spanish.

Posted by Diamond Blenman in Spanish 1 - Manuel on
Title: Days of the week

When you do days of the week you need to know how to say days of the week.  In order know how to say the days of the week you need to know the difference in between the capitals and lower case letters and also accents. Accents are the words with little lines on top of the letter and they are pronounces as shown in the graph below. Accents in the word may get you in trouble by saying it wrong and the teacher or Spanish person by them misinterpreting it. Also it may mean something else in Spanish. There will be a video that explains Dime asking shay that walks up what day is the test and dime gets scared because that day is the test so he starts scrambleing. You also need to know how to ask which is....¿que dia de la semana es el? Which means what day of the week is it? 


http://teachertube.com/members/viewVideo.php?video_id=204644&title=Spanish_days_of_the_week 


the link is posted above

Vannary, Sarah-Charlotte, April: When your Talking to your Grandparents vs. Your Friend

Posted by Vannary Kom in Spanish 1 - Sanchez on
In the Spanish language there are formal and informal ways of speaking. This is very important. To speak to a person who is older than you, you use formal. If they are your age or younger, you use informal. There are two different ways to say "you" in spanish, formal and informal. I learned them with a chart so that is what I am going to use to teach you. This way you can refer back to it. The main two words that you would use Tú and usted but there are some other words that have a difference. For example, in names there are a few different ways, but because I am also doing the topic of names, I will show you then.






Word in Spanish   formal or Informal
Tú                    -->       informal
Usted            -->       formal


The title: When your talking to your grandparents vs. Your Friend is there because the it shows a real life example of the Tú vs. Usted. When your talking to your grandparents you have to use Usted. If you are talking to your friend you would use Tú. 

Vannary, Sarah-Charlotte, April: When You travel to a Spanish speaking country and need to ask Questions

Posted by Vannary Kom in Spanish 1 - Sanchez on
You might wonder how to say the common question starters. For example: what, why, how, when, and so on. Well here it is. Again I am going to teach you with a chart. For this there is no formal and informal. 







This chart explains it all. Now that you know these words... you also know how to start to ask questions when talking to people who speak spanish. Of course, to ask full questions, you need to know other words also. But at least you can now start them. This will help you when you travel to a Spanish speaking country and need to ask questions. 

Learning the weather

Posted by Kilah Kemp in Spanish 1 - Manuel on

Asking and understanding what the weather is is essential to learning Spanish.


So, try saying these Spanish phrases and sentences for weather.





Hace (bastante) calor ---- It's (very) hot.

Hace (bastante) frío ---- It's (very) cold.

Hace (bastante) Sol ---- It's (very) sunny.

Hace (bastante) viento ---- It's (very) windy.

(Remember to always use 'Hace' when using any of the words above!)


Está (parcialmente/mayormente) nublado---- It's (partly/mostly) Cloudy.

Está lloviendo ---- It's raining.

Está nevando ---- It's snowing.

(For these words, remember to use 'Está' before saying the weather!)


Quick tip: When saying 'hace' or 'está' make sure you don't pronounce them as 'hase' or 'esta'. Remember that the way you say the word may change the meaning.


Basic Greetings

Posted by Kilah Kemp in Spanish 1 - Manuel on

Now, to begin, greetings are always a must.

You may know a few words, like '¡Hola!', but sometimes, you might need to say 'hello' in another way.



Here are some ways you can greet someone in Spanish.



Quick Tip: When saying anything in Spanish, you must always know how the word sounds. If you mispronounce it, it will change the meaning. So don't mistake 'hola' for 'hhhola', if you know what I mean.


Practice these before moving on to basic Spanish speech!

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Discuple!: being courteous in espaol.

Posted by Nuri Bracey in Spanish 1 - Manuel on

In order to learn this, you must know: pronunciation of letters, and punctuation.

 

Say someone gives you a piece of candy. You’d want to be respectful and thank them right? So, you’d say “gracias”. 

But there are different situations to put it in. If someone gives you 5$, you'd say "muchas gracias".


Lastly, If you drop your wallet on the street you'd say "mil gracias" and keep going on your way


If you want to say please, you’d say “por favor”


Say your standing on a bus and someones standing in front of you, you’d say ”¡con permiso!” and they’d move out of your way. 


If you are at a restaurant and your trying to get a waiters attention. You'd say "¡Discuple!" and they would turn and come to you. 


If you bump into someone on the street, you'd say "perdon"and you can keep going on your way.


There is a chart for reference below to help you further understand the subject. 




                                                    Los Buenos Modales

Gracias

Thanks

Muchas Gracias

Thanks a lot

Mil gracias

Thanks a million



De nada

You’re welcome

Por nada


No hay de qué




¿Cómo?

What was that?

Por favor.

Please



Con permiso (when someone’s standing in your way).

Excuse me.

Discuple. (when trying to get someone’s attention).


Perdón. (if you accidentally bump into someone).




Learning Monthes

Posted by Octavius Collins in English 1 - Kay on

Learning Months

Understanding months isn't very complicated. In here i will first explain what months are .
Obviously the English months began with January end with December. I'm going to write the month out and English. Then translate to Spanish.
January-Enero
February-Febrero
March-Marzo
April-Abril
May-Maya
June-Junio
July-Julio
August-Augusto
September-Septembre
October-Octubre
November-Noviembre
December-Decimbre
Ex. fecha de hoy es trienta de octubre dos mill diez . - Today is october 30th, 2010.

Asking someone's name in Espaol

Posted by Kilah Kemp in Spanish 1 - Manuel on

In order to as someone there name in Español you must know:

             ~Alphabet

             ~Basic Greetings

             ~ How to say your name



ALPHABET

Letter




Pronunciation

A

ah

B

beh

C

ceh

D

deh

E

efe

G

hey

H

ache

I

eee :)

J

hota

K

kah

L

eleh

M

emeh

N

eneh


enyeh

O

o

P

peh

Q

coooo

R

ereh

S

eseh

T

teeh

U

oooooo

V

beh

W

double beh

X

equis

Y

eee :) griega

Z

seta




BASIC GREETINGS


Hello : Hola'

Good Aternoon: BuenOs Tardes  

Good Evening: BuenOs Noches

Good Morning: Buenas Dias


There really is no diffrence between the A and the O. You really need to pay attention to the Tardes, Noches, and the Dias

Tardes: the afternoon

Noches: The evening

Dias: Morning



HOW TO SAY YOUR NAME IN ESPñol


One way to say your name is :


Me nombre es _________ ! ( Your name)

Yo Soy esta __________!( Your name)


Here's an example:

      First day of school for Maria and she ask's what was the boys name next to her.




Vannary, Sarah-Charlotte, AprilWhen You Meet Someone for the first Time:

Posted by Vannary Kom in Spanish 1 - Sanchez on


When you meet someone new, whats the first thing you often ask? Thats right! You ask for their name! After reading this, you will know how to ask someone their name and respond to that question yourself! All in Spanish, of course. The first thing you need to know for Names is Nombre is the word for "name" in Spanish. To teach you about names, I am going to use bullets. Again names have formal and informal.


• ¿Cómo te llamas (tú)? [informal]
   ¿Cómo se llama (Ud.)? [formal]   = Whats your name?

• Me llamo __________. ; Yo soy _______. ; Mi nombre es _________. = My name is ______.

• If you were going to say "and you?" after you tell someone your name... you would say either ¿Y tú? when you talk to a younger person or ¿Y Usted (Ud.)? when your talking to an older person.

These are all things to say when you meet someone new. 
*******NOTE: Remember which ones are formal and informal! (tú vs. Usted [Ud.]) ********

videos cont.

Posted by Aazimah Muhammad in Spanish 1 - Sanchez on

Greetings , How are you?, Goodbyes

-What you say when you approach someone.
(daily greetings) = hola, buenos dias, buenos tardes, buenos tardes,

-Asking someone if they are having a good day
(how are you) = que tal, como va, como estas (tu), como esta (ud),
(alright) = mas o menos
(and you) = y tu - informal, y usted - formal
(oh no) = ay ay ay


- When your finished a conversation with someone and your leaving
(bye) = adios, chao
(see you later) = hasta luego !
(see you soon) = hasta pronto !



Video cont.

Posted by Aazimah Muhammad in Spanish 1 - Sanchez on

Basic conversation Questions

When you first meet someone you always start out saying hello or "hola"  and asking their name "Como te llamas"
They may respond saying good morning "buenos dias", good afternoon "buenas tardes", good evening buenos tareds", or even saying "hola" back. They they can say "me llamo ____", "yo soy....." , mi nombre es ____" "meaning my name is ____."
Then starting a conversation you could ask them how they are doing "Que tal", "como va", "Como estas (tu)", "Como esta (ud)", and they all mean "how are you?"

If you plan on seeing the pseron again you might want to ask then for their number or their concact information by asking them "Cual es tu numero de telefono" meaning whats your number.m
You could respond by saying "es el ___."

Aazimah M. Kenny L.

Posted by Aazimah Muhammad in Spanish 1 - Sanchez on

Months and Dates

Asking someone the date is simple you should say "Cual es la Fecha de Hoy?" meaning what's today's date?
When you answer the question you would say "hoy es el (numero) de (mes)"  meaning its the number of months

Months: ( you dont capitalize the months when you write them in spanish )
enero= January
febrero= February
marzo= March
abril= April
mayo= May
junio= June
julio= July
agosto= August
septiembre= September
octobure= October
noviembvre= November
diecembre= December