Storybird-Cuentopájaro

storybirdimagesMETA: Use the present perfect to create a short story inspired by the artwork of Storybird.

REQUISITOS: At least 10 instances of the present perfect must be used in your story. 3 of them must come from our irregulars list.  Feel free to use more!

LA NOTA: Refer to your writing rubric.  This will be a summative project grade!

TIEMPO PARA TRABAJAR:  11/16-17 100M, 11/18 333 (Mobile lab)

 

Repaso del presente

  1. la conjugación del presente (regulares)
I can talk about what others and I do.

http://www.spanishdict.com/topics/show/36

  1. los irregulares: ser, estar, ir, go-go, etc.
I can describe people, their feelings, and where they go.

http://www.spanishdict.com/topics/show/39

  1. los que cambian del raíz (stem-changers)
I can talk about what others and I do.

http://www.spanishdict.com/topics/show/38

  1. Los verbos como gustar
I can express preferences.

http://www.spanishdict.com/topics/show/40

  1. Los reflexivos
I can tell my daily routine.

http://www.spanishdict.com/topics/show/85

LOS ACENTOS Y IDEAS PARA “PROOFREADING”

Para escribir los acentos con tu computadora:

http://symbolcodes.tlt.psu.edu/bylanguage/spanish.html#winalt

Proofreading Tips: (taken from Grammar Girl)

So my primary advice on avoiding typos is to have someone else proofread your work. On the other hand, I know this isn’t possible for things like e-mail or rushed projects, so here are four proofreading tips I’ve collected over the years.

  1. Read your work backwards**, starting with the last sentence and working your way in reverse order to the beginning. Supposedly this works better than reading through from the beginning because your brain knows what you meant to write, so you tend to skip over errors when you’re reading forwards.

  2. Read your work out loud.  This forces you to read each word individually and increases the odds that you’ll find a typo. This works quite well for me, and most of the typos that make it into my transcripts seem to be things you wouldn’t catch by reading aloud, such as misplaced commas.

  3. Always proofread a printed version of your work. I don’t know why, but if I try to proofread on a computer monitor I always miss more errors than if I print out a copy and go over it on paper.

  4. Give yourself some time. If possible, let your work sit for a while before you proofread it. I’m just speculating here, but it seems to me that if you are able to clear your mind and approach the writing from a fresh perspective, then your brain is more able to focus on the actual words, rather than seeing the words you think you wrote.

http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/proofreading.aspx

 

Nivel 2 (práctica con las computadoras) el 1 de noviembre

Practice with the Preterite!

  1. Quiz yourself on the Preterite here at StudySpanish.com (note: Part C makes a distinction between the present, the preterite, and the imperfect which indicates something that was going on continuously in the past like “he was eating” will will learn more about this next week.  ¡No te preocupes!)
  2. Quiz yourself on the Preterite Irregulars here at StudySpanish.com (Note: Part C has the same issue as the first activity… great info for anticipating what lies ahead:) )

Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns:

  1. Quiz yourself first  here at Study Spanish.com
  2. Review and explore Demonstrative Adjectives at 123TeachMe
  3. Review and explore Demonstrative Pronouns at 123TeachMe