Thursday, April 16, 2009

SPN 102 FINAL OBJECTIVES

FINAL OBJECTIVES
Jueves 16 de abril de 2009

By the end of the semester, we will have accomplished the following objectives:

A. TWO WRITING TASKS (Hard copies are handed for grading when papers are finally finished).
(1) Imagine you have a friend who lives in an exciting place you have never visited: New York City, Ciudad de Mexico, etc. You are about to visit your friend for the first time, you are excited and have many things you want to do, but also have a lot of questions. On a sheet of paper, write a letter to your friend to prepare for your trip. More details: Síntesis, L 14, p. 166 Workbook.
(2) Write a ONE-part letter plan for your future. More details: Síntesis, L16, p. 188.

B. Blog post for Estructuras: Students will post their Estructuras assignments on this blog before they are practiced in class, or part of the syllabus. We will check these on April 30, last day of class. A grade for postings will be assigned.

C. Students will PERFORM (READ with creativity) the letter in (1) or the future letter plan (2) above as part of their FINAL PERFORMANCE last week of class. BRING A FINAL HARD COPY OF THE TWO LETTERS on April 30.

D. FINAL EXAM: Based on Workbook, Lab Manual, Estructuras Postings, Previous Tasks, Classwork and Homework.

SCHEDULE
Jue Abril 16: Lesson 14 (book): E 14.2
START LETTER 1
Mar Abril 21: Lesson 14: E 14.3
EDIT LETTER 1
Jue Abril 23: Lesson 16 (book): Contextos E16.1
DUE: WB and LM: Contexto L14; Estructuras: 12.4, 14.2, 14.3; Panorama: Venezuela
START LETTER 2
Mar Abril 28: Leccion 16: E 16.2
EDIT LETTER 2
Jue Abril 30: PERFORMANCES (BRING A HARD COPY of your EDITED PERFORMANCES)
BLOG POSTINGS REVIEW
DUE: WB-LM: Contexto L16-17: Estructuras: 15.1, 16.1, 16.2, 17.1, 17.2, 18.1; Panorama: Nicaragua, El Salvador
Mar Mayo 5: FINAL EXAM (10-12PM)

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

SPN 305 - FINAL OBJECTIVES/TASKS

April 15, 09
Final Assignments SPN 305
1. Complete blog postings by April 26.
2. April 27: Review of blog postings
3. April 29: Review of translations drafts of autoethnographies.
4. April 15, 20 and 24: Ch 6 and 10; Review of strategies for translation
5. Final EXAM week: Autoethnographies in English and Spanish.

SPN 202 - FINAL OBJECTIVES/TASKS

SPN 202 FINAL OBJECTIVES

April 15, 09

By the end of the semester, we will have accomplished the following objectives in SPN 202:

A. TWO WRITING TASKS: CONVERSATION and REPORT (Hard copies are handed for grading when papers are finally finished). DUE: OFFICE May 01, 09.
(1) Create a conversation about your first day in a new hotel or place you are staying. Your first night at the hotel was terrible: there was so much noise from the street that you could not get to sleep. Ask the receptionist to move you to a quieter room. (IN PAIRS)
(2) Write a report on plans to graduate. You are soon going to graduate. Your mother and father want to know what you have done about finding a job. Write them a letter and explain the steps you have taken so far, and mention what additional steps you plan to take in the next few weeks. (INDIVIDUAL)

B. Blog post for Estructuras: Students will post their Estructuras assignments on this blog before they are practiced or as part of the syllabus for this class.

C. Students will PERFORM the interview in (1A) above as part of their FINAL PERFORMANCE last week of class. See PERFORMANCE evaluation grid in this blog for preparing it.

D. Workbook and Lab Manual: L11 and L14 MIERCOLES 29 de Abril, 09

E. FINAL EXAM: Based on Workbook, Lab Manual, Estructuras Exercises and Postings, Writing TASKS, Classwork Tasks, and Homework.

SPN 101 - FINAL OBJECTIVES/TASKS

SPN 101 FINAL OBJECTIVES

April 15, 09

By the end of the semester, we will have accomplished the following objectives in SPN 101:

A. TWO WRITING TASKS: INTERVIEW and REPORT (Hard copies are handed for grading when papers are finally finished). DUE: MAY 01, 09
(1) Interview a classmate about his or her pastime, weekend activities, and favorite sports. Use these questions as guidelines, and prepare several before the interview. Then write up the interview in a question-and answer format, faithfully, reporting your classmate’s responses. More detalles: Síntesis, L5, p. 46 Workbook.
(2) Write a report for this interview.

B. Blog post for Estructuras: Students will post their Estructuras assignments on this blog before they are practiced or as part of the syllabus for this class.

C. Students will PERFORM the interview in (A) above as part of their FINAL PERFORMANCE last week of class. See PERFORMANCE evaluation grid in this blog for preparing it.

D. FINAL EXAM: Based on Workbook, Lab Manual, Estructuras Exercises and Postings, Writing TASKS, Classwork Tasks, and Homework.

E. Workbook and Lab Manual: See DUE Dates

a. Contexto L4 and L5- Estructuras: 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 5.2: Panorama: México y Puerto Rico: LUNES 20 de abril, 09
b. Contextos: L6 and L7-Estructuras: 5.3, 5.4, 6.1, 7.1, 6.3, 7.3, 7.4, and 8.1-Panorama: Cuba y Perú: VIERNES 01 de Mayo, 09

F. FINAL INTERVIEW PAPER: DUE DAY OF FINAL EXAM