Wednesday, August 26

Grade 6 finished reading and discussing the page distributed last week about Avila, Spain.  The information is entirely in Spanish with icons and footnotes to help children understand everything easily.  We read the second half of the sheet today in class.  An interesting discussion about the contributions of different religious and cultural groups to Spanish culture and language was emphasized.
Students began to complete multiple choice questions based on the information we read about Avila.  I asked them to try to complete the questions at home.  Five or six students completed the sheet without any help.  We will complete the questions next week, so students do not have to worry about answering all of the questions if they cannot do so.  I would like them to try, however, since they can find the answers to the questions on the sheet we read together.


All sixth  students do have to prepare a short report in SPANISH  about Avila.  They can use the information on the sheet they have or do research on the computer. The report can be a written paragraph or a Powerpoint presentation.  They may also create a poster or make something out of found materials or clay. For example, a replica of the walls that surrounded the city in the 1600's.  They DO NOT have to make ninety walls, as the paper explains. A poster of something mentioned will suffice as well.  There are many photos of Avila online.  We discussed The Convent of Santa  Teresa and a cathedral as well as  Spanish cuisine.  Five sentences are expected.  Again, students can use the sentences DIRECTLY from the sheet I gave them.  This homework assignment is due on .  STUDENTS WHO WERE NOT ENROLLED LAST YEAR DO NOT HAVE TO GIVE A REPORT IN SPANISH,  BUT I WOULD LIKE THEM TO BRING SOME INFORMATION IN ENGLISH ABOUT AVILA, SPAIN. Parents can help newly enrolled students with this assignment. Report is due on Wednesday, Sept. 2.

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Grade 5 also completed the informational sheet about Avila.  They were given a word search in Spanish.  Most students completed it in class.  They need to complete it for homework if it was not completed in class.  They were also given a sheet with suggested topics for a report about Avila.  The report may be done in English or Spanish.  It is due on Wednesday, Sept. 2. Students may give the short report in English.  Four or five sentences will suffice, but I encourage students to prepare a more thorough report if they desire.  They may create a poster or a model of anything mentioned int he sheet we read together in Spanish.  Students also received a recipe for a delicious postre, dessert, made with egg yolks.  Some of the students wanted to make the dessert at home. It is NOT a homework assignment, but sounds so delicious that several students expressed a desire to make it at home. MMMMMMM.  Sabroso.

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