Weekly Assignment #10

You are going to go back to the Quia account that you set up last time. Log in, then click on the AP Spanish 4 class. Then click on the link for "class web page". You will then see 4 "quizzes" there. Your assignment is to complete all 4 of the quizzes by Sunday night (12/16) at midnight. There are 2 reading comprehension quizzes and 2 listening comprehension quizzes. Do your very best on these. Please email me if you have any questions. If you didn't do last week's assignment, look under the week 9 assignment for how to set up a Quia account.

Weekly Assignment #9

First off, don't forget to do your square root curve assignment. As a reminder, read through the article and then translate all of the questions and answers into English. Then go ahead and choose the answer you think is correct. Don't use a translation service to do this for you. Look up words that you might not know using an online dictionary such as Word Reference.

Now, for this week's assignment. It will be a little different, but trust me, by doing it, it will help you prepare for the test on Monday as best as you can. Take your time and put some effort into it. Vocabulary is the biggest struggle that many of you have when it comes to reading and listening. Therefore, I have created a "flashcard/matching" activity through the website Quia, which has words that will appear on the test in some form (written or verbal), with which you might not be as familiar. What you will need to do is create a free Quia account, following the instructions below. Then, between now and Monday morning, you will need to spend a minimum of 30 minutes reviewing the flashcards or doing the matching activity. Click on the link for AP Spanish 4, then choose the "Test Prep Practice". (Don't worry, it keeps track of the time for you.) Follow the instructions below and use your real name, so I can give you credit. It asks for an email, use your school email address. As always, email me if you have any difficulties.

Instructions for setting up an account and linking it to my class: Your instructor requests that you enroll in the following class:

	Class:	AP Spanish 4
	Code:	EDMX484

Step 1. Go to the Quia website at http://www.quia.com/web. Step 2. Now, click the area labeled Students. When the next page appears, enter your username and password if you already have a Quia account. If you do not have an account, click the link Create my free account. Fill out the form that appears. Select "Student" as the account type. When you are done, press the Create my account button. Step 3. You should now be in the Student Zone. Type in the class code EDMX484 in the text field and press the Add class button. Now you're done! Now that you have registered for your instructor's course, you can view your class web page, take quizzes, view your quiz results, view time spent on Quia activities, and read your instructor's feedback from your Quia account. Follow these steps to view your results: Step 1. Log in to your account. (Remember, go to the Quia Web home page at http://www.quia.com/web and click the area labeled Students.) Step 2. Click on the class name.

Actividad para el 6 de diciembre

Click here to do the preterite/imperfect practice exercise. When finished, complete the form below.


Speaking practice: choose one of the following "temas" to talk about. You will then have 5 minutes to prepare your thoughts, then you will speak for 2 minutes on the topic (in Spanish, duh!). You will record them using JD Voicemail. When you have finished, wait until I check with you before saving or closing out of the program.
1. ¿Cree que viajar hace que uno aprecie más a su país? ¿Por qué?
2. Si pudiera ser embajador(a) de Estados Unidos en algún país hispanohablante, ¿adónde le gustaría ir? ¿Por qué?
3. Explique cómo los viajes o ideas de los exploradores, inventores, escritores, viajeros o historiadores han tenido un impacto en la vida de los demás.

When finished, go to the unit 3 tab on this blog and look at the instructions for the commercials. You will then have the rest of the class to work on these. Don't forget that we will have a test next class, which will have some reading, listening and speaking on it. Be sure to complete the square root curve ticket and also do your weekly assignment on here. It will help with the test as well.