¡Bienvenidos!

Welcome!
• Get one of each paper in the trays by the
door.
• Find your seat according to the map.
• Fill out the card “Información de contacto”
(Contact Information)
• Make a name tag with the colored paper,
fold it, and put it on your desk
• Write the “tarea” (homework) in the
“Agenda Española” (Spanish agenda) in
the space that says “tarea”/homework
 Objetivos de hoy
Today’s objectives
• Explain the 9 reasons why learning
Spanish is important.
• Rephrase the academic and behavior goals
of the class.
• Describe the units and academic structure
of the class.
Índice del trabajo
Table of Contents
1. It is a way to organize
your binder
2. It starts over each
unit
3. It matches the page
numbers you write
on the actual papers
in your binder
 Apuntes (notes): Why is
learning Spanish important
• Fill in your notes as I explain
and show the 9 different
reasons.
• While I am talking you are not
talking.
• If you have a question or
answer, raise your hand.
• Stay in your seat.
 Porque se importa español
Why is Spanish important
If you pass the _______ test, you get
________________ and
__________ have to take as many
______________.
 Porque se importa español
Why is Spanish important
If you pass the AP test, you get
college credit and don’t have to
take as many classes.
 Porque se importa español
Why is Spanish important
Employers ________________ applicants
that are ______________ in the job market
 Porque se importa español
Why is Spanish important
Employers prefer applicants that are bilingual
in the job market
 Porque se importa español
Why is Spanish important
There are more job _________________
available to you.
 Porque se importa español
Why is Spanish important
There are more job options available to you.
 Porque se importa español
Why is Spanish important
It will help you in _____________,
______________, ________________, and
state tests like the __________________.
 Porque se importa español
Why is Spanish important
It will help you in math, English, vocabulary,
and state tests like the SAT and ACT.
 Porque se importa español
Why is Spanish important
To be a __________________.
 Porque se importa español
Why is Spanish important
To be a global citizen.
 Porque se importa español
Why is Spanish important
To have ______________ and
_________________ of different
________________.
 Porque se importa español
Why is Spanish important
To have tolerance and understanding of
different cultures.
 Porque se importa español
Why is Spanish important
To understand your _____________ culture
and __________________.
 Porque se importa español
Why is Spanish important
To understand your own culture and heritage.
 Porque se importa español
Why is Spanish important
To _______________ your communication
skills, such as ________________ and
_________________.
 Porque se importa español
Why is Spanish important
To improve your communication skills, such
as listening and memorizing.
 Porque se importa español
Why is Spanish important
To be able to ____________________ with
Spanish speakers in your community and
when you _________________.
 Porque se importa español
Why is Spanish important
To be able to communicate with Spanish
speakers in your community and when
you travel.
 Aplícalo a la vida actual…
Apply it to real life…
• Turn in your seat so that you face your group of
three.
• Each group’s reason they will present matches
the number on their desks.
• With your group write, draw, or act out an
imaginary situation that shows how the reason
could apply to real life.
• One person or more from your group will present
your reason and situation to the class. (30
seconds or less)
 Ejemplo
Example
Spanish is worth learning
because employers prefer
people who are bilingual. I
want to be a nurse, and it’s
more likely I’ll get the job if
I am bilingual.
Aplícalo a la vida actual…
Apply it to real life…
Presentaciones
Presentations
 Porque se importa español
Why is Spanish important
If you pass the AP test, you get
college credit and don’t have to
take as many classes.
 Porque se importa español
Why is Spanish important
Employers prefer applicants that are bilingual
in the job market
 Porque se importa español
Why is Spanish important
There are more job options available to you.
 Porque se importa español
Why is Spanish important
It will help you in math, English, vocabulary,
and state tests like the SAT and ACT.
 Porque se importa español
Why is Spanish important
To be a global citizen.
 Porque se importa español
Why is Spanish important
To have tolerance and understanding of
different cultures.
 Porque se importa español
Why is Spanish important
To understand your own culture and heritage.
 Porque se importa español
Why is Spanish important
To improve your communication skills, such
as listening and memorizing.
 Porque se importa español
Why is Spanish important
To be able to communicate with Spanish
speakers in your community and when
you travel.
 Objetivos de hoy
Today’s objectives
• Explain the 9 reasons why learning
Spanish is important.
• Rephrase the academic and behavior
goals of the class.
• Describe the units and academic
structure of the class.
Metas
Goals
 Lectura aleatoria
“Popcorn Reading”
 Las metas para mí
The Goals to Me
1. Get out a piece of paper (page 5) and
divide it in half
 Ejemplo
Academic Goal Behavioral Goal
Meta/Goal: Meta/Goal:

Obstacle: Obstacle:

What I will do: What I will do:

 Academic Goal Behavioral Goal
Meta/Goal: Meta/Goal:
I will learn 80% of what we study in
Spanish 1 well enough to do things
correctly 80% of the time or more. I
will be fluent enough to move to
Spanish 2 next year.
Obstacle: Obstacle:
This will be hard because I can’t
write in Spanish right now.
What I will do: What I will do:
I need to turn in my essays and edit
them before I turn them in for each
unit that we have a project.
 El cierre
Closing
• Make sure you wrote ALL the
homework in your “Agenda Española”
• Turn in your “Información de contacto”
card to the “Cosas para entregar” box.
• Put away your name tag to use every
day for two weeks.
 Intervención
Intervention
• When does it happen?
• How long does it last?
• What do you do during Intervention?
• How do you get in Intervention?
• How do you get out?
• When do you find out if you have
Intervention?
 Examen diagnóstico
Diagnostic Exam
• When the name list is passed to you,
bubble in your ID number according to
the list.
• You must complete this with a #2 pencil.
• Begin AFTER you have fixed the errors
Ms. Mehl tells you that are in the test
• You will return all pieces of your test
before you are dismissed.