TAREA SEMANAL - Every week you must complete one of the following activities, fill out the “tarea semanal”
on my website http://www.mooreschools.com//Domain/1952. Go to the “tarea semanal link and follow
directions. It will be due each Wednesday. Each week you must choose a different activity. After completing
10 different activities, you may repeat activities. However, no activity may be completed more than 3 times in
a school year.
1.
Listen to Spanish-language radio (Pandora or batanga) for one hour (music) or 30
minutes (talk).
2. Do a cloze activity (fill in the blanks) for one of the songs here: http://zacharyjones.com/zambombazo/category/musica/
3. Play a video game in Spanish for one hour.
4. Listen and/or watch 5 songs/videos that were nominated for a Latin Grammy. Decide
which one you like best and learn the chorus. Linked here: http://zacharyjones.com/zambombazo/lista-completa-de-nominados-al-latin-grammy-2011/
5. Read and listen to an article on Veinte Mundos:
http://www.veintemundos.com/en/library/
6. Watch a Spanish telenovela for one hour.
7. Watch MTVTres for one hour
8. Change your facebook language to Spanish and play on Facebook for an hour.
9. Read a Spanish-language magazine for 30 minutes (may be online). Suggestions:
http://www.elgancho.es/index.php
http://tuenlinea.esmas.com/
http://caras.esmas.com/
http://www.veintemundos.com/en/library/
http://www.peopleenespanol.com/pespanol/
10. Read/listen to Spanish news on line. Suggestions:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/ (BBC Mundo)
http://mexico.cnn.com/
http://www.unonoticias.com/Home
11. Play on one or more corporate Spanish-language websites for 45 minutes, such as:
McDonalds http://www.mcdonalds.com.mx/
Harry Potter http://www.harrypotterla.com/
Major League Baseball http://mlb.mlb.com/es/index.jsp?c_id=ml
12. Read a book in Spanish for 30 minutes
13. Change your cell phone or mp3 player’s language to Spanish for an entire week.
14. Read the directions in Spanish of seven items in your house (e.g. detergent).
15. Read the last 50 tweets using a Twitter hashtag (#) for a Latin-American country or city.
16. Read the last 30 tweets using a Twitter hashtag and a word in Spanish.
17. Read the last 30 Spanish-language tweets by one or more Spanish-speaking artists or
politicians on Twitter, such as Natalia Lafourcade, Juanes, Chocquibtown or Julieta
Venegas
18. Read an article about a famous Latino musician or politician in Spanish on Wikipedia.
19. Watch 3 videoclips on sports and 3 videoclips on current news on Univision.com.
20. Compile a list of 30 words involving the profession you hope to have, on 3×5 cards for
your review.
21. Explore the Spanish-language section of Barnes & Noble (music, kids’ books, and/or
adult books) for 30 minutes and find two things you would like to own.
22. Conversar (o ‘chatear’) en español con alguien por 30 minutos.
23. Explore iTunes Latino store and iTunes essentials for 30 minutes & find 2 albums or 5
songs you would like to own.
24. Using post-it notes, post-it 10 items in your house that you don’t know the word for and
leave it there for a week, then report to me from memory what all the items were.
25. Complete a song on lyricstraining.com. and bring me the results.
26. Go to a Latino restaurant and using your phone, or flipvideo camera, record the
meal/food/decorations with your commentary in Spanish.
27. “Trailer Transitions” - Watch some movie trailers and do the accompanying worksheet.
http://zachary-jones.com/zambombazo/trailer-transitions-actividades-para-empezar-laclase-con-avances-en-espanol-30-09-2011/
28. Present tense verb conjugation practice AND art work. View a description and sample
here: http://zachary-jones.com/zambombazo/check-out-a-sample-of-our-new-ebookconjugarte/ Ask me for a worksheet to do.
29. Do one of the activities having to do with commercials in Spanish here: http://zacharyjones.com/zambombazo/category/publicidad/
30. Find a commercial in Spanish. Transcribe it and email it to me with a link. If it is good, I
will use it for class
31. Watch a movie in Spanish.
32. Download the app “Memorize Words Lite” “MemWrdsLT” and play for at 30 minutes over
the week.
33. Go to a Spanish language grocery store. Look at the brands there and the different
things sold. Spend at least 30 minutes shopping.
34. Learn the most common Spanish verbs. Spend at least 30 minutes on the site. Play at
least 1 game. http://quizlet.com/711933/100-most-common-spanish-verbs-flash-cards/
35. Explore one of the following Spanish Department stores. Spend at least 30 minutes on
this activity.
a. El Corte Ingles: http://www.elcorteingles.es/
b. Fabricas de Francia: http://www.fabricasdefrancia.com.mx/shopping/store/
c. Cemaco: http://www.cemaco.com/
d. Casa Mendoza: http://www.casa-mendoza.com.ar/
36. Text someone in Spanish for 30 minutes.
37. Browse the Kindle store in Spanish for 30 minutes and identify 2 items from the Kindle
store you would like to own. (Please note, you do not have to purchase the items. You
just have to identify them.)
38. Have another idea/suggestion? Please see me OR email me
alejandrapriest@mooreschools.com for approval before completing it.
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Each week, you will have to fill out a sheet like this and have a parent sign it for verification.
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TAREA SEMANAL
NOMBRE:______________________________
Yo hice la actividad #_________
FECHA:________________________________
Dos cosas que aprendí son:
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Tuve problemas con:
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
I, _______________________________________, certify that my son/daughter did the activity.
(parent signature)
TAREA SEMANAL
NOMBRE:______________________________
Yo hice la actividad #_________
FECHA:________________________________
Dos cosas que aprendí son:
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Tuve problemas con:
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
I, _______________________________________, certify that my son/daughter did the activity.
(parent signature)
*This is due EVERY Thursday, whether the student has been absent or not. There is only ONE
late pass allowed each 9 weeks. *
TAREA SEMANAL
NOMBRE:______________________________
Yo hice la actividad #_________
FECHA:________________________________
Dos cosas que aprendí son:
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Tuve problemas con:
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
I, _______________________________________, certify that my son/daughter did the activity.
(parent signature)
*This is due EVERY Thursday, whether the student has been absent or not. There is only ONE
late pass allowed each 9 weeks. *