FHS Foreign Language Department

2008 Summer Enrichment

Spanish I	Spanish I Honors	Spanish II	Spanish II Honors	Spanish III	Spanish III Honors
Spanish IV Honors	Spanish AP Language	Spanish AP Literature	Spanish IB
French I	French I Honors	French II	French II Honors	French III	French III Honors
French IV Honors	French AP Language	French IB
German I	German I Honors	German II	German II Honors	German III Honors	German IV Honors

Class	Spanish I and Spanish I Honors
Supplies	A separate binder for Spanish class (at least one inch) Dividers (the type with pockets if possible) Highly recommended: Index cards to make flashcards as needed Highly recommended: 8½x11 Spanish/English dictionary with holes to keep in the binder *Each Spanish I teacher may have different required class supplies, and those will be specified on the first day of school. These are general recommendations based on typical needs. The binder & dividers are required by all Spanish teachers.
Due Date	Tuesday, August 12
Recommended Assignment – some teachers may count as extra quiz grade	We recommend that students enrolled in a Spanish I course complete two of the following items to become aware of the uses of Spanish in the community and around the world. (Click on the worksheets to open. If you are prompted for a password, click cancel, and you will be able to view & print the worksheet.) 1. Help a Spanish-speaker with English. Include a picture of the person and write a two-paragraph reflection. 2. Read a news article about the Spanish-speaking world. See specific directions on the worksheet. Complete the worksheet. 3. Research a famous Hispanic and answer the questions on the worksheet. 4. Try an online translator! Complete the worksheet to see how well or badly they work. 5. Travel to a Spanish-speaking country or city. Write a one-page reflection about your experience and list at least 10 words or phrases that you learned (with their English meanings). If you have any problems opening worksheets, visit Sra. Scheetz’s webpage, http://teachers.wcs.edu/fhs/kellys, and click on “Summer Assignments” under “Documents” on the left. E-mail questions to: kellys@wcs.edu

Class	Spanish II
Supplies	Index cards to make flashcards as needed A separate binder for Spanish class (at least one inch) Dividers Recommended: Spanish dictionary *Each Spanish II teacher may have different required class supplies, and those will be specified on the first day of school. These are general recommendations based on typical needs. The binder & dividers are required by all Spanish teachers.
Due Date	Tuesday, August 12
Recommended Assignment – some teachers may count as extra quiz grade	We recommend that students enrolled in Spanish II standard complete three of the following items to practice and review their Spanish. (Click on the worksheets to open. If you are prompted for a password, click cancel, and you will be able to view & print the worksheet.) 1. Help a Spanish-speaker with English. Include a picture of the person and write a two-paragraph reflection. 2. Try an online translator! Complete the worksheet to see how well or badly they work. 3. Go to Conjuguemos and complete 3 of the following activities for verb review. Complete the quizzes with at least 40 attempts in five minutes and a score of at least 80%. Any quizzes with less than 40 attempts or with scores below 80% will not be accepted. You may click on “ALL but vosotros” under “Choose your pronoun” but all other settings should remain the same. Print out your results. a. PRESENT TENSE – regular verbs b. PRESENT TENSE – stem-changing verbs c. PRESENT TENSE – irregular verbs d. PRESENT TENSE – ALL VERBS e. PRESENT PROGRESSIVE – all participles If you do not have an account or cannot remember your old account and must start a new one, use 178 as the “School ID” to avoid having to enter an e-mail account or wait for e-mail confirmation. 1. Watch 30 minutes of a program on Univisión. It may be a news program or other show. Complete the worksheet for this activity. 2. Read an outside article in Spanish. Select a magazine such as People en español, and complete the worksheet for this activity. Be sure to include a copy of the article. 3. Travel to a Spanish-speaking country or city. Write a one-page reflection about your experience and list at least 10 words or phrases that you learned (with their English meanings). – counts as 2 activities 4. Take a Spanish course over the summer. It may be an immersion course, course with university credit, or summer school class. Write a one-page reflection and have the instructor of the course sign it. – counts as 2 activities If you have any problems opening worksheets, visit Sra. Scheetz’s webpage, http://teachers.wcs.edu/fhs/kellys, and click on “Summer Assignments” under “Documents” on the left. E-mail questions to: kellys@wcs.edu

Class	Spanish II Honors
Supplies	Index cards to make flashcards as needed A separate binder for Spanish class (at least one inch) Dividers Highly recommended: Spanish dictionary *Each Spanish II Honors teacher may have different required class supplies, and those will be specified on the first day of school. These are general recommendations based on typical needs. The binder & dividers are required by all Spanish teachers.
Due Date	Tuesday, August 12
Required Assignment	Students enrolled in Spanish II Honors must complete three of the following items to practice and review their Spanish. Place the work in a folder to turn in on the first full day of class. (Click on the worksheets to open. If you are prompted for a password, click cancel, and you will be able to view & print the worksheet.) 1. Help a Spanish-speaker with English. Include a picture of the person and write a two-paragraph reflection. 2. Try an online translator! Complete the worksheet to see how well or badly they work. 3. Go to Conjuguemos and complete 3 of the following activities for verb review. Complete the quizzes with at least 40 attempts in five minutes and a score of at least 85%. Any quizzes with less than 40 attempts or with scores below 85% will not be accepted. You may click on “ALL but vosotros” under “Choose your pronoun” but all other settings should remain the same. Print out your results. a. PRESENT TENSE – regular verbs b. PRESENT TENSE – stem-changing verbs c. PRESENT TENSE – irregular verbs d. PRESENT TENSE – ALL VERBS e. PRESENT PROGRESSIVE – all participles If you do not have an account or cannot remember your old account and must start a new one, use 178 as the “School ID” to avoid having to enter an e-mail account or wait for e-mail confirmation. 4. Watch 30 minutes of a program on Univisión. It may be a news program or other show. Complete the worksheet for this activity. 5. Read an outside article in Spanish. Select a magazine such as People en español, and complete the worksheet for this activity. Be sure to include a copy of the article. 6. Travel to a Spanish-speaking country or city. Write a one-page reflection about your experience and list at least 10 words or phrases that you learned (with their English meanings). – counts as 2 activities 7. Take a Spanish course over the summer. It may be an immersion course, course with university credit, or summer school class. Write a one-page reflection and have the instructor of the course sign it. – counts as 2 activities If you have any problems opening worksheets, visit Sra. Scheetz’s webpage, http://teachers.wcs.edu/fhs/kellys, and click on “Summer Assignments” under “Documents” on the left. E-mail questions to: kellys@wcs.edu

Class	Spanish III
Supplies	Index cards A separate binder for Spanish class (at least one inch) Dividers Highlighters Spanish dictionary
Due Date	Tuesday, August 12 Movie test in class on Wednesday, August 13
Required Assignment	Each student in Spanish III must complete the following two assignments. 1. Conjuguemos activities – Go to Conjuguemos. Change your account to select “Tracy Poole” as your teacher. Complete the following five quizzes with at least 30 attempts in five minutes and a score of at least 80%. Any quizzes with less than 30 attempts or with scores below 80% will not be accepted. You may click on “ALL but vosotros” under “Choose your pronoun” but all other settings should remain the same. Click Record/Send and your scores will be e-mailed to Mrs. Poole. Click on “My Teacher’s Zone” to view your scores and double-check that all scores are recorded on your account. No print-outs will be accepted; scores must be e-mailed and recorded on your account. #6 PRESENT TENSE – ALL VERBS #10 PRETERIT TENSE – ALL VERBS #11 IMPERFECT TENSE – all verbs #20 PRESENT PROGRESSIVE – all participles #21 PAST PROGRESSIVE – all participles If you cannot remember your old account and must start a new one, use 178 as the “School ID” to avoid having to enter an e-mail account or wait for e-mail confirmation. 2. Watch a movie in Spanish with English subtitles. Select one of the following movies and complete the following tasks. Feel free to watch a movie multiple times! (On additional viewings you may wish to watch it in English with Spanish subtitles.) · Take notes and keep a vocabulary list while watching the movie(s). · Write a 100-word Spanish resumen (summary) of the movie(s) using the preterite and the imperfect. Summaries should be handwritten and no credit will be given for obvious use of translators or summaries already published online. · Be prepared for a test on the movie(s) during the first week of school. You may use your notes on the test. You may select from the following movies: · Shrek 2 · Finding Nemo · Harry Potter & The Sorcerer’s Stone *Every effort has been made to ensure that all movies are available at local public libraries. Public libraries may also be used to complete the Conjuguemos activities. E-mail questions to: tracyp@wcs.edu or kellys@wcs.edu

Class	Spanish III Honors & Spanish III Honors Pre-AP/IB
Supplies	A 3-ring binder to be used only for Spanish class (at least one inch) A package of dividers (the type with pockets preferable) An 8½ x 11 Spanish/English dictionary with holes to keep in the binder (Electronic dictionaries also are acceptable)
Due Date	3 Conjuguemos quizzes must be recorded & sent by June 30 4 Conjuguemos quizzes must be recorded & sent by July 31 Verb test the week of August 11
Required Assignment	Each student registered for Spanish III Honors or III Honors Pre-AP/IB must complete the following assignment. Go to Conjuguemos. If you already have an account, you must de-select your former teacher and select "Maestra Walker." If you don't have an account or can't remember your log-in and password, set up a new account by using 178 as the school code.  This eliminates entering an email account and waiting for an email confirmation.  Again, be sure to select "Maestra Walker" as your teacher! In order to master the verb tenses you have worked on the past two years, it is important to practice them on a consistent basis over the summer.  It will not help you to try to complete all the quizzes in one day!  Take your time and practice your verb tenses throughout the weeks until you can easily complete the following seven quizzes with a minimum of 50 attempts in 5 minutes and a score of at least 85%.  Any quiz with less than 50 attempts, scores below 85% and/or 5 minute time limit removed will not be accepted.  You may click on “ALL but vosotros” under “Choose your pronoun” but all other settings must remain the same.  Click Record/Send and your scores will be e-mailed to Maestra Walker.  If after numerous practices over several days (which must be documented on your account), you are unable to reach 50 attempts with a score of at least 85% within 5 minutes, you may add one minute to your time (6 minutes).  Click on “My Teacher’s Zone” to view your scores and double-check that all attempts, scores, and time limits have been recorded on your account.  No print-outs will be accepted; scores must be e-mailed and recorded on your account. The following three quizzes are to be recorded & sent electronically to Maestra no later than June 30: #6 PRESENT TENSE – ALL VERBS #20 PRESENT PROGRESSIVE – ALL PARTICIPLES #21 PAST PROGRESSIVE – ALL PARTICIPLES The following four quizzes must be recorded & sent electronically to Maestra no later than July 31: #10 PRETERIT TENSE – ALL VERBS #11 IMPERFECT TENSE – ALL VERBS #27 TÚ COMMANDS #28 UD. COMMANDS If you are going to be on vacation or away from a computer for an extended period, plan ahead! Remember, a minimum of 50 attempts with a score of at least 85% within 5 minutes! ¡Buena suerte! Upon your return to school there will be a test over these seven verb tenses. E-mail questions to: shelleyw1@wcs.edu

Class	Spanish IV Honors
Supplies	A separate binder for Spanish class (at least one inch) Dividers Highlighters Spanish dictionary
Due Date	Tuesday, August 12
Required Assignment	Each student enrolled in Spanish IV Honors must complete the following two assignments: 1. Create a scrapbook of your summer vacation. This scrapbook can be based on real or imagined events. It can be in the form of a book, PowerPoint, or video. The scrapbook should contain pictures or memorabilia from your vacation and other summer activities. (Clip art is acceptable for a few events.) Each scrapbook should have at least 25 different appropriate events. Each event should have a caption of 2-3 sentences in Spanish describing the event. Grammar counts! (Yes, a total of 50+ sentences!) 2. Conjuguemos activities – Go to Conjuguemos. Change your account to select “Sra. Scheetz” as your teacher. Complete the following five quizzes with at least 50 attempts in five minutes and a score of at least 80%. Any quizzes with less than 50 attempts or with scores below 80% will not be accepted. You may click on “ALL but vosotros” under “Choose your pronoun” but all other settings should remain the same. Click Record/Send and your scores will be e-mailed to Mrs. Scheetz. Click on “My Teacher’s Zone” to view your scores and double-check that all scores are recorded on your account. No print-outs will be accepted; scores must be e-mailed and recorded on your account. #6 PRESENT TENSE – ALL VERBS #10 PRETERIT TENSE – ALL VERBS #22 PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE – all verbs #27 TÚ COMMANDS #28 Ud. COMMANDS If you cannot remember your old account and must start a new one, use 178 as the “School ID” to avoid having to enter an e-mail account or wait for e-mail confirmation. E-mail questions to: kellys@wcs.edu

Class	Spanish AP Language
Supplies	Inexpensive Digital Voice Recorder 3-ring spiral notebook with pockets Class fees will provide an AP workbook (ordered by teacher in August '08) Highly Recommended: 501 Spanish Verbs, Spanish Dictionary
Due Date	Tuesday, August 12
Required Assignment	Students enrolled in AP Spanish Language must complete the following: Read a juvenile novel in Spanish. Choose from the following. Eclipse (por Beverly Cleary) Charlie y La Fábrica de Chocolate (por Roald Dahl) El León, La Bruja, y El Ropero ( por C.S. Lewis) El Principito (por Antoine de Saint-Exupery) Los Escorpiones (por Walter Dean Myers) <