Our Family Christmas Video

Academy del Sol Graduation December 2007

Untitled Album

Fotos del viaje a Chihuahua

Spanish, Dec 13

I. Listening portion, Spanish I Semester Exam
You will hear the following information about two individuals. Record all of the information that you can.

Nombre y apellido
Fecha de nacimiento
Número de teléfono
Dirección
Esposa
Hijos ________________________ Edad _____________________
_________________________ Edad _____________________


Nombre y apellido
Fecha de nacimiento
Número de teléfono
Dirección
Esposa
Hijos ________________________ Edad _____________________
_________________________ Edad _____________________

II. Count from 1- 20 by ones:




III. Count from 20-100 by tens:

MC Studies Composition Final

Composition portion, Multicultural Studies final exam

Each question is to be answered with a paragraph.

Grading is simple: you receive four points per complete sentence.

1. Define race, culture and ethnicity.

2. From what we have read and discussed in class, list five examples of when conflicts have occurred in the United States based upon differences in race, culture or ethnicity.

3. In three sentences, explain the point of the story "A Piece of String".

4. How could the Brooke Ellison Story inspire a person who was discouraged about his/her chances of succeeding in life? (three sentences)

5. What cultural values were introduced to our society by the English and the Scots? (three sentences)

6. What cultural values helped Levi Strauss succeed? (two sentences)

7. List two lessons we should learn from the Tulsa Race Riots.

8. Explain the fundamental message of The Color Purple. (2 sentences)

9. Explain the term "integration" in terms of society. (2 sentences)

10. List the three most important things in your life and explain why they're so important.

FLIR

Go to: http://www.mttlr.org/html/ShortNotes/crisera_art.html

Write a five sentence paragraph on this topic:

Should law enforcement agencies be allowed to use devices such as FLIR without probable cause and a search warrant?

Uniquely New Mexican

Web quest for Dec. 11:

1. Tell the story of the farolitos.
2. Write a brief paragraph explaining what a pastorela is.
3. Who are the chief characters in the matachines dances?
4. Who was Tonantzin?
5. What is the significance of December 12 for Mexicans?

Provide two illustrations of your choice for your answers.

9/11 Conspiracy theories

Use the following sites to answer the questions:

"The Truth about 9/11 Conspiracy Theories"
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/gate/archive/2006/04/19/cstillwell.DTL

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military_law/1227842.html

Give a logical explanation for the following pieces of conspiracy evidence:

Explain:

1. the concrete clouds of dust and collapsing building which looked like it was being demolished by explosives.
2. the seismic spikes.
3. why the steel did not need to melt for the buildings to collapse.
4. the small hole in the side of the Pentagon.
5. Find evidence to refute the report that the planes that hit the towers had no windows.

Basic vocabulary you must know

Repaso de vocabulario, Español I
150 basic vocabulary words you must know

La ropa

1. la camisa
2. los pantalones
3. la camiseta
4. la falda
5. el vestido
6. el sombrero
7. los calcetines
8. los zapatos

Cosas en la clase

9. el lápiz
10. la pluma
11. el papel
12. la carpeta
13. las luces
14. la ventana
15. la puerta
16. la mesa
17. la silla
18. el libro

Colores

19. azul
20. verde
21. negro
22. blanco
23. morado
24. amarillo
25. café
26. anaranjado

La familia

27. padre
28. madre
29. abuelo
30 abuela
31. tío
32. tía
33. sobrino/ sobrina
34. primo/ prima
35. nieto
36. nieta
37. hermano
38. hermana
39. hijo
40. hija

La casa

41. la sala
42. el comedor
43. la cocina
44. el baño
45. la recámara
46. el garaje
47. el jardín

La comida

48. el agua
49. el pan
50. el queso
51. la carne
52. el maíz
53. la leche
54. los frijoles
55. el tomate
56. el chocolate
57. el arroz

Partes del cuerpo

58. las manos
59. los dedos
60. los brazos
61. la cabeza
62. las piernas
63. el pelo
64. los pies
65. los ojos
66. las orejas
67. la nariz

El tiempo

68. hace frío
69. hace calor
70. hace fresco
71. está lloviendo
72. está nevando

Saludos

73. buenos días
74. buenas tardes
75. buenas noches
76. ¿Cómo estás?
77. hola
78. bien
79. mal
80. así así
81. hasta luego
82. adiós

La fecha

83. hoy
84. mañana
85. ayer
86. lunes
87. martes
88. miércoles
89. jueves
90. viernes
91. sábado
92. domingo
93. enero
94. febrero
95. marzo
96. abril
97. mayo
98. junio
99. julio
100. agosto
101. septiembre
102. octubre
103. noviembre
104. diciembre

Verbos -ar

105. hablar
106. trabajar
107. caminar
108. descansar
109. ayudar
110. lavar
111. fumar
112. bailar
113. tomar
114. tocar
115. cantar
116. escuchar
117. practicar
118. mirar

Verbos -er, ir

119. comer
120. vivir
121. escribir
122. beber
123. dormir
124. recibir
125. leer
125. comprender
126. abrir

Verbos irregulares

127. ir
128. tener
129. ser
130. estar
131. dar

Animales y personas

132. el perro
133. el gato
134. el muchacho
135. la muchacha
136. el hombre
137. la mujer

Descripciones

138. alto
139. bajo
140. gordo
141. flaco
142. bonito(a)
143. guapo
144. pelo largo
145. pelo corto
146. feo(a)
147. inteligente
148. tonto
149. grande
150. pequeño

Rwandan Genocide

The Hutus and Tutsis in Rwanda:
Read the Wikipedia article here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwandan_Genocide
then, answer:

1. Write a paragraph stating three reasons for Tutsi-Hutu conflict and hatred.

2. How did Belgium happen to become involved with Rwanda?

3. Why do you think the United Nations did nothing to stop the genocide?

4. Give another more recent example of genocide in Africa.

5. Explain what revisionism is. What theory is promulgated by Pierre Péan?

Math problems for today

1. Store A has carpet on sale for only $2 a square foot. Store B has the same carpet for $15 a square yard. Which store has the better deal? If you buy 100 square yards of carpet, how much money will you end up saving if you buy from the cheaper store?

2. You are planning a car trip from Alamogordo to Los Angeles and back. Your car gets 20 miles to the gallon. If gas costs $3.10 a gallon, how much will you have to pay for gas?

3. Bank A offers you a car loan for $8500. The monthly payments are $164.33 for five years. The interest rate is 6%.

Bank B offers you a car loan for $8500. The monthly payments are only $154.63 for seven years. The interest rate is 13%

Which bank offers the better deal? How much money would you save by getting your loan from them?

4. Mike has half of a pizza. He gives 1/4 of it to Susan. What percentage of the whole pizza does Susan have?

5. At KMart, an item costs $250 but it is on sale for 15% off.
At WalMart, the item costs $225. Where should you buy the item and how much less is it than the more expensive store?

Dictado 2

1. Comemos en la cafetería.
2. Ellos viven en California.
3. Juan escribe cartas a su amiga en México.
4. ¿Quién sabe?
5. Sabe Diós.
6. El mesero bueno recibe muchas propinas.
7. Leemos libros en la clase de Sra. Johnson.
8. Los muchachos corren en la pista.
9. Asistimos a la iglesia los domingos.
10. Hacemos la tarea.
11. Hace frío hoy.
12. Bebemos el agua fría.
13. ¡Te veo después!
14. ¡No como en Sonic!
15. Hace mucho calor en Florida.

Dictado 1, 28 de noviembre

1. Hablo el español.
2. Caminas con el perro en el parque.
3. Estudiamos el español.
4. Carlos trabaja en McDonalds.
5. Ellos descansan los domingos.
6. Compro bebidas para la fiesta.
7. Me gusta escuchar la música.
8. María y José bailan en la discoteca.
9. Tomo el café en la mañana.
10. Regresamos de la fiesta a las once.
11. Miras los Simpsons en la televisión.
12. Lavamos la ropa los sábados.
13. Mi mamá prepara la comida.
14. El profesor toca la guitarra y canta.
15. Tú montas en bicicleta.

Kawika,Chrystal and Dustin's graph

Here is the graph Kawika, Chrystal and Dustin prepared.

November 27 Shopping activity

November 27
Introduction: You have decided to compare prices in a major way. You will shop in five different countries for the same merchandise, convert the prices using current exchange rates, and choose the best buy (excluding shipping costs!).
Task: Using internet resources for shopping in the United States, Spain, Canada, Australia, and Great Britain, you will select 4 items to buy in all five countries. Once you find the local cost, you will convert that price to US dollars and compare the costs.
Resources:
Spain shopping: http://www.elcorteingles.es
Yahoo Australia Shopping: http://au.shopping.yahoo.com/
Yahoo Canada Shopping: http://ca.shopping.yahoo.com/
Yahoo UK and Ireland Shopping: http://shopping.uk.yahoo.com/
Yahoo US Shopping: http://shopping.yahoo.com/
Currency Exchange Rates: http://www.x-rates.com/tables/USD.html
Another Exchange Rate Converter: http://www.oanda.com/converter/classic

Process:
1. Your group will browse the online shopping resources for the United States, Spain, Canada, Australia, and Great Britain.
2. You are shopping for the following items: 1. an ipod nano 2. a Nokia N95 smartphone 3. a PSP console 4. a Nintendo Wii console
3. Look up the cost in all four countries for each of the items.
4. Using current exchange rates, convert all prices to US dollars.
5. Make a table and a graph to illustrate results.
6. Write a group report describing your results. Is the cost of each item the same in all countries? Is there a pattern where all items are more or less in some countries? Can you find an explanation?

Conclusion:

In this activity, you will use the internet as a data source for a problem solving activity. You will be connecting real-world shopping and currency data to analysis and representation. You will use your reasoning skills to reach a conclusion based on the data, and will communicate your conclusions in a written report.
(Thank you, Ruth!)

Rita's assignment

¿Qué hora es?

1. 3:00 Son las tres. 2. 1:10 Es la una y diez 3. 4:45 son las cuatro cuarenta y cinco.

¿Cuál es la fecha?

4. 26/11 el 26 de noviembre 5. 9/6 el 9 de junio 6. 1/4 el primero de abril

¿Cómo se dice en español?

7. good morning buenos dias 8. good afternoon buenas tardes

9. good evening buenas noches 10. How are you? Cómo estás?
Answer with complete sentences

11. ¿Adónde vas después de la escuela?Voy a mi casa a comer.

12. ¿Qué te gusta hacer en tu tiempo libre? Me gusta comer.

13. ¿Qué vas a hacer durante las vacaciones de Navidad? Ojalá pasarla bien. (I hope to have a good Christmas?)

repaso 11-26

Repaso, Español I

¿Qué hora es?

1. 3:00 2. 1:10 3. 4:45

¿Cuál es la fecha?

4. 26/11 5. 9/6 6. 1/4

¿Cómo se dice en español?

7. good morning 8. good afternoon

9. good evening 10. How are you?

Answer with complete sentences

11. ¿Adónde vas después de la escuela?

12. ¿Qué te gusta hacer en tu tiempo libre?

13. ¿Qué vas a hacer durante las vacaciones de Navidad?

Spanish November 26

Spanish I
Store dialog to translate and present to teacher, November 26

Clerk: Good morning Buenos dias
Customer: Good morning. Excuse me, do you have Nike shoes here?
Buenos dias. Dispense, tienen zapatos de Nike aqui?
Clerk: Yes, sir (ma'am) Here they are.
Si,senora. Aqui estan.
Customer: How much do they cost?
Cuanto cuestan?
Clerk: They cost $812 pesos.
Cuestan ochocientos doce pesos.
Customer: You accept credit cards?
Aceptan tarjetas de credito?
Clerk: No, only cash.
No, solo dinero en efectivo.
Customer: How many dollars is that?
Cuanto en dolares?
Clerk: It is _________ dollars and _______ cents
Son setenta y tres dolares y noventa y ocho centavos.

(Find out the exchange rate for the Mexican peso and fill in the blanks with correct amount.)

Multicultural Studies, Nov 26

Multicultural studies-- "Citing Sources"
1. List at least three origins of each of the following ethnic/racial conflicts in the United States. For each origin, write a sentence in which you cite the source of your information.

1. Irish Catholics and Anglo Protestants
2. Mexicans and Anglos in the Southwest
3. African-Americans and white America
4. Japanese and other Americans both in Hawaii and the mainland
5. Native Americans and European immigrants

Goodbye Robin

Goodbye Robin, We will miss you!

Scientific and popular names for Mr. Martin's plants.

Famines Powerpoint

View the famines powerpoint.
Define the following: drought, exports, cash crops, genocide (ethnic cleansing),
vulnerability, desertification, cash crops
Give examples of five famines that have occurred. After each, make a list political and weather related reasons for the famine.

20 Preguntas Nov 13 Spanish I

Practice asking and answering these questions with your partner.
1. ¿Cómo te llamas?
2. ¿De dónde eres?
3. ¿Cómo estás?
4. ¿Qué te gusta hacer en tu tiempo libre?
5. ¿Cuántos años tienes?
6. ¿Qué haces si tienes sed?
7. ¿Cuál es tu número de teléfono?
8. ¿Adónde vas después de la escuela?
9. ¿Qué tiempo hace hoy?
10. ¿Qué hora es?
11. ¿Qué día es hoy?
12. ¿Cuál es la fecha?
13. ¿Cómo eres?
14. ¿Me prestas un dólar?
15. ¿Tomas café en la mañana?
16. ¿Cómo se llama la directora de la escuela?
17. ¿Qué día es mañana?
18. ¿Qué día fue ayer?
19. ¿Qué clase de música escuchas?
20 ¿Qué programa de televisión miras?

The Brooke Ellison Story

Write three paragraphs about this quote from Brooke's mother:

"You belong in this world. You must decide if you are going to contribute to it or be paralyzed."

Spanish scavenger hunt

Find pictures of the following items and collect them into one document. (Text edit works fine.) Label your pictures correctly. The first two teams to finish win prizes. Everyone who finishes receives a grade of "100"!!!

Animales:
un perezoso
una vibora
un oso negro
un caballo mesteno

lugares:
Caracas, Venezuela
Santiago de Chile

Cosas:
una cascada
una fuente
una playa
un rascacielos

gente:
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz
Shakira

Vocabulary for Levi Strauss Autobiography

1. peddler
2. amenities
3. patent
4. philanthtopic
5. integrity
6. ostentatious

Devin Polson's Animation

The space ship is coming to destroy the earth.

Jessica's Comments on Angelas Ashes

MC Studies Assignment for Angela's Ashes


1. Frank's childhood is miserable because family around him dies like
his two twin brothers and his little sister and his grandmother
and his lover. Also because his dad was constantly drunk and they
were poor and hungry.
2. The technique McCourt uses to create a distinct voice is he puts his
opinions out in the open. His voice in Angela's Ashes is verybold and strong.
3. McCourt's experiences in school was that he enjoyed it because he
loved reading and writing. He also liked his teacher.
4. McCourt's father, in my opinion was a selfish drunk because all
the money he would get he would use on alcohol for himself
instead of using it for food on his family. He views him as he would eat in the morning then walk to school with frank and then come home drunk at night.
5. During McCourt's childhood, his mothers presence was always there.
You can tell she was mostly sad or depressed throughout his childhood but no matter what she was always trying to take care of them and was always there for them, unlike his father.
6. Angela's Ashes is uplifting despite the sad situations because
Frank finally made it to America after all the years of savingand working for the money to go. He produces hope through his writing by saying good things to come and things like that.
7. It views that American people are rich and its just a great place to live.
8. McCourt's view of the Catholic Church is that they weren't very nice.
9. Angela's Ashes taught me that Ireland is a pretty poor place and
that people are suffering over there.
10. I rate Angela's Ashes a 4 on a scale one to five.

MC Studies Assignment for Angela's Ashes

1. On the first page of Angela's Ashes, McCourt says, "worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the Irish childhood, and worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood." In what ways was his childhood miserable? How did being Irish and being Catholic contribute to his misery?

2. What techniques does McCourt use to create a distinct voice? How would you describe his voice in Angela's Ashes?

3. Discuss McCourt's experiences in school.


4. How would you describe McCourt's father, Malachy? What are the different ways Frank McCourt views his father in the book?

5. Why do you think McCourt titled the memoir Angela's Ashes? How would you describe his mother's presence in McCourt's childhood?

6. In what ways is Angela's Ashes uplifting despite the sad situations in the story? How does McCourt produce hope through his writing?

7. What is the view of America in Angela's Ashes?

8. How would you describe McCourt's view of the Catholic Church?

9. Did Angela's Ashes teach you anything new about Ireland?

10. Rate Angela's Ashes on a scale of one to five.

Chris Walker's Bomb

I like Chris Walker's animated GIF of a bomb. Here it is:

Introduction

Dear students and friends,
Welcome to our blog! The purpose of this blog is to post assignments such as in-class compositions, to post comments about them. We will also post artistic projects from the digital imaging class.

The only guideline for now is please be positive and friendly and refrain from the use of profanity.

Thanks!