20 marzo (jueves)-1 abril (martes)

El jueves 20 tenemos el segundo QUIZ (serio, para nota) y entregamos la primera composición. Las instrucciones para ambas actividades, como saben ustedes, están en Moodle y aquí.

El martes, primero de abril, hablaremos del quiz y de la composición. Entre el martes y el jueves comentaremos la introducción a Mundo Latino (BBC) y la unidad BKN Historia de Juan.

THEREFORE: if you want to get ahead over the break, read both the BBC piece and the BKN song / start on the exercises. BREAKDOWN OF ACTUAL HOMEWORK IS:

For Tuesday: a) Read the BBC piece. b) Answer in English or Spanish this question: what is is to be Latin / who is Latin? Write down a couple of meaningful sentences on this, based on the reading and, if you wish, on other information you may have. Bring this to class for discussion. c) Write, in Spanish, five good questions on or about the content of this article. It does not matter if you understand the entire thing 100%. 50%, for instance, is good enough. We will resolve doubts in class! Writing the questions in Spanish is for writing practice, and so that everyone will be ready for class and have something in common to discuss. All writing today is to be turned in – it is our quiz!

For Thursday: a) Listen to the song. b) Do the preterit/infinitive exercise, realizing that all words and verb forms here are fair game for a pop vocabulary quiz! c) Prepare and write down concrete material to use in this writing exercise, based on the song. We will actually *do* the exercise in small groups in class, but each person needs to do the research the instructions suggest and come prepared with very concrete ideas on how to write the story, what information to use.