ConexionesAdv

Check out a children’s book in Spanish from the library, visit the children's library website Cuentos de niños or borrow a book from la profe. Print & complete the “Libro” worksheet. Hoja de Conexiones - Libro 2pts With a partner present the book to an elementary class. (5 pts) || Observe someone who uses Spanish everyday in their job. Spanish teachers, interpreters, international services (Lands End international calls), farmers, etc.
 * **Duolingo (1 pt) **
 * Duolingo is a free website/app that is great for beginners.
 * Sign up and complete a lesson online or use la Profe's iPad app!
 * www.duolingo.com
 * May complete up to 10 mini levels starting Nov. 7 for 10 points (each lesson = about 30 minutes). Profe will check your status to see if you've been keeping up! || **Clase de Conversación** **(1pt)**
 * Asiste la clase de conversacion los jueves.
 * Must contribute to conversation!
 * Earn 1 pt each week ||
 * **Escucha un Podcast (2 pts) **
 * Escucha NotesinSpanish beginners, Coffeebreak Spanish o Spanishpod101 podcast y completa Hoja de Conexiones - Podcast
 * You may also download Medical Spanish Podcast or go to @http://www.medicalspanishpodcast.com/ and complete the podcast worksheet.
 * || **Revista (2 pts) **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lee un artículo de una revista en español.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Imprima y completa la hoja.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hoja de Conexiones - Artículo ||
 * ** Restaurante (3 pts) *** Go to a Latin American restaurant and order your food in Spanish.
 * Print and take this worksheet to the restaurant with you; the waiter must complete it in Spanish in order to get your points.
 * Hoja de Conexiones - Restaurante >
 * You may also videotape your experience. || **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Libro (2-5 pts) ***
 * **Observación (5pts)**

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Interview a native Spanish-speaker and videotape it. || ** LEER (5 pts) ** Read on e of the following books and complete a book review. Instructions will be posted soon.

Enrique’s Journey- Sonia Nazario Esperanza Rising- Pam Muñoz Ryan One Hundred Years of Solitude Gabriel García Márquez Yo! - Julia Alvarez How the Garcia Girls Lost their Accents- Julia Alvarez Before We Were Free - Julia Alvarez In the Time of the Butterflies - Julia Alvarez || || **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Enseñar (8pts) **
 * ** Piñata (4 - 6 pts) *** Haz una piñata
 * Follow the instructions and rubric Hoja de Conexiones - Piñata

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Work with an ESL student once a week to help him/her with their assignments (1 time per week for 6-7 weeks) ||

= www.duolingo.com Sign up and start practicing or use la Profe's iPad app! If you are at an intermediate or advanced level, try testing out of the beginning activities. =
 * Más Práctica **

=**Revistas**=
 * Read/listen to current events around the world and then print and fill out a Conexiones worksheet.**
 * News in Slow Spanish Listen and read current events in slow Spanish - translations of new vocabulary are available.
 * [|Veintemundos] Intermediate Spanish magazine with interesting and current articles and audiovisuals. Artículos
 * BBC en español – http://news.bbc.co.uk/mundo
 * Periódico de España – @http://www.elmundo.es/
 * CNN en español – http://www.cnn.com/español/
 * ONU (Organización de los Naciones Unidos) -- @http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/spanish/
 * Nuevos Horizontes -- @http://radio.nuevoshorizontes.org/
 * Periódico de México -- @http://www.jornada.unam.mx/ultimas/

Complete worksheet about your magazine article to earn your Conexiones points.
 * [[file:Hoja de Conexiones - Artículo.pdf]]

=**Restaurante**= Print and take to the restaurant with you; you must have the waiter fill out this worksheet for your points.
 * [[file:Conexiones - Restaurante.docx]]

=**Proyectos humanitarios**= []