Thursday we had our quiz and I have spent the past few days grading and reviewing them. The average for both classes was a B, though it appears that most students have a pretty firm conceptual grasp of what is being covered and are simply loosing points as a result of consistent spelling errors (something that is very important in Spanish as it often changes a word's meaning). Consequently, I feel relatively comfortable moving into new material on Monday.
Friday was used as a transition day, and we spent the entire period discussing immigration issues and studying the topic as expressed in music and poetry. I felt that this was really important for the students who have been analyzing a number of articles on immigration over the past week or so, and making very insightful statements in their reflections, but have not yet had the opportunity to express their ideas and ask question in a whole class discussion. I continue to struggle with the divorce between this topic and what we are covering in the chapter, and I wish that we could dedicate more class time to a critical analysis of this issue, partially in Spanish, but I am dealing with the compromise as best I can.
In the coming week we will be beginning the third and final section of the Chapter which has to do with describing people and things, and expressing and explaining likes. As this week will be short, I plan to introduce a portion of the chapter that can be covered in two days, as we will spend Wednesday doing a number of fun review activities before the holiday weekend.
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