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Wednesday April 28th
Lesson Activities
Warm Up
Have students take turns asking their assigned partner the questions they created for the
homework assignment. These should be questions they might typically ask a friend about
what they did over the weekend. Once both students have responded to each question in
the preterite, have students find a new partner. They will complete the activity 2-3 times
to practice using the preterite tense.
Board Races
Give two students a dry-erase marker and ask them to come up to the board. After giving
them a verb and form (e.g. pagar in the yo form), they will race to conjugate it correctly
in the preterite tense on the board. Then they will give their dry-erase marker to another
student in the class who will be the next to conjugate on the board.Continue the activity
until most students have had an opportunity to participate.
Direct Object Pronouns
Have students follow along as volunteers read the Gramática box on page 360 of the
textbook. Then review the use of direct object pronouns by giving random students a
sheet of paper with a giant word (e.g. Elena, compró, el, anillo) and having them form a
sentence at the front of the class. Then give another student a sheet of paper with the
respective direct object pronoun (e.g. lo) and ask them to replace the noun. Emphasize
the need to place this direct object pronoun before conjugated verbs or attached to the end
of unconjugated verbs.
¡No Compraron Nada!
Have students work with a new partner to complete Actividad 19 on page 360 of the
textbook. They will use both the preterite tense and direct object pronouns to write
sentences describing what items people did not buy yesterday. Call on random students to
share their responses with the class.
Outlines
Discuss the use of an outline to organize the central arguments of an essay. Give several
examples of effective outlines. As time permits, have student volunteers participate to
create a short outline on the Smart Board, as if for the Opposing Viewpoints Essay
assignment.
Homework
Remind students that the Opposing Viewpoints thesis and outline are due on Friday.