Que cocinaria Che?
During this project we had the option to do "Que cocinaría Che?" or "Que diría Che?" Which means "What would Che eat?" or "What would Che say?" We learned background about Che Guevara and the Cuban revolution, and then we got to choose what option we wanted to do for the project. I chose to do what Che Guevara would eat. Using the preterite and our recently learned commands we wrote a traditional Cuban recipe in both English and Spanish.
I enjoyed the project overall and thought it was fun to cook the Cuban Black Bean Soup that I made. I didn't focus on the Spanish as much this time, but I did learn the commands and the English that I translated into Spanish was mostly correct. I did struggle a little to commit to the project and just get the work done, but it's the end of the year and everybody is ready to start their relaxing summers. I will include my English and Spanish recipe below.
I enjoyed the project overall and thought it was fun to cook the Cuban Black Bean Soup that I made. I didn't focus on the Spanish as much this time, but I did learn the commands and the English that I translated into Spanish was mostly correct. I did struggle a little to commit to the project and just get the work done, but it's the end of the year and everybody is ready to start their relaxing summers. I will include my English and Spanish recipe below.
Las Ramblas
During this project we learned about Preterite and Imperfect. We also learned about the Irregular Preterite and Irregular Imperfect. I researched Joan Miro. He is a very interesting person and was a leader in surrealism and magical realism. It was fun to understand his background and where he came from, as well as where he got his influences. For me I found this project fairly difficult. I currently work as a ski instructor and I took three days off over Christmas break. When I came back to school I didn't have the energy to put time into this project. I'm still struggling now. Because I didn't put the time in, writing correct Spanish was hard. I also think that I don't fully understand some of the topics. Specifically the difference between Preterite and Imperfect. I did enjoy the project, but it was difficult and I wish that I had put the time into it at the beginning and held onto it at the end. Lessons learned for the next project in Spanish 2.
La Casa de Mango Street
During the La Casa de Mango Street project we read a couple chapters of the book and then created our own adapted versions and recorded them as a podcast for everyone to hear. I talk about the houses I have lived in and some funny Christmas incidents. I enjoyed the project and I think I learned a lot writing my own Spanish and then speaking it. I couldn't get off with just writing the Spanish and calling it good. It was a fun project. I would do it again as long as we were prepped on how to use the software that we did so that I wouldn't have to waste time trying to figure it out.
Cuento de Tu Ninez
During this project we wrote about an experience that happened in the past. I chose to write about the time that I broke my leg. I used the preterite to speak about the event in the past.
The preterite is very important. The preterite allows you to speak about things that happened in the past. The preterite opens up a whole new world of Spanish speaking that will take time to learn, but will allow me to connect to the Spanish language in a whole new way.
Well since the story was about an event that happened in the past, using the preterite was extremely helpful and important. Without the ability to use the preterite I would have been stuck writing in the present about something that happened in the past. That would be weird to read and to write.
The preterite is very important. The preterite allows you to speak about things that happened in the past. The preterite opens up a whole new world of Spanish speaking that will take time to learn, but will allow me to connect to the Spanish language in a whole new way.
Well since the story was about an event that happened in the past, using the preterite was extremely helpful and important. Without the ability to use the preterite I would have been stuck writing in the present about something that happened in the past. That would be weird to read and to write.
Un Dia en La Vida
During the Un Dia en La Vida project we learned reflexive verbs as well as why they are used in Spanish. We wrote a story about a fictional character or a famous person of whom we wanted to make fun. Our stories followed them through their day and the crazy adventures that they have along the way. It was a fun project and I learned many new Spanish skills and now the challenge will be to make these skills become part of my Spanish speaking repertoire.