Balseros

Excellent link for information about the Balseros of 1994

http://balseros.miami.edu/Mainnavigation.htm

Ejemplar

Pasang Lhamu Sherpa.




I'm talking from the point of Armida's view.



Last night I had a Dream that the Dream Act has been passed.But after I opened my eyes I came to know that it was all a dream .I wished that this dream would turn into fact very soon.

Text to Self Connection

To end our week talking about Immigration and the Video 30 days I would like you to submit in English a journal entry written from the point of view of one of the characters from 30 days. Armida, the teenage daughter, Paty the mother, Rigoberto the father, Frank the Minuteman. Tell us something that is on your character's mind. The Dream Act, buying Christmas presents, graduating, working as a day laborer, etc.

Telenovela's For Learning

Mi Vida Loca on the BBC - Spanish from Spain

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/mividaloca/

Destinos - Spanish from Spain and Latin America
http://www.learner.org/resources/series75.html

Project

Estudiantes,

Remember the project requires that you use the phrases from your journal entries,

¿Cómo te llamas?

¿Cúantos años tienes?

¿De dónde eres?

¿Y tú?

¿Cómo eres?

¿Qué estudias en Science Skills?

¿Qué hay en tu mochila?

¿A qué hora es tu clase de español?

¿Cómo estás?

Recommended Websites,

www.xtranormal.com

www.goanimate.com

www.toondoo.com/

Bloguear - to blog. Yo blogueo, tú blogueas...

Journal Entry 4

Comment on this post with your answers to the following questions about yourself. You will need to use your notebook to help you. For questions 3 and 4 you must conjugate SER. For question 6 you are conjugating an AR verb.




1. ¿Cómo te llamas?
2. ¿Cúantos años tienes?
3. ¿De dónde eres?
4. ¿Cómo eres? (List 3 ways you describe yourself)
5. ¿Qué hay en tu mochila? (List 5 things)
6. ¿Qué estudias en Science Skills? (List 3 classes)

Mas practica

Class account for Quia:

http://www.quia.com/profiles/profesorawardnyc12
Click on your class depending on what Period you have our class. Your username is your lastnamefirstname151 so John Smith is smithjohn151


BBC Activities:

Key Phrases:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/guide/phrases.shtml

Saludos:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/lj/home/family/

One Minute Spanish: Telling Time

Click here to listen to a podcast on telling time in spanish.

The Numbers in Spanish

El Alfabeto con Cosmo

El video de la clase.

El Regreso Escolar (the return to school)

Here are some suggestions from the newspaper El Universal in Mexico to help Mexican students with the transition back to school. Can you recognize any cognates?

1. Establecer un horario.

2.Formular una lista de las cosas positivas de escuela.

3. Invitar los amigos de su hijo a la casa para jugar.

4. Preparar los útiles el día anterior.

5. Designar un lugar para hacer las tareas.

PRX » Piece » Day Laborers

PRX » Piece » Day Laborers

Digital Fact Book

Post articles of current events relating to your country here. Be sure to include a brief summary of 3-5 sentences of the main idea of the article. See below for an example:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/28/sports/baseball/28island.html?_r=1&ref=puertorico

This NYTimes Article discusses baseball in Puerto Rico. It discusses the number of players from Puerto Rico who play in the Major Leagues. It also examines the contrast between Puerto Rico and the neighboring island of the Dominican Republic.

¡Campeones!

Spain wins 1-0. After winning the 2008 Eurocup Spain wins the 2010 Fifa World Cup to become World Champions!

Fans celebrate in Pamplona.

SummerTime @ CityTech

Here's my first class project using Windows Movie Maker!

¡Ganó España!

Hizo historia. La selección española va a los finales por la primera vez.

El partido será a las dos y media este domingo. ¡No te lo pierdas!

Tropic of Blood

Michelle Rodriguez stars in a new movie about the life of Minerva Mirabal called Trópic de Sangre. Click here to see the Trailer.

Fun Free in NYC this Summer

Click the links below for information:

Music @ Lincoln Center - you can pay to go on the dance floor BUT you can hear the music just fine from the plaza and tons of people are there dancing and enjoying the atmosphere.

Books and Jazz - free music outside the Brooklyn Central Library and while your there go inside the library and take out a good book, a CD or a DVD movie.

Visit MOMA on Friday nights it's free after 4pm and check out some very cool modern art.

Go to the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens on Saturdays from 10am -12pm for free. The earlier you go the better chance you'll have to see some interesting birds like a Red tail hawk and Cranes.

See a movie outside at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Monsters vs. Aliens on July 15!

Take a ride on the Staten Island Ferry round trip. It's always free and you ride right past the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.

El Mundial

Why do we call this sport Soccer when the rest of the world calls it Football? Find out the answer here on NPR's website and participate in our poll.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/showmeyourcleats/

La fuga de crudo (the oil spill)

The oil continues to flow into the Gulf of Mexico and has arrived at the shores of Louisiana and as far as the western coast of Florida. What is your opinion of the catastrophe? Who should be responsible for the clean up? Is our government doing enough? Share your thoughts here.

Cuban Blogger Released from Jail

Dania Garcia, 41 a blogger in Cuba was arrested for a dispute with her daughter however she claims she was prosecuted because she supports the Ladies in White - a group of wives and mothers of men held in Cuban prisons for speaking out against the Castro Regime.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8684245.stm

What do you know about Cuba? How is life there different from life in the US? What does "freedom of speech" mean? Describe the differences in journalism in the US and Cuba.

New Immigration Law in Arizona

Dear Students,

Arizona recently past a law making it illegal to be an undocumented immigrant. If a police officer suspects you are undocumented you can be asked to show your ID and papers and if you do not show papers proving you are here legally you can be arrested for 6 months and fined $2500. Do you agree or disagree with this law? State why you agree or disagree. What is the affect this law will have on the families of those arrested? Do you think a this type of law will be past in New York?

The link below is an article that can help you form your answers.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/us/jan-june10/immigration_04-27.html

Bienvenidos

Queridos estudiantes,

Bienvenidos a nuestro blog!

Saludos,
Señora Ward