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Barbara Davis

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I am a High School World Language Teacher of Spanish, French, ESL and Bi-lingual education with 25 years of experience teaching all levels K-University level language classes. I love teaching and always ask for new responsibilities to broaden my knowledge. I am a documentary buff so I also write movie guides on a variety of Social Studies and Health related topics in addition to World Languages. I am excited to be able to share lessons with others and welcome your feedback.

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I am a High School World Language Teacher of Spanish, French, ESL and Bi-lingual education with 25 years of experience teaching all levels K-University level language classes. I love teaching and always ask for new responsibilities to broaden my knowledge. I am a documentary buff so I also write movie guides on a variety of Social Studies and Health related topics in addition to World Languages. I am excited to be able to share lessons with others and welcome your feedback.
Habitos de Estudiar: Partner Practice
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Habitos de Estudiar: Partner Practice

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This partner practice has students answering questions about their study habits and class behaviours and then surveying 2 classmates. Takes about 20 minutes to run and is great for practice with school vocabulary and frequency words (siempre, a veces, nunca) This practice works best with level II students and lines up nicely with Realidades 1A vocabulary.
Present Progressive Verbs: Notes and Practice Examples
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Present Progressive Verbs: Notes and Practice Examples

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This is a reference card on the formation of the present progressive tense. There are lots of examples and practices on the back for students to complete. It takes students step by step through the formation and use of the progressive tense.
Interrogatives Practice Packet
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Interrogatives Practice Packet

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Spanish students never seems to get enough practice with interrogatives. This packet begins with students choosing from a couple of interrogatives, and finishes with students selecting the correct interrogative. There are forty total exercises in a three page packet. Makes a great review or additional practice opportunity. Questions use school and classroom vocabulary as their main focus.
Movie Guide: Stand and Deliver
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Movie Guide: Stand and Deliver

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This film chronicles the challenges that poor Hispanic students face in LA when they try to pass the AP Calculus Exam. Based on a true story of a Hispanic teacher in urban LA this film is great for Spanish I to open discussions about Chicano students and discrimination. Questions are in English. Colleagues have also shown this film to math students and social studies when studying Chicano culture.
Verb Pairs in Spanish: Notes and Practice
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Verb Pairs in Spanish: Notes and Practice

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Gives a brief explanation of verb pairs and a chart of many common helping verbs with their definitions. Following two pages of practice examples, first from Spanish to English and then production from English into Spanish. Good as in class practice, homework or remedial.
Recados de Texto con Interogativos
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Recados de Texto con Interogativos

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Students use their cell phones in class to send and respond to text messages in order to discover the identity of the mystery texter. Also included are a list of popular abbreviations that native speakers use around the world to text their friends. This activity works well in claasses of 16+ students and will fascinate them while practicing interrogatives!
"Estoy Enfermo" - Rap song about being sick
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"Estoy Enfermo" - Rap song about being sick

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These lyrics in a mix of Spanish and English introduce vocabulary for being sick. You will need to download the karaoke version of Run DMC's "You be Illin'" which is available on Amazon.com for .99 cents. Kids will enjoy singing along, especially now that cold season is in full swing. Very entertaining.
Weird Yo's: Reference, Practice and Quiz
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Weird Yo's: Reference, Practice and Quiz

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This mini unit contains one reference chart fully completed for students, a second reference chart with blank practice grids for students to practice conjugations, two practice pages using Weird Yo's (one easy and one harder) and a small 40 point quiz on conjugations and meanings of irregular present tense YO verbs.
SER vs ESTAR: Notes, examples, 100 practice sentences
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SER vs ESTAR: Notes, examples, 100 practice sentences

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Something that students never seem to get nor get enough of, this packet provides students with easy to remember pneumonic acronyms for both verbs and examples of each. Followed by 100 short practice sentences covering every situation for Ser or Estar. Answers are also included so you dont have to do your homework!
Demonstrative Adjectives Powerpoint: Everything you need to know
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Demonstrative Adjectives Powerpoint: Everything you need to know

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Powerpoint covers step by step the three sets of demonstrative adjectives in Spanish and includes slides for practice. Also explains how to use demonstrative adjectives without nouns. Suitable for any level of Spanish, you can use the powerpoint to present the concept or as a review for higher levels.
Stem Changing Verb Practice: E--> IE verbs
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Stem Changing Verb Practice: E--> IE verbs

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This worksheet provides students practice in conjugation and comprehension of e--> ie stem changer verbs. Vocabulary list of verbs is provided at the top for students to define meanings, followed by 20 practice examples where they must choose between 2 verbs and conjugate correctly. Answer key provided.
PRUEBA: EL FUTURO
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PRUEBA: EL FUTURO

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Suitable for level III or higher after learning the basics of Future tense conjugation. Quiz is 34 points, has a verb chart, fill in the blanks, finish the sentences (open ended) and answer the questions. Takes about 20 min to complete.
Stem Changer Verbs Quiz: All families
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Stem Changer Verbs Quiz: All families

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This short quiz is best suited for Spanish I or II students completing all 3 families of stem changing verbs. There are 3 box charts at the top for students to conjugate an entire verb from each family, and 16 short sentences with assorted verbs to be conjugated. Takes 15-20 minutes to complete. Download also contains answer key.
Stem Changer Verbs: E --> IE Más Practica
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Stem Changer Verbs: E --> IE Más Practica

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This practice contains a conjugation box with a model e--> ie everb, a list of 12 stem changer verbs with their definitions and 16 practice sentences. Some of the sentences have more than one possible answer but these are noted on the answer key. Great for level 2 students who just need another page of practice working with e--ie stem changers.
PRUEBA: Interrogative Words
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PRUEBA: Interrogative Words

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This is a short quiz for students to use interrogatives. 24 questions and answers where students choose the correct interrogative word from the word bank (no definitions) to logically complete the question. Questions are all written in present tense using basic vocabulary typical of Spanish I curriculum. Quiz would work for Spanish I or as a review for Spanish II. Answer key also included.
PRUEBA: -AR Verbs Quiz
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PRUEBA: -AR Verbs Quiz

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This quiz covers conjugation of AR verbs. It contains a listening section for students to identify what subject they hear in verb endings, a conjugation box for AR verb endings, 10 short sentences to conjugate verbs, 5 conjugated verbs where students read and convert meaning back into English and several questions in Spanish for students to answer using an AR verb. Download also contains an answer key.
Powerpoint: Emotions with ESTAR
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Powerpoint: Emotions with ESTAR

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This powerpoint uses emoticons to introduce students to many of the emotions that are used with ESTAR. There are also slides of easy situations where students can express a reaction to how they would feel and a bunch of clip art and photo slides of different people they can describe with ESTAR and feelings vocabulary. 27 slides total.
Valentines Day Survey -Spanish
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Valentines Day Survey -Spanish

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This 10 question multiple choice survey covers all aspects of Valentines Day. Students can do it in class as a reading activity or you can assign it the night before as homework and use it as a discussion in class. Focus on using comparatives, reviewing interrogatives while talking about the ritual and the ridiculo of the holiday.
Reflexive or Not? Mini Practice Quiz
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Reflexive or Not? Mini Practice Quiz

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For students having difficulty trying to decide if the action should use a reflexive verb or not. This mini practice or quiz contains 20 practice sentences for students to read, decide and circle their answers. No production of verbs required, just a good opener for discussion on why you cant eat yourself for breakfast.