Homework this week - Study for vocabulary quiz on the Nosotros Vamos a la Ciudad list of words.

Spanish 8 had a great time before Thanksgiving working on the Mi Ciudad project, which we will pick up and finish after Christmas. In groups, students wrote a script in Spanish for a light documentary on Randolph using the vocabulary list “Nosotros vamos a la ciudad. ” Before Thanksgiving the classes went out and filmed their documentary using Flip Cameras. Students will be making an iMovie out of their filming after the new year.

In the meantime, we’re starting the Pueblo project this week which we do with the help of the art department. This project involves making small towns out of clay, which will be displayed in the RUHS media center before Christmas. This year Mr. Wiltse will help us out in the art room, showing us how to work with clay to make the pueblos. This tradition is practiced throughout Latin America and is part of the bigger indoor nativity scene that that people set up in their homes in December.

We'll begin this project with a background discussion on the historical influences on Latin America. We know the Spanish conquerors came to Latin America in the late 1400s, but who influenced Spain over the course of the previous 2000 years? The Romans invaded the area now known as Spain in 206 B.C. and ruled for around 700 years. They left many bridges, buildings, arenas and theatres that are in use today. Beginning in 711 A.D , the Muslim Moors ruled the much of the country and the arts and sciences flourished and Muslims, Jews and Christians worked together in the society. These rulers also left their imprint on the architecture of Spain. The Catholic kings overthrew the Moors in the 1400s and united the provinces into one country. They built large churches sometimes over the existing mosques. It was during this time that the explorers and conquerors set out for America. These invaders brought disease and slavery to the indigenous people of the Americas, but they also brought their traditions, one of them being architecture. The Spanish influence on architecture can be seen in great Latin American towns and cities like Quito and Cuenca, Ecuador, Antigua, Guatemala and Cuzco, Perú.



We continue to focus on present tense verb conjugations including regular AR, ER and IR verbs. Students should keep practicing Spanish 8 vocabulary as well as AR, ER, and IR verbs. Use quizlet.com to put some fun into your studying!


Vocabulario 2: Nosotros vamos a la ciudad! (City and Town Unit)

1. la avenida avenue 15. la libreria bookstore
2. el banco bank 16. la parada de autobus bus stop
3. la biblioteca library 17. la piedra stone
4. la calle street 18. el restaurante restaurant
5. el correo post office 19. el supermercado supermarket
6. la cuadra (city) block 20. el teatro theater
7. el edificio building 21. el techo roof
8. la esquina corner 22. la tienda store
9. la estación station 23. la vereda sidewalk
10. el estadio stadium 24. el zoológico zoo
11. el hotel hotel 25. el aeropuerto airport
12. la farmacia pharmacy 26. ver to see
13. el fuente fountain 27. vivir to live
14. el jardin garden 28. ir to go

These new words, as well as all the vocabulary from Spanish 7 are on quizlet.com where you can practice them!


Don’t forget the Quack video we saw in October:

Possessive adjectives:

mi/mis = my tu/tus = your su/sus = his/her/their nuestro/a nuestros/as - our


In general, we will not have homework on Fridays. Both Spanish 8 classes this year are on white days, so homework will be given on Mondays and Wednesdays.

Be sure to check out Quizlet.com for vocabulary activities. Go to the site and click on Spanish, then search Actividades en las Vacaciones, etc to find the lists. You'll have to scroll down until you find the list that says "by snevins" since there are a lot of other teachers that use this site. You can also go to "Groups" and search "ruhs spanish 8." You can also make your own flash cards to practice outside of class online.

Actividades en las Vacaciones

1. nadar - to swim
2. caminar - to walk
3. pescar - to fish
4. tomar fotos - to take photographs/pictures
5. visitar - to visit
6. viajar - to travel
7. esquiar - to ski
8. montar caballo - to ride horses
9. montar bicicleta- to ride a bike
10. pasear - to take a walk/ride
11. comprar - to buy
12. acampar - to camp
13. descansar - to rest
14. bailar - to dance
15. farrear - to party
16. explorar - to explore
17. escalar - to climb
18. bucear - to scuba dive
19. surfear - to surf

Questions on that pronoun "vosotros"? This form is only used in Spain and is not necessary to learn. None of the 20 Spanish-speaking countries outside of Spain use this outdated word and you can function quite well using "ustedes".