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Wednesday, 5/24 Complete units 6-8 for hwk.

Monday, 5/22 Complete units 1-4 of your study guides, and write the vocabulary ONLY of units 5 and 6. Your study guides are linked below should you need it:



@https://docs.google.com/a/latinpcs.org/presentation/d/1xv0ckbIjgDKnZrLPP9-C_qRuLaV3DQfn6gfGEcW4_ww/edit?usp=sharing

@https://docs.google.com/a/latinpcs.org/presentation/d/1G7lXuY1R26IJ5VUD1E-8UzIPUSliE5-TUDebFvWBWl4/edit?usp=sharing

@https://docs.google.com/a/latinpcs.org/presentation/d/16Edg6aAv3HlPPScfuQFIWd4ctS70Ecy8TdZjB993Oj0/edit?usp=sharing

@https://docs.google.com/a/latinpcs.org/presentation/d/1D-437_ha0x3CjfGwWLJZfkFmj-YeBRl6Hu11rlWoUoY/edit?usp=sharing

@https://docs.google.com/a/latinpcs.org/presentation/d/1glirM2vldAApyVr2SKXxz-I9EbQW1Uii1KJGE7L52R0/edit?usp=sharing

@https://docs.google.com/a/latinpcs.org/presentation/d/15wcwDJyXWQkc2PPcCmZ-MUy_2s8BZrlai_eylGuClNA/edit?usp=sharing

@https://docs.google.com/a/latinpcs.org/presentation/d/1rJcIKt-yhRQC-g3mNppiDV21Q1UOn-VWiJlo_JeiC64/edit?usp=sharing

@https://docs.google.com/a/latinpcs.org/presentation/d/1ZT64tHDed6YvQpJ7jljjFmR-l1IprEVvgA58kXaZKn4/edit?usp=sharing

@https://docs.google.com/a/latinpcs.org/presentation/d/17DOQCJYXS1SaXiyZs5F6evLT8indfu4VsZwfKco7jc8/edit?usp=sharing

@https://docs.google.com/a/latinpcs.org/presentation/d/1FEy3nYzhoMTXQmmr9Cd7JMDWyYszLSXtK8LDurt35EU/edit?usp=sharing

@https://docs.google.com/a/latinpcs.org/presentation/d/1KWEBTLNUiW8bYcwBjV68BHQ79QDAdqUnK8V1Cm96AoY/edit?usp=sharing

@https://docs.google.com/a/latinpcs.org/presentation/d/1OmVp6mnvU0gSpe4ACS0tqxb3VAHzX3WMSRH7z7dwgXc/edit?usp=sharing

Friday, 5/19 Complete Units 1-4 for Friday.

https://aappl.actfl.org/

Choose student log in, top right hand corner.

Tuesday, 5/13 Complete a whole demo for tomorrow and write down any questions you have as you take the demo. The demo is below.

https://aappl.actfl.org/demo

Friday, 5/12 Be ready to present your memes + read and annotate the introduction to 'On Identity.'

https://imgflip.com/memegenerator

Wednesday, 5/10 Answer the following two questions on google voice (202) 503-4207:

١. ماذا تفعل قبل المدرسة؟ ٢. ماذا تفعل بعد المدرسة؟

Tuesday, 5/9 Call me on google voice (202) 503-4207 and say each insult/slang word to practice.

Friday, 5/5 Call me on google voice (202) 503-4207 and answer each question on the cover of the AAPPL review packet.

Wednesday, 5/3 Presentations!

Tuesday, 5/2 Presentations!

Monday, 5/1 Be ready to present your projects. In addition, translate and answer the following questions below:

1) What's your name? How old are you? What do you do before and after school? 2) Who's in your family? How old are they? What do they like? 3) Who are your friends? How old are they? What do they like? 4) What do you study in school? Where do you go to school?

Friday, 4/28 Complete the historical facts and begin your creative portion of your projects due 5/1.

Wednesday, 4/26 Come into class with a singer and song you'd like to present on. Below is the rubric for your projects due 5/1.

https://docs.google.com/a/latinpcs.org/document/d/1AU9NOp8OVshyJ1Q8R3xijbt6J9fMCPofs3vKcz4pgmg/edit?usp=sharing

Tuesday, 4/25 Use each word in a sentence (check from yesterday) plus begin researching Arab singers/music for your projects. You should find a مغني and اغنية you like in order to present.

Monday, 4/24 Use each word in a sentence.

Friday, 4/21 Rewrite each new vocabulary word.

Wednesday, 4/19 Watch the below videos! Here is the video we watched in class on Tuesday, 4/18. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pvil3E3QgMY

Tuesday, 4/18 Watch and compare these five different Arabic songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZulwKDO-6B4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyyyfhAnYEg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOuzK3GvDvQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdAAB50All0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6U34N5oTYI

Friday, 4/14 Complete your viewing guides from Wednesday.

Wednesday, 4/12 Prepare for a quiz on في السوق

Tuesday, 4/11 Write a story using five vocabulary words.

Monday, 4/10 Use each new vocabulary word in a sentence. You should have 9 in total, one sentence per word.

Friday, 4/7 Write a paragraph reflection to round off our conversation from Wednesday. Pursue any lingering questions you may have after our conversation, and discuss the definitions we used of race and ethnicity.

Wednesday, 4/5 Rewrite/call on google voice/detach each new vocabulary word, or write a small scenario/story using these words.

Wednesday, 3/22 Prepare for your quiz, في المطار

Tuesday, 3/21 Choose three vocabulary words from في المطار and use each in a story. Explain: where you were, why you were at the airport, who you were going with, how long you were there, etc.

Friday, 3/17 Detach each of the words from في المطار/ rewrite each word/ call me on google voice and say each word. https://docs.google.com/a/latinpcs.org/presentation/d/1FEy3nYzhoMTXQmmr9Cd7JMDWyYszLSXtK8LDurt35EU/edit?usp=sharing

https://www.memrise.com/course/1254599/arabic-ii-vocab-beginning-with-unit-3/11/?action=next

Tuesday, 3/14 Continue to memorize your scenarios, due Wednesday.

Monday, 3/13 Recover from the quiz, no hwk.

Friday, 3/10 Be prepared for a small written quiz on في مكتب الطبيب.

Wednesday, 3/8 Be prepared to present your scenarios tomorrow for the unit الاتجاهات.

Monday, 3/6 In class today, work on the following memrise/quizlet. Make flash cards for each new word. Detach each word on the flashcards. Choose 6 and write a sentence for each. The memrise/quizlet and vocab slideshow are listed below. The memrise is level 10.

https://www.memrise.com/course/1254599/arabic-ii-vocab-beginning-with-unit-3/ https://quizlet.com/_371q46 https://docs.google.com/a/latinpcs.org/presentation/d/17DOQCJYXS1SaXiyZs5F6evLT8indfu4VsZwfKco7jc8/edit?usp=sharing

Friday, 3/3 Learn each new phrase. Either: Detach each word, or rewrite each phrase.

Slideshow below: https://docs.google.com/a/latinpcs.org/presentation/d/1ZT64tHDed6YvQpJ7jljjFmR-l1IprEVvgA58kXaZKn4/edit?usp=sharing

Monday, 2/27 Change the following 'can do statements' into Arabic: I can read/write 14 new places. I can identify the root of three of the places.

Friday, 2/24 Write a small story or scenario using 5 vocabulary words (places). In addition, be ready for your written quizzes on Friday. You should be able to write each vocabulary word.

Wednesday, 2/22 Either: rewrite each vocabulary word, detach each letter of each word, or call me on google voice and say each word.

Tuesday, 2/21 Complete the worksheet I handed out in class on Wednesday.

Friday, 2/17 Complete the first page of the translation worksheet. In addition, be prepared for your oral quizzes. You should know how to respond to the following: General introductory questions + responding to 'why' questions Locate your house, school, and an Arab country using cardinal directions Describe your commute to school using cardinal directions Respond to and recognize Arabic cultural phrases

Wednesday, 2/15 Call on google voice and say each cultural phrase and its response. OR rewrite each cultural phrase and its response. Google voice number: 202-503-4207. In addition, be prepared for a small Socratic seminar on cultural phrases in America and in the Middle East. Think about cultural phrases in the US, and compare their meaning/context to cultural phrases in the Middle East.

Tuesday, 2/14 Use the cardinal directions to describe how you get to school from your house. Use the verbs اذهب or امشي

Monday, 2/13 Use the cardinal directions to tell the locations of the following: Your house, your school, Syria, Saudi Arabia, and Morocco.

Friday, 2/10 Write the following questions in Arabic. Then write each of your responses in Arabic. Do not use google translate for phrases. Use the most simple Arabic sentences you know.

Why do you study Arabic? With who do you study Arabic? How long (how many years) have you studied Arabic? Do you like Arabic? Where do you study Arabic?

Wednesday, 2/8 Prepare for your quizzes tomorrow + describe the height, hair color, length of hair, and eye color of 5 of your classmates.

Tuesday, 2/7 Describe your height, hair color, length of hair, and eye color + the same for one of your family members Do not forget the possessives (male: عنده, female: عندها). In addition, be ready for your quizzes! You will receive a blank body and you should fill it out with the words we studied.

Monday, 2/6 Detach the letters of each of the vocabulary words + use write/speak via google voice (202-503-4207) one sentence for five vocabulary words. If you choose to not detach the letters, you must write/speak one sentence for 10 vocabulary words. Your quiz on the parts of body will be next Friday.

Friday, 2/3 You have two assignments. First, research street art in DC and compare the street art you find to the street in Tunis below. Second, write a small reflection to round off the conversation, we had in class.

Wednesday, 2/1 Add one more slide in English to your presentation. The extra slide can be on any topic of interest. Be ready to present tomorrow, those who have not presented yet. In addition, read the article below about a Tunisian artist who uses calligraphy and graffiti, "calligraffiti," in order to protest intolerance in Tunisia. Prepare for a Socratic seminar about art and protest by researching art as a means of protest. The questions we will discuss is: when does art become vandalism? How can art create change or spark protests? Is art more or less powerful in creating change than the written word? How does "Eastern" street art differ than "Western"?

http://crpbayarea.org/2012/09/26/tunisian-artist-paints-minaret-fights-intolerance/ https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2014/sep/03/tunisian-street-art-in-pictures

More work from the similar artists below:

http://itinerrance.fr/portfolio/shoof/

Tuesday, 1/31 Complete the Arabic portions of your projects for tomorrow. You can use your phones to add in the Arabic on google slides.

Friday, 1/27 Continue working on your projects. You should be in the midst of the Arabic portion.

Wednesday, 1/25 Google search 'Christianity in the Middle East,' to prepare for our field trip. Don't forget to bring money for lunch!

Tuesday, 1/23 Write what you did over the weekend. Write at least three things that you did.

Monday, 1/23 Share with me what you do over the weekend. Write/speak at least 4 sentences saying what your average weekend is like.

Wednesday, 1/18 Prepare for your quizzes on Thursday, and share with me the first part of your country research. We will continue working on the English portion of your research tomorrow.

Tuesday, 1/17 Complete the study guide packet handed out in class. In addition, call me on google voice (202) 503-4207 and say as many of the words from the packet to help you review.

Friday, 1/13 Call me on google voice (202) 503-4207, and say as many parts of the body in Arabic you can remember. In addition, complete the first page of the study guide handed out in class (Unit 4.4 Restaurant Vocabulary + Unit 4.3 Food Vocabulary).

Wednesday, 1/11 Write any sentence of your choosing in one of the calligraphy scripts. Use the handouts from class to help. In addition, read over the scenario, we will continue practicing the coffee shop scenario tomorrow + the parts of the body.

Tuesday, 1/10 Reread the scenario I passed out in class. Underline each word that you recognize, and write the word and its definition on the side of the scenario. We will practice the scenarios tomorrow in class.

Monday, 1/9 Search for images of Arab coffee shops by country. Look up at least 5 countries (search coffee shop, Egypt, or coffee shop, Algeria, etc). After that, compile a list of 7-10 vocabulary words/phrases that you wish to use in your coffee shop scenario في المقهى. Think about culturally appropriate phrases/conversations that you wish to have. We will use your compiled phrases to help create your scenarios.

Friday, 1/6 Be ready to present your scenarios. In addition, write 5 yes or no questions about anything you like. Follow this pattern: هل انا؟

Thursday, 1/5 Write a 4-5 sentence story using restaurant vocabulary. Example: you could describe a time you and a friend went to a restaurant, where you went, what you ordered, what food you like, what you did after you left the restaurant. You will present your story to your partner at the beginning of class.

Wednesday, 1/4 Conjugate the verb ادرس in the present tense. You may write out the conjugations or call on google voice for credit.

Tuesday, 12/20 Complete the viewing guide of Ajami tomorrow for homework. Be prepared for a mini Socratic seminar. We will discuss the following questions:

How do different languages create differences between the people who speak those languages? How do the different languages in Ajami create differences between the main characters? And finally, what are the similarities/differences between the characters in the movie?

Here is the viewing guide:



Monday, 12/19 The movie Ajami we are watching deals primarily with issues related to Arab-Israelis and Jewish Israeli relations. For homework, research the following issues, and respond in a 4-5 sentence English paragraph: are there tensions between Arab-Israelis and Jewish Israeli people? Why are there tensions between the two? How can this issue be resolved? Can you compare this issue to a similar, American issue?

Share the homework with me, or print, or handwrite for credit.

Tuesday, 12/13 Choose 5 key words to translate for your scripts.

Monday, 12/9 Complete the reflection I passed out in class for homework. The reflection is also attached below as a pdf:

Wednesday, 12/7 Take five of the words and write a sentence per word. (I will give you extra credit if you write a sentence for each word AND call me on google voice and say each sentence). Be ready for a small quiz in the second half of the double.

Finally, we will take up Mr. Dixon's question once more: is it rude (perhaps even appropriation) to visit a Mosque and wear the Hijab without truly being Muslim? Write a quick 1-2 sentence response, and write another example of the above from your own life (an example where you or someone else participated in another culture: can this ever happen in a genuine manner?)

Email me with questions!

Tuesday, 12/6 Either rewrite each vocabulary word, detach each word, or call on google voice and say each word.

Monday, 12/5 Complete the reflection for homework. Email me with any questions!

Wednesday, 11/30 Choose 5 of the vocabulary words, and use each one in a sentence. Be ready for your quizzes!

Tuesday, 11/29 Either: rewrite each word, detach each letter, or call me on google voice and say each dish.

Tuesday, 11/22 Finish the reflection and worksheet on The Syrian Bride for tomorrow.

Wednesday, 11/15 Rewrite the words for: what time is it? Quarter, third, and half. In addition, write the Arabic for the following times: 3:15, 6:30, 9:40, 10:45.

Tuesday, 11/14 Change the following verbs to command form, using the following rule. جَلَسَ، إجلُس. The second verb is the command form. Change the following two verbs to command form (hint, we did this in class). درس، كتب.

Wednesday, 11/9 Prepare for your quizzes! The quiz will be short this week.

Tuesday, 11/8 Rewrite each vocabulary word, or call me on google voice and speak each vocabulary word.

Monday, 11/7 Change the following adjectives to comparative adjectives. صغير، طويل، كبير، كثير، صعب، سهل. You may call on google voice and speak each adjective and its comparative adjective, or write down the assignment.

Friday, 11/4 To help you prepare for the quiz, complete the practice quiz I handed out in class.

You may also work on the memrise below, go to level 2.

http://www.memrise.com/course/1254599/arabic-ii-vocab-beginning-with-unit-3/

Wednesday, 11/2 Call me on google voice and say four fruit that you like, ex: انا احب فراولة, or write the assignment for credit.

Tuesday, 11/1 Call me on google voice and say each vocabulary word, or rewrite each vocabulary word.

Monday, 10/31 Complete your video projects. Any project turned in after Monday will get one point off per late day. Projects are due Monday morning.

Wednesday, 10/26 Continue working on your projects. You should have your rough draft of your script finished.

Monday, 10/24 If you did not take the quiz on Friday (11-12th graders), be ready for your quiz. In addition, call me on google voice and introduce each member of your immediate family members (father, mother, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother). Describe each family member using an adjective. The phone number is 202-503-4207. You may also write the assignment for credit if you do not have access to a phone this weekend.

Friday, 10/21 Be ready for your quizzes. You should be able to translate from Arabic to English, each of the words we studied this week.

Wednesday, 10/19 Rewrite each vocabulary word, or call on google voice and say each vocabulary word.

Use the memrise below to help you prepare for your Friday quizzes.

http://www.memrise.com/course/1254599/u-32-family-vocabulary-and-adjectives/

Tuesday, 10/18 Complete the worksheet handed out in class. Below is a link to the 'Happy Birthday' song in Arabic should you be interested in mastering it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9oVJ1szScM

Monday, 10/17 Be ready for your tests. We will have a double on Monday as it is a Wednesday schedule, so you will take the whole first half of the double for the test. Attached is a pdf of the study guides I handed out in class, in case you should need them. Use your flashcards to help you prepare for your tests, and please email me with any questions you may have!

Friday, 10/14 Study for your quiz. You should know all the vocab we learned on Tuesday.

Wednesday, 10/12 Either call me on google voice (202) 503-4207 and say each vocabulary word, or detach each vocabulary word, or rewrite each vocabulary.

Tuesday, 10/11 Complete your partner's quiz.

Friday, 10/7 Finish the verb worksheet handed out in class on Wednesday.

Tuesday, 10/4 EITHER say each phrase on google voice, or detach the letters in each phrase.

Work on the following memrise in class:

http://www.memrise.com/course/1232820/u-23-colloquial-phrases/

Monday, 10/3 Write/speak three things you did over the weekend. Use the past tense. Example: انا اكلتُ طعام

Friday, 9/30 Be ready for your quiz. To help you prepare for your quiz, complete the worksheet I handed out in class. If you have already completed the worksheet, call me on google voice and say each sentence that you wrote. For your written quiz, you should be able to: 1) Recognize each vocabulary word from this week. (Arabic to English, English to Arabic) 2) Write each vocabulary word in a sentence (one sentence per vocabulary word) 3) Conjugate a verb in the present using all the pronouns. 4) Conjugate a verb in the past using the pronouns انا، انتَ، انتِ.

Wednesday, 9/28 Write down each new vocabulary word on a separate piece of paper. In addition, use the voice recording I emailed to help you prepare for presenting the quote in class during the second half of the double.

Tuesday, 9/27 Conjugate the verb ادرس in the present tense. Conjugate the verb ادرس in the past tense using the pronouns انا، انتَ، انتِ.

Monday, 9/26 Read the quote I passed out on Wednesday. Be ready to recite the quote to me in class. Use the audio attachment below to listen and prepare for the quote. Seniors are exempt!

Friday, 9/23 Study your notecards for your quiz on Friday. Use the memrise to help you study. In addition, memorize the following quote in Arabic (I passed it out in class) and be ready to recite the quote after the quiz on Friday. I will grade this assignment as a homework grade.

Wednesday, 9/21 Write down each new vocabulary word on a blank piece of paper. //If you are able, use each word in a sentence.//

Use the memrise below for the second half of our double.

http://www.memrise.com/course/1212396/21-vocab/

Tuesday, 9/20 Call me on google voice and say each vocabulary word.

Friday, 9/16 Final drafts of scripts due. Please come to my advisory room Thursday morning before advisory to pick up your rough drafts. In addition, read the article below to prepare us for our Socratic Seminar on Friday. After you read the article, answer the following question, keeping in mind that in order to succeed in our competitive, global economy, mastery of English is necessary to succeed:

Should schools in the Middle East teach English as the first language instead of Arabic? Why or why not?

http://www.thenational.ae/uae/arabic-language-is-losing-value-arab-youth-survey

Wednesday, 9/14 Begin writing your scripts. You need to write the introduction and greeting for homework.

Tuesday, 9/13 Call me on google voice before 10 pm for credit. Say each phrase that you practiced in class.

Monday, 9/12 Conjugate the verb ادرس، I study.

Friday, 9/9 Study for your quiz. You must be able to translate vocab from English to Arabic, Arabic to English, and answer two questions about your schedule and preferences in Arabic. Use the memrise below to help you study for the quiz:

http://www.memrise.com/course/1197065/review-for-quiz-12/

Wednesday, 9/7 Call on Google voice, say each vocabulary word OR say your full class schedule, including each subject and teacher. Say whether the class is 'easy,' or 'difficult.'

During our double, please work on the following Memrise quizzes.

If you need help reading and writing: http://www.memrise.com/course/53083/how-to-read-arabic/ If you want to practice reading and speaking simple, colloquial phrases: http://www.memrise.com/course/875/beginners-levantine-arabic/

Tuesday, 9/6 Write down five classes that you study this year in Arabic.

Friday, 9/2 Call me on google voice. Leave me a voicemail. Say three objects, and three possessives. Ex: 'I have a pen.' 'She has a pen.' 'He has a pen.'

Wednesday, 8/31 Detach and reattach each vocabulary word.

Tuesday, 8/30 Call me on Google voice. Leave me a voicemail, state your name clearly. Repeat each of the vocabulary words we covered today in class. //If you wish (this is not part of the minimum requirement for credit), use each vocabulary word in a sentence.//

Monday, 8/29 Call me on Google Voice. Leave me a voicemail, speak your name clearly. If I don't understand who you are, I can't give you credit. Tell me what you do before school, and what you do after school. Two answers each. Two answers for what you do before school, two answers for what you do after school. Call me before 10 at night on Sunday for credit, I won't accept any calls after 10 at night on Sunday for credit.

Friday, 8/26 Write down your favorite and least favorite school subject in Arabic.