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__**[|Text book practice]**__

__**Username: boosker**__ __**PW: baba**__

__**Due 5.25**__ 1. Write a description of your family members (Relationship, name, age, where from, likes/ dislikes) 2. Review places and write a description of your neighborhood by mentioning 3 things in your neighborhood. [|Places 2] [|Places]

__**Due 5.24**__ Write your school schedule (What you study, with whom, what days)

__**Due 5.23**__ Write the introduction section of your "letter" Introduce yourself in writing by name, age, likes/ dislikes, from where.

__**Review Packet:**__ __**REVIEW Videos**__ [|numbers] [|انا احب] [|Family] [|Introducing others] [|New vocab] [|I study] [|Days of the week] [|Girl speaking about her schedule] [|Gamma before/ after school] [|Cafe menu] [|Restaurant menu] [|Countries] [|Break] [|At the house vocal] [|Classroom phrases] [] [|question words] [|Places 2] [|Places] __**Alphabet**__

[|Alphabet] [|different video w/o music...longer but with clear pronunciation and examples of words. Drop the -un endings for the name] [|Dictations ه ن م] [|Dictations ك ق] [|Dictation HW] [|ف ق] [|ع غ] Feminine Marker [|ة Taa marboota] [|Emphatics ص ض ط ظ] [] [|Quiz 1] [|د ذ ر ز] [|Short dictation ج ح خ] [|ج ح خ] [|Review] [|alphabet 3] [|Video 2] [|Alphabet 1] __**22.5**__ 1. Find your midterm and bring it to class 2. List the different vocabulary topics we have studied since August

__**18.5**__ Review vocabulary for places in the neighborhood [|Places 2] [|Places]

__**17.5**__ Complete a full demo of the ILS section. Focus on the Introduction, Food, and School Schedule sections [] (NB: this demo will not work on phones that are not flash enabled, you will need to use a computer)

Complete a demo of the ILS section of the AAPPL we will take next week __**(NB: The demo will only work on devices with Flash)**__
 * __15.5__**
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__**11.5**__ Study for food quiz Find a menu in Arabic and try to discover a new word using context

if you can't find a menu: [|Cafe menu] [|Restaurant menu] Airplane Menu __**Due 10.5**__ Study for food quiz Daily schedule worksheet -Translations

__**Due 8.5**__ Breakfast lunch and dinner- what do you eat?/Where/ when?

=الفطور= =الغداء= =العشاء=

__**Due 5.5**__ 1- Brief informal presentation (3 min including a picture) about: a. An Arab restaurant in the DMV b. Food from a specific country in the Arab world

2- review food vocabulary

__**Due 4.5**__ Review this vocabulary- Write a list (you do not need to write all the conjugated verbs- just write one form of each) [|Foods]

__**Due 3.5**__ "Where is your room?" Write a description based on the following words =يمين -Right= =يسار -Left= =فوق - Up= =تحت - Down= =امام -In Front= =وراء - In Back=

__**Due 27/4**__ [|At the house vocab]

__**Due 26/4**__ Quiz Wednesday- Conjugations

__**Due 24/4**__ a. Complete the packet from class b. Check out a demo of the AAPPL __**Due 21/4**__ Check out the AAPPL website: [] Write observations or questions you have about it. You may want to read the FAQs page or watch the video on the main page

__**Due 20/4**__ Answer the question "when does school start?" and "When does school end?" Then answer "when do we study?" by listing the days.

__**Due 19/4**__ 5 sentences using your verbs and different subjects

__**Due 13/4**__ Complete full present tense conjugations for your verbs that you wrote on notecards

__**Due 12/ 4**__ Using your 3 words (or others from class), write 3 things that you do- try combining the new words with other old vocabulary to tell where you do that activity or when you do it or with whom

__**Due 10-4**__

Make a list of the vocabulary words you remember from class (english or Arabic or both) __**Due 7-4**__ Write (in english) 3 daily-life verbs you would like to know

__**Due 6-4**__ 1. Study break vocabulary [|Break] 2. Change all of the verbs to past tense

__**due 5-4**__ 2 sentences about break using words from the worksheet today

__**13/3 Due next class:**__ In Arabic, write "In my neighborhood..." and list 3 places close to your house.

__**Due 13-3**__ 1. What questions do you need to have answered before you can say if the Arab Spring "worked"? 2. Practice vocabulary and write the short vowels on the words. [|Places 2]

__**10-3**__ Listen to and repeat [|Places 2] __**9-3**__ Use the Youtube to practice dictations- Quiz tomorrow on places and question words [|Places]

__**8-3**__ Places Worksheet

__**Due 6-3**__

__**Due 3-3**__ 1. Listen and repeat [|Places] 2. Record your voice saying the vocabulary

__**Due 28-2**__ 1. Listen to and repeat the [|question words] 2. Record your voice saying the words

__**Due 27-2**__ Check out the music of Marcel Khalife or Nancy Ajram on youtube __**Due 24-2**__

Discussion questions

__**Due 23-2**__ Work on discussion questions:

__**Due 21-2**__ a. Study vocabulary b. complete discussion questions

__**Due 2-16**__ Website exploration: Use context to guess the meanings of 3 new words []

__**Due 15-2**__ Complete the worksheet handed out in class- bring it with you for next class

__**13-2**__ Study your flashcards 10 min each day

__**2-10**__ Study Classroom phrases [|Class Phrases] __**2-9**__ Write 5 expressions/ words that you would like to know in Arabic. They should be commonly used classroom expressions. __**2-8**__ Review for Map Quiz - 1. Names of countries 2. Locations on the map 3. Writing the countries __**2-6**__ Review the map and how to write the countries [|Countries]



__**2-3**__

1. Write about 1 paragraph: What are some stereotypes about how the Arab World looks? 2. Choose one country from our list. a. Find an image that combats the stereotype (use google image search). Save. b. Find at least 1 memorable fact about that country. Anything that is interesting to you.

__**2-2**__ [|Countries]

1. Listen to the names of the Arabic speaking countries on the recording- try repeating 2. Try writing the names of 10 countries on the map __**1-2**__ Finish #2 and #3 from the worksheet handed out in class Re-write the 7 countries from the reading

__**30-1**__ No Homework! Congratulations on finishing your midterm __**26-1**__ Midterm Friday

__**25-1**__ Midterm Friday- For homework, try writing an entire new draft of your introduction letter 1) Intro self (name, age, where from) 2) Intro family (relationship, where from, age) 3) Talk about school schedule (what classes? with whom?) 4) optional - write about what you like/ dislike what your family likes/dislikes and write about what you do before and after school __**19-1**__ 1. Study for your quiz tomorrow- you will be asked to read, write, take dictations, and do some connecting drills 2. Write your class schedule "I study with _"

__**18-1**__ Complete the connecting worksheet distributed in class. Read each word and then determine its meaning in English.

__**17-1**__ Make sure that you have written an introduction (greeting, name, where from, age). Make sure that you have written an introduction of a family member (relationship, name). Try writing your class schedule at school. __**12-1**__ __**9-1**__ Find a picture (in DC or online) of Arabic script. Save the picture to use in class Monday.

__**6-1**__ Alphabet quiz tomorrow- say all of the letters

__**5-1**__ Review and memorize the Alphabet song. Listen more than once! [|Alphabet]

[|different video w/o music...longer but with clear pronunciation and examples of words. Drop the -un endings for the name]

__**4-1**__ In Arabic letters Write one of the "Break" expressions you can remember ex. "How was break" or "good" or "I sleep" etc

Transliteration of HW for 4-1 =ان ارابك رايت وان اف ذي "برايك" اكسبراشونس يو كان ريمامبر= ="اي "هاو واز برايك" اور "جود " اور "اي سليب= __**20-12**__ 1. quiz tomorrow- selections from last 3 dictation homework 2. for review: unit 7 drill 11 __**19-12**__ a. Short quiz next week b. Complete new dictation drill [|Dictations ه ن م]

__**16-12**__ [|Dictations ق ك] __**15-12**__ [|Dictation HW]

__**14-12**__ Complete skills sheet Complete drill 10 p. 58 drill 9 p.84 and drill 14 p.109/110

__**12-12**__

1. 1-2 Paragraphs about "Is arabic written Backwards? Is it fair to call it backwards?" 2. Watch the new video [|ف ق] __**8-12**__ Connecting drills 21 p. 141 __**7-12**__ a. quick quiz on Wednesday emphatics (connecting + listening) b. Watch new video [|ع غ]

__**5-12**__ Watch [|ة taa marboota]

__**30-11**__ Watch the video [|emphatics ص ض ط ظ] __**11-16**__ Reading Quiz Wednesday Drill 11

__**11-14**__ Unit 4 Drills 9 + 10 due monday

Quiz next week on drill 11

__**10-11**__ [|د ذ ر ز] __**9-11**__ Quiz on Wednesday on ج ح خ ب ت ث ا و ي

Dictations Multiple choice for short and long vowels __**7-11**__ Finish Unit 3 Drills 2-5 7, 8

If you have already completed these drills, NO HOMEWORK!

__**4-11**__

[|Short dictation ج ح خ]

__**3-11**__ New video: [|ج ح خ]

__**2-11**__ Quiz next class [|Review] __**31-10**__ __**28-10**__

[|alphabet 3] __**27-10**__ 1. If you did not finish in class, Finish Unit 2 Drill 2

2. Watch the following video about vowels [|Video 2] __**26-10**__ Watch this video (sorry it took a while to upload) [|Alphabet 1] __**24-10**__ No homework! Congratulations on completing Q1 __**21-10**__ Videos Due __**19-10**__ Please create a complete draft of your video project __**17-10**__ Record a new draft using the feedback you got in class today __**14-10**__ Make a draft of your final video project including -greeting and intro -family intro -schedule __**13-10**__ Use the new vocabulary Make a video saying: "before school I..." "After school I..." __**12-10**__

Study your 5 words and make a recording of you saying them. []

Complete the skills sheet. __**7-10**__ Write 5 words you would like to know in order to describe what you do before and after school

__**6-10**__ Record a video saying what classes you do not study on T-F "On Tuesday I don't study..." __**5-10**__ Steps 3+4 on your worksheet [|https://www.laits.utexas.edu/aswaat/video_s.php#/0/mayy_school/] __**3-10**__ Days of the week [] __**30-9**__ Record a video of you saying your entire class schedule Say "I study with " __**29-9**__ Practice pronunciation [|I study] __**28-9**__ Practice pronunciation [|I study] Record yourself saying the new vocabulary __**26-9**__ 15 minutes of website practice (vocab/ pronunciation/ listening drills) __**23-9**__ Listen to unit 1 drill 4 on the website until you can imitate one of the characters. Then, record yourself imitating him/her. __**22-9**__ 1. Make a new video introduction- record the words that you need/ want to know 2. Play on the website for 10-15 min

10-15 minutes [|Text book practice] (Alphabet or vocabulary or listening exercise drill 4)

Username: boosker PW: baba __**21-9**__ Review "family" vocabulary and "introducing others" In class you will be asked to introduce a family member Including (name, age, where from, something he/she likes)

__**19-9**__ 1. Skills reflection __**2.**__ Record a video introduction of 1 male and 1 female -name -where from -age -likes

__**16-9**__ Follow this example: [|Introducing others]

Study: [|Family]

__**15-9**__ For thursday: study family vocabulary

For friday: What are some general stereotypes people have about Arabs?

__**14-9**__ No Homework Happy Eid! __**Due 12-9 *sorry for the late post!**__ On a separate page answer the following questions -what is hajj? -when is it? How long does it last? -Who goes? How many people go? -What percentage of Muslims are Arab? -What percentage of Arabs are Muslim?

__**Due 9-9**__ Record an introduction -Name -Age -1 like/ don't like __**Due 8-9**__ 1. Practice vocab [|انا احب]

2. record yourself repeating the words

__**Due 6- 9**__ 1) Reflection on discussion quote your group members - intro the quote, explain, agree/disagree/expand

2) Week 1 skills reflection worksheet

__**Due 2-9**__ 1) Why do you study Arabic? (1-2 paragraphs) 2) What are your goals this year? (3 goals)

__**Due 1-9**__ Teach yourself the numbers in Arabic using this song for kids [|numbers] __**Due 31-8**__ Practice writing your name from right to left Please do not connect the non-connectors

__**Due 29-8**__ Discover how to write your name in Arabic. Come to class on Monday ready to recognize your name in Arabic

__**Due 26-8**__ 1) Review Syllabus for quiz Friday 2) Record a video of you introducing yourself in Arabic use as many phrases as you can remember (Hello, My name is, I am from, I like...)

__**Due 25-8**__ 1) Read your syllabus carefully and get your syllabus signed (2 signatures!) 2) Teach someone something you learned how to say today