Epsilon+'17-'18

__**Double Wednesday Drop Thursday**__ Review places, directions __[|Places 2]__ __[|Places]__
 * __Due Friday 25-5__**

Review writing your class schedule and daily schedule [|I study] [|Days of the week song (includes spelling)] [|Daily verbs 1] Review your midterm for the "Introduction" and "Family" section. You may also want to review your video project to remind yourself of the vocabulary:
 * __Due Thursday 24-5__**
 * __Due Wednesday 23-5__**

[|I like انا احب] [|Family 1] NEW: __[|Family]**[| 2]**__ [|Introducing others] [|Adjectives] [|Listening activity] (you might need flash player to listen- try it on a school computer if it does not work on your phone) Prepare for restaurant scenario. Write a script for the waiter and the customer. a. greeting- request a table for your group b. Food- order what you'd like c. Drink- order what you'd like d. Payment- ask "how much" and then pay the check
 * __Due Tuessday 15-5__**

[|Cafe menu] [|Restaurant menu]
 * __Due Friday 11-5__**

Reading distributed in class. Find 5 words you know (not food) 7 foods/ drinks 7 transliterated words 2 new words in Arabic 2 section titles

__**Due Tuesday 8-5**__ Review the vocabulary. Make a recording (say the words or sentences about what you like to eat and when. Challenge, say what family members like and don't like) FOOD!: @https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvH02HiPa4Q

__**Due Tuesday 1-5**__

Complete a demo of ILS/ IR/ IL Arabic: [] __**Due Monday 30-4**__ Complete a demo of ILS Arabic: [] __**Due Wednesday 25-4**__ Write 3 phrases describing what we do in class

__**Due Tuesday 24-4**__ Study classroom vocab. Try to master 10 words from the list. Use notecards, lables, youtube, sentence writing, teaching a classmate/friend etc.

__**Due Monday 23-4**__ Make a web for your 2 words. Write words in Arabic that you know that are associated with your new words

__**Due Friday 20-4**__ Record yourself saying your new vocabulary words in a phrase

__**Due Wednesday 18-4**__ Study for Colors and Clothes quiz by recording your answers to the questions.

Music from class today: [] __**Due Tuesday 17-4**__ Practice new clothes vocabulary: [|clothing 2] Review clothes vocabulary: [|cloth] __**Due Friday 13-4**__ Answer the questions on the worksheet for 1st time and 2nd time [] __**Due Wednesday 11-4**__ Read the article distributed in class. Annotate. Mark the words that help develop sarcasm. __**Due Tuesday 10-4**__ Use the clothing vocabulary to describe what students wear at school. Describe girls and boys. Clothes vocab: [] __**Due Monday 9-4**__ Discussion questions- responses to at least 3 also Clothes vocab: [] __**Due Friday 6-4**__ 1. On a separate page: prepare for our discussion of the film. You may write complete answers OR write bullet points but you MUST write specific examples for each question.

2. Review the colors vocabulary Quiz Friday [] __**Due Wednesday 4**____**-4**__ 1. Review the colors vocabulary []

2. Writing: use the colors to describe what colors we wear "نلبس" at school and what colors we do not wear "لا نلبس"at school

__**Due Monday 19-3**__ Record yourself speaking about your daily schedule in Arabic. "I wake up at ___ I go to school at__ __I eat at__ __I study at__ __I bathe at___ I sleep at ___"__ __in class or at home if you will miss__ __Demo: Try to do a demo of IL IR or ILS in Arabic. You may also read the website if you'd like to know more information.__ __[]__ Review the list of topics on this link. Be sure you are looking at Arabic for 7th grade and above __**Due Tuesday 13-3**__ Study for quiz on conjugations. You will need to a. conjugate verbs (including writing the pronouns) b. Translate Arabic- English and English- Arabic c. Write some questions in Arabic __**Due Monday 12-3**__ Worksheet from class today (front and back) 1. Read the Arabic then insert the correct verb and conjugation for each sentence. 2. Translations (English--> Arabic and Arabic --> English
 * Due Friday 16-3**
 * Due Wednesday 14-3**__
 * AAPPL 2018

__**Due Thursday 8-3**__ No Homework __**Due Tuesday 6-3**__ Daily schedule in Arabic - When do you wake up? When do you go to school? When do you study/ do homework? When do you eat? When do you sleep? When do you shower/ bathe? __**Due Wednesday 28/2**__ 2nd Worksheet on conjugations (pages 2- 4)

__**Due Tuesday 27/2**__ Back side of the conjugation worksheet from class (first 5) (pages 1-3) (8th grade, continue to study new verbs) __**Due Monday 26/2**__ Using the new words, write a "diary" in Arabic for 2 days this weekend. (3 entries per day) Each entry must include the day, the time, and 1 action. eg. __**Saturday**__ 8am- I wake up 9am- I eat 11pm- I sleep __**Due Friday 23/2**__ Study and learn the new vocabulary. You may record if you would like. Make sure you have cards made for each word. [|Daily verbs 1] __**Due Wednesday 21/2**__ Practice for the speaking portion of your quiz a. study vocabulary b. practice asking and answering the questions c. record yourself or practice with a partner (or both!)

__**Due Tuesday 20/2**__ Complete your practice quiz and review for the speaking portion of your quiz __**Due Friday 16/2**__ Study Vocabulary for places and giving directions. Quiz upcoming (speaking, reading, writing) __[|Places 2]__ __[|Places]__ __**Due Tuesday 13/2**__ Connect the letters to form words and translate the words

__**Due Monday 12/2**__ If you did not finish the fill-ins in class, they are homework Study for your quiz next week on places (reading, writing, speaking) __[|Places 2]__ __[|Places]__ __**Due Thursday 8/2**__ Use the new vocabulary to describe where you live in 3 sentences. Write "I live on ___ street in__ ___ neighborhood. My house is close to__ __.__ __I live in/ on اسكن في__ __close to قريب من__

__Disconnect the letters in the new vocabulary__
 * Due Wednesday 7/2**

__Listen to the new vocabulary.__ __Record yourself saying the new words__ __[|Places 2]__ __No new assignment.__ __New vocabulary here:__ __[|Places 2]__ __Answer 1 more discussion question OR expand one of your other answers using comments from today's class__
 * Due Tuesday 6/2**
 * Due Monday 5/2**
 * Due Friday 2/2**

__Answer 2 more discussion questions for a total of 4.__
 * Due Wednesday 31/1**

__Choose 2 questions you would like to focus on and respond in full sentences with examples from the movie. Even though you haven't finished, you should be able to start answering at least 2 of the questions__ __Complete the worksheet handed out in class__ __Disconnect the letters in our new vocabulary__
 * Due Tuesday 30/1**
 * Due Friday 26/1**
 * Due Wednesday 23/1**

__a.Review the vocabulary from class today__ __b. Record yourself saying the words. Challenge: say a complete sentence with the word.__ __[|Places]__
 * Due Tuesday 22/1**

__No Homework!__ __Midterm Tuesday__
 * Due Thursday 18/1**
 * Due Tuesday 16/1**

__Sample (3 pages)__

[|Days of the week song (includes spelling)] [|I like انا احب] [|Family 1] [|Introducing others] [|I study]
 * Review videos:**

__[|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]__
 * Writing review- use the videos below**

__Write your full class schedule including days of the week. To challenge yourself, try first without notes/ vocabulary. Then go back and make corrections with notes.__
 * Due Friday 12/1**

__Write your schedule for 3 more classes, include days of the week__
 * Due Wednesday 10/1**

__a. Choose 3 classes from your schedule and write "I study with__ _" b. If you would like review how to write the days of the week __**Due Monday 8/1**__ Complete the skills sheet. On the skills sheet, complete the bottom of the back page. "On a separate page, write an introduction of yourself including your name, where you are from, your age, and one thing you like. Then try to do the same for 2 family members (male, female)."
 * Due Tuesday 9/1**

__**Due Friday 5/1**__ [|Break with past tense]

__**Due Wednesday 3/1**__ Write 2 sentences about what you did during break using the break vocabulary from class [|Break with past tense]

__**Due Wednesday 20/12**__ Read the last page of the packet you received today. Choose a line of interest for discussion. Answer question 12- is the mural art? Why/ why not?

__**Due Tuesday 19/12**__ Option A: look up the flags for 5 countries on your list - screen shot/ print/ draw Option B: check out an Arabic new source (aljazeera, bbc arabic, CNN arabic or other) and try to find the name of a country

__**Monday 18/12**__ On Monday we will introduce the names of the Arabic speaking countries. For your region, pick a country and find something interesting (to YOU) about the country.

__**North Africa:**__ Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunis, Libya, Egypt, Somalia __**Eastern Med aka** **shaam aka**__ **levant**: Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq __**Gulf** **aka khaleej:**__ Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen, UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait

__**Due Friday 15/12**__

Choose a product (anything you perceive with your senses) from American culture. Describe the product, what we do with it (practice), and what that practice reveals about our values (perspective)

__**Due Wednesday 13/12**__ Connect the letters to form words. Read the words and translate them. (2 sides to the worksheet). __**Due Tuesday 12/12**__ Writing worksheet. Rewrite the Arabic several times and say the words out loud __**Due Monday 11/12**__ Watch: [|ه and ح]

__**Due Friday 8/12**__ Complete: [|Dictations ك ق]

Upcoming quiz unit 5 [|Emphatics ص ض ط ظ] __**Due Wednesday 6/12**__

Watch: [|faa and Qaf]

For optional practice: [|Dictations ك ق] __**Due Tuesday 5/12**__ Review --> Quiz upcoming unit 4 [|Short vowels on alif] [|د ذ ر ز] [|Dipthongs and sukoon Unit 3 part 2]

__**Due Monday 4/12**__ Watch: [|ع غ]

--> Quiz upcoming unit 4 --> Quiz upcoming unit 4 [|Short vowels on alif] [|د ذ ر ز] [|Dipthongs and sukoon Unit 3 part 2]

__**Due Friday 1/12**__ Review for QUIZ Drills 9, 10, 11 in unit 3

__**Due Wednesday 29-11**__ Watch and complete the dictation [|ن ه م]

__**Due Tuesday 28-11**__ Quiz on Unit 3 upcoming.

REVIEW: [|Dipthongs and sukoon Unit 3 part 2] [|Short dictation ج ح خ] [|ج ح خ] [|Review] [|alphabet 3] [|Video 2] [|Alphabet 1]

__**Videos for friday**__

[|ف ق] [|ع غ]

Due Friday 17/11: No new assignments. Make sure you have completed the independent practice in the textbook. You should have completed all of units 2, 3, 4, and 5. You will have new assignments Friday

__**Wednesday in class**__ a. Finish unit 5 b. Then watch Feminine Marker [|ة Taa marboota] c. Complete: Unit 6 Listening exercise 1 and Drill 1 d. Watch [|Emphatics ص ض ط ظ] e. LE 4, Drill 2, Drill 3 f. Writing ط g. Drill 4, 5 __**h. Due at the end Drill 6**__ i. LE 5, 7 j. drill 7 drill 8 drill 10 __**k. Due at the end Drill 11**__

__**Due Wednesday 15/11**__ Bring a picture of a sign written in Arabic. You can use google image search but please don't just pick the first or second image as it will be the same one as everyone else in the class

__**Due Tuesday 14/11**__

Write an introduction of yourself in Arabic (name and where you are from)

Reference Videos: [|Short vowels on alif] [|د ذ ر ز] [|Dipthongs and sukoon Unit 3 part 2] __**Due monday 13.11**__ //Text book practice 3//

__Unit 5__ LE 3 Drill 4 LE 4 Drill 5 Vocab unit 5 Watch: emphatics video [|Emphatics ص ض ط ظ] LE 7 Drill 7, 8, 10 LE 8, 9, 10 Drill 11, 12 Drill 15

week of 6/11 __**Due Wednesday 1/11**__ Choice a. Complete Unit 3 Drills 1, 2, 5 OR b. [|Short dictation ج ح خ] __**Due Tuesday 31/10**__ 1. Watch [|ج ح خ] 2. If you did not finish in class UNIT 3 Drill 1, 2, 5

__**Due Monday 30/10**__ [|Alphabet 3]

__**Due Monday at the end of class**__ Unit 2 Drill 2, 4, 5, 11, 13

__**Due Tuesday 24/10**__ 1. Complete Unit 2 Drill 2 and drill 3 2. Watch [|Alphabet 2]

__**Due Monday 23/10**__ No new homework. Be sure to have viewed and internalized the information on this video [|Alphabet 1]

Watch before class Friday 20/10 [|Alphabet 1]

[|"How are you?" vocabulary]



__**Due Friday 20/10**__ Final video project due. If you will not be in class you must submit your video before class or via email.

__**Due Tuesday 17/10**__ 1. Full draft of entire video 2. a list of 5 words you would like to know

__**Due Monday 16/10**__ Create video draft of part 4 - Use the youtube for classes and days of the week if you need practice. Remember: Section 4 requires that you say your classes, who you study with and the days of the week.

__**Due Friday 13/10**__ Video draft of part 3 - Use the youtube for introducing others if you need practice.

__**Due Wednesday 11/10**__ Video draft of parts 1 and 2 of your video project. Use the samples on the companion website if you need help. __**Due Friday** **6/10**__ No new assignment. Be sure to review days of the week and classes.

__**Due Wednesday 4/10**__ Reviews Days of the week + Classes. Focus on pronunciation

[|Days of the week] __**Due Tuesday 3/10**__ Make 2 videos a. say the days of the week in arabic b. say your schedule for 1 day "monday I study..."

__**Due Monday 1/10**__ 1. Listen to and repeat I study vocab. Record your voice saying the words 2. Listen to the days of the week song []

__**Due Friday 29.9**__ 1. Review [|I study]

2. Watch the first 47 secs of [|This video] ? What classes does he like? Who does he live with?

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Interested in Travel? What about Free Pizza? Wednesday night 9/20, WLPCS is hosting an information session about study abroad. If you are interested, RSVP [|here] or email me confirming that you will attend. The program runs from 5:30- 7:30 come for part or all of the session! __**Due Wednesday 27/9**__ Make a video in Arabic saying 5 classes that you study ex. "Epsilon, I study Arabic" __**Due Tuesday 26/9**__ Listen and Repeat [|I study]

__**Due Monday 25/9**__ Complete the skills sheet __**Due Friday 22/9**__ [|Listening activity] (you might need flash player to listen- try it on a school computer if it does not work on your phone)

__**Due Wednesday 20/9**__ a. Listen to the adjectives and practice saying them [|Adjectives] (sorry about the background noise!) b. Record your voice saying the new vocabulary

__**Due Tuesday 19/9**__ Make a video: Introduce 2 people (1 male 1 female). Include -Name -Where from -Age -Like Be sure to use the correct subject pronouns, correct possessive pronouns and conjugate the verbs correctly. See the video "introducing others" for an example.

__**Due Monday 18/9**__ Watch "introducing others" [|Introducing others]

__**Due Friday 15/9**__ No new assignment. Make sure you have created the video that was due Wednesday

__**Due Wednesday 13/9**__ 1. Intro family members video- Record a new video. Introduce your family members (maximum # of people 5). You must introduce @ least 1 member of your immediate family and one member of your extended family.

2. Read the questions for discussion #2

__**Tuesday in Class 12/9**__ Review: [|Family 1]

NEW: __[|Family]**[| 2]**__

Practice: [|Introducing others]

__**Due Tuesday 12/9**__ Study family vocabulary- Listen and repeat [|Family 1] __**Due Monday 11/9**__ Record a new introduction video include -Name -Age -Where you're from -Nationality (if you can remember how to do it say "Im an american student" -1 thing you like __**Due Friday 8/9**__ Review "I like" vocabulary. Listen and repeat the words. Record yourself saying the words out loud. [|I like انا احب] __**Due Wednesday 6/9**__ Write one paragraph about each of the following questions 1. Why did you choose Arabic? What are your goals for the year? 2. How do you think people learn a language? 3. What stereotypes are there about Arabs or the Middle East?

__**Due Tuesday 5/9**__ Summarize the documentary you saw on Friday. Write 3 observations/ facts about the //hajj// (think about the things you found surprising or things you already knew) Write 2 rituals of the hajj Write 1 question you have

__**Due Friday 1/9**__ Porcelli Absent for Eid al-Adha - Look up the holiday online. Find one interesting fact/ story/ idea/ ritual behind the holiday.

__**Due Wednesday 30-8**__ Learn/ practice the numbers 1-10 [|Numbers]

__**Epsilon Due Tuesday 29-8**__ Memorize how to write your name in Arabic! Write from Right to Left. Be ready to demonstrate how to write your name.

__**Due Monday 28-8**__ Discover how to write your name in Arabic. Come to class on Monday ready to recognize your name in Arabic.

__**Due Friday 25-8**__ 1. 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...) 2. Make sure you have carefully reviewed the syllabus *HINT HINT

__**Due Thursday 24-8**__ 1. Teach someone who does not study Arabic a word/ phrase you learned today 2. Read syllabus carefully and have it signed (2 signatures required)

[|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]