Arabic+1+(Delta)

= الواجب = Review Practice individual sections of your letter in Arabic. a. Imagine what questions will be asked and write them. b. Write out sections of the letter. __**Due 5/29**__ 1- Write a full introduction of yourself and your family members 2- Review ACTIVELY writing, reading, speaking, listening (introductions, how are you, family members, numbers, hobbies)

"...انا من "
Dialogue: [] Family Members: [] Hobbies: []

__**Due 5/27**__ Review the list of topics to be covered in review. Add food and clothes. Generate a master list of vocabulary listed by topic.

__**Due 5/23**__ 1) Try the Mamoul handed out in class and read the Arabic on the packaging. 2) Study food vocabulary []

Due 5/20 1) Study vocabulary [] 2) Look up Arabic recipe/ Arabic foods and be ready to talk about it in detail. What is its name? Where is it from? What is in it? What is it eaten with? Note: use embassy websites for reference if needed.

Due 5/19 Make a list of Arabic foods that you know or have heard of __**Due 5/15**__ 1) Describe the photos of your family in detail. Describe who is in the photo (name, relationship to you/ each other, age, where they are from) and describe what they are wearing. 2) Practice new vocabulary [|Clothing] __**Due 5/13**__ 1) Write 5 sentences demonstrating agreement between Masc/ Fem nouns and their colors 2) Bring a picture to class. You will be describing the clothing of the people in the picture. (preferably the picture will be of your family members so you can review the words for family) __**Due 5/12**__ 1) Listen to the news report [] 0:00-1:20 --> Record as many familiar words as you can

2) Check out: Different styles of clothes in Saudi Arabia []

Different styles of Ghotra (men's head scarf) []

A blog all about different styles of //hijaab- (complete with videos and pictures for doing different styles)// []

Due 5-9 1) 5 sentences describing these pictures. Use clothing vocabulary and colors. 2) Quiz on colors (if you did not take it today)

Due 5-8 1) Complete reading comprehension worksheet. Look for cognates and transliterations Cognate: A word that is the same (or close) in another language (eg. Television- //telfaaz//) from Latin cognatus, from co - ‘ together with ’ + natus ‘ born .’ 2) Study vocabulary. Colors and clothes [|Colors] [|Clothes]

Due 5/6 Reading: Find as many colors as you can in the document

Study: Vocabulary [|Colors]
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Due 4/29 Complete wadjda discussion questions. Separate page. Detailed responses. Due 5/1 Behind the Ghutra aticle and questions



5/2

__ Why do you think we as outsiders focus on the //hijab//? __

__ What are the things we do (in our family, in our school, as Americans) that others might find different? __

__ What are the reactions people have to those differences? __

__ How do you feel when others react to things that make you different? __

__ How do you imagine Arabs (women and men) might react to our focus on the //hijab//? __

__ Do you think it is fair and acceptable to ask someone else to justify what they do? __

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__**Due 4/8**__ Listening Demo

__**Due 4/9**__ Reading Demo __**Due 4/10**__ Vocabulary list for review __**Due 4/11**__ Vocabulary list for review __**Due 4/1**__ Explore the Demo []



Take notes on your reactions -what did you notice about the speed, accent, and words? -what kinds of questions do you think were being asked -what words did you hear that you know? __**Due 3/31**__ Write 10 sentences with the verbs we have learned. Be sure to vary the subjects of the sentence so that the verbs conjugate differently each time. Brief quiz Monday on verbs. __**Due 3/27**__ Translate the following sentences using vocabulary you know. Focus on the vocabulary you know and try to string them together. DO NOT concern yourself with grammatical structure, verb tenses, etc. Use the vocabulary

1) My mom is watching TV in the living room. 2) My brother is sleeping in the bedroom 3) My car is at the restaurant 4) The dad is sweeping the dining room 5) My family eats in the dining room at 6 PM 6) Before قبل school I shower in the bathroom 7) Are you going to school Saturday?

__**Due 3/25**__ Study rooms of the house vocabulary. Tomorrow in class there will be a substitute. Bring materials to study new vocab __**Due 3/20**__ Write a brief Paragraph about where you live using the phrases from our vocabulary

Study house vocabulary- Quiz monday
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__**Due 3/12**__ 1) Listen to the weather report. Listen for vocabulary words that you know [|http://www.laits.utexas.edu/aswaat/video_s.php#/0/weather/]

2) Go to this website. Write 3 words you recognize and 1 word that you can guess from context! []

__**Due 3/13**__ 1) Liesten to the weather report and record as many place names and types of weather as you hear 2) Use the weather website to discover other words from context. Do not use a dictionary! Study the words we discovered together today in class:

القاهرة ليل نهار صا في جزئي غالباً الرطوبة امطار

__**Due 3/14**__ __**Due 3/17**__ Study Vocabulary []

__**Due 3/6**__ List of vocabulary words in English. Brainstorm a list of vocabulary words What do you do at each of the places we have learned? Review all the places we have studied and write 2-3 related words for each (eg. at the airport I travel)

-->If you would like to retake last week's quiz you may do so on Thursday during Tutorial

__Due 3/7__ Study weather vocabulary and days of the week [|Weather]

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Bring a weekly weather report to class. You may print it, get it from a newspaper or draw it yourself.

__Due 3/10__ Write a weekly weather report.

3/3 Brainstorm a list of vocabulary words What do you do at each of the places we have learned? Review all the places we have studied and write 2-3 related words for each (eg. at the airport I travel)

2/25

Write to a friend about the movie // Lemon Tree //.

Imagine they have never seen the movie and they know nothing about the Arab world.

What should they know before seeing the movie? What important scenes/ interactions should they watch for?

What will they learn? What questions would you want to ask them after they see the movie?

2/26 179 Drill 4

2/28 1) Quiz tomorrow- reading and writing- places vocabulary 2) Complete connecting practice by connecting letters and writing the meaning of each word

2/11 Study places vocab (see youtube practice) [] Read aloud and complete worksheet with vocabulary
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2/13 Writing Practice



Quiz

2/14

2/18 Porcelli in Doha- Alif Baa practice

2/4 Writing practice worksheet

2/6 Vocabulary [] Writing practice

2/7 Alif baa work 2/10 Practice writing vocabulary and disconnecting letters

Complete Unit 7 Drills if not completed in class Unit 7 Listening exercise 6 Drill 5 (Reading aloud) Drill 6 Drill 8 Drill 9 Drill 10 (p. 161, 162) Read p. 166

1-31 Drill 15 p. 136 Review vocabulary and name the letters in the words 1-30 Write 5 more vocabulary words in Arabic by sounding them out. Check your work by reviewing vocab.

Review reading letters unit 1-6

1-28 Write 5 vocabulary words in Arabic by sounding them out Write your full name in Arabic

1-27 Drill 21, 22, 23 p. 141

1-3 My break description [] Vocabulary []

12-17 Drills 10, 11, 13 12-19 Alif Baa 12-20 Alif baa drills 9, 10, 11 unit 3

12-10 Create a Wordle using English words that come from Arabic. http://www.wordle.net

12-11 Vocabulary review Bring Alif Baa to class

12-12 Bring Alif Baa to class

12-16 Alif baa exercises Unit 2 Drill 6, 7, 8, 10

Due 12-3 Amreeka Discussion questions- Choose 4 of 6 PLOT and 2 of 4 CULTURE

Due 12-4 Choose one of the following 2 questions. Use specific scenes from the movie AND comments from our discussion to defend your answer. 1) Was Salma’s boyfriend correct when he called Fadi’s classmates racist? *To answer this question you need to define "racist" and decide whether or not "Arabs" are a race.  2) Was American culture portrayed positively or negatively? Give an example to defend your opinion. *To answer this question you need to define "culture" and decide what in the movie was a part of American culture.

Due 12-5 Examples of Arab culture and American culture from the film Due 12-9 Is it difficult to define Arab culture? Is it difficult to define American culture? Why/ Why not?

Think about the points suggested by your classmates: -Positive / Negative aspects of culture- where do they fit? -Seeing positive/ negative in yourself- is it hard? -The influence of the media- does it portray culture accurately? -Objectifying/ judging yourself and others - can you make concrete statements about yourself or others?

Due Tuesday 11-20 Writing practice س م

Due Thursday 11-21

BRING YOUR BOOK TO CLASS

Choose one of the following 1) Respond to the visitor's presentation. What was interesting/ surprising? What was similar/different from Walid's presentation? 2) Respond to Elijah's contention: Private, religious schools should not be allowed to select students based on religion.

Due Friday 11-22 BRING YOUR BOOK TO CLASS Monday 11-25 COMPLETE DRILLS IN TEXTBOOK Due Tuesday 11-13 Reaction to presentation. What was most surprising about Walid's presentation? What was most expected?

Due Thursday 11-14 Study vocabulary from class. [|Places] Due Friday 11-15 TBA

Due Monday 11-18 Practice new/ old vocabulary.

practice ذ / هـ
__Due Tuesday 11-6__

Movie Draft

__Due Thursday 11-7__

Revised Draft __Due Friday 11-8__ Video Project due @ the start of class

__Due Monday 11-11__

__Due Monday 11-4__ 1) Outline your video project 2) Review vocabulary 3) Make a list of vocabulary you would like to know for your project (max: 5) Classes [] Family [] I like... []

Dialogue []

__Due Friday 11-1__

Listen to Drill 4. Make sure you can repeat all of the introductions

__Due Tuesday 10-22__

1) Drill 3 p. 13 in your text. You must use the online companion for this activity

Learn how to say the names of at least 5 countries in Arabic

2) Practice pronouncing غ

3) Review classes vocabulary

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__Due Thursday 10-24__

Map Practice Drill 3. Memorize 10 at least 10 countries (names and locations)

__Due Friday 10-25__

Quiz on Map- Study using Drill 3 p. 13 [|Geography (includes practice and presentation)]

Response: Visual Geography - How do we view the world? Talk about your general reactions to today's presentations - Which pictures/ slides were particularly moving to you? Why? What assumptions did they challenge?

__Due Monday 10-28__ Country presentation- capital, pictures, flag, population, major monuments/sites, 1 (or more) cultural products or practices or people unique to the country

__ Due Monday 10-7 __

Response: Is Arabic written backwards? Is it acceptable to refer to the Arabic text as "backwards"?

__ Due Tuesday 10-1 __

Study Vocabulary [] = Practice ق and ح with the Alif Baa website. =

__ Due Thursday 10-3 __

Vocab practice. Practice pronunciation by recording your voice and comparing it to my pronunciation.

Email me 1 word you would like to know for "I like..."

__ Due Friday 10-4 __ [] Vocabulary practice

__ Due Tuesday 10-15 __ Porcelli Out What is eid al-Adha

__ Due Monday 9-30 __

Practice family vocabulary Practice pronunciation Family vocabulary. [] = خ =

__ Due Tuesday 10-1 __ Introduce family members. Make a video introducing 2 members and send it to me. Practice with song []

__ NOW OPEN! __ Family vocabulary. []

__ Due Thursday 10-3 __ Record a new video introducing 2 family members. Include their age and one thing they like. Use the example below: []

__ Due Friday 10-4 __

Define "backwards". Think of 3 examples of things that are backwards Practice pronunciation 10 minutes = ح = Writing practice- family vocabulary

__ Due Monday 10-7 __ Response: Is Arabic written backwards? Is it acceptable to refer to the Arabic text as "backwards"?

__Due Monday 9-23__

Pronunciation practice with website. Recording

__Due Tuesday 9-24__ 1) Record a video introducing someone else 2) Review #s and Letters with youtube and the website (20 min) 3) Response to our Fireside chat (what is going well in Arabic? What is challenging? What are you looking forward to? What are you nervous about?)

__Due Thursday 9-26__ Memorize dialogue and add an introduction of someone else.

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Practice Alphabet and Numbers-- Quiz Thursday.

__ Due Friday 9-27 __ Pronunciation practice with website. = خ = Practice family vocabulary []

__ Due Monday 9-30 __ Practice family vocabulary Practice pronunciation =خ=

__Due Monday 9-16__

1) Response to conversation "If your custom or belief is different from that of others, does that give you the right to disrespect the tradition?"  -In terms of customs, what does it mean to "disrespect" someone?  2) Reading In packet. Stop at "Formal and Spoken" PDF ON ARABIC 1 Page

__Due Tuesday 9-17__ 1) Review Alphabet Song and Numbers (YouTube) 2) Memorize Dialogue []

__Due Thursday 9-19__ Listening practice, listen to the scene a second time listening for key phrases. Unit 1 Drill 4 [] UN: boosker PW: baba

Record a 2nd draft introduction video including name, where you are from, age, where you are a student. Email the video to me! __Due Friday 9-20__ Pronunciation practice with website. Record yourself pronouncing the letters of the alphabet.

__Due Monday 9-23__ Pronunciation practice with website. Record 4 familiar sounds and 4 unfamiliar sounds.

__ Due Monday 9-9 __ 1) Complete writing practice (introductory words) 2) Why do you want to learn Arabic?

__Due Tuesday 9-10__ 1) Study numbers []

[|Numbers] 2) Response "Why learn Arabic?" - What are your goals?

__Due Thursday 9-12__ 1) Study Alphabet [|Alphabet]

2) Rd. Pages vii- ix in the text.

__Due Friday 9-13__ 1) Response: How do we learn a language? 2) Practice introduction writing 3) Review numbers and alphabet

__Due Monday 9-16__ Response to conversation "If your custom or belief is different from that of others, does that give you the right to disrespect the tradition?" -In terms of customs, what does it mean to "disrespect" someone?

Reading In packet. Stop at "Formal and Spoken" PDF ON ARABIC 1 Page

__Due Friday 9-6__ 1) Practice writing your name in Arabic

__Due Thursday 9-5 (If you are celebrating the holiday, this assignment is due Friday):__ 1) Record a video introducing yourself. Include one thing you like.

__ Due Wednesday 9-4 __ 1) Teach someone who doesn't speak Arabic to introduce themselves in Arabic

"...انا من "
2) Review syllabus. Record any questions or additions you have. Have a parent/guardian sign to confirm he/ she has read it. 3) Have a parent/ guardian Sign the "QFI photo release".