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Barbara Davis

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I am a High School World Language Teacher of Spanish, French, ESL and Bi-lingual education with 25 years of experience teaching all levels K-University level language classes. I love teaching and always ask for new responsibilities to broaden my knowledge. I am a documentary buff so I also write movie guides on a variety of Social Studies and Health related topics in addition to World Languages. I am excited to be able to share lessons with others and welcome your feedback.

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I am a High School World Language Teacher of Spanish, French, ESL and Bi-lingual education with 25 years of experience teaching all levels K-University level language classes. I love teaching and always ask for new responsibilities to broaden my knowledge. I am a documentary buff so I also write movie guides on a variety of Social Studies and Health related topics in addition to World Languages. I am excited to be able to share lessons with others and welcome your feedback.
Articles in Spanish: Definite and Indefinite with Practices
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Articles in Spanish: Definite and Indefinite with Practices

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This lesson includes start up notes for students on how to identify the gender of a noun and decide the correct article to use with nouns in Spanish. Each note section is followed by practices that can be completed indidivually as homework or together as a class during introduction of the concept. Page 2 outlines rules for making nouns plural and includes 40 practice examples. Lessons can be taught separately or together.
Powerpoint: Making Comparisons in Spanish (Comparativos)
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Powerpoint: Making Comparisons in Spanish (Comparativos)

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This 23 slide powerpoint walks students through making comparisons of equality and inequality. Slides use celebrities and athletes to help student practice making comparisons. Examples of each kind and opportunities for creative examples from students. This presentation works well as an introduction to comparatives (have students take notes and copy examples) or as quick review before a quiz.
Powerpoint: Preterite vs Imperfect Interactive presentation
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Powerpoint: Preterite vs Imperfect Interactive presentation

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Whether you are just learning preterite vs imperfect or reviewing it with higher level classes, this presentation takes you through the usage step by step for all cases involving preterite and imperfect tenses. There are 45 questions sprinkled throughout the lesson for students to choose the correct tense. This lesson was written to accompany classroom clickers remote learning systems but could easily be completed with a pencil and paper if you don't have access to remote learning systems. Takes one full class period to complete if your students are taking notes while you present.
Preterite Practice -AR verbs
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Preterite Practice -AR verbs

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This worksheet is best when first introducing preterite verbs or as homework for students. Only -AR verbs are presented here. The short sentences narrate a surprise party for a family member. (so, bonus if you are using party vocabulary... Realidades 2, En Español)
PRUEBA: Preterite vs Imperfect in context, LA CAPERUCITA ROJA
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PRUEBA: Preterite vs Imperfect in context, LA CAPERUCITA ROJA

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This 40 point quiz within the context of the fairy tale Little Red Ridinghood works best for students at level III or higher who have been working with Preterite vs Imperfect within the context of a short story. Students prior knowledge of this famous fairy tale will help them to comprehend the context of the story and select the best verb choice. Answer key included, quiz takes about 20 minutes to complete in class. Quiz could also be used as a practice.
Proyecto Oral- UN CANTANTE FAMOSO
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Proyecto Oral- UN CANTANTE FAMOSO

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Students research a famous Latino musical artist and create a powerpoint to present their artist to their classmates. Presentations are around 3-4 minutes in length and work best for a level III class or higher who already has some prior practice speaking in the past tenses. This lesson also works great for Heritage Learner classes who are already conversant in Spanish as a means to gain some practice public speaking with a topic they are comfortable . Download contains requirements of project with guiding questions for students and a long list of famous Latino musicians for students to choose one of interest. Plan at least 2 days of computer lab time and about 6-8 presentations can be seen per day.
Soap Opera (La Telenovela) Watching Project with Preterite/Imperfect/Subjunctive Verbs
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Soap Opera (La Telenovela) Watching Project with Preterite/Imperfect/Subjunctive Verbs

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Students follow a Telenovela for 5 episodes and take notes to then create a powerpoint presentation for their class. This project works best for Spanish III or higher and incorporates review of preterite and imperfect tenses, subjunctive tense and relationship, conflict and resolution vocabulary. Students become familiar with the cultural phenomenon of the Telenovela while listening to native spoken Spanish in context. I recommend students use close captioning while watching to further their comprehension and this project includes a list of helpful thematic vocabulary. This lesson won a prize for Missouri's Best Lesson Plans.
Movie Guide: The True Cost
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Movie Guide: The True Cost

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This Netflix documentary will change how students think about their clothing purchases and consumption habits overall. Great for Social Studies or Family and Consumer Science, this 95 minute documentary examines the origins of where our clothing is produced, and its cost to the people who make it, our environment and the planet as a whole. Suitable for any level of middle or high school where you are discussing economy, global trade, environment this film will open up much to discuss. Lesson down load includes a brief survey for students prior to watching in a think/pair/share, 25 chronologically ordered questions,, three experiments for students to complete at home after the first night of viewing and space for personal reflection at the end. Lesson takes as least two days to complete and could really use a third to help students process what they learned. Answer key to movie questions is also included. Film is available on NETFLIX.
Alphabet Practice
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Alphabet Practice

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Rows of alphabet letters for you to read to beginning students as a game. Easy fun way to practice learning the alphabet and drill on those pesky vowels. Could easily be adapted (remove a few letters) for French or German practice. Enjoy.
PRUEBA: POR vs PARA
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PRUEBA: POR vs PARA

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50 question quiz that assesses usage of POR vs PARA. Answer key included. Matches notes and practice examples offered in my store.
El Condicional: Notes and Practice Packet (Conditional tense)
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El Condicional: Notes and Practice Packet (Conditional tense)

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This 4 page practice packet on the conditional explains to students step by step how to form it and when to use it. Packet contains detailed notes, 40 practice exercises and conjugation boxes, and an essay prompt for students to demonstrate creatively their usage. Can be assigned as homework, extra practice or completed in class. Best suited for a level III or higher class as introduction or extra practice for this concept.
Preterite vs Imperfect Practice Sentences
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Preterite vs Imperfect Practice Sentences

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125 practice examples for using preterite and imperfect. Some in English to start, some more in Spanish, then some simple sentences and some challenging sentences. Four pages of practice that you can give all at once or break apart and assign daily, use in class for discussion, whatever you like because we all know we never ever seem to have enough practice using and choosing Preterite vs Imperfect!
The Perfect Tenses: Notes and Practice with Haber as a helping verb
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The Perfect Tenses: Notes and Practice with Haber as a helping verb

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This practice sheet explains the conjugation of Perfect tenses in Spanish. (Present, past, future and conditional) It covers how to form the past participles for regular verbs and provides a list of irregular verbs for students to use. There are practice examples, 50 easier sentences and a few more challenging sentences for students to practice using the perfect tenses. This lesson works best for Spanish III or higher who are just learning the perfect tenses and how they can be used.
Common Prepositions in Spanish
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Common Prepositions in Spanish

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Ever wish you had a list of prepositions to give to higher level Spanish students to use when they are doing journal entries or guided writings? Well, now you do! :) I let my students use these when they are composing paragraphs on assessments. I ask them to use a finite number (you decide) and underline or circle them as they write to identify they have used them.
EL SUBJUNTIVO POWERPOINT: Everything you need to know
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EL SUBJUNTIVO POWERPOINT: Everything you need to know

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This powerpoint presentation will launch the unit on subjunctive, covering requirements for a subjunctive verb, formation of the tense and many of the irregular, weird Yo, stem changer verbs, and lots of practice examples. There are several slides for oral practice where students can shout out then check their conjugations, followed by a list of WEDDING conditions for subjunctive sentences with examples and 32 practice examples on slides with answers so students can check their work and discuss along the way. I use this presentation over the course of several days to work on subjunctives and follow up with a practice packet of additional exercises, but the powerpoint could easily carry students through the first three days of notetaking and practice. Presentation adapts nicely to the AVID style of Cornell notetaking. I was observed using this lesson and the administration loved it!
La Leçon de Cuisine: Cooking Project in French
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La Leçon de Cuisine: Cooking Project in French

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This project works best for students who are completing French II or higher and have already had practice with partitive articles and passe compose verbs with AVOIR. Students prepare and demonstrate a recipe giving commands to a classmate to prepare their project step by step live in class. Hilarious project, especially when a student is randomly paired who has never cooked before. This project works best as a final assessment after a unit on food and incorporates their knowledge of past tense verbs, words of quantity, partitives, words of order and food vocabulary. Project takes several days to watch in class, you can see about 5 students per day in a regular class period, more if they are making sandwiches. Students will need time outside of class to write their presentations and you may wish to give them a day in class to proof their work and make corrections before they begin to memorize.
¿SABER or CONOCER?  Notes and practice
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¿SABER or CONOCER? Notes and practice

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This is an easy worksheet on SABER and CONOCER that could be used to introduce the concept or as extra practice for students who need it. Worksheet introduces when to use each verb and has conjugation boxes for each verb. 20 practice examples follow for students to demonstrate their understanding of the differences. Answer key provided.
Reflexive Verbs: Practice Packet
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Reflexive Verbs: Practice Packet

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This five page packet contains everything you need to introduce your students to reflexive verbs in Spanish. Includes: a list of reflexive verbs and their definitions, a step by step explanation on the use and conjugation of reflexives with practice samples, three worksheets to practice conjugations, deciding if a verb s/b reflexive in simple sentences and box charts of stem changers.