***Alexa was absent today and Chase arrived at 11:55. Her lesson normally doesn’t start until 12:30, but since she needs the time, I worked with her beginning at 12:00 to 12:30.
30 minutes - pre-class: I gave Chase a list of regular verbs. She tested herself on the meaning of the verbs and made a word bank of unfamiliar words. Then we reviewed together - possessive adjectives: 3 forms of my, your, his/her, etc.
Normal class time:
25 minutes - Journal. Chase’s journal entry was an enjoyably account of her prom. Her sentence structure was good and she needed only minimal assistance with the vocabulary
30 minutes - grammar - we reviewed the irregular verbs that are in the story she is reading: La Guitarra Misteriosa. Using the worksheets I had prepared, she read the irregular conjugations of each verb and gave a translation.
5 minute break
60 minutes - La Guitarra Misteriosa - Chase read chapters 9 & 10 in Spanish. She identified grammar items, new vocabulary and wrote out the translation to a few sentences that had complicated grammar constructions. She answered the 5 open ended questions herself and then read them to me. I make only a few corrections to her work.

30 minutes - Chase wrote the majority of her journal alone. I corrected a few grammar items and a couple vocabulary words.
25 minutes - using the story: La Guitarra Misteriosa, I pointed out the past tense, then had Chase find verbs in the past tense. In identifiying the past tense, Chase was able to learn the different forms.
5 minutes - break
60 minutes - La Guitarra Misteriosa: today Chase read chapters 7 & 8 in Spanish. She identified grammar items, new vocabulary and wrote out the translation to a few difficulty sentences. Her answers to the questions were grammatically well constructed.

25 minutes - Chase has a lot of thoughts to get down on her journal but her Spanish vocabulary is limited. Many times we use synonyms with words she does know. If I supply her with a vocabulary word, she is very good about writing out a translation for that sentence so that she will be able to learn the word.
25 minutes - today we reviewed which words are direct and indirect objects and the rules for their use. Using the story “La Guitarra Misteriosa”, we identified the direct and indirect objects and how to translate them.
5 minutes - Chase took time for a bathroom break.
65 minutes - Chase is enjoying the reading of this story: La Guitarra Misteriosa. Today she read in Spanish - Chapters 5 & 6; translated them and answered the open ended questions. Her readings and translations were done after each set of 3 or 4 paragraphs. Chase translates very well. Many times, if there is a word or phrase she is unfamiliar with, she will look ahead to the rest of the sentence or next sentence and figure out what is being said. Most of the time, she is absolutely correct. I then go back to the “missing” word or phrase and give her the meaning. She is very good about writing it down so that she has it for the next time she encounters it. I feel that Chase has responded very positively to learning Spanish by reading stories.