Happy New Year Everyone! I hope you have all had a wonderful break. I have enjoyed some time with family and friends and am looking forward to seeing all my wonderful students again.
All classes have CRES speeches due on Monday or Tuesday. Students can email me at nissaquill@gmail.com if they need information about this assignment.
On Monday and Tuesday in class I will be providing review materials and assignments to help students prepare for our mid-term exam on Jan 13/14. We will be reviewing for the next two weeks and will start new chapters after the break for MLK weekend.
If students are interested, they are invited to make and bring in a King's Cake. Both French and Spanish cultures celebrate this Ephiphany tradition with slightly different recipes.
If they bring in a King's Cake or make a Powerpoint or poster about these celebrations, they can earn extra credit on their homework grade.
Here are some links to help them out:
King's Cake in New Orleans (French) http://southernfood.about.com/cs/cajuncuisine/a/kingcake.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_King_Cake (French)
history of the cake
Recipe: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Galette-des-Rois/Detail.aspx
Dia de los Reyes (Spanish)- includes a world-wide history of the celebration including Spanish-speaking countries: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dia_de_los_Reyes
Rosca de Reyes (Spanish King's Cake Recipe)
http://www.inside-mexico.com/cocinarosca.htm
(Don't forget Spanish classes- we get to have tamales in February!)
My French I, 4B class (the yellow class) has until Wed. to present their speeches because they missed a class the day we dismissed early for the snow.
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