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- 1. A Multimedia Tutorial by C. Thomas
- 2. In this tutorial, you will see a few buttons at the bottom of your screen. Read below to find out what they are and how they work… This button takes you back to the beginning of the tutorial. This button takes you to the next slide. This button takes you to the previous slide. When you see this, it means there is a video for further explanation.
- 3. A noun is a person, place, thing or idea. In Spanish a noun is the same as it is in English, but there is a difference in how they are categorized.
- 4. In Spanish, nouns fall into two categories: feminine and masculine (male and female). In this lesson we will use rooms and things in a school to explain this concept.
- 5. Previously we learned that nouns in Spanish are either feminine or masculine. We see this in their endings: -o is masculine -a is feminine
- 6. Example: Libro (book) – ends in –o, so it is masculine. Silla (chair) – ends in –a, so it is feminine. Watch the video below. Then, let’s begin our walk through the school….
- 7. Here we are in the cafeteria. Click the stars to see if the words are masculine or feminine. Window –ventana Trash – feminine Basura feminine ventana Table – basura Mesa feminine Plate – Floor – plato Piso masculine masculine mesa plato piso
- 8. Notice: Piso – ends in -o, so it is masculine. Mesa – ends in -a, so it is feminine. Go back and look again to see what nouns are…
- 9. Click the star for the nouns that are masculine. No, ventana is No, feminine. basura is feminine. ventana basura No, mesa is Yes! Plato Yes! Piso feminine. is is masculine masculine mesa plato . piso
- 10. Click the star for the nouns that are feminine. Yes! Ventana Yes! is Basura is feminine. feminine. ventana Yes! Mesa basura is feminine. No, plato is No, piso is masculine. masculine. plato mesa piso
- 11. In the cafeteria we saw the different endings on Spanish nouns. Remember the rule: feminine nouns end in – a, masculine nouns end in –o. Now, let’s go to the office.
- 12. Next we have the office. Click the stars to see if the nouns are masculine or feminine. Copiadora- copier feminine Grapadora -stapler copiadora feminine Teléfono- grapadora telephone masculine telefono planta Planta- plant feminine
- 13. Notice the words that end in –o are masculine while the words that end in –a are feminine. Libro, Piso, Plato – all are masculine. (See the –o ending?) Planta, Copiadora, Grapadora – all are feminine. (See the –a ending?)
- 14. Click on the stars for the words that are masculine. No. Copiadora No, is feminine. grapadora is copiadora feminine. Yes! grapadora Teléfono is masculine. telefono planta No, planta is feminine.
- 15. Click on the stars for the words that are feminine. Yes! Yes! Grapadora Copiadora is is feminine. feminine. copiadora No. grapadora Teléfono is masculine. telefono planta Yes! Planta is feminine.
- 16. Now let’s go to the library and do the same thing. Don’t forget your rules!
- 17. Here in the library, look at the words, and click on those that are masculine. Yes! Libro Yes! Globo is is masculine. masculine. libro No. globo Estantería impresora is feminine. No. Impresora is feminine.
- 18. Now click on those that are feminine. No. Globo is No. Libro is masculine. masculine. libro Yes! globo Estantería is feminine. impresora Yes! Impresora is feminine.
- 19. Before we go on, stop and take this quiz to see how much you have learned. Take the quiz. I’m not ready. Go back to the beginning.
- 20. Now let’s explore further in the classroom. Click on the stars to find out the gender of each noun. Proyector Proyector is masculine. Ecuacion is Ordenador feminine. is Pupitre is masculine. Ecuación masculine. Pupitre
- 21. Notice how these end in either –e, a consonant, or –ción.. There isn’t always a pattern to them. Click again to see… Proyector Proyector is masculine. Ecuacion is feminine. Ordenador is Pupitre is Ecuación masculine. masculine. Pupitre
- 22. These that don’t end in –o or –a, you must memorize. Did you memorize them? Projector – proyector, masculine Pupitre – desk, masculine Ordenador – computer, masculine Ecuación – equation, feminine
- 23. Click on the nouns that are masculine. Proyector Yes! Proyector is No. masculine. Ecuación Yes! is Ordenador Yes! feminine. is Pupitre is Ecuación masculine. masculine. Pupitre
- 24. Click on the nouns that are feminine. Proyector No. Proyector is Yes! masculine. Ecuación No. is Ordenador No. feminine. is Pupitre is Ecuación masculine. masculine. Pupitre
- 25. Let’s see how much you learned. Take the quiz. I’m not ready, I need to go back to the beginning.
- 26. Let’s review: Feminine nouns end in an –a. Masculine nouns end in an –o.
- 27. Some nouns end in an –e, a consonant, or other endings like –ción. Clase – feminine ecuación – feminine ordenador - masculine
- 28. Remember, nouns NOT ending in –o or -a usually have to be memorized. Are you ready for your final checkout? I am ready. No, start over.
- 29. Finished with a 80% or above. Failed, need to start over.
- 30. CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE NOUN GENDER TUTORIAL!!!!
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- Font: Constantia, size 48 and 22Color: Grey template throughoutNavigation: Forward arrow to next slideScript: Spanish Noun Gender: A Multimedia Tutorial by C. Thomas
- Font: ConstantiaFont size and color: 18; whiteColor: Grey template throughoutNavigation: Forward arrow to next slide, or back arrow to previous slide (if needed)Script: Description of buttons students will see to aid in navigation. Buttons are shown and explained.
- Font: ConstantiaFont size and color: 42, 26; whiteColor: Grey template throughoutNavigation: Forward arrow to next slide, or back arrow to previous slide (if needed)Script:What is a noun? Definition of noun is shown through a graphic and is discussed.
- Font: ConstantiaFont size and color: 26; whiteColor: Grey template throughoutNavigation: Forward arrow to next slide, or back arrow to previous slide (if needed)Script: Description of noun categories in Spanish and what they are. Rooms in the school will be used to explain the concept presented here.Graphic: Male and Female symbols recognized in our society for being male and female are used.
- Font: ConstantiaFont size and color: 26; whiteColor: Grey template throughoutNavigation: Forward arrow to next slide, or back arrow to previous slide (if needed)Script: Male and female graphics are used to help learners understand the feminine and masculine endings in Spanish.Graphic: Male and female graphics recognized in our society as being male and female are used.
- Font: ConstantiaFont size and color: 32; whiteColor: Grey template throughoutNavigation: Forward arrow to next slide, or back arrow to previous slide (if needed), video button for students to navigate to a video before they move on.Script: Gives examples of masculine and feminine nouns with their endings. Directs students to watch the video on Spanish nouns.
- Font: ConstantiaFont size and color: 24 and 18; whiteColor: Grey template throughoutNavigation: Forward arrow to next slide, or back arrow to previous slide (if needed).Script: Description of picture and directions. Students are told to click the stars to find out the gender of the nouns.Graphic: Graphic is of the cafeteria with specific nouns labeled. There are stars and callout bubbles that will pop up when students click and will tell them the gender of the noun they are clicking on.
- Font: ConstantiaFont size and color: 32; whiteColor: Grey template throughoutNavigation: Forward arrow to next slide, or back arrow to previous slide (if needed).Script: A feminine and masculine word are shown as examples to show that masculine nouns end in –o and feminine nouns end in –a. It also tells the learner to go back and look again.
- Font: ConstantiaFont size and color: 24 and 18; whiteColor: Grey template throughoutNavigation: Forward arrow to next slide, or back arrow to previous slide (if needed).Script: Students are told to click on the nouns that are masculine. Graphic: Nouns are labeled in spanish with stars. Callout bubbles are used to tell the student if they are right or wrong. The bubbles say yes or no this nouns is feminine or masculine.
- Font: ConstantiaFont size and color: 24 and 18; whiteColor: Grey template throughoutNavigation: Forward arrow to next slide, or back arrow to previous slide (if needed).Script: Students are told to click on the nouns that are feminine. Graphic: Nouns are labeled in spanish with stars. Callout bubbles are used to tell the student if they are right or wrong. The bubbles say yes or no this nouns is feminine or masculine.
- Font: ConstantiaFont size and color: 24 and 18; whiteColor: Grey template throughoutNavigation: Forward arrow to next slide, or back arrow to previous slide (if needed).Script: Description of picture and directions. Students are told to click the stars to find out the gender of the nouns.Graphic: Graphic is of the office with specific nouns labeled. There are stars and callout bubbles that will pop up when students click and will tell them the gender of the noun they are clicking on.
- Font: ConstantiaFont size and color: 32; whiteColor: Grey template throughoutNavigation: Forward arrow to next slide, or back arrow to previous slide (if needed).Script: The script of this slide points out how the words they have seen so far are masculine if they end in –o and feminine if they end in –a. Examples are given.
- Font: ConstantiaFont size and color: 24 and 18; whiteColor: Grey template throughoutNavigation: Forward arrow to next slide, or back arrow to previous slide (if needed).Script: Description of picture and directions. Students are told to click the stars for the nouns that are masculine. Bubbles will pop up to tell them if they are right or wrong.Graphic: Graphic is of the office with specific nouns labeled. There are stars and callout bubbles that will pop up when students click and will tell them if they are correct in their choice.
- Font: ConstantiaFont size and color: 24 and 18; whiteColor: Grey template throughoutNavigation: Forward arrow to next slide, or back arrow to previous slide (if needed).Script: Description of picture and directions. Students are told to click the stars for the nouns that are feminine. Bubbles will pop up to tell them if they are right or wrong.Graphic: Graphic is of the office with specific nouns labeled. There are stars and callout bubbles that will pop up when students click and will tell them if they are correct in their choice.
- Font: ConstantiaFont size and color: 24 and 18; whiteColor: Grey template throughoutNavigation: Forward arrow to next slide, or back arrow to previous slide (if needed).Script: The nouns are labeled in Spanish. Students are told to click the stars for the nouns that are masculine. Bubbles will pop up to tell them if they are right or wrong.Graphic: Graphic is of the library with specific nouns labeled. There are stars and callout bubbles that will pop up when students click and will tell them if they are correct in their choice.
- Font: ConstantiaFont size and color: 24 and 18; whiteColor: Grey template throughoutNavigation: Forward arrow to next slide, or back arrow to previous slide (if needed).Script: Description of picture and directions. Students are told to click the stars for the nouns that are masculine. Bubbles will pop up to tell them if they are right or wrong.Graphic: Graphic is of the library with specific nouns labeled. There are stars and callout bubbles that will pop up when students click and will tell them if they are correct in their choice.
- Font: ConstantiaFont size and color: 32; whiteColor: Grey template throughoutNavigation: Forward arrow to next slide, or back arrow to previous slide (if needed).Script: Students are prompted to take quiz to see how much they’ve learned. They have two options: take the quiz, or go back to the beginning and start over if they are not comfortable with moving on.
- Font: ConstantiaFont size and color: 24 and 18; whiteColor: Grey template throughoutNavigation: Forward arrow to next slide, or back arrow to previous slide (if needed).Script: Description of picture and directions are given. Students are told to click the stars to find out the gender of the nouns. Bubbles will pop up to give the gender of each noun.Graphic: Graphic is of the classroom with specific nouns labeled. There are stars and callout bubbles that will pop up when students click and will tell them the gender of each noun.
- Font: ConstantiaFont size and color: 24 and 18; whiteColor: Grey template throughoutNavigation: Forward arrow to next slide, or back arrow to previous slide (if needed).Script: These unfamiliar endings are given to show that there are sometimes nouns that don’t end in –o or –a. Students are told to click the stars again to find out the gender of the nouns. Bubbles will pop up to give the gender of each noun.Graphic: Graphic is of the classroom with specific nouns labeled. There are stars and callout bubbles that will pop up when students click and will tell them the gender of each noun.
- Font: ConstantiaFont size and color: 24 and 18; whiteColor: Grey template throughoutNavigation: Forward arrow to next slide, or back arrow to previous slide (if needed).Script: Students are told again how these nouns do not end in an –o or an –a. The nouns are shown to the learner again without the graphic and are defined with their gender. This slide reiterates these inconsistent endings that must be memorized.
- Font: ConstantiaFont size and color: 24 and 18; whiteColor: Grey template throughoutNavigation: Forward arrow to next slide, or back arrow to previous slide (if needed).Script: Description of picture and directions are given. Students are told to click the stars of the nouns that are masculine. Bubbles will pop up to tell the students if they are correct.Graphic: Graphic is of the classroom with specific nouns labeled. There are stars and callout bubbles that will pop up when students click and will tell the learner if their choice is correct.
- Font: ConstantiaFont size and color: 24 and 18; whiteColor: Grey template throughoutNavigation: Forward arrow to next slide, or back arrow to previous slide (if needed).Script: Description of picture and directions are given. Students are told to click the stars of the nouns that are feminine. Bubbles will pop up to tell the students if they are correct.Graphic: Graphic is of the classroom with specific nouns labeled. There are stars and callout bubbles that will pop up when students click and will tell the learner if their choice is correct.
- Font: ConstantiaFont size and color: 32; whiteColor: Grey template throughoutNavigation: Forward arrow to next slide, or back arrow to previous slide (if needed).Script: Students are prompted to take a quiz before they move on to the final review. They have two options: take the quiz, or start over.
- Font: ConstantiaFont size and color: 32; whiteColor: Grey template throughoutNavigation: Forward arrow to next slide, or back arrow to previous slide (if needed).Script: The –o and –a ending are reviewed. Students are shown again that feminine nouns end in –a and masculine nouns end in –o.
- Font: ConstantiaFont size and color: 32; whiteColor: Grey template throughoutNavigation: Forward arrow to next slide, or back arrow to previous slide (if needed).Script: The unfamiliar endings that must be memorized are reviewed here. Three nouns are given to show this.
- Font: ConstantiaFont size and color: 32; whiteColor: Grey template throughoutNavigation: Forward arrow to next slide, or back arrow to previous slide (if needed).Script: Students are reminded that nouns not ending in –o or –a usually have to be memorized. They are then asked if they are ready for the final checkout. They have two choices: take the final assessment, or start over.
- Font: ConstantiaFont size and color: 32; whiteColor: Grey template throughoutNavigation: Forward arrow to next slide, or back arrow to previous slide (if needed).Script: Students are prompted to click the smiley face if they finished with an eighty percent or above, or click the return arrow to start over because they did not pass.
- Font: ConstantiaFont size and color: 32; whiteColor: Grey template throughoutNavigation: Forward arrow to next slide, or back arrow to previous slide (if needed).Script: This is the final slide of the tutorial for students that finished with an 80% or above.