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VISTA MURRIETA HIGH SCHOOL Spanish II Course Outline DON KNEELAND Email: [email protected] Phone: 894-5750 ext. 6615 Room #: E215 Website: http://www.murrieta.k12.ca.us/15712049124335510/site/default.asp

CLASS OBJECTIVE: Students will continue to enhance their linguistic abilities in the target language: reading, writing, listening and speaking. In addition to refining the skills and concepts learned in the first level of Spanish, students will continue to learn new thematic vocabulary and appropriate grammar. It is expected that 75% of class instruction will be given in Spanish. Furthermore, 50% of student interaction will be done in Spanish.

MATERIALS: All items need to be in class EVERYDAY.  En Español textbook (home copy and an in-class  En Español cuaderno (workbook) copy)  Pen and paper.

GRADES: TESTS/QUIZZES (40%) ------ We will have one test at the end of every etapa  Re-takes will be given on the last B day of the (chapter) week in the morning for those who do poorly on  The day before each test we will have a review the test. You will have two weeks to re-take. Max session of 15 points on re-takes  We will grade the tests the same day we take them  We will also have four vocab quizzes per etapa (except for 5th period).  We will have “pop-quizzes” on the vocabulary at  If you are absent on a test day you can make-up the any time test. The make-up tests will be the last B day of  We will have a final exam at the end of each the week (Thurs/Fri) in the morning at 7:00 semester  Extra credit assignments will be given before the  Each final will have written, oral, and multiple tests choice component HOMEWORK/CLASSWORK (20%)------ You will have homework every day  I DO NOT ACCEPT LATE HOMEWORK  Workbooks – Bring your workbook everyday  If you are absent you can make up all work and get  It will be due the following day full credit. Nevertheless, it is still your  Each homework assignment will be worth ten responsibility to get your work to me points  Any assignments missed for unexcused absences,  Several Assignment will be posted online school suspensions, or class referrals will become  I do not accept incomplete assignments. zeros. ACTIVIDADES CALIENTADORAS (Classwork)  These are little warm-up activities  The AC’s will be worth 20 – 24 points: 4 points a  We will have one every day day  They will all be collected at the end of each etapa  If you are absent you are still responsible for the  These are also individual assignments and not AC. group work PROJECTS/PRESENTATIONS (15%)------ One project or presentation per unidad

Character Leadership Attitude Scholarship Service  All projects can be computer generated and  We will have three major projects emailed o El dia de los muertos, Christmas, Country project  No late projects will be accepted TARGET LANGUAGE USE (25%)------ We will have 5 parts to our TLU. They will be  We will do listening activities at the end of each speaking, writing, and listening etapa  At the beginning of each etapa we will practice  You can also use Spanish by answering questions, reading and pronunciation doing all group assignments, speaking in class etc  At the end of each etapa you will write a short essay  You cannot earn extra points, but you can lose in Spanish explaining what grade you think you have points. earned  Each Project will have a Language Use component GRADES (cont.): Your grade in this class will be the normal breakdown. It is as follows A = 100 – 90; B = 89.99 – 80; C = 79.99 – 70; D = 69.99 – 60; F = 59.99 – 0 Please note that no exceptions will be made to the grading scale and grades will not be rounded up. The grade book grades to the 1/100 of a point, so if you have 69.99%, it will be a ‘D’. RULES: These rules are in effect when the first bells rings and remain in effect until the last bell rings. 1. Treat others with respect and courtesy. 5. All backpacks must be placed on the floor 2. No swearing, in any language. 6. No gum chewing. Also, only drinks with a screw 3. Each student must be in the classroom when the on lids are allowed. bell rings 7. No make up in class. 4. As per school policy no cell phones, ipods, 8. All hats must be removed. walkmans, or electronic devices. Please refer to 9. No copying of homework/classwork. the student handbook for further polices and 10. No throwing items or “shooting” trash consequences CONSEQUENCES: I. We will follow the school-wide discipline o Gum = pick up all books after class matrix which can be found in the front of the room o Lids = beverages thrown away and also in the student handbook II. Some rules have specific consequences. o Throwing = pick up trash/vacuum the floor

MISCELANEOUS  Absence Book – You are responsible for everything we do if you are absent  Extra Credit  Test “Review”  1 per semester  Language lab – Sign and turn in language lab waiver  Bathroom passes – “Puedo ir al baño” and 1 person at a time  Muffins – not during class: don’t ask!  Grade checks – during your class only  End of class time: Not free time  Sleeping – expo marker on face  ABI – update at least every 6 weeks ======

Character Leadership Attitude Scholarship Service Dear Parents,

Please initial and sign below: Parent Student (please initial) ______We understand the breakdown of grades (40%=test, 25%Language Use, 20%=homework, 15%=Projects) ______We understand that test makes are on the last B day of the week (Thursday/Friday) and are for 2 weeks after the test ______We understand that no late homework or projects will be accepted ______We understand the class rules and consequences and accept them ______We understand that several assignments will be posted online and it will be the students responsibility to print them out and bring them in for credit

Please take time to read and discuss the course syllabus and guidelines with your child. In fact his/her first homework assignment is to have you read the syllabus and this letter, then sign and return this sheet no later than ______- August ______, 20______. Let’s start off this year right!

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