Spanish I
Description and Syllabus
2016-2017
Important information
Course Number: 62218 Course weight: 1.00
Homepage: http://www.cdschools.org//Domain/365
Textbook: Avancemos I (McDougal Littell)
Textbook website: www.classzone.com
Contact Info: Mr. Eckel Room 219 Phone: 541-1662 x219 Google Voice: 500-1085 Email: [email protected] Office Hours: Before 7:40am, after 2:50pm, additional time by appointment
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Course Description
This course is an introduction to Spanish emphasizing listening and speaking skills and using vocabulary necessary to express daily needs and activities. Students will explore the diversity of the Spanish culture.
Course Expectations
1. Be on time and prepared for class (with folder and pen or pencil).
2. Do your own work. Do not use translators. Be honest!
3. Always do your best.
4. Show respect to everyone.
5. Speak as much Spanish as possible.
Page 1 Course Overview
1. Your materials include a writing utensil and folder to file homework, worksheets/handouts, quizzes, and class notes. They are to be brought to class every day and kept in a neat and orderly fashion for easy retrieval.
2. Homework will be listed each day on the white board. Upon entering the room, you are to record the assignment in your planner and are responsible to complete it on time.
Written homework is essential since most skills are mastered through repetition. It will be assigned frequently and checked the following day. When homework is checked, you will receive a score of 5, 2, or 0. A score of 5 means the homework was successfully completed (“successfully completed” means that the sentences with answers are written out, not just the answers alone). A score of 2 is given for homework partially completed and a 0 is given for assignments that are not attempted. If you are absent, it is your responsibility to find out the homework assigned during your absence and then turn it in for credit when you return to school. Failure to turn in missed homework will result in a 0 for that assignment. Sometimes homework assignments will be collected and graded for accuracy. At these times the point value will be greater than 5.
Poorly written or unacceptable sentences and paragraphs will be handed back to be rewritten before credit will be granted. Also, late assignments will receive partial credit. Failure to complete assignments will result in a zero.
3. Reading Assignments may be given. As you read, get in the habit of writing down notes in your notebook and then reviewing before you come to class. On occasion you may have a homework assignment from the textbook. At these times you may sign out a book or take a picture of the page assigned and complete it for the due date. If you have any circumstances prohibiting you from completing the assignment it is your responsibility to let me know.
4. Class participation is essential to learning a foreign language. At the beginning of each marking period you will begin with 100 participation points. Each day you are expected to follow the lesson and complete the work assigned. Each time you fail to do this, you will lose one (1) participation point. You can lose up to two (2) points per day. Examples of non-participation are putting head down, unapproved phone usage, talking during instruction, and refusal to participate. Fair warning will be provided prior to any removal of participation points.
5. If you are absent you are responsible for any work assigned or missed. Refer also to the section on homework for classes missed.
Page 2 Select a classmate or “un(a) compañero(a) de clase”, whom you will contact whenever you are absent in order to find out the assignments, get class notes or other pertinent information. So, choose your “compañero(a)” wisely.
6. Making up tests and quizzes. Whenever you miss a test or quiz you must make it up as soon as possible, but not later than two weeks after the original one was given. Failure to make up missed tests and quizzes will result in a zero being assessed for the missed exam or quiz. Any test given when a student has an unexcused absence from class can be considered a grade of zero at the discretion of the teacher.
Cell Phone & Technology Policy
Cell phones and other digital devices can be valuable learning tools and are used at appropriate times in my class. However, they can also be a significant distraction to the student using them, as well as all others in the room. For this reason we will implement the following procedures below:
1. When entering the room, students will put away cell phones (and headphones) in their backpacks or pockets.
2. All phones will remain on silent throughout the class period. All notifications and ringers will be set to silent, this includes no flash notifications. If we do a class activity involving technology, students should be utilizing headphones and keep the volume low enough so as not to distract.
3. Students will not take pictures or videos during class unless instructed by the teacher.
4. Students will not make or receive phone calls during class.
5. Students must carefully follow the instructions. For example, if the class is instructed to read an article for a class activity, a student should not instead read text messages.
Consequences: Parents will be notified if a student is seen breaking any part of this cell phone policy. If the same student continues to break the procedures the teacher will send a disciplinary write up to his principal.
Course Grading Protocol
The following protocol is observed by all Foreign Language courses:
Summative Assessments of each unit (such as essays, tests, and projects) will be valued at 50% of the marking period grade. There will be no test or essay retakes offered. No extra credit can be earned on an assessment, nor will the lowest grade be dropped from the gradebook. For security reasons, tests may not leave the classroom (unless being given to another faculty member for a student to take outside of the classroom). Late work will be accepted for summative assessments as follows: the earned percentage grade will be reduced by 10% for each day late. After 5 school days, late work will no longer be accepted. Absentee late work will follow district guidelines.
Page 3 Formative Assessments such as quizzes, presentations, journals, translations, readings and small projects will be valued at 25% of the marking period grade. Late work will be accepted according to the guidelines stated above (in the summative assessment section). After three school days, late work will no longer be accepted. No extra credit will be given on quizzes. Quiz corrections may be offered at the teacher’s discretion and may not exceed 50% of the original point value.
The following categories of Homework, Classwork and Class participation will be included in the final 25%.
No extra credit will be given. Late work may be accepted for up to 50% of the assignment value. If homework/classwork is gone over in class, late work does not have to be accepted unless student was absent. Avancemos 1- Year Overview
Lección Preliminar Maps, Greetings, Alphabet, Express Origin, Numbers 0 – 10, Date and Days of Week, Weather Conditions
Unidad 1
Lección 1 Lección 2
Subject pronouns Using the verb ser to identify and describe Ser, ser de Gustar Noun and adjective agreement Definite and indefinite articles Unidad 2
Lección 1 Lección 2
Numbers 11-100 Using hay to describe Expressions of frequency Using estar and prepositional phrases to Using the verb tener express location Present tense conjugation of "ar" verbs Using estar and adjectives to talk about feelings Using ir to express where you are going Unidad 3
Lección 1 Lección 2
Interrogatives Expressing dates Using gustar + nouns Expressing age Present tense conjugations of "er" and "ir" Using possessive adjectives verbs Using comparative expressions Unidad 4
Lección 1 Tener expressions
Page 4 Using stem-changing verbs e--ie Using direct object pronouns Using ir + a + infinitive Using stem-changing verbs o--ue Lección 2 Using stem-changing verbs e--i Unidad 5
Lección 1 Using ser v. estar Using ordinal numbers Lección 2 Using irregular "yo" verbs Room and furniture vocabulary
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