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Course Description
This course is designed to help students read, write and communicate orally in Spanish. The more complex structures will be taught, emphasizing and stimulating oral proficiency through the use of the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. A greater appreciation and understanding of the Hispanic culture will be gained.
Course Content
Content will include new and old grammar along with essential vocabulary. Hispanic culture will be explored through readings, internet, cultural projects and foods.
Materials: Notebook: A 3-ring binder, plenty of paper
and dividers, pens or pencils.
GRADING
Participation/ Classwork…25%
Summative Assessments…….....30%
Homework…….. ..……..10%
Mid-term/Final Exam ………….10% Formative Assessments
Quizzes/Projects…………25%
FL CURRICULUM
CONTENT GUIDELINES
ACTFL Guidelines Georgia
Performance Standards
LEARNING STRATEGIES
Learning Focused Schools LFS
TEACHING APPROACH
Communicative approach
Project based learning Performance based
approach
ASSESSMENT Formative Summative
CLASS RULES 1. Be on time every day. School policy on attendance and
tardiness will be enforced. 2. Come to class prepared: books, homework, writing
utensil, notebook, etc. 3. Participate. 4. Sit in the assigned seat daily. 5. Request extra help – DON’T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST
MINUTE! 6. Treat others with respect and consideration . Students
have to be responsible for their own behavior and actions. 7. No food, gum or drink in class (except water). 8. No cell phones, calculators or personal organizers in
class 9. Make up work: guidelines provided in the Students
handbook
PARENT/TEACHER COMMUNICATION
Communication among parents, teachers and students is very important and allows us to work as a team. Please email me with your questions or concerns. I will make every effort to reply to your email as soon as possible.
Email:
IMPORTANT INFO
ASPEN: Parents Portal
Access quia.com(login : username= last
name student # (no spaces) pw = student #
Class Resources: Visit our webpage
NATIONAL SPANISH EXAM
NSE Website Our goal: To have all
Spanish 3 students taking the exam.
Regular Registration (November 1 – January 31)
Test Administration (March 1 – April 10)
National Results Sent Out via Email (By May 1)
Cost per Student: $6.00
TEACHERS AS ADVISORS
T.A.A: The purpose of advisement is to help students to develop bonds with their peers that will continue throughout high school.
We will be meeting together once a week for a 30 minute session.
We will focus on academic, career, character education, and social topics.
What’s going on in Class?
WHY STUDY FOREIGN LANGUAGES?There is a correlation between
language learning and… Development of cognitive abilities Ability to hypothesize in science Higher scores on standardized tests Higher academic performance at the
college level Increased linguistic awareness Attention control on cognitive tasks Development of reading skills Improvement of verbal and spatial skills Problem solving ability
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