Span 3 Syllabus

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Instruct

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Seorita Ross
School
Extensio
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Class Spanish 3 (3131 / 3132) E-mail aross@nbcusd.org
Year &
Semeste
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Fall 2014, Spring 2015
Text:
Realidades II& III
Prere!isite: Minimum grade of C in Spanish II and teacher recommendation
"o!rse #es$ription: Spanish ill be the primar! language in the classroom. Students ill or" on
#ne-tuning their spea"ing$ riting$ reading$ and o%erall comprehension s"ills. Students
ill expand their "noledge of &ispanic histor! and geograph!..
"o!rse %xpe$tations:
Students are expected to participate in class on a dail! basis in order to best ac'uire the ne
language. Students should bring all necessar! materials to class e%er! da! and follo the
expectations in place b! (orth )oone &igh School.
Students ill de%elop their s"ills and "noledge of the Spanish language through listening$ reading$
spea"ing$ and riting. Students ill increase their aareness of the customs$ arts$ literature$ histor!$
and geograph! associated ith Spanish spea"ing countries. Students ill recei%e a list of *I can+
statements for each chapter so the! "no hat the! are or"ing toard.
State &oals:
S,-,E ./-0 123 4se the target language to communicate ithin and be!ond the classroom setting.
-. 4nderstand oral communication in the target language.
). Interact in the target language in %arious settings.
C. 4nderstand ritten passages in the target language.
5. 4se the target language to present information$ concepts and ideas for a %ariet! of purposes to
di6erent audiences.
S,-,E ./-0 173 4se the target language to de%elop an understanding of the customs$ arts$ literature$
histor! and geograph! associated ith the target language.
-. 4nderstand manners and customs of %arious target language societies.
). 4nderstand music$ dance$ fol" art$ %isual art$ drama and architecture related to the target
language societies.
C. 4nderstand literature and %arious media of target language societies.
5. 4nderstand histor! of areas here the target language is spo"en.
E. 4nderstand geograph! of %arious target language societies.
S,-,E ./-0 893 4se the target language to ma"e connections and reinforce "noledge and s"ills
across academic$ %ocational and technical disciplines.
-. 4se the target language to reinforce and further "noledge of other disciplines.
). 4se the target language to demonstrate "noledge and understanding of a %ariet! of career
options.
Spanish 3
&ra'e Poli$ies:
.rades are based on a %ar!ing number of points. &omeor" is orth #%e points and ill be graded on
completion.
0onger assignments or large pro:ects ill be eighted accordingl!. Some pro:ects ill re'uire group
or" and ill in%ol%e or" time out of class.
;ui<<es and tests also ta"e part in the grade.
=articipation is a contributing factor to !our grade. -nsering 'uestions$ participating in class and
being generall! helpful ill be important to "eeping this grade high.
Extra Credit ill be aarded to an! student that brings in an ob:ect ith Spanish on it to add to our I
Sp! Spanish bulletin board. Students ill also be able to earn extra credit b! sharing appropriate social
media messages that are ritten in Spanish$ are about a Spanish- spea"ing countr!$ or are about a
famous Spanish-spea"ing celebrit!.
I ill do m! best to update grades ee"l! and !ou ma! chec" them on =oerSchool. If !ou ha%e an!
'uestions regarding !our grade$ do not hesitate to contact me.
Reso!r$es/S!pplies/(aterials:
>e ill be using %arious texts in class. &oe%er$ in order to ma"e the course more interesting I use
man! supplemental materials$ some of hich I create and some of hich come from other sources. I
also use music$ artor"$ pu<<les and games to address di6erent learning st!les.
-ll students should ha%e a folder and a noteboo" and the! need to bring it to class e%er! da!$ along
ith riting utensils. Ideall! the noteboo"s become personal dictionaries$ and ill be bene#cial as the
student mo%es through the Spanish courses. I also recommend a Spanish-English dictionar! for home
use. /nline translators do not ala!s pro%ide the best information?
%)al!ation:
=articipation3
Each da! !ou ill recei%e points for participation. ,hese acti%ities ill include spea"ing to me at the
door pa!ing attention$ ha%ing !our materials ith !ou in class$ or"ing on classroom acti%ities$ and
sta!ing in the target language. @ailure to follo class procedures$ arri%ing tard! or unprepared to
class$ and other unacceptable beha%ior ill cause !ou to lose a point.
-ssignments3
&omeor" is due at the beginning of class. >e ill go o%er the ansers as a class and the! should
be chec"ed on !our on.
;ui<<esA,ests3
,here ill be a 'ui< roughl! e%er! ee". Yes$ e%er! ee". ,hese 'ui<<es ma! be based on
%ocabular!$ grammar$ or culture. See the extra credit section for more information on recei%ing
extra points. ,he 'ui<<es can range from #%e points on up. .
-t the end of each unit$ a pro:ect-based assessment ill be assigned. ,hese pro:ects are in exchange
of a length! paper based test.
Ma"eup >or"3
;ui<<es and test must be made up before or after school$ not during a stud! hall since there
fre'uentl! includes a listening portion.
=ro:ects and presentations are due on the due date and ill result in missing points. =ro:ects are to
be turned in e%en if !ou are not at school.
0ate or" =olic!3
0ate pro:ects ill recei%e a deduction of ten percent per da! it is late.
Extra Credit3
Extra Credit ill be aarded to an! student that brings in an ob:ect ith Spanish on it to add to our I
Sp! Spanish bulletin board. Students ill also be able to earn extra credit b! sharing appropriate
social media messages that are ritten in Spanish$ are about a Spanish- spea"ing countr!$ or are
about a famous Spanish-spea"ing celebrit!.
CheatingA=lagiarism3
-lthough e ill or" together fre'uentl! in class$ it is important to ac"noledge others for their
contribution. 5o not cop! an!thing from an! source ithout citing it. ,hat includes .oogle
,ranslate? I ould rather ha%e !ou rite !our on grammaticall! incorrect sentence than cop!
ords !ou donBt "no from .oogle. If !ou cop! an entire sentence from an! source$ an automatic
<ero for the pro:ect ill be gi%en.
Contacting Me3
If !ou ha%e a 'uestion regarding a homeor" assignment$ pro:ect$ 'ui<$ test$ or an!thing else$ do not
hesitate to contact me. You can email me at aross@nbcusd.org Chich I ill chec" se%eral times a
da!D$ call me before Epm at school 2FG.HIG.G1FG . You can also sta! up to date on all classroom
assignments on m! ebpage- http://senoritarossnb.weebly.com
"o!rse o!tline:
=lease note that this is sube:ct to change. >e ill be starting the semester in their Spanish I text boo"
in order to ma"e sure e co%er all the topics that ere missed last !ear.
Realidades II
CapJtulo E3 Memories of the =ast
/b:ecti%es3 ,al"ing about childhood and di6erent holida! celebrations using the imperfect and preterit
tenses
CapJtulo G3 In the (es
/b:ecti%es3 ,al"ing about emergencies$ the eather$ and describing other accident scenes using the
imperfect A preterit and imperfect progressi%e
CapJtulo I3 ,% and the Mo%ies
/b:ecti%es3 ,al"ing about tele%ision and mo%ies using the preterit and present perfect tenses.
CapJtulo H3 Coo"ing
/b:ecti%es3 ,al"ing about food and coo"ing using positi%e A negati%e tK commands and usted A ustedes
commands
CapJtulo 23 )eing a good ,oursit
/b:ecti%es3 ,al"ing about planning a trip to a foreign countr! and other aspects of tra%el using the
sub:uncti%e
CapJtulo 73 ,% and Mo%ies
/b:ecti%es3 ,al"ing about ,L shos$ mo%ies$ and the internet using gustar and similar present tense
%erbs
CapJtulo 73 &o >ill the @uture )eM
/b:ecti%es3 ,al"ing about the future and hat profession students ant to be using the future tense
Semester 1
Realidades III
CapJtulo F3 4nforgettable 5a!s
/b:ecti%es3 ,al"ing about e%ents and the emotions of each e%ent using the preterit and imperfect
tenses
CapJtulo 13 &o 5o You Express YourselfM
/b:ecti%es3 ,al"ing about art and gi%ing opinions about art using ser and estar and expressions
CapJtulo 83 >hat 5o You 5o to Sta! In ShapeM
/b:ecti%es3 ,al"ing about health and sta!ing in shape using commands
CapJtulo E3 &o 5o You >or" >ith /thersM
/b:ecti%es3 ,al"ing about relating to famil! and friends using sub:uncti%e and por and para
CapJtulo G3 >or" and Communit!
/b:ecti%es3 ,al"ing about a!s of getting a :ob and s"ills needed to or" using present perfect
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=lease detach and return to Srta. Ross N 5ue on ,hursda!$ -ugust 11 for #%e points?
=rint student name OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I$ OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCprint parent nameD$ ha%e read and understand the policies of Ms. RossB
classroom expectations.
=arent Signature OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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