Spring Term 2015 Syllabus

EspaÑol II
Spring Term: February 3rd, 2015 to June 26th, 2015
Teacher: Ms. A. Terrero
Email: [email protected]
G.O.L.D.: Room 744
Español II is the continuation course of the Español I class you took during the Fall Term. It provides you with the
second, and final credit, you will need in order to meet your Foreign Language requirement for graduation.
The course focuses on the speaking and listening modalities of learning a new language. We will divide our course
of study in the home and neighborhood; school, time, and schedules; hobbies and occupations; recreation, clothing, and
food; and vacation plans.
This syllabus will provide the major summative assessments you will complete to prove understanding of the topics
covered, with a general time frame of when they will be due.
DAYS CLASSES ARE NOT IN SESSION
February
16th-20th for Midwinter Recess
April
3rd-10th for Spring Recess
May
25th for Memorial Day
June
2nd for Common Core Regents*
4th for Professional Development for Teachers
16th-25th for June Regents Week*
*If you are scheduled for a regents exam, you must be present on these days to take your exam.
Only 81 Days of Instruction!
Grading
Policy
Formative Assessments
Summative Assessments
Academic Behaviors
Attendance
5%5%
20%
• Formative Assessments are your daily
classwork, notes, homework, and quizzes.
• Summative Assessments are the major projects
and exams that are given to you at the end of a
unit.
70%
• Academic Behaviors are the prove that you understand the UAG way (work ethic, respect,
collaboration, accountability, etc)
• Attendance accounts for your daily, ON TIME physical and mental presence in class.
Due Dates & Deadlines
A due date is the date an assignment is due. After
that due date, 10% of final grade will be taken off daily.
A deadline is the last day the assessment can be
submitted and still get a passing grade.
What if I am absent?
If you were present on the day the assessment was assigned, you are responsible for
submitting it by the due date to avoid points being taken off, whether or not you will be
present in school.
If you are absent, you are responsible for emailing me that same day to find out what
you missed. You will be responsible for submitting the assigned work, two school days
after your return (for example, if you return on a Tuesday, you must submit the work by
Thursday) in order to avoid points being taken off.
Academic Honesty
Online Translators are a source that should be used for easy access of information and
new vocabulary, and SHOULD NOT be used to write your assignments for you.
Friends/Family Members are a great resource for understanding a new language and
practicing it. They are not however, your personal writers.
Work that is produced by someone other than you, or through use of online translators,
will result in a failing grade for the assignment that CANNOT be made up! This rule will
be strictly enforced during the Spring Term.
REQUIRED
SUPPLIES
Please make sure to come with the following supplies EVERY DAY to class:
Composition Notebook
Spanish Folder
Spanish/English Dictionary
2 Pens/Pencils
Glue Stick
1 Highlighter
Breakdown of Work
Unit Number
1- La casa y el barrio
Assignment
Possible Due Date
Grade Received
Formative on the rooms
and objects of the
house.
_______%
Formative on the chores
of the household.
_______%
Formative on
vocabulary and
grammar pertaining to
the house and
neighborhood.
_______%
Summative: MTV Cribs
en español
_______%
Formative on the
vocabulary pertaining to
classes.
_______%
Formative on time and
schedules.
_______%
Formative on the
differences and
similarities between
schools in Latin America
and our school.
_______%
Summative: Essay
about your school,
schedule, and courses.
_______%
Formative on the
activities people
participate in.
_______%
3- Las actividades y
ocupaciones
Formative on
occupations.
_______%
3- Las actividades y
ocupaciones
Formative on the
vocabulary and
grammar of the unit.
_______%
Summative: Group
YouTube Grammar
Video
_______%
Formative on the
vocabulary for clothing.
_______%
Formative on food.
_______%
1- La casa y el barrio
1- La casa y el barrio
1- La casa y el barrio
2- La escuela
2- La escuela
2- La escuela
2- La escuela
3- Las actividades y
ocupaciones
3- Las actividades y
ocupaciones
4- El pasatiempo
4- El pasatiempo
4- El pasatiempo
4- El pasatiempo
5- Las vacaciones
5- Las vacaciones
Formative on
recreational activities.
_______%
Summative: Poster
project on outings, food,
and clothes.
_______%
Formative on the
vocabulary and
grammar pertaining to
vacation.
_______%
Summative: Creation of
a tourist website based
on research of a Latin
American country.
_______%
End of Term Cumulative Summative Exam
_______%
Assignments Record
Date
Assignment
Completed?