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Course Syllabus:
Spanish II
Instructor: Brenda
Epperson
Course
Content.
Course content includes the
vocabulary and the skills necessary to communicate in the present and past
tenses on a conversational level in Spanish. Daily activities for the student will
include vocabulary review and exercises; conversation practice; listening to
native speakers on CD and DVD; singing songs and reciting poems in Spanish;
reading stories, novels, and other materials in Spanish; and cultural
studies/projects.
Required
Materials.
1. Three-ring binder labeled El español /
Señora Epperson with seven tabbed dividers:
Para Empezar, Cultura, Vocabulario,
Gramática, Conversación, Leer, Exámenes
2. loose-leaf paper
3. pen or pencil
4. Textbook: ¡En español! and workbook: Actividades
para todos
Grades.
1. Daily activities, quizzes, homework,
workbook: 30% (lowest
grade dropped)
2. Folder: 10%
3. Etapa tests: 50%
(may be retaken within 3 days)
4. Participation/Para Empezar 10%
Participation.
Participation
is assessed daily and includes attendance, attentiveness, having required
materials, completing assigned work, participation in paired and group
activities, and having a cooperative attitude. All students begin with a
participation grade of 80 and earn or
lose points using the aforementioned criteria.
Make-up
Work.
Grades
missed from absences must be made up within three days of the student's
return to school.
Extra
Credit.
No
extra credit will be offered; however, students may retake once any Etapa test
within 3 days. Only the higher grade will be recorded.
Internet
Sites for Independent Practice.
1. classzone.com
(textbook site with vocabulary flashcards and practice tests)
2. http://www.studyspanish.com/tutorial.htm
3. http://spanish.about.com/library/beginning/bl-beg-index.htm
4. http://conjuguemos.com (conjugation practice)
Classroom Rules.
1. Be in your assigned seat when the tardy bell
rings.
2. Bring
textbook, workbook, binder with paper, pen or pencil, and assignments to class.
3. Be cooperative and positive.
4. Be kind and respectful to others.
5. Do your best.
Daily Consequences.
1.
Warning.
2.
Stay after class one minute and punch on SOAR card.
3.
Detention, stay after class one minute, and punch on SOAR card.
4.
Second detention (Office Referral), stay after class one minute, and
punch on SOAR card.
5.
In-school suspension (Office Referral), stay after class 1 minute, and
punch on SOAR card.
Other Consequences.
1. Three tardies earn a detention, equal one
class absence, and count towards final test exemption status.(Checking out
early counts as a tardy, too.)
2. A 45-minute learning lab must be served
for every absence after the 3rd. Two points will be deducted from
your final average for each learning lab not served.
3. Severe misbehavior such as fighting will
result in being sent to the principal immediately.
Individual/Class Rewards.
1.
Extra points on participation grades.
2. One
or no conduct cards per week earn 15 min. of a movie subtitled in Spanish on
Friday.
3.
Attend SOAR assemblies.
Automatic Punch on SOAR card.
1.
Name-calling or any other hurtful comment directed against another
student.
2.
Negative or offensive comments about this class.
3.
Touching the thermostat, overhead projector, or automatic screen
controls w/o permission.
4.
Each unexcused tardy after the second and each unexcused absence after
the first. (Tardies also affect participation grades.)
5.
Changing your assigned seat without permission.
6.
Leaving the classroom without permission.
7. Not
staying after class (two punches total).
8.
Using more than 3 passes out of class per quarter (4.5 weeks)
Contact Information.
If you have questions or concerns during the
year, please call me at school at 986-3165 or email me at
eppersonb@tennk12.net.
Signatures.
Your
signature below signifies that you have read the syllabus for this class. Thank
you for your time and cooperation.
_______________________________ ______________
student signature date
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parent/guardian signature date
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