Syllabus

Spanish I

¡Bienvenidos a la clase de Español!  Welcome, to Spanish I!  I am looking forward to a successful semester.  During this semester, the students will learn new vocabulary along with verb conjugations in the present tense and get familiar with the music, food and culture of the Spanish speaking countries. Students will learn new concepts thought listening comprehension, writing, reading and verbal communication. Lessons will include stories, films, games, worksheets and other activities. Students need to come prepared every day with paper, pen/pencil and other materials and assignments.    

Spanish I General Information: Book: Descubre 1

Topics:

• ·         Greetings and courtesy expressions
• ·         Numbers 0-1,000,000
• ·         Days of the weeks and months
• ·         Telling time
• ·         Classroom items and school subjects
• ·         Present tense of verbs
• ·         Family and professions
• ·         Pastimes and sports
• ·         Places in the city
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Classroom Rules and expectations:

• ·         Come to class prepared & on time every day.
• ·         Follow instructions the 1^st time
• ·         Refrain from talking when the teacher is talking.
• ·         Speak respectfully to all people in the classroom. No profanity
• ·         Stay in your seat (unless otherwise directed) and raise your hand for attention.
• ·         Speak with indoor voices all the times, listen and respect classmates’ ideas.
• ·         No cell phones allow (unless it is needed for specific classroom activities and/or games).

·         All School Rules also apply in our classroom. 

If a student breaks a rule or misbehaves in class, he or she will be given a warning.  If a student continues a behavior for which he or she has already received a warning, the parent will be contacted and he or she may be given an office referral. 

Academic misconduct: Using translators (on-line) or asking to native speakers to complete your work are not doing your work honestly. Using an online dictionary to find one word is very different than using the service to complete entire paragraphs or assignments. It is like having someone else do your work for you. This is cheating and is dishonest and may result in 0 (zero) credit.

Required Materials: Students will need to bring the following items to class each day:

• ·        3-ring binder with dividers: Warm-ups, Vocabulary and Grammar, Classwork, Homework/Projects, Literacy (3^rd Block only). It is the student responsibility to keep papers organized! (The binder is a project and it is worth 50 pts).
• ·         Pencils (#2)
• ·         Eraser
• ·         Blue or black pens
• ·         loose-leaf lined paper
• ·         Practice book. (A practice book will be assigned to each student)
• ·         Book: Descubre I

Grading:  The grading scale for this class will be the one used by the School District by means of Synergy.  Grading will be based upon daily assignments, quizzes, tests, and other projects /presentations as follows:

•Homework                            5%

•Classwork (participation)    25%

•Quizzes                                20%

•Tests, projects                      40%

•Final Test                             10%      

Classwork, Tests & Quizzes: If the student misses a class, test or quiz due to an Excused Absence, the student will have 5 (five) days to make up the missed classwork, test or quiz. It is the student responsibility to submit missed classwork activities and to schedule a make-up time and appear at that time to take the test or quiz. Failure to do so, it will result in a grade of 0 (zero) for the test or quiz.

Re-takes: No re-takes for quizzes and tests. It is the student responsibility to review and study every day. 

Late Work: No late work will be accepted. Due to the fast-paced nature of the course, ALL ASSIGMENTS ARE DUE WITHIN THE ASSIGNED TIME FRAME, except for Excused Absences, the student will have 1 (one) day per excused absence day to turn-in projects and/or homework.

Help: If you are confused about a topic, seek help from your teacher. Remember, YOU must make the teacher aware of any difficulties completing the assignments.

Tutoring: During schools hours: Tuesday during second block 10: 30am – 11 am. 

                 After school hours: Mondays 3:30-4:00pm

Attendance: South Cobb High School’s attendance policy, which is found in the student handbook, will be enforced along with the SCHS student code of conduct.

If you have any needs or concerns, please don’t hesitate to ask.

Liliana Levinson, MAE

Spanish Teacher

Liliana.levinson@cobbk12.org

http://levinsonspanish1.blogspot.com