BE ON TIME:Class starts when the bell rings.

You must sign in upon entering the classroom after the bell and submit your pass if the tardy is excused.

Immediately start to work on your bell-work and have your homework on your desk.

BE PREPARED: Bring necessary materials to class every day. Necessary materials include:

A 2” 3-Ring Binder with 4tabs

Pencils and pens

A red pen for correcting papers in class

PLENTY of PAPER

***Notebook checks will occur periodically and count for grade***.

BE CONSIDERATE:Simple requests…

Please be respectful of others. We are all learning together and each of us makes mistakes.

Please do not leave trash behind on your desk or the floor area around your desk. I will be walking around to collect it.

Leave yourfood and drinks out of the classroom.

Get permission before speaking out or getting out of your desk. Not only is this rude, it takes away from those trying to learn.

ATTENDANCE: All classes will follow the published North Charleston High School policy for

attendance and tardies. Zero tardies and zero absences will get 2 bonus points on their final

grade at the end of each quarter. Excused absences are considered absences, so no bonus points!:(

ELECTRONICS POLICY:The use of cell phones and iPods/MP3 players are not permitted at any time during class.

PARTICIPATE: ¡HABLA ESPAÑOL!

I expect students to actively participate in the Spanish class.

It is very important to attempt to speak Spanish. Speaking points will count towards your final course grade.

Students may earn Extra Credit Points for Participation. Up to 10 points on a unit test or 20 points ona Quiz.

GRADES: grades will be on a PERCENTAGE SCALE:

-Classwork25 %

-Homework10%

-Quizzes25%

-Tests & Projects40 %

Late Work Policy:

Late work will be accepted for half credit. The last day to turn in ANY late work from a unit is the day of the Unit Exam.

Regarding projects: If I do not receive advance notice, or you have an unexcused absence, you will lose points. If you have an excuse, you have to turn in the project the day you come back. If you turn it late, you will lose 10 points a day.

Make-Up Work:

Check the make-up work folder. This is your responsibility! You also are responsible for copying all of the missed in-class notes and homework.

Timeline for completing make-up work: 5 daysto make-up any work they miss due to an EXCUSED absence. It is the student’s responsibility to make-up missed work.

Cheating/Plagiarism/Translators:

The use of any computer translation device for any assignment is strictly prohibited. Using a translation device will be considered the same as cheating and any work resulting from it will not be accepted, cannot be made up, and will receive a grade of zero.

QUIZZES AND TESTS: STUDY! STUDY! STUDY!

Quizzes will be both announced and unannounced. To ensure you do your best on a quiz, it is suggested that you study the material we learned the previous class. I recommend that you study a minimum of 10-15 minutes per night.

Tests and Performance Assessments will always be announced, typically a week prior to the day you take it. It is suggested that you begin studying for it when you find out you have the test, rather than the night before.

Other Important Information:

Bathroom Use

Do your best to always go to the restroom during your passing period. Students will not be allowed to leave the classroom the first or last 10 minutes of class. You

Forgotten Homework/Book/Pen

You will not be allowed to return to your locker once the bell rings. Bring all materials with you at the beginning of class. If you need to borrow something, you may ask in Spanish and give me collateral in exchange for the item you need until it is returned.

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Spanish III Course Description:

This course builds on and reinforces language capacity acquired in Spanish 1 and 2. The student progresses in the ability to communicate using new vocabulary and structures, and develops a deeper understanding of the cultures of Spanish speaking countries. Greater emphasis is placed on linguistic competence and accuracy in this course and in each successive year of language study. Students are given the opportunity to read and discuss authentic materials.

ESPAÑOL III

CHAPTER 1: Familiares y Amigos
Ask about people routines and activities
Express likes and dislikes
Offer help and talk about chores
Talk about plans and places
Using nouns, adjectives , and gustar
Review of present tense verbs
Reflexive pronouns
Idioms with tener, verbs followed by infinitives
The present progressive, ir a with infinitives, direct object pronouns
Affirmative and negative informal commands
CHAPTER 2: En el vecindario
Talk about what people do for a living
Introduce people and respond to introductions
Describe a house
Say what needs to be done and complain
Indirect objects and indirect object pronouns; dar and decir
Saber and conocer
Uses of ser, adjectives of nationality
Ser and Estar
Some expressions followed by infinitives
Preterite of -ar, -er, -ir, verbs and hacer and ir
CHAPTER 3: Pueblos y ciudades
Ask for and give information
Talk about where someone went and what he or she did
Ask for and give directions
Ask for clarification
Impersonal se
Preterite of -car, -gar, -zar verbs and conocer
Irregular preterites: andar, tener, venir, dar, ver
Formal commands
Irregular formal commands
Commands with pronouns and review of informal commands
CHAPTER 4: ¡Mantente en forma!
Talk about how something turned out
Talk about reacting to events
Talk about getting hurt
Ask for and give advice
Irregular preterites: ponersedecir
Preterite of stem-changing -ir verbs
Preterite of ser and estar
Verbs with reflexive pronouns and direct objects
Past participles, used as adjectives
Preterite of verbs like caer
CHAPTER 5: Día a día
Tell someone to hurry
Remind someone to do something
Express interest and disinterest
Talk about how long something has been going on
Preterites of poder and traer
Verbs with reflexive pronouns
Possessive pronouns
Negative expressions; ninguno(a)
Hace with time expressions
Pero and sino
CHAPTER 6: Recuerdos
Talk about what you used to like and dislike
Talk about what you used to do and what you wanted to be
Describe people and things in the past
Talk about an emotional reaction
Imperfect or regular verbs
The imperfect of ir and ver
Verbs with reciprocal actions
Imperfect of ser and haber
Preterite with mental and emotional states
Creer, construir, leer, oír, and caer(se)

CHAPTER 7: ¡Buen provecho!

Order in a restaurant
Talk about how food tastes
Talk about your diet
Describe the preparation of food
Double object pronouns
Commands with double object pronouns
Adverbs
More uses of the imperfect
The imperfect
Past participles, used as adjectives
CHAPTER 8: Tiendas y puestos
Talk about trying on clothes and how they fit
Talk about shopping for clothes
Bargain in a market
State preferences
Imperfect and preterite: saying what was in progress
Using ir a + infinitive with the imperfect and preterite
Comparatives and superlatives
Por and para
Demonstrative adjectives; adverbs of place aques, aquí/acá, allí/allá
Adjectives as nouns
CHAPTER 9: A nuestro alrededor
Talk about a place and its climate
Tell a story
Talk about what you and others will do
Wonder out loud
Comparing quantities; adjectives as nouns
Using the preterite and imperfect to begin a story
Preterite and imperfect to continue and end a story
Subjunctive mood for hopes and wishes
Subjunctive of stem-changing -ir and irregular verbs
The future tense
CHAPTER 10: De vacaciones
Ask for and make recommendations
Ask for and give information
Talk about where you went and what you did
Talk about the latest news
The present perfect
Irregular past participles
Subjunctive for giving advice and opinions, subjunctive of
-car, -gar, -zar verbs
The preterite and imperfect
The present progressive and the future
The subjunctive