Emerald High School Spanish 1 CP
I. Instructor: Mrs. J. Sprouse Contact: Phone: (864) 941-5730 E-mail:
II. Spanish I CP- Course Description: This course prepares students to: perform interpersonal, interpretive and presentational communicative tasks within the novice low to novice high range on the ACTFL Proficiency scale; interpret, exchange, and present, information, concepts and ideas both within the classroom and beyond on a variety of topics including connections to other subject areas; and understand the relationship among the products, practices and perspectives of other cultures. In addition, students develop insight into their own language and culture.PREREQUISITES: None
III. Goals and Objectives: This course is designed to enable students to:
- maintain a simple conversation with a native speaker about themselves, their families, their school life, their extracurricular activities, their home life, and their general interests.
- discuss future plans about any of the topics mentioned above
- talk about an event in the present tense, using the correct conjugation of verbs according to the subject of the sentence.
- have the necessary vocabulary to accomplish the tasks mentioned above.
- demonstrate confidence in their ability to communicate in Spanish by speaking, reading, and listening to the language in order to be able to accomplish the tasks mentioned above.
IV. Performance Assessment/Grading:
Projects/ Unit Performance Assessments (Interpersonal, Interpretive, Presentational) 45%
Interpretive and Interpersonal Practice Class work / Notebooks/ Other Classwork 20%
Written quizzes 25%
Homework 10%
Total (per quarter) 100%
A. Final exam:
The world language department of Emerald HS uses a performance based final exam that counts for 20% of the final grade of a student.
V. Materials Needed:
- 1 3”x 5” notecards - Loose leaf notebook paper
- Three-ring Binder - 5 subject dividers
- 1 roll of clear tape - 1 box of colored pencils
- Pencils-
- Dry-erase marker- one- (to be used with individual white boards for class activities)
VI. Presentations:
Students should be prepared to speak in Spanish in front of the class individually and in groups, with and without notes. Some verbal presentations will consist of a prepared presentation, and some verbal presentations will be spontaneous. Presentations are a major component of the grade. Therefore, a zero for an incomplete presentation will not be accepted. The students must complete all required presentations.
VII. NEW DEVICE POLICY: Students will be limited in the use of their device during class time. Students may not use their device for translating unless instructed to do so. There will be a sign, located at the front of the classroom, which will advise students of permitted device times. If a student is using a device outside of the permitted times, the device will be confiscated (per Gwd50/EHS policy). Once the students have been issued Chromebooks, they will be expected to have them fully charged and in class every day.
VIII. Retake Policy
The focus of my class is content mastery. Students may retake any quiz on which they scored less than a 80. In order to take advantage of this opportunity, students must sign-up and receive two (2) fifteen (15) minute tutoring sessions within two weeks of the assessment. The sign-up sheet is next to the entrance to my classroom. Tutoring or extra assistance times are 7:50-8:15 on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, or 3:35-4:00pm on Wednesdays. These times are dependent on several factors, so please check with me before signing the tutoring sheet.