Hinkley High School
World Language Department
2012-2013
Course Title: Spanish 4
Instructor: Sra. Myers
Voice Mail: 303-326-3562
Phone: 303-340-1500
Web Site: www.aps.k12.co.us/hinkley
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Assistance Hours: 3:21-3:45
Course Description:
Spanish IV
This course will provide you with skills that will help you in many ways to get ready for the IB assessments. In this course students will increase oral and written fluency in the target language through a more intense study of grammar, literature, culture, and history. The class will be conducted in the language and many of the grammatical concepts studied will be tested on the IB exam. Students will participate in frequent conversation groups, write compositions, read literary works, and be able to discuss and/ or summarize in the language.
World Language Abbreviated Standards:
Spanish 4 :
Level 4, Quarter 1
Communication
1.1 Express and support opinions
1.2 Apply language with comprehensibility and fluidity
Culture
2.1 Analyze interactions typical of the culture studied
Level 4, Quarter 2
Communication
1.3 Initiate, sustain, and conclude conversations
1.4 Formulate and defend a position on a researched issue
Culture
2.2 Analyze behavior patterns in the target culture
Level 4, Quarter 3
Communication
1.5 Persuade, negotiate, or offer advice
1.6 Narrate an event or personal experience
Connections
3.1 Identify points of view in authentic sources
Level 4, Quarter 4
Communication
1.7 Use a wide range of strategies to negotiate meaning
1.8 Apply writing processes to publish a document for various audiences
Comparisons
4.4 Compare and contrast linguistic roots
Standard Based Grading System:
Grades / Grade book marks are converted to a single letter grade for eligibility and quarterly reports. Grades are recorded on an official student transcript.A / The student consistently and independently demonstrates proficient and advanced understanding in course concepts and skills in a variety of assessments.
B / The student independently demonstrates proficiency in course concepts
and skills in a variety of assessments.
C / The student demonstrates proficiency in course concepts and skills with teacher and peer support.
D / The student demonstrates limited understanding and application of course content and skills and is making progress toward proficiency.
F / The student has shown insufficient evidence to gauge understanding or progress.
I / Incomplete
Marks / Marks indicate levels of proficiency on individual assessments and are recorded in teacher grade book.
Capital letters indicate summative assessments.
Lower case letters indicate formative assessments.
Adv/adv / Advanced
P/p / Proficient
PP/pp / Partially Proficient
U/u / Unsatisfactory
M/m / Missing
· (+) and (-) symbols communicate a range within a proficiency level.
Body of Evidence:
There are two types of assessment, formative and summative.
Formative (assessments for learning) provide direction for improvement for the student and adjustment of instruction for the teacher e.g. observation, quizzes, homework, discussion, drafts, etc. These assessments are identified by lower case letters in the teacher grade book.
Summative (assessment of learning) provide information to be used in making judgments about a student achievement at the end of a sequence of instruction, e.g. final drafts, tests, assignments, projects, performances, etc. These assessments are identified by capital letters in the teacher grade book.
Homework expectations-Homework consists of a variety of things including introduction to new material, practice opportunities, intervention, and remediation. Like an athlete who must condition, practice, and refine their skills to improve their performance, students must also practice and refine their skills through homework to improve their learning. Teachers are expected to assign homework and students are expected to do it! Homework is essential and provides information to students, parents, and teachers about the student’s progress.
* Late Work/Make-ups: All assignments are expected to be turned in on the due date. NO LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED. One week will be given to make up a test or major project missed because of an EXCUSED absence or tardy. Any work missed during an unexcused absence will not be made up. See me to schedule a time for make-up work. It is the student’s responsibility to find out what was missed during an absence or tardy.
**If you were in class when a test, project or quiz was announced, but absent the day before, you will still be expected to do the work on the scheduled day.**
Participation: You cannot learn a language just by listening – you MUST speak as well.This is in essence what you are studying in Spanish class.Each day, you will be given multiple opportunities to practice what you are learning and learn while you are practicing.In order to make progress and to create a true Spanish community in the classroom, it is necessary for you to be present (remember that absences will affect your grade since you are not in class to practice learned material and/or learn new material), to participate actively, and to contribute productively to class discussions and activities.
Participation is a large portion of your standards based grade since you have to demonstrate yourself in a spoken manner. It is not necessary that your answer is perfectly correct, but it should not be completely wrong either. The purpose is to orally attempt the Spanish language as much as possible.
Plagiarism/Cheating/Copying: When you use someone else’s work and present it as your own, a zero will be given for that assignment, quiz, or test. If you allow someone to copy your work, you will also receive a zero. Hinkley High School is committed to academic honesty and scholarly integrity. The school can best function and accomplish its mission in an atmosphere of the highest ethical standard.
**Those found in violation of academic honesty will receive a zero, a referral to the office of Student Services and will face the district policy consequences.
Attendance and Tardiness:
The school’s policies will be followed and enforced. See the attendance and tardiness policies in the Student & Parent Handbook 2012-2013.
Hall passes: You can see the hall passes policy in the Student & Parent Handbook 2012-2013.
Classroom policies: Building policies are found in the student/parent handbook and can be found on the RHS website. The following additional classroom policies are enforced:
1. Be prompt. Before the bell rings, you are to be seated and ready to write. The tardy policy
will be highly enforced. (check your agenda)
2. Be prepared. Students are expected to bring a notebook with paper, pen, or pencil.
3. Students and teacher are to be treated with courtesy and respect at all times.
4. Eating in class and drinking of beverages are not permitted!!! Bottled water is accepted.
Eating food is not allowed.
5. Keep the classroom clean. Your desk and area around you must be clean before the teacher
excuses you.
6. Cell Phones, CD Players/MP3/Ipods, ARE NOT PERMITTED IN CLASS!!!
If you have one, turn it off otherwise it will be confiscated (Check the student handbook.)
*The teacher reserves the right to maintain a non-disruptive classroom environment.
*Student will get an immediate referral if the student breaks a non-negotiable rule.
Materials:
Each student will need:
1. Spanish textbook : Imagina, Imagina Workbook, Spanish B Course Companion, Spanish B for the IB Diploma
2. Compostion Notebook
3. Spiral Notebook
4. Folder
5. Spanish/English dictionary
6. Pencils
N.B. This syllabus may be changed as needed at the teacher’s discretion.
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