Pre-IB Spanish II, AP Spanish Language and Culture, AP Spanish Literature and Culture

Pre-IB Spanish II, AP Spanish Language and Culture, AP Spanish Literature and Culture

Campbell High School 2014-15

SYLLABUS AND EXPECTATIONS

School’s Vision: Seize the Present to soar into the Future

School’s Mission: Preparing students to contribute and succeed in a global society

Teacher blog: http://campbellhighschool.typepad.com/aida_floresortega/

Tel: 678 842 6850, ext. 560 Classroom # 912

These courses are focus on the continued development of communicative competence (listening, reading, speaking and writing) in Spanish language and understanding of the cultural diversity of Spanish Speaking Countries. It assumes that the students have completed the prerequisite courses.

During these courses, students will gain confidence in recombining learned material of the language, creating in the language to express their own thoughts, interacting with other speakers of the language, understanding oral and written messages in the foreign language, and making oral and written presentations in Spanish. They will be exposed to more complex features of the language, moving from concrete to more abstract concepts. Students will be able to understand material presented on a variety of topics.

Pre-IB Spanish II

·  Daily Life

·  Health and Emergencies

·  Travel

·  Communities and Cooking

AP Spanish Language and Culture

·  Beauty and Aesthetics

·  Contemporary Life

·  Families and Communities

·  Global Challenges

·  Personal and Public Identities

·  Science and Technology

AP Spanish Literature and Culture

·  Societies in Contact

·  The Construction of Gender

·  Time and Space

·  Literary Creation

·  Interpersonal Relationships

·  The Dual Nature of Being

All courses are designed to reflect the National and Georgia Performance Standards for Foreign Languages: Communication, Culture, Connections, Comparisons, and Communities. In addition, the AP Spanish Language & Culture and the AP Spanish Literature and Culture courses are particularly designed to help students to optionally prepare and take the respective College Board Examinations in May. The minimum target proficiency levels are shown below.

Listening / Reading / Speaking / Writing
Level I / IL / IL / NH / NH
Level II / IM / IM / IL / IL
Level III / IH / IH / IM / IM
Level IV (AP) / IM / IM / IM / IM
Level V (AP) / AL / AL / IH / IH
N=Novice / I=Intermediate / A=Advanced / S=Superior / L=Low M=Mid H=High

For detailed information about each respective level and the performance standards, please, access PICASSO through the county web site http://www.cobbk12.org or http://www.georgiastandards.org/. For AP courses visit https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/exploreap .

Grade Distribution

Summative Assessments

Communication:

Interpretive -25%

Interpersonal -25%

Presentational -15%

Communities, Comparisons, Connections and Cultures: 15%

Proficiency Exam: 10% (November)

Final Exam: 10% (December)

Formative Assessments

Communication: Interpretive, Interpersonal, Presentational -0%

Interpreting Scores by assignments

·  96% Exceeds expectations

·  85% Meets expectations

·  75% Approaches expectations

·  69% Does not meet expectations

·  0% Not completed

Resources

Each student will receive a textbook. However, there will be readings from other printed texts provided for students in class, literary works, and other media sources. Authentic audio and video materials such as films and songs will be used throughout the course.

·  Pre-IB Spanish II – Realidades, Level 2 (http://www.phschool.com/atschool/realidades/program_page.html)

·  AP Spanish Language and Culture – Imagina (https://www.vhlcentral.com)

·  AP Spanish Literature and Culture – Momentos Cumbres (http://wps.prenhall.com/ml_rodriguez_momentos_1/)

Internet Usage

By signing this form you and your student are agreeing to use the Internet in an ethical and moral way both at school in the computer lab/media center and on homework assignments. Disciplinary action will be taken if objectionable material is utilized or if there is any kind of misuse of the equipment/software provided by Campbell High School. Please indicate on the other side of this document if there is not Internet access at home.

Required Student Materials

A neatly organized 2- inch, 3-ring binder is strongly recommended. The student must bring all assignments to class. Basic supplies such as paper, pen (at least two contrasting colors; such as black and red, blue and red), pencil, and highlighter, headphones are needed to be ready for use. A Spanish-English Dictionary or Spanish-Spanish Dictionary can be very useful. Advanced Students should invest in a Spanish to Spanish Dictionary.

Cell Phone Usage

At times, cell phones will be used as part of a lesson. It is the collective responsibility of the class to see that the privilege of using cell phones to make the learning process more engaging is not abused. Anyone abusing the privilege will be asked to forfeit his/her cell phone. Any cell phone seen during an assessment of any kind will be viewed as academic dishonesty and will result in a zero. Please indicate if your child will not have availability to a cell phone in class or text messaging and accommodations will be made.

Tutoring

Tutoring may be handled in different ways: Individual tutoring sessions may be arranged with another advanced student, and those sessions may take place when and where the two students agree. Upon request, I will be available for tutoring every Monday from 3:30 -4:15 pm in my classroom.

Assignment Policies and Academic Honesty

Plagiarism is presenting other people’s work as one own. These other people may be classmates, other students, friend, or family members, or authors of published materials either in the press or on Internet. Use of online translators and excessive use of dictionary is also considered academic dishonesty. Plagiarism results in a grade of zero, and has the most devastating effect on the student’s average grade.

Tardies and Absences

Tardies are administrative offenses, and will be handled by the appropriate administrator. Consequences for being tardy may be: Detention, Saturday School, ISS, OSS depending on the tardy frequency.

Because of the emphasis on oral listening and speaking skills, student attendance and participation are extremely important. When a student has an excused absence, he or she is responsible for all make-up work. Students are allowed the number of days absent plus one to turn in made up work.

Late Formative Assignments are not accepted. Summative Assignments turned in late will be worth 50% of the original value. If a student anticipates that he or she might turn in late a Formative Assignment or Summative Assignment the parent should e-mail me. In class Summative Assignments (Tests) must be made up following the absence, during class.

BE SPARTAN SHARP! Be smart, honorable, articulate, respectful, and present!

Syllabus/ Original Version by Dr. Dimova & Mrs. Roberson Adapted by Mrs. Flores-Ortega, 2014-15

Dear Parents,

The beginning of this school year has been very exciting and I’m looking forward to provide a positive learning experience to your son/daughter. After collaborating with college professors, nationally and internationally respected High School Teachers over the Summer, and upon reflection of last year AP and IB results, I’m looking forward to share with you my plans for this year. The CHS Open House on August 28th is a great opportunity to share these plans and to identify possible resources among our community. Your presence is really important to me, please come.

I’m looking forward to meet you!

Sra. Flores-Ortega

__Pre-IB Spanish II __AP Spanish Language and Culture __AP Spanish Literature and Culture

___ Yes ___ No I have read and understood the content of this syllabus. In case of questions or concerns I will contact Sra. Flores-Ortega through email. The content included:

·  Course Description and Content

·  Grade Distribution

·  Resources

·  Required Student Materials

·  Cell Phone Usage

·  Internet Usage

·  Tutoring

·  Assignment Policies and Academic Honesty

·  Tardies and Absences

·  Contact Information

___ Yes ___ No I have a computer at home.

___ Yes ___ No I have access to Internet at home.

___ Yes ___ No My son/daughter can text/use cell phone for academic purpose.

Student name:______Signature:______

Student email address:______

Parent name: ______Signature: ______

Parent email address: ______

Parent Telephone Number ______

PLEASE BRING THIS FORM SIGNED ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 28TH

DURING OPEN HOUSE.