Southeast High School

SPANISH II SYLLABUS

MRS. BARRETT

ROOM 512

OBJECTIVE

The Spanish courses are designed to help the student gain awareness and appreciation for the Spanish culture and become motivated to pursue further foreign language studies.

My objective is to help each student attain an acceptable degree of proficiency in the four skills listening, reading, speaking and writing in an informal and relaxed environment. I will also introduce the student to the Spanish speaking culture through movies, fieldtrips, news clips, documentaries, authentic audio, newspaper, and magazine articles.

MATERIAL (you must bring these items to class every day)

Pen or pencil

Lined paper

Binder or folder to keep all Spanish work

Teacher's wish list: crayons, colored pencils, glue and scissors

Classroom Expectations

Students will follow all rules outlined in the student handbook provided online by the Moore School District. They will also follow the following rules:

1. Respect yourself, the teacher & others

• Show respect for the teacher, yourself and others always.

• Respect others’ property. Avoid touching or writing on anything that does not belong to you (including desks, textbooks, teacher’s belongings, walls, chalkboard, etc.). Don't expect that others will clean-up your messes. Please pick-up after yourself.

• Respect yourself and the rest of us by using appropriate language and wearing appropriate clothing.

• Be a kind person.

2. Put forth your best effort always

• Always do your own best work.

• Put learning ahead of getting good grades.

• Put quality ahead of just getting it done.

3. Be prepared for class each day

• Come prepared with all materials necessary:

§ An organized class binder containing all necessary materials and handouts

§ Loose leaf paper, pens (blue or black), and pencils

§ Your agenda to help keep you organized - the most successful students are organized.

4. Follow directions when given

• When directions are given, do your best to follow them the first time. If you are confused or have questions, ask. I would rather have you stop class to clarify than be off task while everyone else is working.

5. Pay attention, participate and ask questions

• Engage in what is going on in the classroom. If you have a question, ask it! Otherwise, I might not know until the test that you didn’t understand something. There are no stupid questions, and chances are, if you are wondering about it, someone else in the class is to. Be proactive about your learning and don’t be afraid to ask for help. If you feel most comfortable waiting until after class, that is okay, too, but do keep communication open between us.

6. Preserve a positive learning environment

• Student actions that interfere with teaching or learning in the classroom will NOT be tolerated.

• Use class time to learn Spanish. Please do not spend your time grooming, sleeping, talking, writing notes, playing cards, listening to music, text-messaging friends, or doing work for other classes.

• Minimize classroom interruptions by arriving to class on time and not leaving the classroom during the hour.

7. Take responsibility for your actions

• If you are confronted about a rule infraction, own up to it. Don’t deny it, lie about it, or blame someone else.

• Take responsibility for missed assignments.

• All handbook rules will be enforced. Please read your handbook. Students that choose to break these rules, choose to have points taken away from their learning readiness grade, and face the possibility of additional consequences.

CLASS RULES

1. Turn off cell phones & electronic devices

• Cell Phones should be turned off and invisible during the class period. If I see or hear your phone it will be taken away and given to an administrator, per cell phone policy outlined in the MHS handbook. Refusal to turn over the cell phone will be treated as insubordinate behavior.

2. Arrive to class on time & ready to learn

• When the bell rings, you need to be sitting in your assigned seat.

• You should immediately begin on the warm up activity.

• Be “physically” and “mentally” present in the classroom

3. Never line up at the door before dismissal

• Please remain in your seat until I have dismissed you. Never line up at the door before dismissal. Remember, I dismiss you, not the bell.

4. Do not cheat, plagiarize, or copy work

• Cheating is completely unacceptable. If I see you cheating on any assignment… even for another class… I will give you a zero and report the incident to the other teacher as well as your assistant principal and parents.

• Plagiarism (copying work from another source without giving proper credit) is completely unacceptable. If you plagiarize on any assignment you will earn a “0” on that assignment with no opportunity to re-do the work for credit.

5. Use polite and appropriate language

• Offensive, derogatory, and profane terms are not tolerated. To have a safe classroom environment where all students feel comfortable, no put downs, swear words, or slang words with demeaning connotations will be accepted. Remember, if you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say it at all!

6. Do your best work & turn it in on time

• Remember that the work that you turn-in reflects your effort on the assignment. Think about the following expectations when you are preparing an assignment that I will review:

§ Write your full name and hour on all assignments.

§ All work must be neatly done and legible to receive credit. If you print, capitalize properly (do not write using all capital letters).

§ ALL MAJOR ASSIGNMENTS, ESSAYS & PROJECTS MUST BE TYPED. If you don't have a computer at home, the Media Center is a great place to work on essays! Final draft format for typewritten work is as follows: 12-point font, double-spaced, 1” margins, and use a “normal font” such as Arial, Comic Sans, Times New Roman, etc. (nothing too difficult to read and a font that prints using capital and lower-case letters).

Levels of offenses

1st: conference with student

2nd: call or email home

3rd: conference with student and parent

4th: conference with student, parent and grade level counselor

5th: conference with student, parent, grade level counselor and grade level principal

METHOD OF TEACHING

(Please read carefully with your student)

In this Spanish class, the student will be learningSpanish thought TPRS (total physical response storytelling). A series of words will be taught with a physical gesture. Once the student learns the words, a story will be taught using all the words learned. The student will be able to tell and act out the story, in Spanish, without problem. There will be no failure in this class unless the student does not participate or is excessively absent.

This method of teaching recognizes the natural tendency to understand language before attempting to speak it. While using this method, students are not required to speak, but the MUST do the gestures/actions after the teacher. Student’s participation is very crucial to be successful in class.

CLASS EVALUATION

Class Participation 30%

Daily Work 25%

Quizzes 15%

Test 20%

Project 10%

*Quizzes will not be announced ahead of time

Keep the top part for your records. Cut along this line and return to Mrs. Barrett for your first quiz grade

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By signing this document, you agree and understand Mrs. Barrett’s expectations.

Student name:______

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Scope and Sequence for Spanish I

Lesson / Communication / Grammar / Culture / Recycling / Strategies
Etapa Preliminar /

Greet people
Introduce yourself
Say where you are from
Exchange phone numbers
Say which day it is

/ Grammar is presented lexically here

Me llamo, te llamas
Soy, eres, es + de
Masculine and feminine articles preview

/ Greetings

Variations on Good-bye
Articles before country names

UNIDAD 1
Etapa 1 /

Greet others
Introduce others
Say where people are from
Express likes

Familiar and formal greetings
Subject pronouns and ser
Ser + de
Gustar + infinitive: me, te, le

/ EN VOCES
Los latinos de Estados Unidos
CONEXIONES
Los estudios sociales: Compare communities
NOTAS

Miami: internacional city
Architectual influences
Last names

/ Vocabulary from Etapa Preliminar / Listening: listen to intonation
Speaking: practice understand then speak.
Etapa 2 /

Describe others
Give others likes and dislikes
Describe clothing

Definite articles
Indefinite articles
Noun-Adjective agreement: gender
Noun-Adjective agreement: number

/ EN COLOR
El Cojunto Tejano (video)
CONEXIONES
La musica: music styles
NOTAS CULTURALES
La charreada / Activity 3: Gustar + Infinitive
Activity 6: professions / Listening: listen to stress
Speaking: practice understand then speak.
Culture: Recognize regional music
Reading: Skim
Etapa 3 /

Describe family
Ask and tell ages
Talk about birthdays
Give dates
Express possession

Tener
Possession using de
Possession using adjectives
Giving dates

/ EN VOCES
Las celebraciones del año
EN COLORES
La quinceañera / Activity 4: physical descriptions
Activity 6: Personal characteristics
Activity 10: clothing
Activity 13: clothing
Activity 14: ser
Activity 15: clothing / Listening: visualize get the main idea
Speaking: practice speaking smoothly
Culture: Compare rites of passage
Reading: Look for cognates
UNIDAD 2
Etapa 1 /

Describe classes and classroom objects
Say how often you do something
Discuss obligations

Present tense of regular –ar verbs
Adverbs of frequency
Tene,r que hay que

/ EN VOCES
Una encuesta escolar
CONEXIONES
Las matemáticas: take a survey / Activity 3:hay, colors
Activity 4: hay, numbers / Listening: listen for feeling
Speaking: develop more than one way of expressing and idea. Expand conversation
Reading: Use context clues
Etapa 2 /

Talk about schedules
Ask and tell time
Ask questions
Say were you are going
Request food

Ir
Telling time
Estar + location
Interrogative words

Notas
Quieres comer…?
And quieres beber…?; al; “on” + days of the week / En Colores: quires come…? Un
merienda mexicana?
Conexiones
La salud: nutrition
Notas Culturales

Torta, bocadillo, pastel
Mexican food schedules

/ Activity 3: ar vervs, school terms
Activity 7: Days of the week / Listening: Listen for the main idea
Speaking: take risks; help your partner
Culture: compare snack foods
Etapa 3 /

Discuss plans
Sequence events
Talk about places people know

Ir a + infinitive
Present temse: regular –er and –ir verbs
Irregular yo forms: hacer, conocer; personal a
Oir

NOTA
Tener sed, tener hambre / En voces
México y sus jóvenes
En colores
El Zócalo: centro de mexico
(video)
Tu en la comunidad
Notas culturales

Museo nacional de antropología
Mexican mealtimes

/ Activity 3: estar + location places
Activity 6: snacks
Activity 7: telling time
Activity 11: Gustar + infinitivo, tener que
Activity 13: Advevs of frequency
Activity 17: friends amd family
Activity 19: Places / Listenig: Listen and observe
Speaking: Use all you know; ask for clarification
Reading: Skim
Writing: organize information chronically and by category
Culture: compare places
UNIDAD 3
Etapa 1 /

Extend invitations
Talk on the phone
Express feelings
Say were you are coming from
Say what just happened

Estar + adjectives
Acabar de + infinitive
Venir
Gustar + infinitive
Nos, os, les

NOTAS
Cuando; del; conmigo, contigo / En voces
Bomba y plena
Conexiones
La musica; songs
Notas Culturales
The name puerto Rico
Ricky Martin
/ Activity 3: Gustar + Infinitive
Activity 4: Activities, sequencing
Activity 9: activities
Activity 13: Ir a…
Activity 14: places
Activity 17: activities
Activity 19: interrogatives / Listening: listen for a purpose
Speaking Personalize: use your tone to convey meaning
Reading: Scan
Etapa 2 /

Talk About sports
Express preferences
Say what you know
Make comparisons

Jugar
Stem-changing verbs: e –ie
Saber

Comparatives

/ En colores
Beisbol: el pasatiempo nacional
Tu en la comunidad
Notas culturales

La fortaleza
Puerto Rico and the U.S.
Roberto clemente

/ Activity 12: activities
Activity 16: descriptions
Activity 19: interrogatives / Listening: listen for “turn-talking” tactics
Speaking: monitor yourself; Give reasons for your preferences
Culture: reflect on sport traditions
Etapa 3 /

Describe the weather
Discuss clothing nad accessories
State an opinion
Describe how you feel
Say what is happening

Tener Expressions
Weather expressions
Direct object pronouns
Present progressive

NOTAS

Llevar; creer

/ En Voces: el coqui
En colores
Una excursion
Por la isla
(video)
Conexiones
Las ciencias: temperature
Notas cultrales
El Yunque / Activity 3: color
Activity 8: stem-changing verbs: e –ie
Activity:9: ir a…, llevar
Activity 11: tener, activities
Activity 14: sports
Activity 19: activities / Listening: Sort and categorize details
Speaking: say how often; get specific information
Reading: distinguish details
Writing: Appeal to the senses
Culture: Define travel and tourism
UNIDAD 4
Etapa 1 /

Extend invitations
Talk on the phone
Express feelings
Say were you are coming from
Say what just happened

Estar + adjectives
Acabar de + infinitive
Venir
Gustar + infinitive
Nos, os, les

Talk About sports
Express preferences
Say what you know
Make comparisons

Jugar
Stem-changing verbs: e –ie
Saber

Comparatives

/ En colores
Beisbol: el pasatiempo nacional
Tu en la comunidad
Notas culturales

La fortaleza
Puerto Rico and the U.S.
Roberto clemente

Describe the weather
Discuss clothing nad accessories
State an opinion
Describe how you feel
Say what is happening

Tener Expressions
Weather expressions
Direct object pronouns
Present progressive

NOTAS

Llevar; creer

Extend invitations
Talk on the phone
Express feelings
Say were you are coming from
Say what just happened

Estar + adjectives
Acabar de + infinitive
Venir
Gustar + infinitive
Nos, os, les

Talk About sports
Express preferences
Say what you know
Make comparisons

Jugar
Stem-changing verbs: e –ie
Saber

Comparatives

/ En colores
Beisbol: el pasatiempo nacional
Tu en la comunidad
Notas culturales

La fortaleza
Puerto Rico and the U.S.
Roberto clemente

Describe the weather
Discuss clothing nad accessories
State an opinion
Describe how you feel
Say what is happening

Tener Expressions
Weather expressions
Direct object pronouns
Present progressive

NOTAS

Llevar; creer

Extend invitations
Talk on the phone
Express feelings
Say were you are coming from
Say what just happened

Estar + adjectives
Acabar de + infinitive
Venir
Gustar + infinitive
Nos, os, les

Talk About sports
Express preferences
Say what you know
Make comparisons

Jugar
Stem-changing verbs: e –ie
Saber

Comparatives

/ En colores
Beisbol: el pasatiempo nacional
Tu en la comunidad
Notas culturales

La fortaleza
Puerto Rico and the U.S.
Roberto clemente

Describe the weather
Discuss clothing nad accessories
State an opinion
Describe how you feel
Say what is happening

Tener Expressions
Weather expressions
Direct object pronouns
Present progressive

NOTAS